CARE International Indonesia Vacancy: Acting Project Manager, Jakarta

CARE International Indonesia (CII), as an international NGO, has carried out large scale operations in Indonesia, encompassing emergency operations, transitional activities centered on agriculture and nutrition and a range of development initiatives in such areas as water and sanitation, health and enterprise & economic development.

CARE International Indonesia  in Head Quarter Office-Jakarta  is currently recruiting the following position for its project:

JOB TITLE: ACTING PROJECT MANAGER

DEPARTMENT/PROJECT: PROGRAM/P.A.C.E. in Community

REPORTS TO: EED & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

JOB SUMMARY
The Acting Project Manager or Act.PM will provide technical oversight on assigned project. S/He will be responsible for coordinating the overall project planning, implementation, monitoring of progress, facilitation of requirements to secure project progress, synergize activities across the partners, coordination and relationship building with key stakeholders, including relevant national and local governments. In particular to make every effort to ensure that the Project’s objectives/outputs are achieved to a high standard of quality according to the log frame and budget, within the contracted project period and in compliance with national laws, donor regulations and CARE policies and procedures.

The Act.PM will work with a group of trainers in facilitating the training and closely work with staff and management of garment factories, including providing capacity building to the staff and management (the key influences of worker empowerment in the factory level)

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Leading the implementation of PACE Project(s) to improve delivery of women rights and life skill of female garment workers, including strategist the planned intervention indicated in the project design (proposal). 
• Providing management support and technical consultancy to female garment workers, trainers, staff and management of factory (ies) to ensure standardized PACE training, mentoring and capacity building at the level of female garment workers and staff/management are in place. 
• Managing overall project management starting such as:
• Defining program activities, strategy, monitoring, evaluation and reporting as per designed in the program proposal, including tools development when required. 
• Financial/budget controlling (such as expenditure monitoring and monthly budget review) personnel management (such as recruitment of trainers, consultants or others required by project and defining the contracted services).
• Administrative tasks to support the program implementation, including select and deal with suppliers or service providers, when required. 

• Liaising with donor, government and other relevant external parties, including representing CARE at related public forum at local, regional and national level.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As the project is about women worker empowerment, Act.PM shall ensure that PACE Project works to improve women right execution and life skill improvement.
• Ensure quality of Project based on indicators set up by the PACE Project (using the system established by donor).
• Facilitate capacity building to the team through training, mentoring, consultancy and/or task assignment. 
• When Project is delivered, ensure women right and protection is put in place and participatory approach or adult learning is applied. 
• Produce report (semi annual and annual) and project performance evaluation based on the standard of Project that is approved by donor.
• Coordinate with other units within CARE organization to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of Project Implementation.
• Regularly monitor the performance of team work and manage the team work to reach the project goal wit.
• Coordinate with donor representative based in Jakarta, particularly to gain support from donor in dealing with factory management and to ensure proper achievement of donor interest at reasonable level.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in social sciences or development studies.
• 5 - 7 years of project management experience in economic development sector in NGO setting.
• Experience in community-based approaches for human right and education strengthening.
• Experience in facilitating trainings and mentoring training of trainer’s sessions to sustain the learning and scale up the impact.
• Experience in supervising team work, working in the team work and writing English and Indonesia reports. 
• Experience to work in multi tasking environment and proactively response to the dynamic of project implementation.
• Excellent planning, technical, financial & budget oversight, negotiations, and communications/diplomacy skills.
• Demonstrate experience in applying a gender equality approach.
• Ability to work under tight deadline and multi-cultural setting. 
• Competent in Windows, MS Office programs, email and database experience.
• Experience working with workers development or workers association is an added value.

TERMS OF OFFER
CARE is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial working environment, and women candidates are encouraged to apply. 

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above positions, and detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and email address). Please DO NOT attached academic transcripts and Diplomas and state clearly the applied position code in the email subject. 

Please submit your applications before June 04, 2014 to CARE International Indonesia, Human Resources Unit:

recruit_757@careind.or.id

"Only qualified applicants will be shortlisted"