Australia’s
Education Partnership with Indonesia (the Education Partnership) is currently
the largest development assistance program funded by the Australian Government (GoA)
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 with the largest, School
Systems and Quality (SSQ) contract, being managed by Cardno Emerging Markets.
Each of the three
SSQ-supported components is national in scope, supporting existing government
structures and National Education Strategic Planning. Component 2 of the
Education Partnership is mainly delivered through the Government of Indonesia’s
systems using grant funding from Australia. The grant funding will be used to
support the nationwide professional development of education personnel.
Component 2 provides technical assistance to MoEC and MoRA as they implement
training programs developed using GoA funding under the Educational Partnership
to develop the capacity of principals, supervisors and provincial and district
education personnel.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities
The
Professional Development Adviser Principal Programs & Provincial and
District Development will work with MoEC and MoRA and other Component 2
Advisers to design, develop and pilot professional development activities to
improve the capacity of school and madrasah principals and targeted education
personnel from districts and provinces. In particular, the adviser will be
responsible supporting the development, piloting and implementation fo the
Principal Performance Improvement Program.
The
Adviser will be required to develop professional and productive working
relationships with key counterparts at the Board of Education and Culture Human
Resource Development and Education Quality Assurance (Badan PSDMPK & PMP)
at the Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) and the Ministry of Religious
Affairs (MoRA).
The adviser will work as a member of a team of advisers in
Component 2 supporting MoEC and MoRA.
- Assisting with the design, development, piloting and implementation of the Principal Performance Improvement Program (PPIP)
- Assisting with the design and development of new initiatives to improve the capacity of district and provincial personnel.
- Assisting with the quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation of Principal CPD, PPIP and district training programs.
- Assisting with the preparation of district and provincial programs for online delivery.
- Contributing to the work of the Component 2 team by participating in regular meetings, working as a member of working groups on a range of priorities and preparing reports as required.
- Preparing work plans and regular reports about achievements against agreed targets relating to the role.
- Other relevant duties as required.
Key Requirements for the
Position:
The Professional
Development Adviser Provincial and District Development will require the
following skills and experience.
- Post-graduate qualifications in education or related area.
- At least 10 years’ experience working in education in Indonesia
- Experience as an adviser, manager or leader in the Indonesian education system at the national, provincial and/or district level
- Knowledge and understanding of effective professional development strategies to improve the competence of education personnel.
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience in designing, developing and implementing professional development programs for education personnel.
- Understanding of and capacity to lead the development of professional development materials for online delivery.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders, particularly with Government of Indonesia counterparts and international education specialists.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office or equivalent.
- Highly self-motivated and demonstrated capacity to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Indonesian.
- Capacity to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
The successful
applicant will be contracted for an initial period of 12 months with the
possibility of and extension.
Location: Jakarta, with travel within Indonesia as
required
How to apply for This Position:
- Applications must include a brief resume (about 4-5 pages) and a separate document that addresses each of the above selection criteria. It is essential that, in preparing their applications, applicants provide information about each of the selection criteria detailed in the Requirements of the Position section above. Applicants who do not address these criteria in their applications may not be considered for interview.
- Current Curriculum vitae/resume
- Name and contact details (phone and email) of three referees.
Please submit your application by:
Email your
application with the reference “SSQ – Professional Development Adviser –
Principal Programs and Provincial and District Development” in the subject line to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com
Applications this position closes on 14
September 2014.
Late applications will not be considered and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Cardno Emerging Markets is an equal opportunity employer
and is committed to child protection in all fields.
Australian Aid - managed by Cardno Emerging Markets on behalf of the Australian Government.
Contact
For Enquiries,
please send an email to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com with subject:
"Query: SSQ – Professional Development Adviser – Principal Programs and
Provincial and District Development ".
