As a
federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the
field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a
variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies
and meeting their policy goals.
The new regional
programme on “Regional Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Training
(RECOTVET)” aims to optimize the framework conditions for a generally
improved and regionally integrated system of education and further training of
TVET personnel. It operates in primarily in Viet Nam, Laos, Myanmar and
Indonesia and currently has staff in Viet Nam and Shanghai/China. It will
foster policy dialogue of decision makers, engage in extensive Human Capacity
Building activities in ASEAN-countries and will sustain a regional cooperation
platform of Asian universities. For the implementation of the program in the
ASEAN Region, GIZ will closely collaborate with the ASEAN Secretariat and
related bodies based in Jakarta.
The bilateral programme
“Sustainable Economic Development through Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (SED-TVET) in Indonesia is a joint effort of the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (implemented by GIZ),
the Ministry of Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education, the Ministry of
Manpower, the Ministry of Industry and Bappenas. It aims at improving the
employability of manpower in selected regions of Indonesia (i.e. West Java,
Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi). Activities
touch on a wide range of issues covering 4 intervention areas: 1. “Training
Institutes Excellence” to support 23 selected TVET institutes; 2. “Innovation
for private sector cooperation” to facilitate measures to enhance the
participation of the business sector in TVET development and delivery; 3. “Regulatory
Improvement” to support the implementation and monitoring of local regulations
to improve the management of TVET on local level; 4. “Quality assurance and
certification” to advise on scaling up of the use of vocational qualifications
in the tourism sectors and related guidelines as well as to support the
development and piloting of an accreditation system for training providers in
the tourism sector.
The two programmes are jointly seeking 1 (one) qualified local professional (100%) who will work for both projects in the position of :
Project Officer (RECOTVET) and Advisor (SED-TVET)
- Responsibilities :
He/she
will work 50/50 as Project Officer for RECOTVET and Advisor for SED-TVET, so
together 100%. Duty station will be mainly in Jakarta, but the task
will also include business travels in Indonesia and the ASEAN region.
B. Tasks
As Project Officer
(RECOTVET) he/she will deliver technical assistance to project counterparts
and act as a coordinator/local interface of project activities. The Project
Officer will:
- Provide technical advice to project counterparts in the area of TVET and regional economic integration (free flow of skilled labor; services). Main counterpart in Jakarta is the ASEAN Secretariat, and other relevant cooperation partners including the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (MOEC);
- Support and implement – in cooperation with other regional programs acting in Jakarta and in particular the bilateral TVET-Programme (SED-TVET) – capacity development activities (including presentation, technical inputs for workshops, training organization, …) according to program work plan and ad hoc requests;
- Support cooperation, and act as liaison/interface between relevant regional bodies, ministries, partners, non-government organizations, GIZ Indonesia and the overall RECOTVET program;
- Support the development of strategies, technical concepts, studies, project reports and presentation documents for regional economic integration in the field of TVET;
- Assist with research activities and data mining on TVET and regional cooperation issues;
- Assist with public relation works
As Advisor (SED-TVET) he/she will
support either the field of activity “TVET institutes excellence” or
“Innovation in private sector cooperation”, based on his/her experience.
Other duties/additional tasks :
He/she
will perform additional duties and tasks at the request of the RECOTVET- and
SED-TVET-management.
C. Required
qualifications, competences and experience
Minimum requirements :
- Master degree in education policy, technical and vocational education and training, regional economic integration and related subjects;
- Minimum 3 years of relevant occupational experience in a comparable position on TVET and education and /or regional cooperation;
- Experience in project management;
- Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills;
- High level of oral and writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia; ideally also knowledge of German
- Good working knowledge of telecommunication systems (phone, e-mail, internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS-Office);
- Service orientation and proactive working style;
- Team work ability, dynamic, self-management, self-motivated character and interest in development work
Successful candidates will enjoy good working
conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, open corporate
culture, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training
and development.
Interested and
qualified candidates are invited to send the application and a comprehensive
resume in English, including
copies of relevant certificates, references and an English test score (such as
TOEIC, TOEFL) to sed-tvet@giz.de
before 02 December 2014;
Please put : A-RECOTVET/SED-TVET as your email subject. Only shortlisted
candidate will be contacted.
