Australia Indonesia Partnership
Kemitraan Australia Indonesia

Preparation for the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP)

SHORT TERM EXPERTISE REQUIRED

The ESSP is being designed as a joint Australia-European Commission (EC) program of support for education sector development, 2010-2015. Australia’s contribution to ESSP will comprise four components. Component 1 will support the construction of new junior secondary schools. Component 2 will support Government of Indonesia (Gol) to improve capacity of educational leadership and management at provincial, district and school levels. Component 3 will support the accreditation of madrasah. Component 4 will contribute financing for analytical effort and capacity development planning.

To ensure continuity and transition between Australia’s current support for education quality improvement, and to assist in preparing for the implementation of activities under Component 2 of the ESSP, AusAID is providing technical assistance (TA) to the Government of Indonesia for operational planning.

We are seeking qualified applicants with international experience and the following qualification/experience:

• At least a Masters Degree in Education or another suitable field.
• Minimum often years experience in education policy, planning and management
• Experience in planning and implementing large-scale policy-led education reform programs
• Proven ability to undertake high level strategic dialogue with government officials to provide technical services for the Operational Planning TA in the following areas:
• Component 2 Operational Planning
• Design of Accredited Training Programs
• Organizational Development for involved entities
• Mapping of District Training Demand and Facilities

Terms of Reference are available at http://www.mcpm-aibep.or.id or http://www.cardnoacil.com. Please submit a comprehensive resume to recruitment@cardno.com and dewi.sudharta@cardno-jakarta.com by 19 January 2010.

Qualified Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.