Yoenarsih Nazar, Civil Society Specialist

Yoenarsih Nazar

Civil Society Specialist

Chemonics International

Location
Indonesia
Education
Master's degree, Instructional Technology
Experience
33 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 6 Months

Civil Society Specialist at Chemonics International
  • Indonesia
  • My current job since July 2011

Lead the development, design, and implementation of ProRep's program for civil society organizations, particularly in the areas of advocacy strengthening, membership development/constituency building, and collaborative engagement with policy makers.
• Develop and coordinate capacity development programs for ProRep's CSO partners.
• Coordinate with other program components of ProRep (policy research and legislative strengthening) to ensure integrated and comprehensive approach of ProRep program.
• Liaise with other USAID and other donor projects on program collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain quality control of training implementation, including training materials.
• Manage contracts with training service providers.
• Conduct experience sharing events among ProRep partners for cross learning.
• Provide events for CSO partners to meet with policy makers and media to foster a more conducive multi stakeholder
environment.

Indonesia Forest and Climate Support /IFACS at USAID
  • Indonesia
  • March 2011 to July 2011

Indonesia Forest and Climate Support /IFACS (USAID) - Jakarta, Indonesia March - July 2011

Training Specialist (ARD)
Lead the development, design, and implementation of IFACS training curricula.
• Work with IFACS staff and partners to develop training curricula.
• Provide facilitation for training and capacity building events.
• Provide training of trainers/ facilitators for IFACS programming.
• Maintain quality control of training materials.
• Adapt training materials based on field testing.
• Develop standardized formats and compile training materials.
• Conduct training needs assessments for IFACS staff, partners, and stakeholders.

Independent Consultant at Management for Development Foundation (MDF-PI)
  • Indonesia
  • September 2009 to March 2011

Independent Consultant - Jakarta, Indonesia Sept 2009 - March 2011

Provide tailored training to suit clients needs. Clients included government training agencies, donor agencies, schools and local
office of Ministry of Education, management consultant/training firm, and civil society organizations. Training areas included
organizational assessment and development, project management, human resource management, facilitative, situational, and transformative leadership, brain based and experiential learning, facilitation skills for teachers and university lecturers, curriculum
development, interactive training/event design, interpersonal communications for managers and executive.

Participatory Training Advisor at Local Governance Support Program of USAID Indonesia
  • Indonesia
  • August 2005 to September 2009

Lead a team that provides training, advices, and assistances on participatory approaches, promoted multi stakeholder participation in political processes, enhanced executive-legislative-civil society relationship through appreciative methods, and ensured that training materials were well produced.
• Directed the design, organization and development of interactive training programs and methodologies, and lead the development and try out of training materials and trainings on participatory approach;
• As part of knowledge management function of the Participatory Training Advisor, lead the process of documenting into a book, good/best practices of LGSP partners in implementing participatory approaches in their own environment.
• Provided guidance and templates to regional training specialists and technical teams on designing training, workshops and participatory events, including workshops on local planning and budgeting, and service improvement action plan that promoted the betterment of public service delivery management and the attainment of minimum service standards;
• Ensured that appropriate interactive, and participatory training and facilitation methodologies are incorporated into programs and materials;
• Directed a capacity building program on group process methodologies to expand a network of professional facilitators;
• Facilitated multi stakeholder meetings and local decision making processes using participatory and appreciative approaches;
• Lead collaboration with government training agencies (MoHA) in introducing training and facilitation technology to the government trainers, and in training MoHA executives on facilitative leadership, as part of LGSP’s contribution to the area of administration reform.
• Provided advisory support to LGSP provincial offices (subnational units) particularly in diffusing paticipatory methods and appreciative approach to local partners.

