Vacancy - Project Officer

Cowater
International is a Canadian private sector company that manages international
development projects, including three current projects in Indonesia.  We are seeking to recruita Project Officer(Makassar) to provide assistance for a
CIDA-funded project to support Indonesia’s Islands of Integrity Program for
Sulawesi (SIPS).


Qualified candidates are asked to
submit their CV and Covering Letter in English to: hikmatul.pasaribu@sips.or.id. The closing date for applications isWIB 5:00 p.m. Friday May 10, 2013.  Female candidates are encouraged to apply.  All applications are appreciated, but we
regret that only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted.

The Project Officer, South Sulawesi (Makassar-based) will provide advice, support and coordination to the Canadian Project
Director, Jakarta in managing project activities in South Sulawesi.  Specific responsibilities include:

·         Liaising
and leading communications and collaboration with key provincial-, kabupaten-
and kota level decision-makers and civil society partners to facilitate
project implementation;
·         Coordinating
logistical support for project activities;
·         Planning,
organizing and ensuring the efficient delivery of workshops, seminars,
training, coaching and other project activities in South Sulawesi;
·         Identifying
emerging project implementation challenges and alerting the Project Director;
·         Analyzing
and providing written advice on the local governance context in South Sulawesi
·         Progress
reporting and work planning.
·         Leading
project activities specific to South Sulawesi as directed by the Project
Director.

Project
administration responsibilities include:

·         Ensure
adherence to the project’s financial management procedures;
·         Manage
project office communications and IT resources;
·         Management
and maintenance of South Sulawesi project office inventory and physical
resources;
·         Supervision
of professional, administrative and support staff and consultants;
·         Staff
training and professional development.

Required skills, knowledge and
experience include:

·         Relevant
Post-Secondary Degree
·         Minimum
eight years work related experience in implementing technical and
organizational capacity building programs in good governance and
anti-corruption
·         Minimum
three years previous experience working with bilateral or multilateral donors
in a similar capacity/role as required for SIPS
·         Demonstrated
ability to work collaboratively with local governments and civil society to
promote and facilitate change and improved public services
·         Experienced
with transparency and accountability within decentralized governments
·         Experience
in the area of public service delivery including OSS and procurement reform and
experience working in South Sulawesi considered beneficial
·         Sound
understanding of the importance of civil society participating in local
governance activities.
·         Excellent
communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia; strong English oral/written skills