Palladium International Indonesia Job Vacancies 2020
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Project Overview and Role:
Background
MFP4 supports Indonesia to achieve its objectives regarding sustainable timber and community forestry. MFP4 builds on earlier program phases to deliver an ambitious set of results on coverage of timber legality licenses, export volumes of sustainably sourced timber, and the growth of community-based forest enterprises.
To deliver these results, the consortium members have established a joint technical assistance facility in Jakarta, which collaborates with Indonesian ministries to strengthen forest policy implementation and enable investments in community forests and sustainable land use. The MFP4 facility directly supports the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) to deliver two core workstreams:
Sustainable and legal timber: Ensuring the sustainability of Indonesia’s governance reforms in the timber sector through the timber legality assurance system, or ‘SVLK’, which underpins FLEGT licensing; and
Community forest business development: Facilitating the expansion of community forest businesses through increased access to skills, finance, knowledge, and services for business development and forest stewardship.
Scope of Work and Deliverables
Under program Workstream B, MFP4 is providing a grant to a small Indonesian social enterprise based in Yogyakarta that specializes in the production and sale of essential oils.
As part of this partnership MFP4 is seeking a consultant to support this company to improve and formalize its financial management arrangements. The consultant(s) are required to deliver the following activities:
- Conduct a rapid baseline assessment of the company’s financial management arrangements and identify specific areas for improvement in collaboration with the company’s management and MFP4.
- Work with the company to operationalize and implement the improvements identified.
- Draft and finalize a document outlining financial management procedures, including but not limited to: expense and payment management; expenditure authorization authority; bank account management; procurement procedure; petty cash and cash disbursement management; asset and inventory management; salary and payroll management.
- Provide training to relevant members of staff on key aspects of the standard operating procedures developed.
- Support the company to identify, procure and set up appropriate financial accounting software
- Given the current restrictions on transport and meetings due to COVID-19, we are looking for a consultant who can provide a strong proposition for how the above activities can be delivered at quality under remote working arrangements.
The Consultant(s) will need to demonstrate the following qualifications and experience:
- Demonstrable experience and qualifications in accounting and/or financial / business management
- Demonstrable experience in providing training/support to small organizations and businesses in best practice financial management standards and procedures
- Experience in developing/drafting standard operating procedures or similar as well as relevant tools for use in implementing the procedures (e.g payment approval form)
- Professional working-level Bahasa Indonesia and English (a mix of English and Bahasa Indonesia speakers is acceptable if a consultant team is proposed).
- Strong communication skills
- Given the current operating environment, demonstrable experience in the delivery of relevant training/support under remote working arrangements would be a distinct advantage.
We are looking for a consultant who can begin work as soon as possible, with completion of the activities in terms of reference to be completed no later than 3rd July 2020.
How to Apply
This study is open to either individual consultants, or teams of consultants. The applicants should explain their proposed approach to managing the workload and assigning responsibilities (for teams) within their methodology.
To respond to this opportunity, please send the following documents and information to lucas.woodward@thepalladiumgroup.com with the name of the position as your email subject.
- Curriculum Vitae for each consultant, emphasizing the experience required for this study.
- A combined technical and financial proposal (no longer than 3 pages) based on these Terms of Reference, containing:
- Summary of proposed approach to the delivery of activities under the scope of work
- Proposed daily fee rates and total budget based on the number of days proposed to deliver the activities
- Name of referees from at least two previous clients.
