City Data And Innovation Coordinator

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is seeking a
to assist with the implementation of the USAID/Indonesia Local Governance Enabling Environment (ERAT) Activity.

The purpose of the ERAT (
) Activity is to improve Indonesian service delivery at the subnational level by establishing governance systems to enhance oversight mechanisms and effectively manage key service processes. Through a partnership between the Asia Foundation (TAF) and ICMA, the ERAT activity will achieve the project goal:
. ERAT will advance meaningful decentralization in Indonesia by promoting technically sound and politically feasible solutions to improve local governance and service delivery, particularly for the poor, women, and marginalized groups. ERAT will leverage TAF’s governance, adaptive management, and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) expertise, and its long-term partnerships with key Indonesian stakeholders at the national, provincial, and local government levels, as well ICMA’s extensive experience strengthening the capacity of local governments across the world. ERAT adopts “refine and implement” approach. The main activities under Task Order 1 of ERAT that will be implemented in February 2021-January 2022 will be conducting political economy analysis (PEA) and co-designing the Government of Indonesia at the national and provincial levels as a part of Component 1 (Refine). The implementation of Component 2 (Implementation) will depends on the results of Component 1 and USAID’s approval.

The City Data and Innovation Coordinator will assist with Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and program co-design process in component 1. During the COVID-19 quarantine period, the Coordinator will conduct virtual information gathering and engage stakeholders, conduct interviews, and meet with local government officials and staff. After the COVID-19 quarantine period passes, the Coordinator will be expected to travel and meet with the aforementioned officials and stakeholders in person and be based out of the project office in Jakarta.