The National Program for Community
Empowerment – PNPM Mandiri – was launched by Indonesia’s president in 2007 as a
core component of the Government of Indonesia’s (GoI) poverty reduction
strategy. PNPM Mandiri provides support to community based programs and has an
overall objective to alleviate poverty by raising rural incomes, improve
local-level governance and accountability, promote community participation in
development, create assets for the poor and create sustainable employment.
The PNPM oversight team (“Pokja
Pengendali”) is responsible for PNPM’s ongoing implementation. Since the
sustainability of PNPM requires strong partnerships and support from Local
Government as well as broader PNPM stakeholders, Pokja Pengendali is
responsible in ensuring high quality communication and networking strategies.
Pokja Pengendali is also tasked to highlight the importance of strengthening
good governance and anti-corruption in the implementation of PNPM program.
To support Pokja Pengendali in
establishing policy platforms for PNPM sustainability and strengthening PNPM
good governance, the Secretariat of Pokja Pengendali in Kemenko Kesra office
requires consultants to assist Set. Pokja Pengendali in coodination and liason
in technical level with relevant Ministries and PNPM stakeholders incuding the
office for accelerating poverty reduction (TNP2KP), Bappenas, Finance, MOHA,
and the donor community that is represented on PNPM’s Joint Management
Committee. Please see below 4 vacant positions:
1.
PNPM Integration Consultant :
BACKGROUND
The Government of Indonesia has
launched a national poverty reduction program through a community empowerment
approach. The program, called PNPM Mandiri, (Program Nasional Pemberdayaan
Masyarakat) or the National Program for Community Empowerment, is built upon
several ongoing community programs: the Kecamatan Development Program (PPK);
the Urban Poverty Program (P2KP); the Regional Infrastructure and Social
Economics Program (PISEW); Rural Infrastructure Development Program
(PPIP). PNPM has been scaled up to cover
all kecamatans in the country by 2009 and also in 2010. And several
community-based poverty reduction programs have been also integrated with PNPM
Mandiri such as PNPM Rural Agribusiness (PUAP), PNPM Marine and Fisheries, PNPM
Tourism. Inpres No. 1 and 3 year 2010 mandated a number of existing
community-based empowerment program are integrated with PNPM Mandiri, and was
followed by ‘Integration of Participatory Community Planning into Local
Government Planning’ is one of the five pillars of PNPM Road Map
Managing a program of this scale is
complex. Overall policy coordination for PNPM is with the Coordinating Minister
for People’s Welfare. Technical coordination is through the Bappenas’ Deputy
for Poverty Reduction. The line agencies
involved are: for KDP, Ministry of Home
Affairs; for P2KP, RISE, and PPIP, it is Cipta Karya Ministry o Public Works.
Other relevant agencies include: the Ministries of Agriculture, Marine and
Fisheries, Tourism and Culture, Finance, and Audit agency, law enforcement
agencies, and local governments.
To support Pokja Pengendali PNPM
Mandiri in planning, monitoring and supervision of integration of all
community-based empowerment program for poverty reduction into Local Government
development planning, the Office of Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare
has requested the World Bank Country Office to extend the contract of the
technical assistant consultant for Monitoring and Evaluation of CDD
Integration.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this short-term
consultancy are four-folds:
(i) To support Pokja Pengendali PNPM
Mandiri and the National team for Accelerating Poverty Reduction (TNP2K) in
preparing the PNPM road map: ‘Integration of community participatory planning
into local government development planning’
(ii) To support Pokja Pengendali PNPM
Mandiri in day to day monitoring and supervision the implementation of the
integration from central to local levels.
(iii) To carry out assessment of the
integration implementation and provide feedback for decision-makers for
improving the integration and for developing exit strategy of PNPM Mandiri
(iv) Support Pokja Pengendali in
strengthening and coordinating the monitoring and evaluation system of the all
programs of PNPM Mandiri.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific responsibilities include but
are not limited to:
a. Support Pokja Pengendali PNPM
Mandiri and TNP2K in developing mechanism and guidelines for integrating the
participatory planning into local government development plans.
b. Support Pokja Pengendali PNPM
Mandiri to assess and analyze the implementation of basic principles of CDD are
incorporated into PNPM’s Key Performance Indicator.
