Job Vacancy: National Long - Term Expert for Innovation and Technology - Jakarta

Job Vacancy:
National long-term Expert for Innovation and Technology

GFA Consulting Group is a global consulting company based in Hamburg, Germany and currently contracted by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) to implement part of the Sustainable Regional Economic Growth & Investment Promotion (SREGIP) Program in Indonesia as a joint implementation program between GIZ and BAPPENAS.

GFA is seeking a qualified candidate for the position as National long term Expert for Innovation and Technology (I&T) who will be based in the SREGIP Office Jakarta with frequent travels to West Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara Province.

The one-year contract, with possibility of extension, commences immediately.

 
Key tasks of the I&T Expert will include:

• Support the National Project Coordinator to manage the overall activities under the SREGIP Program, 
• Provide specific input in the field of Innovation and Technology within the selected value chains tourism, pepper and rubber,  
• Provide strategies in value chain promotion, especially with regard to improving the provision of business services and innovation and technology in the selected value chains. 
• Advise to and capacity development of service providers, e.g. in the set-up of embedded service schemes within the selected value chains. 
• Develop project concepts to upgrade value chains together with anchor investors and lead companies and partnership formats between public and private sector. 
• Improving the access to knowledge and information by using new technologies and innovation, as well as support the introduction and dissemination of technologies. 
• Initiate the cooperation with national and international applied research and technology institutions and networks as well as support the development of demonstration projects to facilitate the introduction of innovation.  
• Support the dissemination of information, good practices and success stories in different media regarding the successful introduction of innovation and technologies. 
• Analysis of key issues related to the business environment related to the value chains, business services and innovation and technology. 
• Support the development of policies and instruments to foster an environmental sustainable development in the selected value chains. 
• Support the development and implementation of programs and gender-specific measures using gender-sensitive planning and budgeting procedures. 
• Support the SREGIP Principle Advisor and project team in preparing and adapting the plan of operation in the field of Innovation and Technology

Key qualifications of the National long-term Expert for Innovation and Technology includes:

• Academic degree in relevant fields (Business, Economics, Technology, etc.)
• At least 7 years of relevant work experience, preferably including experiences in the private sector relevant to the selected value chains and in international organizations.  
• Profound knowledge of value chain development and business services and excellent knowledge and experience in the field of innovative technologies and technology transfer in SMEs and smallholders.  
• Strong networking skills and access to key national and international research and technology transfer institutions in the selected value chains.  
• Experience and knowledge of specific conditions, bottlenecks as well as upgrading potentials and technical solutions in the relevant value chains tourism and/or pepper and rubber is desirable. 
• Extensive experience in public-private and multi-stakeholder approaches at national and local level.  
• Capacity to work in a team and to keep the project aligned with the entire programme 
• Proven ability to initiate and implement partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.  
• Track record of cooperating successfully with different actors in the private sector. 
• Extensive business networks and experience in cooperating with large / international companies with a focus of integrating SME and smallholders in VCs 
• Excellent facilitation skills as well as communication/ writing skills in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Please send your application and CV to: gfa4sregip@gmail.com before February 21st, 2015.