World Resources Institute Job Consultant: UX Designer - Jakarta, Indonesian

WRI Indonesia is looking for a Consultant for UX Designer, based in Jakarta.

About WRI Indonesia

WRI Indonesia is national entity (Yayasan) associated with the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. WRI work with various stakeholders in the natural resources sector to support policy and management that are both profitable and sustainable. WRI work with leaders in more than 50 countries for more than 30 years, with offices in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.

Launched in early 2014, WRI Indonesia builds on WRI’s 10-year history in the country and strengthens our impact on the ground. In the short-to-medium term, WRI Indonesia aims to expand its presence and portfolio to include projects in the climate, energy, as well as city and transportation programs.

Overview

WRI Indonesia is seeking a UX designer with demonstrated professional and research experience working with public education, socio-economic and environmental data, crowdsourcing, and web-map development, for its Forest, Climate and Energy programs. The position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The UX designer will be working with WRI Indonesia’s team on the development of key initiatives for the above programs such as:

Peatland Restoration Monitoring Platform:

A virtual platform with capabilities on geospatial visualization of ongoing restoration area to monitor progress and future restoration opportunity, and also fire alert feature. In addition, on top of these technical features, this monitoring platform needs to showcase political pledges on restoration and on environment issues by national and sub-national leaders. The platform will need to have capability to monitor the implementation progress of those pledges, commitments, and promises to encourage openness and wider public participation.

Sustainable Energy One Map:

Aims to increase accessibility to data and analysis, especially spatial analysis related to clean energy development in Indonesia. In its process, SEOM is developed together with Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. SEOM shall include a portal where user, government and non-government, can contribute and access clean energy-related data and analyses.

One Map Initiatives:

A versatile online platform where One Map stakeholders could submit, revise, claim, verify and manipulate geospatial information using a single, secured, cloud-based database. The platform should be user-friendly and equipped with analytical tools (i.e drawing, highlighting, typing, overlaying, etc) to resolve spatial problems overlapped and different scaled spatial data (i.e concessions, forest boundaries, land cover, satellite image, fire hotspot, deforestation, etc).

National Forest Monitoring System:

Online platform that lays out updated time series land cover change, from which deforestation, forest degradation and drivers of forest cover change can be analyzed. The improvement of the platform is useful to improve transparency, usability and capability of the NFMS in reporting forest cover change information, which in turn will contribute to more accurate national GHG reporting.

Land Use Accountability:

A web based GIS platform to perform accountability and traceability analysis on particular smallholder block, based on the National Smallholder Database System which enables small holder data storage, manipulation, and retrieval by authorized smallholder consortium member and National Database System at the Ministry of Agriculture.

WRI is committed to ensuring gender equity across our program portfolios. As such, the consultant is expected to incorporate attention to gender where appropriate.

Responsibilities

The selected UX Designer will assist the project manager(s) in:

• Streamline the concept and design of WRI Indonesia’s platforms
• Sketch out visual concepts both on paper and using software applications to design front-end experiences and interaction design for potential users
• Work on cross-platform applications to develop user experiences covering mobile phones, tablets and computers
• Re-design websites to make them more responsive, with those aimed at the general public from both government and  commercial service industries
• Design a mobile apps that are easy to use and are configured appropriately for smartphones and tablets
• Ensure that an end-product design meets the core project objectives required by WRI while providing users with the  optimum experience in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and engagement
• Joining meetings and presenting work result whenever needed.
• Producing technical documents relevant to the projects.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with at least 3-year work experience in visual and web design or other related fields.

General Qualifications:

• Expertise in UX software such as InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer.js, Quartz Composer, and the like is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript skills are a plus
• Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design
• Ability to iterate your design and solutions efficiently and intelligently
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients
• A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated research experience working with environmental and energy-related data in spatial format
• Experience of working with government projects
• Strong inter-personal skills, working with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Highly responsible and self-motivated
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work with tight deadlines

Consultant fee is commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants should apply online at careers.wri.org. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered.

Application close: 1700 (Jakarta Time), 30 March 2017. We will close the advert earlier when best candidates are identified at earlier dates.

This is a locally engaged position; Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.

