Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia – School
Systems and Quality (AEPI SSQ)
SUB-NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND
TRAINING ADVISOR
Job Level and Professional Discipline Category: National position
Location: Jakarta, with travel within Indonesia as required
Reports to: Component 3 Manager
Background
Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia (the Education
Partnership) is currently the largest intervention funded by the Australian
Government anywhere in the world. Through the Education Partnership Australia
supports the Indonesian Government’s long-term strategy to strengthen and
consolidate its national education system, with a particular focus on the
current Indonesian five-year plan (2010 – 2014) and support for the initial
stages of the subsequent five-year plan (2015 – 2019). The Education Partnership
builds on the successes of previous Australian Government supports to the
Indonesian education sector by strengthening government systems. Under the
Education Partnership, there are three managing contractors and the largest,
School Systems and Quality (SSQ) contract, is managed by Cardno. SSQ covers
three components, each relating to a different aspect of the Education
Partnership.
Each of the SSQ-supported components is national in scope,
supporting existing government structures. Component 3 supports the MoRA’s
five-year plan to achieve universal national accreditation of private madrasah
(Islamic schools) in the Islamic education sub-sector.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Sub-national Institutional Capacity Development
Advisor will work closely with the Islamic Schools Accreditation Advisor and
Quality Assurance Advisor to support MoRA to improve its capacity to manage the
implementation of key elements of its RENSTRA and in particular the roll out of
accreditation for Madrasah. In particular, the Advisor will:
- Provide leadership and effectively work with the Provinces by ensuring regular performance monitoring and assessment, encouraging professional, capacity development and training, and by promoting an outcomes orientation and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Support the work of the Islamic Schools Accreditation Advisor in building sub- national capacity to sustain accreditation.
- Provide ongoing capacity and training support to MoRA, MDC and other accreditation institutions.
- In consultation with the Finance and Grants coordinator, develop the capacity of grant recipients to comply with contractual requirements;
- Work closely with Provincial officials and PEMDA officers, to design and deliver courses for MoRA Provincial and Universities, NGO training organizations and Ban/BAP-SM to support accreditation roll out.
- Oversee the operations of Master Trainers and Training Facilitators to deliver these training courses to the district level service providers including ensuring that these officers are appropriately trained;
- Provide technical advice and input to prepare 1500 Madrasah across Indonesia for accreditation.
- Consult with MoRA on the design and implementation of an effective Madrasah selection process.
Skill Requirements
The Subnational Institutional Capacity Development Advisor must
have the following skills:
- Post-graduate qualifications (or equivalent experience) in education and in Islamic education is highly desirable.
- Experience working with religious schools and / or Islamic education systems that are not well integrated into the national education framework.
- Up to 5 years experience in program management in a decentralised developing country context.
- Ability and experience working within a large, culturally diverse team of operations staff, delivering on all aspects of operational requirements, and promoting a culture of customer service;
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to affect positive working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders at senior levels.
- Bahasa Indonesia is essential, high level English language skills are desirable
Duration
of Contract:
The duration of contract
for this position is for 12 months with possible extension subject to approval
by the Client.
How
to apply for This Position:
- Response against each of Key selection criteria for this position
- Current Curriculum vitae/resume
- Name and contact details (phone and email) of three referees.
Applications that do not
address all the requirements stated above will not be considered.
Submitting
Applications
- By email: email your application with the reference “SSQ – Sub National Institutional Capacity Development and Training Advisor (Indonesian National Position)” in the subject line to recruitment.emergingmarkets@cardno.com; or
- On-line application. Go to www.cardno.com/careers and search for this position. Click “Apply for this job” located at the end of the job description.
- Applications this position close at 9pm Jakarta time on 18 July 2014.
Late
applications will not be considered.
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is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to child protection in all
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