*(JOB CODE: LTTA/GS-EJRO)*
The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Penyehatan
Lingkungan Untuk Semua (IUWASH PLUS) program is a five year-and-eight
months initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in
increasing access to water supply and sanitation services as well as
improving key hygiene behaviors among urban poor and vulnerable
populations. USAID IUWASH PLUS works with governmental agencies, the
private sector, NGOs, communities and others to achieve the following "high
level" results:
1. An increase of 1,100,000 people in urban areas with access to
improved water supply service quality, of which at least 500,000 are from
the poorest 40% of the population (also referred to as the “Bottom 40%” or
“B40”), vulnerable groups or Indonesia’s eastern provinces; and
2. An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to
safely managed sanitation.
To ensure that improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, USAID
IUWASH PLUS is guided by a development hypothesis that focuses on
strengthening service delivery systems, so they can more effectively reach
the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. In order to
achieve this at scale, the program undertakes activities through four
interrelated components, including: 1) improving household WASH services;
2) strengthening city WASH institutional performance; 3) strengthening the
WASH financing environment; and 4) advancing national WASH advocacy,
coordination and communication. In support of these components, USAID
IUWASH PLUS also implements a Local Sustainability and Innovation Component
(LSIC) that is designed to stimulate WASH innovations that strengthen
community, private sector and government WASH service provision.
To achieve these outcomes IUWASH-PLUS need high caliber candidates to fill
the position of
*Governance Specialist for East Java Regional Office in Surabaya (JOB CODE:
LTTA/GS-EJRO)*
*Objective*
The primary objective of the above position is to coordinate IUWASH PLUS
governance activities which are designed to support increased access to
improved WASH services, especially for the poorest 40% of the urban
population. This will involve strengthening the enabling environment in
particular through policy development, advocacy for increased budget
allocations to sector activities, and improving coordination among key
local government (LG), community-based and private sector stakeholders.
Specifically, the Regional Governance Specialist will support the IUWASH
PLUS Project’s achievement of governance related targets under Component
two: “Strengthening City and District WASH Institution Performance.”
*Scope of Works*
The Governance Specialist will coordinate IUWASH PLUS governance-related
programs related to their designated region. His/her responsibilities will
include, but not be limited to the following:
· Ensuring strong relationships with policy makers, at least with
SEKDA, Parliament and Chief SKPD WASH sector;
· Identify and assess needs among on-going or planned LG and/or
Provincial government WASH programs that prioritize improved services for
the urban poor and identify how IUWASH PLUS can best support or interact
with such programs;
· Assess existing PEMDA policies for and budget allocations to the
WASH sector, recommend improvements where required, support implementation
of these improvements, and monitor results and impact on access to water
and sanitation services, especially for the poor.
· Support agreed advocacy efforts to expand political support for
improving WASH services, amongst provincial and local governments, local
legislative bodies and other relevant local stakeholders.
· Actively support sector coordination within and among LGs as well
as with other donors, the private sector and communities, including the
implementation of visioning workshops, support of sector coordination
meetings, etc.
· Support and facilitate the development of regulations related to
WASH services, especially for the poorest 40% of the population, and among
LGs and, where possible, at the provincial level.
· Advocate and facilitate SKPD in the WASH sector to formulate plans
and budgets, based on minimum WASH service standards, at provincial and
local levels.
· Advocate for local governments to support increased capital
investment (for PDAM and septage management operations) to increase water
availability and allow for improved service expansion.
· Improve ability of local governments to plan, regulate, and monitor
WASH utility performance, including improving the financial profile of
service providers and improved oversight by *PDAM Dewan Pengawas *and
similar supervisory bodies.
· Prepare, implement, monitor and report on the USAID IUWASH PLUS
governance activities in the region, in line with approved project
proposals and budgets.
· Prepare a performance assessment of drinking water and sanitation
services through the Governance Index, and support the assessment of the
Sanitation Index, PDAM index and APBD index.
· Support and help facilitate the formation of PPK-BLUD Gresik
District.
· Develop and monitor SOWs for field activities, and oversee
implementation of related training programs, seminars, promotion
activities, exchange visits.
· Ensure strong linkages with other regional specialist in Component
2, as well as with other component; Component 1: Improving household WASH
services; Component 3, Strengthening the WASH Financing Environment;
Component 4: Advancing national WASH advocacy, coordination and
communication and Component-7 Gender Mainstreaming .
· Monitor all governance programs in the region, in line with agreed
activities and budgets and the project’s Activity Monitoring Plan (AMP),
ensuring complete accuracy in all reporting of achievements.
· Maintain regular contact with other Regional Governance
Specialists, joining regular IUWASH PLUS meetings, and providing regular
updates to the Regional Manager and National Coordinator for Governance on
on-going and planned activities.
· Support activities to utilize the Local Sustainability and
Innovation Component (LSIC) to advance increased safe water access to
poorest 40% of the population;
· Other tasks consistent with the above as required by the supervisor.
*Required Qualifications*
• Have (at least) a bachelor's degree in Law, Economic and
Management; Public Administration, Policy Development or any field of
discipline;
• Minimum having 10 years of professional experiences in Governance
support or equivalent;
• Ability to support regional programs in collaboration with Local-
and/or Provincial government to prioritize urban water and sanitation
programs and understanding of approaches to engaging civil society in
public sector performance appraisal;
· Experience with USAID programs is highly desirable;
· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (written and oral)
in English and Indonesian;
· Demonstrated experience in writing of technical reports;
· Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team
environment as well as independently with limited supervision.
Expected Start Date: *April 2021*
*APPLICATION SEND*
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3
references to *IUWASH_plus_recruitment@xxxxxxx
<IUWASH_plus_recruitment@xxxxxxx>* before *March 28, 2021.* Please write
the job CODE in the subject line of the email. We regret that we are unable
to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates
will be notified.
