Travel and Logistics Specialist, BANTU Project, Jakarta,
Indonesia
Company
Profile: MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based
international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term
technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and
technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide.
More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that
include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of
technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and
governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity
building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local
partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of
development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming
part of Coffey, a leading geoscience,
international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded
company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has
corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than
1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our
website at
www.msiworldwide.com.
Proposal Summary:
The
purpose of the anticipated Health Technical Assistance Project
(BANTU) is to identify, recruit, hire, administer and support qualified
individuals or organizations that will provide short or long-term technical
assistance directly to the Government of Indonesia (GoI) as needed and
requested by USAID/Indonesia’s Office of Health, in particular, to support
USAID’s GHI and CDCS strategies and priorities.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a Travel
and Logistics Specialist for the upcoming BANTU Project. The Specialist is
responsible for providing all in-country and international travel and logistical
requirements for project staff and short- and long-term technical specialists.
S/he will be working closely with project staff, clients and stakeholders; and must be extremely organized, adaptable and professional. This position will
be based full-time in Jakarta.
**Please Note: This is a local position. Only
Indonesian citizens are eligible to apply. Female Indonesian candidates are encouraged to
apply. **
Responsibilities:
- Plan travel and logistics for short- and long-term technical specialists including visas/work permits, lodging, ground transport and flights; both throughout Indonesia and internationally.
- Develop and nurture relationships with air service providers, hotel operators and implementing partners to support ongoing travel logistics.
- Identify problems, communicate, coordinate and resolve problems related to travel requests.
- Closely coordinate and cooperate with project personnel to provide ad hoc surge support to include but not limited to travel order processing, review medical records, review biographic data, resolve post-travel issues, and fulfill pre-travel requirements as may be required.
- Coordinate with Indonesian entities and organizations to ensure smooth transition through customs and immigration, as necessary.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, business administration or related field.
- Minimum three years of experience in managing travel and logistics for teams of consultants and staff members on complex international development programs with USAID or other donor funded projects.
- High degree of professionalism, adaptability and organization.
- Ability to work within a team and multitask.
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesian.
Application should include a cover letter, CV (including three references)
and contact number by 26 December 2013, at the latest. Please put the
position you apply for as the subject of your email. Please send applications to : recruitment@msi-inc.com. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Or
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website, www.msiworldwide.com
