Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia School Systems and Quality (AEPI SSQ)

Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia School Systems and Quality (AEPI SSQ)

Position:        Desktop Publishing Officer

Location:        Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Background and Objective

Australia’s Education Partnership with Indonesia (the Education Partnership) is currently the largest intervention funded by the Australian Government anywhere in the world. Through the Education Partnership Australia supports the Indonesian Government’s long-term strategy to strengthen and consolidate its national education system, with a particular focus on the current Indonesian five-year plan (2010 – 2014) and support for the initial stages of the subsequent five-year plan (2015 – 2019). The Education Partnership builds on the successes of previous Australian Government supports to the Indonesian education sector by strengthening government systems. Under the Education Partnership, there are three managing contractors and the largest, School Systems and Quality (SSQ) contract, is managed by Cardno. SSQ covers three components, each relating to a different aspect of the Education Partnership.

Each of the SSQ-supported components is national in scope, supporting existing government structures. Component 1 focuses on strengthening systems for infrastructure development within the education sector — specifically, supporting MoEC to assure construction quality of new junior secondary schools. Component 2 is centered around the professional development of school and district management, particularly school principals, supervisors and district education officials, and design and implementation of a school induction program for schools built under Component 1.

Component 3 supports the MoRA’s five-year plan to achieve universal national accreditation of private madrasah (Islamic schools) in the Islamic education sub-sector.

The Program Support Office assists all three components in the operations of their activities by providing financial, human resources, information technology and general administration support.

AEPI SSQ is looking for high qualified professional to fill in the position of Desktop Publishing Officer. The Desktop Publishing Officer will to develop training materials, manuals and other related documents and will assist the components to design and prepare these documents for publication in hard copy, as CDs or DVDs and on-line formats.

 

Key Responsibilities

Position Purpose

As part of the training process Component personnel are required to develop training materials, manuals and other related documents. Component personnel need the assistance of appropriately qualified personnel to design and prepare these documents for publication in hard copy, as CDs or DVDs and on-line formats.

Principal Accountabilities

Accountabilities or Key Result Areas (KRA)

Major Objectives & Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Provide graphic design, illustration services and desktop publishing services for print based materials for the three components within SSQ.

·  Maintain high and accurate standard of work at all times, ensuring all work is proofed and quality checked ·   Prepare high quality documents including text, charts and graphics using desktop publishing software within the agreed time-frame ·  Take initiative when working on documents and advise the Component Managers of suggested value add ·   Include innovative and suitable illustrations in the document as required ·   Project manage, work effectively and co-ordinate with component staff on their deliverables on a regular basis

Provide graphic design and desktop publishing services for DVD and online learning and information materials.

·   Prepare high quality CDs using suitable software within the agreed time-frame ·    Include innovative and suitable illustrations in the CD ·  Project manage, work effectively and co-ordinate with component staff on their deliverables on a regular basis

Liaise with Advisers to prepare all materials to production ready stage

·   Interact with component staff in a professional, positive and helpful manner at all times ·    Regularly (at least twice a week or as required) contact the relevant adviser by email, phone or personal contact and updating them on the progress of he work ·    Notify the adviser when the work is completed.

Liaise with EPOS and prepare information to maintain, update and utilise approved templates, formats, photographs in SSQ documents when appropriate.

·    Meet with EPOS personnel to maintain currency of templates ·    Check with EPOS to ensure that SSQ designs meet EPOS and DFTA requirements.

Coordinate publicity and handouts related to workshops,conferences, symposia, exhibits, and other modalities of promoting SSQ as required.

·    Meet with EPOS personnel to ensure approved templates are used ·    Liaise with Components as required to ensure that the information is complete and accurate ·   Prepare publicity and handouts on time and at the standard required

Other duties as required.

·    Be adaptable and flexible with your work hours to accommodate overtime if required

Key Selection Criteria

Job Key Responsibilities

Essential

• Demonstrated work experience in Desktop Publishing for at least one year.

• Able to organize and manage multiple priorities/projects; work independently and take initiative.

• Diligent, meticulous, with a flair for design.

• Client service orientation.

• Excellent inter personal and communication skills.

• Able to work in minimum supervision in multicultural environment.

Desirable

Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English, written & spoken.

 

Key Requirements

Please click on the Terms of Reference for selection criteria. It is required to address each one of the selection criteria in your application.

Duration of Contract

The duration of contract for this position is for 12 months with possible extension subject to approval by the Client.

 

How to Apply for This Position

• Response against each of the Key requirements for the position

• Curriculum vitae/resume.

• Name and contact details (phone and email) of three referees.
• Applications that do not address all the requirements stated above will not be considered.

Submitting Applications

• By email: email your application with the reference " Desktop Publishing" in the subject line to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com ; or 

• On-line application. Go to www.cardno.com/careers  and search for this position. Click "Apply for this job" located at the end of the job description.

Application this position closes on 20 September 2014.

Late applications will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

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