Background 

Plan
International is an independent development and humanitarian
organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. In
Indonesia, Plan International operates since 1969, and in 2017 Yayasan
Plan International Indonesia (Plan Indonesia) was established as
national entity of Plan International in Indonesia. Plan Indonesia is
currently implementing its Country Strategy 4 (CS 4) covering fiscal
year 2018 to 2022, where the country purpose is in line with the global
Plan International’s Purpose “to advance children rights and equality
for girls”. Our ambition is to enable at least 1 million girls and young
women to learn (gain skills for work), lead (empower to take action on
issues that matter to them), decide (have control over their own lives
and bodies) and thrive (grow healthy and protected from violence). It
means that we will take actions to identify and facilitate the removal
of obstacles that prevent children, especially girls, and young women
from enjoying their rights and participating fully in Indonesian
society. This goal will be achieved by implementing quality programmes
and projects as well as influencing decision makers and key stakeholders
to make the required changes. From July 2022, Plan Indonesia starting
to implement its country strategy 5 (CS5) that cover fiscal year
2023-2027.

The
safe school province model will be implemented in two (2) provinces
Jogjakarta and Bali in three (3) years (2022-2025). Where each province
will be implemented in 18 months. The goals of this project is
a replicable model of school safety at the provincial level is
developed through embracing meaningful youth participation in
strengthening enabling policies and adopting gender transformative
climate education. Which there are 2 main outcomes namely 1). Youth
meaningfully participated in the improvement of key components toward
the realization of child-centered and gender transformative climate
education programming. 2). The capacity and mechanism of SS duty bearers
at the provincial level are strengthened to lead the evidence
generation of enhanced SS Programming at the provincial and school
levels.

Role Purpose

Advocacy
specialist will support and assists Project Manager in developing and
implementing advocacy strategy and achieving to produce policies,
guideline, SOP, or other advocacy products from national and province to
support the implementation of safe school province model. S/he is
responsible for successful implementation of safe school province model
and growing the project portfolio.

Dimensions of the Role

• The advocacy specialist reports to the Project Manager
• Support the Project Manager to conduct stakeholders mapping and develop advocacy strategy
• Support Project manager in implementation of advocacy strategy
• Support
  Project Manager to achieve project’ result related to advocacy such as
  policy, guideline, workplan and budgeting in safe school, both national
  and sub-national as project areas as necessary
• Support
  the Project Manager to influence, support and collaboratively working
  with local and national government and any related stakeholders to
  produce policies or guideline to develop safe school province model.
• Support Project Manager in strengthening the use of SS digital platforms through advocacy activities.

Accountabilities

Program implementation in line with the project design and planning

1. Support Project Manager in conducting stakeholders mapping.
2. Developing advocacy strategy planning and deliver its advocacy strategy.
3. Support the project in producing the policies and guideline related to develop safe school province model.    
4. Support
   in encouraging government in any level (Province and National) will buy
   in to project stated in development planning (both program and
   budgeting).
5. Together
   with Project Manager builds strong coordination and collaboration with
   relevant stakeholders mainly with Education office at province level,
   development and planning agency, and Local disaster management also
   ministry (MOEC, MORA, BNPB).
6. Together with Project Manager to develop and implement sustainability plan.

     Communication, Monitoring and Reporting

1. Support
   Project Manager to monitor implementation of advocacy planning and
   develop strategy to influence relevant stakeholders (government and or
   non-government).
2. Conduct coordination meeting to monitor the action plan of stakeholders related to advocacy agenda on safe school province model
3. Establish regular and continuous communication with all stakeholders related to project activities
4. Develop activity reports to show the progress of advocacy plan.
5. Collaborate with communications team to develop and implement communications which support advocacy goal
6. Develop and implement project influencing strategy and planning provincial level to promote using Safe school digital teaching-learning platform and e-monev.

       Networks, partnership and Learning

1. Establish
   external networks and partnership in order to strengthen the
   implementation of project, to exchange experiences and collaboration
2. Maintaining high quality relationship with government institution and non-government organisation as well
3. Support advocacy and influencing effort in developing digital teaching-learning and programming at different level
4. Develop learning on the advocacy efforts in project and share them to internal and external audiences

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GESI)

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People
  and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design,
  during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work;
• Participates
  actively in capacity building and learning event on Safeguarding
  Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion;
• Understands
  and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GESI
  policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that
  concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate
  procedures.

Key relationships

Internal

1. Project manager: supervising, directing, mentoring and coaching
2. Program Manager HRP: Management guidance for project implementation
3. Influencing and communication team: coordination of implementation advocacy and communication strategy, discussion/mentoring
4. MER Specialist : Coordination related to advocacy achievement.
5. Gender and Inclusion
   Specialists: provide guidance on the strategic direction of the project
   in relation to the achievement of the project milestone and outcome
6. Advocacy
   specialist and manager: coordination of implementation advocacy,
   mentoring and coaching, review and evaluation of advocacy work

External

1. Government stakeholders provincial and national level
2. Non-government organisation, teacher organisation, safe school task force, disaster risk reduction forum

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Bachelor degree in Public policy, Community Development/others relevant field
• At
  least 3 years of experience working on advocacy and project engagement,
  preferably in DRR, Safe school or at least familiar with Safe school
  issues in Indonesia.
• Experience
  in representational roles and networking, having experience working
  with government agencies at national and local level
• Good understanding about safe school digital platform for teaching-learning concept and practices
• Good analytical skill, well informed about methods to capture change/results of project implementation
• Skill in a managing diversity of partnerships, NGOs, research and government
• Strong
  cross-cultural skills and a demonstrated ability to influence change
  without direct authority, and to work successfully with farmers and
  professionals
• fluent in speaking and writing English (Preferably)
• Good interpersonal communication and facilitation skills for mentoring and knowledge sharing 
• Possess good judgement to deal with conflict
• Able to work both in team and independently with minimum supervision, • 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure and to multi-task
• Commitment to safeguarding and CCCD implementation
• Commitment to Fraud awareness policy

Desirable

• Bachelor degree in Communication, Digital Public Relation relevant field to education
• At least 3 years of experience working on advocacy certain issue such as safe school.
• Good understanding about digital platform for teaching-learning concept and practices
• Good Knowledge on and Practices of Safeguarding

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We
create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being
open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account
for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what
we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We
strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of
children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We
challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and
innovative.

We work well together

We
succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the
organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our
colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to
create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International,
with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We
respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in
our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young
people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We
empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Physical Environment

Based
in Jogjakarta for the first 18 months of project and Bali for the next
18 months with some travel request to conduct meeting with relevant
stakeholders at national level.

Level of contact with childreN

High contact: Intensive interaction with children and youth

All
applications will be treated in confidence. Only short-listed
candidates will be notified and invited for interviews. Please submit
your letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae in English by
apply now not later than  August 30, 2022

Early
application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the
advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

A
range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with
Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As
an international child centred community development organisation,
Yayasan Plan International Indonesia  is fully committed to promoting
the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection
from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities
to children that we come into contact with.

Yayasan
Plan International Indonesia  believes that in a world where children
face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an
organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not
contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. Equality,
diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan
International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of
inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures
every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse
people, thoughts, and ideas.

We
will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate
discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that
embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’
rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice,
positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.