Public Expenditure Management (PEM) Adviser

Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG)

Consulting Opportunity in the Government of Indonesia Ministry of Public Works – Jakarta

Public Expenditure Management (PEM) Adviser (International)

The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG) is an AusAID-funded project assisting Indonesia to undertake economic and financial policy reforms. Norton Rose Fulbright, the Managing Contractor, is seeking applications for a PEM Adviser. The duration of the appointment will be approximately 20 months fulltime.

The PEM Adviser will assist the Ministry of Public Works and potentially other selected Indonesian Government line ministries implement significant planning and budgeting reforms. Specifically, the PEM Adviser will assist the Ministry of Public Works implement a Performance Based Budget (PBB) and a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), together with other Public Financial Management (PFM) reforms.

The successful candidates will be expected to have significant experience in government budget and financial management with particular skills in budget/policy processes, costing and budget estimates management and analysis. More specifically, the PEM Adviser should be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills, attributes and personal qualities:

Selection Criteria
a. Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor degree, preferably in the areas of finance, accounting, economics or public policy/administration. A Master degree or above is desirable;
• Significant experience (at least 5 years) and technical skills in government budgeting within a PBB and MTEF environment. In particular, skills in policy development/evaluation, budget processes, costing and budget estimates management;
• Strong analytical skills particularly related to business process improvements;
• Experience with spreadsheets and budget IT applications; and
• Ability to provide training/capacity development.

Desirable:

• Experience in budget management/policy evaluation within the infrastructure sector.
  

b. Personal Attributes:

• Strong relationship management skills, particularly in dealing with senior government officials;
• Ability to operate effectively and sensitively in a cross-cultural environment;
• High level communication skills and ability in written and spoken English; and
• Strong personal drive, initiative and a desire for continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• Consulting experience in Indonesia or a developing country;
• Sound knowledge of GOI bureaucratic structures, processes, relationships and regulations;
• A working knowledge of GOI budget and planning reforms; and
• Fluency or some ability in Bahasa Indonesia.

A copy of the terms of reference may be obtained by writing to procurement@aipeg.or.id or downloaded fromwww.aipeg.or.id.

Applicants should submit a CV, a covering letter which clearly addresses the selection criteria listed above and a short statement addressing each of the short-listing questions noted below to: procurement@aipeg.or.id no later than Monday, 16 September 2013. The statement addressing the short-listing questions should not exceed 500 words per question. Please put the position title as the subject of your email.

Failure to address the selection criteria may result in your application being rejected.

REMUNERATION:

The remuneration will be set within the AusAID Adviser Remuneration Framework (ARF) which can be found on the AusAID website (http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Publications/Documents/adviser-remuneration-framework.pdf). Remuneration may be set up to a level of Discipline Group D, Level 4, depending on the adviser’s skills and experience.

Selection will be made in accordance with Government of Australia procurement rules.  Norton Rose Fulbright is an equal opportunity employer.

Short-listing Questions

1. Outline your experience in government budget and financial management and explain why you believe your experience makes you a suitable candidate for the position of PEM Adviser (focus on experience where you led or made a significant contribution to reform of budget/financial management practices within a government organization or at the whole of government level).


2. What are the key elements of a PBB and MTEF and how will your experience assist a government agency implement these elements (refer to any previous experience you may have in implementing/refining these types of reforms)?


3. Thinking about the challenges and risks associated with successfully introducing and implementing change management programs in budget management and public policy development:

a) What do you believe the major challenges, risks and barriers would be?
b) How would you deal with these risks, challenges and barriers?


4. Briefly outline your understanding of the planning and budgeting reforms in Indonesia (refer to any experience you may have with regard to these reforms in Indonesia).

  

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