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Country Director, Indonesia
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Jakarta, Indonesia
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) seeks nominations and applications for a strategic,
seasoned, and politically astute Country Director to lead CTFK's efforts to promote strong tobacco
control legislation and implementation in Indonesia. CTFK is a leading civil society organization
dedicated to the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the
world. Qualified candidates will understand and have proven experience promoting policy change and will
be a strategic partner to grantees, partners, and funders in preventing the devastating health impacts of
tobacco use.
The Country Director will act as the coordinator for CTFK’s activities in Indonesia, managing CTFK’s
Jakarta-based staff and programs and serving as the primary liaison with Indonesian civil society
organizations and networks. S/he will lead efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy at the national
and subnational level to support the adoption and implementation of effective tobacco control policies
consistent with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Indonesia in partnership with
Indonesian tobacco control advocates. The new Country Director will coordinate legal, media, research,
and grant activities in Indonesia, collaborating with CTFK staff, NGOs, stakeholders, and partners in the
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. The Country Director will report to and work closely with
the Director of Indonesia Programs in Washington, DC to develop annual and long-term strategic plans.
This position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia and open to citizens of Indonesia.
About the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, the Campaign works to prevent children from
smoking, to help smokers quit, and to protect everyone from secondhand smoke. Established in 1996,
the Campaign envisions a world free from the death and disease caused by tobacco. The Campaign
promotes public policies that have been proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand
smoke, including higher tobacco taxes, comprehensive smoke-free laws, strict bans on tobacco
advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and graphic warning labels on tobacco products. Internationally,
as a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, CTFK supports governments and nongovernmental organizations in promoting and implementing these policies in low- and middle-income
countries where more than 80 percent of tobacco-related deaths will occur in the coming decades.
The Ideal Candidate
The new Country Director will be a strategic thinker and effective manager who can balance the broader
program goals with the day to day coordination, program execution, and collaboration. S/he will have
deep knowledge of Indonesian political systems, processes, and players as well as the opportunities and
challenges of advancing policy change at the national and regional level. S/he will be a strategic and
analytical thinker who partners effectively with grantees and stakeholders on the ground and
has the gravitas and personal agility to navigate a complex policy making process. High level
of proficiency in spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia and English is required.
More Information & To Apply
More information about the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids may be found at:
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. A full
position description and application instructions may be found at:
http://nonprofitprofessionals.com/searches/ctfk-id.htm
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