KINERJA Project, a local governance
program funded by USAID focusing on providing service delivery in the areas
Education and Health is currently looking for Service Standard Specialist according
to the scope of work below. Interested candidates are invited to submit their
applications to coenawihardja@kinerja.or.id
<mailto:coenawihardja@kinerja. or.id>
not later than COB 10 August 2015 indicating the reference subject.
All candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the
application form. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—late 2011 to November 2016
Position: Service Standard Specialist
Duty Station: Jayapura, Papua
Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—late 2011 to November 2016
Position: Service Standard Specialist
Duty Station: Jayapura, Papua
General Description of
Position
The Service Standard Specialist (SSS) will
serve as main Indonesian resource to introduce performance measurements in the
form of service standards, particularly Minimum Service Standards (MSS) into
local management service systems as a model for service improvement by the
KINERJA project in the Papua province. SSS will provide technical assistance to
Papua Provincial and District Governments in managing special autonomy funds
& shared revenue’ based on MSS. Under supervision of the Public Service Delivery
Advisor and in daily-based coordination with Program Manager, she/he will
develop and oversee approaches to increase the application of service standards
in local government service delivery. In particular this will include the
application of MSS in KINERJA education’s packages particularly School Based
Management (SBM), and health packages (in particular health system
strengthening in basic health care). The
SSS will support local governments and work with KINERJA field staff,
Intermediary Organizations (IOs) and consultants to replicate KINERJA service
improvement packages and activities promoting service standards application in
general.
Duties and Responsibilities
·
Provide technical assistance
to the Papua Provincial Government (PG) to ensure more effective management
(planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation and reporting) and effective
disbursement of special autonomy and oil and gas revenue based on MSS. He/she
will work closely with the Provincial Planning Bureau (Bappeda), Education and
Health department to develop operational policies and related technical
guidelines and procedures for the use of Otsus funds
·
Train various stakeholders
from government and civil society in the application of MSS. Provide technical
assistance and backstopping support to district level stakeholders and IOs
implementing KINERJA activities in support of service standard application
·
Identify implementation
challenges from regular field monitoring, analyze IOs monthly reports and
provide guidance to field teams and KINERJA IOs on improving implementation.
·
Work with district agencies
and develop a step by step approach for interested KINERJA local governments to
consolidate and scale up service standard application efforts and KINERJA
service packages and coordinate KINERJA support for LG efforts.
·
Provide mentoring and TOT to
provincial and district level stakeholders and IOs.
·
Conduct MSS training of
KINERJA IO/field staff, local governments and MSF to build up the capacity of
these stakeholders to replicate KINERJA service improvement packages based on
service standard based.
·
Learn from Kinerja Core and
develop working guidelines and operational steps on how to establish a
Provincial Forum and Clinic (focused on replication of SS/Service Improvement
Packages).
·
Identify champions in each
districts interested to promote SS and implement service improvement
packages. Support these champions to establish the framework for a
provincial clinic and help them to put operational procedures in practice.
Among others this includes: gaining political support, identifying technical
experts, promoting the allocation of budgets, establishing work plans, setting
up regular meetings and monitoring schedules.
·
Identify possible good
practices in SS promotion and service improvement management, particularly in
the area of health and education and support the districts and the province to
share and discuss these in a Provincial Summit of Good Practices.
·
Coordinate with other
related SS/Service Improvement projects/ development partners in provinces and
districts, and find possibilities for collaboration in related and
complimentary activities.
·
Assist with the development of materials, training program and technical
expertise with subjects areas of relevants to minimum
service standard management in demand by LGs and civil society organizations or
local councils
·
On the national level work
with the Indonesia Administration Body (LAN) to develop case studies for its
training curriculum. Support LAN to develop a work plan and involve LAN
specialists in the implementation of key KINERJA activities.
·
Oversee the preparation of a
summary concept paper on achievements made and challenges faced in replicating
KINERJA SS efforts/Service Improvement Packages and feed made learnings into
policy dialogue with ministries (e.g., Education & Culture, Home Affairs,
Health, Empowerment of State Apparatus and Bureaucracy Reformation- KeMenpan
RB) and LAN.
·
Develop policy recommendation based on
Kinerja Good Practices to ensure wide replication of MSS Packages on provincial
and national level.
·
Contribute to KINERJA
quarterly and annual reporting.
·
Conduct other tasks as provided
by supervisor based on need.
This
position reports to the Public Service Delivery Advisor
Qualifications required
·
A
Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 15 years’ experience or a Magister degree
with 10 years’ experience in a relevant field.
·
A
minimum of 10 years’ experience working with local governments related to
services standard and service improvement. Knowledge of services that are the
focus of KINERJA Service Improvement Packages is essential (e.g., school based
management, mother and child health).
·
In-depth
knowledge and understanding of the institutional/organizational and technical
resources relate to SS policy and implementation, SS/Service Improvement
service providers at the provincial and local levels. Particularly the Laws and
Local Regulations related to special autonomy fund implementation in
Papua.
·
High
level of understanding of the complexities of LG Performance measurement and
management framework and also service standard regulatory policy framework.
·
High
degree of adaptability to varied working environments and good inter personal
and team working skills, ability to work hands-on, independently, and within
team in difficult work environment
·
Basic
knowledge of management processes and systems, such as human resources
management and development (including performance evaluation) and financial
management.
·
Experiences
in working with Local and National Governments, Universities and Civil Society
Organizations.
·
Ability
to build effective relationships with all clients, peers, and stakeholders.
·
Preferably
have had experience working and living in the territory of Papua and
familiarity with local-social cultural conditions.
Assets
·
Good
ability to speak read and write in English.
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