About The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is to advance the interests of Australia and Australians internationally. This involves strengthening Australia’s security, enhancing Australia’s prosperity, delivering an effective and high-quality development assistance program, and helping Australian travellers and Australians overseas.

The department provides foreign, trade and development policy advice to the Australian Government. DFAT also works with other Australian government agencies to drive coordination of Australia’s pursuit of global, regional and bilateral interests. Australia and Indonesia have an effective development partnership that is boosting economic growth and tackling poverty, improving health and education outcomes, and strengthening democracy, justice and governance.

About the section

The economic, Trade and Investment Section provides analysis and advice to the Australian Government on economic, trade and investment policy developments in Indonesia and their implications for Australia's national interest. The section actively builds networks and relationships to help strengthen our understanding of, and ability to influence, key economic issues. The section manages some private sector development programs, including Investing in Women in Indonesia and Katalis, and works closely with other Departments represented at the Embassy, including Austrade and Department of Agriculture. The section often manages high level visits.

About the position

Working under limited direction, the primary role of the Senior Program Manager is to manage Investing in Women’s (2023 – 2027) country engagement in Indonesia. Investing in Women is an Australian Government funded aid program that operates in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar. The program seeks to address barriers to women's empowerment in the workplace, in business, in policy regulations and in the social and societal norms that underpin inequality. The Senior Program Manager will also have oversight over other DFAT-funded regional programs operating in Indonesia that focus on supporting women’s economic empowerment, including: Women’s World Banking, UN Women’s Gender Action Lab and the IFC Women’s Economic Empowerment, Financing and Inclusion Platform (WEE-FIP).

Who to contact

All queries relating to job applications should be directed to Recruitment Officer via email

jakartajobapplications@dfat.gov.au

No phone enquiries will be taken, and only short-listed applicants will be notified.

An order of merit, that is valid for 18 months from the date the advertisement closes, will be established as a result of this recruitment round.

The Australian Embassy will only advertise job opportunities through our official website or Linked In page, and we encourage you to read the Application Guidelines prior to preparing your submission.

Note all closing dates and times reflect Australian Eastern Standard Time/Australian Daylight Savings Time (AEST/ADST). This vacancy will close on 28 October 2024 at 11.30 pm (Jakarta Time).