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STATCAP-CERDAS
Proposed Scope of Work for Senior Project Advisor
Job Title Senior Project Advisor
Location BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Jakarta
Method/Sourcing Competitive/International
Contract Type Individual/Short Term
Language Requirements English [Essential], Bahasa Indonesia will be an advantage
Duration of Assignment June – December 2015
Maximum Input 70 staff-days
1. Background
Statistics is a crucial element for informed, evidence-based decision making and monitoring of national development strategies, and BPS (Badan Pusat Statistik) is the official source of strategic social and economic development indicators, such as population, GDP, inflation, unemployment and poverty in Indonesia. Government agencies depend on key statistics from BPS for planning and budgeting, targeting of policies and programs, as well as outcome monitoring and evaluation. Under decentralization and regional autonomy, BPS continues to play a strategic role within the current constellation of the new administration, as it remains one of the few vertical institutions in Indonesia. BPS regional offices also fulfill dual important and crucial roles: 1) to implement
nationwide censuses and surveys in the field; and 2) to serve as the statistics office in the region at the province or district/city level.
With demand for increased transparency and accountability (good governance), it is increasingly important for official statistics produced by BPS to be easily accessible and interpretable. At the same time, the standards and methods used by BPS to produce these official statistics must also be transparent and accountable to ensure public trust.
To address the above challenges, BPS is implementing a 5-year Transformation Program, called the Statistical Capacity Building-Change and Reform for the Development of Statistics (STATCAP-CERDAS) Project, to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of BPS to produce and disseminate reliable and timely statistics in accordance with international standards and best practices, and to be responsive to user needs.
2 | P a g e and Technology (ICT) implementation; and (3) human capital management improvement and organization alignment, and firmly supported by comprehensive project and change management. To manage the whole project and to be accountable for the deliverables of the project, a PMU
P oje t Ma age e t U it as esta lished. Just e e tl , a O e ’s Age t has ee appoi ted to support the PMU.
2. Duties and Responsibilities
1. Conduct the first assessment of O e ’s Age t p oje t epo t as requested by the Head of PMU (Project Management Unit) and as a ualit assu a e to O e ’s Age t, provide professional analysis and strategic advice to the Project Owner and the Head of PMU as the Project Manager, identifying cross cutting issues, possible bottle necks which could hurdles the Program, and providing hands on alternative solutions to both the Project Owner and the Head of PMU; 2. Provide a bridging support to ensure that
O e ’s Age t a d PMU a o k olla o ati el i o u i ati g a d oo di ati g
with the World Bank task team;
O e ’s Age t is well on board and perform satisfactorily in its initial months of the assignment; and
PMU has the capacity to do a proper initial contract management and monitoring of the work of the consultants.
3. Assist the STATCAP-CERDAS Program in improving its internal control system, and in collaboration ith the O e ’s Age t, i p o i g the apa it of the i spe to ate offi e as the BPS i te al control unit; and
4. Provide an initial oversight on the institutional capacity building aspects under the STATCAP-CERDAS Program to ensure sustainable transformation progress, including in coordination with the World Bank (including the World Bank Institute – now called CL4D, as necessary) & O e ’s Agent, ensuring more towards international exposures and networking of BPS, and modernizing the BPS managerial processes.
3. Deliverables
1. Reviews and comments on the STATCAP-CERDAS monthly project progress prepared by the
O e ’s Agent, and provide monthly reports to the Head of PMU on the performance of the
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recommendations or solutions to emerging issues or problems affecting effective implementation and end deliverables of the project;
3. Monthly report on assistance to PMU In contract management; and
4. A brief report at the end of the assignment, summarizing the overview of initial institutional capacity building aspects under the STATCAP-CERDAS Program
4. Qualification Criteria
This assignment requires an Individual Consultant with the following qualifications and experience as: a. Minimum Maste ’s Deg ee i usi ess ad i ist atio , e gi ee i g, fi a e, pu li
administration, commerce, law or related fields;
b. A minimum of twelve years of progressively responsible experience in project management, procurement, contract management, or related area, preferably in the World Bank or other International Financing Agency is required;
c. Working experience in a complex institutional reform program containing aspects of enterprise implementation, organizational and human capital restructuring and change management in a developing country is highly desirable;
d. Strong analytical skills;
e. Well-developed pla i g a d o ga izatio skills to e e ute i te atio al fi a ial i stitutio ’s projects/programs;
f. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, to deliver complex technical documents, reports, papers and recommendations;
g. Ability to understand and speak Bahasa Indonesia will be an advantage; and
