Public Financial Management - Mid-Level Expert (USAID/Indonesia)

Job Description

About Us

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm dedicated to development, with over 30 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. We are a data-driven evidence-based organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. DevTech core practice areas include Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management.

Overview

Economic Growth Support Activity (EGSA) enables i) evidence-based decision making through ongoing analysis linking the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR), and Government of Indonesia (GOI) priorities and potential USAID/Indonesia assistance under USAID/Indonesia’s next Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS); (ii) increases and improves GOI technical capacity in tax collection, public expenditure, and financial accountability; and (iii) improves business enabling environment for foreign and domestic business entities.

Scope of Work

The PFM Mid-level Expert will support EGSA’s effort to strengthen technical capacity of Ministry of Finance (MOF) in analysis and management of fiscal risks to ensure macroeconomic stability and sound public finance management. The PFM Mid-level Expert will facilitate the capacity strengthening efforts and will do the following:

• Participate in planning meetings with EGSA-PFM teamand DG Budget
• Assist the international expert(s) to deliver technical assistance on the preparation of long-term fiscal risk sustainability analysis as part of Fiscal Risk Disclosure to be include in the Financial Note.
• Develop databases needed to conduct the fiscal risk sustainability analysis
• Support PFM Experts to develop the following manuals on how to analyze:
  1. Long-term fiscal sustainability analysis
  2. Allocation of fiscal risk reserve
  3. PPP-AP related to the role of DG Budget in FRA
  4. Other guidelines as needed
• Organize workshops to disseminate the manuals
• Maintain relationship and communication between stakeholders related to the FRA technical assistance, mainly with the MOF DG Budget
• Support EGSA’s overall PFM programming

The PFM Mid-level Expert will also assist in organizing technical assistance workshop(s) and coordination meetings with counterparts and stakeholders.

Reporting

The PFM Mid-level Expert reports directly to the EGSA PFM Expert and will work collaboratively with entire EGSA team under the leadership of the Chief of Party.

Qualifications

The PFM Mid-level Expert must meet the following:

• At least 7 years of experience in Public Financial Management or Local Public Finance in Indonesia
• Good understanding of fiscal risks in government budget
• Ability to prepare comprehensive report for Government technical and executive level audiences
• Undergraduate degree from nationally/internationally recognized in economics, public financial management, accounting, public administration, public policy, or other related fields.
• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English
• Experience in delivering trainings/workshops to government officials preferred.
• Prior work experience with GOI public finance institutions is preferred

This vacancy is open for Indonesian nationals only.

About the Organization

NOTE: This job posting should not be construed to imply that the requirements are the exclusive standards of the position nor will it be the sole basis for any subsequent employee evaluations. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law.