Community Facilitator Human Resources or Human Cap
Community Facilitator Human Resources or Human Cap
Community Facilitator Human Resources or Human Cap
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Website: www.ijsrm.in ISSN (e): 2321-3418
DOI: 10.18535/ijsrm/v10i12.sh01
Abstract
Community Facilitator is indispensable in the development programs that use a community-based approach.
It has been an integral part of community-driven development since the early 1980s. The question is, is it
human resources or human capital? What competencies must a facilitator have to carry out their duties
effectively? This research was conducted with a qualitative approach through FGD and interviews with
informants to answer the following questions: (i) what is a facilitator? (ii) how does the facilitator work?
(iii) what competencies must the facilitator have? (iv) what is the difference between human resources and
human capital? (v) is the facilitator a human resource or human capital? In this research, the facilitator's
competence will be identified using the KSA framework (knowledge, skill, and attribute).
Based on the study, a facilitator is defined as a person with certain knowledge, skills, and attributes, who is
assigned to introduce, plan, and organize the implementation of a program to the program beneficiaries so
that the program can be implemented following the predetermined budget, provisions, quality, and
procedures. Facilitators must know the program cycle, local culture/tradition, formal and informal figures
in the village, and the resources required for the program implementation. The facilitator's must-have skills
include communication, organizing, mediation, administration-finance, and various construction technical
skills. Meanwhile, the attributes needed include commitment, responsibility, and adaptation.
A human resource is a worker using knowledge, skills, and commitment to carry out tasks with clearly
defined processes and outputs. Human capital is a worker who uses knowledge, skills, creativity,
innovativeness, and commitment to carry out tasks to increase the organizational value-added, with
processes and outputs that must be clearly defined. From an individual and organizational perspective,
community facilitator is categorized as human capital.
Introduction
Background
A facilitator is indispensable in development programs that use a community-based approach. Its existence
has been an integral part of the development programs implemented since the early 1980s. The existence of
facilitators in development programs is recognized as very vital. Facilitators and community participation
support the program's success (1). A facilitator is very instrumental in capacity building (2). The facilitator
team plays a role in helping the achievement of the program (3). The facilitator team positively affects the
production and success of the program (4).
Facilitators are presented to unite all elements of society and liaise with the village and district government.
The existence of Pamsimas facilitators can increase public understanding of the program objectives. It is
because the facilitator involves the community from the planning and development stages to the post-program
sustainability stages (5). The four main functions of facilitators in community-based programs are (i) resource
persons, (ii) trainers, (iii) mediators, and (iv) mobilizers (6). The community facilitator team acts as a
motivator in the preparation stage, as a facilitator in the implementation stage, and as a catalyst after
facilitation (3). Facilitators act as disseminators, planners, implementers, and evaluators (1). The facilitator
plays a role in the administrative and financial management of village development and the execution of
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sustainable community empowerment, starting from planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating,
partnership, and self-reliance (7).
At Pamsimas III, facilitators work with a Specific Time Work Agreement (PKWT) with a work period of one
year, which can be extended. The employment contract includes a job description that the facilitator must
carry out. However, the facilitator may also have to perform work out of the contract. As the work location is
in the field, a facilitator sometimes needs to work outside working days or hours.
Community facilitation is a very complex job considering the diverse characteristics of the beneficiaries and
the program's complexity. The community's educational, social, economic, and cultural background greatly
influences the facilitation process to be carried out. The facilitator must adapt to the local conditions of the
community, and more importantly, the facilitator must have certain knowledge, skills, and attributes so that
the facilitation runs well. In addition, the program's complexity also greatly affects the facilitation activities.
Facilitators must be able to deliver the complex program to people with various educational backgrounds.
Objectives
Based on the background above, researchers are interested in studying what knowledge, skills, and attributes
must be possessed by the facilitator to carry out their roles and tasks properly. In addition, researchers are also
interested in studying the characteristics of the facilitator's work, considering their duties in the field. In this
case, the researcher will analyze the facilitator's work in the context of human resources and human capital.
Therefore, this study will be conducted to answer the following questions: (i) what is the facilitator? (ii) how
does the facilitator work? (iii) what competencies should a facilitator have? (iv) what is the difference between
human resources and human capital? (v) is the facilitator a human resource or human capital?
Methodology
This research was conducted by the qualitative method through case studies. Data is collected using
observation, interviews, focus group discussions, and documentation. Data analysis techniques include data
collection, verification, triangulation, data display, and conclusion. The program used as an object of research
is the Pamsimas III Program. This program was chosen for several considerations, including (i) being carried
out massively throughout Indonesia, (ii) using a community-based approach, (iii) involving external actors in
the form of community facilitators, and (iv) it has been implemented since 2018 and is still ongoing.
The Community-Based Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Program, known as PAMSIMAS, is a platform
for rural drinking water and sanitation development implemented with a community-based approach. The
PAMSIMAS I (2008-2012) and PAMSIMAS II (2013-2015) programs have succeeded in increasing access
to safe drinking water for 10.4 million people and access to proper sanitation for 10.4 million people in more
than 12,000 villages/kelurahan spread across 233 regencies/cities in 32 provinces in Indonesia. PAMSIMAS
Program is entering the third phase (PAMSIMAS III), which was implemented in the 2016-2020 period. It
will target 15,000 new target villages and manage the program's sustainability in more than 27,000
PAMSIMAS participating villages throughout Indonesia (source: https://pamsimas.pu.go.id/profil/ringkas-
program/).
