BEKERJA DAN BERBAKTI UNTUK KEMAJUAN KTI

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: AIPD NATIONAL CONSULTANTS

Background[1]

 

The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD) is a AUD$68 million multi-year program of cooperation between the governments of Indonesia and Australia to support Indonesia’s decentralisation reform.

Funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the program commenced in 2011 and is scheduled to end in 2015. It operates in five provinces, namely, Papua, West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and East Java, and 20 districts within those provinces.

At provincial and district levels, AIPD works with local stakeholders through the machinery of government, on planning, budgeting, allocation and management of resources for health and education priorities. At the national level, AIPD supports reforms to policy and regulatory frameworks surrounding decentralisation governance. The program works closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS).

CURRENT PROJECTS

AIPD is currently undertaking a series of monitoring, evaluation and research projects  including:

  1. 1.      In-house Documentation 

A monitoring exercise to assess the progress of AIPD interventions to support decentralisation reform and better service delivery in target areas.

  1. 2.      Thematic Program Reviews

A whole-of-program review of the results of AIPD interventions in decentralisation reform and service delivery in target areas.

  1. 3.      Policy Reform Case Studies

A study to identify policy reforms that have (and have not) successfully passed into legislation, have had (and have had not) subsequent follow-up actions by local governments and that contribute to the quality of the basic service delivery.

  1. 4.      Capacity Development Approaches Evaluation

An evaluation to assess different capacity development approaches that AIPD has utilised in the context of improving health and education service delivery at national and subnational levels.

  1. 5.      Public Transparency Evaluation

An in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of AIPD’s interventions in supporting the roles of key actors in public transparency such as information commissions, public offices, CSO, community groups, and media.

  1. 6.      LANDASAN Baseline Study

A study to better understand the role of community participation and village governance in improving basic services delivery in several target areas in Papua and West Papua Province.

OPPORTUNITIES

AIPD is currently seeking several short-term national consultant positions to support implementation and finalisation of these projects. These consultants are expected to fill up the following positions:

  • Research Coordinator
  • Senior National Evaluator/Researcher
  • National Evaluator/Researcher
  • Technical Writer/Editor
  • Publications Editor

QUALIFICATIONS

Research Coordinator will have the following key qualifications and competences:

  • A post-graduate degree in social, political sciences or public policy.
  • A minimum of five-year experience in research and analytical work related to development programs at both national and sub-national levels.
  • A sound understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research and data management.
  • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Ability to identify risks in a timely manner and elevate to supervisor.
  • Willingness to travel to remote locations.

 

Preferable:

  • Experience in conducting research for development programs.
  • Good report writing skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills and commitment to working in a team.
  • Good understanding of Government of Indonesia systems and public finance management
  • and service delivery issues.
  • Fluency in both verbal and written English and Bahasa Indonesia.
  • Familiarity with relevant national and sub-national data, such as SUSENAS, IDHS.

 

Senior National Evaluator/Researcher will have the following key qualifications and competences:

  • A post-graduate degree in social, political sciences, public policy or other relevant studies.
  • More than 7 years experiences working in civil society and/or governance.
  • More than 5 years experience working as a team leader managing research and evaluation in Indonesia.
  • Outstanding writing skills, proven with samples of unedited and edited reports; and
  • Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

National Evaluator/Researcher will have the following key qualifications and competences:

  • A post-graduate degree in social, political sciences, public policy or other relevant studies.
  • More than 5 years of extensive research and evaluation experience, particularly in conducting field research and evaluation in Indonesia.
  • Proven excellent writing skill, proven with samples of unedited and edited reports.
  • Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

 

Technical Writer/Editor will have the following key qualification and compentence:

  • A degree in social, political sciences or other relevant studies. A post-graduate degree preferred.
  • Excellent skills in writing and editing publications and/or research reports, proven with samples of edited and unedited reports.
  • Sound knowledge of governance issues related to delivery of health and education services in a decentralised Indonesia.
  • Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia.

 

Publications Editor will have the following key qualifications and competences:

  • A native speaker of English with an excellent understanding and feel for the English language.
  • A degree in English language, communications, journalism, philology/bibliography or other relevant areas, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • A minimum three years of relevant experience as writer/editor with experience in editing and proofreading texts in a range of formats, proven with samples of unedited and edited texts.
  • Experience with The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition or similar style guide.
  • A sound understanding of decentralisation and public services delivery would be an asset.
  • Proven ability to work on deadline.
  • Excellent computer skills.

SUBMISSION

To express your interest, please submit your CV, samples of unedited and edited texts and other requested supporting documents to: recruitment@aipd.or.id  no later than 12 December 2014 and please indicate in the email subject: “EoI: (name of position) – (your name)

 


[1]     Summarised from: Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD). (2014). AIPD Briefing Note: Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD) and Frontline Services in Papua and West Papua. Jakarta: AIPD.