Consultancy Needed - Technical Director of Agriculture & Maritime

Consultancy Needed - Technical Director of Agriculture & Maritime

Background

The Technical Director as consultant is a newly created position within the Save the Children Indonesia team, leading the development of more strategic business and philanthropic relationships with Institutional donors, global and National foundation and existing Agriculture partner companies (e.g. Mars, Mondelez, Cargill, Barry Callebaut, etc.) and prospects.

This role is to lobbying and assist PIC Dept to progress Programming portfolio to grow existing significant relationships into 3- 6 Institutional Donors (USAID, DFAT, EU, GIZ, World Bank)/global/National foundations (Rockefeller Foundations, GATES Foundations, etc) and 5 to 10 global and MNC corporate partnerships within 2023-2026, to deliver core business value while furthering our mission, most notably for these industries, to support child wellbeing in smallholder agriculture and fishery settings.

As SC IDN build sustainable, scalable, replicable models, these global engagements will be multi-stakeholder in nature. This Technical Director Role will working with CPIC and Resmob team to create the relation with Donor in smaller Agriculture and maritime company partners.

To support all above-mentioned needs, we are looking for an External Collaborator as the Program Development Support, who could support our work coverage in all sectors, with cross-cutting issues including Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Climate Change areas.

Duty Station : Jakarta

Report to : CPIC.

Objectives

• Lead the Donor engagement on Agriculture and Maritime sector, particularly on USAID , EU and DFAT.
• Develop 6 months strategy of Market System Development and providing technical support to the program design/Proposal design and quality assurance.
• Join the Cocoa Consortium movement as technical expert and contribute to phase-2 ( co-creation design stage ) and pilot project stage.

Deliverables

• Finalizing Project Design of the Smallholder Consortium
• Grand Design of Cocoa Consortium /Governance model
• ToR (scope, methodology, activities)
• Contribute to Program Design/Develop strategic paper in Business model of Agriculture & Maritime thematic (Integrated program)
• Donor Engagement /Donor Lobby to Institutional Donor and Global Foundation
• Technical support/High level advise to strategic program ( with very specific to Market System Development , Carbon Credit model and Business Acument/Business Canvas in Agiculture and Maritime)

Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Agriculture development study, Market System Development , social science, social work, law, public policy or equivalent. Working experience will always be considered in lieu of academic achievement.

Essential

• Demonstrable track record of leading roles which has led to significant results for the organization and their stakeholders.
• 10 years’ experience in monitoring & evaluation, research, accountability NS learning proven track record [3 years +] of developing, implementing, and reviewing MEAL systems/strategies at senior level.
• Solid understanding of quantitative and qualitative research and methodologies, including skills in analysis, documentation, and presentation of complex data/information.
• Experience of conducting and/or commissioning research.
• Good analytical skills, effective negotiator, with the ability to proactively influence cross sectoral and departmental buy-in.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, team management experience, and good organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner, and to use innovative forms of communication.
• Proven capacity to manage a team and train and coach staff.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tactic and diplomacy; capacity and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in difficult working circumstances.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values, and principles, including rights-based approaches.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.