Terms of Reference
Research Assistant
BNPB Communication Masterplan
Background
The
Australia–Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR) is a joint
Australia-Indonesia bilateral initiative. The facility is helping to reduce the
impact of disaster and improve the capacity in disaster management. Sinceearly
2012, AIFDR has been implementingCapacity Development Support Program
(CDSP) for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and Local Disaster
Management Agency (BPBD)by the provision of technical assistance in different
units of the agencies, including the Public Relation Sub-section of BNPB.
One
of the priority areas being targeted currently is to increase the capacity in
communication in the period before, during, and after disaster. The 2010
Population Census data,and confirmed by the disaster
risk maps,showsthat millions of Indonesia's population live
in areas of moderate to high hazard in 411 districts/cities (see Table 1).
Communicating risks, particularly to those
who are most vulnerable to disasters, is very important to prevent casualties.
Conversely, poor communication always poses the potential of disarray in
disaster management activities and of unnecessary fatality.
BNPB
was aware of this. That is why, the agency considers it necessary to develop a
masterplan that will provide direction for disaster communication in the medium
to long term (2014-2024) including in terms of program planning and capacity
building, and to also examine the concept and practice of communications conducted
over the years, either by themselves through the media BNPB owned internally,
and via external parties such as the media, as a effort of extracting lessons learned.
The
masterplan will firstly revisit thefundamentals, i.e. answering questions
about the very nature of disaster communication, how the knowledge about it
obtained, and how to use it to make it worthwhile for the greater community. It
will build the conceptual foundation upon the disaster communication in
Indonesia. This masterplanwillanalyze aspects of communication related to the disaster (social, economic,
technological, political, ethical, psychological, and so forth) to further demonstrate how each component in
the communication (source, message, receiver) can be improved. From there, a
framework of action plan will be drawn up with a specific emphasis on
increasing the internal capacity of BNPB and BPBD, formulating public campaign
programs, as well as intensifying the involvement of the mass media.
To
produce such plan, BNPB have asked AIFDR to establish a team consisting of
experts that will work with relevant parties. The Masterplan is not intended to replace other planning
documents owned by BNPB, but to complementthese documents to better address the communication and public relationsin disaster
management issues.
We
are inviting qualified applicants for an exciting position as Research Assistant
to support the team in the Plan development. You will work with a panel of experts
with key mission to contribute to the effort to improve disaster communication
efforts in Indonesia.
Table1. Population and district/city in areas of moderate to high hazard
Nu. Type of Disaster Total Population (million) Total District/City
1 Earthquake 218,2 411
2 Tsunami 4,8 200
3 Volcanic eruption (Disaster-prone areas 3) 3,85 75
4 Flood 60,9 315
5 Landslide 124 274
6 Typhoon 114,8 404
7 Drought 207,7 414
Your Responsibility
The
following are your individual and team tasks:
- Conduct
desk reviews, including on the latest development of disaster communication in
Indonesia and other countries; aspects, components, models, and challenges in
communication; laws and regulations, as well as other related issues.
- Interview
stakeholders and assist in implementing focus group discussions.
- Manage
secondary data collected from Statistics Indonesia, BNPB, and other sources.
- Contribute
to the effort to map programs and activities related to disaster communication,
conducted by the government, private sector, donor organisations, as well as
civil society.
- Support
to write the report draft and other related documents.
- Liaise
with relevant organisations and individuals to obtain informations needed for
the Plan development.
- Participate
in the discussion session to generate recommendations.
Your Background and Qualification
This
position is required a highly motivated candidate who is capable in research activities
as well as interested in disaster communication topic. The following
qualifications are essential for this challenging and rewarding job:
- Minimum
two years experience of working
in research field, with adequate understanding on disaster and communication subject
in Indonesia.
- Educational
backgrounds in Communication science, at least a Bachelor degree (S1) or a commensurate
experience in the relevant work experiences.Demonstrated
ability to analyse and articulate ideas in a structured and systematic way.
- Demonstrated
ability to perform qualitative research methods.
- Demonstrated
ability to perform descriptive data analysis.
- Demonstrated
good writing skill and ability to make high quality presentation slides.
- Ability
to liaise well with various stakeholders.
- Fluency
in written and oral English and Bahasa Indonesia, as shown by the ability to
absorb insights from academic journals and papers.
Other Relevant Information
The position will be based in Jakarta with an initial contract of
six months, commencing on January 2014, with apossibility
of extension. AIFDR offers a competitive, negotiable compensation and will
reimburse costs incurred on work related.
Interested applicants should send a one-page cover letter explaining why she/he is
the most suitable candidate for the job, along with maximum of four-pagedCV containingthree referee contactsthat fit to comment on your appropriateness for this position. Applicants should also
complete the questionnaire(attached, or you can download the
questionnaire from: http://bit.ly/cdsp-ra) and send it as part of the selection file. Submit
the complete application by email tohrhklogistics@yahoo.com with subject line:
Application—Research Assistant <Your Name> on Friday, January 17, 2014, at the latest.
Late or incomplete applications will not be
processed further. We will only contact applicants who have been short-listed
for interview in Jakarta.
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