The British Embassy Jakarta is looking for Research and Innovation Programme Officer.

Main purpose of job:
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the UK’s Newton Fund programme. The Fund strives to build partnerships between research and innovation funders, organisations and institutes, as well as between individual researchers from the UK and Indonesia. Known in Indonesia as the Newton UK-Indonesia Science & Technology Fund, the programme supports excellent scientific talent, joint research and innovation in health, food & energy security, environmental resilience, sustainable urbanisation and maritime with the aim of using science to support the social and economic development of Indonesia.

Together with the team, the Programme Officer will have the opportunity to shape, manage and facilitate partnerships through a variety of activities. This role does not involve direct engagement in the science; its purpose is to enable science and innovation partnerships between the UK and Indonesia to work and grow.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

Programme Management: Oversee the implementation of established activities under the
Newton Fund. This includes liaising with both UK and Indonesian Delivery Partners, maintaining relationships, offering support and facilitating further negotiations to agree activities in future years.

Monitoring and Evaluation: Ongoing monitoring of programme activities including gathering examples of impact, identifying and drafting case studies. Data gathering and analytical support to the Funds external evaluators where necessary. Tracking the programme spend profile against forecasts in order to identify areas of risk and opportunity.

Reporting: Lead on the collation of all reporting material for the Fund in Indonesia, both qualitative and financial. This includes gathering together the relevant information, identifying examples of impact, progress and communicating fluently with UK stakeholders. Financial reporting includes the internal reporting of expenses, travel, subsistence and other costs incurred by the in country team.

Communications: Lead on the development of communications for the Newton Fund including drafting blog posts, case studies of impact and newsletters. Respond to day to day communications such as promotions for open calls, guidance for prospective applicants and regular Fund enquiries. Provide updates for social media accounts.

Event Planning and Management: Lead on the logistical coordination for Newton Fund events including high level planning meetings, partner visits and promotional events and workshops.

Strategic Development: Support the Newton Fund Programme Manager with relevant information to feed into the strategic direction of the Fund in Indonesia. Contribute to in country strategic plans by identifying opportunities for collaboration and synergies amongst activities.  

     
All applications must be received before 23:55 Jakarta Standard Time on 18 June 2018. Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
  For more information and details on how to apply, please visit this link:  https://goo.gl/cHPZn3