Hivos Southeast Asia is an International
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 Southeast Asia provides financial
support for local NGOs, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging
knowledge and expertise. For its Hivos Southeast Asia seeks qualified
Indonesian candidates for the position of:
Title : Program Development Manager (PDM), Sustainable
Food1 Hivos Green Society
Programme Cluster2
Duty Station :
Jakarta, Indonesia. Another location within Southeast Asia may be
considered.
Duration :
1 (one) year
Report to :
Regional Director Hivos Hub South East Asia
Aim of the job
A successful PDM
will build a diverse of innovative, high-quality with strong stakeholder
buy-in; achieve Hub SEA funding targets and contribute towards Hivos’
sustainability; and continue to the development of Hivos’ reputation as a
thought and innovation leader.
More specifically:
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Lead Hub SEA’s programme and business development agenda.
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Drawing from an understanding of Hivos’ organisational values, its global
Green Society programme strategy (Sustainable Food theme), s/he develops new
projects and programmes that address persistent challenges at regional and
national levels.
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S/he organises internal/external process for idea co-creation. S/he
responsible for the translating these ideas into viable solutions, and securing
funding opportunities for the resulting projects.
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S/he identifies and builds a network of key stakeholders from government,
international organisations, civil society and the private sector, and works
with them to co-create solutions.
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S/he identifies funding opportunities and builds donor relationships.
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This positions may be required to oversee/coordinate individual projects
under Green cluster (Sustainable Food) – this responsibility is under discussion.
Functional context
·
The PDM Renewable
Energy (Ref. the footnotes below), and the PDM Sustainable Food together
coordinate Hub SEA’s Green Society Programme Cluster. Both PDMs are tasked with
ensuring communication and information exchange within the Green Society
Programme Cluster, and between Hub SEA’s Green and Open Clusters.
·
The PDM Sustainable
Food works closely with the finance team on the design of project budgets, and
with the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) position.
·
S/he works closely
with the leads of other Hivos themes on strategic direction, programme and
business development.
Roles and responsibilities
A. Programme
Development
·
Working with stakeholders and frontrunners develop innovative ideas for
new projects and programmes in line with Hivos strategy.
B. Fundraising/
Business Development
·
To develop strategic and long term sustainability portfolio for Hub SEA,
as well as smart business models and fundraising.
·
To identify and access funding sources for the program and together with
Global Office, to develop and implement fundraising strategy to support a
successful implementation of the program.
·
To provide input and contribute program highlights for funding proposals,
communication materials etc. for stakeholders and audience, both in Hub SEA and
in Global Office.
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To take lead on fundraising initiative in close
coordination with programme and finance departments.
C. Managing
portfolio (This responsibility is
currently under discussion)
·
To manage the Hub SEA Sustainable
Food portfolio through supervision and support of Project Managers.
D. Planning,
report-writing
·
To coordinate planning and report-writing of the Sustainable Food theme
in Hub SEA.
·
To ensure knowledge exchange among staff.
E. Representing
the organization
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To present Hivos’ vision on Sustainable Food in an attractive and leading
way during conferences and seminars.
F. Others
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To provide input to the financial planning, budgeting, performance,
capacity development and risks management of projects.
·
To contribute to Hub SEA overall organizational and policy development.
Knowledge and experience
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An advanced university degree in a relevant field (social science).
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At least five years of working experience in the field of food and/or
agriculture.
·
Strong affinity for Hivos’ mission and for social and environmental
concerns.
·
Strong motivation to contribute towards real and lasting change.
·
Able to ‘think outside the box’ and connect to various actors
(facilitating of multi-actor initiatives) to develop new solutions.
·
Have a convincing track-record in program development, resource
mobilization.
·
Experience with
developing smart business models.
·
A leader as well
as reliable and supportive team member.
·
Excellent –
externally oriented – communication skills, both verbally and in writing in
English.
What do we offer?
An inspiring and dynamic working environment, dedicated colleagues and
the possibility to work for an ambitious new international initiative.
PDM Sustainable Food Hivos Green Society Programme Cluster graded in
Grade: 12 (from 1-12 Hivos’s SEA salary grade)
How to
apply?
To apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter to hr.sea@hivos.org no later than 14
December 2017.
Please specify the position name you are applying
for (‘PDM Sustainable Food) in the
‘subject’ line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
For more information about Hivos Southeast Asia, visit https://www.hivos.org/
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