Senior Legal Specialist

Senior Legal Specialist
Short Term Consultant

Background
The
World Bank is helping to strengthen national efforts to reduce poverty and
vulnerability by supporting the Government of Indonesia in making informed and
evidence-based policy and program decisions. Support is channeled through a
multi-donor trust fund, the Partnership for Knowledge-based Poverty Reduction,
in three ways:
i) providing poverty analytics and building analytical capacity
to inform poverty and social protection policies, programs and strategies; ii)
supporting the government in the design, implementation and evaluation of key
poverty and social protection programs; and, iii) improving the quality and
accessibility of data required for poverty analysis and policy making. This trust
fund is used to provide technical assistance and policy advice, carry out
analytical work, and provide grants to non-government think tanks and research
institutions. Under this program, the
World Bank is helping the government to implement its vision for a national
social security system covering all Indonesians.The system will include universal coverage
for health, pension, old age savings, death benefits and work accident.As part of this effort, the Bank is helping
the government to: i) design and price the new social security programs; ii)
transform existing social insurance institutions into national social security
administrators; iii) establish a strong system of governance, oversight,
supervision and control; iv) establish robust contribution collection systems
and issue unique identification numbers to all system members.The Bank is also working with the government
to help it establish the capacity to manage program risks and finances to assure
the programs remain solvent and are fiscally sustainable.

Job description
The primary objective of the Senior Legal Specialist is to assist the government withlegal issues and regulations, and work directly
with senior government counterparts in support of the team’s effort to assist
the government of Indonesia with implementation of the national social security
system under Law No. 40/2004 (the SJSN law) and Law No. 24/2011 (the BPJS Law)

Main Duties and
Responsibilities:

The consultant will work with the social
protection practice team and others on all legal aspects of the Bank’s
social protection program, focusing initially on:
* Assisting the government with the legal issues and drafting of regulations under the national social security system (SJSN) and social security administrative bodies (BPJS) under Law No.  40/2004 and Law No. 24/2011
* Working with Bappenas, the National Social Security Council (DJSN), the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, the Ministry of Finance and PT Jamsostek on legal aspects of the SJSN employment programs
* Assisting Ministry of Manpower and
Transmigration, DJSN and PT Jamsostek with legal issues and drafting of
regulations regarding the transformation of PT Jamsostek to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan
(national social security administrator managing SJSN employment programs)
The primary responsibilities of the Senior
Investment Specialist are to:

* Build and sustain effective relationships with senior government officials, line ministries, project implementation units, international development partners and think tanks
* Participate in the policy dialogue on legal aspects of the implementation of social protection programs
* Participate in meetings with senior government officials and project implementation units, prepare Power Point presentations and make presentations as required
* Prepare analytical reports for the team leader and the government
* Serve as an expert in legal aspects of social protection programs in Indonesia
* Work
with government officials to gather and analyze laws and regulations related to
the implementation of Law No. 40/2004 and Law No. 24/2011
* Coordinate
closely with the other teams in the World Bank to identify potential linkages
between the programs and their legal structure.
The selected candidate will function
similarly to staff with priorities and outputs expected to change to fit
counterpart demands and priorities.  Output will generally consist of just-in-time memoranda, comments on
draft regulations and legal documents prepared by the government, input to the
government and social security administrative body on the legal impact of
implementation actions, analysis of domestic and international experience, and
inputs to reports, Policy Notes, and Power Point presentations.

Selection
Criteria

This position will be a local hire.  It requires an individual with maturity, good judgment and the ability
to work well with teams within the Bank and with senior government
officials.  Key requirements for this
position include:

·         A master’s
degree or equivalent
·         License legal
expert to practice law in Indonesia
·         Expertise
in social security law and regulations
·         Minimum
of fifteen years of relevant work experience. Previous experience with the
government, or donor/multi-lateral development agency projects would be highly
advantageous
·         Familiarity
with development, political, social and cultural issues in Indonesia
·         Excellent
interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability in managing relationships with senior
Indonesian government officials, local organizations and donor agencies is
highly desirable
·         Excellent
English writing and speaking ability
·         Excellent
legal research and analytical skills
·         Function
well independently and have the ability to professionally represent the Bank,
handle multiple tasks, meet changing priorities and deliver high-quality
analysis and work on-time
·         Ability
to work as a member of a multi-professional team

The
World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender,
nationality, culture and educational background.  Individuals with disabilities are equally
encouraged to apply.  All applications
will be treated in the strictest confidence.

The successful candidate
for the Senior Legal Specialist position will be offered a Short Term
Contract (STC) for 150 days.The
Consultant will be based in Jakarta. The
expected start date is late February, 2013. The Consultant will report on a
day-to-day basis to Senior Social Protection
Specialist and will work closely with
the Social Protection team and work as a part of the Human Development network
located in the World Bank Office Jakarta. The consultant will also work with the
Public Sector Management and, as needed, with the Poverty Cluster within the
Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) network in the World Bank
Office Jakarta. S(he) will also report to the Country Sector Coordinator
for the Human Development Network.

To apply, please submit a CV (no more than 2-sides
long) and cover letter by email to jobsindonesia@worldbank.orgwith the subject “Senior Investment Specialist
Application”no later than February 8th 2013.