Hivos JOB VACANCY : Junior Programme Officer OPEN

Hivos JOB VACANCY

Hivos is a Dutch non-governmental organization guided by humanist values. It aims at structural poverty alleviation with a strong focus on civil society building and sustainable economic development. Hivos provides financial support for local NGO's, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging knowledge and expertise. For its Southeast Asia Regional Office in Jakarta, Hivos seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:

Title                 :  Junior Programme Officer OPEN

Duty Station    :  Jakarta, Indonesia

Duration          :  One year with possibility of extension

Report to         :  Coordinator/Senior Business Development Officer OPEN

Functional context

The Junior Programme Officer OPEN is a traineeship position for emerging young leaders in development work, which offers a learning trajectory through practical on-the-job training, mentoring, and capacity building opportunities for a maximum of 2 years. The main responsibility for this position is to assist the management of Hivos portfolio OPEN programme.

 

The Junior Programme Officer OPEN works closely with OPEN programme team, Finance Officer and Operations Manager.

Roles and responsibilities:

A. Programme Management Support

1.      Managing the partnership with a small number of civil society organizations working on SRHR, sexual diversity, rights and citizenship, freedom of expression, including performing monitoring and evaluation through out-of-town travels.

2.      Assisting studies or researches for the development of Hivos’ OPEN programmes, including performing desk reviews.

3.      Organizing workshops, meetings, trainings, and the design and printing of publications as necessary.

B. Project Administration

1.      Assisting the Project Manager and/or Coordinator/Senior Business Development Manager in processing proposals leading to rejection or taking into proper assessment procedures.

2.      Assisting the preparation of all necessary documents and administrative handlings for new outgoing contractual commitments for partner organizations and consultants according to existing procedures (rejection letters, organisation assessments, project summary and organisation descriptions, entrance of data in project administration, contract letter and cover letter to partners).

3.      Processing of annual progress reports and informing partners on the outcome.

4.      Monitoring the timeliness of report submission from partners.

Knowledge, experiences and competencies

·         Excellent knowledge of development issues with emphasis on sexual rights and diversity, gender, women economic empowerment, open governance and freedom of expressions issues in Indonesia.

·         Good understanding of and strong affinity with social innovation, civil society, in particular with non-governmental organisation.

·         Strong organizational, administrative and communication skills, particularly proficiency of writing in English.

·         A good team worker.

·         Prior experience in grant making will be regarded as an asset.

What do we offer?

An inspiring and dynamic working environment, dedicated colleagues and the possibility to work for an ambitious new international initiative of OPEN project.

How to apply?

To apply for this position please submit:

·         A cover letter expressing motivation for the position.

·         A CV, no more than 4 (four) pages, that highlights how the candidate meets the expected qualifications.

·         A maximum two-page document that answers the following questions:

1)      Explain and provide example, drawn from your experience, why you consider you have an excellent knowledge of development issues with an emphasis on sexual diversity and sexual rights, youth rights and freedom of expression in Indonesia, especially from the civil society perspective.

2)      Provide example, drawn from your experience, of why you consider you have excellent organizational and writing skills in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.

To: application.id@hivos.org no later than Friday, 23 January 2015.

This is an open position for national (Indonesian nationality) only.

Please specify the position name you are applying for (‘jPO OPEN’) in the ‘subject’ line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

For more information about Hivos, visit https://hivos.org/.

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Regards,

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Hivos Regional Office Southeast Asia Jl. Kemang Selatan XII No. 1 Jakarta Selatan 12560 | Indonesia Tel. +62-21 7892489 | Fax. +62-21 7808115 www.hivos.org
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