**Location**
Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia
**Salary**
The starting salary on offer for this role is from IDR 197,389,244 - IDR 226,065,658 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.
**Contract Type**
Fixed Term
**Duration**
Other
**About the Role**
The local food systems governance workstream is overseen by GAIN's Global Food Systems Governance program and involves GAIN country teams in Indonesia, Tanzania, and Mozambique which aims to facilitate inclusive local food systems and nutrition governance. This in-country role will involve working with Project Officers in Mozambique and Tanzania as well as the Global team as the project has a common design with local implementation and socialization.
Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the Project Officer will work closely with local government and a traditional food market committee as well as other food system stakeholders, in evidence gathering, establishment and operation of a multistakeholder platform, and development of materials like policy notes, reports, co-authored papers for publication, and communications. A participatory approach and attention to gender underpin the activities in this workstream. Other aspects of this role include providing support in the areas of advocacy, project management, and financial administration.
There is a strong research component to this technical support, focused on food systems, in the field of governance and communities. An awareness of governance design, policy and public budgets in Indonesia, the HLPE Food System Framework Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, the UN Food Systems Summit, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals is important. GAIN is committed to including the voices of those marginalized like the urban poor with attention also to gender and youth.
**Key Responsibilities include**
- Coordinating and scheduling project review meetings with the GAIN Global Food System Governance team at regular cycles and preparing documentation of findings and recommendations in GAIN's Program Management system (PRISM)
- Providing technical and administrative support to international events, liaising with other GAIN departments and programs, GAIN partners, and other organizations
- Drafting of project documentation during the design, planning, and end-to-end implementation of the project as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG) i.e. results framework, work plans, etc.
- Conducting desk research and developing briefs and other materials, under the oversight of the Head of the Program and the Global Food Systems Governance team, for internal and external audiences (local and global).
- Contributing to the development of communications materials (blogs, articles, videos, social media posts) to drive awareness and engagement with the linkages between inclusive local food systems governance, multistakeholder engagement, and implementation of Indonesia's food systems pathway
- Conducting regular field monitoring visits of the activities conducted under the project. Following up with key stakeholders to ensure timely submission of reports and preparing timely monitoring reports with findings and recommendations
- Maintaining strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organizations
- Overseeing all administrative aspects of the procurement process including budgeting, procurement supporting with the drafting of agreements and contracts, and logístical arrangements within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines
- Work closely with the project accountant, monitoring the receipt of deliverables and payments to partners, as well as ensuring all project-related expenses are properly coded to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting.
**About You**
A bachelors' degree or equivalent with robust experience or master's degree in public health, development studies, public policy, public administration or related field. You will be computer literate with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.
**About our Offer**
The starting salary on offer for this role is from IDR 197,389,244 - IDR 226,065,658 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.
We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
**About GAIN**
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Sw