General Information
Location: Indonesia
Division: EPD
Reports To: Chief of Party
Date Posted: 1/12/2015
Application Deadline: 2/27/2015
Position Summary
IREX seeks a Higher Education Partnerships Specialist for an
anticipated USAID-funded Higher Education Program in Indonesia. The
program is expected to help the GOI reform Indonesia's higher
education system by stimulating linkages between American and
Indonesian higher education institutions to improve the curriculum
and teaching practices, enhance organizational management, and
increase applied research in a variety of disciplines, especially
in science and technology.
The position is contingent on funding.
Citizens of Indonesia are encouraged to apply.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison between the Indonesian government counterparts as well as American and Indonesian higher education institutions (HEI) to advocate for reform of higher educational policies that improve the quality and relevance of higher education and functioning of the sector
- Facilitate partnerships among local HEI's and collaboration between HEIs and key higher education sector stakeholders
- Foster private public partnerships with local and regional industries in support of research and development
- Strengthen policy and management capacity of higher education institutions
- Improve capacity in policy, administration and finance in selected higher education institutions
- Improve qualifications of faculty and research staff in higher education institutions engaged in selected disciplines
- Support graduate and post-graduate scholarships utilizing traditional and non-traditional, cost-effective approaches such as twinning or "sandwich" programs, enrichment programs, and faculty exchange programs between U.S. and local universities.
- Assist in monitoring, evaluation and reporting functions
- Leadership and management of program staff
Qualifications
- Must have at least 5 years of relevant experience working on higher education management, education policy, and administration
- Must have at least 5 years of relevant experience working on programs to improve qualifications of faculty and staff in higher education institutions engaged in relevant Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) disciplines
- In-depth understanding of organizational development, financial management, supervision, staff development, and learning assessment issues as they relate to higher education management
- In-depth knowledge of the Indonesian education system
- Demonstrated ability to work with host government and cooperating partners in implementing a complex project in the field
- Excellent interpersonal and team work skills
- Demonstrated ability to design and deliver effective capacity building programming
- Experience with USAID training regulations
- Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in English required
Application Instructions
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