An FGD involving three field facilitators (as research informants) was carried out to explore the role and tasks
of facilitators in the Pamsimas III program. In addition, an in-depth interview was also conducted with Dani
Wahyu Moenggoro, Director of Inspirit, who is also an expert in facilitation. The interview was conducted to
explore information and develop discourse to clarify human resources and capital.
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After establishing the village as a program participant, the beneficiary community must carry out at least seven
groups of activities. Facilitators assist the community at all stages of program activities. Table 1 presents the
activities, knowledge, and skills the facilitator needs in each activity stage.
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To cover all of the above necessary skills at the village level, Pamsimas III mobilizes (i) Engineering
Facilitators and (ii) Finance Facilitators. In general, one TFM will facilitate a maximum of 6 villages. In
addition to TFM, the Pamsimas Program is also equipped with District Professional Facilitators at the district
level.
Table 2. Comparison between Human Resources and Human Capital at the Individual Level
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Purpose Achieve the output (or Increase the organization's
intermediate output) that the added-value
organization has set
Required competencies Knowledge, skills, motivation, Knowledge, skills, motivation,
and commitment commitment, creativity, and
innovativeness
There is no fundamental difference between the individual level and the organizational level. At the
organizational level, a worker is viewed by how the organization assigns roles to the worker. The
organizational-level analysis emphasizes that a person with the potential to become human capital can become
a human resource if the organization assigns clear/tough, routine tasks, focuses on processes, and does not
require a worker's creativity and innovativeness. The organization will exploit human resources as part of
production inputs. On the other hand, the organization will improve human capital quality to continue creating
added value. Table 3 compares human resources and human capital at the organizational level.
Table 3. Comparison between Human Resources and Human Capital at the Organizational Level
As discussed in the facilitator's job description section, the POB does not contain technical details of what the
facilitator should do. POB is more of a result/output-oriented reference. From the FGD with the facilitator, it
is known that the facilitator has the freedom to carry out the details of the activities needed to achieve the
expected results/outputs. POB only writes the words socialization, planning, mentoring, and advocacy. There
needs to be a further detailed explanation of how socialization, planning, mentoring, and advocacy should be
carried out.
In addition, in the field, many jobs in the program need to be listed in the facilitator's job description, such as
community mobilization, coordination with village administration, or persuasion to deal with conflicts. As
stated by Jumrana and Megawati Asrul Tawulo from Haluoleo Kendari University, the skills needed by the
facilitator include motivating skills, namely encouraging the community to play an active role in every stage
of the activity; facilitation, namely organizing activities that involve the community; communication, namely
conveying all complete and clear information; consultation, which is to provide advice and consideration
regarding things that need to be done by the community in each stage of the activity; and mediation, i.e.,
connecting the village people with the government (15)
Based on the nature of the facilitator's works, which are (i) the facilitator has the freedom to make adjustments
to the details of the activity to achieve the expected results/outputs; (ii) many detailed activities in the program
are not listed in the facilitator's job description; (iii) strongly requires creativity; and (iv) supervisors in the
District Public Works Office gives the facilitator freedom to carry out the necessary activities to meet the
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output targets and to comply with program administration provisions, then the facilitator meets the criteria as
human capital. Creativity and innovation are important elements of human capital that distinguish it from
human resources (16,17).
Conclusion
Based on the literature review and FGD conducted with the facilitators, a facilitator is defined as a person with
certain knowledge, skills, and attributes, who is tasked to introduce, plan, and organize the implementation of
a program to the program beneficiaries so that the program can be implemented under the established budget,
time, quality, output, and procedures.
To carry out their duties well, facilitators must have certain knowledge, skills, and attributes. Knowledge is a
theoretical or practical understanding of an object, such as knowledge of socio-cultural conditions, formal and
informal figures, program cycles, and resources needed in program implementation. At the same time, skill is
proficiency in applying knowledge developed through training or experience, such as communication,
organizing, mediation, and various construction technical skills. Attributes are the strength or capacity to use
knowledge and skills to perform roles or duties optimally. The attributes are expression, speech, action,
commitment, responsibility, and adaptation.
This research proposes a discourse for further study that a human resource uses knowledge, skills, and
commitment to do a definite job with clearly defined processes and outputs. Human capital is a person who
uses knowledge, skills, creativity, innovativeness, and commitment to carry out work to increase the added
value of the organization with processes and outputs that have yet to be clearly defined. Referring to the
characteristics of human resources and human capital that have been proposed, it can be concluded that from
both individual and organizational perspectives, a facilitator is categorized as human capital.
Acknowledgement
I am grateful to Mr. Dani Wahyu Moenggoro, with whom I have had the pleasure to work during this and
other related projects. Also, to Professor Dedi Purwana and Mr. Agung Darmawan Buchdadi, who provided
me with extensive personal and professional guidance and taught me a great deal about both scientific research
and life in general
Statement Of Authenticity
I, the Author, declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published, and is not currently considered
for publication elsewhere. I also declare that during the review process by this journal, I will not withdraw the
manuscript and send it to another journal.
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