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Gratuities Law consultant for Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission

The Strengthening Integrity and Accountability Program 1 – a USAID-funded project – aims to contribute to good governance in Indonesia by strengthening integrity and accountability in government – principally at the national level. It will do this by supporting governmental and non-governmental efforts to strengthen integrity and accountability. Two major components of SIAP-1 are:

  1. Supporting efforts by key accountability agencies such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Supreme Audit Body (BPK) to strengthen integrity and accountability in government.
  2. Supporting efforts to strengthen political integrity and accountability by reducing the influence of “money politics.” This will include support for efforts to strengthen the fair regulation of political finance and effective oversight and enforcement.

Background KPK’s Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 seeks to improve the integrity and effectiveness of oversight functions at each agency (page 8) and the National Strategy on Eradication of Corruption (2010-2025) seeks to create a gratuities reporting system that is acceptable to the community (p.17). The Directorate for Gratuities is responsible for monitoring reports of officials on the gifts that they receive. The law requires officials to report all gifts received. This sweeping rule is running into problems of compliance, evidenced by a small number of received reports. Part of the reason for this is that the current legislation on gratuities requires revision, a task that the KPK is engaging in. SIAP 1 seeks to support the KPK in this effort by providing international best practices and an analytic survey of the gratuities environment.

Consultant Counterparts 1. Directorate of Gratuities (primary) 2. Legal Bureau

Deliverables 1. Compiling references about gratuities and 'Managing Gifts to Civil Servants” based on international best practices 2. Developing an Academic Paper that thoroughly examines the issue of gratuities for civil servants from socio-cultural, historic, and economic aspects. 3. Developing recommendation for improvements in gratuities-related legislation for further revision and consideration by KPK and other Indonesian government officials.

Qualifications • Professional Lawyer with at least 7 years experience • Completed LLM, MA in Law or J.D. • Prior experience with drafting legislation in Indonesia • Good understanding of current gratuities legislation and practice

** This is a local position; only Indonesian nationals will be considered. MSI estimates that this consultancy will require an effort of 60 days. Work will be conducted in Jakarta during July/ October 2011.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.