The role
We are currently seeking an experienced and committed programme
director who wishes to take a central leadership role in helping support
sustainable development in an exciting and challenging region of Indonesia.
The successful candidate will oversee and coordinate a
major development programme (PROTARIH) that delivers a series of spatial
planning, capacity building and low carbon investment activities designed to
support the implementation of Papua province’s sustainable development
strategy. This will include overseeing a series of activities and team members.
Two key areas of work, led by sub contractors are: (1) building institutional
capacity at provincial and central government levels and (2) working with local
‘green’ enterprises to enhance their business skills and build the private
sector in Papua.
The programme activities will be carried out by a team of
experienced specialists, reporting to individual technical leads for each
workstream, all of whom will report to the programme director. The programme
director role will be supported on a day to day basis by a team of project
management unit professionals based in Jakarta and local administerial support
in the programme management office in Jayapura. There will also be specialist
support provided by the London office.
A crucial element of the role will be leading day to day
engagement with the development partner client, and overseeing ongoing liaison
with central and provincial government stakeholders. For the latter the programme
director will need to work very closely with the Senior Indonesian Government
Advisor for the programme.
Responsibilities
PROTARIH is a complex and politically sensitive programme
requiring a dedicated programme director with the skills and experience to lead
it. The successful candidate will have very strong leadership and programme
management skills and be politically astute. The candidate will lead the
programme management unit, technical work-streams, and government
liaison/advisor roles.
Key responsibilities will include:
Strategic programme planning & resource management
(financial, operational and human). The programme director will seek to improve
and develop the overall strategy for the delivery of the programme, ensuring
coherence across the workstreams
Strategic communications and stakeholder
management in particular with senior Government of Indonesia officials
(supported by dedicated Government of Indonesia liaison/advisor roles)
Quality assurance, M&E and financial oversight
Risk
management and reporting
Leading all programme reporting and review
processes (contract deliverables, monthly reports, annual reviews, Key Supplier
Management process, programme evaluation)
Day-to-day programme leadership and coordination
Management of workstreams and consultants,
including driving accountability and performance across roles
Overseeing all programme recruitment,
identifying areas for change and meeting recruitment needs
Leading programme team performance review and
objective setting
Leading the day-to-day relationship with the
donor, and chairing monthly progress meetings with the donor and monthly
leadership calls between the donor and PwC
Requirements
An ideal candidate for this role will have:
Strong programme director experience delivering
programmes in challenging political landscapes, including oversight of large
teams, and full programme management functions (finances, human resources,
contracts, M&E, risk management, planning, communications)
Experience leading programmes supporting
governments on change/reform/policy areas, ideally in a developing country
context
Experience leading large teams and driving high
performance, and preferably experience leading organisational change/change
management processes
An understanding of the objectives and
frameworks for development assistance support
(Optional) Experience in sustainable development
and /or sustainable land use and environment
(Optional) Previous experience working with Indonesian
government, industry and civil society
stakeholders an advantage
(Optional) Strong spoken Bahasa Indonesia an
advantage
The
successful candidate will be expected to begin the role as soon as possible. The
programme duration is currently expected to be until July 2015, with a
possibility for extension depending on progress made
Please send your CV to Wietske.Berenschot@id.pwc.com at the latest May 9, 2014
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