Job Vacancy - Communications Support, Short Term (Up to 180 days)

Project Overview and Role

The Government of Indonesia partners with the Government of Australia on an initiative to boost smallholder farmers incomes: The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development (AIP-Rural). AIP-Rural is a suite of programs that improves smallholder farmers’ access to new markets, better inputs, knowhow, technology, irrigation, and small loans. Its goal is to achieve a sustainable 30% increase in the net incomes of 1,000,000 male and female smallholder farmers in Eastern Indonesia by 2022. AIP-Rural operates in East Java, West and East of Nusa Tenggara, Papua and West Papua.

The program focuses on agricultural sectors that display strong growth potential and are the main source of income for many smallholder farmers. All of this is done via co-investing in new business models with local, regional, national and international market players to create business models that improve the agriculture sector’s competitiveness, especially for smallholder farmers.

AIP-Rural’s four programs are:

Promoting Rural Income through Support for Markets in Agriculture (PRISMA)

A program dedicated to supporting the Government of Indonesia’s mid-term development strategy to eradicate rural poverty. The program aims to improve agriculture competitiveness – productivity, profit, access to new or better markets, and innovation – for rural farmers. PRISMA aims to achieve a 30% increase in the net incomes of 300,000 male and female smallholder farmers in Eastern Indonesia by the program’s completion.

Tertiary Irrigation Technical Assistance (TIRTA)

TIRTA is a program that aims to improve smallholder farmers’ access to irrigation. It supports the creation of tertiary irrigation schemes that are managed by HIPPA (water user associations) and local investors (lead farmers or local entrepreneurs). The program’s goal is to increase the net income of 10,000 farmers by 60% through improvements to the efficiency, technical and economic viability of at least 35 tertiary irrigation projects.

Strengthening Agriculture Finance in Rural Areas (SAFIRA)

This is a program that improves smallholder farmers access to essential financial services, such as business and investment capital loans. The program facilitates a financial service model that can answer to farmers specific needs through a partnership between formal and informal financial institutions in rural areas. The program will also expand smallholder farmers’ financial access through key market stakeholders (including but not limited to input retailers, collectors, traders and manufacturing companies) in the value chain.

Applied Research and Innovation System in Agriculture (ARISA)

ARISA is a partnership between Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and Australia’s science and technology think tank, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), that aims to disseminate applied and adaptive research in agriculture that will have practical and significant impacts on the incomes of farmers. Its goal is to support innovations that can increase the incomes of 10,000 small farmers in Eastern Indonesia by the end of 2018.

The Communications Team of AIP-Rural is responsible to support program’s implementation through effective and efficient communications strategy. To support the team’s dynamic work, we are recruiting one position, based in Surabaya for short term contract up to 180 days with possible extension.

Application

Applications close on 22^nd September 2017. Please apply via this link. 

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Notes:

• Submit a current Curriculum Vitae to be no more than Seven (7) A4 pages
• Define fee expectations per day excluding ancillary expenses (per diems, transport, accommodation etc).
•  Please include two (2) referees and applicable daily rate

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the AIP-Rural Head of Communication, the Communications Support is responsible for providing support to the implementation of communications strategy and activities, and assist the communications team with any other relevant duties.   

 

Specifically, this person will be expected to:

• Support the implementation of AIP-Rural’s communication strategy and activities
• Assist with coordination and execution of various public/media events, and other key stakeholder relations activities
• Support and assist with the maintenance and management of online content on the program’s website
• Establish and maintain communication assets such as, images, videos, facts sheets, templates, merchandises, publication materials.
• Maintain database of key stakeholders, media and government contacts.
• Provide support in in media outreach, media inquiries and media monitoring.
• Assist with the preparation and production of communication materials, including video, stories, and publications.
• Provide administration and file management support for the communications team
• Assist the communications team with any other relevant duties as may be assign

Functional Relationships

This position:

• Reports to the AIP-Rural Head of Communication.
• Working closely with AIP-Rural teams, co-facilitators, partners, DFAT, and vendors. 

Requirements

The ideal candidate for the position of Communications Support must be an Indonesian citizen and should have the following qualifications and skills:

• Minimal a bachelor degree in related discipline (fresh graduate applicants are welcomed)
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, internet, social media)
• Excellent communication skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia, both written and verbal
• High attention to detail, well organized, and has an orderly approach to tasks
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and follow-up where required
• Ability to work in a team and learns quickly