Budget Advocacy Officer and Field Officer Openings

IDEA Association (Indonesia Idea and Analytics Association) is an organization that works on research, advocacy, capacity building and base organizing. This work is aimed at vulnerable groups whose access to basic rights services is hindered.

IDEA has a vision to realize people's sovereignty in the public sphere which is marked by the fulfillment of civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights of the people. While the mission carried out is to encourage democratic political processes to fulfill the basic rights of citizens through policy changes, strengthening the base and increasing public awareness.

As one of the manifestations of these works, IDEA in collaboration with HIVOS and supported by the European Union implemented the Strengthening Public Services through the Empowerment of women-led Advocacy and social audit networks (SPEAK) program in Semarang City and Bojonegoro Regency for 20 months. To run the program, IDEA requires human resource support in the following positions:

1. Budget Advocacy Officer (BAO) 2 people

Position: full time to work in Semarang City and Bojonegoro Regency for the period July 2020 – February 2022.

Main Tasks:

Under the supervision of the Program Officer, the Budget Advocacy Officer assists activities in the City/Regency by:

• Providing technical assistance to women's groups and local CSOs to advocate for gender-responsive budgets in the education and health sectors.
• Providing technical assistance to women's groups and local CSOs to access information and understand gender-responsive budgeting in the education and health sectors.
• Facilitate the institutionalization of gender-responsive budget oversight in the education and health sectors.
• Prepare ToR for activities and assist in the implementation of activities.
• Documenting activities and reporting including reporting for monitoring and evaluation by collecting program data according to existing standards, collecting data that supports the achievement of program results and activity results.
• Prepare monthly activity implementation reports or as requested by the supervisor.
• Compile monthly financial reports and activities in the region.

2. Field Officer (FO) 2 people

Position: full time to work in Semarang City and Bojonegoro Regency July 2020 – February 2022.

Main Tasks:

Under the supervision of the Program Officer, the Field Officer assists activities in the City/District by:

• Providing assistance to women's groups and local CSOs to be able to conduct social audits, field monitoring and process community complaints in the education and health sectors.
• Facilitate the institutionalization of social audits and complaint handling mechanisms.
• Ensure institutionalization of open access to information on government procurement systems for goods and services.
• Prepare ToR for activities and assist in the implementation of activities.
• Documenting activities and reporting including reporting for monitoring and evaluation by collecting program data according to existing standards, collecting data that supports the achievement of program results and activity results.
• Prepare monthly activity implementation reports or as requested by the supervisor.
• Compile monthly financial reports and activities in the region.

BAO and FO Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (S1) in Social Sciences and other relevant sciences.
• Have a minimum of 3 (three) years experience in similar programs.
• Understanding gender responsive planning and budgeting issues.
• Understanding community-based surveillance issues and public complaint mechanisms.
• Have good personal communication, negotiation and lobbying skills.
• Experienced in networking with government, NGOs, communities and experienced in working with district/city governments.
• Able to speak Indonesian well, collect targeted data and information and follow established writing rules.
• Able to speak passive English.
• Have good interpersonal and time management skills so as to be able to meet specified deadlines.
• Have good interpersonal and time management skills to meet specified deadlines.
• Able to write narrative reports and activity reports.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and ability to work in a team.
• Priority is given to candidates who are domiciled in the area where they will be placed.
• Willing to be assigned to the field and travel.

Application letter and CV are sent via email to recruitmentideanalitika@gmail.com,    by writing BAO or FO – “applicant name” – “area name” as the subject, no later than July 26, 2020.Remuneration will be adjusted according to experience and qualifications.

Only candidates with relevant background and experience will be contacted by IDEA.