Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund
(ASB) is one of Germany‘s oldest and largest social welfare organisations. ASB
has over 200 offices in Germany and a membership of 1.1 million. Core
activities include the provision of public medical and rescue services
alongside an extensive range of social service provision. Overseas, ASB‘s
Foreign Aid Department operates mainly in the fields of humanitarian relief,
return and reintegration, development and disaster risk reduction (DRR).
ASB Indonesia
and the Philippines aims to build resilience through inclusive and risk aware
development. ASB has been working in Indonesia, in partnership with the
Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, since 2006. In Indonesia ASB works
directly with partners and communities, and in support of government, to
empower and build resilience through an inclusive, all-of-society approach. A
key component of the work that ASB does across the region is implementing and
promoting inclusive risk aware practice. ASB is also a founding member of the
Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network (DiDRRN).
As
part of an initial recruitment process, ASB is currently seeking expressions of
interest from qualified and committed individuals for the following position:
Team Leader Nusa Tenggara
Timur/NTT (1 person)
Location: East
Nusa Tenggara (NTT)
Duration: 1 year with possible extension to December 2019
Start: January
2018
Vacancy:
National position
Salary: ASB
offers a competitive salary package commensurate with experience
Closing: 17
December 2017
Project Summary:
“Putting the
Sendai Framework into action: Realising all-of-society commitment through the
meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in disaster risk
reduction at regional, national and local levels” is a consortium programme implemented
by DiDRRN members, i.e. ASB, Center for Disability and Development (CDD),
Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Malteser International (MI) and Pacific
Disability Forum (PDF). In this set-up ASB will be in charge of overall
programme management including monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Furthermore, ASB will be in charge of coordination with and reporting to donor.
The programme
will consist of activities at local, national and regional level. Activities at
regional level will be implemented in collaboration between DiDRRN members with
focus on collecting and disseminating disability-inclusive DRR (DiDRR)
evidences and learnings to influence Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR) processes
and mechanisms. Activities at local and national level will be implemented by
individual DiDRRN member organisations and their local partners in Bangladesh,
Indonesia, Myanmar, and Pacific Islands. During the implementation of the
project, DiDRRN members will closely collaborate with governmental structures
as well as other key stakeholders in the field of disability and DRR to seek
for the realisation and scale up of DiDRR practices through all-of-society
approach.
Country-level project
activities in Indonesia specifically aimed to building
institutionalised DiDRR capacity through improvement of capacity transfer
mechanism and partnership between provincial Local Disaster Management Office
(BPBD) and Disabled People Organisations (DPOs) and other related stakeholders
in East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa
Tenggara Timur/NTT) with 2 sample districts includes Kupang and Timor
Tengah Selatan.
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Position
Summary:
The Team
Leader is responsible for project oversight, to ensure quality delivery of
field project activities and outcomes, coordinate the project team and act as
the point of liaison between ASB and government, DPO partners and other
stakeholders in the project area. In close coordination with Programme
Manager, the Team Leader will ensure all monitoring, evaluation and learning
(MEL) components of the programme are planned and implemented. The
Team Leader reports to Programme Manager and is expected to coordinate
closely with Project Coordinator and other programme team members.
Duties & Essential Job Function:
1. Support
and work closely with Programme Manager and Project Coordinator to ensure
quality project delivery which is in line with donor, partner (including
government and DPOs) and ASB expectations and contractual agreements.
2. Ensure
operational planning regarding activities, outputs (with due regard to
outcomes) and financial and administrative compliance in close coordination
with the Programme Manager and Finance team.
3. Representation
of ASB to project partners, government and to other concerned parties
including through informal and formal coordination meetings, conferences and
similar in the project area.
4. Conduct
regular project and budget planning, review and monitoring in close
coordination with Programme Manager and Finance Team.
5. To ensure all field, or related, activities
are properly documented in line with ASB and partner expectations and formal
agreement, and are readily
available for internal and external reporting processes.
6. To coordinate with and update ASB’s government partners in the project
province on project status and progress in line with ASB’s formal commitments
to the Indonesian government.
7. Sharing
of information, and key lessons learned, between and across ASB projects and
inform projects of particular good and best practice examples to encourage
and stimulate quality.
8. To promptly inform the Programme Manager and Project Coordinator of
any emerging, or potential, risks and issues and of possible courses of
action to mitigate such risks and issues.
9. To ensure effective participation, dialogue and inclusion without
discrimination within the implementation of all project related activities.
10. To support Programme Manager and Project coordinator in mentoring
staff and build staff capacities and instil high standards of professionalism
in line with accepted international professional standards and ASB and partner
expectations.
11. To comply with ASB security and safety
guidelines, communication guideline, code of conduct and SOP.
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Output: The main outputs and verifiable deliverables of the position
are:
1. The
delivery of the above to ensure project activities quality and support the
successful implementation of project.
2. Project
outputs and activities delivered against indicators according to ASB and
partner expectations and contractual obligations.
3. Quality
regular work plan and capacity
building/training plan developed.
4. Regular
spoken and written updates to Programme Manager and Project Coordinator.
5. Full,
clear and professional project documentation in line with ASB's internal
procedures and partner expectations.
6. Monthly
summary reports of activities, issues and recommendations submitted to
Programme Manager.
7. Monthly
work log.
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Desirable
Qualifications:
1. Minimum
7 years experience of working in DRR including in similar
position
2. Demonstrable
solid knowledge and skills on DRR and other related fields
3. Sound
understanding of the principles of social inclusion and capability to put it
into practice.
4. Demonstrable solid knowledge and skills of project
and financial planning, review and compliance.
5. Understanding
of local and national DRR-related policies/framework processes and mechanisms.
6. Showing
high responsibility and record of working in partnership at local and national level
7. Demonstrate
strong leadership and people management
8. Excellent
representation, communication and first-rate reporting skills
9. Excellent
problem solving skills
10. Flexible,
able to multi-task, able to work independently and work well under pressure as
a team player in a multicultural environment.
11. English
language proficiency.
12. Coaching and team building skills essential.
13. Experience working in NTT is advantage
14. Willingness to be based in NTT
Qualified applicants should send:
a. Application
letter outlining your interest
b. CV
of no more than 2 pages clearly describing their qualifications for
this position
c. Contacts
of 3 professional referees
Applications to
hrd@asbindonesia.org using the subject line:
IDN_DiDRRN_TL
NOTE: A failure to follow the
above application format will result in applications being disregarded.
ASB is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified individuals
with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Only electronic
applications accepted and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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