Vacancy at HELM Project : TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE (Re-advert)

Chemonics International Inc. seeks qualified Indonesian personnel for the USAID Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) project in Indonesia. Position is noted below the project background description.

Project Background:

 

The USAID/HELM project was awarded to Chemonics International on November 28, 2011. Chemonics implements HELM with support from partners: the Indiana University Alliance; JBS International Inc., Aguirre Division; and the University of Kentucky (UKY). The five year project was designed to support Indonesia’s Higher Education (HE) sector in increasing its quality and relevance through improved focus on administration and management capacity. In partnership with the Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) and the Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI), HELM provides technical assistance, training, and additional support to strengthen the leadership capacity and increase effectiveness in the following four core management areas:

            1.   General administration and leadership

2.   Financial management           

3.   Quality assurance

4.   Collaboration with external stakeholders

HELM works in close collaboration with DIKTI and, by Year 3, partners with 50 Indonesian Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The project is designed to address the USAID Education sub-intermediate result, “increased management capacity of Indonesian Higher Education Institutions” which contributes to the intermediate result “improved quality of higher education” under the over-arching assistance objective: “students better prepared for success in learning and work.”

TITLE: Technical Associate

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

 

Manage the overall day to day management of HELM program activities and ensure appropriate follow up to the Action Research Program. In addition, the Associate will provide support the Student Graduate Program specialist and the graduate program activity.

Specific tasks:

Action Research Project (ARP) Activity – 20%:

Responsible for overall coordination and day-to-day management support for the Action Research Program (ARP). The Technical Associate will work with the technical specialist to ensure the ARP  is, fully supported by staff, and monitoring  of ARP activities take place as scheduled, for example the quarterly check-ins with HEI participants and regular reports provided regarding the communications between technical specialist and ARP partner.

Technical Activities – 30%

Assist the Technical Director in the implementation of day-to-day program activities. For example:

·         Ensure trainings and workshops are planned and executed according to the annual work plan

·         Ensure reporting requirements and deliverables are delivered in a timely manner.

Student Graduate Program/NSSE Activity – 50%

·        Assist the Graduate Program Specialist in delivering technical assistance strengthening graduate-level programs in higher education leadership and management in Indonesia (post-graduate program strengthening).

·        Assist with technical assistance in creating a plan for the sustainability of the Indonesian survey of Student Learning Activities that will support the development of further education research in HE. Activities include but are not limited to assistance with report writing and preparation of events related to Student Learning Activities

Eligibility Requirements:

 

1.      Post graduate degree in education or relevant field is required, doctoral degree is preferred.

2.      Demonstrated skills in program coordination and collaboration required.

3.      Demonstrated experience monitoring activities to ensure timely implementation.

4.      Strong English and Bahasa Indonesia languages and report writing skills required.

5.      Minimum 7 years experience working in education field preferred.

6.      USAID or other international donor experience preferred.

Application submission instructions:

 

•          Interested applicants for the position above are requested to send a cover letter and resume (English) to indonesiahelm@gmail.com by December 25, 2013.

•          Please list the position title in the subject line of the email.

•          This position is subject to USAID approval and salary scales.

Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, and genetic information.

No telephone inquiries, please. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.