Country Manager - Indonesia

About the organisation

Cardno is a global consulting organisation that manages projects for major donors, delivering aid work in various disciplines such as education, health, governance, resource and environment management and infrastructure. Our work expands across Europe, Latin and North America, Asia, the Pacific and Africa.  With over 6,000 staff worldwide, our vision is to be a world leader in the provision of professional services to improve the physical and social environment.

About the program:

ASEAN–Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) continues Australia’s long running collaboration with ASEAN and its Member States to end human trafficking in the region. The program is a ten-year investment principally working with strengthening the justice sector response to trafficking in persons, while advancing the rights of victims. The program aims to establish new partnerships with allied government agencies, civil society, and business. We engage with all 10 ASEAN Member States in some capacity and have national-level programming in Cambodia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. We are establishing programming in Indonesia, and it is currently on hold in Myanmar.

Program Outcomes

The overarching goal that ASEAN-ACT contributes to is that ASEAN member states have effective justice systems that provide just punishment of traffickers and protect the rights of victims. Three interrelated end-of-program outcomes (EOPOs) contribute to the achievement of this goal by 2028:

• EOPO1: ASEAN’s planning, monitoring and reporting of ACTIP implementation is increasingly effective and advances the protection of victim rights.
• EOPO2: ASEAN member state justice and related state agencies are increasingly capable of implementing their ACTIP obligations, in particular those that uphold victim rights.
• EOPO3: ASEAN member state justice and related state agencies’ policies and practices are influenced by relevant stakeholders and better aligned with ACTIP, especially in connection to victim rights obligations.

Role and responsibilities

The Country Manager represents ASEAN-ACT at the country level. The position leads the planning, delivery and monitoring of activities; manages key counterpart relationships and oversees the country team.

This senior position is the main liaison point between the program and its key country-level partners represented at the National Program Steering Committee (NPSC) and their stakeholders. The Country Manager will assist the NPSC to prepare annual work plans and budgets for the use of ASEAN-ACT resources; ensure activities supported by ASEAN-ACT are implemented effectively; and ensure that results are appropriately monitored and reported. The Country Manager will provide strategic advice to regional and national counterparts and engage with them in a meaningful manner.

The Country Manager supports activities that contribute to all of ASEAN-ACT's EOPOs, including Indonesia’s engagement with ASEAN and civil society and private sector partnerships.

Specific duties

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all stakeholders, including NPSC members based on mutual accountability, trust and respect.
• Manage communication between ASEAN-ACT and senior national and regional officials, program partners and other stakeholders.
• Provide strategic and technical advice to counterparts based on program results and developments in the field of the justice response to trafficking in persons.

Activity Management

• Lead preparation of annual country-level work plans and associated budgets with counterparts, ensuring it aligns with ASEAN-ACT priorities and implementation principles.
• Lead implementation of program-supported activities, ensuring they are implemented effectively, and that results are appropriately monitored and reported.
• Support mainstreaming of gender equality and social inclusion and victim rights throughout all program activities.
• Work collaboratively with other ASEAN-ACT Country Managers in other countries and with the regionally based program management team.
• Keep abreast with national developments in the TIP sector and via program communication systems regularly provide updated.
• Support Indonesia’s engagement in regional activities and partnerships with civil society and the private sector in Indonesia.

Administration Management

• Supervise the ASEAN-ACT country office team, including oversight of financial, administrative and logistics functions, and cooperation with regionally based operations team.
• With the Deputy Team Leader, manage country-level risks, respond to incidents (e.g. security, safety, fraud, reputational, etc) and ensure compliance with the child protection and safeguards framework.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Prepare written reports of program activities and results in Indonesia with support from ASEAN-ACT monitoring, evaluation and learning team and other members of the country team.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications and experience:

• Strong understanding of the Indonesian context in relation to human trafficking, including national legislation and the roles of the justice sector, civil society, private sector and allied government institutions
• Understanding of human rights and rights-based approaches in development, particularly as these relate to human trafficking
• Established networks with relevant partners in the justice sector, civil society, private sector or government
• Ability to liaise with senior officials, demonstrating high-level communication and interpersonal skills, political acumen, strong advocacy skills and communicating with influence
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, including the ability to provide timely and reliable advice to program managers and counterparts
• Competent information technology skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal, and report writing skills in English

Desirable:

• Understanding of development principles and approaches, including developing the skills and capacity of counterparts; monitoring, evaluation and learning; and mainstreaming of gender equality and social inclusion
• Knowledge and experience of Australian Government development programs and reporting requirements

How to Apply

Interested applicant must submit:

• Curriculum vitae.
• A completed Application Form, which describes how your skills and experience are applicable to the selection criteria. Please copy and paste this link: https://bit.ly/31rvbII  to download the application form.
• Applicants should clearly indicate Country Manager - Indonesia. Application shall be submitted by e-mail to recruitment@aseanact.org 

ASEAN-ACT is committed to achieving workplace diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individual from minority groups, indigenous groups, People with a disability, women and ASEAN nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence

Due to the expected volume of applications, only candidates under positive consideration will be notified.

Other Information

Amendments to the position’s Terms of Reference may be made during the period of the engagement as required.