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Project Overview and Role
The Government of Indonesia partners with the Government of Australia on an initiative to boost smallholder farmers’ incomes: The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development (AIP-Rural).
AIP-Rural is a program with 4 projects: PRISMA (agricultural development), TIRTA (irrigation), SAFIRA (value chain finance) and ARISA (applied agriculture research). It follows a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach and will contribute to a 30%, or more, increase in net incomes for 300,000 smallholder farm households. It works in a range of sub-sectors in collaboration with farmers, businesses, government and civil society partners to increase the competitiveness of farm businesses through (i) increased productivity; (ii) improved business practices; (iii) a growing share of an expanding market; and (iv) the continuous adoption of innovations. The project works in five (5) provinces in Eastern Indonesia: East Java, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, West Papua and Papua.
Tertiary Irrigation Technical Assistance (TIRTA)
TIRTA is a program that aims to improve smallholder farmers’ access to irrigation. It supports the creation of tertiary irrigation schemes that are managed by HIPPA (water user associations) and local investors (lead farmers or local entrepreneurs). The program’s goal is to increase the net income of 10,000 farmers by 60% through improvements to the efficiency, technical and economic viability of at least 35 tertiary irrigation projects.
In Indonesia, irrigation is managed at three levels: the national and provincial level, which handles large schemes of primary canal systems (from 1,000 to 3,000 ha); and the district level, which manages smaller schemes (<1,000 ha). Schemes that are smaller than this are called “tertiary”. TIRTA focuses exclusively at the tertiary irrigation level, where some of the systemic failures are most evident. The geographic area covered by TIRTA is in East Java – specifically Tuban, Bojonegoro and Lamongan.
Strengthening Agriculture Finance in Rural Areas (SAFIRA)
This is a program that improves smallholder farmers’ access to essential financial services, such as business and investment capital loans. The program facilitates a financial service model that can answer to farmers’ specific needs through a partnership between formal and informal financial institutions in rural areas. The program will also expand smallholder farmers’ financial access through key market stakeholders (including but not limited to input retailers, collectors, traders and manufacturing companies) in the value chain, with the goal of improving the net incomes of 12,000 smallholder farmers.
Are you looking for an exciting job experience with a variety of top training and development opportunities? We are currently looking for candidates to fill up some positions listed below:
1. Business Consultant TIRTA
The Business Consultant is responsible for designing and managing at least one intervention working within the tertiary irrigation sector; relationship management with our national and international private sector partners; work in close collaboration with each other and with the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) Team. They oversee the research, identification and development of new business opportunities within targeted market systems.
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2. Senior Business Consultant TIRTA
The Senior Business Consultant is responsible for designing and managing at least one intervention working within the tertiary irrigation sector; relationship management with our national and international private sector partners; managing your own intervention budget; guiding at least one Business Consultant.
Senior Business Consultants work in close collaboration with their own teams and with the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) Team. They support Business Consultants in overseeing the research, identification and development of new business opportunities within targeted market systems.
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3. Rural Finance Specialist / Business Consultant SAFIRA
The Rural Finance Specialist is responsible for designing and managing interventions within financial and/or agribusiness sectors promoted under the program; relationship management with our national and international private sector partners; work in close collaboration with each other and with the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) Team. They oversee the research, identification and development of new business opportunities within targeted market systems.
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4. Senior Rural Finance Specialist / Senior Business Consultant SAFIRA
The Senior Rural Finance Specialist is responsible for designing and managing interventions within financial and/or agribusiness sectors promoted under the program; relationship management with our national and international private sector partners; managing your own intervention budget; guiding at least one Rural Finance Specialist.
Senior Rural Finance Specialist work in close collaboration with their own teams and with the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) Team. They support Rural Finance Specialist in overseeing the research, identification and development of new business opportunities within targeted market systems.
Follow this LINK for detailed information and how to apply.
Application
Applications close on 18 June 2017.
The post is open for Indonesian national only.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
