[Job-Vacancy] Vacancy USAID PRIORITAS - District Coordinators

Monday, July 16, 2012

URGENTLY REQUIRED

The USAID project Prioritazing Reform, Innovation and Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia's Teachers, Administrators, and Students (PRIORITAS) will focus on capacity building and quality improvements for teacher training institutions (TTI) and for non-academic, pre-service teacher training providers. PRIORITAS will build the capacity of schools and MoEC, MORA national, provincial and district offices together with pre- and in-service teacher training organizations to coordinate, plan and train.

The PRIORITAS is currently seeking qualified individuals with wide networking among local government and schools to fill the positions of the

District Coordinator

These positions will be based in nominated districts in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North Sumatera, West Java, Banten, Central Java, East Java and South Sulawesi at the district level. Specific district locations for each position will be identified upon completion of recruitment process.

The District Coordinator's responsibilities will include:

Support Provincial Coordinator (PC) and District Facilitator (DF) in planning and facilitating meetings with local governments, schools, and other institutions to support dissemination of PRIORITAS program.
Support PC and DF in providing ongoing support for PRIORITAS schools and in supporting schools, districts and other institutions in implementing PRIORITAS programs through dissemination.
Work with provincial team in organizing, planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting on activities related to personnel management, financial analysis and in annual planning and budgeting.
Support the implementation of various ICT based activities relating to the PRIORITAS programs at district, sub-district/cluster and school levels.
Develop and maintain effective communication with stakeholders at district/city, sub-district, and school levels including the Office of Bupati, Bappeda, Office of Education, Office of Religious Affairs (Kandepag), DPRD, Dewan Pendidikan, CSO, and local media.
Work closely with other agencies in coordinating PRIORITAS programs and activities at district level.
Develop relations with other related projects operating in the same district
Supervise and support program dissemination at the district level to ensure the quality is well maintained.
Collect best practices and provide reports from district regarding program implementation and opportunities/challenges of education management at district level.
Complete routine administration requirements, including book keeping, reporting and making arrangements for project activities within the district in an accurate and timely manner.

Qualifications:

a minimum education at the S1 level, preferably in education or social science;

at least five years of work experience in the education/community development sector;
capacity to establish and/or extend working networks with local government and non-government partners within target districts;
at least two years' experience in education development, especially in the areas of teacher training, education planning and finance including school based management;
Computer literate, particularly in the following software packages: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and e-mail.
A good work ethic and strong desire to complete tasks in a timely manner as directed.
Ability to effectively organize, prioritize work assignments, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
Ability to work independently and as a team member
Ability to appreciate international diversity and to establish effective working relationships with international clients
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with supervisor and project staff
Commitment to basic principles of equity and to broader RTI ethical guidelines.
Basic English proficiency.