Programme Manager - Raising Her Voice (for Maternity Cover with possible extension)

Oxfam GB is an international NGO working in over 70 countries and has worked for over 50 years in Indonesia. Oxfam GB now focuses its efforts on empowering women, building the resilience of those living in poverty to shocks and disasters (including responding to emergencies), and improving the effectiveness and accountability of governance for those living in poverty and especially women.

Programme Manager – Raising Her Voice

Jakarta, Indonesia (for Maternity Cover, with possible extension)

Gender inequality is a root contributing factor to many development challenges in Indonesia. Which is why we’ve launched a new programme that aims to give women in Aceh and Papua a much stronger voice in their communities. Now we need your help to ensure that it’s a success.

Be challenged

It’s a struggle for women to get their voice heard in Indonesia. And for women living in poverty in Papua and Aceh, it’s an even greater challenge. You’ll put the processes in place to change this. Working with women’s groups to identify their specific needs, you’ll access decision-making forums and government institutions to inform their agendas and create more opportunities for women to influence policies. You’ll be responsible for managing the budget and reporting on project outcomes to improve gender awareness and learning.

Be involved

To successfully head up a project of this scope, you’ll need to combine extensive development or project management experience with an excellent understanding of Indonesian policies and practices. The success of the project will ultimately come down to you, which is why you should also have strong programme planning, financial management and multi-tasking skills. And with a deep commitment to women’s participation in development processes and to gender equality, you’ll be eager to use your talents to make a real difference to women’s lives. Superb communication skills, both in English and Indonesian, are essential as is the willingness to travel extensively to remote locations

Be Oxfam

A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam. There’s enough wealth in this world to go around. It’s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It’s unjustifiable. It’s not their problem. It’s ours too. And with the right support, we can beat poverty and injustice. More than 8,000 people already commit their time and talents to our campaigning, humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we’re looking for yours.

To apply, please e-mail your cover letter and CV, including the job title in the subject line, to:

Jakarta@oxfam.org.uk

Closing date: 30th April 2011

Oxfam is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equity within our organization

www.oxfam.org.uk/eastasia