Job Description
Background
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UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life, as envisaged by 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We are on the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations. The United Nations Development Programme UNDP Indonesia Country Programme 2016-2020 developed in partnership with the Indonesian Government addresses the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals and support national efforts to advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
The programme contributes directly to MoH National Action Plan 2015-2019, objective 1) increasing the health status of society and; 2)increasing the responsiveness and protection to society towards social and financial risks related to health and Outcome 2 of the UNDP country Programme for Indonesia (2016-2020), which are aligned with the Indonesian Government Health Sector's Objectives, commitment to Universal Health Coverage, SDG3 Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages (target 3.8 in particular) and other Sustainable Development Goals. One of its efforts is to be involved in supporting the transformation of health technology in the Ministry of Health through Network Strengthening and the Bio Informatic Biomedical & Genome Science Initiative (BGSi).
BGSi is a new initiative of the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH). The initiative will act as a multi-institutional ecosystem that aims to support collaborative biomedical and genomic activities in Indonesia by leveraging strengths in technology and infrastructure including biobanking, data management, high throughput sequencing and bioinformatics.
The initiative aims to build a national asset established under the Indonesia Ministry of Health with two major focusses. First, to establish a national biobank focussed on six conditions (diabetes, cancer, stroke, tuberculosis, psoriasis, and rare/genetic diseases) which will store samples from participants where each sample will be connected to a registry that manages all information associated with the participant (demographic and clinical) and second, to generate Whole Genome Sequence information, for each of those participants, that will be curated in a national database. Samples and genomics information from healthy participants will also be collected and generated by this initiative. All samples and data will be made available to researchers nationally and internationally through BGSi.
The initiative will be organised around a headquarter facility located in Jakarta, housed in the MOH repository building and the historical Eijkman building, that will host the biobank and WGS labs respectively. BGSi HQ will manage the registry system and provide technical support for the Hubs and the entire ecosystem. A second and just as important part of the ecosystem is the hospitals (referred to as HUBs) where each HUB is in charge of managing activities related to recruitment, sample collection and tertiary analysis for the disease it has been assigned.
Therefore, UNDP needs a Project Coordination Analyst who will be responsible to improve comprehensive governance documentation to ensure clear guidelines and protocols for Biobank Central BGSi.
The direct supervisor of this activities is BGSI Adviser. She/He will work closely with project team (FMTA, BGSI, and other projects in HEART related to Bio Informatic Biomedical & Genome Science Initiative), operations units, and programme staff in the office to provide support for of biomedical and genome science project implementation and to ensure adequate exchange of information.
Duties And Responsibilities
Project Management, Coordination and Operations:
- Contributing to overall management of the assigned projects mostly on biobanking governance under close supervision of Cluster Lead from initiation to closure, facilitating also evaluation, review and documenting lessons and accumulated knowledge in a systematic manner
- Providing technical support to develop projects/outcome level work plan, monitoring plan, human resources and procurement plans
- Preparing periodic and ad hoc analytical reports; ensures timely completion of required quarterly and annual reports
- Research and analyse information on existing and new partners and for resource mobilization and funding opportunities for on-going and new BGSI Projects
- Creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) tailored specifically for biobanking operations of samples delivery between at BGSi Hubs Hospital and Biobank Central, ensuring consistency and quality of samples across all biobanking activities
- Technical and administrative support to prepare relevant projects document and work plans based on the project logical framework, setting up baselines, indicators and annual targets, updating risk logs, progress reports, lessons learnt and monitoring packages;
- Provision of guidance to the government, other cooperating agencies and relevant stakeholders involved in the projects for data collection, analysis and reporting;
- Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support key objectives and ensure inclusive implementation and participation of key stakeholders in assigned project.
- Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the Health project.
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for theefficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that
- Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions;
- Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP;
- Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender is respected within all implementations including data production.
- Differentiated needs of women and men are considered.
- Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created;
- Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced
Competencies
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies
Business Direction & Strategy
- Effective Decision Making: Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority area of expertise and resources
Business Development
- Collective Intelligence Design: Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions
Business Management
- Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
- Project management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
- Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
- Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
2030 Agenda
People Gender: Gender Mainstreaming
Education
Required Skills and Experience
- Advanced university degree (Master's Degree or equivalent) n Life Science or related to Microbiology or Molecular Biology, or related field is required. Or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree
- Applicants with Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in the health sector.
Experience
- Use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web- based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
- Proven records of excellent communication skills to convey technical information clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in clinical laboratory practice, operation concepts, and molecular biology.
- Experience in the laboratory operations
- Experience in management or biobanking operations
- Experience of biobanking operations in molecular biology
- Experience in documentation management and reporting
Languages
- Fluency in Indonesian and English is required.
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