Vacancy at Coffey International Development - Legal Specialist (SEDIA)

Based in Banda Aceh, Aceh

• 6 month contract

Coffey International Development is the managing contractor for the AusAID funded Support for Education Sector Development in Aceh (SEDIA). The goal of this program is to support the province of Aceh in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of basic education. Its purpose is to assist the operationalisation of the 2007-2011 Aceh Education Strategic Plan (Renstra Aceh) as the means for achieving these goals of improved effectiveness and efficiency.

SEDIA is a three-year program and is co-managed between AusAID and the three provincial education authorities in Aceh: the provincial office of Education (Dinas Propinsi), the provincial department of Religious Affairs (Kanwil Depag) and the Provincial Education Council (MPD).

Coffey International Development is currently seeking applications for a Legal Specialist to support the goals of this program.

The Legal Specialist will work as part of the SEDIA team and a particular focus of the role will be providing specialist advice, support and assistance to the Legal Bureau of the Governor Office and Bupati/ Walikota Offices (Biro Hukum) and the Education, Budgeting and Legislative Committees of the provincial and districts parliaments (DPRA/K) in the drafting, review and issuance of executive orders and development of legislation for passage into by-law. The Legal Specialist will also assist the Aceh leadership and the education institutions to prepare legally binding documentation pertaining to education management, governance or reform.

To be successful for this position, you will need postgraduate qualifications, preferably at S3 or S2 in Law and will need to demonstrate considerable professional experience in law and public policy (ideally in the education sector), including experience drafting legal documents such as executive orders and legislation.

For this position, the ideal candidate will have a track record in working effectively with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds; excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills; and be able to engage with and build relationships with government agencies.

This position is reserved for citizens of Indonesia.

Applications close by 5pm on 16th July 2011.
For more information contact: Evy Suryanti at Evy_Suryanti@coffey.com or Lesi Harmiati at Lesi_Harmiati@coffey.com quoting Legal Specialist – COFF-1954.