c. Provide assistance to Pokja
Pengendali in the analysis of progress effectiveness, lessons learned, and
enables identification of problems and their causes, and improve performance of
the PNPM implementation;
d. Collect and analyze information of
the all PNPM M & E implementation
e. Capture lessons learned at various
levels across the program (synthesized from M&E activities such as project
evaluations, case studies, annual reviews etc) and ensure that these are
appropriately documented, analyzed and utilized to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of program
f. To coordinate and follow up
evaluation result from all studies or research to provide the policy
recommendations
g. To develop and perfecting the
general guidelines related to monitoring and evaluation of the PNPM Mandiri
implementation
h. Prepare monitoring and evaluation
reports to describe progress and performance the all PNPM Mandiri
implementation
i. As job descriptions cannot be
exhaustive, the position-holder may be required to perform other related duties
that may from time to time be assigned.
OUTPUTS/REPORTS
The Consultant will produce:
· Periodic report of
progress of integration of CDD programs with PNPM Mandiri.
· Mechanism and
guidelines for integration of participatory planning into local government
development planning.
· Other reports of PNPM
Mandiri progress of implementation required for Cabinet meeting, media
engagement and other occasions.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The position requires the following
qualifications and attributes:
• Minimum Sarjana degree (S1)
• Good analytical skill
• Minimum 5 years' applied experience
in planning and budgeting
• In-depth experience focused on
monitoring and evaluation, including organizational and program monitoring and
evaluation system development
• Knowledge and experience of
participatory planning approaches in community development, evaluation
framework, capacity building both at community level and with local development
organizations
• Knowledge of the key principles of
monitoring and evaluation as well as knowledge and experience of monitoring and
evaluation tools at management and program levels
• Knowledge of logical framework and
results framework planning and evaluation methodologies and the ability to
coach and train others in their use
• Experience in mentoring and
coaching (capacity building) in monitoring and evaluation;
• Understanding of issues on poverty,
community development, governance, capacity building and partnerships;
• Ability to convey monitoring and
evaluation results to non-technical stakeholders and generate interest in the
use of monitoring and evaluation data/results for programmatic improvements;
• Demonstrated capacity to oversee
development/implementation of work plans, reports and presentations;
• Ability to exercise initiative and
judgment in performing daily tasks and projects;
• Fluency in oral and written
English;
• Well developed communication,
writing and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and
organizing skills;
• Competence in the use of Microsoft
Office Suite of programs (word processing, spreadsheet, power point, etc.);
• Ability to work under pressure to
meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
• Proven experience working
effectively with governments, donors, NGOs, etc.
2.
GAC Operations Analyst:
Background
PPNPM Mandiri is a national Community
Driven Development program that aims to reduce poverty and improve local-level
governance in Indonesia. Through PNPM, Indonesia manages one of the world's
largest Community-Driven Development initiatives. Each year, approximately
60,000 rural villages hold a participatory planning exercise. More than 11,000
facilitators hired by the GOI help villagers prioritize their development
needs, negotiate which ones take precedence, and train villagers in proper
financial and technical management. The program disburses nearly $2 billion per
year over some 50,000 subprojects.
The scale up of PNPM and the increased
size of block grants, in conjunction with the program’s longevity presents
increased fiduciary challenges. The
inadequate enforcement of fiduciary controls may lead to an increase in corrupt
activities, undermining trust and preventing the program from meeting its
development objectives. Supporting good
governance through various initiatives on good governance, anti corruption and
community legal empowerment through PNPM has the potential not only to increase
access to justice for poor communities, but also to strengthen control and
accountability mechanisms within PNPM itself.
To ensure the implementation of Good
Governance and Anti Corruption mechanisms within PNPM Program, the Secretariat
of Pokja Pengendali needs analytical support in managing data and information
that will produce better policy recommendation.
The analytical works is also important to conduct regular review for the
program design and community complaint handling system. Furthermore, the
support is also needed in assisting Pokja Pengendali in implementation of Good
Governance and Anti Corruption initiatives. Therefore, the office of
Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare has requested a Good Governance and
Anti Corruption Specialist.
