Thursday, March 22, 2018

Field Office at USAID BERSAMA Prevention Program in Eastern Indonesia


Position Description

POSITION TITLE             : CSO GBV Capacity Building Manager
PROJECT                         :  USAID Bersama – GBV Prevention Program in Eastern Indonesia
LOCATION                      :  Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
DEPARTMENT               :  Civil Society & Education
REPORTS TO                  : Chief of Party


POSITION SUMMARY:
The CSO GBV Capacity Building Manager will be responsible for providing oversight, management and technical leadership for one objective of this results-oriented program focused on reducing gender-based violence (GBV) in Eastern Indonesia. The program’s aim is to improve local capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) and community based organizations (CBOs) to change practices within community to reduce GBV and to advocate for and improve services to victims of GBV. The candidate will lead one of the three components in this project. The position will be based in Jayapura, with regular travel to other regions in Eastern Indonesia.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The CSO GBV Capacity Building Manager is responsible for managing all technical work with civil society organizations. The candidate will be responsible for reducing acceptance of GBV by strengthening CSOs to disseminate and scale effective messaging, and increase public awareness about GBV. Working closely with other program staff and partners, s/he will lead, plan, and implement activities that strengthen CSOs and CBOs to reduce GBV in their communities. The candidate will support colleagues to achieve their goals, specifically field based staff. Specific responsibilities include:
•             Plan annual activities and report on progress towards achieving the programs’ goals.
•             Manage projects’ communication strategy, focusing on activities related to GBV prevention and response.
•             Supervise Organizational Development Advisor and Communications Officer.
•             Oversee objective three of the program (Increased voice for CSO sub-grantees in the fight against GBV) and ensure integration with objective two (Reduced acceptance of GBV and gender inequality) approach and activities.
•             Work with Field Oversight Advisor and help schedule Field Officers’ work with CSOs.
•             Work with the grants team to coordinate grants to CSOs.
•             Assess and learn from the outcome of the activities; adaptively manage program to ensure results.
•             Work with M&E Team to ensure activities are monitored.
•             Provide technical assistance to project staff and partners and serve as an advisor to the Chief of Party.
•             Contribute to the development of annual workplans, M&E Plan, and program progress reports.
•             Other duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCES:

Education:          Master’s degree preferred, bachelor’s level degree required in organization development, social work, international development, gender studies, or a relevant social science discipline.

Work Experience:
•             Applicants must have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in implementing projects
•             Community Development and social mobilization experience
•             Experience in working on gender issues, preferably gender based violence
•             Experience using facilitative, participatory approaches to organizational development
•             Experience working with varying levels of organizations including CSOs, CBOs and quasi-governmental organizations
•             Experience designing and implementing organizational capacity assessments and other assessment tools
•             Experience working in Eastern Indonesia preferred
•             Experience in organizational capacity building

Skills/ Knowledge:           
•             Demonstrated effective training and coaching skills, networking, interpersonal skills, creative problem solving, conflict, and ethical management skills.
•             Understanding of USAID projects preferred.
•             Work well with all levels of employees, be flexible in nature, have sound judgment with an open and collaborative style that encourages teamwork and cooperation beyond the immediate team to the broader organization/project.
•             Willingness to travel frequently in the project area.
•             Be able to identify priorities within multiple assignments in a high-pressured, short-deadline environment, and be able to work with diplomacy and efficiency in such an environment.
•             Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English required.
•             Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•             Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

APPLICATIONS:

Application should submit a current resume and cover letter to the following email:
Interested applicants are encouraged to applay ASAP, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Qualified Indonesian nationals, especially women and those residing in Eastern Indonesia, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their Interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short listed will be contacted.

Closing date applications is on March 31, 2108, COB GMT +9

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