A milestone of my consultancy career

Welcome to my humble blog.

This posting is one of my early postings when I was started to write a blog.

I just want to share to all of you, one of my life changing experience, which make me become the “real” consultant now.

This is one of the magnificent project, it is a bridge crossing the sea (Madura Strait), connecting two islands (Jawa and Madura in Indonesia).

Please read my story through this photos…..

Suramadu National Bridge Project 2006-2009

19 January 2012

Lowongan untuk posisi Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Iklan ini diposting 17 January 2012, biasanya deadline submission 1-2 minggu setelah iklan.

Silakan kirim aplikasi langsung ke pihak ACDI/VOCA, karena blog saya ini sifatnya hanya membantu menyebarluaskan informasi.

 

Since 1963 and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional
nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 93 projects in 40 countries and revenues of $124 million.
We are currently seeking applicants for a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for the current AMARTA II project.

The AMARTA II project is a follow-on to the 4-year AMARTA project, and it aims to strengthen the value chains of three high-value commodities (coffee, cocoa and horticultural crops). This is a long-term opportunity and the position is immediately available.

Peresmian alamat domain thomaspm.org

15 January 2012

Peresmian beroperasinya alamat domain thomaspm.org

Setelah sekian lama blog ini berdiri, dan berkat seringnya interaksi dengan beberapa rekan2 sesama blogger, maka saya mendaftarkan alamat domain tersendiri bagi blog ini. Mulai sekarang, blog thomaspm.wordpress.com ini juga bisa diakses dari alamat www.thomaspm.org.

Mudah2an seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, saya bisa belajar membuat website sendiri dan juga mengelolanya dengan lebih baik.

Terima kasih atas inspirasi pembuatan blog yang sudah diberikan oleh www.heldi.net.

Terima kasih juga saya ucapkan kepada rekan sesama ahli pengadaan dari www.guskun.com atas bantuannya.

Juga saya ucapkan terima kasih kepada rekan www.khalidmustafa.info serta www.pengadaan.org atas semangat yang diberikan untuk makin mengembangkan blog ini.

Mudaha2an Blog ThomasPM ini bisa makin berkembang dan bisa turut serta memajukan dunia project management dan procurement management di Indonesia.

Salam hangat,

 

Thomas

Vacancy in NTD ENVISION Project – Jakarta Based

29 December 2011

Sebagai bahan pertimbangan, rekan2 yg pernah bekerjasama dengan company ini memberikan informasi bahwa paket remunerasinya cukup menarik dibandingkan company lain serupa.

Mudah2an menjadikan semangat untuk mengajukan aplikasi.

 

Vacancy in NTD Project Jakarta Based

Lowongan: PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OFFICER & CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ASSISTANT

27 Dec 2011

Advertisment Job Vacancy

JOB VACANCIES
The ActionAid Australia (AAA) and Keumang Foundation partnership under the
finance of the Aceh Economic Development Financing Facility (AEDFF) on Improving Competitiveness of Aceh Cocoa Value Chain
to Increase Farmers’ Income, Create Jobs and Alleviate Poverty based in Banda
Aceh, Aceh Province is currently recruiting the following positions:
- All positions are subject to approval of anticipated funding -

PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT (3 Positions)

TheProcurement Assistant (PA) is responsible for the
procurement of goods, works and services. Reporting to the Procurement Officer,
the PA will prepare procurement documents and contracts under World Bank and
Government of Indonesia (GoI) procurement regulations. Assist Procurement
Officer on administration for procurement document files management. Support
tender committee on preparing tender documents.

Qualifications:  Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar position;
Experience with World Bank/MDF and GoI procurement regulations highly desirable;
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in economics, trade, finance, law or related fields;
CIPS or similar qualification highly desirable; Strong communication skills;
Strong reading and writing

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OFFICER (1 Position)

The Construction Project Officer
(CPO) is responsible for supporting and reporting to Construction Project
Manager to do close supervision and visit construction project sites of
consultant construction supervision and building – land preparation contractor’s
work to ensure the performance works are meet with construction program time line. Recommend any engineering solution for any identified technical
problems on the field following approved construction documents refer to
Indonesian Standard (SNI) and or International Standard for building
construction. Reporting update situation of constructions field progress and
other related information in weekly to Construction Project Manager.

Qualifications:  Minimum 5 years working experience in monitoring
construction projects and in working with construction consultants Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar field; have knowledge and
skill on various laboratory test tools and method; and work experience in Aceh
highly desirable;  Experience in the
construction of agricultural processing units desirable; Strong communication skills; Strong reading
and writing Could work under
pressure conditions; could operate engineering software computer CAD, and
Office software and other engineering software more preferred.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ASSISTANT (1 Position)

The Construction Project Assistant (CPA) is responsible to assist and
support Construction Project Manager to manage office/project documents by
classify, coding, and archiving. Collect and manage any construction documents
report from contractor and consultant supervision. Prepare supporting documents
for contractor and consultant payment together with finance staff.

