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Regional Context
The East Asia and Pacific Region presents a dramatic illustration of the principal global dynamics, opportunities and risks of the 21st century. After making the fastest progress in growth and poverty reduction of any region around the world in the last quarter century, some countries in the region are poised to become middle-income, and others are preparing to join the small group of high-income countries. Such rapid transformation is leading to the largest shift in rural-to-urban population in human history, generating rising inequality within and across countries, while leaving some countries, sub-national regions and groups behind. The continuing global financial crisis also threatens the sustainability of the gains with countries across the region being forced to address the resulting impacts on macroeconomic stability, economic growth, employment and poverty.
The East Asia and Pacific Region presents a dramatic illustration of the principal global dynamics, opportunities and risks of the 21st century. After making the fastest progress in growth and poverty reduction of any region around the world in the last quarter century, some countries in the region are poised to become middle-income, and others are preparing to join the small group of high-income countries. Such rapid transformation is leading to the largest shift in rural-to-urban population in human history, generating rising inequality within and across countries, while leaving some countries, sub-national regions and groups behind. The continuing global financial crisis also threatens the sustainability of the gains with countries across the region being forced to address the resulting impacts on macroeconomic stability, economic growth, employment and poverty.
Department and Unit Context
Within the EAP Region, the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department (EAP PREM) is responsible for the Bank’s work in the areas of economic policy, public sector governance, poverty and inequality, and gender. This involves the provision of policy and implementation advice as well as financial support to our clients through analytical work, technical assistance, lending and supervision in close consultation with the field-based Country Directors. Staff in the department also conduct cross-country analyses of issues that are of interest across the Region, monitor regional economic developments including through contributions to semi-annual economic updates, and work with other sectoral staff to address cross-cutting challenges.
The department is highly decentralized with about three-quarters of its staff located in country offices. The management structure of the department includes a DC-based Sector Director, to whom this position will report, a DC-based sector manager/lead economist (who is also the thematic lead economist for economic policy and trade); two country office-based sector managers (in Bangkok and Jakarta); four country-office based lead economists; and two thematic lead economists (for public sector governance and poverty/gender). This group collectively comprises the EAP PREM departmental management team and provides the overall strategic and operational leadership. Each of the thematic lead economists for public sector and governance, poverty/gender, and economic policy/trade facilitates communities of practice and provide strategic leadership in her/his respective areas of expertise.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 3 year term appointment.
Objective
The objective of this assignment is to lead the Bank’s governance and public sector cluster within PREM, to help strengthen Indonesia’s central economic institutions. Specific areas relate to governance and anticorruption (notably fiscal transparency and accountability), institutional strengthening/civil service reform, treasury and budget management, fiscal revenue management and statistical capacity building. This position would help to sustain the reform programs supported by the Government, Bank, donor initiatives, and other CSO/NGO stakeholders.
The objective of this assignment is to lead the Bank’s governance and public sector cluster within PREM, to help strengthen Indonesia’s central economic institutions. Specific areas relate to governance and anticorruption (notably fiscal transparency and accountability), institutional strengthening/civil service reform, treasury and budget management, fiscal revenue management and statistical capacity building. This position would help to sustain the reform programs supported by the Government, Bank, donor initiatives, and other CSO/NGO stakeholders.
Duties/Activities
The specialist would have the following duties and accountabilities:
• Provide strategic leadership of the operational work in Indonesia on budget formulation and execution, revenue administration and civil service reform leading the supervision and design of investment operations and reviews, advising the Country Director, Sector Manager and Lead Economist on these issues, preparing engagement strategy notes, position papers and briefs and systematically following developments;
• Develop strong links with key officials in the Indonesian Government and foster a policy dialogue and sharing of appropriate international practice;
• Lead task teams delivering innovative lending and analytical products in the area of public financial management, revenue administration, statistics and civil service reform. Prepare, appraise and supervise projects and/or project components;
• Lead a team of 12-15 senior and junior resident advisors funded by trust funds in support of the evolving Indonesian reform agenda;
• Assist task teams in other sectors to integrate issues of effective public financial management and civil service reform in their own programs;
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with the IMF, Dutch, European, and Australian donor partners, the OECD, and others raising and managing trust fund resources required to deepen the Bank’s engagement with key clients;
• Contribute to the Bank’s public financial management dialogue on potential policy interventions linked to financial management, revenue administration and civil service reform as part of programmatic loans and other policy studies and works in the region;
• Keep abreast of international trends in budget formulation and execution, revenue administration and civil service reform, their applicability to public sector interventions in Indonesia, as well as good practices to be able to evaluate/develop appropriate advice and assistance to Bank clients;
• Contribute to the department’s knowledge agenda, by ensuring that experiences from Indonesia are made available to the rest of the region and by actively participating in the EAP public sector and governance community of practice.
Deliverables
The following is a summary of the main deliverables:
• Assist the Government of Indonesia to refine and implement their strategies for institutional transformation, particularly of the MOF and Bappenas, providing guidance in the form of policy briefs, presentations, organizing workshops, study visits and seminars etc. to share and demonstrate appropriate international practices;
• Ensure the effective implementation of Bank-funded and -administered support programs, which include investment lending (GFMRAP, PINTAR, STATCAP, SPIRIT), development policy lending, and the PFM multi-donor trust fund (MDTF). This involves developing and implementing the engagement strategy and reform programs and ensuring supervision in compliance with World Bank procedures and processes, and specific oversight to the restructuring of PINTAR, the review of STATCAP, and the extension of GFMRAP. The specialist will be the task team leader for the PFM-MDTF and be responsible for documentation, monitoring and evaluating progress.
