Background and Purpose:
International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) in partnership with the Archdiocesan Human Development Committee (AHDC) of Kota Kinabalu is now implementing a 24 month project tocurb trafficking and debt-bondage of Indonesian women and girls to Sabah. This will be implemented by critically engaging with law enforcers and government officials in both Sabah and Indonesia, while building a bilateral cooperation with the local governments of Nunukan (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) and Tawau (Sabah, Malaysia).The program is funded by G/TIP US Department of State and implemented at local government levels in six locations: Nunukan and Tarakan (East Kalimantan, Indonesia), and in Tawau, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia).
Some of the anticipated results of the project are:
1. Increased cooperation between administrators and law enforcers on two sides.
2. Significant reduction in trafficking and debt bondage.
3. Dissemination of the project’s achievements to 15- 20 key officials from Malaysia and Indonesia through structured exposed visits. This will widen the base of support for the cross-border model.
4. Appropriate operating procedures will be developed, referral mechanisms will be established, and at least one service provider in Malaysia and Indonesia will provide: shelter, counseling, legal assistance, and livelihood support for an agreed number of survivors of trafficking.
5. Alternative financial support for deserving service providers are accessed before the end of the project period.
6. The service providers’ capacity will be assessed, the gaps will be identified, and the capacities built.
7. Sabah’s Champion against Trafficking will gain greater access to the provincial and national government. Sabah’s Champion against Trafficking will also engage in discussions relating to trafficking and debt bondage of migrant
women and girls.
8. The Champion’s messages will circulate further both locally and nationally, through media.
9. The local governments of Nunukan and Tarakan, and the Sabahan provincial government, will develop draft policies and implementation guidelines to combat debt bondage and trafficking of women and girls to Sabah.
Additionally, ICMC and Solidarity Centre (SC) are currently proposing to G/TIP US Department of Statean eighteen-month project to combat trafficking in Indonesia. This project will focus on increasing prosecutions and encouraging policymakers in Batam, Pontianak and Makassar to effectively implement the 2007 anti-trafficking law and associated regulations. This will be achieved by empowering key civil society actors, particularly service providers, the program will strive to reduce internal and external trafficking of vulnerable people. The expected commencement date of the project is early 2012.
The proposed project will: 1) Enhance the ability of local service providers to assist in providing evidence to law enforcers for prosecutions. Local service providers will achieve this through a combination of training and extended consultations with a team of SC-trained and supported legal experts; 2) Improve non-legal medical, shelter and counselling services through modest financial assistance and targeted training and mentorship by ICMC expert staff. 3) Increase the effectiveness of the efforts of various stakeholders’ to advocate at the local and national level to encourage an effective use of the law and sufficient budgetary allocations, through the provision of advocacy training, assistance for strategic planning, and support for engagement with stakeholder communities and policymakers.
Work Assignments:
To achieve the anticipated results and objectives explained above, ICMC needs to engage with various stakeholders: local and national governments, law enforcers and NGOs partners. This will require a Program Officer who can work, establish, and maintain communication with governments, law enforcers and NGOs partners.
In detail, the Program Officer is expected to:
1. Provide technical assistance and guidance to local and national governments, law enforcers and partner organizations in the implementation of project activities.
2. Monitor the implementation of project activities conducted by partner organizations.
3. Conduct need assessment mission.
4. Prepare training modules and facilitate training/workshop events.
5. Facilitate six to eight cross-border exchanges between key law makers, law enforcers, and administrators from Sabah and East Kalimantan.
6. Facilitate and support six meetings of the cross-border mechanism. These meetings will enhance cooperation for repatriation of trafficking survivors and prosecution of traffickers.
7. Assist the Malaysian Anti-trafficking Council to develop and modify a Standard Operating Procedure for survivors of trafficking.
8. Document trafficking cases that have been reported, the number of survivors rescued, the number of traffickers prosecuted and convicted, the local availability of shelters and services for survivors.
9. Build the capacity of service providers through training, on-going mentorship to improve the capacity of partners in non-legal areas to meet the needs of trafficked persons. This includes: shelter and counselling services, assistance in identifying cases, and improve referral systems and outreach programs to help trafficked persons/abused migrants to find these services.
10. Empower local partners to effectively advocate for the development and implementation of government-led plans of action, increased budgets, and enhancement of law enforcement and government-supported services.
11. Lead the development of Best Practice Report.
12. Represent ICMC by attending any events/meetings organized by local/national governments and partner organizations.
13. Prepare and submit a monthly project progress report.
Estimated Duration of Contract (Dates and period):
At the moment, the contract for this position is expected to be of six months duration starting from beginning of July 2011 until end December 2011. However, depending on the availability of funding and performance of the incumbent, the
contract for this position can be extended beyond December 2011.
Minimum Requirements for the Position:
1. Indonesian National.
2. A Bachelor degree from a related major with minimum 4 years of relevant experience in combating trafficking in persons, including social work and advocacy.
3. Experience in developing and delivering module for capacity building training for NGOs, governments and law enforcers.
4. Must be highly responsible and must be prepared to take initiatives.
5. Effective communication skills.
6. Good writing report skills.
7. Excellent Bahasa Indonesia Language oral and written communication skills.
8. Good English Language oral and written communication skills.
9. Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.
10. Willing to work to serve and help marginalized people and groups from any ethnic groups.
11. Able to work under pressure, which includes multi-tasking often within a tight deadline.
12. Have the ability to work with minimum supervision and directions.
Remuneration:
Attractive remuneration will be provided depends on experiences and qualifications of the applicants.