Objective
Overall objective of the assignment
is to strengthen the policy strategy of PNPM Good Governance and Anti
Corruption and improving community complaint handling system. The specific
objectives of this position are two-folds: (i) to provide policy analysis on
PNPM Governance and Anti Corruption; and (ii) to strengthen the governance and
anti corruption initiatives developed by Secretariat of Pokja Pengendali.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Specific Tasks will include:
a. To manage the overall data and
information of PNPM Complaint Handling System, conducting analytical work such
as study, review, policy paper relates to governance and anti corruption in the
implementation of PNPM Programs.
b. To support the Secretariat of
Pokja Pengendali in developing initiatives on better governance, anti
corruption areas as well as mainstreaming access to justice within PNPM
Programs.
c. To support the Secretariat of
Pokja Pengendali in CHU data integrations of PNPM core programs.
d. To support the Secretariat of
Pokja Pengendali to response complaints of PNPM implementation
e. As job description cannot be
exhaustive, the position holder may be required to perform others related
duties that may be assigned.
Output and Reporting
The outputs of this task will include
following:
i. Regular policy recommendation
paper of the current status of the implementation governance, anti corruption
and complaint handling data of PNPM core programs
ii. Brief review of complaint
handling data of PNPM core programs
iii. Progress report of the development
GAC initiatives developed by the Secretariat of Pokja Pengendali
iv. Regular input for other PNPM
issues as requested by the Secretariat of Pokja Pengendali
Qualification
The consultant should have the
following qualifications:
• Master Degree with 2 years relevant
experience, or Bachelor Degree with 5 years of experience.
• Strong background in policy
analysis and research in the area of good governance, anti corruption, access
to justice and community driven development.
• Has a strong understanding of
poverty reduction and or community empowerment and experience of working with
donors and government agencies
• Excellent written and verbal
communication skills with the ability to prepare short and concise report and
information materials
• Demonstrated excellent leadership
and analytical skills
• Excellent time management and
organizing skills;
• Ability to work under pressure to
meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
3.
Policy Analyst/Monitoring:
Background
PNPM Mandiri is a national Community
Driven Development program aimed to reduce poverty and improve local-level
governance in Indonesia. Through PNPM, Indonesia manages one of the world's
largest Community-Driven Development initiatives. Each year, approximately
60,000 rural villages hold a participatory planning exercise. More than 11,000
facilitators hired by the GOI help villagers prioritize their development
needs, negotiate which ones take precedence, and train villagers in proper
financial and technical management. The program disburses nearly $2 billion per
year over some 50,000 subprojects.
Since PNPM was scaled up in 2007, the
program has been a foundation of the government’s strategy for reducing
poverty. Various reviews and analyses confirm that PNPM contributes unique
benefits to Indonesian development. The program combines effective social
assistance with building useful basic assets for poor people as well as builds
human capital. Therefore, the Government of Indonesia has launched the PNPM
Roadmap as a key policy mechanism to improve project implementation as well as
for building a basic platform for PNPM sustainability. The PNPM Roadmap consists of five pillars:
(a) sustainability of community institutions, (b) sustainability of PNPM
Facilitators; (c) strengthening the role of Local Government; (d) integration
and consolidation of the PNPM programs and, (e) strengthening PNPM Good
Governance and Anti-Corruption. To implement the Roadmap, the Government has
formulated 12 key policy agendas that have to be delivered during 2013 –
2015. The relevant Ministries are
involved and take responsibility in developing the regulations and policy to
support the implementation of the pillars.
The PNPM oversight team (“Pokja
Pengendali”) is responsible for PNPM’s ongoing implementation, and ensuring the
PNPM Roadmap will be implemented as outlined in its action plan. This will
include monitoring the progress of the road map’s key agendas, better
coordination and communication among relevant Ministries as well as leading the
policy development process of the roadmap. Since the sustainability of PNPM
requires strong partnerships and support from Local Government as well as
broader PNPM stakeholders, Pokja Pengendali is responsible in ensuring high
quality communication and networking strategies. Pokja Pengendali is also
tasked to highlight the importance of strengthening good governance and
anti-corruption in the implementation of PNPM program.
To support Pokja Pengendali in
establishing policy platforms for PNPM sustainability and strengthening PNPM
good governance, the Secretariat of Pokja Pengendali in Kemenko Kesra office
requires a Policy Analyst to assist Set. Pokja Pengendali in coodination and
liason in technical level with relevant Ministries and PNPM stakeholders
incuding the office for accelerating poverty reduction (TNP2KP), Bappenas,
Finance, MOHA, and the donor community that is represented on PNPM’s Joint
Management Committee.
