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RTI International as the managing contractor
for the Knowledge Sector Initiative
(KSI) Project is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the Program Coordinator position below to
be based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Program
Background
The Knowledge Sector Initiative
(KSI) program is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and
BAPPENAS (The National Planning Agency) to improve the quality of public
policies in Indonesia through the use of research, analysis and evidence. The
program seeks to achieve this by supporting the capacity building of think
tanks, to improve the quality of their research to meet policy maker’s needs,
improve systems and regulations in government to support research-based policy
making, and to develop effective models for procuring and using research to
strengthen policies in education, health and social protection that will
benefit the country’s poor. The program, projected to be 15 years in duration,
will begin implementation in May 2013.
The overall goal of KSI is that
Indonesia has the capacity to develop effective and socially accountable
policies that meet priority development needs. Revitalising the Indonesian
knowledge sector is an enormous effort, well beyond the scope of any one agency
or development partner. AusAID’s objective in supporting this program is to
catalyse reform efforts by providing its partners with a framework and
resources to drive a reform process. It does not do everything. Designing the
program interventions required striking a balance between the need for a
comprehensive approach to knowledge sector reform and realism about what can be
achieved with limited capacities, resources, and timeframes. Nevertheless,
analysis suggests that in Indonesia the time is ripe for launching this change.
As
the government’s premiere development planning organization, the Ministry of
National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), is responsible for designing
the new generation of development policies in Indonesia. While BAPPENAS retains
enormous in-house analytical expertise for development planning of any agency
within government, BAPPENAS is itself aware that the nature of Indonesia’s
development challenges requires more improvements to the organization’s ability
to draw on various sources of empirical analysis. In this regards, in addition
to the existing structure, BAPPENAS requires a Policy Analysis Team (PAT) that
functions both as a ‘think tank’ to assist the Minister and Vice Minister, and
as an organizational unit to manage the changes.
The
overall purpose of BAPPENAS’ Policy Analysis Team is to synthesize
and commission policy analysis from different sources. It will function as an
intermediary between Indonesia’s overall knowledge sector and senior policy
makers. As such, it should be able to produce succinct, policy-oriented
briefing documents, often on short-notice, to an international standard, among
cross-cutting and complex development issues, such as, among others,
maintaining Indonesia’s economic competitiveness in a global arena; helping the
poor ride out economic shocks through a better system of safety nets; and
joining the global debate over climate change. Furthermore, this Team is also
expected to assist the Minister and Vice Minister to improve BAPPENAS’ management
of organizational processes aimed at empowering the institution to embrace
changes in its current business environment.
As
part of an agreement between the Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID) and BAPPENAS, KSI has been requested to provide support to the PAT at
BAPPENAS. This support includes technical input and assistance, procurement/contracting,
travel arrangement, and payments.
To
manage the BAPPENAS’ Policy Analysis Team, experts are also needed. These
experts consist of full time and/or intermittent national and international
consultants to work in close coordination with the Minister and Vice Minister
of BAPPENAS.
These
TOR guide the procurement of a Program Coordinator needed by the Policy
Analysis Team.
ESSENTIAL Duties and Responsibilities
The Program Coordinator will provide
support to the PAT Executive Secretary and the other team members on program
activity and operations. The Employee’s duties will include:
- Under the direction of the PAT Executive Secretary, and liaison with KSI, assist in planning and design of the PAT new activities, development of activity work plans, budgeting, and reporting;
- Managing the PAT’s program activities and financial operations, including implementation (activities and sub-contractors), monitoring the efficiency and effectiveness of activity capacity building measures against the objectives, reporting, and evaluation of program outcomes;
- Responsibility for the day-to-day running of office operations, procedures and resources to facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
- Preparing Terms of Reference (TOR) for consultants/sub-contractors/services providers to be contracted through RTI Indonesia-KSI;
- Ensuring the PAT members comply with AusAID/RTI-KSI requirements in financial, administration, procurement, and other logistical support matters;
- Assisting the PAT Executive Secretary and other PAT members in maintaining good contact and relationships with the client counterparts;
- Liaise with BAPPENAS and other agencies to support the PAT needs;
- Under direction of the PAT Executive Secretary prepare monthly activity and financial update to KSI and provide support to the PAT Executive Secretary in preparing six monthly progress report to KSI; and
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Qualifications
- Excellent communication, facilitation and inter-personal skills.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Ability to work effectively with government and non-government stakeholders.
- Three to five years of professional experience in a project management and administration.
- Experience in research/knowledge to policy processes desirable.
- Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree relevant social science, organisation development and/or social policy field of study.
- Excellent writing skills in Bahasa Indonesia. Fluency and strong capacity to read and write reports in English.
Interested candidates should send
the following documentations:
- Application letter and CV with 3 referees.
- A 600-word Written Statement English explaining why their professional experience and profile are suited for the role.
Please indicate the position you are
applying for in the email subject, and submit the application by 15
December 2013 to hr@rti-indomd.rti.org.
RTI values equal employment
opportunities. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
