Hivos is an international organization that
seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the
right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the
unsustainable use of our planet’s resource. Our primary focus is achieving
structural change. This is why we cooperate with innovative businesses,
citizens, and their organizations. We share a dream with them of sustainable
economies and inclusive societies. For its Hivos Southeast Asia (Hivos SEA)
seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:
Title : Project Officer for Inclusive Gastronomy – Idea Accelerator Pilot Project 2019
Duty Station : Jakarta,
Indonesia
Report to : Advocacy Officer for Sustainable Diets
Duration : 6 (six) months – July to December 2019
Background
The “New Generation of Indonesian Cooking
(NGIC)” or “Generasi Baru Dapur Indonesia” platform was established in 2017,
supported by Hivos under the Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme. It
is a movement promoting Indonesia’s rich gastronomic heritage with a modern and
innovative twist.
NGIC presents a combination of the country’s
heritage and great taste experience. It brings advantages to chefs, food
service companies, farmers, local producers, local retailers, and of course,
consumers. The city of Bandung with its four million inhabitants was chosen as
the project pilot site and all citizens of the city are the targets. However,
the consumers represented in the platform’s three working groups (Educate, Act,
Promote) so far are from the middle class since the group in Bandung – and
possibly elsewhere – have the capacity and time to organize themselves into a
‘komunitas’ or community groups.
As Hivos, we want to give voices to the less
privileged actors, the outliers that are often forgotten, despite their status
as part of the system (in this case, the urban food system). The question now,
how can we provide the space for low income consumers in this gastronomy
movement? How can we make the platform more inclusive, and with appropriate and
well-targeted campaign that covers all citizens? As previously mentioned,
eating good food is a human right. NGIC is potential platform to do that,
albeit in smaller (city) scale.
NGIC platform has now
involved a number of local actors, among others organizers of city food
festivals. The Idea Accelerator pilot in Bandung plans to promote a more
inclusive gastronomy movement via local actors including these food festival
organizers.
Meanwhile, based on recent mapping and
discussion with local stakeholders including the Health Department of Bandung –
another member of NGIC platform, the local actors recommend the NGIC to also be
involved in schools, aside from the current focus on food service actors such
as chefs.
Objectives
This pilot project is
aimed to test the following hypothesis:
If a potential food festival organizer hosts a
mini festival in selected schools to attract low-income consumers within those
schools and its surrounding neighborhood, then they will take the learnings to
be applied in its larger public events, so as to open them to low income
consumers.
Our assumptions that need to be answered from
the Idea Accelerator project:
• Gastronomy movement can cater for low
income consumers (and how)
• Low income consumers want/have interest to
be part of a gastronomy movement (is that the case? If yes, then how)
• Gastronomy and campaign initiative
targeting mainly middle class will trickle down to affect low income consumers
• Increasing demand from middle income
consumer for high-quality diets and nutritious food products will make
companies having confidence to invest and take risks to provide more nutritious
foods for wider consumers (incl. low income consumers).
• At the end, we want to know how to
integrate (if possible) the low income consumers with the existing NGIC
platform and how
Roles and responsibilities
• Day to day management
of the project, including monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the
local facilitator/consultant performance. This also includes drafting,
compiling and collecting financial and technical reports of the project
implementation in accordance with Hivos standards.
• Coordinate and oversee the activities with
the local facilitator and the local festival organizer, which will involve
travels to Bandung.
• Coordinate with the Finance Officer
specifically assigned to the Inclusive Gastronomy project, as well as with the
SD4All Advocacy Officer and the Junior Project Officer for Strategic
Partnership.
• All administrative issues pertaining to the
position including managing the project details in the Hivos Management
Information System.
Qualification and Experience
• Minimum 2 years of
professional experience on project management in NGOs/CSOs/CBOs/donor
organization.
• Has a strong experience managing project
administrative and financial reporting
• Demonstrate professional verbal and written
communication skill in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Demonstrate successful tracking record
working in and within multidisciplinary team.
• Has a strong interpersonal communication
and negotiation skill with internal and external stakeholder.
• Previous working experience in an
international environment/organization is an advantage.
• Having respect for a humanitarian or
humanist principle and willing to work in a non-discriminating, neutral,
impartial and gender equal environment.
• Experience in projects located in Bandung
and/or food-related projects is an advantage.
Timeline
The project will take place
from July to December 2019.
How to apply?
To apply for this position
please submit your CV to spaath@hivos.org
and apratiwi@hivos.org with cc to : hr.sea@hivos.org no later than 23 June 2019.
Please specify the position name you are applying
for “ Project Officer Inclusive
Gastronomy“ 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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