The British Council in Indonesia is recruiting for the post of : Project Officer – Newton Fund

The British Council in Indonesia is recruiting for the post of :
 Project Officer –
Newton Fund

 1 (one) position, 1 year contract – renewable – Jakarta
 

 
Purpose
of job: 

To implement activities/projects under the
British Council Newton Fund Programme Indonesia by working with partners,
stakeholders and wider target audiences in Indonesia and the UK to meet the
Newton Fund and British Council’s strategic objectives.
 
Context
and environment:
(e.g. dept description, region description, organogram)
The Newton Fund is part of the UK’s official
development assistance programme which will provide £75 million each year
from 2014 for five years in 15 countries. It is part of the Emerging Powers
Research and Innovation Fund, to promote scientific capacity building in
emerging economies on a match-funding basis. Indonesia has been included
within the list of countries to benefit from the Fund and will receive around
£2 million in total per year. Through the Newton Fund, the UK will use its
strength in research and innovation to promote the economic development and
welfare of partner countries.
The
British Council Newton Team consists of a central Programme Management Team
(based in the UK) and country officers based in each of the Newton Fund
countries
 
Accountabilities,
responsibilities and main duties:

In
this role as the Project Officer – Newton Fund, you will implement
activities/projects under the British Council Newton Fund Programme Indonesia
by working with partners, stakeholders and wider target audiences in
Indonesia and the UK to meet the Newton Fund and British Council’s strategic
objectives.
Duties
will include but not limited to support the Newton Fund Programme and team to
deliver on agreements, especially on logistical arrangement, administration,
and communication, as agreed with partners, sponsors and clients. The
post-holder will also be expected to support the Newton Fund team in working
with BC Indonesia MarComms team and national partners to publicize
opportunities available under the Newton Fund in country as well as assist in
communication and media coverage for Newton Fund activities.
Suitable
applicants for this job will possess proven project management experience and

bring along at least 1 year experience in delivering events with wide outreach/audience
as well as targeted audience. The successful candidate will also come with
minimum 2 years’ experience in finance and administration, preferably in an
international partnership project.
 
Other
Responsibilities and main duties

·        
To provide wider
financial and administrative support for the project team as requested;
·        
To ensure accurate
recording of all contacts in the CRM/local database system in consultation
with the Newton Fund Senior Programme Manager and Newton Fund Programme
Manager;
·        
To ensure all duties
are delivered in line with the British Council’s policy on Equal Diversity
and
Inclusion
(EDI) and is taken into account when planning and delivering activity.
 
Manage information
created and received in compliance with the British Council’s information
management standards, policies, the UK data protection principles and local
legislation.
 
Key relationships: (include internal and external)
 
·        
Internal     : Newton Senior Programme Manager and
Programme Manager, counterparts in the UK
·        
External    : Vendors, partners, stakeholders
 

Applicants who do not
meet these requirements will not be short-listed for interview
To apply, please visit : http://bit.ly/PO-EXT-IDN693       

 
Closing date for receipt of applications is by 23:59 UK time on Monday, 22 February 2016.
It is essential that candidates use the application form provided on our
website. The British Council does not accept CVs in place of the completed
application form and it is unable to respond to telephone enquiries.
 

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and
welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

 
                                                                                                                                                                       
 
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