The
Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) project is a sixty-month
program (2011 – 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of DAI. IUWASH works
with government, the private sector, NGOs, community groups and other
stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation in
Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to assist the Government
of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in achieving its safe water
and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by expanding access to
these services.
To
achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under three
main technical components, including:
1. Mobilizing demand for water supply and sanitation service
delivery;
2. Improving and expanding capacity for water and sanitation service
delivery; and
3. Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for
improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.
IUWASH
applies different approaches and interventions with its local partners, such as
local government institutions, water utilities, NGOs and communities for the
behavior change communication, capacity building and governance to address
water, sanitation and hygiene. To achieve these objectives IUWASH regional
offices need high caliber incumbent to fill the one position of City Coordinator
who will take a lead role to the following cities and be based at:
- Kota Surakarta, Kabupaten Klaten & Kabupaten Sukoharjo (CC-CJ)
RESPONSIBILITIES
The
primary objective of the City Coordinator position is to serve as a member of
the IUWASH Regional Team in Central Java, supporting implementation of IUWASH
field activities and maintaining excellent relations with all relevant
stakeholders (local governments, PDAMs, NGOs, communities, etc.). The
day-to-day work of this position is supervised by the Regional Coordinator for
that region as well as a Technical Specialist who provide more detailed
programmatic guidance.
The
City Coordinator contributes to the achievement of IUWASH objectives at the
local level by assisting in the development of city-level workplans,
coordinating city-level activities, ensuring strong communications with the
IUWASH regional office and technical specialists, and generally building trust
between IUWASH and local stakeholders. S/he works side by side IUWASH partners
on a daily basis and represents the front line of the project.
The
full position description is available at http:// www.iuwash.or.id
REPORTING
This position may require frequent travels other
cities within IUWASH project areas. S/he will report directly to Central Java Regional Coordinator for the day to day activities.
QUALIFICATION
·
Minimum
D3 majoring in environmental
engineering, public health or social science with related working experiences from 2
years to 8 years and preferably Bachelor degree.
·
Specific
working experience on
institutional (PDAM)
and/or community-based water supply and sanitation program preferably with
DAI/USAID and preferably experience in
community facilitation, training and organizing work
·
Excellent
interpersonal skills, with capacity to work independently in limited
supervision/facility as well as a team player with a range of people
·
Able to do multi-tasking and flexibility to work on evenings and weekend on occasion and to
travel as and when required within the IUWASH project area
·
Computer
literate and proficient in Microsoft Office tools
·
Able to work
in his/her designated areas
APPLICATION
GUIDELINES
Interested
applicants are invited to send a cover letter and complete curriculum vitae
stated 3 referees to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com. Please indicate the code of
position you are applying for in the title of the email.
Deadline
for Applications: December 15, 2013
We
are regret that shall be unable to acknowledge receipt of you application and
unable to respond to those applicants who have not been short listed and we
apologize for this in advance. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of
the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Only
short-listed candidates will be notified.
