Team
Leader, USAID/Indonesia Civil Society Assessment Scope of Work
 
 
Company Profile 
 
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a
Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history
of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in
the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development,
public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. For more information
on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
 
Project Summary
 
The USAID/Indonesia Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project
(MESP) works to improve the functioning and effectiveness of USAID’s
strategy and portfolio in Indonesia. MESP provides services in performance
monitoring, evaluation, assessment and analysis, training, knowledge sharing,
and learning events.
 
Under MESP, MSI has been
asked to conduct a Civil Society Assessment to inform Mission strategy and
identify needs and opportunities related to the role of civil society
organizations in Indonesia.
 
Position Summary
 
MSI is seeking a Team Leader for this USAID Indonesia Civil
Society Asessment. The team leader will lead
and take part in Assessment activities and will be responsible for the overall conduct
and deliverables of the assignment. The Assessment will begin in July-Aug 2017,
with fieldwork in August. The completed assessment report will be submitted to
MSI by the end of September 2017. The anticipated level of effort for the Team
Leader is 40 workdays.
 
The purpose of
this CS Assessment is to inform future CSO capacity building programming as a
cross-sectoral initiative under USAID/Indonesia’s country strategy. The
Assessment will identify specific CSO-relevant key areas to pursue further
governance integration, and provide specific inputs to the new Mission
Strategy. More specifically, Assessment findings and recommendations will
enable the USAID Office of Democracy, Rights, and Governance (DRG) to:
 
·        
Understand the
space in which Indonesian CSOs operate.
·        
Gauge the
government’s and people’s perceptions of CSOs.
·        
Understand the
condition, status, and capacities (strengths and weaknesses) of CSOs.
·        
Understand the
state of CSO sustainability and the relevant enabling or hindering factors.
 
To accomplish the objectives
detailed above, the CS Assessment will answer the following core questions:
 
·        
What are the
profile and typology of Indonesian CSOs? (E.g., representative and advocacy
organizations and coalitions, mass organizations, professional associations,
media, policy and academic research institutions, et al.)
·        
What are the
strengths, limitations, and opportunities of Indonesian CSOs, including as
related to supporting achievement of GOI and USAID priority objectives,
engaging effectively with GOI and donors, and building and sustaining internal
capacity?
·        
What is the
operating environment for Indonesian CSOs? (E.g., legal framework such as the
Ormas Law; willingness of public and private sector entities to work with CSOs;
threats and limitations to operations; et al.)
·        
What is the
impact of decentralization on CSOs?
·        
What are the
perceptions of CSOs among the government, private sector, and citizens?
·        
What is the
status of CSO sustainability? What are the enabling and hindering factors?
 
Position Responsibilities
 
The Team Leader is ultimately
responsible for all deliverables, including the Assessment Report. Specific
responsibilities include:
 
·        
Manage and
oversee the activities of the Assessment team, drawing of strengths of
individual team members to produce the best possible Assessment Report.
·        
Ensure that the
Assessment implementation and report address all issues and requirements in the
USAID-approved Statement of Work.
·        
Participate in
the team planning with other team members, MESP, and USAID.
·        
Lead the
development of the Assessment Work Plan, including the detailed schedule for
information gathering and analysis, and interview instruments for Assessment
fieldwork.
·        
Participate in and
guide qualitative data collection and fieldwork, which will likely include desk
review, key informant interviews, and/or focus group discussions in Jakarta and
multiple provinces.
·        
Provide the Assessment
team with insight into the functioning of Indonesian civil society
organizations (CSOs).
·        
Analyze data and information
that has been collected.
·        
Present Assessment
findings to USAID, developing presentation materials.
·        
Take the lead in
writing the Assessment Report, including responding to and incorporating USAID
inputs regarding the draft Report.
·        
Undertake other
tasks required for the successful completion of the Assessment.
 
Required Qualifications
 

• University degree in relevant field.

·        
Minimum 10 years
of relevant professional experience.
·        
Extensive
knowledge of Indonesian civil society and the status of and environment for
Indonesian CSOs.
·        
Experience
leading civil society assessments or CSO support programs in Indonesia.
·        
Familiarity or
experience with USAID programming in CSO support or Democracy, Rights, &
Governance more broadly, preferred.
·        
Professional experience
working in one or more of the following areas in Indonesia: CSO strengthening,
CSO advocacy and constituency building, local governance and service delivery,
accountability and transparency, conflict reduction.
·        
Excellent
analytical and personal communication skills.
·        
Excellent English
speaking and writing skills, including assessments or evaluations.

• Fluent Indonesian language skills,
  strongly preferred.

 
Deliverables
 
·        
Assessment Work
Plan, including detailed schedule for fieldwork and interview instruments.
·        
Draft and Final
Assessment Report.
·        
Assessment
presentation and slides, as needed.
 
 
Only candidates who have been
selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
 

To apply: Please submit your CV with subject ‘Civil
Society Assessment Team Leader” and email to: [email protected]

No later than July 14, 2017