Regional Manager South Sulawesi

The USAID Jalin Project

Scope of Work

Regional Manager South Sulawesi

The USAID Jalin Project (hereafter referred to as “Jalin” or the “Project”) is a five-year initiative implemented by DAI Global, LLC and its consortium of partners – IntraHealth, Vital Strategies, and Market Share Associates – to work with USAID to facilitate and support partnerships through a co-creation process that brings together a diverse range of public and private sector actors to leverage domestic resources, increase the pace at which reliable local evidence is made widely available and utilized to design and implement local maternal and newborn health solutions.

Jalin will contribute to a maternal and newborn health movement in Indonesia that: (a) brings together actors, including those traditionally outside the health system, to use local evidence and global best practices to co-create, test and adapt local solutions; (b) addresses evidence gaps by identifying where and why maternal and newborn deaths are happening and uses that information to co-define and create local solutions;  (c) engages the public and private sectors to co-finance scalable local solutions to support partnerships and ensure that the poor and vulnerable have access to essential services; (d) catalyzes new and existing partnerships, local solutions and co-investment through a whole-of-market approach across the projects areas of technical focus; and (e) fosters a culture of learning and adaptation.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Regional Manager is based in Makassar and reports to the Regional Implementation Director. S/he is responsible for overseeing all Regional Office technical, financial, operational, and administrative functions. The Regional Manager develops and maintains diverse partnerships in support of all regional USAID Jalin activities. Specific Regional Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build and maintain relationships with provincial and district leaders from the public and private sector—including government officials, parliamentarians, civil society representatives, academics, heads of social organizations and media professionals.
• Coordinate with USAID and other donor projects to ensure complementarity and good working relations.
• Represent USAID Jalin at regional and/or national events.
• Oversee execution of multi-stakeholder participatory design, planning, and implementation processes.
• Oversee design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting on grant and subcontract activities.
• Contribute to identifying, designing, and managing catalytic financing activities (as per the Catalytic Financing Toolkit).
• Work closely with USAID Jalin staff and consultants from Jakarta and other Regional Offices to plan, coordinate, and implement activities.
• Lead all communications with the USAID Jalin National Office.
• Contribute to regional strategy development and lead regional work planning activities.
• Lead annual and periodic regional reporting.
• Oversee all regional monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.
• Other duties consistent with the overall focus of the assignment as assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party. 

Requirements

• BA required. MA or other advanced degree desirable.
• At least ten years of related experience in overseeing and managing offices, personnel, and programs.
• Experience working with subnational government, civil society organizations, local and international donors, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Self-directed, organized, and creative.
• Proven capacity to bring together diverse groups to agree on common objectives.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Ability to work under pressure in complex environments, competing priorities, and short deadlines.

Interested and qualified applicants could send the cover letter and CV at the latest on April 16, 2019 to indonesiamnh@dai.com with “Regional Manager South Sulawesi" in the subject line and specify the availability date in the CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.