Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is presently implementing its country
strategic 4 (CS 4) covering fiscal year 2017 to 2022, where the country
objective has been defined as “to identify and facilitate the removal of
obstacles that prevent children from enjoying their rights and participating
fully in Indonesian society”. The organization’s purpose is to “strive for a
just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls”. This goal
will be achieved by providing technical support and implementing quality
programs and projects through partnership. An effective and efficient
communications strategy is a must for Plan Indonesia to share the outcomes of
these projects to influence different actors, specially state authorities and
to position Plan’s profile within and outside at different levels – starting
from community, sub district, district to national, regional and international
levels. Yayasan Plan International Indonesia invites highly competent,
experienced and committed professionals to fill the following position :
Consortia Protection Specialist - Jakarta Based
Background
Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is anticipated an 18-month project funded
by European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) titled
“Capacity Strengthening and Preparedness of Displacement & Protection Cluster
for Effective, Accountable, and Locally Led Humanitarian Response in 3
Provinces in Indonesia”. The project will be implemented by Plan International
and ADRA consortia in Indonesia, specifically in three provinces: Banten, West
Nusa Tenggara Barat, and Central Sulawesi. The consortia members implementing
the project are Plan Finland, ADRA Germany, Yayasan Plan International
Indonesia, ADRA Indonesia, MDMC, RedR Indonesia, and Pujiono Centre. The
overall project management will be managed through a consortium management team
that will streamline the respective work implemented by consortia members.
Role purpose
The Consortia Protection Specialist is a responsible to lead the technical part
of protection in projects interventions with implementation standard and
mechanism. The position will also lead the advocacy and networking for Child
Protection to influence policy audience with an intention to mainstream
evidence based intervention and to be a credible technical partner of
government and others. She/he will also be responsible to provide technical
advice to consortia management team and consortia implementing partners on
protection policies, strategies, capacity mapping, and actively promoting
partnership and influencing in protection, SGBV, disaster risk management and
emergency preparedness. The post-holder will report directly to the Consortia
Manager and will coordinate with project staff of consortia member.
Dimensions of the Role
- Report to the Consortia Manager.
- Provide technical services to the consortia members to build and
strengthen protection policies and strategies with government partners,
national and local CSOs, and private sectors working in the areas of disaster
risk management and specifically engaging with the Displacement and Protection
clusters at national and provincial levels.
- Provide technical advice and mobilise technical expertise on programme and
policy issues on protection in disaster management including needs assessment
and analysis, policy mapping and analysis, coordinating the development and
implementation of advocacy strategy, and actively representing the consortia
and project in relevant forums during the course of the project;
- Develop new methodologies to improve the liaison processes with
governments at national and local levels, consortia member partnerships and
keep abreast with relevant best practise and evidence collected to improve
protection mainstreaming in disaster preparedness.
- Abide by the Humanitarian Ethics and principles, including Core
Humanitarian Standards, Do No Harm, and Code of Conduct, and committed to
comply with Plan International’s Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and
Young People.
Accountabilities
Government capacity mapping and analysis
- Coordinate the preparation and implementation of capacity and training
needs assessment of government at national and local levels in displacement and
protection cluster.
- Analyse and follow up on the finding of capacity mapping, particularly in
Displacement and Protection cluster at national and sub-national levels to
inform the project design and implementation.
Influencing strategy development and implementation
- Coordinate the development of influencing/advocacy strategy to enhance
locally-led and accountable protection, particularly a more inclusive,
coordinated, and accountable response led and implemented by displacement and
protection cluster;
- Implementation standard of Child Protection Program designed developed and
disseminated among the implementation teams and partners to ensure quality
implementation of designed project
- Effective linkage with government’s relevant departments and ministries
and strategic networks are established and maintained to ensure influence at
national and sub-national level
- Protection advocacy and communication strategy including necessary
materials developed and used at different level to do evidence based advocacy
to mainstream project interventions, strategies or activities
Technical Management Capacity Building
- Closely work with and provide technical assistance/training/coaching for
project personnel of each consortium member responsible for the project
implementation and engagement with the local government and non-government
humanitarian actors.
- Monitoring and supervision mechanism developed with necessary guidelines
and tools along with specific feedback mechanism that continuously improve the
activities and interventions to achieve the Protection objectives
Safeguarding Children and Young People
- Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children
and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in
project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day
work;
- Demonstrate Plan International’s core values and commitment to Gender
Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Safeguarding Children and Young People
policy are upheld by all consortia members and stakeholders engaging with the
project
Key relationships
Internal
- Humanitarian & Resilience Program Team: teamwork, technical coordination
- Consortia Management Team: coordinated team work, activity reporting,
technical support
- Communication & Advocacy Team: coordination, alignment of advocacy agenda
and strategy
External
- Plan National Offices (Plan Finland): activity reporting
- Partnership implementation staff (YPII, MDMC, RedR, Adra Indonesia and
Pujiono Centre) for technical coordination and provision support, capacity
building and mentoring
- Government officials and non-government partners particularly in
displacement and protection cluster and social welfare office (national and
sub-nationals) for coordination, policy, programming and capacity building
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Political Science, Governance Science,
International Relations and other relevant field with at least 10 years’
progressive experience (or 5 years for relevant Master’s degree) in
International Relations, Development Studies, Social Policies and Development,
and with a strong experience with institutional grant management;
- Practical knowledge and experience in promoting protection in humanitarian
setting and disaster risk management, especially working closely with
governments at the national and local levels (BNPB, MoSA, BPBD, Dinsos, etc);
- In-depth understanding of government bureaucracy, roles and
responsibilities, and policy making processes;
- Thorough understanding of humanitarian principles, standards, and
national/local policies.
- Excellent time management skills, able to lead processes and coordinate
between a wide range of technical experts.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to details.
Desirable
- 3 years of experience working in similar position in non-governmental
organisations and/or working with consortium.
- Experience in working with a wide range of actors/multistakeholders.
- Demonstrated work experience in humanitarian and development settings.
- Extensive network of development and humanitarian actors.
Physical Environment
- Typical office environment
- Travel to the field (project sites) or to visit implementing partner
headquarter offices.
Level of contact with children
Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children
All applications will be treated in confidence. Only short-listed candidates
will be notified and invited for interviews so please click
https://tinyurl.com/CPsp34list and submit your letter of application and ;
detailed curriculum vitae in English by Apply now not later than August 24,
2020
