Lowongan Program Officer Management Support

Swisscontact promotes economic, social and ecological development by supporting people to successfully integrate into local commercial life. Swisscontact creates opportunities for people to improve their living conditions as a result of their own efforts. The focus of its systemic intervention in the private sector is the strengthening of local and global value chains. Through its projects, Swisscontact works to enable access to professional training, promotes local entrepreneurship, creates access to local financial service providers and supports the efficient use of resources with the goal of successfully promoting employment and income generation. The foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland. With 86 million in annual turnover in 2016, Swisscontact is now implementing more than 100 projects in 34 countries with more than 1,200 staff. Swisscontact has been active in Indonesia for the past 45 years.

Skills for Competitiveness (S4C)

The S4C-Project is implemented by the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation (Swisscontact), the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH-CDC) and the Association for Swiss International Technical Connection (SITECO) working in close collaboration with the Centre for Industrial Education and Training (CIET) of the Ministry of Industry (MoI) and the Directorate for Higher Education (DIKTI) of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEK).
Through the strengthening of Polytechnic institutes (Polys) in selected sectors and geographic locations and through the improvement of structures and services at the interface between Polys and industry, an important contribution to an improved quality and relevance of the overall Poly system in Indonesia is made. S4C is currently accepting applications for the position of:

Program Officer Management Support

Based in Bantaeng,  Sulawesi Selatan (Job Code: ADV.000044)

Job Brief

The Program Officer Management Support will focus on the technical assistance for the establishment and strengthening of the Poly:

Task, Authority & Responsibility

Management Systems and Processes:

·         Coach the activities to strengthen the school managerial processes

·         Strategic and operational planning

·         Quality assurance

·         Administration processes

·         Tracer studies

·         Promote cooperation Poly - industries - expertise (partners)

·         Establishment of an industry network in the Poly-region

·         Internship management

·         Job placement

·         Knowledge and technology transfer

·         Workshop for development of occupational profiles, curricula and training methodologies

·         Regular events between the Poly and local industry

Employee Requirements

·         School management and leadership experience

·         At least 5 years of relevant working experience in Vocational Education and Training institutions (VET)

·         Curricula development, teacher training

·         Knowledge about the Indonesian Poly and TVET system development

·         Communication skills in English

·         Desirable: Degree/working in a technical sector (metal, wood, or food processing)

Please visit https://recruitment.swisscontact.or.id for further application submission

Please send your application by 31 August 2019, however we are continuing shortlist and conducting interviews for the right candidate before the deadline.