UNDP Indonesia hereby invites you to submit your application letter for the following assignment.
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53299 - PROJECT ANALYST FOR LEGAL AID (FOR INDONESIAN NATIONALITY ONLY)
Location : Jakarta, INDONESIA
Application Deadline : 05-Feb-15
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SC-8
Languages Required : English
Duration of Initial Contract : 12 months with possibility for extension
Background
“UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.”
UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development.”
Over the past 3 years, through the “Strengthening Access to Justice in Indonesia” (SAJI) Project, UNDP has provided support for both the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and Indonesian civil society to undertake activities that strengthen access to justice (A2J). The supports are provided through the following five project components:
1. Institutional mechanisms, legal and regulatory framework, and capacities of government institutions strengthened to implement the recommendations and Action Plans of the National Strategy on Access to Justice.
2. Improved public complaint and grievance handling mechanisms (PCMs) on the public services in government institutions at both national and subnational levels.
3. People’s access to state-funded legal aid services are improved, particularly for the poor and marginalized.
4. Acces to justice in informal justice channels increased, particularly for women and vulnerable groups.
5. Knowledge management to inform policies and initiatives to effectively strengthen access to justice and to contribute to Indonesian reporting on the implementation of human rights instruments
SAJI project presents the continuation and expansion of the Legal Empowerment and Assistance for the Disadvantaged Project (LEAD) and the Aceh Justice Project (AJP) that have been implemented from 2007 to 2011. SAJI is geared towards improved access to justice for Indonesian citizens, contributing to the alleviation of poverty, good governance practices, and empowerment of disadvanteged, vulnerable, and marginalized people.
In accordance with the Jakarta Commitment and Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which emphasize the principle of supporting national priorities and policies, SAJI will use, as a guiding framework, GoI’s National Strategy on Access to Justice (NSA2J) to directly link the policy and the project activities. The strategy that was launched in the end of 2009 serves a reference point for project planning, implementation, and evaluation and the action plans provide an overall guidance for SAJI’s priorities and activities.
Under the supervision of the Project Manager and the guidance of and close coordination with the NPD, the Project Analyst assumes responsibility over management of the SAJI‘s actions and results aimed to support strengthening and up-scaling of public complaint handling mechanism on the public services (Component 2). She or he will be required to ensure strategic direction of Project Component aimed to strengthen and upscale the existing public complaint handling mechanisms on the public services both through policy dialogues at the national and the pilot implementation at subnational levels. The incumbent also will support the new partnerships with development partners and the private sector that can bring added values to the the SAJI’s works in these areas.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manage and supervise component 3: People’s access to state-funded legal aid services are improved, particularly for the poor and marginalized
Oversees the day-to-day project implementation and ensure achievement of targets as outlined in the project work plan;
• Leads and supervises project activities and results being put under the SAJI’s component 3,
• Mobilises goods and services and other project inputs, including preparing ToRs for expert consultants, meetings and workshops,
• Ensures that the quality of project component inputs meet the expected standards and are sufficient to produce project target results,
• Takes responsibility for the relevant project component and performs oversight roles for project compliance against the relevant government and UNDP regulations for project management,
• Assists Project Manager in developing project standard operating procedures in line with the government and UNDP’s regulations; seeks the board’s approval; and takes responsibility for updating and revising it as necessary,
• Manages critical issues, troubleshoots problems and develops solutions to the overall processes of project implementation,
• Ensures effective monitoring of project performance, and the preparation of high quality and results oriented progress reports.
2. Ensure effective planning, budgeting, and implementation of activities under SAJI’s component 3:
• Contribute to project’s quarterly and annual work plans and support Project Manager organizes project board meetings to obtain their approval,
• Implements project work plan and ensures that the project remains within the tolerance level of the approved work plan,
• Conducts regular monitoring to ensure achievement of targets in line with the annual work plan and that project implementation at all levels complies with the approved project SoP,
• Contribute to quarterly project reports, in line with the standard template and presents it to the project assurance team on a timely manner,
• Provides additional inputs and data for external project reports as necessary and required by Project Manager and/or project assurance team,
• Support Project Manager in organizing project board meetings and reports to the project board the project’s quarterly and annualy progress together with any issues that may require project board decision, and
• Performs any other duties if and when required by Project Manager or NPD.
3. Create and nurture strategic partnerships with key government counterparts and support to the implementation of resource mobilization;
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with the relevant public and development partners who are the principal counterparts for the project,
• Initiates and maintains partnerships with development partners, government institutions, private sector, civil society and other stakeholders to contribute to the achievement of project results,
• Builds project reputation for quality design, reliable delivery as well as integrity and accountability,
• Identifies and works with key partners/stakeholders to ensure synergies with other projects/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors,
• Identifies opportunities for mobilizing resources for the project, and prepares substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and
• In coordination with UNDP’s Communication unit and other relevant counterpart communications department, strengthens the communication of the project in order to communicate results, deepen stakeholder knowledge and buy-in to the project, and to facilitate resource mobilization for the project.
4. Facilitate knowledge building and management for and from the project implementation;
• Identifies best practices and lessons learnt from the project and from other initiatives that can be helpful to the project in achieving its goals and objectives,
• Organizes and delivers trainings for the operations/project staff on project/programme management issues,
• Conducts internal capacity building training for project staff to facilitate appropriate management and timely delivery of project outputs,
• Identifies policy issues for codification and sharing,
• Leads in generating knowledge products such as best practices and lessons learnt for knowledge sharing, and
• Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Self-development, initiative-taking
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
• Informed and transparent decision making
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Level 1.2: Preparing information for advocacy
• Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP’s mandate
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Level 1.2: Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
Building Strategic Partnerships
Level 1.2: Maintaining a network of contacts
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Level 1.2: Enhancing processes or products
• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches
Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)
Level 1.2: Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
• Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Level 1.2: Basic research and analysis
• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Level 1.2: Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
• Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals
Level 1.2: Preparing information for global advocacy
• Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP’s goals for a variety of audiences
• Maintains a network of contacts in the media and civil society, for use in UNDP’s advocacy efforts
Client Orientation
Level 1.2: Establishing effective client relationships
• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
Willingness to take Prince2 training and certification, RMG
Required Skills and Experience
Education:* Bachelor degree in Laws, International Relations, Social Studies or other relevant fields of study would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:* • Minimum with 6 years of relevant experience for candidate with Bachelor Degree or 2 years’ relevant experience for candidate with Master Degree in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments.
• Experience including analytical work, programme/project development in the areas of access to justice, public policy, or good governance.
• Working experience networking with the private sector, CSOs (legal aid organizations), university will be highly desirable
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, and handling of web based management systems will be advantage.
• Good knowledge about rules, procedures of UN/UNDP will be highly desirable.
Language Requirements: • Fluency in written and spoken English is an absolute necessity;
• Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is required.
Other Requirements:
• Demonstrated strong familiarity with UNDP development projects in Indonesia.
• Knowledge on various donor’s reporting requirements
• Good inter-personal and team building skills.
• Full time availability for project management support duties is essential.
• Familiar with Government and UN/UNDP procedures would be desirable
• Experience in handling of web based management systems would be highly desirable.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply . All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements
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