Currently we have immediate vacancy for high caliber
Indonesians with high integrity to fill the following position:
Advocacy Coordinator, BR Hub,
RtR-C
Organizational Context:
AusAID has provided funding of AUD 5.7m to Kemitraan through June 2015 to
continue technical support and assistance, capacity building and operational
support for key initiatives related to Bureaucratic Reform.
The program, called Reform of the Reformers–the Continuation (RtR-C), focuses
on triggering and supporting:
- Internal bureaucratic reform within the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic reform (KEMENPAN RB)
- The expansion of the bureaucratic reform process at the national and local government level, especially under the coordination of KEMENPAN RB and UPRBN (Unit Pengelola Reformasi Birokrasi Nasional)
- Oversight and advocacy from civil society organizations (universities, media, NGOs) related to the bureaucratic initiatives.
A fourth component of the program is the establishment of a team that will work
to compile policy evidence and lessons learned related to several key
bureaucratic reform issues, with the aim that AusAID management and high level
officials in the Government of Indonesia will use such information to further
support and promote meaningful bureaucratic reform. This component is
referred to as the “BR Hub.”
To support a variety of forms of advocacy based on the policy evidence and
lessons learned related to various bureaucratic initiatives under the BR Hub
component, Kemitraan will recruit a Advocacy Coordinator for the BR Hub.
The Advocacy Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating
key advocacy activities conducted or facilitated by the BR Hub, and will work
under the guidance and direct supervision of the BR Hub Program Manager. The
Advocacy Coordinator will also need to coordinate and closely liaise with:
- The Research Coordinator for the BR Hub,
- Policy Analysts hired by the BR Hub,
- The Program Managers of the other RtR-C components.
The Advocacy Coordinator will be directly responsible for the following:
- Providing key inputs into the development of a comprehensive approach to research and advocacy for each of the key bureaucratic reform issues identified as areas of focus for the BR Hub
- Identifying and liasing with potential strategic partners who are well positioned to conduct evidence-based policy advocacy for the issues identified as areas of focus for the BR Hub.
- Coordinating the development of detailed strategies for conducting advocacy related to the issues identified as areas of focus for the BR Hub.
- Oversee and perform quality control on advocacy activities facilitated by the BR Hub, including by:
- Reviewing activity proposals
- Observing and/or participating in various advocacy activities
- Reviewing and providing feedback on advocacy activities
- Facilitating ongoing communication between advocacy partners
- Coordinating and integrating advocacy activities conducted by the BR Hub with other RtR-C components
Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Social Science, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field.
Experience and Abilities:
- Minimum 10 years experience with policy advocacy, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement effective advocacy strategies and activities based on policy evidence
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a range of partners, both at the individual and organizational level.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English
Others:
- Demonstrated ability to manage parallel activities and work under a tight schedule.
- Strong network within national and local governments, research organizations, and civil society organizations
- Strong commitment to public sector reform
Please visit our website http://www.kemitraan.or.id/main/publication_detail/21/44/1160
for more details of the position. Only application submitted through
our website will be processed.
All applications are appreciated and will be
treated with confidential manner.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Application deadline :6 October 2013
Application deadline :6 October 2013