RTI International is one of the
world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition
by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides
research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75
countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training,
surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development,
economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing
and chemical analysis.
The Knowledge Sector Initiative
(KSI) is a joint initiative between the Governments of Indonesia and Australia
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 policy research institutes (the supply
side), 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 (enabling environment), and to develop effective models for procuring
and using research to strengthen policies that will benefit the country’s poor
(the demand side), and working with various intermediary organizations involved
in making research-based evidence accessible to policy makers including civil
society organizations and the media (intermediaries). The program, projected to
be 15 years in duration, started implementation in May 2013.
RTI-KSI is currently looking for
highly qualified candidates to fill in the Program Officer for Enabling Environment &
Intermediary Component, to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is a senior position requiring
a minimum of 10 years program management experience.
Job Summary:
This
position will work in one of two components of the project and will lead program activities
supporting partner organisations to:
- Produce and communicate high-quality policy research;
- Effectively translate research into policy options; and
- Incorporate policy options into the research agenda.
He/she will work directly with several
Indonesian Ministries in the management of research for evidence-based
policymaking, with civil society networks that advocate for policy change, and
in support of a range of communication activities, such as support to policy
journals and journalists. He/she will work closely with knowledge brokers,
policy makers, donor representatives, policy research institutes, civil society
organisations and private sector to identify and implement strategies to
address systemic barriers to an effective knowledge sector. Successful Program
Officers will also work flexibly across all KSI components and foster program
integration and cooperation.
The
objectives of the assignment are as follows:
- To ensure that partner organisations are effectively communicating and collaborating in all aspects of the partnership to meet overall objectives.
- To ensure that partner organisations are receiving TA efficiently and effectively to improve quality, relevance and communication of research while also improving organisational capacity and operational integrity.
- To strengthen the capacity of partner organisations to carry out, communicate, advocate and use policy relevant research.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
- To directly manage relationships and liaise with partner organisations to ensure clear communication, shared and cleared objectives for all activities at large. The position is to provide a pro-active one-window mechanism for the partner organisations to collaborate with KSI.
- To be the lead coordinator with defined partner organisations and internal project staff for the provision and management of technical/operational support to meet expected project outcomes. Areas of work may include, among others, annual strategic planning, collaborative identification of needed TA, fostering a learning culture in partner organisations, assistance in networking and other external collaboration, and facilitation of collaborative communication activities.
- Working with the project staff, other Program Officers and partners to identify, facilitate and manage cross program collaboration and synergies.
- All of the tasks above will require close coordination with all other components of the program (supply, demand, intermediary and enabling environment), as well as with the Team Leader, Lead Technical Advisor and the evaluation, grants, and communication teams in design and implementation of a variety of activities, which may include oversight of consultants and/or consulting organisations.
- To work with the project M&E team and partner organisations to implement activities and collect data related to the project's M&E framework and requirements.
- To work with the KSI grants management unit to closely coordinate communication around deliverables and grants management with the partner organisations, including a pro-active collaborative approach to problem solving.
Minimum Required
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in and ability to work effectively with government and non-government stakeholders in the field.
- Three to five years of professional experience in a capacity building position. Experience in building partnerships, policy development, advocacy and governance highly desirable.
- Graduate or Post-graduate Degree in social sciences, organization development and/or social policy field of study.
- Excellent communication, facilitation and inter-personal skills.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- 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.
Please
indicate the position you are applying for in the email subject, and submit the
application by 5 September 2014 to hr@ksi-indonesia.org.
RTI values equal employment opportunities. Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
