Operational Research Officer
Indonesia
Job Opening
The Access, Services and
Knowledge (ASK) program is a 3 year program funded by the Dutch Ministry of
Foreign Affairs with the aim of enhancing uptake of Sexual Reproductive Health
(SRH) services among young people aged between 10-24 years, including underserved
groups. The program which is a joint effort of 8 organizations comprising of
Rutgers WPF, Simavi, AMREF Flying Doctors, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality,
dance4life, Stop AIDS Now!, the International Planned Parenthood Federation
(IPPF), and Child Helpline International (CHI) is implemented in 7 countries
namely Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Pakistan and Indonesia. The
program runs from 2013 to 2015.
The broad programmatic goals
in ASK are set into the area of SRH-education, SRH-services and promotion of an
enabling environment for SRHR and HIV prevention. The program places a strong
emphasis on reaching hard to reach groups and direct involvement of youth,
including in research and intervention development. ASK furthermore has a
strong focus on development and strengthening of direct information provision,
e/m health supported interventions and collaboration of the public and private
health sector as strategies to achieve the ASK programmatic goals.
In Indonesia, the ASK program
is implemented by 9 organization partners working in 3 provinces and national
level (see the table below).
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Geographic scope
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Partners of IPPF
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Partners of RutgersWPF
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Partners of dance4life
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Partners of Simavi
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Partners of CHOICE
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Partners of CHI
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Jakarta
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PKBI DKI
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YPI, PKBI DKI
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YPI, PKBI DKI
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Jogjakarta
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PKBI DIY
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PKBI DIY
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PKBI DIY
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CD Bethesda
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East
Java
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PKBI Jatim
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PKBI Jatim
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PKBI Jatim
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National
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PKBI Pusat
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Rutgers WPF Indonesia
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Rutgers WPF Indonesia
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ARI
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MoSA
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The
beneficiaries comprise of marginalized, hard-to-reach young people, including
difable youth, PLHIV and young sex workers.OR in Indonesia will take benefit of
the baseline survey that is currently being done and reached both youth in and
out-of schools with little or no access to nearby health centers. These groups
will be the main targets for ASK activities and intervention designed by
partners.
Operational research in ASK
Operational research (OR) is part of activities in the program. The aim
is to enhance the performance of the program, improve outcomes, assess
feasibility of new strategies and/or assess or improve the program Theory of
Change. Four broad themes are set forth in ASK under which operational research
should take place, where possible with a special focus youth
participation in research:
• Reaching the unreached.
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Contribution of the public and private health
sector to the SRH of young people.
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Direct access of youth to SRHR information and
services.
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Use of e/m health applications and impact on
uptake of SRHR services.
Specific purposes of operational research in Indonesia
are guided by the overall objective: 1) to collect evidence on the added value
of the e- and m-health interventions in achieving our objectives, disaggregated
for boys, girls, men and women; 2) to identify best practices that are
effective and efficient solutions to important SRH challenges and underlying
causes; 3) to document processes that are necessary before and during
introducing e/m health as a strategy to improve health related issues; and 4)
to explore strengths and weaknesses of e/m health to inform policy development.
Accountability
The
operational research officer will be hosted by Rutgers WPF Indonesia
office in Jakarta and be accountable to the
NPC and the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the
Indonesia ASK program, in which the CEO’s of the members take seat.
Supervision
and Management
The
operational research officer will be supervised through a country team
comprising of the National Steering Committee through the National Programme
Coordinator, the Country Lead and PME/OR expert representing the Northern
alliance. Further, the operational research officer will interact with
individual partner organizations in the Alliance with support of the National
Programme Coordinator.
Decision Making:
The operational research officer prepares decisions, planning of activities and budgets related to OR for decision making by the NSC, in which the operational research officer has an advisory role.
The operational research officer prepares decisions, planning of activities and budgets related to OR for decision making by the NSC, in which the operational research officer has an advisory role.
Responsibilities:
1) Develop an OR plan listing clear deliverables and operationalize the
implementation of OR within the ASK program.
2) Consult ASK partner organizations on priority topics for OR.
3) Seek collaboration and networking with local researchers and research
institutes.
4) Build the capacity of partner organizations and young people to
participate in OR.
5) Support partner organizations to utilize the information obtained to
continuously improve their program.
6) Comprehensive reporting of results, and dissemination through
publications and presentations.
7) Develop a strategy for disseminating OR information/results to
stakeholders.
8) Frequent updates to and collaboration with the PME/OR experts representing the Northern alliance.
Tasks:
1) Identify and prioritize topics and
questions for operational research in the ASK program, making use of what has
been documented on OR ambitions so far.
2) Realistic and strategic
assessment of ambitions for OR in relation to partner work plans, overall
planning and progress in ASK.
3) Develop an
OR plan and secure feedback from partners and the PME/OR expert representing the Northern alliance [eg. in the
strategic communication workshop in March 2014].
4) Coordinate and operationalize the implementation of OR, in collaboration
with partner organizations and the PME/OR expert representing the Northern alliance.
5) Support capacity of partner organizations to participate in operational
research activities based on identified priorities, and to utilize the
information obtained to continuously improve their program.
6) Develop and implement a strategy for disseminating OR
information/results to alliance members and stakeholders, plan for publications
and presentations.
7)
Build networks and promote collaboration with local
researchers and research institutions.
8)
Monitor the progress of the
Alliance process related to OR activities and set deliverables and advice and
exchange with the National Steering Committee and the PME/OR expert representing the Northern alliance.
9) Provide regular updates and reports on OR activities to the National
Steering Committee and the country team (NPC, CL,
PME/Or expert).
10) Organize strategic partner meetings to discuss OR results, and advise on
using the information obtained to continuously improve the ASK program.
11) (Co-)facilitation of youth research capacity building workshops to
assist in data collection.
12) (Coordination of)
data collection for operational research.
13) (Co-)write a publication based on OR-results.
14) Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by the Alliance.
Qualifications and experiences
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A minimum of post-graduate
degree in a relevant subject (public health, international development, medical
anthropology or related psychological/social science)
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Proven experience in conducting operational research
in the field of public health
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Good understanding of NGO working policies
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Familiarity with the sexual and reproductive health
and rights environment in the country.
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Support the fundamentals of
the Sexual and Rights based approach.
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Strong coordination and facilitation
skills.
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Ability to work
independently, as well as in a team.
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Experience to communicate
and coordinate with a variety of partners (Alliance members, NGO’s, government
at national and local level, CBO’s, youth etc).
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Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
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Prepared to travel to the project sites in Indonesia.
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Excellent
analytical, writing and communication skills (English)
How
to Apply
Interested persons should
submit a letter of interest and CV.
All applications should be sent to the National
Programme Coordinator, email sarah.satar@rutgerswpfindo.org, not late than 10 February 2014.
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted
