teacher training institutions

The USAID project Prioritazing Reform, Innovation and Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia’s Teachers, Administrators, and Students (PRIORITAS)will focus on capacity building and quality improvements for teacher training institutions (TTI) and for non-academic, pre-serviceteacher training providers. PRIORITAS will build the capacity ofschools and MoEC, MORA national, provincial and district offices together with pre-and in-serviceteacher training organizations tocoordinate, plan andtrain. The PRIORITAS is currently seeking qualified individualto fill the position National Office Manager (Jakarta Base) The Office Manager's responsibilities will include: * Manage the office and oversee day-to-day administrative tasks. This will include managing the administration and support team, including: office staff, security and drivers. * Liaise with project partners in government, non-government and private sectors. * Support the COP and DCOPin scheduling activities, appointments, and meetings, and ensuring that logistical and administrative supports are provided for all scheduled activities. * Be responsible for overall completion of all administration and support tasks in the National Office. This will include: * Management of staff team * Scheduling responsibility as required by management * Preparation of business letters, reports and other documents * Recording of notes via dictation or meeting minutes * Record keeping, file maintenance and general office organization * Arranging, attending and contributing to internal meetings * Other administrative and management duties as required. * Lead the procurement process for PRIORITAS project following USAID PRIORITAS regulation. Qualifications: * 5 years experience in administration and office management for USAID or similar projects. At least 3years previous experience in a similar position is required. Knowledge of RTI and/or USAID systems preferred. * Professional approach to work activities and high level competence in office setting.Good work ethic and strong desire to complete tasks in a timely manner as directed * Demonstrated ability to manage a team, to generate work schedules and work-plans, to delegate and monitor task completion, to establish and maintain working relationships with supervisor and Project staff. * High level communication skills. * Ability to liaise effectively with government officials and representatives of the NGO and private sector at a high level. * Familiarity with protocols for liaising with government. * Ability to appreciate international diversity and to establish effective working relationships with international clients. * Ability to communicate effectively with staff, including mentoring, supervision and conflict resolution skills * (English is required) * Ability to prepare a variety of business letters, reports and other documents in both English and Indonesian. * Skilled with standard Microsoft Office packages. Ability to learn to work with new software as required. * Knowledge and experience in implementing US federal or USAID regulations pertaining to the financial administrationand Procurementof government contracts in projects General * Effective interpersonal skills are required to manage administrative staffs * Strong procurement and logistics management and administration skills are required. * Ability to effectively organize, prioritize work assignments, and work well under pressure and high stress tolerance * Ability to work independently and as a team member * Ability to appreciate international diversity and to establish effective working relationships with international clients * Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with supervisor and project staff To apply please send your CV notlater than August 27, 2012 to : prioritas-vacancy-jakarta@rti-indomd.rti.org