Vacancy Announcement : Consultant for STE Fertilizer Subsidy
Project :
SFF
Subsidy ReformActivity :
Developing a Targeted Fertilizer Subsidy Policy Estimated Period of Contract : April to August
2016, up to
60 working daysDuty Station : Jakarta, Indonesia Background Around
the world, including Indonesia, the Government provides social assistance
programs, like subsidies, to provide goods at affordable price for the poor.
Yet for many reasons, these initiatives failed to reach the intended
beneficiaries. Corruption often impedes the delivery of subsidized goods and in
many cases people who are not eligible end up receiving the subsidies. This
might happen since those in charge of distributing subsidies may have
discretion to redistribute subsidies to ineligible beneficiaries. In many
cases, eligible beneficiaries simply do not know that they are eligible for the
program in the first place. Price discrimination
between subsidized goods and non-subsidizied goods have caused misuse and
mistargeting of subsidies. According to the 2016 national fiscal policy
direction set by the Ministry of Finance for Indonesia’s fiscal sustainability,
reforming non energy subsidies is one of the priorities. The focus area of
non-energy subsidies will include, but not be limited, to reform fertilizer and
food (rice for the poor or
known as RASKIN) subsidies as budget for those
two types of subsidies has been constantly increasing, was not well targeted to
the poor and has limited the Indonesian Government’s fiscal space. During a
ministerial meeting on April 15, 2015, the President gave a clear direction
that fertilizer subsidy must be reformed and distributed directly to farmers
who are categorized as poor or near-poor. Furthermore, as stated on the
Financial Notes and State Budget 2016, direct fertilizer subsidy mechanism to
target groups will be implemented gradually in 2016. The mechanism of targeted
subsidies -either with cards, vouchers, discounts, or direct cash transfer-
should be simple, should not be a burden for the farmers, and can be monitored.
It is assumed, that targeted subsidies to small farmers are be more
effective and efficient than providing subsidized fertilizer through SOEs, as
direct subsidies allow farmers to optimize their input choices. This will also
promote competition among fertilizer companies and contribute to raising the
quality and availability of fertilizers. It is hoped that with no price
disparity and fertilizer scarcity, farmers will be able to have fertilizer
right on time. GIZ through the
Studien-und Fachkräftefonds (SFF) Subsidy
Reform is supporting the Fiscal Policy Agency at the Ministry of Finance to conduct
an in-depth study on targeted fertilizer subsidy. The objective of this study is to develop subsidy schemes which
are targeted to the farmers which include good financial governance principles.
Different instruments of targeted subsidies will be analyzed by taking into
consideration the fiscal impacts, social impacts, and administrative
requirements. Inputs from related stakeholders and best practices from other
countries must be incorporated on this study. A clear definition of the target
group must be set up by creating a consensus among different stakeholders.In
the end, expected outputs are:a) A
comprehensive survey about the real beneficiaries of the current system of
fertilizer subsidyb) Proposal
for different options of targeted fertilizer subsidy with clear definition of
the target group. This proposal should contain different scenarios to
distribute direct subsidized fertilizer to targeted groups that include the
costs of different options, incidence analysis, administrative requirements for
implementaion, etc.c) Fiscal,
macro economy, and social impact analysis of different options of direct
fertilizer subsidyd) Integrated
database to support the implementation of direct fertilizer subsidye) Institutional
roadmap on implementing direct fertilizer subsidy that developed in
coordination with relevant insitutions. GIZ is seeking one qualified
Indonesian candidate for the following position:Short
Term Expert (STE) for Fertilizer Subsidy ReformA
total of 60 days will be given to the STE who will be working between April to
August 2016. The STE will work with the Public
Finance team (sitting at the Ministry of Finance) and cooperate closely with
the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF). A. Responsibilities
- Manage
activities within SFF Subsidy Reform in accordance with the order and
project goals and activities agreed with the partner, team agreements
and/or agreements with the superior - Provide
professional advice and input to the Ministry of Finance regarding subsidy
policies (e.g. fertilizer subsidy and food subsidy) that in line with good
financial governance principles - Provide
advice in the area of public financial management reform and feeding back
this input to the relevant stakeholders and decision makers. - Assist
the Team Leader of Public Finance/Financial Governance on project
management - Ensure
that the services provided by the activities assigned
within the component
are aligned with the partner’s needs - Integrate
results and experience into teamwork and the work of all relevant groups
B. Tasks§ Guide and supervise selected third
parties for assigned support measures and ensure the third parties are on track
time-wise and content-wise§ Monitors project
progress, reviews
reports and documents, determines bottlenecks and recommends alternative
courses of management action to the Team Leader.§ Monitors
the development and implementation of programme plans and activities in close
consultation with counterparts§ Conceptualises,
prepares and implements workshops, seminars, and other events on subjects that
are related to the project’s field of activities§ Manages
and monitors the budget of
assigned activities within the component in
consultation with the component
team leader§ Develops and organises quality
assurance and proposes
necessary changes, improvements and initiatives§ Participates
in identifying needs for external support and advice, works on policy
recommendations and develops a strategic approachC. Networking and cooperation § Maintain
cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with BKF, relevant organisations, and
other development partners§ Assesses
interests of different stakeholders and assures a close cooperation within the
Ministry of Finance in all activities related to subsidy policies and public
financial management reform and relations with other relevant stakeholders
(e.g. Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, local governments,
etc).D. Knowledge Management§ Develops
ready-to-use strategies, concepts and procedures for knowledge management.§ Compiles
information and results related to the programmes activities in the area of
subsidy reform§ Draws
up reports and presentation documents and archives § Formulates
appropriate input for different reports including annual programme reports, and
contributes to the other reports required by the Team Leader, Programme
Director and GIZ Head Office§ Analyzes and documents lessons learnt together with partners and in
close coordination with the knowledge manager at programme level.E. Other duties/additional tasks§ Performs
other duties and tasks at the request of the component team leader or Programme
Director.Required Qualifications, Competences, and Experiences
- Master in an area that is related to the
programme objectives, preferably Public Policy, Public Finance, Economic
or comparable areas - 5 years’ professional experience, with at least 3
years’ professional experience in a comparable position related to Public
Finance/Financial Governance - Good knowledge of subsidy policies and public
finance reform in Indonesia - Proven experiences in working with the Government
as well as working in a team, fulfilling tasks independently and writing a
concise and clear documentation - Masters
english fluently
in written and
oral - Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies
(related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer
applications (e.g. MS Office) - Experiences working with German Development
Cooperation is a value added.
Duty Station: JakartaDirect Supervisor: Team Leader Public FinanceThe details of the assignment will be further
discussed and agreed by the two parties. Kindly send your comprehensive resume, salary
expectation, and list of references to [email protected] by 8 April 2016. Please indicate your application by putting the
following code in the subject line: STE-FSR
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.