Job: 41599 - LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LED) OFFICER (2 POSTS) - (FOR INDONESIAN NATIONALITY ONLY)

Location :

Jayapura and Manokwari, INDONESIA

Application Deadline :

13-Nov-13

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Post Level :

SC-8

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

up to 31 December 2014

Background

'UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.' UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development.'

Tanah Papua, which comprises Papua and West Papua Provinces, is the Indonesia's largest but most sparsely populated region with 3.6 million inhabitants, consisting of more than 250 tribes and ethnic group (2010 BPS census) with at least 73% of the indigenous Papuans living in the rural areas.

Despite the fact that the region is blessed with enormous natural resources, its poverty rate is more than double the national average and the highest of the country at 34.88% for West Papua and 36.80% for Papua. Papua and West Papua also lag behind other provinces on key non-income indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Papuans' Net Enrolment Rate in Primary Education is around 90% for West Papua and 76.09% for Papua (national rate is at 95.23%). Gender inequality is particularly strong in traditional patriarchal communities in terms of (a) women limited access to resources, decision making as well as (b) gender division of labour. This situation translates into a restricted access of Papuan indigenous youth and women to a decent livelihood.

In order to accelerate the human development process in Papua, the Government of Indonesia granted a special autonomy status to the provinces (OTSUS). Its full implementation has been delayed due to limited civil society participation and lack of capacity and coordination between national provincial and district level institutions, which lead to the absence of an inclusive framework for developing sustainable economy.

Since 2006 the People-centred Development Programme (PCDP) has been supporting local government institutions, civil society organizations and communities in the Papua Region in their efforts to improve human development and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The second phase of the programme continues to provide technical assistances to the local government and civil society to formulate, coordinate and implement appropriate, specific local development programmes in the targeted districts of Papua Province and West Papua Province. In addition, during the second phase, the Programme will put more emphasis on improving the economic welfare of communities, in particular indigenous Papuans, starting with a few concrete pilots to ensure that the results of programme interventions make an impact on the lives of communities and government's efforts to reduce poverty that is covered under local economic development component of PCDP, which has intended to improve community welfare in particular of indigenous Papuans through the functioning of local government and civil society basic systems and processes for sustainable livelihood development in Papua region

Building a territory-based economic development institution or Local Economic Development Agencies (LEDA) in both provinces is expected to improve the economic welfare of communities. The goal is to institutionalize sustainable livelihood development for Papuan communities, generate income of Papuans, particularly in rural contexts, and to create value added of any potential business or agriculture commodities produced in the pilot areas.

UNDP Indonesia wishes to continue its support in Papua region and plan to develop an initiative to follow-up programme beyond 2014 that gives emphasis on local governance-enabling environment and local economic development. If PCDP can achieve good results by 2014 in terms of LEDA and/or micro-finance for Papuan indigenous people, there is opportunity to expand the model to utilize the provincial/local government funds (in form of special autonomous funds).

Under the supervision and reporting to the Local Economic Development (LED) Specialist and National Project Manager (NPM), LED Officers support the management of the UNDP - PCDP portfolio at Papua/West Papua Province. The main role of LED Officer is to ensure effective implementation of local economic development initiatives in Papua/West Papua Province and provide technical assistances to other relevant stakeholders in provinces and pilot districts, forge new partnerships with development partners and private sector to strengthen the PCDP, while also managing the PCDP including project assurance, and overall monitoring and other relevant operational issues.

The LED Officers in Papua and West Papua Province will also work closely with programme and operations in the CO, as well as experts, government officials, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society to successfully implement the UNDP programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides top quality inputs in the area of local development context to project planning and budgeting, focusing on the following tasks:

• Provides inputs to project situation analysis based on recent local economic development and general development context in respective province.
• Reviews and provides inputs to project planning and budgeting.
• Coordinates inputs on local economic development from local counterparts to project planning and budgeting.
• Provides effective support to the project management units in identifying the appropriate modalities for acquiring inputs for project activities (e.g. recruitment & procurement modalities)

2. Ensures effective implementation of PCDP efforts in supporting local government in Papua/West Papua as well as civil society to establish basic system and processes for sustainable livelihood development, focusing on the following tasks:

• Identifies and coordinates the provision of technical assistance to the project and partners in consultation with implementing partners and synthesize the result of local economic development studies to enhance project implementation at both provinces
• Ensures effective implementation of innovative scheme in improving access to finance for local entrepreneurs, including special target to women entrepreneurs in respective province.
• Ensures effective implementation of support to business development for local entrepreneurs in respective province.
• Ensures effective implementation of capacity-building of local counterparts in fund management and local economic development forum operationalization
• Ensures effective implementation of support to local economic development forum or agency in respective province
• Provides regular updates on local economic development situation to project;
• Introduces of performance indicators/success criteria, targets and milestones.

