Local Recruitment/Outreach Specialist, Indonesia

World Learning is seeking a Local Recruitment/Outreach Specialist on a USAID-funded PRESTASI III project in Indonesia.  Recruitment is contingent on successful award of the project.  Duration: 5 years.  To apply: Please visit our website www.worldlearning.org and click on the employment tab to submit your application. If you do not see the job you are interested in, please “search all.” Please note, a CV and cover letter (in English) explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three references with contact information are required when applying to this position. No telephone enquiries please.


Background:  The purpose of PRESTASI (means “achievement” in Indonesian) is to improve the performance and leadership skills of Indonesian professionals which, in turn, will help to promote development in Indonesia. Specifically, PRESTASI provides training and technical services required to strengthen and expand the base of skilled, high-performing professionals and institutions in Indonesia’s public and private sector.

Responsibilities: The Local Recruitment/Outreach Specialist will manage all phases of a rigorous outreach program. Experience in recruiting candidates from remote and disadvantaged areas throughout Indonesia is required, as well as experience recruiting candidates with leadership qualities. Excellence in innovative outreach that promotes Participant Training through a variety of mediums is also essential.



Qualifications:

    At least 7 years of experience in the development and implementation of international programs.
    An advanced graduate degree or a Bachelor’s degree with equivalent managerial work

experience is required.

    Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfill the technical and

managerial responsibilities proposed.

    Working experience in developing countries; experience in Indonesia a plus.
    Proficiency in speaking and writing in Bahasa Indonesia is required. Proficiency in speaking and writing in the English language is also required.
    Familiarity with cultures and academic institutions of Indonesia and South East Asia is

preferred.


Organization Description

World Learning is an 81-year-old global non-profit organization with operations in 77 countries.  Through its award-winning international education programs – The Experiment in International Living, the SIT Graduate Institute, SIT Study Abroad and the International Honors Program (IHP) – World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers.  Through its International Development & Exchange Programs, World Learning practices what it teaches, undertaking community-driven international development, training and exchange projects in sixteen countries.  For more information visit www.worldlearning.org