Save
the Children is an international non-profit organization that focuses
on the fulfillment of children’s right. Save the Children was first
established in May 1919 in the U.K. and to date has 28 Save the
Children Offices and operations in more than 120 countries worldwide. 1n
1976, Save the Children signed an MoU with the Ministry of Social
Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, followed then by
the operations of Save the Children throughout Indonesia. Currently,
Save the Children work in 11 provinces with a variety of program areas,
such as: Education, Health and Sanitation, Livelihood, Child Protection
also Disaster Risk Reduction.
Save
the Children is committed in conducting its programs in a way that is
safe for children beneficiaries and to help protect children with whom
Save the Children in a relationship. As a humanitarian organization,
Save the Children is obliged to create and maintain an environment to
prevent any sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children as well as
to promote the implementation of child safety
policies.
Save
the Children currently implementing AusAID NGO Cooperation (ANCP) –
Strengthening Education through Awareness and Reading Achievement
(SETARA)[1]
Project. The ANCP – SETARA project will work with educators and
communities to improve literacy outcomes for early year primary students
in North Jakarta as well as will work with ECCE Centers in Belu, NTT;
The SETARA Project comprised of four main components:
ECCE in Belu, Literacy Boost, Health-Hygiene, and Emergency
Preparedness in North Jakarta. To address these important components to
education quality in two distinct areas while leveraging other current
and future Save the Children projects to maximize effectiveness
and efficiency. The Literacy Boost result in the Cilincing sub-district
of North Jakarta will address key gaps in primary education quality and
community mobilization in support of education. The CSHSR
(Comprehensive School Health and Safety Result) will address
health and hygiene behaviour change and improve access to health
services among students, and address emergency preparedness. These
actions will lead to improved attendance and performance in school. The
ECCE result in Belu, NTT will improve access to and
quality of ECCE services in participating communities, which will lead
to improved young learner preparedness for school.
SETARA is a four-year
project (1 August 2013 - 31 July 2017) funded by Australia Government’s Aid Program.
Now we are looking for positions of :
PROJECT OFFICER - Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) – SETARA (code: POECCE-SETARA), 1 position, based in
Belu-NTT
The
Project Officer ECCE for ANCP – SETARA Project will support Senior
Project Officer in implementing all activities of the SETARA Project in
target ECCE centers in Belu,
NTT. S/he will be responsible for technical activities related to
programmatic implementation and monitoring of all aspects of project
activities, S/he will also involve in the development of the project
workplan. S/he will ensure that all activities included
in the implementation plan are well implemented and outcomes are
assessed. S/he will report to the Senior Project Officer, and be
supported by a finance and administration, including logistic team in
Belu, NTT.
Report to : Sr. Project Officer
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Oversight and Management of Program Implementation and Quality
·
Work closely with teachers/tutors, principals, school committees, and other stakeholders to implement SETARA project activities
in Belu according to the established project workplan.
·
Train and mentor education stakeholders on improving the quality of education in communities.
·
Close
collaboration with local stakeholders including establishing and
developing strong and effective relationship
with key district government officials and non-governmental
stakeholders. This will include collaborating with the local government
on school selection, coordinating teacher training, reporting, and
project public events such as results dissemination. It will
also include mobilizing communities in support of this project.
·
Together with Senior Project Officer and M&E Officer, provide preparation of the baseline, midline, and
endline assessment of SETARA Project.
·
Together
with the Senior Project Officer, M&E Officer and with assistance
from other staff, develop an effective
monitoring, evaluation and reporting system (including documenting
activities) to ensure the effectiveness of project implementation.
·
Undertake Advocacy –in coordination with line manager--, with stakeholders in the target areas to ensure
the adoption of Save the Children approaches to quality basic education for marginalised children.
·
Facilitate activities to increase access to ECCE including physical improvements in infrastructure and educational materials as
well as early literacy improvements for ECCE students.
·
Work closely with communities to ensure their active participation and acceptance of the project.
·
Develop, maintain and improve close-relationships with local officials and partners to ensure constructive
working relationships that would contribute to the learning and sustainability of the programme.
·
Participate in project monitoring and evaluation including contributing information for the elaboration
of accurate and timely reports.
·
Participate in relevant meetings with local authorities and other stakeholders on topics related to the
implementation of the project.
·
Develop excellent communication and cooperation within the team and between the different education projects
in Belu, NTT.
·
Represent the organization on the absent of SPO
·
Conduct other related duties as assigned
Financial and Administrative Management
·
Coordinate
with the Finance and Administration unit in Belu Sub Office to produce
accurate and timely financial and administration
reports
·
In coordination with Logistic and Procurement Officer, S/he will work on appropriate logistics management including procurement,
fleet management, and provision of goods and materials to communities
·
Ensure an adequate security controls are in place in accordance to the Belu District security plan
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Skill
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a project with contractor, corporate, or NGO environment, including significant field implementation experience
- Excellent organizational skills including report writing
- Good interpersonal, negotiation, and advocacy skill
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to work with children
- Computer literate
- Able to drive a motorcycle & licensed
- Fluency in written and spoken Indonesian, strong English written and spoken skills
Experience & Knowledge
- Previous successful experience in development projects, preferably education projects in rural areas
- Previous experiences working in remote area or particularly in Belu or West Timor is an advantage
- Previous experience working with local governments
- Good knowledge and ability to work to mobilize communities & development issues
- Good understanding of children’s issues in Indonesian context & education system
- Good communications skills including experience in training and mentoring
- Knowledge on ECCE approaches will be an advantage
- Financial management experience or knowledge
- Willingness to stay Belu District or NTT Province
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
SCI Values Practice
1.
To carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
2.
To carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Updated CV and application letter should be sent to
recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format: code of the position <…> - your name <…>.
Closing date for application is up to
22 September 2013
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
Save the Children encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation
or disability
All recruitment practices and procedures reflect Save the Children’s commitment to protecting children from abuse
