National Advisor – Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – DKI Jakarta

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations.

National Advisor/National Advisor

Indonesia has played an important role in various international stage. As an active member of the G20, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) and the High-Level Panel on the Global Development Framework beyond 2015,the country has taken responsibility in shaping global policies. Considering that Germany and Indonesia have engaged in global fora and also have a long standing partnership in development areas, both countries shall continue to join forces to achieve their shared interests. The network of global development partners is one vehicle where responsibilities and knowledge can be shared between the relevant partners.

In this regard, Indonesia has a long tradition of South-South Cooperation. The National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2010-2014 has identified the need to strengthen South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) of Indonesia by consolidating the institutional  aspect, including coordination among the related institutions. Indonesia is currently working on the process to reform the governmental structures and procedures of SSTC.This process will be continued under the RPJMN 2015-2019, a national plan that supports Indonesia’s role in SSTC.

To further improve the coordination and also to develop binding standards for the related institutions in implementing their programs in SSTC, a National Coordination Team (NCT) has been established. This team comprises the Ministry of National Development Planning (Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Bappenas), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kementerian Luar Negeri), the Ministry of Finance (Kementerian Keuangan) and the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kementerian Sekretariat Negara).

Indonesia is actively involved in the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) as well as in the formulation of new global development goals (post-2015). It is furthermore within the framework of the G20 that the Indonesian government has placed topics that are relevant for the country. Thus, the UN Secretary General has asked the Indonesian President to take a lead in shaping the discussion process on a new design of global development goals (UNSG High-level Panel on Post-2015). Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Indonesia is recognized as a leading force. The country is to become active as a donor in less developed countries.

The professional advisor’s main responsibilities :

managing an area of responsibility that forms part of the project objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior in the area of SSTC and NGG
assisting project initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups in the area of SSTC and NGG
supporting the partner to develop aconcept in the area of SSTC and NGG
innovation and knowledge management
implementing daily operational aspects of all issues related to the project
processing technical aspects and further developing the area of responsibility in accordance with the specified quality standards
maintaining of a good flow of communication and information between all involved institutions and counterparts and GIZ
ensuring that the project office runs smoothly
Networking and cooperation
Knowledge management
Coordination tasks
Other duties/additional tasks

Required qualifications, competences and experience

masters/MSc/MA in International Development Studies or Public Policy or area that is related to the project objectives
At least ten (10) years professional experience working in/with and/or providing technical assistance to governmental and/or international organizations
At least five (5) years professional experience on developing monitoring and evaluation systems and familiar with Indonesia Development Cooperation
Previous professional experience abroad, including Europe, US and/or Asia is an asset;
Previous experience in providing on training an asset;
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills and ability to liaise and communicate effectively with governments
Solid knowledge of German Technical Assistance is an asset

Other knowledge, additional competences

very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
Excellent written and oral knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia and English
working knowledge of German is an asset
willingness to up skill as required by the tasks to be performed –corresponding measures are agreed with management
strong managerial and organisational competence

Send your comprehensive resume and salary expectation to  recruitment-indo@giz.de with SSTC-Advisor code as email subject by 08 June 2015

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