Project Lead Food Policy

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Ensure all advocacy, research, and campaign activities are aligned and directed towards objectivesConduct quality checks for all knowledge, advocacy, and campaign materials
• Sound coordination and communication with donor
• Oversee and manage projects on day-to-day basis to ensure timeliness of project plan and milestones and adapt the work plan to the needs of advocacy moments
• Objectives are achieved;
• Coordinate team members and work with partners and consultants in producing and implementing project plans throughout the preparation, implementation and reporting/evaluation phases
• The implementation of workplan meet the budgets;Learning needs are identified and followed with capacity strengthening actions, effective knowledge management and learning across the team
• Facilitate internal and external knowledge management and learning
• Coordinate and communicate with donor via regular meetings and other venues
• Work plans are done in a timelymanner;

Research, policy analysis, and campaign support

• High quality of reports andpapers
• High reach and engagement of wider audience
• Manage and provide strategic directions to the research team to conduct necessary researchon SSB tax and relevant issues
• Manage and provide strategic directions to the research team to conduct onlineand offline innovative public campaign on SSB tax withthe communication team
• Conduct policy analysis to produce policypaper based on evidence and research done

Advocacy and mobilisation support

• Adapt the advocacy activities and approaches as needed including high level policy makers and key policy influencers
• Wide engagement with multiple stakeholders, manage resource mobilisation and advocacy efforts
• Establish and maintain consistent discussion and engagement with relevant policy makers and key policy influencers to push forwardSSB policy
• Establish and manage relationship with stakeholders, including with partner organizations (CSOs, academia, international organizations, etc), allies, and strengthened coalition and coordinated advocacy actions

Reporting

• Activities are well monitored, evaluated and documented in timely Quarterly Reports
• Ensure timely updates and progress reports to partners and donors
• Oversee and evaluate activities of the project, and correct course accordingly

Requirements

• Have at least 3 years of experience in leading advocacy efforts with proven regulatory results, preferably familiar with fiscal policymaking
• Experience of managing collaborative development projects with fixed deadlines
• Have at least 5 years of experience in project management and donor relations
• Experience working with international and national organizations (including in a coalition/platform), preferably in tobacco control, or food system, or other tax- related issues
• Master degree in public health, health economics and policy, or other relevant fields
• Experience working alongside Indonesian government entities and other policymakers