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:
1. Mobilizing demand for WatSan service delivery;
2. Improving and expanding capacity for WatSan service delivery; and
3. 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 :
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:
1. Mobilizing demand for WatSan service delivery;
2. Improving and expanding capacity for WatSan service delivery; and
3. 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 :
Governance Specialist, based in
Jakarta, code (GS-JKT)
The Governance Specialist-National
will primarily be engaged in assisting Local Governance Specialists creating a
positive environment within target Local Government to increase their ownership
responsibility through enhanced (local) legislation and increased (local)
budgets. One of main objectives is to develop and maintain excellent relationships
and collaborative partnerships with relevant stakeholders under Component 3
(Provincial and Local Government, Local Parliament), as well as other donors
supported programs in all regions, like ADB, AUSAID, World Bank, etc.
Tasks:
The Governance Specialist - National
responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:
·
Monitoring and maintaining regional’s activities under Cross Cutting - CC are
on the track of USAID IUWASH Project’s achievement of the Water Supply and
Sanitation related to the stated target “Strengthen Policy and Financial
enabling environment for improved WATSAN delivery”, especially in strengthening
policy for improved water supply and sanitation service delivery
·
Assisting Local Governance Specialists in regional level in the work area of :
§ Supporting
agreed advocacy efforts to expand political support for improving water and
sanitation services, amongst Provincial and local governments, local
legislative bodies and other relevant local stakeholders.
§ Improving
ability of local governments to plan, regulate, and monitor water and
sanitation utility performance, including improving the financial profile of
service providers and improve BAWASDA oversight responsibility towards PDAM
management
§ Improving
the ability of service providers to garner political support for service
improvement, including reforming necessary local policies;
§ Supporting
multi-stakeholder development plan for improvement of water and sanitation
services based on minimum standards.
§ Assessing
existing mechanisms of citizen involvement in local governance systems, improve
where required and monitor benefits and impact on improvement of water and
sanitation services.
§ Identifying
ongoing and planned programs by other donor agencies and/or Government
institutions; discuss and agree on collaboration efforts between these and the
USAID IUWASH program
Minimum Qualifications:
·
Minimum bachelor’s (preferable master’s degree) in a relevant field such as
Public Administration, Economics, Urban Planning or Environmental Engineering.
·
At least 5 years experience in related field
·
Hands on experience with urban water supply and sanitation infrastructure
programs, preferably including experience in strengthening of PDAM and
Government to increase access to water and sanitation.
·
Experience in facilitating participative development planning and budgeting of
government departments/structure.
·
Able to work independently in limited supervision/facility in his/her
designated areas
·
Strong team player with a range of people, excellent interpersonal skills, with
experience in facilitation, training and organizing work
·
Computer literacy and good reporting skill, preferably in English
APPLICATION SEND
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by 2 (two) weeks of the advertisement.
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by 2 (two) weeks of the advertisement.
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only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
