Vacancies at RTI Indonesia

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Job Description

RTI International is seeking a Chief of Party Candidate and
a Deputy Chief of Party Candidate for an anticipated USAID-funded
education project in Indonesia. The project will support the Government
of Indonesia with education management and improving quality teaching
and learning at the primary and junior secondary levels. This position
is contingent on RTI being awarded the anticipated project.


Chief of Party

Responsibilities and Duties:


· Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with key
stakeholders, including host government counterparts from national to
district levels, both public and private universities in Indonesia,
other government bodies, partners and stakeholders, USAID/Indonesia, and
other donor education projects

· Oversee technical, administrative and financial operations
(e.g., operations, compliance, reporting, and implementation and
supervise and direct all technical and administrative staff).

· Ensure the timely and quality completion of program
technical, financial and grant deliverables, including Work Planning,
Performance Monitoring, Quarterly Reporting and expense reporting.

· Oversee and support the design and deployment of training
and/or capacity building for partners.

· Guide and provide direction for comprehensive teacher
training to improve teacher and student performance, as well as
measurable improvements under all project components.

· Work with staff and partners to ensure improvement of
instructional practices and learning environments in classrooms,
building upon literacy and numeracy assessment data.

· Work through national ministerial or technical working
groups and support government counterpart technical staff to implement
program elements to improve instructional practices.

· Strengthen support for communities' active engagement,
including parental support for early literacy and numeracy, and school
based management.

· Oversee maintenance of management policies and procedures
for quality assurance of communications and reporting, information
outreach and dissemination to stakeholders.



Required Skills and Qualifications:


· Masters and twelve years or a Bachelors and 16 years of
relevant field experience in educational development, including policy
dialogue, education reform, early grade literacy and numeracy,
assessment, research, teacher professional development and school
management support programs.

· Detailed knowledge of teacher training and systems needed
to support reforms in teacher training at pre-service and in-service
levels.
Demonstrated experience supporting Ministries of Education in effort to
reform their education systems, policy formulation, required, including
use of data for decision-making. Ideally, experience as a manager of
similar programs in Indonesia, and a Master's or higher degree in a
related field.

· Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate international
and local staff into a cohesive project team and into effective and
efficient sub-project teams and to deliver on results is essential.

· Experience with USAID or other international donor project
management policies, procedures and reporting requirements required.

· Strong record in managing large scale and complex projects.

· Fluency in English required. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia
preferred; working knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia will be considered.



To apply for this job please visit www.rti.org/job13314
<http://www.rti.org/job13314> by May 6 2011.

Deputy Chief of Party

Responsibilities and Duties:
· The DCOP will play an integral role in leading programmatic
activities, providing technical direction and managerial supervision
over all aspects of the program. This person will liaise with senior
government officials, community groups, and other stakeholders in
representing the program.

· Responsible for interfacing with both USAID and other
counterparts for the overall direction of the project in the absence of
the COP

· Organize and lead the project staff in all aspects of
project implementation. Accountable for the timely submission of all
required contractual deliverables and expected results.

· Provide technical support and assistance to governmental
counterparts and staff in carrying out the teacher professional
development, whole-school development, and life-skills programs.

· Advise and consult with the relevant government
counterparts and coordinate the day-to-day operations of project core
staff and field offices.

· Oversee operations, financial management, communications,
and information technology support. The DCOP will also manage the
planning and implementation of field activities which includes oversight
of budgets, grants, operational plans, reporting, and procedural and
financial compliance.

· Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with key
stakeholders, including host government counterparts in the education
sector, other government bodies, partners and stakeholders,
USAID/Indonesia, and other donor education projects.

· Support the technical, administrative and financial
operations (e.g., operations, compliance, reporting, and implementation
and supervise and direct all technical and administrative staff).

· Support the timely and quality completion of program
technical, financial and grant deliverables, including Work Planning,
Performance Monitoring, Quarterly Reporting and expense reporting.

· This person will serve as the acting COP in the absence of
the Chief of Party.

· Support/provide direction for comprehensive teacher
training to improve teacher and student performance, as well as
measurable improvements under all project components.

· Support staff and partners to ensure improvement of
instructional practices and learning environments in classrooms,
building upon literacy and numeracy assessment data.

· Support technical working groups and support government
counterpart technical staff to implement program elements to improve
instructional practices.



Required Skills and Qualifications:


· Masters and nine years experience or Bachelors and twelve
years of relevant field experience in educational development, including
policy dialogue, education reform, early grade literacy and numeracy,
assessment, research, teacher professional development and school
management support programs.

· Detailed knowledge of teacher training and systems needed
to support reforms in teacher training at pre-service and in-service
levels.

· Demonstrated experience supporting Ministries of Education
in effort to reform their education systems, policy formulation,
required, including use of data for decision-making. Ideally, experience
as a manager of similar programs in Indonesia, and a Master's or
higher degree in a related field.

· Fluency in English required. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia
required; working knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia will be considered.



To apply for this job please visit www.rti.org/job13316
<http://www.rti.org/job13316> by May 6 2011.



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