I. Post Information
Post Title: Project Officer for SIAGA ECO (Strategic Initiative on Asset Tracing and Recovery Governance and Accountability in Environmental Crimes and Corruption)
Post Title: Project Officer for SIAGA ECO (Strategic Initiative on Asset Tracing and Recovery Governance and Accountability in Environmental Crimes and Corruption)
Supervisor : Project Coordinator for SIAGA ECO
II. Organizational Context
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission indicated that majority of corruption in the sector occurs in the licensing process, especially in the spatial management sector where it has become an open area for corruption for regional heads to trade permits. For example, Kompas noted that one of four mega corruption cases in Indonesia involves corruption in the environmental sector, especially related to abuse of authority in issuing business permits were allegedly not in accordance with requirements and violating regulations. While the investigation of this case is still being carried out by the KPK, the estimated state losses are at IDR 5.8 trillion and USD 711,000 which are calculated from the production of bauxite mining products, environmental damage and forestry losses due to production and mining activities. This value is greater than the state's loss due to the corruption case of electronic identity card of IDR 2.3 trillion and BLBI of IDR 4.58 trillion.
Severe environmental damages due to excessive and irresponsible exploitation involving corruption has a broad impact on people's quality of life. Various initiatives to reduce the impact of environmental damages are inadequate without effective enforcement to prevent, for example, excessive exploitation of natural resources and the environment. With the optimization of recovery mechanisms and management of assets resulting from criminal acts corruption in the justice system as a whole and its use for supporting development becomes one of the national strategies to strengthen the anti-corruption system as outlined in the 2020 – 2024 Medium-Term National Development Plan, it is strategic to formulate a program that contributes to this strategy, especially in strengthening the capacity of law enforcement agency and relevant actors to support this purpose.
Asset recovery refers to the process by which the proceeds of crime are identified, traced, seized, confiscated, and returned to their rightful owners. It involves gathering intelligence, tracing financial transactions, and collecting evidence, including from abroad. Trials need to be held, legal strategies formed, confiscation orders issued. And when assets are returned, they need safeguarding. To do this, it requires technical skills and specialist legal knowledge. International cooperation, political will, and persistence are keys because assets are often laundered in complex chains through multiple jurisdictions. These skills and expertise are still rare in most countries especially those that suffer most from corruption like Indonesia. Efforts have been carried out by three law enforcement agencies, namely the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the National Police, and the Attorney General's Office, to respond to this challenge. However, even though corrupt practices are exposed and corruptors are punished, this does not necessarily deter them. At the same time, the stolen assets from the crimes cannot fully be recovered. Indonesia has a very low rate of success, partly due to the complexity of the asset recovery process which often time to be time consuming, resource-intensive and requires expertise and political will. Each measure of asset recovery such as tracing, freezing, confiscation and repatriation presents its own unique challenges. Indonesia's competent authorities still have a lot to learn about the asset recovery system, for instance on capacity to launch and conduct legal proceedings in domestic and foreign courts, and to be able to provide the authorities in another jurisdiction with evidence or intelligence for investigation. In this case, states need to lead the process of recovering stolen assets but civil society organizations (CSOs) can also play an important role in the different stages of the asset recovery process.
SIAGA-ECO (Strategic Initiative on Asset Tracing and Recovery Governance and Accountability in Environmental Crimes and Corruption) is a 24-months project which has been designed to strengthen the limited capacity of Indonesia's law enforcement and other relevant entities in recovering the assets from criminal act such as corruption in environmental sector. It also aims to develop models and strategies to improve governance in combating the crimes and in recovering the stolen assets. Building upon KEMITRAAN's previous work on asset recovery strengthening in Indonesia that was supported by the Dutch Government through the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) that revolved around capacity strengthening, policy change, and collaborative actions, the proposed program will continue the positive deviances resulted from the program to contribute to proposed objectives and goal. The program will continue to work with the Asset Recovery Center of the Attorney's General Office (AGO), the Law Enforcement Directorate General of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) and other law enforcement agencies to improve their institutional capacity and governance on asset tracing and asset recovery. Non-state actors such as civil society organizations and universities will also be engaged to build an accountability mechanism in the context of participatory governance. The program will adopt a collaborative strategy of state and non-state actors to arrive at the targeted goal. This strategy fits well with KEMITRAAN's approach in proposing reform: Capacity from within, Pressure from outside.
SIAGA ECO is divided into four semesters: the first is dedicated to get mutual agreement of all stakeholders, regulatory and capacity assessments and technical assistances for improving the governance (Output 1.1); the second is for capacity building for state and non-state actors (Output 1.2 and Output 2.1.); the third is for technical assistance to targeted stakeholders in strengthening their capacity and civic activism of capacitated non-state actors (Output 1.2 and Output 2.1.); and the last will contain constructive engagements between state and non-state actors to promote inclusive asset recovery process, dissemination of capacity building materials and evaluation to measure results as well as to ensure commitment sustainability of the project (Output 2.1. and Output 2.2.).
