The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) program is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and BAPPENAS (The National Planning Agency) to improve the quality of public policies in Indonesia through the use of research, analysis, and evidence.  Focusing on building Indonesian capacity to develop effective and socially accountable policies that are aligned with priority development needs, KSI will provide a framework and resources to catalyse reform efforts.  KSI is implemented by a consortium of four research institutions led by RTI International and including Australian National University, The Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Overseas Development Institute, UK.

KSI is seeking expressions of interest from individuals for being considered for upcoming consulting opportunities.  Indonesian nationals are strongly encouraged to respond.

Key areas of expertise sought include, but are not limited to:

Organizational Capacity Building     

• Business model development
• Facilitating learnings from M&E findings
• Facilitation and training skills
• Finance/administration training and upgrading
• Knowledge management
• Leadership training
• Network building
• Organisational design
• Organisational learning
• Project management for policy research organizations
• Research financing models

Research Capacity Strengthening

• Conference presentation and paper development
• Data analysis skills
• Data management/knowledge management
• Ethnographic methods
• Evaluation methodologies
• Implementation science
• Proposal writing
• Research communications
• Research design
• Research methods (experimental, quasi-experimental, ethnographic, case)
• Survey design
• Survey methodologies
• Writing for policy makers
• Writing for publications

Specific Technical Expertise

• Advertising/public relations
• Advocacy/lobbying
• Broadcast media
• Community development/organizing
• Decentralization
• Education policy
• Equity evaluation
• Governance
• Gender
• Health systems design and development
• Knowledge translation
• Legal/legislative
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Political economy
• Public administration
• Science journalism
• Social accountability
• Social media/web
• Social protection policy
• Universal access to education
• Universal health care

Qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in one or more of the key areas of expertise
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• English and Bahasa Indonesia fluency strongly preferred
• Indonesia and/or, Asia/Pacific regional experience preferred
• Experience with programs funded by DFAT (formerly AusAID) preferred

To Apply: 

Qualified applicants should submit a resume with contact information to KSI-TSN@rti.org with “KSI Consulting opportunities” in the subject line.  Deadline is rolling and applicants should apply as soon as possible. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Full job description: Consultants For Knowledge Sector Initiative

Apply by 24 May 2014