UNDP Jobs - 32328- 32328 - Entrepreneurship Development Officer (For

32328 - Entrepreneurship Development Officer (For Indonesian nationality only) - Readvertised

Location :

Jayapura, INDONESIA

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

11-Sep-12 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SC-8

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

“UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.”

UNDP Indonesia’s mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We, the UNDP Country Office (CO), aim to be a bridge between Indonesia an all donors as well as maintaining our status as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development.

One of the CO programmes is the People-centred Development Programme (PCDP) that has been supporting local government institutions, civil society organizations and communities in the Papua region in their efforts to improve human development and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The PCDP will continue to provide technical assistance to the local government and civil society to formulate, coordinate and implement appropriate, specific local development programmes in the targeted districts of Papua and West-Papua. The Programme will put more emphasis on improving the economic welfare of communities, in particular of indigenous Papuans, starting with a few concrete pilots to ensure that the results of programme interventions make an impact on the lives of communities and government’s efforts to reduce poverty, focusing on: 1) support at provincial and district levels in developing policies and programmes that are pro-poor, MDG-oriented, gender sensitive and OTSUS-based, building on a comprehensive assessment of the current socio-economic situation of the region with enhanced support to and stronger focus on district level governments; 2) empowering local communities to develop and implement programmes in the areas of health and education, in partnership with CSOs and local government; 3) improving the economic welfare of local communities, especially indigenous Papuans; and 4) facilitating linkages, cooperation and communication for a coordinated delivery of development assistance between and within the local Government and central government and with civil society and development agencies.

The Entrepreneurship Development Officer will report to the Provincial Project Coordinator of PPMU. He/she will ensure that all programme implementation done by CSOs under the coordination of local government will be captured and reported. He/she will also ensure that all relevant MDGs and local initiatives driven base is well documented and will be taken into consideration in developing the report. He/she will further ensure that all of the documentation of lessons learned and best practices produced will be well disseminated amongst practitioners at the local government to serve as good models for sustainable development.

Duties and Responsibilities

II. Functions / Key Results Expected

Summary of Key Functions:

The Entrepreneurship Development Officer reports to the Provincial Project Coordinator of PCDP – UNDP and will be responsible for component 3 of PCDP, he/she will work together with the Governance Officer, Communication Officer, Monitoring Associates and District Project Assistants (DPAs) under coordination of Provincial Project Coordinator (PPC) of PPMU, and together with PPMUs team he/she will closely working with the PCDP Responsible Parties (ILO, Bappeda and BPMK-KK/BPM) to assume the following responsibilities:

Ensure the implementation of off-farm business development in collaboration with local financing institutions and other development partners who have intervention in on-farm business development.
Together with ILO, ensure the facilitation of commercial lending to local business group, including women group.
Together with ILO, initiate the development of business incubators/enterprise development centres
Support the Local Economic Development Agencies (LEDA) initiative in Papua and West Papua within the accelerated development Framework
Ensure the sustainability of PCDP entrepreneurship development initiatives, to build & increase the ownership of local government;

1. Ensure the implementation of off-farm business development in collaboration with local financing institutions and other development partners who have intervention in on-farm business development, through:

Conducting assessment on existing on-farm business development initiatives
Designing operational strategy of partnership between on-farm businesses, off-farm businesses and local financing institutions.
Facilitate the grants channeling to off-farm business groups
Monitor the implementation of off-farm activities implemented by business groups.

2. Together with ILO, ensure the facilitation of commercial lending to local business group, including women group.

Provide necessary assistances to ILO in mapping the financing institutions and commercial lending.
Supervise the piloting of micro-credit initiatives to business groups, including women groups.

3. Together with ILO, initiate the development of business incubators/enterprise development centres

Provide necessary assistances to ILO in mapping: the business incubators initiatives; value chain-supply chain; investment climate and; labor diagnostic.
Supervise the institutional design of business incubators
Supervise the piloting of business incubators

4. Support the Local Economic Development Agencies initiatives in Papua and West Papua

Ensure the support to consultant of LEDA

5. Ensure the sustainability of PCDP entrepreneurship development initiatives, to build & increase the ownership of local government;

Synthesize the best practices of PCDP entrepreneurship development initiatives.
Promote partnership between business incubators and local financing institutions
Promote the initiatives to be replicated by local government or other development partners.

III. Impact of Results

The programme for Papua is expected to result in positive human development changes in Papua, thus the work of the Entrepreneurship Development Officer is critical for local people. Effective demonstrations of appropriate livelihood services will have an impact on the effectiveness of the programme and will impact on the image and reputation of UNDP amongst partners and other stakeholders in Papua. By the end of the task period the Entrepreneurship Development Officer will submit the report describing the completion of his/her tasks during the assignment.

Competencies

IV. Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP’s mandate

Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation

Building Strategic Partnerships
Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues
Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position.
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks.
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning.
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments

Client Orientation

Level 1.1: Maintains effective client relationships
Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
Responds to client needs promptly

Establishing effective client relationships
Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines

Core Competencies:
Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Self-development, initiative-taking
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
Creating synergies through self-control
Managing conflict
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
Informed and transparent decision making

Required Skills and Experience

V. Recruitment Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor degree in economics, business and management, public administration, and public policy, or related field. Master degree would be advantnages

Experience:

• At least 6 years of working experience for Bachelor degree or 2 years of working experiences for Master degree in the area of local community development, livelihoods, microfinance, health and education
• Experience in managing grants channeling through CSOs/CBOs/FBOs or local NGOs partners
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, knowledge of automated procurement systems
• Experience in handling of web based management systems.
• Good participatory skills, including the ability to foster teambuilding and facilitate planning meetings and workshops.
• Working experience in Papua would be an advantage.

Language Requirements:

Proficient in English language, spoken and written.
Ability to write formal reports, make presentations

APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE P11 FORM AND SUBMIT AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION . Click here to down load the form P11

Female candidates are encouraged to apply

UNDP Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.

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