Apply now: TRANSFORM Leadership Program for ‘Adolescent Health and Wellbeing in Indonesia’

10-15 June 2019, University of Melbourne, Australia

Are you:

• Interested in leadership?
• Believe young people are our future?
• Concerned about Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)?
• Want to learn about innovation?

Applications are sought from interested, early-career Indonesian nationals with leadership potential to participate in an six-day leadership program will be hosted by the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne with the Centre for Adolescent Health.

Indonesia is going through a major demographic and health transition. In addition to a greatly increasing proportion of 10-24 year old adolescents, these young people are experiencing a new set of health problems related to lifestyle behaviours (eg unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use and substance use) and mental health conditions (eg depression, anxiety). There is an urgent need for Indonesia to build its workforce, policy and technical capacity to meet the new challenge of responding to the health needs and life aspirations of its growing adolescent population.

TRANSFORM Goals

The goal of this program is to develop the capacity of a select group of current and future leaders in Indonesia to advance the adolescent health with a focus on prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The program aims to:

1. Develop skills for leadership
2. Appreciate the value of working collaboratively in cross-sectoral contexts
3. Increase knowledge of adolescence and the evidence-base for effective strategies for the prevention of NCDs at individual and population levels
4. Build skills around engagement and consultation with adolescents in the conception, development and implementation of NCD prevention strategies
5. Develop skills in using social media to support the advancement of adolescent health and wellbeing.

Delegation Selection and Eligibility

Fifteen leaders / future leaders will be selected to represent a range of disciplines, roles and sectors, with the purpose of developing their knowledge and skills around adolescent health and wellbeing plus NCD prevention in the context of working within and across different sectors. The program will include leadership skills, advocacy, program logic, youth participation, data analysis, social media, intervention design, behaviour change, organisational change and evidence-based practice.

Competitive applicants will be assessed against these eligibility criteria:

• Tertiary education – for example  medicine, nursing, school counselling, lecturing, social work, health promotion, community development, or advocacy, or any  area related to youth.
• Working experience between 5 to 15 years. Such as  health professional , manager, co-ordinator, leader, academic, or any  role pertinent to youth.
• Currently employed in a range of sectors including private, government, NGO, philanthropic, or civil society, or any sector relevant to youth.
• Professionals  with 5 to 15 years working experience, and be less than 45 years of age.
• Have a keen interest in working with young people.

Applicants should be able to:

• demonstrate their interest in the health and wellbeing of adolescents
• describe any experience working towards the health and wellbeing of adolescents (eg clinical care, policy, advocacy, research, programming, implementation)
• express their belief in the importance of multilevel and cross-sectoral strategies
• advocate for innovative approaches to prevention programming for adolescents
• demonstrate their leadership or leadership potential.

Requirements

Delegates must:

• Gain permission from their workplace to attend the leadership program and remain on their regular salary for the duration.
• Be available for a virtual interview in mid-late April 2019.
• Attend all six days of the Melbourne-based delivery from June 10th – 15th 2019 (with the day beforehand and afterwards for travel between their home city and Melbourne).
• Be willing to work on a specific project with their assigned mentor within the TRANSFORM up to 3 months post.
• Submit a report on the outcomes of their participation in the TRANSFORM 3 months after participation.
• Be prepared to contribute fully throughout the six days of TRANSFORM, and to work co-operatively and respectively with program organisers, facilitators, presenters and with other delegates.
• Join after-hours TRANSFORM social activities.

Costs covered:

• Return economy flights for individual delegates from Indonesia to Melbourne (or internal flights if Australian based)
• Australian visas
• Accommodation for the duration of the program (twin share)
• Lunch for six days, plus $40 AUD contribution to daily living costs per delegate
• ‘Transform’ welcome dinner at University House, University of Melbourne
• All learning resources and materials.

Process

By midnight WIB Friday 19 April 2019, applicants* must submit a complete online application that includes:

1. A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Written to a set of questions
3. A written and signed reference from your employer

You can create and return to your application multiple times prior to submitting a complete application by the closing deadline. REDCap is a secure survey website.

Please note: late applications will not be considered.

*Professionals from remote regions are encouraged to apply.

Additional information

Enquiries: Please email Christianne O’Donnell with any questions.

Documents: Program Guidelines (PDF) and SAMPLE Application (PDF).

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