Qualifications:  Minimum 1 years working experience in manages project
documents. Have minimum Diploma’s Degree in Office Management Document or in
similar education background; could work under pressure conditions. Strong communication skills; Strong reading
and writing; could operate computer software office.

Candidates who applied previously for this position do not need to apply again.
All positions will be fixed-term contract until end of March 2012 with possibility to extend and are
based in Banda Aceh.  Please submit your
application (cover letter and CV) on or before 3 January 2012 to     hr.aaaindonesia@gmail.com.
Due to the urgency of the above recruitment AAA reserves the right to recruit before the end of the
deadline.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted. No phone calls or walk-ins.

Lowongan Construction Project Coordinator – Closing date 28 Dec 2011

18 Dec 2011
 Lowongan Construction Project Coordinator – Closing date 28 Dec 2011

Plan Indonesiaadalah lembaga kemanusiaan internasional, dan organisasi pengembangan masyarakat yang berpusat pada anak, tanpa afiliasi dengan agama, kepentingan politik dan pemerintah tertentu. Visi Plan adalah terciptanya suatu dunia, dimana semua anak bisa mewujudkan seluruh potensi mereka di dalam masyarakat yang menghormati hak dan martabat manusia.

Kami mengundang warga negara Indonesia yang jujur, berintegritas tinggi dan memiliki komitmen terhadap pengembangan masyarakat yang berpusat pada anak, untuk bergabungdengan kami sebagai:

Construction Project Coordinator – Contract Base
(Penempatan: Grobogan, Jawa Tengah)

Vacancy: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist – Closing date 20 Dec 2011

18 Dec 2011

Vacancy: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist – Closing date 20 Dec 2011

Chemonics International Inc., a leading international consulting firm,
seeks to fill the following long-term, full-time position for a project
funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Higher
Education Leadership and Management (HELM) project. The primary
objective of the HELM project is to provide technical assistance to
strengthen the capacity of Indonesian higher education institutions to
perform more effectively in financial management, general administration
and management, quality assurance, and collaboration with external
stakeholders. We are seeking successful candidates for the position of
M&E Specialist.

Lowongan Konsultan di Bidang Infrastruktur untuk 2012-2014

1 Dec 2011

Lowongan Konsultan di Bidang Infrastruktur untuk 2012-2014

Di penghujung tahun ini, tak terasa sudah 3 tahun berlalu sejak saya mengikuti pool of consultant yg diadakan oleh INDII.

Banyak kesempatan berharga yang saya peroleh berkat masuknya nama saya di pool of consultant mereka baik secara langsung maupun secara tidak langsung.

Seperti kebiasaan orang Indonesia, pertanyaan pertama: apakah gratis? Jawabnya : Ya gratis…

Selanjutnya hanya memerlukan tekad dan kemauan untuk berusaha.

Silahkan melakukan Step pertama dari perjalanan karir yang super sebagai Konsultan terutama di Bidang Infrastruktur yaitu dengan meregister data diri kita ke alamat yg tertera di link tersebut di bawah ini. Selamat mencoba.

 2011/12 to 2014/15 IndII Consultant Pool

The Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative (IndII) is funded by the Government of Australia through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and managed by SMEC International. IndII aims to assist national and subnational agencies improve infrastructure in Indonesia. IndII works across a range of infrastructure sectors, including transportation, water and sanitation, and policy and investment.

In order for IndII to meet its stated objectives, the engagement of skilled and experienced consultants (from firms and individuals) is critical. The establishment of the 2011/12 to 2014/15 IndII Consultant Pool is an important mechanism for IndII to engage specialists to provide services going forward.

IndII has utilised the existing IndII Consultant Pool for the last 3 years. This existing Consultant Pool will expire upon the establishment of the current 2011/12 to 2014/15 IndII Consultant Pool.

The following skill categories are being sought and experienced consultants (firms or individuals) are encouraged to apply. For each of the skills categories, there are a number of sub-categories that Consultants must nominate for. Consultants are required to apply for individual sub-categories and provide relevant experience, skills, qualifications, examples of past work and referees.

