Lowongan Kerja Save the Children International Juli 2016

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, INDONESIA

• Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Contract - Full-Time
• Closing date: Wednesday 20 July 2016

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 12 months with possibility of extension, acompanied

The Role

The Chief Operations Officer is a partner to the CEO in driving forward overall strategy to build a national organisation in Indonesia. The Chief Operations Officer of SC Indonesia will have a single mandate which is to provide strategic vision and direction, advice and support for the country program and be accountable for SC's on-going development and emergency programming of the existing portfolio in Indonesia in order to achieve ambitious breakthroughs for children, and to grow portfolio by fundraising through Save the Children members. In this context, the COO will deliver SC's strategy w/in the country through:

• Designing and delivering high quality programmes, including effective advocacy for children,
• Ensuring financial sustainability and growth orientation in funding portfolio,
• Ensuring strong governance, management and leadership of the organisation,
• Raising brand awareness, profile and reputation of the organisation through its programs,
• Ensuring active participation and role in the movement,
• Provide support in directing and managing a localised/national Country Programme

The Chief Operations Officer is a relatively new role for Save the Children International (SCI). The post holder will provide critical support to the CEO, who must increasingly spend her time externally-facing, by focusing on some of the operations within the organisation in order to build strong and agile structure and systems to support future growth. This will include taking the lead on defining of ways of working and protocols for collaboration between departments, leading on risk management, measuring performance and leading on change management in order to operationalise the prospect membership model.

The post holder will take the lead on the formation of the Country Strategic Plan and translating it into cohesive, achievable and clear operation plans, work processes and systems which ensure effective and high quality programme delivery. The post holder will lead in ensuring timely and quality implementation of award management processes. In addition, COO ensures delivery of effective HR services, providing strategic and technical advice to ILT so the organisation is able to attract, grow and retain high performing staff.

Working with the CEO and senior leadership team, the post holder shares the accountability to build the most positive and affirming work environment possible and ensure that the management, staffing and culture of the organisation are suitably aligned with the mission, evolving goals and strategic ambitions aligned with the member Accountability Framework (MAF).

The post holder will be responsible and/or contribute to the global KPIs as follows:

• Co-lead with CEO on Operations delivery indicators
• Lead on Awards management indicators
• Co-lead with CEO on Risk and financial management indicators
• Contribute to achievement of Global Management Indicators

As a member of the Indonesia Leadership Team (ILT), the Chief Operations Officer shares in the overall responsibility for the strategic direction, resourcing, oversight, governance, and coordination of Save the Children's national foundation in Indonesia within the agreed framework set by the Board of Patrons and the MOU with Save the Children International. It has primary authority for the day to day management of the organization's operations for those matters reserved to the Board or its committees.

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated executive level experience in strategic decision-making, leadership, and operational management preferably in a complex, multi-site and multi-cultural organisation.
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with a high degree of ambiguity and uncertainty
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Ability to prioritise, be assertive where needed, and manage expectations from multiple stakeholders
• Ability to manage key relationships and create networks of people to accomplish objectives.
• Willingness to work in partnership with the Chairperson and SMT to carry out the organisation vision.
• Ability to develop a sense of shared purpose in others while motivating them to meet challenges ahead.
• Attitude to seek opportunities to work with others and uses cross-functional/cross-department teams to address issues that have broad impact.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to represent the organisation effectively within Save the Children.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the country and internationally.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English using your CV and cover letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. Source

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