Operations Officer (Technical) World Bank

Purpose of the Consultancy
The World Bank is seeking the services of an education sector Operations Officer (OO) to assist the World Bank to implement a major multi-donor TF program and to provide technical support to a series of preparation of sector-wide investment projects for Basic Education in Indonesia, aimed at strengthening capacity at the local government level to develop and implement basic education plans.

Duties and accountabilities
The Operations Officer will report to the HD sector coordinator and Education Cluster Leader in Jakarta, and work closely with other members of the Education Team. The Operations Officer (OO) will assume the following responsibilities:

• The OO will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the large multi-donor Basic Education Capacity Building Program/TF (BEC), particularly in the field of program monitoring and evaluation and capacity development.
• The OO will lead field teams working on data collection , management and analysis.
• The OO will liaise with other relevant programs focusing on education monitoring and evaluation  to ensure complementarity between programs.
• The OO will supervise consultants and administrative support staff working on program monitoring and evaluation and on capacity development.
• The OO will liaise with the Operations Support Unit (OSU) on program implementation issues.
• The OO will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Bank’s TF policies and will liaise with staff responsible for Trust Fund administration. (Ultimate management responsibility for the TF rests with the HD sector coordinator, who serves as TTL)
• The OO will assist the HD Sector Coordinator with the preparation of the new multi-donor Sector Wide Approach in education (SISWA).  This may include contributions to economic, sector, and institutional analyses.
• The OO will assist the HD sector coordinator with other relevant tasks as requested.

Contract and duration
The assignment is a national co-terminus staff position until June 30, 2012.

Selection Criteria

• Masters degree in a relevant field such as Economics, Public Administration, Education or other;
• A minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience, including education sector experience and practical development cooperation experience in Indonesia;
• Proven experience skills in the field of monitoring and evaluation and capacity development;
• Field experience with data collection, data management, data analysis;
• Proven organizational and program/project management skills;
• Excellent oral and writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia;
• Prior experience from working with World Bank systems and Trust Funds, including knowledge of general Bank operations and procedures a plus.

Closing Date: 18-Sep-2010

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