Project Assistant for Assistance for Enhanced Innovation for the Achievement of the SDGs in Indonesia (ACHIEVE) - (Jakarta) - SC 5 - (For Indonesian Nationality Only)  

“UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, including Indonesia, working to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. UNDP supports implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Indonesia, UNDP works with the Government to integrate SDGs into national plan and policies.”

In the UN Sustainable Development Summit held in September 2015, UN countries member agreed on a common development agenda which will be achieved in 2030. This agenda is called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs has 17 goals and 169 targets that are measured with more than 300 indicators. As one of the participated countries, Indonesia has committed to achieving various targets which have been formulated in SDGs. The government of Indonesia (GoI) translated their commitment in adopting the SDGs by launching Presidential Decree No. 59 the Year 2017 on the Implementation of SDGs Achievement. The decree provided a legal framework for national and subnational governments in accelerating SDGs attainment in their respected region. It mandated the establishment of inclusive SDGs Coordination Team, mainstreaming of SDGs in planning document (RPJMN/RPJMD), preparation of National and Local Action Plan on SDGs, and annual reporting on SDGs Achievement. Those activities on achieving the SDGs should be conducted together based on 4 SDGs stakeholder pillars, namely government/parliament, private sectors/philanthropy, academic/expert, and CSO/media/community.

Achieving the SDGs requires transformative and multidimensional approach. Given the limited resources and many targets, decision makers ought to prioritize their focus on development. It was crucial to base the prioritization on evidence and analysis. On similar note, reliable data was essential to monitor, track, evaluate, and report progress on SDGs.

All SDGs have targets directly related to the responsibilities of local and regional governments. Local stakeholders need to be empowered to address SDGs issues especially the ones that are most relevant to the local context. Indeed, the weakest links in Indonesia’s effort in implementing SDGs are the roles of local administrations and the roles of communities (Alisjahbana, 2016). To address this need, UNDP Indonesia establishes ACHIEVE (Assistance for Enhanced Innovation for the Achievement of the SDGs in Indonesia) Programme. ACHIEVE, simply consists of Localizing SDGs in Subnational Level and SDG Academy Indonesia. SDGs Localizing is the programme to integrate SDGs into the policy and governance of Indonesia’s provinces and districts to increase coordination, guarantee policy coherence, ensure effective evidence-based planning and budgeting, using innovative tool, exploring innovative finance modalities and increase communication and promotion for awareness raising to increase participation. The SDG Academy Indonesia is a capacity building program, aiming at increasing Indonesia’s state and non-state actors’ capacities in localizing the SDGs, covering the areas of: governance and policy, innovative solution, and monitoring and reporting, but also their leadership and managerial skills needed to solve local SDGs issues. SDGs Academy Indonesia also aims to facilitate replication and adoption of good practices of SDGs to be incorporated by all provinces and districts across Indonesia, by doing this Indonesia will actively participate in UN’s Decade of Action, to achieve SDGs goals in 2030.

This position is located primarily in UNDP CO Indonesia under overall guidance of SDGs Technical Advisor to support the project on a day-to-day basis to cover administration functions such as procurement, HR, general office and general project administration. (Note: Security is a key function can be covered under this position and should be factored as an essential project management/operational costs. However, security personnel are normally outsourced.)

Under the overall guidance of SDGs Technical Advisor, the Project Assistant provides project support services ensuring high quality of work, ensures accurate, timely and properly recorded/documented service delivery.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support the project team to ensure effective project planning and implementation focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Assists in the coordination of project planning and preparation work for, typically, a medium-size and complex component of the project initiatives; monitors status of project proposals and receipt of relevant documentation for review and approval
• Compiles, summarizes, and presents basic information/data on specific project and related topics or issues.
• Reviews project documents for completeness and compliance with relevant rules and procedures prior to submission for final approval and signature; identifies inconsistencies; distributes project documents to relevant parties upon approval.
• Implement project standard operating procedures in line with the government and UNDP’s regulations;

2. Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation

• Preparation of budget revisions, support to the preparation of annual and quarterly work plans as well as project board meetings, audit, operational and financial closure of a project.
• Support to the preparation of quarterly project reports, in line with the monitoring and reporting guidelines and presents it to the project assurance team on a timely manner;
• Compiles, summarizes and enters data on project delivery; drafts related status reports, identifying shortfalls in delivery, budget overruns, etc., and brings to the attention of management
• To provide administrative support for preparation of high quality and results oriented progress reports.

3. Provides administrative support to the Project Management Unit focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Serves as focal point for administrative, HR, Procurement, Security and office coordination of project implementation activities, involving extensive liaison with a diverse organizational units to initiate requests, obtain necessary clearances, process and follow-up on administrative actions, e.g. recruitment and appointment of personnel, travel arrangements, training/study tours, authorization of payments, disbursement of funds, procurement of equipment and services, security compliance, etc.
• Provision of general office assistance such as response to complex information requests and inquiries; reviews, logs and routes incoming correspondence; establishment of filling system and maintenance files/records; organization of meetings, workshops; routine administrative tasks, including maintaining attendance records, assessing telephone billing, etc.
• Drafts correspondence on budget-related issues, periodic reports, briefing notes, graphic and statistical summaries, accounting spreadsheets, etc.

4.Support strategic partnerships, communication and support to the implementation of resource mobilization

• Updated database of the relevant public and development partners private sector, civil society and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project;
• In coordination with UNDP’s Communication unit and other relevant counterpart communications department, support documentation of the project activities as a tool to communicate results, deepen stakeholder knowledge and buy-in to the project, and resource mobilization for the project.

5. Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Participation in the trainings for the operations/ projects staff.
• Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in project support management function.
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

6. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that:

• Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions;

• Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”;
• Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender are respected within all implementations including data production;
• Differentiated needs of women and men are considered;
• Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created;
• Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced.

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 ,including working in teams and empowering project staff to create an enabling gender equality environment on non-hierarchical bases.
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively including communication skills to exchange information, and key ideas in a manner that engages the audience and helps others to understand and retain messages about gender equality and parity
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict , including conflict resolving skills to manage gender barriers and gender blind behaviors within the project and with partners
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Informed and transparent decision making

Functional Competencies

• Identifies relevant information for advocacy for a variety of audiences

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

• Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation

Building Strategic Partnerships

• Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

• Documents and tracks innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)

• Maintains information/databases on potential and actual donors
• Maintains database of project files
• Provides data and information needed for preparation of project documents

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
• Promotes knowledge management on gender equality issues

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
• Theoretical and/or practical knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment in development programming

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals

• Identifies relevant information for advocacy for UNDP’s goals for a variety of audiences

Client Orientation

• Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
• Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients
• Responds to client needs promptly

RECRUITMENT QUALIFICATION

Education:

Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or other relevant fields of study would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

Minimum 3 years of professional experience, preferably in the field of development for candidates with Bachelor Degree and 5 years for candidates with Diploma Degree.

Language Requirements:

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

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrated familiarity with UNDP development projects in Indonesia.
• Knowledge of and experience in supporting administration of ACHIEVE projects will be highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge and experience in project management support are essential as well as ability to draft correspondence on budget-related issues, briefing notes, graphic and statistical summaries, accounting spreadsheets, etc
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Full time availability for project management support duties is essential.
• Familiar with Government and UN/UNDP procedures would be desirable
• Up-to-date computer skills required, knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages
• Experience in handling of web based management systems would be preferable.

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.