Senior Governance Advisor

Location: Remote
APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday 10^th April 2025, at 5 PM

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, Tanagh Papua. In addition to the 3 pillars, SKALA works across 4 general themes of Public Financial Management, Minimum Service Standards, Data and Analysis and GEDSI.

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The Role

The Senior Governance Advisor will be responsible to provide technical input on governance aspects to MoF, BAPPENAS and Papua Region Government efforts in creating stronger enabling environment for subnational service delivery; improving service delivery at sub-national level and; ensuring greater participation, representation and influence of women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups 

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About You

Specific Responsibilities        

• Prepare briefs and provide technical advice on local governance to national and local government in formulation and implementation of Special Autonomy policies in the region.
• Prepare briefs and provide technical advice on strategic priorities to local government during preparation of planning and budgeting documents.
• Prepare briefs and provide technical advice to local government on governance of GEDSI policies and action plan.

Other Duties

• Comply with DFAT, DT Global and SKALA policies on gender, disability, fraud and anticorruption, child protection, PSEAH and the environment.
• Ensure compliance and adherence to various operational policies, guidelines and manuals issued by DT Global and SKALA.

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 (other options: travel is not required, or occasional travel).

Deliverables

• Monthly report
• Documented input to above mentioned focuses: analysis and briefs on Special Autonomy policies, GEDSI policies etc.

Relationship Management 

This position will work closely and effectively with a range of stakeholders, including all other Program staff, the DT Global corporate team and other external service providers. The position will report to the Province Lead.

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Postgraduate from development studies preferable. 
• Have experiences in development planning, local government, and community development at least 20 years, including research and policy engagement and familiar with local data driven planning and budgeting. 
• Have extensive experiences in working with international development partners. 
• Have extensive experiences working with and facilitating higher level government officials, including parliament members. 
• Proven understanding of GEDSI issues. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to achieve goals

Preferred

·       Working experiences for Papua Region Working experiences for Papua Region

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

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday 10^th April 2025, at 5 PM
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.