• Analytic pieces, briefings, and the sharing of lessons from the reform program to help more effectively manage the Bank’s engagement and to mitigate risks in order to achieve performance and governance targets.
Management and reporting
The Specialist will be managed by the Sector Manager and Lead Economist for the PREM East Asia Sector Department (EASPR), Jakarta office.
COMPETENCIES
• General Economic Knowledge and Analytical Skills - Possesses cross-country knowledge in economic specialty and demonstrates ability to link the macro, institutional, and micro-level behaviors; able to support findings/policy recommendations with credible analyses and tools.
• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena - Translates technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interacts with clients at the policy level.
• Policy Dialogue Skills - Anticipates needs and requests in the field and conducts independent policy discussions with representatives of government and non-government partners.
• Integrative Skills - Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas and how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations.
• General Governance and Public Sector Knowledge and Experience - Has the ability to lead production of projects and/or major studies on areas key to public sector and governance.
• Written and Verbal Communication - Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade others to accept ideas and suggestions (such as counterparts in government, international partner organizations, academia, and Bank colleagues, including senior staff and managers).
• Public Finance - Has in depth knowledge and demonstrated expertise of public finance policy, public financial management, tax administration, and public investment management and demonstrates expertise in one or more of these areas.
• Governance & Public Accountability - Demonstrates an understanding of political economy issues and their relationship government policies and to development outcomes.
• Public Administration - Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of public administration, human resource management and civil service reform.
• Client Orientation - Maintains client relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge.
• Drive for Results - Identifies the needed resources to accomplish results involving multiple stakeholders and finds solutions to obstacles affecting key deliverables.
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Shows leadership in ensuring the team stays organized and focused, and actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches.
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Leads in the sharing of best practice, trends, knowledge and lessons learned across units and with clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Gathers inputs, assesses risk, considers impact and articulates benefits of decisions for internal and external stakeholders over the long term.
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA
• Minimum Education: MA/MS in public economics, public finance, political science, public administration, management or other educational background associated with budgeting, revenue or civil service reform
• Minimum Years of Directly Relevant Experience: 8.
• Extensive practical experience in one or more of the core areas of this assignment (budget formulation, budget execution, revenue administration or civil service reform) at a senior level. The Senior Governance and Public Sector Specialist would need to demonstrate extensive experience in a range of public sector reforms, including public financial management, tax reform, civil service reform and institutional reform.
• A strong understanding of the key public financial management processes, as well as knowledge of international good practices
• A strong, intuitive grasp of the political economy of developing countries based on reform experience is expected
• Significant experience in the application of budget formulation reform, budget execution reform, revenue administration reform or civil service reform in developing countries
• High degree of motivation, initiative, flexibility, reliability and diplomacy.
• Direct experience in capacity-building activities and dialogue with government officials is highly preferred.
• Superb interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary bank staff teams, governments, NGOs and donors, while being diplomatic and sensitive to cultural, political and gender issues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present complicated analyses to non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure. Ability to work within tight deadlines and budgets to produce high quality products.
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
• General Economic Knowledge and Analytical Skills - Possesses cross-country knowledge in economic specialty and demonstrates ability to link the macro, institutional, and micro-level behaviors; able to support findings/policy recommendations with credible analyses and tools.
• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena - Translates technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interacts with clients at the policy level.
• Policy Dialogue Skills - Anticipates needs and requests in the field and conducts independent policy discussions with representatives of government and non-government partners.
• Integrative Skills - Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas and how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations.
• General Governance and Public Sector Knowledge and Experience - Has the ability to lead production of projects and/or major studies on areas key to public sector and governance.
• Written and Verbal Communication - Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade others to accept ideas and suggestions (such as counterparts in government, international partner organizations, academia, and Bank colleagues, including senior staff and managers).
• Public Finance - Has in depth knowledge and demonstrated expertise of public finance policy, public financial management, tax administration, and public investment management and demonstrates expertise in one or more of these areas.
• Governance & Public Accountability - Demonstrates an understanding of political economy issues and their relationship government policies and to development outcomes.
• Public Administration - Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of public administration, human resource management and civil service reform.
• Client Orientation - Maintains client relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge.
• Drive for Results - Identifies the needed resources to accomplish results involving multiple stakeholders and finds solutions to obstacles affecting key deliverables.
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Shows leadership in ensuring the team stays organized and focused, and actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches.
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Leads in the sharing of best practice, trends, knowledge and lessons learned across units and with clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Gathers inputs, assesses risk, considers impact and articulates benefits of decisions for internal and external stakeholders over the long term.
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA
• Minimum Education: MA/MS in public economics, public finance, political science, public administration, management or other educational background associated with budgeting, revenue or civil service reform
• Minimum Years of Directly Relevant Experience: 8.
• Extensive practical experience in one or more of the core areas of this assignment (budget formulation, budget execution, revenue administration or civil service reform) at a senior level. The Senior Governance and Public Sector Specialist would need to demonstrate extensive experience in a range of public sector reforms, including public financial management, tax reform, civil service reform and institutional reform.
• A strong understanding of the key public financial management processes, as well as knowledge of international good practices
• A strong, intuitive grasp of the political economy of developing countries based on reform experience is expected
• Significant experience in the application of budget formulation reform, budget execution reform, revenue administration reform or civil service reform in developing countries
• High degree of motivation, initiative, flexibility, reliability and diplomacy.
• Direct experience in capacity-building activities and dialogue with government officials is highly preferred.
• Superb interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary bank staff teams, governments, NGOs and donors, while being diplomatic and sensitive to cultural, political and gender issues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present complicated analyses to non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure. Ability to work within tight deadlines and budgets to produce high quality products.
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Closing Date20-Feb-2013
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