DAI INTERNATIONAL JOB VACANCIES 2025
SCOPE OF WORK
ASEAN – U.S. Partnership Program
POSITION: Program Manager (Objective 1)
LOCATION: Jakarta
PROJECT NAME: ASEAN – U.S. Partnership Program
TOTAL LEVELL OF EFFORT: LTTA
POSITION REPORTS TO: Chief of Party
BACKGROUND
The five-year ASEAN-U.S. Partnership Program supports ASEAN’s goal to build a more inclusive and prosperous Southeast Asia. Through provision of technical expertise, ASEAN-U.S. Partnership Program provides institutional strengthening and support to increase ASEAN’s capacity to better resolve regional and global challenges and advance an effective, rules-based architecture for cooperation among governments in the region to uphold human dignity and the rule of law.
PURPOSE
The Program Manager will work closely with and support the COP and other Program Manager to design and implement initiatives across all project work streams. S/he will also provide program management support for work planning, outreach with partners, and development of high-quality project deliverables.
OBJECTIVES AND DUTIES
- Work closely with the COP to scope and identify potential project activities that will contribute to the attainment of the program objectives;
- Provide programmatic, administrative, and financial oversight for activities under his/her purview, including developing and managing budgets and program activities;
- Supervise the work of Activity Coordinators under assigned work streams, providing mentorship, guidance, oversight, and ensuring all administrative and logistical arrangements are well managed;
- Develop and draft project concept notes and proposals as required;
- Lead in the development of reports including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual, and ad-hoc requests;
- Summarize meetings, agreements, and next steps for distribution to the technical team and counterparts as appropriate and required;
- Identify and draft success stories and talking points, as directed by the COP;
- Prepare draft technical instructions for the approval of DAI Home Office and for endorsement by U.S./Indonesia as required;
- Support monitoring and evaluation activities and communications products as required;
- Carry out other duties that are consistent with overall focus of the assignment as assigned by the COP.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in a relevant field required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience providing management and support for programs focused on good governance, rule of law, human rights, and political-security and/or human development cooperation
- Knowledge of and/or experience working with ASEAN
- Experience with U.S. and/or other donor-funded projects is strongly preferred
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work in a dynamic team setting
- Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse array of tasks and professional relationships
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Application Send
Interested applicants are invited to send their Cover Letter and CV to aupp_recruitment@dai.com. Applicants are instructed to write “Program Manager (Obj 1)– NAME” as the subject line of their email at the latest by October 5, 2025. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.