QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Recommended a minimum of 15-year management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running both emergency and development programs
- Master degree in Education, preferably PhD degree
- Robust experience of leading consortium type of projects
- Robust experience of program cycle management, and with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure
- Previous experience of managing and developing a team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others
- A very good understanding of education and advocacy programs, with specific context for Indonesia
- Having good relationship and networking with Ministry of Education Culture Research and Technology (MoECRT), Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), and Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas)
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Five (5) years’ experience as Chief of Party, senior management position, or equivalent, or 8-10 years of experience as the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) leading implementation of large international donor programs
- Experience in leading complex consortium program with total budget of minimum US$ 25 million life-of -project.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of relevant DFAT and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) policies and strategies.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with GPE as international donor, government officials, civil society organizations, implementing partners, and other education stakeholders.
- Knowledge/experience with DFAT and Global Partnership for Education rules and regulations required.
- Significant knowledge of education program, advocacy, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices
- Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants from major institutional donors
- Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results
- Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
- An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to children well-being, especially in children education and development
- Strong skills and proven experience in change management processes
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
Desirable
- Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies
- Advanced fluency in both English and Indonesian desirable
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