(Urgently needed) Short Term Consultant for Private Sector Development

Short Term Consultant for Private Sector Development

Background

The World Bank Indonesia Private
Sector Development (PSD) unit is currently supporting the efforts of Government
of Indonesia to promote shared prosperity in Indonesia by fostering open,
competitive, sustainable, and inclusive markets. It seeks to strengthen the
capacity of the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to improve the business
environment and regulatory certainty for all businesses and to provide an
incentive regime that promotes growth, competition, and innovation, also among
small- and medium enterprises. It also seeks to strengthen the Government’s
capacity to manage and implement its reform initiatives.


The team has received requests
from the government to support the Government of Indonesia’s efforts in improving
the business environment. The Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating
Board (BKPM) asked for support to improve investor facilitation and improve BKPM
capacity to review and comment on proposed regulation impacting investment.
 The World Bank Indonesia is looking for a Short
Term Consultant to support the work of the Business Environment and Investment
Climate Reforms component. During the course of the assignment, the consultant
is expected to work on the Improving BKPM Investor Facilitation project in the
Finance & Private Sector Development Unit and will maintain close coordination
with the staff of the unit in Jakarta. The consultant is also expected to
support other activities related to the business environment and competitive
clusters as required.

The main activities of the project
include:
·     Conduct
a rapid review and develop action plans. The purpose is to take a closer look
at the way the individual units within BKPM work and to work with them to
create a smoother pathway for investors through the organization. The rapid
review will also identify potential quick wins and serve as an input to develop
action plans and set activity targets for the first round of work.
·     Develop
an Investor Information System (IIS) to tackle the lack of good quality,
up-to-date investor information at BKPM. BKPM lacks strategic partnerships with
others in government in terms of access to key information needed by investors
and a lack of a systematic approach to gathering, maintaining, storing,
packaging, and presenting key investor information.
·     Develop
an improved investor tracking system (ITS). The tracking system designed to
help BKPM keep track of investor interests as they proceed through the entire
investment promotion system from first contact to final investment and beyond.
This will be a very important element in ensuring effective coordination of
investor facilitation between BKPM departments.
·     Develop
an effective monitoring & evaluation system to measure facilitation
progress against a baseline (investor inquiries, conversion rates, etc.). This
would be used both to illustrate the impact of the programs and to create a
tool for management to manage the facilitation work.
·     Support
BKPM in building its capacity for improved development of FDI strategy for
Indonesia and improved capacity for targeting FDI composition, rather than just
overall volume, through more sophisticated investment promotion activities.
·     Depending
on the need and further discussion with BKPM, this project may also include the
activities below:
o   Develop coherent staff operating guidelines
and design best practice investor inquiry handling system.
o   Support BKPM in building capacity of their
staff. This may include some additional training and capacity building in
investment facilitation.

In the execution of
these activities the consultant is expected to be the primary, day-to-day link
between the World Bank Group team in Jakarta and global experts in Washington
on the one hand, and BKPM on the other. To this end, the consultant will be
expected to spend much of her/his time working directly and on-site with BKPM.

DELIVERABLES/SPECIFIC
OUTPUTS EXPECTED FROM CONSULTANT

Expected
activities include but are not limited to the following:
* Participate in visiting missions by external
experts, supporting both the organizational aspects (ensuring that BKPM
counterparts are available and well-informed) and the technical aspects
(providing briefing and requested information for the team).
* Support the team in conducting rapid review of
BKPM investor facilitation and develop action plan for the project, working
closely with the World Bank Group’s Global Team Leader for Investment Promotion.
* Conduct background research, data analyses, and collect
other relevant information needed to support the development and implementation
of the project.
* Produce technical notes, minutes of meetings,
workshop summary, and reports as needed, under the guidance of WBG expert and
project leader.
* Together with BKPM, develop coherent staff
operating guidelines and procedures and design best practice investor inquiry
handling system, under the guidance of WBG expert and project leader.
* Working closely with BKPM on a day-to-day basis
during the course of the project and maintain close communication with relevant
BKPM staff as the key counterparts in developing and implementing the project.
* Organize dialogue forums and workshops among
stakeholders as needed and attend relevant meetings/workshops.
* The consultant may also be requested to
provide other inputs as needed to support the World Bank’s engagement with the
Government of Indonesia on business environment and competitive clusters
component.
Expected outputs:
* BKPM
rapid review on investor facilitation and action plan (team)
* Operating
guidelines and procedures
* Consultation
materials/notes
* Training
materials and summary
* Policy/Technical
notes

Selection Criteria:

The Consultant should have the following background:

* Master degree in Economics or other relevant
areas.
* Minimum of 5 years of working experience on investment
and economic policies and development issues in general
* Strong research and English writing skills are
essential
* Strong quantitative skills are a plus
* Knowledge of investment facilitation and
development of relevant information systems is desired
* The consultant should show a capacity to deliver
good quality reports
* The consultant should be fluent in both written
and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Length of Assignment:

This initial contract for 30 days and can be extended for up to 150 days (subject to performance) within the period of August 12, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The Assignment will be located in Jakarta.

The
World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender,
nationality, culture and educational background.  Individuals with disabilities are equally
encouraged to apply.  All applications
will be treated in the strictest confidence.
To apply, please submit a CV and statement of interest by email to recruitmentfpd@gmail.com with the subject “The Short Term Consultant for FPD
Application”. The deadline for application is August 1st 2013 (or until the position filled). Applications that do not include statement of interest will not
be considered. Applications should be submitted on-line. Direct
application through e-mail will not be considered. Phone inquiries will
not be entertained.