Senior Project Officers

The Center for International Forestry Researchadvances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. We are one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, and we have offices in Asia, Africa and South America.

CIFOR is looking for Senior Project Officers (3 positions)

The Senior Project Officers to the Programme Directors of Forests and Environment, Forests and Governance, Forests and Livelihoods, will assist in monitoring the implementation of the related projects under the supervision of the Programme Director. The Senior Project Officers will work closely with Domain Leaders, Research Project/Task Managers, Finance & Human Resources offices, the Project Development Unit (PDU) and Information Services Group (ISG) in performing the following activities:

Duties and Responsibilities:

(1) Develop contracts and contract amendments with partners, collaborators and Senior Research Associates in close consultation with project managers and liaise with CIFOR’s contract management unit;

(2) Work with Domain Leaders, Project Managers, the PDU and ISG staff to monitor and ensure timely technical reporting and deliverables to partners and collaborators;

(3) Remind and assist the research staff in completing and submitting project timesheets;

(4) Work with Finance staff to prepare quarterly updates of the financial status of the Programme as well as for periodic financial reporting to donors;

(5) Manage and update the Programme’s project database and project management system (SIIS);

(6) Provide logistics support for CIFOR-hosted meetings and workshops, and work closely with other programme support staff and the ISG’s staff;

(7) Other duties as assigned.

Details of duties, assignments and objectives will be further discussed and laid out in the staff’s annual performance contract.

We are looking for candidates with degrees in relevant fields, have experience in project administration and management, good understanding of financial management and human resources procedures. The candidates must have excellent written and spoken English.

The successful candidates are competent in personal organization and priority setting, with the ability to work effectively under time pressure and manage multiple priorities. They have initiative and capable of working independently as well as an effective team player. The candidates will have the ability to effectively interact with people in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

These are nationally recruited positions. The initial appointment will be for 2 years starting as soon as possible, with possible extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources. The duty station will be in Bogor, Indonesia.

We will acknowledge all applications, but we will contact only short-listed candidates. Please send your letter of interest and CV, including contact information for three referees to:

Human Resources Department, CIFOR

cifor-hr-jobs@cgiar.org

Please indicate the position in the email subject line. The application deadline is 24 July 2011.

To learn more about CIFOR, please visit our web site at http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/

CIFOR is an equal opportunity employer. Staff diversity contributes to excellence.