Program Officer, Safeguards & Policy Implementation

The Asia Foundation; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 300,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Asia Foundation seeks a Program Officer for the TANGKAL initiative in Jakarta to translate strategy into practical action across recruitment safeguards, financial protections, and information sharing. You will support the Program Director, coordinate across workstreams, and engage with government, private sector, civil society, and research partners to advance anti-scam and safeguarding objectives.

Partnering with regional and global teams, you will help monitor budgets, track progress, and

Qualifications

• Minimum five to seven years of experience coordinating or managing development programs.
• Experience working with government ministries, regulators or agencies.
• Experience in financial-sector fraud, digital governance, or migration and anti-trafficking is an advantage.
• Experience supporting sub-grant or consultant management and donor reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Director in developing and implementing annual work plans, budgets and activity plans.
• Coordinate implementation across three workstreams and ensure logical sequencing.
• Assist in institutional, regulatory and policy analyses to inform priorities and changes.
• Design and test program interventions with partners to ensure practical, evidence-based approaches.
• Monitor progress, address issues, and maintain program documentation and follow-up actions.
• Build relationships with government, private sector, civil society, and other partners for collaboration.
• Support sub-grantee selection, oversight and donor compliance, including budgets and reports.
• Work with MEL to establish baselines, track indicators and draft learning notes.
• Ensure safeguarding, data protection and compliant handling of sensitive information.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law, public policy, economics, finance, or related field

Master’s degree in a relevant field (advantage)

Job description

The Asia Foundation seeks a Program Officer for the TANGKAL initiative in Jakarta to translate strategy into practical action across recruitment safeguards, financial protections, and information sharing. You will support the Program Director, coordinate across workstreams, and engage with government, private sector, civil society, and research partners to advance anti-scam and safeguarding objectives.

Partnering with regional and global teams, you will help monitor budgets, track progress, and