Vacancy at Ipas: Community Access Advisor (for Indonesian nationality only)

Ipas is a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. Abiding to the local regulations in each country, Ipas works to ensure that women can obtain safe, respectful and comprehensive reproductive health care, including comprehensive post abortion care with counseling and contraception to prevent future unintended pregnancies. 

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Access Advisor, based in Jakarta. Position open for Indonesian nationality only..

The Community Access Advisor will support Ipas Indonesia in developing accessibility and community engagement strategies to enhance access to reproductive and sexual health services for girls and women in supported program. S/he will lead efforts to increase girls and women self-autonomy and self-determination, expand access within communities to information, support and services while assisting to address barriers at individual, interpersonal, organizational and policy level.

She/he also provides technical assistance to partners in planning and program implementation, community assessment and creating enabling environments for accessible and quality SRHR services. 

Responsibilities

• In partnership with other advisor/technical units and under the guidance of National Program Manager, leading the design, implementation, monitoring and/evaluation of community access strategies
• Developing advocacy strategy and planning to improve enabling environment for post abortion service delivery. 
• Participating in the development of strategy in reducing stigma among different key stakeholders, identifying assessment needs, implement VCAT workshop and training for stakeholders, selecting trainers/facilitators and conducting trainings.
• Performing orientations and KAP assessments for community 
• Supporting partner organizations in advancing advocacy efforts
• Managing the Community Access team to supervise activities performed by Community Based Organizations as grantees/subcons, networks and/alliance , Youth advocate and champions including providing on the job training and technical support
• Mentoring community-based progress and achievement to ensure best practices are being implemented to improve and sustain performance.
• Conducting regular monitoring and evaluation assessment against project objectives of community based activities.
• Forecasting expenditures for budgeting purposes
• Participating and contributing to drafting donor proposals, presentations and reports as required
• Collaborating across technical units to maximize outreach potential and ensure consistent messaging
• Performing all duties as assigned by the Supervisor and Country Director

  Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a public health, social sciences and or other related field,
• Master’s degree in the above fields will be an added advantage
• +8 years of experience working in Sexual and Reproductive Health field’s, health behavior change and advocacy
• Ability to travel 30%
• Project management experience
• Demonstrated experience in working with policy maker at local and national level with with proven policy advising capacity
• Strong management skills, including experience in project administration, supervision of program staff, and communication among global and national staff and partners.
• Strong written and spoken communications skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based global environment.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

  

How to apply

Application shall be sent by email to IndonesiaHR@ipas.org, and indicating the name of the position you are applying as the subject of the email.

Applications shall include cover letter, CV and copy of educational certificates obtained.

Application shall be sent by 04 February 2018, at the latest.