Business Consultant Finance & ICT - PRISMA, Surabaya
Background of the Project and Assignment
The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Promoting Rural Incomes through Support
for Markets in Agriculture (PRISMA ) is a five-year program (2019 – 2023)
funded by the Australian Government’s aid program and implemented in
cooperation with the Government of Indonesia. The program will build upon the
achievements and results of Phase 1 (2013-2018), using a market systems
development (MSD) approach to support inclusive economic growth in Indonesia’s
agriculture sector.
PRISMA will improve smallholder farmers’ competitiveness and access to new
markets, better inputs, know-how, and technology. It will aim to achieve a
sustainable 30% increase in the net incomes of a further 700,000 smallholder
farming households in Indonesia by 2023 (including phase one 1 million farming
households). The program operates in six provinces: East Java, West Nusa
Tenggara (NTB), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Papua, West Papua, and Central Java.
Among many sectors targeted by PRISMA, there are sectors that are not limited
to specific agricultural commodities. These sectors are addressing
cross-cutting issues in the market, which two of these are (1) Finance sector;
and (2) the Information, Communication, & Technology (ICT) sector.
In Finance sector, PRISMA aims to achieve a greater systemic change in the
agricultural finance sector by improving the offering of a broad range of
accessible and appropriate financial services. This will be done through
facilitating the product development of financial institutions, fintech and
agribusinesses, using technological innovation to support disbursement,
tracking, and recovery at scale, better sourcing and service provision from
consulting companies, improved promotion, and marketing of products, as well as
incorporation and linkages with and through input providers, kiosks, insurance
providers and off-takers.
In ICT sector, PRISMA aims to achieve a greater impact in agriculture through
ICT utilization by improving the access and availability of information and
finance to the agricultural sector. This will be done through technology
development for financial institutions and agri-input companies, as well as
providing agricultural-relevant support to technology companies.
Purpose of The Position
The Business Consultant of Finance and ICT advises national and international
private sector partners on business solutions that better reach rural customers
through agricultural finance and ICT products or services. He/she will develop
sound business plans and manage projects using strong business analytics to
optimize social impact on the rural economy.
The Business Consultant of Finance and ICT is responsible for organizing and
guiding at least one (and supporting other) interventions in the Program.
Business Consultants of Finance and ICT work in close collaboration with each
other and with the Result Measurement (RM) team. They oversee the research,
identification and development of new business opportunities within targeted
market systems.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Market Analysis
- Undertakes data collection and research for analyzing finance and ICT
market systems in selected agriculture value chain in the target provinces
- Analyses root causes of the underperforming market systems and assists in
developing an inclusive finance and ICT sector strategy for agriculture
commodities
2. Intervention Design
- Identifies, assess and selects potential private/public partners, such as
financial institutions, agribusinesses, fintech, consulting companies,
agritech, IT companies, etc.
- Contributes to the development of sustainable and inclusive business
models to increase agricultural finance and ICT sector competitiveness
- Regularly uses the data and information (financial and results) from the
MIS to enhance intervention strategies
3. Partnership Development
- Negotiates deals with relevant private/public partners to implement
innovative business models addressing constraints in agricultural finance and
ICT sector
- Develops contract documents
- Together with private/public partners develops detailed work plans and
budgets as the basis of partnership contracts
4. Implementation
- Oversees the implementation intervention strategies including workplans
and budgets
- Monitors the progress and adjusts strategies to successfully transform the
targeted value chain into a more competitive one
- Provides accurate monthly forecasting of budgets based on regular
monitoring of partnership contracts and takes accountability of monthly
invoicing
- Acts for the intervention partnership/s as the focal contact person
5. Results Measurement (RM) and Communication
- Supports the RM team to conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of
partnerships
- Undertakes regular impact projections for on-going and pipeline
interventions
- Supports the communications team to develop learning and communication
products
6. Reporting, Administrative and other tasks
- Contributes to regular reporting including but not limited to annual
progress reports, back to office reports, monthly donor updates
- Contributes to a specific gender, social inclusion, or other thematic
research initiatives
- Actively participates in program learning events and capacity building
activities
- Undertakes administrative tasks as required under the operations manual
- Is an active member of the Portfolio team and contributes to its team
spirit and culture
- Manages any other tasks assigned by the HoP
Key Selection Criteria
- At least graduate level qualifications in economics, finance, business
administration, marketing, agricultural studies, social sciences, or an
equivalent discipline.
- A sound understanding of business and economics of how finance and ICT
markets work, specifically in Indonesia.
- Strong analytical mind and a flair for facts and data.
- A love for out of the box thinking
- Demonstrated negotiation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to be able to work with partners and in teams.
- Ability and experience in business plan development.
- Willingness to learn from mistakes and the ability to think
‘out-of-the-box’.
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia in both verbal and written skills.
- Proven work experience in finance and/or ICT industries is one of great
advantage.
- Ability to manage tasks and responsibilities while in the office or when
traveling to the fields
- Experience in development projects is not required.
ApplicationApplication closes on 31 January 2021
Please apply via this link: Business Consultant Finance/ICT, PRISMA – Surabaya,
(2 positions)
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