Sunday, May 29, 2011

USAID IUWASH Job Vacancy: The BCC/STBM Specialist based in West Java, North Sumatra, and Central Java

The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (USAID IUWASH) project is a sixty-month program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of DAI. IUWASH works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community groups and other stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation in Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in achieving its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by expanding access to these services. The expected results to be achieved are: 2 million people in urban areas gain access to improved water supply; 200,000 people in urban areas gain access to improved sanitation facilities; and the per unit water cost paid by the poor in targeted areas decreases by at least 20%. To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under three main technical components, including:

  1.   Mobilizing demand for water supply and sanitation service delivery;
  2.  Improving and expanding capacity for water and sanitation service delivery; and
  3. Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.

 The USAID IUWASH project is currently recruiting for *three positions of **The BCC / STBM **(B**ehavior Change Communication / Total Community Based Sanitation**) Specialist* will be based in:

  1. West Java regional office.
  2. North Sumatra regional office.
  3. Central Java regional office.

 With periodic visits to all USAID IUWASH working locations within the region as well as Jakarta.  S/he can be requested by DAI and/or USAID, to travel outside Indonesia for official duties. Her/his responsibilities will
include, but not be limited to, the following:

  - Provide technical and implementation guidance in the implementation of project demand mobilization activities based on national USAID IUWASH strategy among others (a) behavior change communications (BCC) activities; (b) programs to improve community input and participation in system planning and operations; (c) government and media advocacy; (d) training of media, service providers, local government and civil society organizations (CSOs); and (e) scaling up of successful pilots; etc.


  - Support the GOI in further developing the behavior change communications programs as it may be applied to urban settings. Importantly, it is expected that such program and activities will necessarily involve a broad array of actors and institutions (i.e. including those related to community outreach, education, engineering, finance, etc).

  - Periodically undertake special projects e.g., reporting on concepts development, technical and institutional successes and/or lessons learn. These may take the form of media presentations, press releases, professional articles or contributions to project newsletters, conferences or workshops.

  - Lead partner mobilization implementation in accordance to behavior change strategy at regional level  and lead capacity building activities based on capacity building strategy and guideline related to water and sanitation access at regional level.

  - Conduct other tasks as required by supervisor.

 *Minimum Qualifications:*

  - A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as communications; public health, or environmental engineer;
  - At least five years of experience in behavior change program cycle;
  - At least 3 years experience in advocacy for media;
  - Familiar with water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Indonesia;
  - Posses experience working for/or with local governments;
  - Has experience in community/community organizing work;
  - Has experience in government advocacy;
  - Has experience and good understanding on capacity building programs;
  - Has experience in managing implementing partners from CSOs/NGOS/GOI;
  - Ability to understand, speak, and write basic English;
  - Flexibility to work on evenings and weekends on occasion, and to travel
  substantially within Indonesia.

*Application Send: *

Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by June 10, 2011. Please include the name of the position and location you are applying for in the title of the email.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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