Deputy Country Manager

**Deputy Country Manager - LABS, Indonesia**

**LABS Background**

The mission of IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative is to catalyse systemic change through collaborative action and to achieve market transformation for impact at scale.
IDH convenes companies, CSOs, governments and others in public-private partnerships.
LABS Initiative is an industry-driven program, in which multiple brands and retailers are joining forces with public organizations to operate a scalable program to mitigate preventable fire, electrical and structural safety risks in key apparel and footwear producing countries in a targeted way.
Many workers in key apparel & footwear producing countries work in unsafe environments which can have lethal consequences.
That's why it's the mission of the Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative to provide safer working conditions for factory workers in the apparel and footwear industry.
We organize our activities around identifying and solving risks related to fire and electrical hazards, structural building safety, and evacuation, so workers can lead better lives.
This is done by developing country-specific solutions.
Here, we create a life-safety program that delivers a harmonized framework for monitoring, assessment, risk reduction, and remediation.
**About The Position**

**STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENT WITH**

**MULTI-LATERAL & BI-LATERAL STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT PARTNERS AND STRATEGIC**

**LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS IMPORTANT!
** _(Engineering Background is not essential)_

LABS is recruiting **a senior **EHS professional with wide-ranging leadership experiences for the position of **Deputy Country Manager** for its operations in Indonesia.
Leadership, building EHS Organization and overall EHS management preferably in Textile, Apparel and

The Deputy Country Manager leads the LABS team in Indonesia and is responsible for developing, managing, and implementing the LABS program in the country under the supervision of Country

Manager.
The Deputy Country Manager reports to the Country Manager.
The Deputy Country Manager is responsible for strong collaboration and to manage relationship with key stakeholders, brand participants and with third-party audit and training service providers.
The Deputy Country Manager also supports the Country Manager in representing LABS at National Stakeholder Committee meetings,

Social Responsibility events, Industry Associations, and Brand-Collaboration forums.
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**Deputy Country Manager - LABS, Indonesia**

**Job Profile**

**Strategic Program Development**
- Contribute constructively towards strategic planning, operational, financial and managerial leadership for successful implementation of program activities in the country.
- Institutionalize strong systems and processes for the program development consistent with stakeholders' priorities and direction.
- Advancing at the country level, country-related work of the program.
**Program Management**
- Responsible for supporting the Country Manager in managing operations and administrative management including ensuring the accelerated pace of programme development and its progress, liaison with multi and bi-lateral stakeholders.
- Resolve any issues and instigate corrective action as appropriate to meet targets
- Responsibility for ensuring targeted results and impact in the development and implementation of the program with operational support and guidance from the Country

Manager, IDH HQ Program Management Team and LABS Global Program Lead.
- Run the required Indonesia program facilitation, administration and reporting within the overall regional structure.
- Monitor & evaluate the performance of Associated Firms and give timely feedback to the

Country Manager.
- Manage contracts with Implementing Partners, Inspection Firms, Training Firms and

Consultants _(with legal and administrative support of the IDH and LABS Operations team)_
- Attend and convene meetings as assigned by the Country Manager.
- Build awareness and raise the profile of the LABS program; promote communication of life and building safety program in the apparel, footwear, and accessories industry and LABS program's accomplishments to the public.
- Proactively anticipate any potential operational or programmatic issues, and report/discuss solutions with Country Manager, IDH HQ Program Management Team and LABS Global

Program Lead.
- Develop annual objectives and ensure their effective implementation for the LABS program.
- Support Country Manager in preparation and management of the annual country budget.
**Stakeholder Management and Networking**
- Promote the LABS program to expand its outreach.
- Responsible for working on the maintenance and expansion of the relevant network in the sector.
- Relationship building with Brand Participants, Factories, and Associated Firms and managing partnerships with other key stakeholders.
- Manage partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Ensure the pr