Partnerships Manager – Expression of Interest

The Program

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Infrastructure (GESIT) project seeks to create a better enabling environment by which vulnerable and marginalised community members, including women and people with disabilities, are more actively involved in infrastructure planning and delivery.

GESIT involves a collaborative partnership between the Government of Indonesia (GoI), civil society and the broader community, and includes employment and economic empowerment opportunities. GESIT provides small grants and supports the capacity development of local civil society organisations (CSOs) and disabled persons organisations (DPOs) to undertake gender and social inclusion-focused action research, facilitate community engagement and participation in infrastructure processes.

CSOs/DPOs will engage with the private sector, undertake community-led monitoring and run awareness-raising campaigns. By assisting local CSOs/DPOs to engage with local governments and report on good practices, GESIT will inform evidence-based policies and practices on infrastructure and civil society engagement that can be translated into local regulations.

The Position

The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for developing effective partnerships with GESIT stakeholders and plays pivotal roles in managing mutual engagements among CSOs/OPDs and government agencies and private sectors.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline and at least 5 years of related work experience.

This person will be able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of current government planning and budgeting processes, local political economy, and trends in CSOs/OPDs engagement.

They will have the ability to approach problem solving in a flexible and culturally sensitive manner whilst showing a commitment and understanding of safeguard issues, specifically child protection, gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion.