Partnerships and Operations Lead

Job Description

Program Background
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice Phase 3 (AIPJ3) is a five-year, A$63 million investment by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to work in partnership with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to support advancement of its priority law and justice reforms. Building on previous phases, AIPJ3 will support partners to deliver activities against agreed policy priorities, while maintaining flexibility to respond to emerging needs and opportunities. The program focuses on seven policy priorities that are important to Australia and Indonesia: accountability and transparency, criminal justice reform, preventing violent extremism, transnational crime cooperation, commercial law, access to justice, and women’s leadership.

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The Role
The Partnerships and Operations Lead will provide strategic leadership in the development and execution of AIPJ3’s partnership and operations frameworks, supporting GOI, Government of Australia (GOA) and non-government partners to work collaboratively on agreed reform priorities. The Lead will maintain a strategic focus as a partnership broker within AIPJ3, driving the development of innovative partnership strategies that foster meaningful, high-level collaboration with government, civil society, academia, and private sector stakeholders. They will remain sharply focused on partnerships quality and will be responsible for reporting on the AIPJ3 End of Program Outcome relating to partnerships. In addition, the Lead will oversee operational excellence and compliance, working closely with the DT Global Contractor Representative and overseeing the AIPJ3 Finance Manager, HR & Office Manager, and Grants & Contracts Manager, to ensure that AIPJ3’s operations support is robust and aligns with its partnership approach.

The creation of this position reinforces the importance of relationship management, creative problem solving, and ongoing process improvement. The Lead will support the development of ways of working with DFAT, Bappenas and program partners and play a constructive role in the development of Engagement Strategies, ensuring clarity and sustainability. The Partnerships and Operations Lead will play the role of Secretary to the Partnership Management Committee, documenting records of decisions, and will play a key role in organizing Partnership Boards and partnership events. The Lead will work with relevant team members to monitor the quality of other working groups, such as the Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Transnational Crime Working Group, ensuring consistency with ways of working and transparent decision making. Reporting to the AIPJ3 Team Leader, and working in close coordination with the DT Global Contractor Representative, the Lead is accountable for overseeing compliance with DT Global and DFAT policies, values, and performance standards, including strategic risk management.

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About You

Specific Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Governance

• Lead within the team on partnership principles and locally-led development, including developing and implementing AIPJ3’s Localisation and Sustainability Strategy and developing AIPJ3’s Ways of Working Agreement in consultation with DFAT and with the support of an independent adviser.
• Provide Secretariat support to the Partnership Management Committee, recording decisions of meetings and ensuring consistency across working groups with AIPJ3’s agreed ways of working.
• Along with Bappenas, ensure the Bappenas Secretariat is resourced and able to support donor co-ordination, reporting on development results and agreed support to the Medium-Term Development Plan

Together with Team Leader, DT Global Contractor Representative and other Leads:

• Maintain, monitor and strengthen the AIPJ3 Ways of Working Agreement and contribute to Engagement Strategies with AIPJ3 partners, Bappenas and DFAT to ensure effective program planning and implementation.
• Develop and implement strategies for cross-strategy coherence and collaboration, and promote integration across AIPJ3, supporting connections and synergies with other programs.
• Support GoI and civil society organization (CSO) partners in participating in and co-leading annual planning processes and activity proposal development.

Partnership Development and Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and contribute to best practice in partnership development and share lessons from other contexts with team members, partners and stakeholders within AIPJ3.
• Support existing government-to-government law enforcement and court partnerships and identify new partnerships and opportunities for collaboration.
• Foster the development of new and existing partnerships, with key stakeholders designed to deepen and broaden AIPJ3’s relationships with counterparts and contribute to policy and practice changes in areas of mutual interest, including with the private sector and with academia/think tanks.
• In collaboration with the Quality and Learning Lead, identify indicators to track the development and implementation of partnership approaches, including independent “health checks” of the AIPJ3 partnership overall, and support the monitoring of these indicators over the life of the program.

Operational Excellence and Compliance

• Working closely with the DT Global Contractor Representative and overseeing the AIPJ3 Finance Manager, HR & Office Manager, and Grants & Contracts Manager, ensure that AIPJ3 compliance, finance and operations are robust and support high quality partnerships.
• Support the Equity Lead to extend safeguarding into all partnerships and contribute to monitoring and resolution of any reported incidents.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to partnerships due to changes in context, personnel or partner priorities or behaviours.
• Any other duties as reasonably requested by the Team Leader
  

Selection Criteria
Essential Experience and Knowledge

• Master’s degree in business, management and/or social sciences.
  
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience in program management and partnership development.
  
• Completed certified training in partnership brokering
• Experience in tailoring program management and compliance systems to partner capacity and developing locally led development and sustainability strategies.
  
• Proven experience in building and managing multistakeholder partnerships to achieve results 
  
• High-level negotiation and influencing skills, with proven experience in identifying and driving innovative approaches to operational processes and partnership building in challenging or fluid contexts. 
  
• Experience and demonstrated strength in working within a senior management team, complementing other senior managers with expertise and sound judgement.
  
• Understanding of and commitment to Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), prevention of human trafficking, environmental protection, anti-corruption and other DFAT safeguarding policies. 
  Desirable
  
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and maintain long-term relationships with a broad range of stakeholders in Indonesia and Australia, with established networks in the justice and security sector.
  
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, in English and Bahasa Indonesia, for preparing briefs, reports, and partnership documents
  
• Ability to coach, mentor and upskill other people and ability to build effective relationships.

Why join AIPJ3?
By joining the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice Phase 3 (AIPJ3), you will be part of a dynamic and collaborative program that supports Indonesia’s priority law and justice reforms. Working alongside experts from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector, you will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in areas such as accountability and transparency, criminal justice reform, preventing violent extremism, transnational crime cooperation, commercial law, access to justice, and women’s leadership.

HOW TO APPLY
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1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria and specific responsibilities

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Monday, 30 June 2025, 23:59 WIB (GMT +7)

Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

About the Organization

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.