Position: ICT
consultant
Type: Short Term
Consultant
Base: Jakarta with
possible travel to districts
PROJECT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
One
of poverty reduction programs in Indonesia (PNPM Urban) includes productive
microloan for poor households through community-managed revolving loan funds
(RLF). Currently, there were 10,383 urban-wards with Financial Management Unit
(UPK) operating RLF, providing service to 593,345 borrower groups (KSM) with an
estimated outreach of at least 3 million individual borrowers. The RLF activity
faces several challenges including weak capacity of UPK in management of funds
and lack of regular communication with remote destination clients leading to
poor performance of the RLF portfolio, lack of accountability and transparency
leading to some cases of misuse of funds.
The
project will use the combination of FrontlineSMS and mobile money services.
FrontlineSMS enables user to manage and receive information regarding mobile
payments, support SMS auto replies and client queries on loan/account balances,
facilitate reminders on overdue payments, and keep track of transactions. While
mobile money services (SMS banking) will make it possible for borrower groups
to repay installment using mobile phone without requiring a bank account and
internet connection.
The
arrangement will allow UPK to cut operational costs, increase geographic reach,
and automatically maintain detailed accounting records. It will also provide
easy access to borrower groups in repaying their loans and familiarize them to
banking concept.
SCOPE OF WORK
To assist the project
team in customizing Frontline SMS software – an open source application written
in Java and developing web-based application for Community RLF bookkeeping in
PNPM Urban project. Initially the consultant will be assigned to design the
business process for RLF activity at UPK level. At the later stage, he/she will
work together with Capacity Building consultant in developing the training
modules for the developed application.
The consultant will
work under the direct day-to-day supervision of a Task Team Leader and task
team of the Bank and contribute to the following tasks related to the project
implementation:
1.
Project
Discussion Meetings: Provides input during project meeting discussions with
team members, participates in discussion with clients. Documents discussion and
agreements.
2.
Business
Process Analysis: Maps, evaluates, documents, and communicates business process
and system requirements for the implementation of the project ICT mobile
product.
3.
Application
Modification: Modifies Frontline SMS software application to meet with the
project’s needs.
4.
Application
Development: Codes, test, debugs, maintains, modifies and document
recordkeeping applications to meet with the project’s needs.
5.
Installation,
Deployment, Testing, and Maintenance: Install, configure, deploy, and maintain
software components to meet with client’s needs.
6.
Technical
Writing: Work together with Capacity Building consultant to documents functions
and changes to new or modified modules and tests activities/results.
7.
Project
Reporting: Provides input to project status reports.
8.
Other
steps that may be considered necessary to meet the work objectives.
DELIVERABLES/SPECIFIC
OUTPUTS EXPECTED FROM CONSULTANT
1.
Business
process documents of UPK RLF activity: within one week after signing of
contract
2.
Modified
Frontline SMS software or other preferable application for UPK RLF activity
with interoperability with the mobile phone operator and mobile money services:
within four weeks after an acceptable business process documents
3.
Recordkeeping
application for UPK RLF activity with interoperability with the modified
Frontline SMS: within four weeks after an acceptable business process documents
4.
Input
to training modules for the developed applications
5.
Delivery
of end user testing
6.
Modification
and maintenance of the developed applications
7.
Input
to the project final report
SPECIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS /
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
The short term
consultant will be required for a period of maximum 100 days, with the
following skills and qualifications:
1.
Tertiary/professional
education in Computer Science, Information Management or Information Systems.
2.
Working
experience in development of ICT business solutions in a large
organization/firm. A combination of programming experience and experience in
community development projects would be ideal
3.
Knowledge
and experience with Java programming language, MySQL, and PHP is required
4.
Familiarity
with RLF bookkeeping system is desirable
5.
Experience
in writing recordkeeping application is desirable
6.
A
good understanding of business process knowledge
APPLICATION
CONTACT AND DETAILS TO APPLY
Applicants should
apply to aripsyaman@gmail.com not later than 19 February 2014
Materials should
include CV with recent photograph; recruiting contact (email/cell phone
number).
Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants must clearly list how s/he can be contacted.