Objective
The overall objective of the
assignment is to ensure that the tasks of Set. Pokja Pengendali on the
implementation of PNPM Roadmap policies are delivered. Specific objectives are:
(i) to assist the Lead of Set. Pokja Pengendali in managing PNPM oversight
activities; (ii) to assist the Senior Policy Advisor in strengthen the
coordination and communication among Ministries and other agencies on the
implementation of Roadmap key agendas.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Specific Tasks will include:
a. To assist the Lead of
Set. Pokja Pengendali office to manage activities to oversight PNPM Project
implementation including to monitor the workplan, follow up of the Roadmap
policies at the technical level;
b. To assist Set. Pokja
Pengendali office to ensure the close coordination between relevant Ministries
including reviewing the policy recommendation, providing the policy draft as
well as monitoring the implementation of the policy related to PNPM Roadmap
c. To help Set. Pokja
office in communicating the Pokja Pengendali’s policies including provide brief
draft of policies and arrange technical coordination meetings;
d. To support Set. Pokja’s
TAs to manage the technical coordination and communication related to the
implementation of PNPM Roadmap.
e. As a job description
cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to perform other
related duties that may be assigned.
Output and Reporting
The outputs of this task will include
following:
i. Reguler report of the
progress of policy development of PNPM Roadmap key agendas
ii. Reguler report on
technical coordination meetings and discussions in development and
implementation of the progress Set. Pokja activities in oversight of PNPM
implementation
iii. Regular input to
ensure the close coordination in implementing Pokja Pengendali Policies to
strengthen the implementation of PNPM Mandiri.
These
outputs can be provided through a concise unified summary report provided to
Set. Pokja Pengendali on a monthly basis.
Qualification
The consultant should have the
following qualifications:
· Master degree in
social science, with 5 years of relevant experience.
· Have demonstrated
experience working on the policy development and inter-ministerial coordination
support;
· Has a strong
understanding of poverty reduction and or community empowerment and experience
of working with government and donor agencies.
· Demonstrated
excellent policy analysis and policy development skills.
· Excellent written and
verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare short and concise
report and information materials
· Demonstrated capacity
to develop and implement work plans, reports and presentations
· Excellent time
management and organizing skills;
· Ability to work under
pressure to meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
4. Government
Liaison:
Background
Government Liaison provide substantive operational, statistical
and other analytic support to Sector/Task Team Managers with respect to
portions of the sector work activities ranging from project appraisal,
implementation and supervision.
Incumbents work under the supervision of an Operation Officer.
Recruitment into this position is open to individuals with a Master or Bachelor
(S1) with equivalent experience in Engineering, Economics, Social Sciences or
other field related to development, and two or more years of experience in a
relevant Bank sector/ disciplines (e.g. CDD, Social Protection, public sector
management, local government, etc.).
The World Bank EASID team is currently providing technical
assistance to the Government of Indonesia for its flagship poverty reduction
program, National Community Empowerment Program or Program Nasional
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat –Mandiri (PNPM-Mandiri) in rural areas. PNPM
Mandiri is the GOI’s operational umbrella for all poverty programs employing a
community empowerment approach. It aims to consolidate the community-based
programs of various ministries and institutionalize Indonesia’s experience in
bottom-up planning and decision-making into a single community-based poverty
reduction program.
The PNPM Mandiri in Rural Areas is part of port-folio of the
EASID, which also manages a challenging mix of community development
operations, analytical tasks, and policy dialogue with government on
participatory programs for poverty reduction. Staff in the unit come from an
equally broad range of backgrounds, but all are committed to basic principles
of participation in development programs.
Established in December 2007, the PSF provides a mechanism for the
government and the development community to support and facilitate the harmonization
and decentralization of the community-based poverty alleviation efforts. The
PSF also plays an important role in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of
PNPM Mandiri and other poverty reduction programs in Indonesia. As a unified
platform for development partners and government to coordinate technical
assistance, policy and planning advice, and targeted financial assistance in
support of PNPM Mandiri, the PSF is instrumental in sustaining and maximizing
the effectiveness of the program, which in 2009 reached nationwide scale-up.
Job Purpose (summary of major job accountabilities at the full
working level)
· Carries out review and analytical
tasks on a range of project operational issues in the field, reviews and
interprets information/data, identifies potential problems and recommends
actions/solutions to the TTL or sector management.
· Facilitate
improved institutional relations and coordination through working closely with
the government counterparts in the coordination and communication with respect
to program operations to ensure its compliance with PNPM Mandiri roadmap and
implementation policy.
