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Ministry of Religious Affairs is working
to operationalize the Grand Design for Improving Madrasah Education
Quality. The purpose of the Ministry of
Religious Affairs' (MoRA) Grand Design is to provide a roadmap for improving
the quality of madrasah education over the next five years in order to
contribute to MoRA's vision that tolerant, moderate, inclusive Islamic
education in Indonesia becomes a model for the world. Madrasah education
encompasses both state and private basic and secondary institutions. The Grand
Design describes a systemic change in the way MoRA implements programs to
improve competencies of madrasah teachers, support staff and management, the
upgrading of facilities, how MoRA funds these programs, and revision of
regulations that will strengthen program implementation and financing madrasah
quality improvement.
The Australian government through the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) will support a team of technical
advisers to assist MoRA priorities. This technical assistance will help develop
work plans and priorities in order for MoRA to implement the Grand Design
document. It will focus on three crucial areas: policy adjustment, continuous
professional development and quality assurance.
To
support the implementation, RTI International is hiring 2 positions for
piloting 6 months period:
National
Senior Specialist:
Teachers'
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and module development
The National Senior Specialist for CPD
will analyze existing modules on CPD (both from MoEC and MoRA) and develop
recommendations for how these can be adapted for the MoRA system. As such, the
adviser will need to closely coordinate with MoEC as well as MoRA. Based on
advice from MoRA, this may involve the development of new modules appropriate
to the MoRA context. The adviser will also assist the Quality Assurance adviser
on recommendations for maintaining quality in a CPD system.
Qualifications,
Experience and Skills Required:
- A relevant post-graduate qualification and/or relevant and equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the challenges faced in achieving quality education in Indonesia and at least 5 years demonstrated experience in working on related issues
- Experience as an adviser, manager or leader in the Indonesian education system at the national, provincial and/or district levels
- Knowledge and experience with MoRA systems and the madrasah education system Knowledge and understanding of effective professional development strategies to improve the
- Competence of education personnel, as relevant to the Indonesian context, including experience in the development and adaptation of professional development learning modules
- Excellent communication, inter-persona l skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders, particularly with Government of Indonesia counterparts and international education specialists
- Bahasa Indonesia fluency is essential, high-level English language skills are desirable.
National
Senior Specialist: Quality Assurance
The National Senior Specialist for
quality assurance will assist in developing a system for quality assurance of
madrasah education. This will include developing technical guidelines for Madrasah
Development Centers (MDCs) as the quality assurance mechanism for madrasah, and
developing recommendations for a system to ensure MDC quality and capacity to
deliver their new function as a quality assurance institute.
Qualifications,
Experience and Skills Required:
- A relevant post-graduate qualification and/or relevant and equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the challenges faced in achieving quality education in Indonesia and at least 5 years demonstrated experience in working on these issues, including demonstrated technical expertise on quality assurance issues in the Indonesian education sector
- Experience as an adviser, manager or leader in the Indonesian education system at the national, provincial and/or district levels
- Knowledge and experience with MoRA systems, and the madrasah education system
- Excellent communication, inter-personal skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders, particularly with Government of Indonesia counterparts and international education specialists.
- Bahasa Indonesia fluency is essential, high-level English language skills are desirable.
Candidates
should send their CV and referees list from previous employers.
Please indicate the position you are applying
for in the email subject, and submit the application by Friday, 20 May 2016 to HR-Indo@rti-indomd.rti.org.