Local Governance Support Program at LGSP (USAID)
  • Indonesia
  • August 2005 to September 2009

Local Governance Support Program/LGSP (USAID) - Jakarta, Indonesia Aug 2005 - Sept 2009

Participatory Training Advisor (RTI)
Lead a team that provides training, advices, and assistances on participatory approaches, promoted multi stakeholder participation in political processes, enhanced executive-legislative-civil society relationship through appreciative methods, and ensured that
training materials were well produced.
• Directed the design, organization and development of interactive training programs and methodologies, and lead the development and try out of training materials and trainings on participatory approach;
• As part of knowledge management function of the Participatory Training Advisor, lead the process of documenting into a book,
good/best practices of LGSP partners in implementing participatory approaches in their own environment.
• Provided guidance and templates to regional training specialists and technical teams on designing training, workshops and participatory events, including workshops on local planning and budgeting, and service improvement action plan that promoted the betterment of public service delivery management and the attainment of minimum service standards;
• Ensured that appropriate interactive, and participatory training and facilitation methodologies are incorporated into programs and materials;
• Directed a capacity building program on group process methodologies to expand a network of professional facilitators;
• Facilitated multi stakeholder meetings and local decision making processes using participatory and appreciative approaches;
• Lead collaboration with government training agencies (MoHA) in introducing training and facilitation technology to the government trainers, and in training MoHA executives on facilitative leadership, as part of LGSP's contribution to the area of
administration reform.
• Provided advisory support to LGSP provincial offices (subnational units) particularly in diffusing paticipatory methods and appreciative approach to local partners.

Advocacy and Media Specialist at Civil Society Support & Strengthening Program of USAID Indonesia
  • Indonesia
  • December 1999 to September 2004

Provided technical assistance for Indonesian civil society organizations by strengthening their institutional capacity in advocacy to participate more effectively in political processes. Specifically:
• Provided advocacy training for Indonesian civil society organizations.
• Developed and disseminated participatory advocacy capacity and strategy assessment tool.
• Facilitated technology of participation based advocacy strategy development processes of CSSP’s partners.
• Held multi stakeholder fora/forums to bridge civil society with local government and local business enterprises, to ensure that spaces were provided for civil society participation in local decision making processes.
• Collaborated with other donor agencies in supporting the advocacy of Indonesian civil society organizations forum for the inclusion of public participation in legislation processes.

Television Program Coordinator at International Foundations for Election Systems (IFES)
  • Indonesia
  • April 1999 to November 1999

Responsible for carrying out voter education program through television, liaison with IFES clients to ensure the right content for the program and the public service ads. Monitored and supervised the development and production of voter education program
prepared only for television, but for other media as well (radio and print)
• Prepared the program content.
• Liaised with production houses for producing voter education programs, and with television stations for broadcasting them.

Independent consultant at Bank Central Asia
  • Indonesia
  • April 1996 to April 1999

Training video producer
Developed instructional video for banking and service excellence trainings. Clients included Bank Central Asia
Training Center, Service Quality Center - Jakarta

General Manager at Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia
  • Indonesia
  • December 1990 to April 1996

Managed daily operations of the educational television station.
Coordinated program, production, news, marketing and administration divisions for effective programming,
production, and program placement; Lead "canned program" procurement; Coordinated with other television stations on joint airtime of international sport events; Coordinated with human resource development division to develop staff capacaity development and enhancement plan, and monitor the implmentation.

Training Officer at Bank Central Asia Training Center
  • Indonesia
  • January 1990 to December 1990

Training Officer
Developed and implemented training programs for BCA new staff.
• Developed training materials (including instructional video)
• Delivered trainings.
• Coordinated with technical training specialists for the video part of their training.

Education

Master's degree, Instructional Technology
  • at Syracuse University
  • December 1978
Bachelor's degree, Art education
  • at Teachers Training Institute
  • January 1976

Teachers Training Institute Art education 1976 B.A. Indonesia

Specialties & Skills

Large Group Facilitation
Organizational Growth
Mind Mapping
Curriculum Design
Developing Training Programs
Group process facilitation
Training design
Organizational assessment and development
Leadership and human resource management
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING
TRAINING PROGRAMS

Languages

English
Expert
Indonesian
Expert
Malay
Intermediate

Memberships

Vibrant Facilitators Club
  • Member
  • June 2006

Training and Certifications

Facilitator Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Inspirit
Date Attended:
July 2006