KINERJA Project, a local governance program funded by USAID
focusing on providing service delivery in the areas education, health and
economic services is currently looking for Provincial
Coordinator for West Kalimantan according to the scope of work below.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to dfatkhuriana@kinerja.or.id <mailto: dfatkhuriana@kinerja.or.id > not later than 15 December 2013 indicating the reference subject. All candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the application letter. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—December 2013 to February 28, 2015
Position: West Kalimantan Provincial Coordinator (PC)
Duty Station: Pontianak, West Kalimantan
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to dfatkhuriana@kinerja.or.id <mailto: dfatkhuriana@kinerja.or.id > not later than 15 December 2013 indicating the reference subject. All candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the application letter. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—December 2013 to February 28, 2015
Position: West Kalimantan Provincial Coordinator (PC)
Duty Station: Pontianak, West Kalimantan
Purpose
of the Assignment
The Provincial Coordinator
serves as a technical and administrative liaison between the National Office
and the district-based Local Public Service Specialists. He/she will represent
KINERJA in the regions, coordinate with province level and district level
stakeholders, document project innovations, conduct administrative functions,
oversee programs of sub-grantees in the regions and coordinate and facilitate
the dissemination of project activities to other regions.
Duties
and Responsibilities
Provincial Representation
·
Establish and
maintain contacts and good relationships with provincial government officials,
including with the Governor’s Office, the Provincial Planning Board, Finance,
related Sector Agencies of Health, Education and Economic Development, with parliamentarians as well as
with civil society organizations.
·
Keep the
designated provincial officers informed of ongoing Kinerja activities in the
region.
·
Work with the
provincial government to coordinate funding sources and service delivery
strengthening activities with GOI agencies and other donors operating in the
province, for maximum leverage of Kinerja impact.
· Coordinate with
other USAID contractors and other relevant donor projects in the province.
Establish good relations and cooperation with representatives of Local
Government Associations, Local Council Associations and other organizations
working in the general area of governance.
Liaison with the
National Office and Kinerja Provincial and District Intermediary Organizations
· Facilitate smooth
transfer of information about local activities at the district and provincial
level to the national office. Provide information on all project activities
carried out in the region.
· Work closely with
all sub-grantees/intermediary organizations and Kinerja staff to coordinate
activities at the provincial level and to encourage maximum coordination in
each participating district.
· Provide
assistance to Kinerja program advisors and specialists with planning,
coordination, and implementation of program activities.
·
Provide overall
technical and managerial guidance to the district level Local Public Service
Specialists to ensure that project targets are achieved in participating
districts. The Provincial Coordinator will alert the Deputy Chief of Party
(DCOP) and/or relevant technical staff in the national office when
implementation challenges arise and will suggest proactive ways to solve
problems.
· Routinely extract
lessons learned from the districts and distill them into readily shared
innovations on service delivery, via multiple media outlets.
· Prepare Regional
Office work plans that are integrated with the Kinerja National Office work
plans and update as necessary;
·
Prepare
periodical progress reports and submit to the DCOP as requested.
· Attend
coordination and planning meetings with Chief of Party (COP)/DCOP and other
project advisors and specialists, as requested.
·
Provide other
related duties as required.
Dissemination
·
Support
information sharing across all Kinerja provinces and as the program reaches out
beyond the four target provinces, stand ready to export innovations as
requested.
· Pioneer
peer-to-peer learning within the province—initially with the Kinerja pilot
municipalities/districts and then with all municipalities as replication takes
place.
Management of
Province Office
·
As Head of the
Provincial Office supervise the provincial finance / grants officer,
administrative assistant and driver, in addition to district level program
staff The Provincial Coordinator will have overall responsibility for all
financial and administrative matters in his/her region.
·
Coordinate grant
solicitation, award, and implementation and technical oversight of sub-grantees
in the region.
·
Manage tasks of
all Kinerja staff in the province. This
will include, but not be limited to, holding weekly regional staff meetings to
exchange technical and administrative information.
·
Maintain monthly
and quarterly calendars of project and local government activities. These will be updated and reported to the
National Office on a weekly basis.
This position
reports to the Public Service Delivery and Field Oversight Advisor.
Qualifications
- A minimum of Bachelor (S-1) degree.
- Extensive experience working with provincial and district governments.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills with supervisory responsibilities
- Able to develop networks and maintain good relationships with government agencies/institutions at all levels, non-government organization, and civil society organizations.
- Extensive experience in working with provincial or district government officials and civil society leaders.
- Able to work under tight deadlines.
- High degree of adaptability to varied working environments and good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Experience in implementing a USAID Project.
- Good command of English and Indonesian communication skills.
- Good computer skills, including internet and e-mail.
- Previous working experience in West Kalimantan strongly preferred
For more detail info about us,
please visit www.kinerja.or.id <http://www.kinerja.or.id>