Vacancy - Senior Governance Advisor - Jakarta

Cowater International is an Ottawa-based Canadian management
consulting firm specializing in international development.  We work primarily on projects funded by bilateral
and multilateral donor institutions such as the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) and the World Bank.  You can learn more about us at www.cowater.com
We are currently seeking to recruit a Senior Governance Advisor to provide assistance for a CIDA-funded
project to support Indonesia’s Islands of Integrity Program for Sulawesi (SIPS)
and to be based in Jakarta (initial two-year term).

Terms of Reference for this position are as follows:
SENIOR GOVERNANCE
ADVISOR, JAKARTA
Reporting to the Jakarta-based Project Director, the Senior
Governance Advisor, an Indonesian, will play a pivotal role in ensuring that
SIPS realizes its objectives with respect to strengthening KPK’s role in
catalyzing change for corruption prevention in 10 sub-national governments in
North and South Sulawesi and helping build KPK capacity to communicate and
promote good governance practices among targeted stakeholders.  Based out of SIPS’ Jakarta HQ and traveling periodically
to North and South Sulawesi, the individual will lead the implementation of
these two components and liaise regularly with SIPS’ key national stakeholders
in Jakarta in support of these objectives. The individual will serve as the
project’s senior local anti-corruption expert and will provide key support to
KPK in developing and implementing a KPK communications strategy for promoting
governance reform and good governance practices.
Specific responsibilities will include:
·         Planning, organizing and ensuring the efficient delivery of project
activities directly in support of KPK with assistance from SIPS’ Sulawesi-based
team;
·         Liaising and leading communications activities and SIPS
collaboration with additional partner ministries and agencies in Jakarta, e.g.
Bappenas, Kemendagri/MOHA, LKPP, Kemenpan and the National Ombudsman;
·         Provide ongoing support to KPK in the development of effective
corruption prevention tools and techniques;
·         Work closely with KPK to help develop an effective approach for
supporting sub-national government partners in preparing their Corruption
Prevention Action Plans;
·         Provide key support to KPK and local communications consultants in
developing and implementing a KPK communications strategy for promoting
governance reform and good governance practices;
·         Identifying emerging project implementation challenges and
alerting the Canadian Project Director;
·         Progress reporting and work planning;
·         Supervision of professional staff and consultants as required;
·         Supporting staff training and professional development as directed
by the Project Director.


Qualifications:

Education:
·         Graduate Degree preferred in Social Justice, Intergovernmental
Relations or Communications; Undergraduate Degree emphasizing public
administration, project management, local governance reform, anti-corruption or
other relevant specializations;
·         Additional relevant education and/or
professional training would be an asset.

Experiences:
·         Minimum 8 years work experience in
anti-corruption initiatives, strategic communications or intergovernmental
relations;
·         Experience in functioning effectively at the
senior policy level in an inter-agency context in Indonesia;
·         Experience in identifying and analyzing project
implementation issues and identifying solutions
·         Experience in planning, managing and reporting
on activities related to complex development assistance projects similar to
SIPS.
·         Experience in building relationships at the
national level and liaising with a range of interested parties including senior
government officials and civil society groups.
·         Experience working in Sulawesi and
understanding of Sulawesi culture and politics would be an asset

Knowledge:
·         Demonstrated knowledge, gained through
experience, of national governance reform issues in Indonesia, including
anti-corruption, and government decentralization.
·         Sound understanding of the importance of civil
society participating in local governance activities.
·         Familiarity with decentralized governance in
Indonesia, including transparency and accountability mechanisms.

Skills:
·         Previous experience working with bilateral or
multilateral donors in a similar capacity/role as required for SIPS.
·         Excellent Indonesian communication (speaking
and writing) and presentation skills, including knowledge of PowerPoint.
·         Ability to work well with people, both government
and civil society, from different backgrounds and levels of responsibility.
·         Strong English oral, written and reading
skills.

Interested
candidates should submit their CV and Covering Letter in English to: hikmatul.pasaribu@sips.or.id  Please highlight your relevant qualifications
for the position and include salary history and 3 references.  All applications are appreciated, but we
regret that only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted. The closing
date for applications is5:00 p.m.
Friday October 5, 2012 (WIB time).