The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for
sustainable development with worldwide operations. Its corporate objective is
to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. GIZ has been
working in Indonesia since 1975 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Regional Economic Development Program (RED) is a
joint program by the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) and GIZ. The RED complements the efforts of the Indonesian
government in fostering sustainable economic growth. Through a comprehensive
approach involving the public and private sector, RED strengthens the
competitiveness of selected sectors and regions. RED is structured into 3
program components which are closely interlinked:
·
Component 1: to develop a consistent National Local and Regional Economic
Development (LRED) Framework;
·
Component 2: to implement sustainable LRED approaches in pilot regions;
·
Component 3: to integrate and implement aspects of green economy in program
activities.
RED is seeking 1 (one) qualified Indonesian candidate
from March until December 2014 (with the possibility of extension) for the
following position: Junior
Advisor for Green Tourism
A. Responsibilities
The junior advisor provides support for
§ the senior advisor in coordinating and carrying
out project activities with counterparts;
§ carrying out specific tasks which are required
for planning and implementation of projects or programmes in the field of Green
tourism;,
§ carrying out specific tasks in connection with
knowledge management for the project/ programme
The junior
advisor performs the following tasks:
B.
Tasks
1. Coordination and
monitoring
The junior advisor
§ supports
project and activity planning of RED NTB with close contact to the Partner Organisation (Tourism Dinas) and other stakeholders, e.g.
BAPPEDA;
§ supports project monitoring and updates information on
project progress, documents and reports regularly on the status of results;
§ contributes his/her
knowledge and ideas, especially in composing presentations and reports, such as
result chains and annual work plan;
§ assists with planning, coordinating, organization and
documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars and other project activities
with a focus on technical aspects;
§ attends the exchange meeting (jour fixe meeting)
together with the RED team NTB on a routine basis;
§ assists
with PR work for the project/programme;
§ assists short-term experts assigned to RED NTB in
completing their tasks;
2.
Research
The junior advisor
§ assists data
collection-related to green tourism
3.
Knowledge management
The junior advisor
§ assists in drawing up
reports and translates important documents, such as regulations, concepts,
strategy papers, minutes, etc.;
§ translates from
Indonesian to English and vice versa during meetings and conversations;
§ assists in
communicating, updating and collecting information on relevant data as requested by the senior advisor / RED Green Economy Team;
§ maintains the filing
system of the office, including the electronic filing system as well as the
paper filing system in close coordination with the Administrative Professional
RED NTB
4.
Implementation of project activities
The junior advisor
§ assists in administration in close collaboration with
the Administrative Professional RED NTB as well as in implementation of the
project activities in Green tourism and related working fields;
§ supports organization and coordination of meetings and
workshops with local stakeholders;
§ assists with recording and documenting the results of all activities;
§ moderates meetings/workshops in connection with project activities
5.
General obligations
The junior advisor
§ is familiar with GIZ planning, implementation and reporting procedures
and their changes;
§ is familiar with other programme components and GIZ-assisted measures,
concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and
staff;
§ represents the interest of the GIZ-assisted measure and always acts on
its behalf;
§ carries out important tasks for the RED programme, even if these are not
explicitly cited in the job description.
6.
Other duties/additional tasks
The junior advisor
§ identifies, builds up and maintains communication and liaison issues
between the project and local partners and other concerned parties;
§ is responsible for general guidance of international personnel in intercultural
communication;
§ performs additional
duties and tasks at the request of senior advisor or RED management.
C.
Required
qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications:
§ University degree
in tourism management or related field
Professional experience
§ 3 years working
experience - in the field of sustainable tourism with good understanding of green business aspects
Other knowledge, additional competences
§ Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, email, the
internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Access or other database
programme);
§ Good knowledge of English, ideally a knowledge of German;
§ Working experience in an international context;
§ Working experience in Lombok’s tourism sector is desirable;
§ Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed –
corresponding measures are agreed with management.
Please see our website at www.red.co.id for further details. The closing
date for applications is Tuesday, 25 February 2014. Interested
candidate should submit an application letter, updated CV, recent photograph
and a list of references (all documents in English) to:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH / Regional Economic Development
Program (RED)
Attn. Mr. Frank
Bertelmann
by e-mail to: Jakarta@red.or.id
- Only short-listed candidates will be notified for
interviews –
