Country Program Overview:
HKI-Indonesia is HKI’s oldest country office and has been a key eye health and nutrition contributor in Indonesia for over 40 years. In partnership with the Government of Indonesia, universities, donors, community organizations, and non-governmental organizations, the Indonesia country office is currently undertaking several research projects: 1) to assess promotion and use of breast milk substitutes and complementary foods for children 6-36 months among mothers and caretakers at private and public health facilities and 2) piloting and testing a model to address retinopathy of prematurity at neonatal care units and centers of ophthalmology. HKI is also leading a consortium implementing a comprehensive childhood blindness project including addressing refractive errors among school children and ensuring access to quality surgery; is implementing another innovative project to expand the reach and ensure a comprehensive approach to address diabetic retinopathy among known diabetics; and is continuing to build on the successful inclusive education of disabled children by advocating for strong support among decision makers and expanding the reach of the program to new areas. HKI-Indonesia will seek to expand the reach and depth of current projects through rigorous monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate program impact.
Functional Relationships
The Country Director reports to the Regional Director, Operations (based in Phnom Penh) and works closely with other staff members at HKI’s Asia Pacific regional office and headquarters. External collaboration includes representatives of governmental, international, university and non-governmental organizations within Indonesia, as well as some donors.
HKI has a matrixed reporting structure that respects both the line management and authority within country office and regional hierarchies; and the accountability and oversight duties of subject matter experts and multi-country program managers at the regional and headquarters level. Regular communication and a spirit of team work among colleagues, both hierarchically and laterally are essential to make this structure thrive.
Scope of the Position:
Specific Responsibilities:
Overall Management and Leadership
- Provide strategic vision and direction for overall program design, implementation, and proposal development; Work closely with the country team to accomplish the strategic goals.
- Lead and oversee the implementation of HKI-Indonesia programs and the management of the office.
- Represent HKI in formal and informal meetings with government officials, international donor agencies, and national technical advisory groups pertinent to HKI project activities
- Identify opportunities and generate funding from international and bilateral agencies, and donor agencies.
- Develop and nurture in-country donor relationships and identify potential partners to participate in joint proposals.
- Lead and prepare concept papers and proposals and provide other information as needed for submission to donors and others for fundraising and marketing purposes.
- Oversee and coordinate the program portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through building local capacity.
- Provide technical input to the government, international donors, and technical advisory groups pertinent to HKI project activities.
- Ensure implementation of strong program monitoring, evaluation and learning functions.
- Oversee research design, methodology and dissemination of information needed to monitor and evaluate project activities and/or advance programmatic and policy changes.
- Disseminate findings from HKI projects that are of importance to decision-makers in a position to fund or implement projects in Indonesia and internationally.
- Keep the national partners and others informed about progress of the projects, plans for the development of new programs/projects/activities and donor involvement in the overall program.
- Provide oversight to finance and administrative services including procurement, property management, human resources management, vehicle and facilities management, and staff safety and security.
- Work with regional office and headquarters to manage the development and implementation of annual country budgets.
- Authorize expenditures for grant or contract allocations and ensure compliance with procedures required by grant or contract agreements.
- Ensure the preparation and accuracy and timely submission of financial and narrative reports that comply with grant or contract agreements and ensure compliance with all aspects of donor funding and HKI policies.
- Hire and manage personnel and lead initiatives to develop staff capacity.
- Minimum seven years of field experience in international public health or nutrition programs including demonstrated experience in program development, implementation and evaluation, plus a minimum master’s degree in public health, eye health, nutrition, development or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to design and implement workshops, seminars, surveys, monitoring systems and evaluations. Experience in research design, data analysis and interpretation.
- Technical knowledge in an area related to HKI’s mission and programs.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy.
- Experience working in Indonesia and/or elsewhere in Asia, with Ministries, international and local NGOs, and donors based locally, is a substantial asset.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in leadership, staff management, program development and management, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation and public speaking.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and create budgets and monitor financial status.
- Demonstrated capacity to mobilize program funding including donor cultivation and grants writing.
- Knowledge and experience managing compliance to diverse donors (USAID, DFID, CIDA/GAC, EU, etc.,);
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to effectively lead a team, communicate a vision, make timely and transparent decisions, and manage conflict.
- Very good oral and written English language skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize complex technical and programmatic issues into concise communications.
- Well established and practiced organizational and planning skills;
- Computer literate in use of word-processing, spreadsheet and statistical software; experience in data analysis and interpretation is highly desirable
- Experience with staff security and safety issues is desirable.
- Ability and willingness to travel at least 25% within Indonesia and periodically internationally.