#	Category
1	Category A: Engineering and Infrastructure Services
2	Category B: Water Supply
3	Category C: Sanitation
4	Category D: Health and Safety
5	Category E: Energy
6	Category F: Infrastructure Policy and Regulation
7	Category G: Finance and Economics
8	Category H: Legal
9	Category I: Land Information
10	Category J: Organisational Development
11	Category K: Planning and Design
12	Category L: Quantity Surveying / Cost Management
13	Category M: Environmental Management
14	Category N: Gender and Social Development
15	Category O: Monitoring and Evaluation
16	Category P: Sea Transport Sector
17	Category Q: Aviation Sector
18	Category R: Road Safety Sector
19	Category S: Roads and Bridges Sector
20	Category T: Railways Sector
21	Category U: Urban Mobility Sector
22	Category V: Corporate Support Services
23	Category W: Communications, Publications and Media

The EOI process opens on the 28^th November 2011 and will close at 5:00pm, 23^rd December 2011, Jakarta local time (UTC/GMT + 7hrs). To obtain the EOI pack (including the EOI document, EOI response template and instructions) firms and individuals need to complete the EOI registration form found either online or downloaded via the link below.

• EOI Registration Form
• Online EOI Registration

Members of the existing IndII Consultant Pool will need to apply through this EOI process. Those existing members who fail to submit an application to the EOI will not be considered for this IndII Consultant Pool.

The registration must be sent to: registration@indii.com.au

Registrations received after 5:00pm on the 12^th December 2011, Jakarta local time (UTC/GMT + 7hrs) will not be accepted.

The following diagram briefly outlines the process of the EOI.

Lowongan Konsultan Pemberdayaan di Kalimantan Selatan

23 November 2011

Lowongan Konsultan Pemberdayaan di Kalimantan Selatan

Posisi:

Asisten Fasilitator Kecamatan Pemberdayaan (ASFK)

Fasilitator Kecamatan Teknik (FKT)

Terima kasih atas sharing salah seorang rekan pembaca blog ini, bersama ini saya sampaikan info terbaru yang saya dapat. Batas akhir pendaftaran tanggal 28 November 2011, meski sudah agak mepet, namun siapa tahu berguna bagi yang membutuhkan informasi ini.

File pengumuman terlampir (dalam bentuk pdf):

Pengumuman Lowongan FK & FT Kalimantan Selatan

Semoga informasi ini membantu rekan2 yang membutuhkan.

 

 

 

Lowongan Konsultan Pemberdayaan FT di Jawa Barat

20 Nov 2011

Lowongan Konsultan Pemberdayaan FT PNPM Mandiri  di Jawa Barat

 

Terima kasih atas kiriman informasi dari salah seorang rekan pembaca Blog saya ini.

Semoga info ini membantu bagi rekan2 yang sedang mencari info Lowongan Konsultan Pemberdayaan.

 

Lowongan Monev Specialist di Kalimantan Tengah

15 Nov 2011

Lowongan Monev Specialist di Kalimantan Tengah

Sekedar info bagi rekan2 yang mendalami bidang Monev (salah satu cita2 saya dulu), menurut saya ini proyek yang sangat menarik.

 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Communications Officer based in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.

Indonesia Australia Forest Carbon Partnership (IAFCP) Facility is funded by Australian Aid – managed by IDSS Pty. Ltd. and Euroconsult Mott MacDonald on behalf of AusAID.  IAFCP Facility seeks qualified Indonesian nationals for KFCP Monitoring, Evaluation and Communications Officer based in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.

Background
The Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership (KFCP) is a key activity under the Indonesia Australia Forest Carbon Partnership (IAFCP).  The goal of KFCP is to demonstrate a credible, equitable, and effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation that can inform a post-2012 global climate change agreement and enable Indonesia’s meaningful participation in future international carbon markets.  KFCP has four components that correspond to the key aspects of REDD+:
·         reducing greenhouse gas emissions through incentives to local people and technical means;
·         developing methods and capacity to measure and monitor greenhouse gas emissions;
·         developing and testing equitable and practicable payment mechanisms to channel financial payments to those people and organisations that contribute to achieving emissions reductions; and
·         building institutional and technical readiness on the part of local government and villages to implement REDD on a sustainable basis.

Scope of the position responsibilities
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Communications Officer ( MECO ) is responsible for designing and/or updating simple routine monitoring and evaluation tools, coordinating external evaluations and project-related research conducted by partners and other organisations on KFCP, ensuring project monitoring data is documented and analysed, collecting lessons learned from project activities, providing input from monitoring and evaluation results to the project for continous programme improvement, and analysis of and reporting on monitoring data and indicators collected by managers and activity managers for KFCP.

Reporting
This is a full time position reporting to the KFCP Coordinator.  The MECO will also be advised by the RE&QAS and the COS while being contracted through the IAFCP Facility Managing Contractor (IDSS Pty Ltd).  The MECO will be the direct line manager for the Documents, Archiving, and Database/Data Management Specialist (DADDMS) and will work closely with/provide guidance to the GIS Manager and the Gender and Social Safeguards Specialist (GSS).