The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene 'Penyehatan Lingkungan Untuk Semua' (IUWASH PLUS) program is
a five-year initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia
in increasing access to water supply and sanitation services as well as
improving key hygiene behaviors among urban poor and vulnerable
populations. Implemented by DAI Global LLC, IUWASH PLUS works with
governmental agencies, the private sector, NGOs, communities and others
to achieve the following "high level" results:
• An increase of one million people in urban areas with access to improved water supply of which at least 500,000 are from the poorest 40% of the population; and• An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to an improved sanitation facility and all of whom are from the poorest 40% of the population.
To ensure that
improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, IUWASH PLUS is
guided by a development hypothesis that focuses on strengthening service
delivery systems so they can more effectively reach the poorest and
most vulnerable segments of the population. In order to achieve this at
scale, IUWASH PLUS undertakes activities through four interrelated
components, including: 1) Improving household WASH services; 2)
Strengthening city WASH institutional performance; 3) Strengthening the
WASH financing environment; and 4) Advancing national WASH advocacy,
coordination and communication.
To achieve these outcomes IUWASH-PLUS need high caliber incumbent to fill the position of
Micro Finance Specialist based in Jakarta Office (JOB CODE : MFS-JKT)
Task and Responsibility:
The
Micro Finance Specialist will work under the direction of the WASH
Finance advisor / Team lead Component 3 and will be responsible for
directing the activities of introducing microfinance institutions (MFIs)
that include cooperatives, community credit organizations, and
commercial banks to the WASH market. Also, the specialist will
facilitate partnerships between MFIs and sanitation SMEs to ensure that
financing and construction go hand-in-hand. In addition to the above,
Micro Finance Specialist will work closely for Component 1, improving
household WASH services especially for delivering micro finance
information to the household’s investment in WASH improvements.
The tasks and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Support IUWASH PLUS Regional program activities on micro finance through:
o Work closely with regional team of WASH Finance Specialist to identify micro finance institution that include cooperatives, community credit organizations, commercial banks and provincial development banks as platforms for regional WASH investment in supporting micro finance program as funding source for WASH products in increasing WASH access for poor and vulnerable population.o Support WASH Finance Specialist in structuring and streamlining credit programs managed directly by PDAMs, assessing financial viability, loan evaluation criteria, operating procedures, and integration of credit options into their marketing and customer processing.o Support BC/Marketing Specialist in delivering information of micro finance program to households in improving WASH access.o Support Component 3 in preparation of IUWASH annual work plans and budgets resulting in agreed action plans, incorporating cost-sharing and /or leveraging of local and National stakeholders.o Maintaining regular contact with Regional WASH Financing Specialists, joining regular IUWASH meetings, and providing advice to Regional Managers, WASH Financing Advisor on priority technical issues.
• Support
IUWASH PLUS activities with National stakeholders on micro finance
program for WASH products accessible to all activities areas:
o Engage national stakeholders in the effort to strengthen micro finance program in developing the national regulation for WASH improvement.o Engage the Indonesian Finance Services Authority (OJK) in establishing regulation to support micro finance institution to broaden involvement in WASH improvement.
• Support
WASH Financing advisor in the implementation of all activities under
Component 3 and ensure strong linkages between Component 3 with other
IUWASH PLUS Components, including: Component 1 (Improving household WASH
services); Component 2 (Strengthening city WASH institutional
performance) and Component 4 (Advancing national WASH advocacy,
coordination and communication).
• Identify
opportunities and support activities to utilize the Local
Sustainability & Innovation component to advance increased safe
water access to poorest 40% of the population.
• Support
the IUWASH PLUS M&E team, to implement the monitoring program to
assess the quality and effectiveness of IUWASH PLUS interventions on
strengthening small WASH entreprises, including direct support, where
required, of the Activity Monitoring Plan (AMP)
Minimum Qualifications
• Possess at least a university degree (S1) majoring in Economics or Financial Management.
• At least 5-years experiences providing technical assistance or as a consultant of micro finance program.
• Experiences in micro finance in relation to seeking financial source to small enterprise to improve its business.
• Having
experience developing strategic plan of micro finance institution
especially for a cooperative in doing business supporting micro finance
for WASH products.
• Having
experience working with central and local government relating to the
micro finance program advocacy would be additional credit points.
• Able to work independently in limited supervision/facility in his/her designated areas
• Excellent
team player with a range of people, excellent interpersonal skills,
with experience in community facilitation, training and organizing work
• Experience in report writing, preferable in English
Expected Start Date : Available immediately
APPLICATION SEND
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH_plus_recruitment@dai.
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