YHP Project Assistant

Background Project

The YHP (Young Health Program) aims to support the health rights and wellbeing of young people in marginalised communities worldwide through research, advocacy, and on-the-ground programmes that are focused on the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). With a commitment to support and defend the health, wellbeing, and rights of young people, in Jakarta. In addressing the health needs of young people, the YHP takes a holistic approach that mainstreams gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and mental health. Given the significant cross over and influence of these areas on NCD risk behaviours, and since these areas are fundamental barriers to young people leading healthy lives, creating positive changes in the lives and health of young people requires an approach in which these areas are addressed and challenged. The project will engage strategies including youth empowerment through peer education, community mobilization, health service strengthening, and advocacy.

The Opportunity

The Project Assistant will support and assist YHP Project Officer in implementing and achieving the project objectives related to the prevention or reduction of the risk behaviours that can lead to NCDs, as well as supporting the broader health and rights of young people. S/he is responsible for successfully implementing the YHP project and growing the portfolio. S/he will support the YHP Project Officer to strengthen the Stunting Prevention, AdolesCent Health, End of Violence Against Children and Youth (SPACE) program management.

Accountabilities for the role

Program implementation in line with the project design and planning

1. Conduct day to day activities in target project location.
2. Ensure all project activities are implemented in timely manner in accordance with project design and planning.
3. Support Project Officer to monitor, coordinate, and supervise Peer Educators on the implementation of all activities.
4. Support Project Officer to develop and implement the scaling up strategies as well as sustainability.
5. Support Project Officer to ensure project data collection and verification to avoid double counting and reported to Project Manager
6. Working collaboratively with technical advisor/specialist in CO and field level for cross-cutting issue such as gender and inclusion, participation, safeguarding.

   Communication, Monitoring and Reporting

   1. Support Project Officer in conducting day to day monitoring to target project location and facilitate discussion and coordination between stakeholders and school components as beneficiaries.
   2. Maintain positive communication and coordination with Project Officer, Project Manager and AHA team on project planning and Implementation.
   3. Support Project Officer to work together with Project MER Officer to monitor project indicators progress and expenditure of project activities.
   4. Support the preparation of progress reports for internal Plan in monthly basis and/or others basis if needed.
   5. Collaborate with communications team to implement communications strategy and advocacy.
   6. Support Project Officer to monitor Peer Educators performance, provide feedback, and recommend necessary follow-up actions.
   7. Provide support in developing and implementing project influencing strategy and planning at school and community level to promote NCD and SRHR, in collaboration with advocacy team.

      Networks, partnership and Learning

      1. Support YHP Project Team to establish external networks in order to strengthen the implementation of project, to exchange experiences and to scale up program implementation.
      2. Support YHP Project Team to maintaining high quality relationship with external networks, such as government stakeholders, youth forum, and school components
      3. Support YHP Project Team in facilitate learning process of internal development at district and provincial level.
      4. Support advocacy and influencing effort in developing SRHR related policy and programming at different level.
      5. Support YHP Project Team to develop project documentation showing learning and best practices emerged during project implementation.
      6. Seek innovation and put in place improved learning practices within and outside the program.

         Financial and Administration

         1. Support the Project Officer preparing and ensuring administration and financial support document of project activities according to the implementation and expenditure.
         2. Support YHP Project Team to overse and administer the day-today activities of the project; follow the policies, procedures, and systems of Plan International Indonesia which ensure productive and efficient office operation.
         3. Support Project Officer to organize and facilitate project meeting, conferences and other special event; coordinate and attends meeting, and participates in discussion as appropriate in district level (when required).

            Safeguarding Children and Young People (PSHEA)

            Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy, including relevant implementation standards and guidelines applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.