Elva Community Engagement Vacancy: Project Manager, Jakarta & Aceh

****Please note:**** Full working proficiency in Indonesian preferred.

Elva Community Engagement
Elva Community Engagement is looking for an experienced project manager to coordinate a pioneering democratisation project in Indonesia. The project will be implemented by Elva and the Asia Foundation and aims to promote citizen participation in local decision-making processes throughout Indonesia. To achieve this aim, Elva will develop a mobile and web platform that allows citizens to participate in surveys on local issues and to interact with local politicians to identify and address local issues of concern. The project manager will be based in Jakarta, with occasional travel to Aceh.

Duties and responsibilities:
The project manager will carry out the following tasks:

• Support the conceptual design of the citizen engagement platform, based on feedback from local citizens
• Ensure the correct and timely implementation of all planned project activities in cooperation with Elva management
• Coordinate all project activities with international and local project partners
• Train local communities in using the citizen engagement platform
• Identify and develop new ways to implement Elva's services in Indonesia.
• Write monitoring and evaluation reports in a timely manner and according to donor requirements

Required skills and experience:

• A university degree in Political Science/Sociology or IT/web development, or any discipline relevant to the above duties.
• Proven experience in project management, particularly through using innovative tools to achieve social impact.
• Ideally experience in working with local communities.
• Passionate about the concept of using new technologies for conflict management.
• Ability to develop and maintain a broad network of contacts within the social innovation sector in Indonesia.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Indonesian and English

Elva offers:

• A 4-month deliverable-based contract starting 1 December 2014 with the possibility of extension.
• The work is well compensated according to local standards, taking into account your background and experience.
• An informal, innovative learning environment within a dynamic, growing organization.
• Work experience within an enthusiastic international team on a diverse range of challenging issues.

About us: Elva Community Engagement (website and brochure) builds pioneering web and mobile tools that connect citizens in Africa, Asia and Europe with humanitarian organisations to monitor and resolve local issues of concern. Local communities and international organisations are using our tools for monitoring a wide variety of important issues, including conflict situations, election processes and environmental degradation. Our work takes us to different corners of the world, including:

• Georgia: A project to monitor and address security incidents in conflict-affected communities, using SMS and smartphone apps (see here and here)
• Libya: support local organisations prevent conflict using a mobile phone based reporting platform.
• Central African Republic: a platform that helps humanitarian actors map relevant incidents and needs of conflict-affected and displaced peoples.

Our work is being recognised and supported by leading international organisations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). We have presented our work at international forums, such as the OSCE Security Days and the International Conference of Crisis Mappers.

By joining our ambitious and dynamic team, you will be able to enjoy an innovative environment and make great ideas happen in a wide range of countries.

How to apply:

Please send a CV and concise cover letter in English to info@elva.org by Sunday 30 November 18:00 (GST). Only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.