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AEPI SSQ - Change Management Adviser

Background

Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia (the

Education Partnership) is currently the largest bilateral

development intervention funded by the Australian Government.

Through the Education Partnership Australia supports the

Indonesian Government’s long-term strategy to strengthen and

consolidate its national education system, with a particular

focus on the current Indonesian five-year development plan

(2010 – 2014) and support for the initial stages of the

subsequent five-year development plan (2015 – 2019). The

Education Partnership (2011-2016) builds on the successes of

previous Australian Government support to the Indonesian

education sector by strengthening government systems. Under the

Education Partnership, there are four areas of support referred

to as ‘components’. The program is implemented by the

Government of Australia through the Department of Foreign

Affairs (DFAT) and the Government of Indonesia supported by

three managing contractors. Cardno manages the largest

contract, School Systems and Quality (SSQ). SSQ covers three of

the four components, providing a combination of technical

support and implementation management.

Each of the SSQ-supported components is national in scope,

supporting existing government structures. Component 1 focuses

on strengthening systems for infrastructure development within

the education sector — specifically, supporting the Ministry of

Education and Culture (MoEC) to assure construction quality of

new junior secondary schools. Component 2 is centered around

the professional development of school and district management,

particularly school principals, supervisors and district

education officials, and design and implementation of a school

induction program for schools built under Component 1.

Component 3 supports the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA’s)

five-year plan to achieve universal national accreditation of

private madrasah (Islamic schools) in the Islamic education

sub-sector.

The Education Partnership will end on 30 June 2016. The

partnership is currently planning a transition phase over

2015/2016 to complete current contracts, promote sustainability

of Partnership benefits and to plan the transfer of

responsibilities to MoEC and MoRA, and the transition of

Australian-funded supports to other DFAT investments in the

education sector. This transition is part of a major shift in

the relationship between Australia and Indonesia away from a

focus on aid and development, towards economic cooperation. The

transition is happening in a context of significant reductions

in development budget from Australia and sensitive bilateral

relationships. The transition will take place in the context of

emerging GoI priorities for the education sector focusing on

teachers’ professional development and accreditation and

education quality. Support is needed to ensure that key

decision-makers and stakeholders have the best advice on how to

manage budget cuts, closure of a program and transition to a

new program. The communication and relationship with the

Government of Indonesia –MoEC and MoRA is a specific priority.

Job Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Cardno SSQ Contractor Representative, the

Adviser will:

Advise the Australian Embassy’s Basic Education team on how

best to manage change and communicate with all stakeholders

around the closure of the Education Partnership and transition

to new investments.

Advise Cardno on how best to manage change and communicate

with key stakeholder while successfully complete the

activities.

Consult with the Performance Oversight and Monitoring (POM)

contractor.

Possible advice to senior managers in the Australian

Embassy and other sector team on how to manage the major

changes in budget, cooperation and relationships.

Key Selection Criteria

The Adviser must demonstrate the following skills and

experience:

Around fifteen years’ experience in managing and leading

development programs through times of significant change.

Experience working with Indonesian Government systems or

managing program supports embedded within the Indonesian

government. In the absence of direct Indonesia experience,

significant experience working in national government systems

in comparable contexts will be considered.

Strong inter-personal and inter-cultural skills with a

demonstrated capacity to work with senior government officials.

Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Strong change management skills.

The following are desirable but not essential:

Post-graduate qualifications in international development,

business management and administration, education or similar.

Experience in managing organisational change in a

development context

Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia.

Deliverables

Communications plan that identifies stakeholders and best

communications methods towards the close of the Education

Partnership.

Short report and debrief after each visit on how the

transition and communication is tracking.

Quarterly update of communications plan.Duration of

Contract:

The duration of contract for this position is up to 70 input

days to 30 June 2016 subject to approval by the Client

How to apply:

How to Apply for This Position

Response against each of the Key requirements for the

position

Curriculum vitae/resume.

Name and contact details (phone and email) of three

referees.

Applications that do not address all the requirements

stated above will not be considered.Submitting

Applications

By email: email your application with the reference ” AEPI

SSQ – Change Management Adviser” in the subject line to
emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com

; or

On-line application. Go to
"http://www.cardno.com/careers">www.cardno.com/careers and

search for this position. Click “Apply for this job” located at

the end of the job description.