GEDSI Policy Advocacy (Consultant)

Location Banda Aceh, Indonesia
APPLICATIONS CLOSE – 19^th September 2024, 5 PM Jakarta time.

Program Background

The SKALA Program is a significant Australian investment designed to help Indonesia address regional disparities in development. SKALA will contribute to this objective by strengthening selected elements of Indonesia’s large and complex decentralised government system responsible for the delivery of basic services (Layanan Dasar). The SKALA Program’s core approach is to facilitate better collaboration (Kolaborasi) between Indonesian government stakeholders, at national and subnational levels, to help realise synergies (Sinergi) that will trigger improved service delivery. Moreover, SKALA will build on, and take to scale, the successes and learning from Australia’s previous 19 years of support to Indonesia’s decentralised government system. The SKALA Program is to be implemented through the following three pillars:

• Pillar 1: Stronger national level enabling environment for sub-national service delivery
• Pillar 2: Better sub-national governance for service delivery
• Pillar 3: Greater participation, representation and influence for women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups

SKALA is implemented at the national level with an office in Jakarta and at the subnational level with offices in Aceh, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Maluku, Gorontalo, Kalimantan Utara (Kaltara), Tanah Papua. In addition to the 3 pillars, SKALA works across 4 general themes of Public Financial Management, Minimum Service Standards, Data and Analysis and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI).

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The Role

The Community Empowerment and GEDSI Specialist will support the team to operationalize the mainstreaming of GEDSI through community involvement in various SKALA interventions to support governance for the implementation and fulfillment of minimum service standards in Aceh.

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About You

Specific Responsibilities

Based on general guidelines from GEDSI, this position is under the coordination of GEDSI Coordinator Aceh and is responsible to Lead Aceh for the following matters:

1. Prepare and provide technical input and support for the preparation of regulations, planning, budgets for mainstreaming GEDSI
2. Support local governments in the process of preparing inclusive planning through mainstreaming GEDSI for the implementation and fulfillment of minimum service standards, especially for vulnerable groups (women, people with disabilities, the elderly and indigenous communities).
3. Support local governments in preparing and designing and institutionalizing models of community group involvement/participation in regional development but not limited to thematic planning forums
4. Prepare technical recommendations for the preparation of regional policies regarding community participation and participation in regional development, but not limited to the preparation of regional planning
5. Facilitate strengthening the technical capacity of community groups in carrying out advocacy, planning and budgeting, data access, data literacy and analysis as well as preparing policy working papers
6. Support and facilitate strengthening the capacity of regional governments related to GEDSI in implementing and fulfilling minimum service standards
7. Work collaboratively with the team to develop policy briefs and other relevant publications to promote and advocate research results, learning to improve GEDSI responsive planning and budgeting policies in the implementation and fulfillment of minimum service standards

Deliverables

1. Technical recommendation document for preparing implementation planning and fulfilling minimum service standards that mainstream GEDSI (women, people with disabilities, the elderly and indigenous communities).
2. Technical recommendation document for the design and institutionalization of models of community group involvement/participation in regional development, but not limited to thematic planning forums
3. Technical recommendation document for the preparation of regional policies regarding community participation and participation in regional development, but not limited to the preparation of regional planning
4. Documents resulting from data analysis as well as policy working papers for the implementation and fulfillment of minimum service standards for vulnerable groups prepared and submitted by community group networks to the government
5. Relevant publication documents to promote and advocate research results, learning towards improving GEDSI responsive planning and budgeting policies in implementing and fulfilling minimum service standards

Job Requirements

• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain.
• Work may require long, and flexible hours as needed. Travel is based on need.

Relationship Management

This role will be working closely with SKALA Implementation team and with government counterparts, especially with Province Aceh government. This position will report to Aceh Lead.

Selection Criteria

Essential

1. Master’s degree in development, public policy, social, or other related field.
2. Relevant mid-level and expert technical and operational experience in the field of GEDSI.
3. Minimum of 10 years of experience in development projects, working with local and national governments, including research and policy engagement and understanding data-based planning and budgeting.
4. Know national and regional policies and regulations regarding minimum service standards.
5. Experienced in reviewing and developing policies and best practices to promote gender equality and inclusion such as: drafting policies related to GEDSI, strengthening capacity on GEDSI issues and understanding inclusive planning and budgeting.
6. Have a practical and technical understanding of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), demonstrated by experience implementing activities with consideration of gender, disability and social inclusion in Indonesia (preferably work experience in less developed regions of Indonesia).
7. Experienced in providing technical support to local governments related to issues of community participation in development
8. Have experience working with/for the Government of Indonesia on relevant thematic areas, DFAT and/or other donor funded projects.

Remuneration
Successful Indonesian nationals will be engaged under a national contract in IDR and will be subject to Indonesian employment regulations and tax obligations.

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the essential selection criteria (maximum 2 pages)

APPLICATIONS CLOSE – 19^th September 2024, 5 PM Jakarta time.
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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