Senior Program Officer [Indonesia]

 

Job Brief

Senior Program Officer

Location

Jakarta, Indonesia

Ad Title

Senior Program Officer

Program Background

Poverty Alleviation and Comprehensive, Inclusive and Adaptive Social Protection (PROAKTIF) is a new three-year partnership between the Government of Australia and the Government of Indonesia, to strengthen Indonesia’s social protection policies and systems. A central feature of the program is that it provides support to the Secretariat of the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), a policy think tank which provides evidence-based policy advice and coordination across a range of GoI ministries and agencies. This longstanding partnership has contributed to Australia and Indonesia’s joint goals to address poverty and inequality and reduce barriers to inclusive economic growth.

PROAKTIF has two outcomes that emphasize Australia’s intent to support and empower the TNP2K Secretariat over the next three years: 1) TNP2K makes an effective contribution to reforming and improving poverty alleviation programs in Indonesia, and 2) Enabling facility optimises TNP2K performance, including in the promotion of GEDSI and performance monitoring.

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The Role

The Senior Program Officer will support the tasks of Coordinator for the operation of poverty reduction related policies, not limited to social protection, economic capacities and empowerment policies.

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About You

It is expected that the successful candidate will possess the following:

Education:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in economics or social sciences.
• Minimum 5 years of experience for bachelor’s or 3 years experience for master’s in related field.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated skills in strategic and analytical thinking related to poverty reduction issues.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver outputs similar to the ones of this position.
• Good understanding of Indonesia’s poverty reduction issues, strategy, policies, and programs.
• Proven Excellent presentational and writing skills, including working with time constraints in the preparation of high-quality documents.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, including effectively communicating internally / externally, sharing information with colleagues, clients and the management; and providing prompt and quality response to client requests.

Teamwork Skills:

• Dedication to work in teams.
• Able to work very effectively with a range of government agencies, development partners (including donors, multilateral agencies and non-government agencies).

Time management skills:

• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently.
• Can handle multiple tasks effectively and coordinate a team to meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage uncertainty and adjust to a changing work program.

Language Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken both Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Other Requirement:

• Willing and able to travel for work.

Remuneration
The remuneration level at which the position is engaged is Locally Engaged Staff and will be based on the successful candidates’ relevant skills and experience. This is a fixed-term position.

Why join PROAKTIF?

At PROAKTIF , you will be part of a high-performing, innovative and collaborative team that provides analysis and advice on key policy areas in longstanding partnership contribution to Australia and Indonesia’s joint goals to address poverty and inequality, reduce barriers to inclusive economic growth, and maintain stability.

HOW TO APPLY
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A combined 1 (one) pdf file consists of your CV and a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria, Essential Experience and Knowledge, and Desirable.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 21 May 2023, 17h00 Jakarta Time.

Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.