INOVASI 3 - Child Protection Consultant

Background of The Project:
Indonesia’s Vision 2045 sets the goal for Indonesia to transition from a resource-based economy towards an advanced service, technology, and knowledge-based economy by the centenary of its independence (2045). The 2025-2045 National Long Term Development Plan emphasises the urgency of Indonesia’s human resource development to fully realise 2045 goals.
Faced however with persistent low student performance that is emblematic of a learning crisis, significant improvement in student learning will be required to reach Indonesia’s 2045 goals. Government of Indonesia (GoI) has started an ambitious program of education reforms. Successive education ministers have set out to modernise the education system through reforming the national curriculum and teaching and assessment approaches, to produce citizens with strong foundational skills, open minds, and inclusive values.
Australia is a long-term supporter of the Indonesian basic education sector, with continuous investments supporting education quality improvements for the past two decades, including through the INOVASI program (Phase 1 2016-2020; Phase 2 2020-2023) that focused on supporting acquisition of literacy and numeracy foundational skills in early grades classrooms; exploring local problems and solutions; and generating evidence to inform government policy development and practices.
This third phase of INOVASI (2024-2027) builds upon the existing program’s approach and lessons learned and takes the focus on the development of foundational skills through to the end of the primary grades. Phase 3 will engage with priority issues of Australia’s development policy: gender equality, effective inclusion of children with a disability, responses to the climate change challenge in education. It will focus on the challenge of policy implementation and the gaps that exist between national policies and practices at district and school levels and use the well attested-success of INOVASI’s local problem-based approach to continuously support policy development for effective fit between policy and implementation context.
INOVASI Phase 3 is implemented in 25 districts and cities across Indonesia, in the provinces of West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan, East Java, West Java, and Maluku. The program also works in Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN)
The Program is managed by Palladium on behalf of the Government of Australia through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Purpose of the Position: The STP Child Protection is responsible for the maintenance and implementation of INOVASI’s systems and procedures for child protection to ensure compliance with Palladium, DFAT, and GOI policies and regulations.
Depending on availability, the STP Child Protection may also be requested to provide advice to GoI (MoEC) at various levels during the implementation of the INOVASI phase 3 program.

Duties: Under the direction of Gender and Child Protection Lead, the STP Child Protection will:

Be responsible to ensure full compliance of Palladium and INOVASI phase 3 systems and procedures for child protection against most recent DFAT policies.Review existing Palladium corporate child protection tools and templates (including training materials, sub-contractor agreements, risk assessment tools, personnel agreements and grants) and make necessary revisions to suit INOVASI phase 3 context and risk profile.Ensure that the procedures, tools, templates, and business processes developed from the initial review are continuously maintained and systematically implemented;Once training material is developed, deliver training to INOVASI phase 3 staff, subcontractors, grantees, government partners at all levels, school partners and other stakeholders as appropriate, and ensure the proper documentation of training attendance;Review existing collection and filing of signed child protection policy documents, training registers, photo and research release forms, and police checks of INOVASI phase 3 staff and contractors;In consultation with the Operations Manager and Gender and Child Protection Lead, support the investigation and reporting (as required) of any and all allegations of child abuse, endangerment, or other practices in contravention of the relevant Child Protection policies and regulations;Provide advice to INOVASI teams on ethical issues related to children participating in education pilots and the conduct of research;Provide advice and support to GoI (MoEC/MORA) on child protection issues at various levels (particularly at the sub-national level), as required and subject to availability; and,Other duties as may reasonably be required by the Gender and Child Protection Lead consistent with the incumbent’s qualifications and experience.

Duration of the contract/Timeline
The duration of the contract is from March 2025 – December 2025 with maximum 30 of billable workdays, with a possible of extension subject to satisfactory performance assessment.

Qualifications and Experience:
The Child Protection STP will possessthe following qualifications and experience:

Degree in relevant field in the social sciences, advanced degree preferred;Minimum of 6 years' experience on donor-funded development programs with experience on DFAT-funded programs being highly desirableStrong analytical and facilitation skills;Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of child protection issues, policies and regulations, in particular for education sector in Indonesia and international development in general;Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate skills;Experience in GEDSI (gender, disability, and social inclusion) programs an advantageFluency in English is preferred and good written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is essential;Willingness to travel to remote locations in Indonesia when required;Experience with DFAT or other development agency work, preferably within the education sector; andA high level of integrity, initiative, adaptability, and ability to perform in a high-pressure environment.

Working with children
Is this position likely to come into contact with children?                ☒ Yes                  ☐  No

Application closes on 3 March 2025

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Women are encouraged to apply