The Asia Foundation Job Vacancy: Grants Officer for USAID CEGAH Project, Jakarta - Indonesian

POSITION INFORMATION

Position Title: Grants Officer for USAID CEGAH Project

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Job Type and duration of contract: Full-Time, 1 year contract period

Closing Date: March 6, 2017

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Asia Foundation seeks qualified candidates for Grants Officer for USAID CEGAH project position. The Grants Officer has an overall responsibility to conduct the pre award assessment/financial survey of shortlisted new partners, check all partners’ financial reports following the checking guidelines in the partner audit policy, for financial accuracy, compliance with the sub grant agreement terms and the rules and regulations of the Foundation and the Donors (USAID). Provides document related to grants and contract award for selected partners through open tender or pre-allocated process for donor’s approval, update and manage project’s procurement list. Work with program units in organizing tender process. Ensures that the expenditure incurred by the partner organizations are within the budgets provided and that they are reasonable, in line with market price, project standard, and relevant to the funded grant.

Provides training to the staff of the grantee organization in Quick books accounting software. Responsible for providing guidelines, other technical assistance to partners’ understanding of the financial accounting, reporting and supporting documents and filing responsibilities. Works with the program units in resolving partner’s grant award, financial accounting and reporting problems. Check amending letter of grant between partner organization and the Foundation. Responsible for accounting for cost share information provided by the grantees. Responsible in meeting with project external auditor, supplying all required documents and information, and responding to audit findings.

RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL:

Daily contact with the Program Coordinator (Component Leader), Program Officers, Program Assistants, Director of Grants and Contract, and other Grants Officer; Regular contact with the Finance Officer-Projects, Finance Officer-Awards, Accountant (payments) , Director of Finance.

EXTERNAL:

Contact with Audit organizations, Donor Organizations, Partner Organizations

JOB FUNCTIONS

PARTNER MANAGEMENT

• Conduct pre award assessment/financial survey to the shortlisted partners and Ensure that all partners meet adequate pre-award requirements before agreements are signed.
• Participate in reviewing and revise tools used to conduct pre award requirement, partner financial and accounting guidelines and partner training materials.
• Provides document related to grants and contract award for selected partners through open tender or pre-allocated process for donor’s approval; update and manage project’s procurement list.
• Remind the partner if the financial report is overdue. 
• Review partner financial report on completeness, accuracy and compliance, send the review result, follow up and resolve the issue with partner staffs (finance & program). Ensure safe custody of the partner’s supporting documents until they are checked and returned. Keep program colleagues informed as needed.
• Advise partner's fund transfer base on the financial report submission, after considering the grantee's bank balance and their needs, and consulting with Director of Grants and Contract and Program Team member. 
• Conduct field visit to grantees office/program field (if necessary). Build grantee capacity and resolve the issue appear in the field. Provider field visit report to the supervisor and discuss any issue during the visit. Conduct close out process to each partner and make sure that they are ready for audit.
• Giving an input and provide training for partner capacity building process, guideline preparation process, based on the audit report/findings.
• Maintain a good partner grant file - financial related.

PARTNER AGREEMENTS

• Institute measures with the Letters of Grants to reduce the Foundation’s risk in cases where partners need capacity improvement (ie., replacing accountants, ensuring a tight financial reporting schedule, not making too-large advance payments, etc)
• Prepare the document related LG development and make recommendations to Program staff as needed.
• Notify program Director if over/under spending occurred and may require an amendment.

MANAGE AUDITS OF PARTNER

• Prepare the audit TOR and coordinate with procurement unit for the procurement process. Organize the entrance and exit meeting, provide the necessary documents, explanation/information related to grantee audit, provide explanations and supporting information as well as negotiating towards minimizing audit findings, drafting audit response, and review draft audit reports.

OTHER

Other duties and responsible which may be assigned by the Director of Grants and Contract and Director of Law from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS

• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, audits and sub-grants management; experience in managing grants and contract of USAID Project is an advantage.
• Experience in international audit organizations dealing with audits local nongovernmental organizations, or strong experience in dealing with audits in an international development organizations preferred.
• Minimum bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance related subject from a recognized University. Master degree in an advantage.
• Proficiency in English – written and spoken
• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia - written and spoken
• Proven written and oral communication skills
• Able to work in tight schedule, fast pace environment, proactive with minimum supervision
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong team player and management
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Professional organizational abilities

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your application letter and CV to The Asia Foundation by e-mail to hrd@tafindo.org by March 6, 2017. Please write “GO – USAID CEGAH” on the Subject of the e-mail. The Asia Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.