Cowater International is a
Canadian private sector company that manages international development
projects, including four current projects in Indonesia. We are seeking to recruit the Project Officer
(Manado) – the senior position in our North Sulawesi office - to provide
assistance for a DFATD Canada-funded project to support Indonesia’s Islands of
Integrity Program for Sulawesi (SIPS).
Qualified candidates are asked to
submit their CV and Covering Letter in English with the names and contacts for
three references to: hikmatul.pasaribu@sips.or.id
The closing date for applications is WIB 5:00 p.m. Friday October 11,
2013. Female candidates are encouraged
to apply. All applications are
appreciated, but we regret that only suitably qualified candidates will be
contacted.
The Project Officer, North
Sulawesi (Manado-based) will provide advice, support and coordination to the
Project Director, Jakarta in managing project activities in North
Sulawesi. Specific responsibilities
include:
- Liaising and leading communications and collaboration with key provincial-, kabupaten-and kota level decision-makers and civil society partners to facilitate project implementation;
- Coordinating logistical support for project activities;
- Planning, organizing and ensuring the efficient delivery of workshops, seminars, training, coaching and other project activities in North Sulawesi;
- Identifying emerging project implementation challenges and alerting the Project Director;
- Analyzing and providing written advice on the local governance context in North Sulawesi
- Progress reporting and work planning.
- Leading project activities specific to North Sulawesi as directed by the Project Director.
Project administration
responsibilities include:
- Ensure adherence to the project’s financial management procedures;
- Manage project office communications and IT resources;
- Management and maintenance of North Sulawesi project office inventory and physical resources;
- Supervision of professional, administrative and support staff and consultants;
- Staff training and professional development.
Required skills, knowledge and
experience include:
- Relevant Post-Secondary Degree
- Minimum eight years work related experience in implementing technical and organizational capacity building programs in good governance and anti-corruption
- Minimum three years previous experience working with bilateral or multilateral donors in a similar capacity/role as required for SIPS
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with local governments and civil society to promote and facilitate change and improved public services
- Experienced with transparency and accountability within decentralized governments
