Retno, currently working with Helen Keller International in Jakarta as a Senior Administration Coordinator doing work as Office Manager, HR Focal Point and also as Government Liaison in HKI where the work is to connect and to develop links between HKI and the Ministry of Health as HKI stakeholder, such as making monthly reports on program activities and finances, then conducting the monitoring and evaluation also for the MoU extension process. Always attending all the MoH meetings that made the HKI and MoH relationship is smoothly. Every problem in HKI regarding to the government Retno will trying to resolve it and even in HR as well. and also has experience as Operational Manager in West Papua especially Bintuni in Health Community under Local NGO funded by a Petroleum Company and doing some work such as improving office management and financial flow and also for recruit staff, payroll negotiation process and resolve conflict between staff, another task is to verify community-assisted areas to address child and adult health issues, been worked as an Office Manager and Assistant to Chief of Staff in one of the PR Firm in Jakarta for 6 years, has 10 years of experience in the area of program administration on USAID technical
assistance programs as well as private sector experience. From 2005 to 2010 Retno works on USAID – funded of Local Government Support Program (LGSP) 2006-2010 as HR Analyst in National Office, doing for the recruitment, insurance, timesheet, contracting and manage daily management.
From July 2005 to December 2006, Retno works as Office Manager for Regional Office in Central Java, preparing of rent a house office, Internet Installation, Telephone also PABX and all the preparations for set up new office from beginning overseeing for the overall daily management for all the administrative staff, also supervised and responsible to the finance/accounting and its
functions. Maintain good communication with the Jakarta Office and coordinate financial; human resources and administrative matters. Act as an assistant to the Provincial Coordinator in matters relating to administration and personnel will directly accountable to the Provincial Coordinator.
From 2003 to 2005, Retno worked on the USAID-funded Building Institutions for Good Governance program (BIGG) as an executive secretary, coordinate all BIGG/ICMA activities with the partner local government and community organizations, other USAID project field teams, and other related projects working with the local government, ensuring that BIGG/ICMA assistance supports local priorities.
From 2000 to 2003 and also in 1989-1994, she works on Government Agency under the Ministry of Finance with the World Bank funded project on Corporate Restructuring Assistant Project.
From 1994 - 1998, she works in private sectors as secretary for Legal and Finance Department.
Retno is fluent in English and is a native Indonesian speaker. She has Diploma 3 in Hotel and Management of Trisakti University and she has degree in Economic also from Trisakti University.