CARDNO Vacancy: AEPI SSQ - Quality Assurance Field Advisers, Jakarta

Job Summary

Organisational Goals

Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia (the Education Partnership) is currently the largest development assistance program 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 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 Government of Australia funding under the Educational Partnership to develop the capacity of principals, supervisors and provincial and district education personnel.

Key Responsibilities

ProDEP Quality Assurance Field Advisers will support SSQ and Eligible Entities by quality assuring the planning, implementation and monitoring processes on behalf of Component 2 and Pusbang Tendik. In implementing quality assurance processes they will work in close cooperation with trainers and Eligible Entities, while at the same time providing expert and independent advice to SSQ on the quality of implementation and compliance with requirements of the ProDEP Procedures Manual and associated guidelines.

The QA Field Advisers will need to develop effective professional relationships with trainers and other personnel from Eligible Entities. They will work as members of a team of advisers in Component 2 and contribute to the provision of technical assistance to MoEC and MoRA.

The QA Field Advisers will report to the Manager Component 2, through the International Adviser Professional Development Quality Assurance, and be responsible for:

1. Assisting and supporting ProDEP trainers to implement ProDEP learning activities.
2. Assuring the quality of delivery of ProDEP learning activities by providing support, advice and feedback to Eligible Entities and trainer
3. Monitoring ProDEP activities to assess whether they are implemented in accordance with activity requirements and principles as detailed in guidelines and the ProDEP Procedures Manual.
4. Monitoring and reviewing ProDEP M&E processes and providing assistance for M&E activities where required.
5. Preparing reports on the quality of activity implementation for SSQ, DFAT, Pusbang Tendik and Eligible Entities.
6. Making recommendations about improvements to ProDEP activities and systems, and capacity improvement of trainers and other relevant personnel.
7. Working as part of the Component 2 team to support MoEC to implement ProDEP.
8. Other related duties as required.

Key Selection Criteria

Up to six (6) ProDEP Quality Assurance Field Advisers will be recruited. However, the successful applicants may be engaged on either a full-time or part-time basis subject to negotiation with SSQ. It is expected that QA Field Advisers will be located in different regions across Indonesia with particular locations being negotiated with each successful applicant. Travel within Indonesia will be required. Contract negotiations with successful applicants will include discussion of travel and relocation allowances if required.

The ProDEP QA Field Advisers will be required to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experiences.

1. Tertiary qualifications in education, preferably at S2 level.
2. A record of achievement in developing, implementing and/or monitoring professional development activities for teachers and/or school leaders.
3. In-depth understanding of and capacity to promote effective adult learning and professional development principles and practices.
4. Understanding of and capacity to support the implementation of professional development programs.
5. Understanding of and capacity to implement quality assurance and monitoring activities in an educational context.
6. Skills and experience in negotiation, facilitation, and coaching and mentoring.
7. Excellet written and oral communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia
8. Capacity to communicate in written and spoken English
9. Highly self-motivated and capacity to work independently and with minimal supervision.
10. High Ethical standards.
11. Desirable, experince as an assessor, trainier or national core trainer for SSQ
12. Desirable, understanding of ProDEP learning activities and the principles on which they are

The duration of contract for this position is for an initial input of 12 months with possible extension. Please send your response agaonts to each of the above key requirements, CV/resume, and name and contact details of three referees to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com.

Application this position closes on 11 January 2015.

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.

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