Hivos Southeast Asia is an International
non-governmental organization guided by humanist values. It aims at structural
poverty alleviation with a strong focus on civil society building and
sustainable economic development. Hivos Southeast Asia provides financial
support for local NGOs, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging
knowledge and expertise. For its Hivos Southeast Asia seeks qualified
Indonesian candidates for the position of:
Title: Consultant for Open Data Project Bandung
Duty Station: Jakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 3 (three) months from mid September to December 2018
Report to: Program Development Manager (PDM) Freedom and Accountability Open Society Hivos SEA
Background
Hivos
and the local partner, Data Science Indonesia, have been implementing an open
data project called Solving Community
Problems through Open Data: Investing in Quick Wins for the City of Bandung
(Open Data Bandung). The project was
aimed to demonstrate how government data, when opened and published, can help
solve actual problems prioritized by communities; to help create an ecosystem
or enabling environment of open data; and to stimulate further the adoption of
the innovation and collaboration.
The
project in Bandung addresses local governance issues through applying both
online and offline data management. It supports decision-making pattern,
choosing Traffic Ecosystem as the use case with the collaboration extended to
also engage transportation stakeholders, local communities, university and
business.
In the course of project
implementation, Hivos and implementing partner, Data Science Indonesia (DSI)
have brought several tangible results. It has helped both local government and
communities to tackle traffic issue through data analysis, capacity
development, creation of new business model and related supporting technology.
To
facilitate meaningful closing out of the project, Hivos aims to recruit short
term Project Officer to manage overall implementation of activities in the
closing out phase in relation to the following project close out objectives as
the following:
- Prepare the beneficiaries and strategic actors in Bandung for the phasing out of the project.
- Gather and share evident on project results in relation to improving access to government data and its utilization to solve problems.
- Facilitate knowledge and opportunities for relevant actors (govt. business, civil society) for sustainability.
Scope of Work
- Program Implementation
- Lead day-to-day the main activities (Final evaluation, Angkot Branding, Social media and media visit, Close out workshop etc.)
- Coordinate consultants or liaise with other stakeholders.
- Conduct the media events
- Actively promote the project activities and results through Hivos media and social media.
- Program Development Support
- Together with PDM develop the project concept to be scaled up.
- Together with project manager identify potential partners and donors.
- Program Administration
- Monitor project budget execution and ensure project spending remains on track.
- Assist with the preparation of all necessary documents and administrative requirements for contractual commitments with partner organizations and consultants according to existing procedures, including data entry and data management in Hivos’s information management system (Osiris).
- Neatly and correctly file all project documentation (hard and soft copies) and ensure it can be found for audits.
- Manage the timely receipt and processing of partner narrative and financial reports; provide feedback if necessary.
- Deliverables
- Project implementation reports
- TOR for media visit
- Well-monitored project activities (visit and event report, action points)
- Media and social media report
- Contract with consultants
- Concept note for project scale up
The assignment will start on September
to December 2018. The working days is maximum 20 days per month, 8 hours per
day.
Knowledge, experiences and competencies
We are seeking an Indonesian person
with the following qualities:
- Have at least 2-year experience in running innovation program.
- Experience in managing media/social media event.
- Network of contacts in media, social media, civic tech, civil society.
- Have in-depth knowledge on urban issue is a plus.
- Ability to demonstrate strong values on humanity, including pluralism and peace.
- Open-minded and creative approach with experience in Human Center Design is a plus.
- A practical, result-driven attitude towards obtaining positive change
To
apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter including your daily rate fee to hr.sea@hivos.org no later than 14 September
2018, 5.00 PM Jakarta Time (COB)
This
is an opened position at national level.
Please
specify the position name you are applying for (‘PO IFOD Bandung’) in the
‘subject’ line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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