JOB
VACANCY
ChildFund, one of the leading child development
organizations in the world, is an international NGO dedicated to assisting
children worldwide. We operate in 31 countries assisting 17.8 million children
and their family members, regardless of race, creed or gender.
We help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children living
in poverty have the capacity to become young adults, parents, and leaders who
bring lasting and positive change to their communities. ChildFund also promotes
societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting
and advancing the worth and the rights of children.
ChildFund has been working in Indonesia since 1958 and
works in partnership with, and provides capacity building, financial and
networking support to more than 18 community-based organizations (CBOs)
covering 213 villages in the provinces of South Sumatera, Lampung, DKI Jakarta,
Banten, West Java, Yogyakarta, Central Java, and East Nusa Tenggara. As a
result of this coordinated partnership, ChildFund Indonesia directly and
indirectly supports 380,000 children a year. In addition to the
implementation of core programs, ChildFund Indonesia has also responded to
emergencies in Aceh (tsunami), West Sumatera (earthquake), Central Java and
Yogyakarta (volcanic eruption). For more information please visitwww.childfund.org
ChildFund Indonesia is currently seeking:
Title : Program
Officer (Niche Core Program)
Div/Dept : Programs
Location : National
Office
Reporting
Relationship : Program
Director/National Director
Period
of contract : One year with
possible extention, subject to individual performance review and conditions of
project.
SUMMARY
The
Program Officer reports to the Program Director and is part of the Life Stage 1
team supporting ChildFund Indonesia’s programs for cadre/tutors, parents/caregivers
and children aged 0-6 years. The Program Officer will directly support to the
Maternal Child Health (MCH) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Specialists
in developing an inventory of cadre/tutor capacity with the aim of creating a
capacity building plan for our working areas. The Program Officer will also
work closely with the ECD Specialist to rollout mother-child playgroups and
gender based training at the community level. Just as important, the Program
Officer is responsible for developing, and assisting our local partner groups,
implement baseline surveys on their ECD/MCH programs as well as submission of
Life Stage 1 data to ChildFund’s International Office (IO).
The
Program Officer is also required to support the development of proposals and
document promising practices from the field in addition to facilitating learning
and capacity building activities in support our Life Stage 1 program.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
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Work cooperatively and collaboratively with the ECD Specialist
and MCH Specialist on core activities outlined in ChildFund’s NCP program.
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Develop and lead the implementation of MCH/ECD baseline
surveys in the field with the support of the local partner community groups.
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Build the capacity of ChildFund’s local partners to
understand, carry out, gather, compile and analyze NCP data from the field.
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Provide onsite visits to program beneficiaries to monitor
progress. Working with the ECD/MCH Specialist to assess program effectiveness
and recommend program modification if necessary.
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Ensure timely submission of all NCP data on a quarterly basis
to the International Office.
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Document MCH/ECD best practices based on the regular
collection, compilation and analyisis of data both nationally, regionally and
globally.
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Help identify funding opportunities and support the MCH/ECD
Specialists in proposal development at all levels of the organization as
requested
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Work with the ECD/MCH Specialists to assess the effectiveness
of the interventions in the attainment of ChildFund Indonesia’s core outcomes.
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Provide timely reports on the LS1 program when required.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
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5+ years in the area of community development. Some experience
on MCH/ECD programs for parents and children aged 0 -6 is essential.
•
Demonstrated experience with the design, implementation,
management and evaluation of programs preferred
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Excellent computer/data management skills.
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Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English
and Bahasa Indonesia
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Good oral/written communication and organizational skills
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Proven track record in facilitation skills
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Willingness to travel nationally to remote areas
EDUCATION
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A Bachelor Degree on Child Development, Public Health,
Developmental Psychology from a reputable university or certification on data management
systems with an interest in community development and in particular ECD/MCH.
This
position is opened for Indonesian national only.
Please
send by email your resume or CV & include Job Title & Position
Code in the email subject field. Any enquiries should
be directed by email to: recruitment@indonesia.childfund.org
Deadline
for applications: October 15, 2013
