Vacancies at Mercy Corps - Jakarta Based

Mercy Corps helps people turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve. Driven by local needs, our programs provide communities in the world's toughest places with the tools and support they need to transform their own lives. Our worldwide team in 41 countries is improving the lives of 19 million people.

Mercy Corps Indonesia is currently seeking to fill the post through external candidates:

Jakarta

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Mercy Corps aims to address the complex underlying causes of malnutrition in urban poor settlements by building healthy physical environments, cultivating positive social contexts, and strengthening supportive economic relationships that facilitate access to and utilization of affordable adequate nourishment. The Tofu Tempe SWITCH project will improve the situation of micro, small, and medium factories producing tofu and tempe in urban and peri-urban areas of Indonesia by helping them access energy-efficient technologies. This will increase productivity while reducing dependency on unsustainable fuel sources such as firewood from building waste, natural forest and urban woodland, thereby lessening carbon emissions. To facilitate a market-based shift that will outlast the duration of the action and replicate across additional informal processed food enterprises at a scale relevant to the overall industries, the action will build the capacities of a local partner and associates, including NGOs that provide business development services; government Ministries eager to promote environmentally sustainable production; financial institutions; and private-sector equipment suppliers looking for new markets. Among consumers, the action will raise awareness of sustainable consumption and production, creating a market incentive for more producers to switch to energy-efficient technologies. Cost savings from this switch will enhance livelihoods and help to alleviate poverty through improved production resulting in increased incomes.

This program also addresses health and hygiene concerns by improving food quality for the large numbers of the Indonesian population below the poverty line regularly consuming tempe and tofu. In addition, the program will demonstrate a cost-effective transition from use of firewood to cleaner alternatives, contributing to reducing risks of fires in densely populated urban settings, and deforestation and environmental degradation in Indonesia. The overall objective for this program is to reduce energy consumption and increase sustainable growth in urban food processing industries in Indonesia.  The specific objective is to promote sustainable production and consumption of tofu and tempe, and develop mechanisms for the replication of successful strategies.

1.      Senior Project Officer - SWITCH
The Senior Project Officer of theScaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry inIndonesia Program (SWITCH)will work under the supervision of the Program Manager, and is responsible to strengthen and support the service market players within the tofu and sector through value chain and market development approach in designing, developing, distributing and marketing the clean equipments/technologies  in which MSME factories producing tofu and tempe in urban and peri-urban areas of Indonesia are easily to access those energy-efficient and eco-friendly technologies. 

Qualifications:
* Bachelor degree in agriculture, industrial engineering and international development
* 4-5 years experience in international relief and development
* History of working effectively and respectfully with MSMEs, cooperative and financial Institutions
* Strong economic development background
* Strong knowledge of  energy-efficient and eco-friendly technologies
* Knowledge of state-of-the-art tofu and tempe technology and solid networks within the tofu and tempe sector in Indonesia
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and other computer programs is required
* Able to communicate English language oral and writing skills
 
2.      Project Officer (Labeling and Certification) - SWITCH
The Project Officer of theScaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry inIndonesia Program (SWITCH)will work under the supervision of the Program Manager, and is responsible to propose the design/scheme of non mandatory certification provided by consortium institutions which much concerns with tofu tempe sectors such as MoE, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Consumer Group Foundation, Cooperatives, Forum Tempe, America Soybean Association, SUCOFINDO, etc.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor degree in health, social, and other field.
* 3-4 years experience in working at the economic development project and research field
* Able collaborate with different organizations and interact with producers
* History of working effectively and respectfully
* Has a touch of patient but tough
* Proficiency in Word, Excel, other program is required
* Able to communicate English language oral and writing skills
 
3.      Project Officer (Consumer Group Mobilization) - SWITCH

The Project Officer of theScaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry inIndonesia Program (SWITCH)will work under the supervision of the Program Manager, and is responsible to cooperate closely with Forum Tempe, Association of Vegan in Indonesia, Consumer Group and local government as well  in order to influence and encourage consumers to purchase and consume the hygienic and eco-friendly tempe and tofu product.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor degree in health, social, and other field.
* 3-4 years experience in working at the economic development project
* Able collaborate with different organizations and interact with consumers
* History of working effectively and respectfully
* Has a touch of patient but tough
* Proficiency in Word, Excel, other program is required
* Able to communicate English language oral and writing skills
 
4.       Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - SWITCH
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry inIndonesia Program (SWITCH)will work under the supervision of the Program Manager, and is responsible to assess and develop M&E tool to ensure that the result of project activities will be based on the logical frame analysis of project proposal and donor needs. 

Qualifications:
* Bachelor degree in statistical, math, social economy and international development
* 4-5 years experience in working at the M&E of International Relief and Development
* Know and able to apply the M&E  system developed by DCED (Donor Committee on Enterprise Development)
* History of working effectively and respectfully with M&E system
* Strong analytical on project implementation and achievement
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and other computer programs is required
* Able to communicate English language oral and writing skills

5.      Documentation Officer - SWITCH
The Documentation Officer of the Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry inIndonesia Program (SWITCH)will work under the supervision of  the Program Manager, and is responsible to develop a Knowledge Management System and tools for supporting the implementation of SWITCH, for capturing, documenting and disseminating the program learning such as case studies, best practice and documentaries.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor degree in social, IT, other field.
* 3-4 years experience in working at the learning product and documentation of International Relief and Development
* Know and able to design the website/blogg
* Know and able to make short film documenter
* History of working effectively and respectfully with learning product and documentation
* Has a touch of art
* Proficiency in some related software for documentation work is required
* Able to communicate English language oral and writing skills
 
Please send your CV with position applied on the email subject to: hrd@id.mercycorps.org  Vacancy will be closed 26 January 2012.

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