The Asia Foundation – Peduli Deputy Team Leader
POSITION INFORMATION
Position Title |
: Peduli Deputy Team Leader |
Location |
: Jakarta, Indonesia |
Job Type and |
: Full-Time, 1 year contract period |
Closing Date |
: March 3, 2017 |
SUMMARY
OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The Asia Foundation
Peduli Program seeks qualified candidates for Deputy Team Leader
position. The
Deputy Team Leader has an overall responsibility to ensure quality of service
delivery in accordance with the objectives and principles of the Program and
needs of program stakeholders and partners. S/he leads the technical aspect
across the program, leadership and management. This role is focusing short-range in nature, concerned with ensuring that
(a) the work within the pillars is supported with adequate technical and
financial resources, and is achieving the agreed outputs and outcomes; and (b)
implementation issues are addressed appropriately and in a timely manner. The function is primarily concerned with
effectiveness of the work undertaken within the pillars.
Accountabilities
- Technical quality of program
- Progress against pillar-related outputs and outcomes;
- Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues;
- Effective staff performance;
- Management of risk;
- Cohesiveness of program and grants management;
- Sustainability of coalitions for inclusion across pillars;
- Coordination and communications between technical program staff and
all other Peduli staff; - Effective monitoring and evaluation of the technical program
aspects of Peduli; and - Quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of outsourced functions.
RELATIONSHIPS
INTERNAL:
- Regular contact with all PEDULI team member
- Management of a large team in the Foundation’s Jakarta Office
- Regular contact with other senior management in the Foundation’s Jakarta Office
- Contact with other program and theme staff in the Foundation’s offices in the US and Asia.
EXTERNAL:
- Current and prospective grantees
- Indonesian government agencies and legislatures at national, provincial and district level
- Policymakers in government and parliament at national, provincial and district level
- Donor and Media
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Manage staff
responsible for technical program aspects of Peduli, including approving, monitoring, and oversighting
annual work plans of staff within the unit; - Establish and
manage technical quality assurance processes that align with the framework
set by the Team Leader and ensure these are implemented effectively across
the program; - Ensure effective
mechanisms are in place within the work unit and with partners to reduce
the likelihood of risk, and monitor and address any breaches in a timely
and appropriate manner; - Implement,
monitor, and report on an integrated pillar approach to the Peduli strategic direction,
including the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues; - Integrate
monitoring, evaluation and learning into work undertaken within and
between the pillars; - Coordinate
working relationships between SPOs, POs, and grant management staff to
ensure an integrated approach; - Facilitate the
brokering of integrated partnerships (coalitions for inclusion) across
pillars; - Facilitate a
collaborative problem-solving approach amongst all Peduli staff to implementation issues that arise within the
pillars; - Determine (with
the Team Leader) which technical program management functions will be
outsourced, and manage and monitor these; - Facilitate
professional development opportunities for program technical staff, and
ensuring such opportunities align with individual professional development
plans and career aspirations; and - Deputise for the
Team Leader, as required.
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible project management experience, including program management in Indonesia
- Prior experience working for international organizations or donor agencies (DFAT-funded projects) preferred.
- Advanced degree in political science, anthropoloy or development studies.
- Written and verbal fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia
- Solid understanding and extensive experience with the civil society movement working on issues related to social inclusion of excluded minorities.
- Experience working with government counterparts, including Kemenko PMK and Bappenas as well as other related line ministries.
- Strong inter-personal and communications skills including public speaking and presentation abilities.
- Team building and networking skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your application letter and CV to The Asia
Foundation by e-mail to [email protected] by
March 3, 2017. Please write “Peduli
Deputy Team Leader” on the Subject of the e-mail. The Asia Foundation is an
equal opportunity employer.