Technical Lead: Human Rights, Women's And Children's Rights, ASEC Institutional Capacity DAI

Job Description

Background

DAI is seeking candidates for a Technical Lead position to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia with the ASEAN-U.S. PROGRESS project. PROGRESS is a five-year program that supports ASEAN in its efforts to promote regional integration in the areas of good governance, security, and human development.

Position Title: Technical Lead–Human Rights, Women’s and Children’s Rights, ASEC Institutional Capacity

Period of Performance: Open Immediately – August 30, 2018

Base of Operations: Jakarta, Indonesia

Purpose

The Technical Lead will focus on the implementation of activities in the work stream areas of human rights, women’s and children’s rights, and ASEC (ASEAN Secretariat) institutional capacity building. The Technical Lead will provide technical and strategic leadership for the design and implementation of these activities and will be directly responsible for achieving results and performance targets for the following program objectives:

In collaboration with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), legal networks and regional civil society organizations, support AICHR in the development and implementation of an approach and methodology to promote human rights across member states.

Promote the protection of women’s and children’s rights throughout the region by strengthening ASEAN institutions, such as the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), to better integrate women’s and children’s rights issues into all ASEAN activities.

Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of ASEC operations through organizational development, improved project management, development/redesign of processes and enhanced use of ICTs.

Duties

Together with the Chief of Party (COP), meet with key ASEAN stakeholders at the Secretariat (ASEC) and cultivate these relationships throughout life of project.

In coordination with relevant ASEAN counterparts, and discussions with COP and USAID/RDMA, lead the design and implementation of activities under the assigned work streams.

Coordinate and attend meetings with ASEC representatives and other relevant stakeholders in order to assess priority activity areas that relate to the assigned work streams.

Ensure that project activities complement other donor-funded initiatives.

Develop project approval request materials for review by ASEAN sectoral bodies, USAID/RDMA, and COP.

Manage and oversee the assigned Program Manager(s) and Activity Coordinator(s).

Oversee or contribute to other work streams during life of project as requested by COP.

Design scopes of work for independent consultancies and other procurements that support the assigned work stream initiatives.

Supervise short-term expatriate consultants working in technical areas relevant to the assigned work streams. 

Write the technical project description of grants used to support these work streams and participate in the technical review panel for the selection of grantees.

Play an integral role in the work planning process.

Contribute to the project Communications Plan.

Participate in and contribute to the monitoring and evaluation process.

Contribute to USAID deliverables, such as weekly, quarterly, and annual reports.

Other duties as assigned by the COP.

 The Technical Lead will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia. S/he will report to the Chief of Party.

Required Qualifications

At least 10 years of professional experience in the relevant field (human rights, women’s and children’s rights, institutional capacity strengthening, civil society).

At least five years of experience working for/with international organizations and/or donor-funded programs; ASEAN experience preferred.

Fluency in written and spoken English.

B.A. degree in a relevant field, Master’s degree preferred, also interested in candidates with a law degree.

Excellent communication, organizational, and management skills.

Proven ability to achieve results working in a fast paced environment, independently or as a team member.

Interested candidates should apply through DAI’s website (www.dai.com) or the link below by 5:30 p.m. US EST on Friday, April 18, 2014.

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH13/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=1432

Organization Description

DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.