The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) project is a sixty-month program (2011 – 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of DAI. IUWASH works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community groups and other stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation in Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in achieving its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by expanding access to these services.
To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under three main technical components, including:
To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under three main technical components, including:
- Mobilizing demand for WatSan service delivery;
- Improving and expanding capacity for WatSan service delivery; and
- Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.
IUWASH will apply different approaches and interventions with its local partners, such as local Water utilities, local and national government institutions, NGOs and communities to address water, sanitation and hygiene. To achieve these objectives IUWASH need high caliber incumbent to fill the positions of Grants & Procurement Assistant for Regional Office based in Surabaya (GP_EJ)
OBJECTIVE
The Grants & Procurement Assistant will support both the Regional Coordinator and Grants Manager executes procedural operations within these two components of the project. Under Procurement Management, the Grants and Procurement Assistant will coordinate the procurement process of project commodities and services from initiation to closing. Likewise, under the Grants component, the Procurement and Grants Assistant will assist the Grants Manager with observing the development of RFAs/APS, soliciting bids, preparing paperwork for Grant evaluations, preparing grant agreements and modifications and reviewing grantee project and financial reports.
QUALIFICATION
OBJECTIVE
The Grants & Procurement Assistant will support both the Regional Coordinator and Grants Manager executes procedural operations within these two components of the project. Under Procurement Management, the Grants and Procurement Assistant will coordinate the procurement process of project commodities and services from initiation to closing. Likewise, under the Grants component, the Procurement and Grants Assistant will assist the Grants Manager with observing the development of RFAs/APS, soliciting bids, preparing paperwork for Grant evaluations, preparing grant agreements and modifications and reviewing grantee project and financial reports.
QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Accountant, Economics, Communication Studies, Environmental Engineering, Social Science, or Business Administration from recognized national or private universities;
- A minimum 5 years of progressively experience in development work particularly in procurement management and grant administration, and at least five years of experience in managing development projects with large donor agencies preferably with USAID projects;
- Fluent in English (written and oral).
- Must have a thorough knowledge of procurement and grant management skill and understand the rules, regulations and procedures on procurement of goods and services and grant making;
- A good knowledge of local non-U.S Non-Governmental Organization working profile with foreign donors;
- Must have computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, graphic and statistic, and internet; and
- Must be willing and able to travel extensively to cluster areas in the region(s).
APPLICATION SEND
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by July 5, 2013 at 05.00 PM Jakarta Local time. Please write “GP_EJ” 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.
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by July 5, 2013 at 05.00 PM Jakarta Local time. Please write “GP_EJ” 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.