In order to effectively run this program, a Project Offier needs to be recruited. He/she will work under direct guidance and supervision of SIAGA ECO's Project Coordinator and indirectly supervised by Kemitraan's Senior Management, especially the Executive Director of Kemitraan and Program Director for Democratic Justice Governance and Regionalization. He/she is responsible for managing the day-to-day management of SIAGA ECO so as to ensure effective implementation of SIAGA ECO activities, achievement of targeted outputs and outcome based on the agreed plan and budget with the US Department of State as the donor of the project. He/she is also responsible facilitate consultations with multiple stakeholders, formulation and update of project implementation plan, conduct monitoring, evaluation and learning of project activities within his/her portfolio in close coordination with SIAGA ECO's Project Coordinator, Monitoring, Evalution and Learning Specialist and Grant and Administrative Assistant.
At the same time, he/she is also expected to contribute to the analysis of trends related to governance reform in areas under the portfolio of Democratic Justice Governance and Regionalization Directorate in Kemitraan. He/she is also expected to provide policy advice services and actively participate in resource mobilization efforts in Kemitraan, work in collaboration with other Program/Project and Operation teams including resource mobilization and communication, knowledge and resource center, and monitoring and evaluation unit, government officials, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society elements in ensuring successful Partnership's program implementation, vision and mission.
III. Functions / Key Results Expected
Project Management:
a) Assisting SIAGA ECO's Project Coordinator to ensure effective application of results-based management (RBM) in the implementation of SIAGA ECO strategies by carrying out tasks relating to realization of project activities, including providing support to the management of financial resources allocated, maintaining accounting systems that contains records and controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of project financial information and reporting;
b) Assisting SIAGA ECO's Project Coordinator to carry out Project Management Unit's functions in relation to effective working relationships between the Partnership and project stakeholders. This will also include, for example, organizing and scheduling meetings, identification and relationship development with stakeholders on his/her portfolio as required;
c) Assisting SIAGA ECO Project Management Unit in developing annual work plan on his/her areas of responsibilities as per strategy set out for the management review and consideration;
d) Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and in coordination with other Program Units, address any relevant issues through synchronization of activities/programs from the stage of project design, work plan and proposal development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
Project Monitoring:
e) Ensure the systematic filing system including in line with audit requirement, including the completion of the project in accordance with standard procedures;
f) Responsible for preparing report of project progress (both narrative and financial status) under guidance of Project Coordinator, Financial Unit and/or Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit.
g) Assisting SIAGA ECO's Project Coordinator/Kemitraan's Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit to conduct monitoring of project activities, including through field visits, to assess overall project implementation with respect to project objectives, outputs, indicators and, when necessary, suggest corrective measures to be undertaken and reported to the Project Coordinator.
h) In collaboration with Kemitraan's Knowledge Management and Learning Unit, conduct project knowledge-extracting activities from the project under his/her portfolio as communication materials and learnings from project ouputs and outcomes for further programmatic advancement and sustainability.
Project Networking and Partnership:
a) Managing networks and communications with project stakeholders who are involved in the project implementation to ensure successful implementation of project activities and achievement of project outputs and outcome;
b) Liaising effectively with and win the confidence of project stakeholders, i.e. law enforcement agencies, non-state actors;
c) Develop strategic partnerships and networking with government agencies, privates, other projects, donor or international agencies.
IV. Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the quality assurance and timely delivery of project activities, achievement of project outputs and availability of lessons learnt and best practice for future reference. Project implementation in line with the outputs, objectives of the project is critical to ensure achievement of the project outcomes and contribution to the project goal
V. Competencies
Corporate Responsibility & teamwork:
- Serves and promotes the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of the Partnership
- Plans, prioritizes, and delivers tasks on time
- Participates effectively in a team-based, information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others
People Skills:
- Sets clear performance goals and standards; executes responsibilities accordingly
Partnering & Networking:
- Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside the Partnership
Results-Orientation:
- Plans and produces quality results to meet established goals
Innovation & Judgment
- Contributes creative, practical ideas and approaches to deal with challenging situations
- Strives for quality client-centered services (internal/external)
Communication:
- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrates good negotiations skills
Job Knowledge & Expertise
- Executes day-to-day tasks systematically & efficiently
- Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource
- Is motivated & demonstrates a capacity to pursue personal development & learn
VI. Recruitment Qualifications
Education and Skills:
Bachelor Degree (preferably Master degree) in relevant field of study (e.g. law, environment, political science, sociology, etc.); having good knowledge regarding anti-corruption, asset recovery, problem of corruption in natural resource sector and current socio-political conditions in relation to the issue of anti-corruption and asset recovery; clear commitment to governance reform; humble in character and patient in listening to stakeholders is a must; willing to develop a good teamwork with the Partnership staff and its partners; having a good skill in report writing and presentation, and good skill on the use of ICT.
Experience:
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in program planning, implementation and monitoring; result-based management (RBM), experience and skill in facilitating the development of multi-stakeholders forum, in pulling stakeholders such as key government agencies, political party members, civil society organizations, social-political figures, private companies and grassroots communities, etc.; and having knowledge and experience in conflict resolution is a big plus.
Fluency in both speaking and writing in English and Bahasa Indonesia
To apply for this position please submit your CV using this link bit.ly/hris-recruitment no later than March 24th 2021. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
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