Friday, December 12, 2014

Chemonics International IMACS Project seeks short-term Strategy Consultant based in Jakarta


Strategy Consultant - Indonesia


Chemonics International Inc. seeks a Strategy Consultant for the USAID-funded Indonesia Marine and Climate Support (IMACS) project. This project provides technical support for improving key marine and fisheries sector components with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), local governments, coastal communities, and the private sector. IMACS also supports MMAF in the preparation/development of their next strategic plan (RENSTRA) for 2015 – 2019.

The IMACS Strategy Consultant will support the IMACs RENSTRA team by focusing on the team’s written deliverables and, in particular, contextualizing these deliverables in the strategic planning framework. This short-term assignment will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and will take place from mid-December 2014 to February 2015.

Responsibilities
The Strategy Consultant will coordinate with and support the IMACS and MMAF strategic planning team(s) to develop a marine affairs and fisheries strategic planning framework, and will coordinate the preparation of written deliverables of the IMACS strategic planning support team to support the Government of Indonesia (GOI).  Specifically, the consultant will:

·         Assist in planning and defining methodology used by members of IMACS strategic planning support team to clearly place written deliverables within the strategic planning context;
·         Lead and participate in the identification, review, analyses and syntheses of strategic issues and factors wherever they arise in the written deliverables of the RENSTRA strategic planning support team.
·         In conjunction with retained experts, prepare a strategic planning methodological framework to be adopted in policy papers on marine affairs and fisheries development plans and marine pollution prevention and mitigation arising from oil and gas extraction.
·         Coordinate and conduct a review of existing systems to monitor progress in implementing the RENSTRA and a needs assessment for monitoring systems to track progress in implementing the strategic plan.
·         Coordinate the preparation of a paper by an appointed consultant providing an economic or business model of selected aspects of the RENSTRA adopted by MMAF to allow for a quantification of strategic choices that have been made, in particular in relation to sustainability of fishery activity, fish resources and biodiversity.
·         Conduct a training needs assessment in two provinces and two districts
·         Provide strategic inputs in preparing training materials for regional government on strategic planning.

Qualifications
·         Master’s degree in a relevant discipline required
·         Experience in strategic management essential
·         Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as international consultant or industry professional
·         Ability to be part of a bigger team in the formulation of strategic policies and advice
·         Ability to generate creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations
·         Strong technical and practical knowledge in issues related development and/or management, coordination and effectiveness
·         Familiarity with Indonesian governance systems and roles of key stakeholders in the area of national development plans, local-level planning and coordination an advantage
·         Experience in capacity development and facilitating positive transformational change
·         High level program/activity planning and reporting skills
·         Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written
·         Willingness to travel to outside Jakarta
·         Fluent English required; good command of written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia desirable
Application instructions:

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to IMACSproject@gmail.com by December 19, 2014 with “Strategy Consultant” in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "Strategy Consultant" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.​​​​​​​​

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