Position: Consultant to Study on the Oversight
Mechanism for Bansos and Dana Hibah
Languages Required: English & Bahasa Indonesia
Duration of Contract: 15 days
Working Period: July and September 2018
BACKGROUND
Social Funds (Bansos) have long been an object of corruption, leading to such
notable prosecutions, such as North Sumatra Governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho, who
was sentenced to four years in prison for Bansos
corruption this year. A BPK report indicated that nearly one billion USD had gone
awry for political purposes,[1] and KPK has
repeatedly highlighted concerns in the management of these funds, suggesting
they be managed through a single ministry. The GOI appears to be heeding these
calls, with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani stating in August that the Ministry of
Social Affairs will be responsible for the 2018 budget,[2]
along with other measures, such as depositing assistance directly into
beneficiary’s bank accounts.[3] This represents
a tremendous increase in responsibility in terms of oversight.
Under the USAID CEGAH Program, we intend to
build capacity for Indonesian external and internal oversight bodies to
strengthen their ability to monitor the misuse of government funds intended as
social safety/welfare programs such as Bansos
and Dana Hibah. For this purpose, we
will start a study that can identify the existing oversight mechanisms used to
monitor Bansos, their actual
implementation on the grounds and areas where the funds are vulnerable for any
misuse for pragmatic political gain, and radicalism activities.
Life-of-project Objective: Build capacity
for Indonesian external and internal oversight bodies to strengthen their
ability to monitor the misuse of Bansos
and their leakage to VE supporters.
Beneficiaries: IG of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and
local IGs.
SCOPE OF WORK:
A. Objective:
1.
To understand
the nature of the Bansos program and
its implementation and financing systems;
2.
To study existing
government mechanisms used to oversee use of Bansos funds;
3.
To identify
gaps (areas where the funds are vulnerable for any misuse) between regulations
and their implementation; and
4.
To develop
recommendations to strengthen oversight mechanisms and prevent the leakage of Bansos to VE groups or supporters.
B. Scope of Work:
The consultant will review relevant documents
and interview relevant knowledgeable informants to answer the following
questions:
1.
What is
the original purpose of Bansos?
2.
What are
relevant regulations used as the basis for Bansos?
3.
Who are
the targeted recipients of Bansos?
What are the relevant eligibility criteria?
4.
Is the Bansos program budgeted and implemented
at both the national and sub-national levels? What agencies are assigned as the
implementer of Bansos?
5.
What are the
similarities and differences between Bansos
at the national and sub-national levels? (how it is budgeted, source of the
funds, who is involved, how it is distributed, who has power over its
utilization, how it is audited, etc.)
6.
What are
the existing oversight mechanisms used to prevent misuse of Bansos?
7.
What areas
of Bansos are vulnerable to misuse?
8.
How can possible
leakage to VE groups or supporters be tracked?
9.
What is
lacking in the existing oversight mechanism of Bansos that can lead to its possible misuse by or leakage to VE
groups or supporters?
10.
What
measures need to be taken to strengthen the oversight mechanisms or prevent the
leakage of Bansos to VE groups or
supporters?
C. Implementation Plan:
Stage 1:
·
Meeting
with USAID-CEGAH VE team to gather input for the expected output and design of
the study
·
Draft timeline
to conduct study
·
Draft
report outline
Stage II:
·
Conduct desktop
review and interviews with relevant officials from ministries/agencies and experts
·
Write and
submit preliminary findings
·
Conduct
discussion with the USAID CEGAH team for input
Stage III:
·
Revise the
findings and analysis
·
Develop
recommendations
·
Conduct
discussion with the USAID CEGAH team for input
·
Review the
recommendations
Stage IV:
·
Present
the findings and recommendations to relevant USAID CEGAH project partners
·
Submit final
report
D. Duration
of the Assignment:
This contract provides for 15 working days, between July
and September 2018
E. Deliverables:
2.
Finalized
detail narrative report in Bahasa Indonesia
3.
Summary of
key findings in English (max. 5 pages)
4.
Narrative
report on key recommendations in English (max. 5 pages)
5.
Summary of
finalized report in power point presentation in English
6.
Presented
report to relevant USAID CEGAH project partners
F. General Qualifications for the Applicant:
1.
Strong knowledge
and experience in the management of national and local government budget
2.
Strong
knowledge of the relevant regulations pertaining to management of Bansos and Dana Hibah funds, including related funding oversight mechanisms
3.
Strong
passion for and understanding of anti-corruption measures taken in Indonesia
4.
Familiarity
with violent extremism issues in Indonesia
Please send CV and application letter to info@msi-cegah.com before
7:00pm Jakarta time on Thursday, June 20, 2018. Only candidates who
have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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