GIZ JOB VACANCIES 2023
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations on behalf of the German Government.
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, affecting livelihoods, and impacting the production of estate- and food crops. Food security and rural livelihoods have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, which have raised food prices, increased production costs, and disrupted supply chains. independent smallholder farmers who cultivate estate crops in monoculture on their entire farm area, are extremely vulnerable to fluctuations in world market prices, pests and diseases, and climate change. Therefore, smallholder estate crop farmer livelihoods are economically, socially, and environmentally not sustainable.
GRASS (Greening Agricultural Smallholder Supply Chains) is a bilateral project funded by BMZ and Implemented by GIZ. The objective of GRASS is: “The livelihoods and resilience of smallholder farmers at the basis of global supply chains have improved”. Implementation of activities will focus on Kapuas Hulu District in West Kalimantan province. Project results, including tested, successful approaches, concepts, and tools, will be upscaled to provincial and national levels.
GRASS builds on the achievements of SASCI (Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains in Indonesia). The project will continue to work with oil palm and rubber smallholder farmers in Kapuas Hulu district and will further expand the scope to include coffee and cocoa smallholder farmers in selected sub-districts. The work with estate crop smallholder farmers will focus on smallholder farm productivity, sustainability, diversity, and resilience, as well as access to markets, including certification and traceability. The project will promote the use of digital tools and e-learning/blended learning for capacity building of farmers and agricultural extension staff and other multipliers, for traceability in supply chains, as well as for market access, financial literacy, farmer business plans, etcetera.
Upscaling to other districts in West Kalimantan and to provincial level will take place through the provincial agency of estate crops and livestock and through synergies, collaboration, and close coordination with the Green Climate Fund project which is currently in preparation for West Kalimantan (Land-based mitigation and adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan), while upscaling to the national level will be pursued together with the political partner, Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Estate Crops.
The project comprises four main outputs: 1) The capacities to implement resilient and sustainable smallholder farming have been improved; 2) The participation of smallholder farmers in local and global supply chains has been strengthened; 3) The framework conditions for resilient and sustainable smallholder farmer livelihoods have been improved; and 4) Digital technologies, e-learning tools and other field-tested approaches to support smallholder farmers are available for provincial and national up-scaling.
To support the implementation of the projects, we seek one (1) motivated and qualified Indonesian candidate to support the team for:
Junior Financial Specialist – Jakarta based
Responsibilities
- Managing financial planning, monitoring, and accounting of the project
- Assisting in financial administration and management in line with GIZ P&R
- Ensuring that financial and administrative requirements are implemented in compliance with GIZ P&R
- Maintaining an effective coordination for accounting within Jakarta and with offices in the region
Tasks
Accounting and payment
- Manages the petty cash for project office in Jakarta and daily entry to WINPACCS cash journal as well as monthly closing and reconciliation
- Arranges and executes monthly payments such as office operational costs and their administration
- Checks the completeness of vouchers and receipts and ensures timely settlement of all payments in coordination with service providers and project staff
- Calculates and withholds taxes from service providers whose contracts are processed in the project
- Collects tax reports of service providers for their reporting to tax office
- Prepares and calculates RKA settlement for staff’s domestic travel
- Monitors the monthly use of the project vehicle and checks the logbook on a regular basis, incl. fuel consumption
- Checks and calculates mobile phone use, divided into official and private use, and processes the reimbursements
- Maintains the filing system of all finance related documents
Financial management and budget monitoring
- Prepares requests for funds to the GIZ Country Office Indonesia, based on the monthly budget plan, and manages cash withdrawals
- Draws up monthly budget preparation and monitoring
- Monitors and follows up third party receivables, obligos, and the monthly Error Sheet
- Checks the financial report and evidence of expenses from the service providers or Local Subsidy recipients before submission/ request for payment to GIZ Country Office Indonesia
- Ensures that the KOMP cost distribution is implemented correctly
Other tasks
- Prepares and manages the internal control process in accordance with GIZ requirements and acts upon the results to ensure improvement
- Performs other duties and tasks at the request of the superior.
- Contributes actively to a good working environment and team spirit within the project
Required qualifications, competences and experience
- University degree in a relevant specialisation and qualification in business administration desirable (equivalent of BA)
- At least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
- Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g., Microsoft applications)
- Working proficiency in English (written and spoken). German knowledge will be considered an advantage
- In-depth understanding of GIZ financial management and accounting
- Willingness to travel regularly and to work in the field for periods at a time
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced working environment, both independently and as part of a project team
- Willingness to upgrade skills as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures to be agreed with Project management
Duty Station: Jakarta
Joining Date: As soon as possible
Direct Supervisor: Senior Administrative Professional
Please submit your motivation letter and comprehensive resume (including training and list of references) to recruitment-indo@giz.de by February 27th, 2023 with subject line GRASS – JFS (Jkt)
Please name your file as follow format:
[Your Complete Name]_[Motivation Letter/CV/Latest Education Certificate] (i.e: Nakula Sadewa_CV or Nakula Sadewa_Motivation Letter or Nakula Sadewa_Reference)
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.