3. Monitors and reports project implementation and progress at Papua/West Papua Provinces, focusing on the following tasks:

• Provisions of guidance to implementing partner in monitoring business groups strengthening, access to finance, business incubators and LED agency and serves as focal point for M&R in line with UNDP evaluation policies, procedures and practices
• Monitors the implementation of project at respective province using guidelines of project monitoring
• Preparation of monthly reports.
• Providing substantial inputs to quarterly reporting (QMR)
• Provisions of input for press releases and update data for project webpages in consultation with M&R Officer and communication team in CO
• Ensures effective implementation of project partnership with government counterparts, private sectors, CSOs/NGOs and other development partners and support to implementing partners in conducting participatory and multi-stakeholder sectoral reviews for greater impact and sustainability of projects

4. Ensures the implementation of project partnership strategy and facilitate the establishment of mechanisms for coordination, dialogue, and learning among actors (bureaucrats and practitioners) in local economic development sector, focusing on the following tasks:

• Maintaining strategic partnerships with key development partners in government, private sector, civil society, and academia to garner the resources and support required for an effective portfolio
• Active participation in various policy and partnership forum and meetings on local economic and broader issues of development to keep abreast of the sector and facilitate project implementation;
• Effective coordination with the project team, project board and the stakeholders to ensure smooth conduct of the monitoring of PCDP efforts in developing a framework for sustainable livelihood development in respective province.

5. Ensure the implementation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing strategy of the project, focusing on the following tasks:

• Ensure the implementation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing strategy at respective province.
• Identifies best practices and lessons learnt from the project and from other initiatives that can be helpful to the project in achieving its goals and objectives
• Documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned of project;
• Support knowledge generation and knowledge sharing based on project experiences, and, when appropriate, make contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Maintain knowledge and advocacy networks at respective province which are linked to local economic development efforts.
• Effective contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Effective support to the establishment of showcase to external stakeholders on progress made and impacts delivered
• Professional growth through active learning.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Self-development, initiative-taking
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
• Informed and transparent decision making

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda Level 1.2: Preparing information for advocacy - Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP's mandate

Results-Based Programme Development and Management Level 1.2: Contributes into results through primary research and analysis

• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work - Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration - Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation

Building Strategic Partnerships Level 1.2: Maintaining a network of contacts - Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches Level 1.2: Enhancing processes or products - Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things - Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations) Level 1.2: Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies - Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing Level 1.2: Basic research and analysis - Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things - Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise Level 1.2: Fundamental knowledge of own discipline - Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position - Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks - Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals - Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning - Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP's Goals Level 1.2: Preparing information for global advocacy - Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP's goals for a variety of audiences

• Maintains a functioning network of contacts in the media and civil society, to promote a

Client Orientation Level 1.2: Establishing effective client relationships - Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion - Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines

Willingness to take Prince2 training and certification, RMG

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master or Bachelor degree in International Relations, Political Science, Development Studies, Economics, Statistics or other relevant fields of study.

Experience:

Minimum with 6 years of relevant experience for candidate with Bachelor Degree or 2 years relevant experience for candidate with Master Degree in: - Project management; design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects. - Networking and establishing close-coordination with the national and provincial government, private sector, CSO, university, development partners for local economic development efforts will be highly desirable

Language Requirements: ?

• Fluency in written and spoken English is an absolute necessity;
• Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is required.

Other Requirements:

• Knowledge of social development programmes and experiences in local economic development projects and programmes highly desirable. - Strong knowledge on Papua development context, especially in the area of local economic development, MDGs and Human Development. - Familiar with Government and UNDP/UN procedures - Experience in working for/in Papua development projects is highly desirable
• Ability to write high quality reports.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, and handling of web based management systems will be advantage

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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply . All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. 
UNDP Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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