Job Opportunity Program Office Urban NEXUS, Jakarta - Pekanbaru & Tanjung Pinang

JOB OPPORTUNITY
PROJECT OFFICER: URBAN NEXUS
ICLEI – LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

(Indonesia Project Office)

 
About ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

ICLEI is the world's leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable development. ICLEI is a powerful movement of 12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities as well as 450 medium-sized cities and towns in 86 countries.

ICLEI was founded in 1990 as the 'International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives' when more than 200 local governments from 43 countries convened during the World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future. In 2003, the 'International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives' became 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability' with a broader mandate to address sustainability issues.

With its wide array of network, ICLEI has a number of secretariat located in various regions of the world. ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) is based in the Philippines. The Secretariat also operates via its Indonesia Project Office in Jakarta. To know more about ICLEI SEAS, visitseas.iclei.org. ICLEI Indonesia project office is currently looking for a full-time Project Officer to be based in Jakarta.

Project Officer

The Project Officer shall lead on-the ground implementation of the Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus in Indonesia. Pekanbaru and Tanjung Pinang serve as project sites.

This project is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH serves as lead executing agency. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) serves as political partner while ICLEI SEAS acts as implementing partner.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Serve as liaison officer to the Indonesian Nexus cities (Pekanbaru and Tanjung Pinang) 
• Design and organize trainings and workshops for the two cities as well as two national-local dialogues 
• Prepare concept notes, workshop proceedings, news brief, PPT presentations, and other relevant project documents 
• Conduct desk research on relevant nexus themes and issues in Indonesi
•  Analyze the conditions of two cities in the context of water-food-energy nexus as basis for preparing working papers and project reports 
• Draft working papers and reports for the Indonesian Nexus cities 
• Represent ICLEI in meetings, forum, and other activities of the two cities as necessary 
• Maintain Nexus project database for Indonesia

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science/Planning/Management, Engineering, and other related fields. Having a Master’s degree will be an advantage.
• At least three-year work experience in the field of project management with focus on integrated resource management issues including but not limited to wastewater treatment and management, solid waste management, and other related themes. 
• Excellent command of the English language (written and spoken) 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 
• Ability to handle multiple tasks without compromising both the quality of output/s and project deadlines 
• Creative, motivated, with keen attention to detail, and highly organized
  

Terms and Conditions

Full-time position available ASAP. The chosen candidate would participant in two days Result Base Monitoring Workshop at Bangkok on 24 - 25 November 2014. There for a valid passport is desirable.

Position will be based at the ICLEI Indonesia Project office at:

Rasuna Office Park II MO.03
Kompleks Rasuna Epicentrum
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Jakarta 12960

• Working hours: 40 hours/week. Periodic communication with partners may require work beyond office hours. 
• Applicant must be willing and able to travel domestically and internationally.

Application Process
E-mail cover letter, recent photograph and CV to Irvan.pulungan@yahoo.co.id on or before 31 December 2014 with the subject line: Program Officer Nexus.