Individual Consultant for Internal Control Capacity Building Assessment
Language Required : English and Indonesia
Duration of Contract : 25 days
Working Period : January to February 2020
Company Profile:
Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. From a humble beginning more than three decades ago, we have grown in size and technical expertise – now with a global network of experts in their fields including monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries across the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, we have partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program, to national and local governments, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities.
Background:
Indonesia is making efforts to combat corruption and build transparent and effective government institutions by undertaking various measures, one of which is strengthening internal control systems. Internal control lies at the core of integrity management. Internal controls require a high degree of independence and professionalism to function effectively. A lack of independence continues to make internal integrity management difficult. The Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) is the government internal auditor and is responsible for capacity building of Inspectorate Generals (IGs) throughout the Indonesian archipelago. This includes the development of a system to measure the maturity of IGs that is widely used as a benchmark in the accountability community and for training on internal audit topics.
To improve the quality of internal control bodies of the Government of Indonesia (GoI), USAID CEGAH has provided extensive capacity-building support to several ministries’ and agencies’ internal accountability bodies over the last few years. Considering that preventing corruption lies at the forefront of the new government’s priorities, CEGAH is proactively evaluating the overall capacity building needs for GoI internal control bodies. For this purpose, USAID CEGAH will hire an Indonesian expert to identify the current level of internal control expertise and capacity gaps, and provide recommendations to the IG community to build strong, robust internal control systems. The expert will also be expected to work in cooperation with a group of consultants, including an international consultant, who are assisting with internal accountability reform.
Objective:
To identify the capacity building needs of internal accountability community over the next five years, particularly in the field of health and education services, and infrastructure projects.
Task and Responsibilities:
In order to achieve the objectives, the expert, who will work in cooperation with the international expert and under the overall supervision of USAID CEGAH, shall:
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
Language Required : English and Indonesia
Duration of Contract : 25 days
Working Period : January to February 2020
Company Profile:
Background:
Indonesia is making efforts to combat corruption and build transparent and effective government institutions by undertaking various measures, one of which is strengthening internal control systems. Internal control lies at the core of integrity management. Internal controls require a high degree of independence and professionalism to function effectively. A lack of independence continues to make internal integrity management difficult. The Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) is the government internal auditor and is responsible for capacity building of Inspectorate Generals (IGs) throughout the Indonesian archipelago. This includes the development of a system to measure the maturity of IGs that is widely used as a benchmark in the accountability community and for training on internal audit topics.
To improve the quality of internal control bodies of the Government of Indonesia (GoI), USAID CEGAH has provided extensive capacity-building support to several ministries’ and agencies’ internal accountability bodies over the last few years. Considering that preventing corruption lies at the forefront of the new government’s priorities, CEGAH is proactively evaluating the overall capacity building needs for GoI internal control bodies. For this purpose, USAID CEGAH will hire an Indonesian expert to identify the current level of internal control expertise and capacity gaps, and provide recommendations to the IG community to build strong, robust internal control systems. The expert will also be expected to work in cooperation with a group of consultants, including an international consultant, who are assisting with internal accountability reform.
Objective:
To identify the capacity building needs of internal accountability community over the next five years, particularly in the field of health and education services, and infrastructure projects.
Task and Responsibilities:
In order to achieve the objectives, the expert, who will work in cooperation with the international expert and under the overall supervision of USAID CEGAH, shall:
- Conduct desk research and interviews with GoI representatives (BPKP, IG of Ministry of Health, IG of Ministry of Education, and IG of Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing) in Jakarta to ascertain the existing capacity building efforts for internal control bodies (10 days);
- Review capacity building efforts that are currently in place and compare it with the stated needs of the IG community (5 days);
- Create a gap analysis study based on the comparison above, and (10 days);
- Identify potential opportunities and provide recommendations to improve the development of internal control bodies for CEGAH engagement (10 days).
- Experienced in government capacity building related topics;
- Experienced in holding interviews, training, seminars and FGDs with participants from various ministries/institutions;
- Experienced in working with internal control of government agencies. e.g. BPKP, Inspectorate Generals of ministries, and/or local inspectorates in regions.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
