The Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) was officially established in March 2006, based
on the pledge from the then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Ninth
ASEAN-Japan Summit held in December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to assist the
integration of ASEAN through the ASEAN- Japan cooperation funds. In particular, the JAIF
was aimed to support ASEAN’s integration efforts to create the ASEAN Community, by
facilitating effective implementation of the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP); and the
implementation of the three Blueprints of the ASEAN Community and the IAI Work Plan 2
(2009-2015), including narrowing development gaps among ASEAN Member States; and
promote greater cooperation between ASEAN and Japan.
ASEAN and the Government of Japan had agreed to set up JAIF Management Team (JMT)
at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta to enhance effective utilization of JAIF in support of
ASEAN Community building and integration efforts. The objectives of JMT are to jointly
formulate, manage and implement comprehensive strategic development
programmes/projects together with ASEAN utilizing JAIF, in order to effectively contribute to
the ASEAN Community building and enhance ASEAN-Japan cooperation.
The other area JMT was tasked with the monitoring and evaluation of JAIF-funded
programmes/projects in order to assess the progress and impacts of JAIF on ASEAN
Community building as well as ASEAN-Japan cooperation. Given the increased number of
JAIF-supported programmes/projects, especially completed and on-going ones, JMT has
been working on the strengthening of monitoring and evaluation mechanism by developing
a monitoring and evaluation framework for JAIF-supported programmes/projects.
In order to carry out some of the technical works related to newly developed JAIF M&E
Framework, JMT is seeking for a qualified candidate for the post of Junior M&E Consultant
to provide technical assistance to JMT and the ASEAN Secretariat for the coordination
and management of M&E activities for JAIF- supported programmes/projects.
The Junior M&E Consultant is expected to participate in the above-mentioned effort with
support and guidance from JMT staff members and external short-term Mid Term Review
(MTR) consultant(s) as well as relevant officials within the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC).