Save the Children in Indonesia is changing for the better. We've begun to build a national organisation that aims to be a strong, local, and self-sustaining voice for children in Indonesia namely Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik Tunas Cilik. To this end, Yayasan has been designated as a “Prospect Member of Save the Children” which focuses on strengthening and localizing our voice for children in strategic middle income countries. Currently Save the Children’s programs in Indonesia is implemented by Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik. We work in eleven provinces, have staff of approximately 300 local professionals, and programming in Child Protection, Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Humanitarian Response.
We are currently seeking to fill the following position:
MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH DIRECTOR – MNH*)
1 position, based in Jakarta
Code : MNHD-MNH
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children Indonesia is currently accepting applications for a Maternal and Newborn Health Director for an anticipated USAID-funded Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Activity in Indonesia. This 5-year activity will be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to MNH needs in the country, and will leverage the power of the market to implement sustainable and scalable approaches to ensure MN survival, specifically among the poorest and most vulnerable populations in 10 USAID focus provinces (DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, North Sumatra, South Sulawesi, Papua, West Papua, Maluku, North Maluku). The activity will implement a process to enable the identification, adoption and spread of promising solutions and innovations through existing and leveraged domestic financing and provide innovators with catalytic funding, technical assistance, opportunities for partnerships, information, and/or other support, aimed at facilitating their ability to achieve sustainable impact at scale.
The Maternal and Newborn Health Director will be responsible for a leading the program’s technical arm in support of contributing to Indonesia’s national goal of reducing maternal and newborn mortality, by ensuring improvement in access to and use of essential maternal and newborn health services targeting the poorest and most vulnerable. In addition, this position will provide; guidance on adaptation of state of the art interventions to ensure effective and efficient MNH service delivery; technical oversight and guidance on improving referral systems for greater uptake of services within both the public and private sectors. The position will work closely with all senior leadership team members to ensure the delivery of high-quality of maternal and newborn health services for the poorest and most vulnerable.
The position will be based at the project office in Jakarta and will report directly to the Chief of Party. Travel will be required to a range of provinces. Indonesian candidates are preferred. Note: the position is employed by Save the Children/Indonesia and seconded to the project team.
Updated CV and application letter should be sent to recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format: <MNHD-MNH ><your name>
Closing date for application is up to 20 November 2016
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
