HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCEA rare
opportunity for a dynamic and experienced manager to lead an operations and
finance team supporting three programs with a combined value of over $AUD 87
million.
 
Project Overview and Role
The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development
(AIP-Rural) is a suite of four programs focused on market-based development
aimed at improving small holder farmer’s competitiveness and access to new
markets. Its goal is to achieve a sustainable 30 percent increase in the net
income of 300,000 poor male and female small holder farmers in eastern
Indonesia by December 2018.
 
Three of the four programs are managed by Palladium International
(PRISMA, SAFIRA and TIRTA) and one (ARISA) is managed by CSIRO. All use the
same market development approach, known as ‘Making Markets Work for the Poor’,
or ‘M4P’.
 
The current Head of Operations and Finance (HOF) is an expatriate
position, overseeing operations and finance on PRISMA, TIRTA and SAFIRA, and
this is planned to transition to a nationally engaged position in 2017.  The HOF will work on the Program for six
months with an extension to end December 2018 subject to satisfactory
performance.
 
Why Should You Apply?·        
Competitive salary and benefits.·        
Rare opportunity to work in a senior management role on an
Australian government funded program.
·        
Great opportunity to further your knowledge and experience in M4P,
operations and finance on a donor funded program.
 
Application
Applications
close on Sunday 19 March 2017. Please apply via this link.
The position is open to Indonesian nationals only and female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
 
Responsibilities
The Head of Operations and Finance (HOF) will manage a team of up
to 25 people in finance, HR, office administration, contracts, grants and IT,
to ensure effective support to the implementing teams in delivering excellent
results.
 
The HOF will receive guidance, mentoring and advice from the Operations
Adviser in understanding and implementing Australian government policies as
well as program systems and procedures with a gradual increase in
responsibilities leading to eventual handover of all duties.  Responsibilities cover all aspects of program operations

and finance including, but not limited to:·        
Continual improvement of systems, processes, procedures, tools and
templates to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.·       Oversighting procurement, contracts and grants activities to
ensure they are performed in a professional, transparent, and ethical manner in
line with procurement regulations and conditions of the grant and
implementation agreement, and safeguarding from fraud, waste and abuse and
ensuring value for money.·        
Coaching and training the operations team to build existing
capacity.·        
Ensuring the delivery of effective administrative and logistical
support to all aspects of the Program·        
Ensuring the program has appropriate ICT infrastructure to support
operations and implementation activities.·        
Overseeing the recruitment, contracting and mobilization of local
program staff, and the effective HR management of program staff.
·        
Overseeing the Finance Manager to ensure that the program is
delivered within budget and that program financial operations are compliant
with Contractor and Australian government processes and procedures, including
the maintenance of accurate financial records for all program activities. Key Selection Criteria Essential:·        
At least 10 years’ experience in a senior management level
position.·        
Experience working in complex, fast-paced, high pressure programs.·        
Relevant bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or above preferred.·        
Outstanding theoretical base in project management and operations.·        
Demonstrated ability to conceptualise, design and implement new
systems, tools and processes for the effective and efficient management of
operations and activities.·        
Advance skills for Microsoft Office in particular MS Word, Excel
and PowerPoint·        
Demonstrated ability to lead a team of professionals and to coach
and mentor staff.·        
Good understanding of Indonesian Manpower legislation.·        
Proven experience in contributing to strategic direction and
managing multi-disciplinary teams in a cross-cultural context.·        
Proven excellent leadership, management and organisational skills.·        
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.·        
Strong representation, communication and interpersonal skills.
·        
Results orientated, an empowering manager and team player. Desirable:·        
Experience in international development, ideally with Australian
government funded programs.·    Knowledge of Commonwealth Grant Rule and Guidelines and
Commonwealth Procurement Rules and their application in operations and
contracts.·        
Familiar with Accounting and Grant management software
application.
·        
Knowledge of Indonesian public sector and experience working with
government agencies.