Overview of SKALA
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 17 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
Objective
The technical advisory panel under PFM (Public Finance Management) unit aims to support and provide technical input to the implementation of the SKALA PFM work plan.
Area of Expertise
| Expertise No. | Area of Expertise | Brief Description |
| PFM-1 | Public Financial Management (incl. village financing i.e. SISKEUDES) | Advisory and technical input to relevant national and sub-national stakeholders including village governments on PFM related policies, strategic prioritization with the emphasis on the composition of expenditure, econometrics analysis, and operational efficiency in use of resources. |
| PFM-2 | Planning and Budgeting (incl. Nomenclature Analysis) | Provides technical input to relevant national and sub-national stakeholders on planning and budgeting preparation, monitoring and evaluation, financial analysis and forecasting, and the application on the result of nomenclature analysis. |
| PFM-3 | Fiscal Decentralization | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national political economy, econometrics analysis, decentralization and fiscal analysis on Governance, and technical input to the development of policy/guidelines on fiscal decentralisation. |
| PFM-4 | Fiscal Policy | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national fiscal policies on specific and general allocation fund, performance incentives fund, village fund, special autonomy fund, and regional sovereign fund, as well as econometrics analysis. |
| PFM-5 | Special Autonomy (OTSUS) Management | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national on special autonomy policies, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and political economy analysis, particularly in the region of Aceh and Papua. |
| PFM-6 | Decentralisation | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national governments on political economy and econometrics analysis, governance, and technical input to the development of policies and guidelines. |
| PFM-7 | Regional Planning | Provides technical input to national and sub-national policies on regional planning, and monitoring and evaluation. |
| PFM-8 | Regional Economy | Advisory and technical input to the identification, design, development, econometrics analysis, monitoring and evaluation to promote economic management, and/or to ensure economic soundness and consistency with policies and strategies to further development within and among the national and subnational government. |
| PFM-9 | Legal, Compliance and Policy | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national on performing research on topics related to public policy issues in order to develop informed opinions about potential courses of action, preparing reports that outline the implications of proposed legislation or other policy changes on special autonomy implementation, and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations |
| PFM-10 | Capacity Development | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national capacity development strategy, and recommendation on adaptations based on lessons learned from previous programmes as well as ensure diversity, gender equality, and social inclusion in capacity-building. |
| PFM-11 | Education Financing | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national governments on a financial, political, social, econometrics analysis through which public revenues and other resources are collected and allocated to finance education sectors |
| PFM-12 | Health Financing | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national governments on a financial, political, social, and econometrics analysis through which public revenues and other resources are collected and allocated to health sectors |
| PFM-13 | Infrastructure Financing | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national financial, political, social, econometrics analysis through which public revenues and other resources are collected and allocated to finance infrastructure sectors |
| PFM-14 | Social Protection Financing | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national financial, political, social, econometrics analysis through which public revenues and other resources are collected and allocated to finance Social Protection initiatives. |
| PFM-15 | OTSUS Communication Strategy | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national on developing and implementing internal and external communication strategies and plans, stakeholder needs analysis, provide recommendations for message and information development, selection of communication methods, and scheduling of messages for highly sensitive political condition such as Otsus. |
| PFM-16 | Local Revenue Generation | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national financial, political, social, and econometrics analysis through which public revenues and other resources are collected and allocated such as State and local governments revenues and alternative financing. |
| PFM-17 | Accounting | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national financial reports and system analysis including chart of account, nomenclature, findings on anomaly data of balance sheet accounts, and budget realisation report. |
| PFM-18 | Minimum Service Standard Policy Development | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national governments on minimum service standard (MSS) development policies, financing policies, and monitoring and evaluations on MSS application. |
| PFM-19 | PFM Monitoring & Evaluation | Advisory and technical input to national and sub-national performance of indicators, design the tools of M and E, and conduct analysis of PFM related works. |
Selection Criteria
- Minimum postgraduate qualifications (Masters or PhD) in relevant discipline.
- Relevant mid and expert level technical and operational experience in the field of expertise.
- Experience in providing advisory services in the area of expertise.
- Minimum 12 years of total working experience in the area of expertise.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with/for GOI ministries on relevant area.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with DFAT and/or other donor funded projects.
- Has enough knowledge and experience of gender equality, people with disability and social inclusion issues.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and writing skills and experience preparing high-level communication products for stakeholders, clients and officials.
- Strong engagement skills with a wide range of government, non-government, and donor organisations; and a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in a cross-cultural context.
Key Information
Applicants identified as suitable following assessment of relevant skills/expertise and a formal due diligence process, will be formally engaged as panel member for a period of up to 2 years. It is important to note that appointment to the panel does not constitute a commitment of paid engagement.
Whenever there is task/work requiring relevant skills/experience, SKALA will identify suitable candidates from the panel and engage him/her with a specific Tasking Note and detailed Terms of Reference.
The following standard requirements apply for all SKALA team members:
| Confidentiality Due to the sensitivity of much of the information the position will encounter, there is an obligation, pursuant to the contract of engagement to maintain full confidentiality of information and to not disclose this to third parties without the express written approval of SKALA. In some cases, a separate confidentiality agreement may be required authorising the review of sensitive material. | Conflict of Interest The team member will use her/his best endeavours to ensure that a situation does not arise which may result in a conflict of interest. Where a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest arises in the performance of the obligations under this Terms of Reference, the team member must immediately notify the Director of Operations |
| Performance and Learning The team member will support SKALA’s Performance & Learning team through reporting and communication products for knowledge capture and learning purposes. The team member will also support the Planning & Quality team through the supply of high-quality data, participation in data collection methods and case studies that may arise from the inputs. | Diversity and Inclusion SKALA recognises the importance of embracing workplace diversity, specifically valuing the unique qualities, attributes, skills, and experience all employees bring to the workplace. SKALA is committed to supporting a positive work environment based on respect. These values should be reflected in the function and behaviour of all team members. |
| Code of Conduct The team member is to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth), (including the Australian Public Service Values and Employment Principles, and Code of Conduct) and the employer’s professional standards. | Policy Compliance The team member will work within Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade policy and SKALA guidelines on gender, child protection, poverty, the environment, human rights, and governance.
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Other Information
Amendments to the position’s terms of reference may be made during the period of the engagement as required.
DT Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or national origin. Our organisation is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect this commitment. We are committed to safety and the prevention of sexual abuse and harassment, child protection and bribery prevention.
We want to engage with the right people to deliver our client programs. As part of our approach, you will be subjected to formal background screening, criminal record checks, employment verification, and periodic compliance checks. All our staff receive safety, compliance and safeguards training and are responsible for contributing to a safer working culture.
How to Apply
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Application close: 27th March 2023, 5 PM, Jakarta time.
Applicants for this panel will be considered on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their applications early.
