Sunday, November 9, 2014

MSI-SIAP 1Vacancy: Report Writing Consultant

MANAGEMENT  SYSTEMS  INTERNATIONAL,  INC
Strengthening  Integrity  and  Accountability  Program 1 (SIAP 1)

Report Writing Consultant to Support  BPK  RI

Terms of References
 
Position                                     : Report Writing Consultant (Journalist)
Duration of Contract           : 19 working days
 
Background
Based on the decision of the Supreme Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia No. 3 / C / I-XIII.2 / 7/2014, Directorate Evaluation and Audit Reporting (abbreviated EPP) has the responsibility to prepare the IHPS (summary of semi-annual audit report) of BPK. IHPS will include all of BPK audit report published by entire working unit in BPK. In preparing IHPS, all of audit findings in LHP released during the semester will be classified into kind of findings and type of audit, guided by BPK technical guideline which determined in 2008. Audit report released by working units were written based on standard of state financial audit and also contain very technically terms which sometimes difficult to be understood by ordinary people. Because of that, IHPS were influenced and also contain similar matters, and sometimes also difficult to be read and understood.
Given that stakeholders of BPK as the main target of IHPS are coming from various knowledge, backgrounds and different levels of education, EPP need to develop IHPS which contain more easy understood of language and attractive design, in order to make it easier to be understood by them. The style of language and writing techniques commonly used by the press and journalist are the popular language which uses common terminologies and grammar that is easier to be understood the common reader, as well it has the attractive layout and design.
By the ability to write and presenting report in popular language and also designing it in an attractive layout; Directorate EPP expects that IHPS will be reach more stakeholders and give more useful information.
 
Objectives
The objective the activity is providing consultant for EPP to perform 4-days training on 'Writing IHPS with popular language and designing the attractive layout for IHPS'.
 
Scope of work
Scope of activitiy for consultant are preparing and performing training in Directorate of Evaluation Audit Reporting (EPP) for BPK RI staffs.
 
Participants
Participants that expected to attend the training are 35 (thirty five) persons from Directorate of Evaluation Audit Reporting (EPP) and related working unit who have  task and responsibilities to write report or writing the IHPS
 
Training methodology and expected topics to be taught
The methodology of training performed is to deliver material training by lectures, practices, and case studies along with the field study to give insight of real practices in report writing and designing the lay out of the report.
The expected topics to be taught, among others are:
1).   Techniques to write a good report
2).   Methods to make an attractive written report
3).   Selecting appropriate terminologies and words
4).   Pharaphrase (modify the writing style without change its meaning)
5).   Design good layout
6).   Use photograph for reporting
 
Activities to be done and estimated time consumed
Activities
Time consumed
1).     Develop and prepare training materials, including but not limited to expected topics to be taught,
 
10
 
days
2).     Coordination meeting with MSI and EPP to refine the draft training materials.
2
day
3).     Communicating with a media officers to arrange the field visit to study report writing,
2
days
4).     in-class training (lecture)
3
days
5).     Conduct and assist field study on report writing to the media office,
1
day
6).     Prepare final report on the activities performed,
1
day

Training Schedule
Training will be held for 4 (four) days, expected starting at November 24. 2014 with agenda as follows:
Day 1 – day 3       : in-class session (lectures, practices, and case studies)
Day 4                       : field study to learn report writing in practices
 
Deliverables Required
Consultant is required to submit deliverables as follows:
1).   Slide presentation of training material, including execise and case studies as needed,
2).   Three days training - lecture
3).   One day field visit to a media office
4).   Final report of training on Report Writing for EPP
 
Requirements of the Trainers
Consultants who will deliver training materials are expected experts with the following competencies:
1).     in substance issues, they are expected to :
§  Have the ability in report writing
§  Have the analytical skills and write in popular and attractive language 
§  Have the knowledge in financial management
§  Have working experiences as an editor, or editor of the magazine, or editor of national newspapers
2).     In designing layout, they are expected to have working experiences for design the layout of attractive reports and photos of report.
3).     Have good networking with the media to arrange field study on report writing (writing news)
 
Application should include a cover letter, CV (including three references), current salary, expected salary, available start date and  contact number by November 14, 2014 at the latest.
Please send applications indicating ‘Jounalist’ as the subject of your email addressed to recruitment@msi-siap.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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