VACANCY USAID/IUWASH PLUS: Individual Consultant for Improving Citizen Journalism in Jakarta Office

 (JOB CODE: FPICA/ICJ_JKT)

 

The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Penyehatan Lingkungan Untuk Semua (IUWASH PLUS) program is a five year-and-eight months initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in increasing access to water supply and sanitation services as well as improving key hygiene behaviors among urban poor and vulnerable populations. USAID IUWASH PLUS works with governmental agencies, the private sector, NGOs, communities and others to achieve the following "high level" results:

 

1.         An increase of 1,100,000 people in urban areas with access to improved water supply service quality, of which at least 500,000 are from the poorest 40% of the population (also referred to as the “Bottom 40%” or “B40”), vulnerable groups or Indonesia’s eastern provinces; and

2.           An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to safely managed sanitation.

 

To ensure that improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, USAID IUWASH PLUS is guided by a development hypothesis that focuses on strengthening service delivery systems, so they can more effectively reach the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. In order to achieve this at scale, the program undertakes activities through four interrelated components, including: 1) improving household WASH services; 2) strengthening city WASH institutional performance; 3) strengthening the WASH financing environment; and 4) advancing national WASH advocacy, coordination and communication. In support of these components, USAID IUWASH PLUS also implements a Local Sustainability and Innovation Component (LSIC) that is designed to stimulate WASH innovations that strengthen community, private sector and government WASH service provision.

 

To achieve these outcomes IUWASH-PLUS need high caliber candidates to fill the position of

 

Individual Consultant for Improving Citizen Journalism in Jakarta Office (JOB CODE: FPICA/ICJ_JKT)
 

Objective

The main objective of this activity is to improving citizen journalism for water, sanitation services and hygiene behavior through:

1. Develop training module for citizen journalism
2. Facilitate training for Community re: how to write content like journalist
3. Lead the community to develop citizen journalism content
4. Develop pocket book “WASH Citizen Journalism”
5. Serve as resources person or moderator at event related to CEM/event with MoH and Bappenas

 

Tasks and Responsibility

Under the supervision of the CEM Specialist, the tasks and responsibilities of the individual consultant will include:

1. Conduct desk study by reviewing relevant documents and materials developed by the USAID IUWASH PLUS team.

2.      Conduct a discussion with USAID IUWASH PLUS to develop the draft module of Citizen Journalism.

3. Develop pocket book “WASH Citizen Journalism”
4. Facilitate training for Community re: how to write content like a journalist.

5.      Lead the community to develop citizen journalism content.

6. Moderator/Resources person for CEM event with Ministry of Health event and Bappenas.

 

 

Required Qualifications

The candidate should have the following criteria:               

1.      At least 5 years of practical experience as a media journalist.

2.      Ability to conduct research to develop content

3.      Ability to work with various project staff and to translate their ideas into concepts and ultimately to materials.

4.      Excellent writing and editing skills.

5.      Proficiency with computers, especially writing programs, such as Google Docs and Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint.

6.    Experience working with the community.

7.    Strong communication skills.

8.    Experience working with water and sanitation programs is a plus.

 

Expected Start Date:  September – October 2021

 

APPLICATION SEND

Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH_plus_recruitment@dai.com before September 17, 2021. Please write the job CODE in the subject line of the email. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.