Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist

We are trying to find the best possible candidates to make the Mercy Corps team stronger.

JAKARTA

Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist – CADRE

The Disaster Risk Reduction

(DRR) Specialist will be responsible for; providing the main technical guidance for the program, designing the support program and technical aspects of the annual work plan programs and, where appropriate, offering technical assistance to strategic partners. Close engagement, partnership and capacity building with local NGO, government, private sector and community partners is critical. The Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist will provide mentoring to the DRR team and will be responsible for staff development.

The DRR Specialist working in cooperation with the SCALE Resilience/API Perubahan COP will coordinate closely with the leadership of all other Mercy Corps Indonesia disaster risk reduction programs to ensure inter-program learning and overall country program quality.

Qualifications:

· An advance degree, in relevant field of DRR and Climate Change Adaptation.

· A minimum of eight years of experience assisting similar programs with demonstrated technical expertise in subject matter required, experience in Indonesia and knowledge of the Indonesian context and key actors including government.

· A demonstrated track record of progressively responsible technical experience implementing complex donor-funded projects with multiple activities.

· Previous experience as a DRR Specialist, developing collaborative working relationships with counterparts, other implementers and international organizations and donors.

· Previous experience in efforts to improve in DRR and CCA is highly desirable.

· Demonstrated understanding of USAID policies, programs and procedures related to managing programs desirable

· Excellent speaking, reading and writing ability in Indonesian is mandatory. The ability to speak and write in English is highly desirable.

Please send your CV with position applied on the email subject to: hrd@id.mercycorps.org

Vacancy will be closed on 9 July 2011

We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop

with us.