British Council Indonesia: Vacancies in Kab. Kaur, Bengkulu Province

The British Council has signed an Agreement with The European Union to manage a Grant for the implementation of the Action entitled: Improving Basic Education through Strengthening the Capacity of Local Government, Non-State Actors, and Schools.

The project is a 24 months project based in Kabupaten Kaur, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia.

The British Council is currently seeking some personnel with roles and responsibilities are outlines below:

*Project Manager:*

- Preparing planning activities in consultation with relevant stakeholders;

- Providing day-to-day project activities and professional management of the project consultants (scheduling inputs, providing terms of reference, agreeing quarterly work plans, reviewing progress and assessing reports);

- Line management of the administrative assistant and support staff;

- Maintaining policy dialogue with the Bupati, Wakil Bupati, Dinas Pendidikan, Bappeda, DPRD, Dewan Pendidikan, Muhammadiyah, and related institutions in the district.

- Supported by the National Senior National Advisor, negotiate agreement on the aims of the project:

· Explaining the approach and methodology to the interested stakeholders;

· Ensuring these agreements are disseminated at operational levels;

· Regularly feeding back and reviewing progress with local government stakeholders.

- Drafting quarterly progress reports to the Stakeholders in liaison with the Senior National Advisor;

- Presenting quarterly findings to Bupati, Head of Dinas and DPRD members;

- Together with the Senior National Advisor, undertaking a major review of progress at the end of the inception phase (after the first four months of the project);

- Assisting with annual evaluation reviews and the presentation of evaluation findings;

- Disseminating evaluation reports to local government, and interested institutions;

- Overseeing the production and distribution of program information to schools and communities.

*Field Facilitators:*

· Assisting the Consultants in training sessions/workshops;

· Providing day-to-day on-the-job mentoring for local government, non-state actors and schools;

· Ensuring all follow up actions after trainings/workshops are implemented.

*Administrative Assistant:*

- Managing the initial setting-up and equipping of the project office;

- Managing the use of office facilities;

- Managing the procurement of office supplies, car fuel etc;

- Arranging the logistics of project personnel transportation within the province and district and scheduled connecting flights.

- Managing relations with the office landlord, police and local authorities.

- Implement all necessary security and health and safety requirements.

- Arrange medical evacuations if necessary;

- Maintaining regular contact with BC Contract & Finance Officer;

- Managing the project bank account to ensure sufficient positive balance of funds to finance programme expenditure.

*Office Janitor:*

- Ensuring that project office building, yard and facilities are clean and neat.

- Ensuring that project office building and all facilities comply with heath and safety standards.

We will be looking for candidates already based in Kab. Kaur / Bengkulu City or in close vicinity to minimise the need for mobilisation.

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

Please send applications and CV outlining the above requirements to * puti.medina@britishcouncil.or.id* by Saturday, 07 January 2012, 23:59 WIB.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 in Kabupaten Kaur, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia.

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