General Information
Title: Community Organizer for Coastal Management COCM
Duty Station: Cemarajaya Village, Karawang (West Java)
Responsible to: Project Coordinator
Coordinates with: Program Officer, and Village and Local Government
Duration: March 2013 to March 2014 (extension possible)
Closing date: March 14, 2013
Position Summary
Responsibilities
The CM Community Organizer’s (COCM) responsibility is to facilitate village (coastal management) team and village government to have a plan and effectively implement community based coastal management to increase community capacity adaptation and mitigation on climate change effects. The role will be carried out by conducting community meetings, trainings, facilitatecommunity leadersto draft coastal management plan, supervise bamboo groynes & mangrove planting or other initiatives to build village buffer zone and relevant actionsthat aligned with objectivesand overall goal of Bamboo project.
The overall goal of the Bamboo Project is to increase adaptation capacity of Cemarajaya Village towards sea level rise and tidal wave caused by climate change effects. The COCM’s role involves a high degree of good communication skills to encourage community participation in mapping their situation, participatory research and action. Bamboo COCM is
also responsible to providing regular report to ADRA Indonesia’ Project Coordinator
and suggesting creative and innovative approaches to make the program
effectively mobilize community’s resources and to ensure its sustainability.
Qualifications Required
Title: Community Organizer for Coastal Management COCM
Duty Station: Cemarajaya Village, Karawang (West Java)
Responsible to: Project Coordinator
Coordinates with: Program Officer, and Village and Local Government
Duration: March 2013 to March 2014 (extension possible)
Closing date: March 14, 2013
Position Summary
Responsibilities
The CM Community Organizer’s (COCM) responsibility is to facilitate village (coastal management) team and village government to have a plan and effectively implement community based coastal management to increase community capacity adaptation and mitigation on climate change effects. The role will be carried out by conducting community meetings, trainings, facilitatecommunity leadersto draft coastal management plan, supervise bamboo groynes & mangrove planting or other initiatives to build village buffer zone and relevant actionsthat aligned with objectivesand overall goal of Bamboo project.
The overall goal of the Bamboo Project is to increase adaptation capacity of Cemarajaya Village towards sea level rise and tidal wave caused by climate change effects. The COCM’s role involves a high degree of good communication skills to encourage community participation in mapping their situation, participatory research and action. Bamboo COCM is
also responsible to providing regular report to ADRA Indonesia’ Project Coordinator
and suggesting creative and innovative approaches to make the program
effectively mobilize community’s resources and to ensure its sustainability.
Qualifications Required
- Appreciative, honest, trustworthyand has high integrity; be self-motivated to use innovation and creativity.
- Have good communication and interpersonal skills in order to maintain an acceptable working relationship with formal and informal villages’ leader
- Ability to establish and maintain working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for cultural diversity.
- Bachelor degree (S1)in Geography, Environmental Engineering especially coastal management, or other relevant subject.
- Familiar with coastal community and Participatory Research and Action isan advantage to effectively carry out the required duties.
- Ability to work under pressure at times while maintaining high quality results and team player incommunity mobilizing process.
Job Descriptions
The Community Organizer for Coastal Managementwill undertake design and implementation of coastal management with village team to increase community capacity adaptation on climate change effects. S/Hewillencourage community leaders to mapping community assets, hazards, trends and facilitate village develop planning to increase their adaptation and mitigation capacity. To monitor village CM team and community mobilizers and to ensure good coordination and communication with strategic stakeholder in find waysto increase community capacity adaptation.
The COCMis required to undertake the following tasks:
The Community Organizer for Coastal Managementwill undertake design and implementation of coastal management with village team to increase community capacity adaptation on climate change effects. S/Hewillencourage community leaders to mapping community assets, hazards, trends and facilitate village develop planning to increase their adaptation and mitigation capacity. To monitor village CM team and community mobilizers and to ensure good coordination and communication with strategic stakeholder in find waysto increase community capacity adaptation.
The COCMis required to undertake the following tasks:
- Design monthly planning and Implementing Bamboo project based on the detailed implementation plan (DIP) to encourage community participation.
- Assisting community to develop basic map using Global Positioning System (GPS)and maps that identify hazardsof sea level rise, tidal wavesand sea temperature increasingparameter.
- Assisting village coastal management team in designing their prefer future map, supervise the implementation and monitoring evaluation
- Proposing ways of improvement of Bamboo Project methodology, strategy and technical matter that adjusted to local context and resources, and possibilities to replicate the project to other regions.
- Preparing the monthly activity reports and other reports as required to Project Coordinator
All applications will be treated confidentially.
Please submit your letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) in English NOT later than March 14, 2013 by email to:
hrd@adraindonesia.org
Subject of the e-mail: BAMBOO COCM
Important: CV file not exceeding 200 kb
Only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interviews. ADRA Indonesia gives an equal opportunity employment regardless of race, gender or religion.
