VACANCY NOTICE
Whole School Development
East Java and North Sumatra
World
Education/Indonesia (WE/I) is an International Non-Profit Organization
and one of implementing partner USAID project, Prioritizing Reform,
Innovation and Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia’s Teachers,
Administrators, and Students (USAID PRIORITAS), seeking applicants from
Indonesian nationals for 2 (two) positions Provincial Whole School
Development Specialist for East Java and North Sumatra.
The
USAID project, Prioritizing Reform, Innovation and Opportunities for
Reaching Indonesia’s Teachers, Administrators, and Students (USAID
PRIORITAS), will focus on capacity building and quality improvements for
teacher training institutions (TTI) and for non-academic, pre-service
teacher training providers. USAID PRIORITAS will build the capacity of
MONE, MORA national, provincial and district offices together with pre-
and in-service teacher training organizations to coordinate, plan and
train.
USAID
PRIORITAS will support teaching improvement at the primary, and junior
secondary level, especially in the following subject areas: early grade
reading (EGR), math and science. Student-centered and innovative
instructional methodology and approaches will be promoted within the
teacher training system and opportunities to see and practice good
teaching methodology will be provided for both pre- and in-service
teachers through a network of reference schools. In-service teacher
training opportunities will also become more systematized through
improved human resource planning and budgetary allocations at the local
level.
To
support these objectives, USAID PRIORITAS will also improve the
management and governance of basic education at the school and district
level. Building on this work, USAID PRIORITAS will strengthen
coordination between the different levels of the education system,
focusing on an improved role for the province.
The
Provincial Whole School Development Specialist will work within the
provincial team and with counterparts from the government at province
level to develop the capacity of service providers, including teacher
training institutes (TTI), LPMP, LP2KS (Principal In-Service Training
Centre) and groups of school supervisors (pengawas)
to implement an integrated school-based management approach linking
school management, governance, finance, and community participation to
teacher training and improvements in teaching, learning, and student
performance. He/she will report to Senior Whole School Development.
Scope of Work
- Under supervision and guidance of Senior Whole School Development Specialist, the Specialist will:
- Develop the capacity of service providers, including teacher training institutions, LPMP, LP2KS and groups of school supervisors, to train of schools and communities in the use of the school-based management tools.
- Work with districts and other project staff to plan and support the implementation of the whole school development program (school management and teacher training) in partner schools and to disseminate the program to non-partner schools.
- Work closely with teaching and learning specialists to ensure that school-based management is closely linked to teaching and learning and that school plans are focused on improving student learning outcomes.
- Work with district and provincial counterparts to help develop policy and practice to implement school-based management to improve student learning outcomes.
- Working with National Whole School Development Specialist on school level modules review and revision.
- Helping National team on coordination with MoE and MoRa on School-based Management implementation.
Organizational Arrangements
The
Specialist will be a member of the provincial USAID PRIORITAS team and
will work in a flexible way to support the achievement of objectives
across the project, particularly those relating to school-based
management. The Specialist will work within the governance and
management team, under coordination of the Senior Whole School
Development Specialist (Whole School Development Specialist) but will at
the same time work closely with Teaching and Learning Specialists to
ensure an integrated approach to whole school development.
Reporting Requirements
The
Specialist will report in the first instance to the Senior Whole School
Development Specialist. For technical matters, the Specialist may also
report to the National Whole School Development Specialist. The
Specialist will also meet routine reporting requirements as determined
from time to time by the Provincial Coordinator. This may include:
- Activity or Training Completion Reports following project standards and guidelines.
- Contributions to brief weekly or bi-weekly activity reports.
- Assisting in preparing quarterly internal reports and occasional project activity reports to stakeholders including provincial and district technical teams and steering committees.
Qualification Requirements
- At least five years of professional experience and demonstrated knowledge of theory and practice relating to management and governance.
- At least five years of experience in education development.
- A thorough knowledge of the education sector and familiarity with Indonesian education planning, policies, and protocols.
- Computer literacy (MicroSoft Office). Ability to use data analysis applications (including Access and SPSS) an advantage.
- Minimum S1 degree.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Ability to work well within a team and to work effectively with government and non-government education stakeholders in the field.
- Excellent writing skills in Bahasa Indonesia. Ability to read and write reports in English an advantage.
Application Instructions:
Interested applicants, please submit CV and Cover letter to Rieni Handayani, World Education Indonesia Office Manager, at recruitmentweindo@gmail.com, by September 17th, at the latest.
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