Grants Coordinator

Oxfam is a confederation of 14 like-minded organizations working together and with more than 3000 partners and allies in almost 100 countries around the world to bring about lasting change. We work directly with communities and we seek with our partners to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. Oxfam has worked for over 50 years in Indonesia and 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.

Build the future Gender inequality is a root contributing factor to many development challengesin Indonesia, which is why we have launched a new programme that aimsto give women in Papua a much stronger voice in their communities. Nowwe need your help to ensure that it's a success.

Vacancy: Grants Coordinator

You'll be planning and managing a grants programme for individual womenand for women's groups as part of PAWE project strategy. That is aiming to develop the skills and a confidence ofPapuan women in a range of issues which affect them.

Requirement:

· A strong commitment to women’s empowerment and interest in awareness of associated issues

· Experience of working at community level in relevant areas such as credit union,women’s empowerment, advocacy, community development

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Indonesian.

· Good capacity building skills

· Good team player

· Having experience or knowledge with PNPM Mandiri program is desirable

Interested applicants please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae not later than 29 July 2011

Email: jayapura@oxfam.org.uk

Or via airmail to:

Oxfam GB – Papua Office

Jl. Halmahera No. 11 Dok V Atas, Jayapura ,Papua

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted