Vacancy CSR Corporate Volunteer Advisor at American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is currently looking for a CSR-Corporate
Volunteer Advisor  to be based in
Jakarta office.

The American Red Cross helps vulnerable people around the
world to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters, complex humanitarian
emergencies and life-threatening health conditions.It is a member of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and supports
disaster risk reduction and health programs which Palang Merah Indonesia/PMI implements
in many parts of Indonesia.
Following the completion of the Tsunami Recovery Program
(TRP) in June 2010, the American Red Cross continues to work closely with PMI
to develop and strengthen its Program   which is focused on three  main
areas:  Disaster Management, Health,  and Organizational Development.
A new initiative  developed by PMI and AmCrossis the Corporate Volunteer Project. Currently
AmCross is seeking a professionalwith
experience to work with PMI and business association, and their members to
assist  increase and strengthen  PMI’s volunteer network from the corporate
sector. These volunteers are company employees, who are in direct contact with
their respective communities, in the areas they live and work. It is the
objective of PMI to ensure they  serve as
an important resource when emergencies or disasters strike their communities,
as part of a response-ready group of trained PMI volunteers
The primary goal of
this project is to strengthen access and utilization of human and funding
resources from the corporate sector to improve the operational and program
performance of Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia/ PMI). The
strategic objective of this initiative will be to enhance existing and create
new forms of volunteerism from the private sector through collaborative
corporate social responsibility (CSR), to improve operational and program
systems implementation.  The project will
build on PMI’s existing relationship and support from the private sector.

The CSR-Corporate
Volunteer Advisor will  work directly
with PMI and AmCross on a broad range of
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and tasks,  to achieve this goal.

Duties and Accountabilities:
The position reports directly to
the Country Representative of American Red Cross and has the following main responsibilities:
1.To
support  a well-coordinated Indonesia Red
Cross (PMI) project development and management approach that facilitates
technical capacities from the corporate sector to more formally and consistently
participate with PMI through:
a)      Modification
of volunteer training curriculum modules
b)      Capacity
building: PMI volunteers/staff, and corporate staff

2. To increase resource mobilization,
including professional level volunteers, who contribute to improving PMI systems, programs and
volunteer networks and other corporate contributions
(financial and non-financial) for PMI through:
a.       Development
of specialized corporate cluster groups of PMI volunteers from
national/multinational companies (e.g. IT/ Communications; finance; logistics,
etc.).
b.      Develop
specific tasks, systems improvements, disaster response simulation, campaigns
and/or opportunities to utilize corporate volunteers for operations and program
purposes.
c.       Assist
PMI to develop an advocacy plan/strategy for corporate resource development
that is applicable at PMI Pusat and chapters.
d.      Conduct
advocacy activities to Private Sector Association (i.e. KADIN, APINDO, and
AMCHAM) and national/multinational companies.

Required Qualifications:
* Experience in Corporate Social Responsibility
* Experience in developing a curriculum or a training program
* Familiar with corporate volunteer program
* Good program management skills
* Experience in developing/managing public-private partnerships
* Good understanding of humanitarian, development issues and civil society
* Minimum Bachelor’s  degree in  social development, business administration, or other relevant study

Preferred Qualifications:
•             Knowledge/experience
of Indonesian Red Cross and/or Red Cross Movement.
•             Experience
in volunteer management
•             Understanding
of human resource development – particularly related to working with PMI,
consultants and others in adapting current volunteer curriculum    related to
orientation, disaster management and health approaches  using corporate volunteers

Competencies :
•             Excellent
Communication Skills (both speaking and writing in Indonesian and English).
•             Excellent
in report writing skill will be an advantage
•             Strong
interpersonal skills
•             Innovative
– ability to generate new ideas and propose new, more effective ways of doing
things particularly related to CSR and public/private partnerships
•             Good
computer skills
•             Public
speaking

Application procedures
Please
submit your application and curriculum vitae in English
not later than 4 August 2013 to recruitment@amredcross.org, placing the job title in the
subject line and label your CV with your name (CV max. 200KB size).  Only
short listed candidates will be notified. Applications received after
the deadline will not be considered.