· Work closely
with the government counterparts especially with the PNPM Mandiri steering
committee (Pokja Pengendali) and PNPM Mandiri Rural Satker(s) to ensure
effective program management.
· Oversee
management support in the PNPM Mandiri Rural project secretariat and its
national management consultants (NMC) and flag bottlenecks and problems and
provide recommendations and assistance to overcome identified problems.
· Review the
system and the mechanism of consultants management both in national and
provincial level and assist the project secretariat in designing such
mechanisms and or increasing the quality of consultants management, including
recruitment, training, contracting and the paying of salaries and allowances;
· Track the
handling of complaints related to project management and their resolution
including the handling of problem at eth sub-national managements;
· Facilitate
coordination with other CDD projects under PNPM, such as PNPM-Urban, PNPM
Generasi and other related pilot/ donor projects.
· Facilitate
communications and report issues that arise in the implementation of CDD
projects under PNPM to the project secretariat and to the PSF - World Bank task
team.
· Prepares briefing material on
sector and project issues and follows up on portfolio issues.
· Responsible for guiding clients
in the preparation of the project operational manual.
· Analyzes projects at completion,
comparing actual financial and economic results with those projected at
appraisal; drafts reports presenting key findings and lessons learned during
implementation by both the borrower and the Bank.
· Contribute, under guidance of the
Operation Officer, regular and annual reports to management (e.g. EASID
Quarterly Update, Annual Meeting Briefs) or external agencies (e.g., PSF-JMC
Update).
· Assists and facilitates Bank
missions (external visit, appraisal, supervision, thematic),
· Conducts independent discussions
with client representatives on selected problems and issues identified by task
managers.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following:
· Country/Task Team Managers at PSF
and in the Country Office
· Staff and managers within
Sector/Network and other units providing cross support
· Government officials and staff in
a variety of partner organizations
Essential Specialized
Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
· Solid theoretical base in a
relevant discipline (e.g. public administration, social sciences, or other
field related to community development).
Proficiency:
Basic
· Knowledge of and experience in applying Bank operational
processes and procedures, as well as a well- developed understanding of the
work unit's strategy, objectives, work program, investment portfolio and of
specific country and sector issues.
Proficiency:
Basic
· Sufficient computer skills and
proficiency in the use of relevant software applications.
Proficiency:
Basic
· Proven analytical and
problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply these in carrying out policy
research and operational tasks, identifying issues, presenting findings/
recommendations and contributing to resolution of sector issues.
Proficiency:
Fully Proficient or Specialist
· Ability to perform a broad range
of portfolio management tasks in the work unit, e.g., monitoring the
implementation of projects under execution; regularly preparing and reviewing
progress reports, identifying and following up on issues, participation in
supervision missions, etc .
Proficiency:
Fully Proficient or Specialist
· Ability to participate in
pre-appraisal, appraisal and thematic missions, under the guidance of the
mission leader and independently carry out assigned tasks.
Proficiency: Basic
General Competencies
- Excellent communications skills, both in oral presentations and in writing sections of papers, briefs, independent reports, etc.
- Capacity to work simultaneously on a variety of issues and tasks, independently adjusting to priorities and achieving results with agreed objectives and deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with internal/external partners and promote collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
Scope
Coordinates/Facilitates
(Tasks, Missions, Projects, Programs): Frequently routine, occasionally
moderately complex tasks.
Minimum Education/Experience at recruitment/selection
- Minimum Education: MA/MS (In a relevant discipline (e.g. public administration, social sciences, or other field related to (community) development) OR Equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Minimum Years of Direct Relevant Experience: 7
Contract duration
All positions' temporary contract are expected to be effective
immediately up to June 30, 2014. The contract can be renewed based on the
project.
Application Sending :
Intrerested applicants are invited to send a complete application
letter:
- CV and Application letter in MS Word file / in pdf file (no more than 500kb)
- Name of three references to :
- For PNPM Integration post, email it to : pnpmintegration@gmail.com
- For GAC Analyst post, email it to : gacanalyst@gmail.com
- For Policy Analyst post, email it to : policyanalystmonitoring@gmail.com
- For Government Liaison, email it to : govtliaisonpokja@gmail.com
Latest by October 22, 2013.
Please
write the name of position applied in the subject line of
email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and invited for
interview. Please do not send the application letter and CV to this
email address but send it to the above email addresses.
Thank you and regards,
Minar
