Governance & Advocacy Specialist (GAS) - IUWASH Pasar (Code: 041-GAS-IUWASH PASAR)

General Position Summary
Under the direction of WASH Business Enabling Environment Lead, the Governance and Advocacy Specialist will be responsible for ensuring strong governance practices and advocating strategies to improve WASH market business environment to foster greater private sector contribution for WASH services and products including enhancing WASH business access to finance and WASH market regulatory frameworks. She/he will provide her/his technical expertise to increase participation and ownership of all stakeholders through strengthening collaboration with GoI agencies such as Bappenas, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Works and Housing and Ministry of Home Affairs, etc., maintaining strong coordination with Local Governments’ partners, and building and strengthening engagement with private sectors including business entities and financial institutions. In addition, she/he will also be leading the process of developing and implementing a National Framework supporting the provision of market-based WASH products and services at both national and local level.

Essential Job Responsibilities Technical

• In consultation with WASH BEE Lead, collaborate with USAID IUWASH Pasar’s technical team (Bappenas, MOHA, MoH and MPWH) and Local Governments to ensure their strong commitment to improve WASH market business environment to foster greater private sector contribution for WASH services and products,
• Coordinate with GoI/LGs, Private sectors, Universities, and civil society representatives to increase their participation in setting priorities for GoI/LGs and private sectors’ engagement in the provision of market-based WASH products and services,
• Build and strengthen effective engagement between GoI/LGs and private sectors on WASH market governance,
• Work closely with USAID IUWASH Pasar’s technical team, Local Governments, Private Sectors, USAID IUWASH TANGGUH and UNICEF to develop and finalize a draft of National Framework supporting the provision of market-based WASH products and services,
• Develop standardized monitoring framework that provides necessary data to support the market system development, monitoring and assessment,
• Work closely with public and private institutions/organizations to develop financial inclusion strategies including financial products and services that meet the need of enterprises and households.

Management

• Work closely with other technical teams (Objective 2 and 3) and regional teams to ensure their inputs and concerns accommodated in the process of planning and implementing governance and advocacy strategies to improve WASH market business environment to foster greater private sector contribution for WASH services and products,
• Participate and provide inputs to all processes of program planning and implementation aiming at high quality and evidence-based program implementation as well as to all research, and studies including baseline, midterm, and end line,
• Actively participate in a cross-substantive area technical dialogue and coordination mechanisms to ensure effective collaboration across related functions in USAID IUWASH Pasar, MCI and other collaboration within and across the team,
• Contribute actively to capturing lessons, good documentation, and high-quality reports.

Knowledge and Experience

• At least 7 years’ experience working across the fields of business ecosystem development and improvement, especially for micro and small enterprises. Experience with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) enterprises is preferred,
• A master’s degree in a relevant academic area such as public policy, economics, environmental engineering, or social science discipline is preferred,
• Excellent knowledge of private sector engagement, market system development (MSD)/market for the poor (M4P) and MSE financing,
• Proven ability in arranging agendas for multi-stakeholders’ technical meetings, workshops, working groups and taskforces,
• Proven experiences in collaboratively working with market system actors, including private sector and government institutions,
• Familiarity with the principles and/or practices of inclusivity issues (such as gender and disability) and how this applies to business ecosystem improvements,
• Effective time management including priority setting and responding to program needs,
• Having willingness to learn and strengthen his/her capacity with open-minded and creativity,
• Experience in collaboratively working with development agencies, universities, donors and government departments is a strong advantage,
• Advanced report writing skills and proficiency languages (both Spoken and Written): in Bahasa Indonesia is required and in English is highly desirable,
• Strong familiarity with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint is required.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps Indonesia is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact. We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the  Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying for this role an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding or trafficking policy. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps Indonesia team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.

How to Apply

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The vacancy will be closed on 15 December 2024 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us.

Thank You,

Human Resources Department 
Mercy Corps Indonesia