GIZ Indonesia for the develoPPP.de Public Private Cooperation Projects: (Senior) Advisor Project Management , Bandar Lampung, Lampung

With its develoPPP.de programme, Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) helps drive forward private companies’ innovative projects in developing countries and emerging markets while generating long-term benefits for the local population. Without the involvement of the private sector there can be no sustainable development. develoPPP.de pools public and private resources with the objective of bringing sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in developing and emerging countries – particularly in areas where the need for action is greatest.

In Indonesia, GIZ on behalf of BMZ is implementing a number of partnership projects with private companies, mostly in the Agribusiness sector, focusing on smallholder development and integration of smallholder farmers into supply chains. From 2018 onwards, GIZ will be engaged in four partnership projects, working in with coffee, pepper and rice smallholder farmers in different regions of Indonesia. In the course of 2018, more projects, covering additional commodities and project locations are expected to start subsequently. To enable synergies between the projects, all projects will be bundled in the newly set-up Agribusiness and Private Sector Hub, coordinated out of Jakarta, and implemented in two regional offices.

One partnership project aims at strengthening the productivity of smallholder coffee farmers in Lampung province, increasing their income and supporting integrated farming systems. Activities will include smallholder training (GAP, farmer business school), strengthening of farmer groups and intermediate organisations and supply chain management. All activities are jointly developed and implemented together with the partner company.

To support this project, GIZ is currently recruiting one Indonesian candidate for the following position:

(Senior) Advisor Project Management , Bandar Lampung, Lampung

The (Senior) Advisor will be responsible for:

• Managing all activities in the project in accordance with the operational plan and project goals and activities agreed with the partner, team agreements and/or agreements with the supervisor
• providing professional advice to partners and cooperating with important stakeholders

A.     Tasks

1.      Coordination and Project Management

• Supports the development of yearly operational plans and ensures that all activities are implemented in line with the plan and in line with GIZ regulation
• Coordinates the activities of technical advisors, field facilitators and sub-contractors implementing activities on behalf of the project. This includes formulation of job descriptions and terms of reference and selects and supervises third parties in the course of carrying out activities, including performance evaluation
• monitors the development and implementation of partnership projects and activities in close consultation with counterparts and the team leader
• deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues related to the partnership projects areas of activity
• develops and organizes quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives
• monitors project progress and the activities partnership projects, reviews reports and documents on the progress, identifies bottlenecks and recommends alternative management options to the team leader

2.      Networking and cooperation

• ensures cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with company partners at local level and ensures smooth implementation of all joint activities
• liaises and if necessary cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations non-governmental agencies and individuals in the partnership projects’ environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships
• links up on a regular basis with relevant stakeholders in Indonesian agricultural and smallholder development and agribusiness, as well as supporting platforms for coffee
• travels (abroad) in the region occasionally, as well as to Jakarta, in accordance with project requirements

3.      Knowledge management

• Together with responsible colleagues ensures knowledge transfer between different partnership projects
• Drives forward the development of ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures, in particular related to GAP trainings on the respective commodities coffee, strengthening of farmer groups and cooperatives and Farmer Business School Trainings
• draws up reports and presentation documents
• formulates appropriate input for various projects reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the team leader and GIZ Head Office
• assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes.

4.      Management and coordination tasks

• uses GIZ’s Capacity Works to manage the component
• coordinates and prioritises relevant project activities at local level in cooperation with the partners, both as regards the organisational preparation and implementation of the activities
• supports in the management and monitoring of the budget of partnership projects 
• compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments
• in the absence of supervisor, takes appropriate measures to secure operation of the programme

5.      Other duties/additional tasks

• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
• occasionally support in business development activities
• occasionally deputizes supervisor in selected processes

B.     Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

• Masters/MSc or doctorate in Business, Economics, or Agriculture or similar disciplines

Professional experience

• Minimum of 10 years professional experience, with at least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
• Proven experience in a managerial / project management / coordinating position
• Profound and proven experience working in agriculture development projects and working with smallholder farmers in Indonesia
• Profound and proven experience working in direct cooperation with private companies or in the private sector
• Technical knowledge and solid experience working with the commodity coffee, other commodities a plus
• Experience working in or with German Development Cooperation would be a plus

Other knowledge, additional competences

• very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• fluent written and oral knowledge of English, native speaker Bahasa Indonesia
• existing network in Indonesian agricultural sector (NGO, private sector or public sector) would be a plus
• willingness to up-skill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Duty Station: Bandar Lampung, Lampung

Expect to join: a.s.a.p.

Direct Supervisor: Senior Advisor Private Sector Engagement

Interested candidates should submit a motivation letter, CV, trainings attended and list of references (a must), addressed to recruitment-indo@giz.de. The closing date to submit the application letter is on 15 April 2018.

Please indicate your application by putting the following code in the subject line: DeveloPPP_Advisor PM

Please name your file as follow format:

[Your Complete Name]_[Motivation Letter/CV/Latest Education Certificate] (i.e: Nakula Sadewa _CV or Nakula Sadewa _Motivation Letter or Nakula Sadewa _Reference)

 Only short-listed candidates will be notified