Government Capacity Building Specialist

Tanoto Foundation is committed to creating lasting impact through evidence-based programmes and continuous learning. Through its Government Capacity Building (GCB) portfolio, Tanoto Foundation works with national and subnational government to strengthen the people, policies and institutions that deliver quality education and health services.

Since 2018, Tanoto Foundation has partnered with the Government of Indonesia to strengthen the capacity of civil servants (ASN), working with the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN RI), the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (KemenPANRB). This work also helps government adopt and scale up Foundation programmes with proven impact.

We are looking for a Government Capacity Building Specialist to help deliver Government Capacity Building programmes at the national and subnational levels. The role designs and runs competency development for ASN and public sector leaders, facilitates multi-stakeholder forums, supports participants' change projects, and documents results. The role also manages and facilitates the administrative side of project delivery, including partner selection, procurement and payments.

Key Responsibilities

Competency Development for ASN

• Design and deliver thematic competency development programmes for civil servants and public sector leaders, segmented by levels (structural and functional).
• Apply case-based and experiential learning methods, bringing together dedicated cohorts of structural and functional officials from ministries and local government units (K/L and OPD) working on public services issues.
• Align curricula and competency standards with the existing government regulation and frameworks, in coordination with LAN RI and other relevant institutions.
• Maintain working relationships with counterparts in partner ministries and partner local governments.
• Experienced in understanding and navigating protocols for high-level officials.

Capacity Building for Programme Scale-up

• Work with programme teams, particularly Basic Education, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, ECED Ecosystem Development, and Leadership Development and Scholarship as well as the regional teams, to plan and implement government capacity building that supports the scale-up of Tanoto Foundation programmes with proven impact.
• Identify the competencies government partner’s needs.

Monitoring, Learning and Documentation

• Manage the full programme cycle: problem assessment, stakeholder mapping to select participants, root-cause analysis, policy options, cross-agency change projects, monitoring, and program evaluation.
• Work with the Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) team to track programme progress and results.
• Document lessons and case studies to inform management decisions and future programme design.

Project Management and Administration

• Manage the full programme cycle: problem assessment, stakeholder mapping to select participants, root-cause analysis, policy options, cross-agency change projects, monitoring, and program evaluation.
• Manage the administrative aspects of project implementation, in coordination with the relevant Tanoto Foundation teams (FATLC).
• Facilitate the selection and recruitment of implementing partners, from preparing terms of reference and selection criteria to proposal review and contracting.
• Coordinate procurement of goods and services for project activities in line with Foundation SOPs.
• Process and track payments to partners and vendors, verifying deliverables and supporting documents before payment.
• Prepare workplans and budgets, monitor budget absorption, and ensure implementing partners deliver on quality and timelines.
• Maintain complete project files and administrative records for audit and reporting.
• Prepare reports, briefing materials and presentations for management and government counterparts.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Education, Development Studies, Social Sciences or a related discipline; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in government capacity building, civil service training, public sector reform or policy programmes, preferably in the non-profit, development partner or public sector.
• Proven experience designing and running training or leadership development programmes for civil servants.

Specific Knowledge and Aptitude

• Sound understanding of Indonesian public administration at national and subnational level.
• Familiarity with competency development approaches such as case-based, experiential and adult learning, and with government training frameworks.
• Familiarity with education, health, and leadership development sectors.
• Working knowledge of results frameworks and programme monitoring; able to collect and use qualitative evidence. Experience in project administration, including procurement, partner contracting and payment processes, is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust with senior officials and to work through government systems as an advisor rather than implementer.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, including policy briefs, ToRs, reports and presentations.
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and proficient in English, both written and spoken.
• Willing to travel to partner districts occasionally.

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