Netherlands Leprosy Relief Vacancy for a Senior Disability and Rehabilitation Specialist, Jakarta

Vacancy for a Senior Disability and Rehabilitation Specialist at NLR Indonesia

Netherlands Leprosy Relief (NLR), with head office in Amsterdam, is a professional organisation working in the field of leprosy and disability in 16 leprosy endemic countries. Each year, around 219,000 people globally are diagnosed with leprosy. Indonesia ranks number 3, with relatively high disability rates.  NLR has been supporting projects in Indonesia since 1967. The main partner of NLR Indonesia is the Ministry of Health (MoH). Activities are coordinated with MoH and are aligned to MoH requirements and priorities. At provincial level, the provincial health services are important partners. 

Next to supporting leprosy control, NLR Indonesia’s disability and rehabilitation program aims to support and advance holistic, community-based rehabilitation and sustainable inclusive development for persons with disabilities, including people affected by leprosy. Prevention of disability, medical rehabilitation, home-based (self-) care and access to referral for persons affected by leprosy is one important part of our work. Mainstreaming of services and inclusion of persons affected by leprosy into general disability and development programs is another focus. We work closely with a number of local Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs) and with other important stakeholders such as Universities and Hospitals.

We are looking for an Indonesian national to work as our Senior Disability and Rehabilitation Specialist, starting 1^st of March 2015 or latest 1^st of April 2015. Initial contract is for a duration of one year.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Disability and Rehabilitation Specialist (SDRS) will work within the framework of the NLR support to the National Leprosy Control Programme of the Republic of Indonesia, reporting to the Country Representative of NLR Indonesia. He/she will be responsible for the overall management of the Disability and Rehabilitation programme at NLR Indonesia.

Duties include planning, development of strategies and design of programmes, projects or research, monitoring and evaluation. A strong focus is put on development and piloting of innovative approaches. Insight and experiences gained from these pilots are documented and shared through (scientific) publications and presentations.

The SDRS will engage in national and international networking and the development of local partnerships. He/she will oversee , advise and assist the implementation of projects through local partners, and identify needs in organisational strengthening of partners and beneficiary organisations where needed.

The SDRS will be involved in institutional fundraising by identifying funding opportunities and designing and writing proposals in English. He/she will be responsible for reporting to external agencies in line with their requirements. The management of external funded projects or research includes design and monitoring of multi-year budgets.

The SDRS will have further responsibilities upon request to support and advise NLR Indonesia and International on issues in the field of Disability and Rehabilitation, including the provision of documentations, analyses and assessments.

Key requirements

• We are looking for an Indonesian National with a strong background in disability and good knowledge in leprosy.  He/she must have working experience with project management, M&E, networking and partnering with DPO/NGO, community based rehabilitation /DID and research. Good understanding of medical rehabilitation is desired. 
• The candidate should at least have a master degree with at least 5 years work experiences at managerial level or have a bachelor degree with at least 7 years of work experiences at managerial level. 
• The candidate should be fluent in Bahasa and in English and have very strong written and spoken communication skills. S/he must be equipped with creative and analytic thinking with proven ability to develop and design project documents including: proposals, Term of References, monthly, biannual and annual reports on progress, project status, resource requirements and future plans. 
• As head of the DAR unit, s/he is required to have good leadership and teamwork skills with demonstrated ability in applying good judgement and decision making skill. Cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, including persons affected by leprosy and those with other disabilities, and close contact and regular communication with MoH is a prerequisite. 
• Regular traveling throughout Indonesia will be the norm and can take up to 50% of the working-time. The candidate must accept occasional work and travel outside regular office times. 
• The station of duty is in Jakarta. We are offering a full-time job; remunerations are competitive and in line with comparable INGOs . 
• We encourage persons with disabilities, including persons affected by leprosy, to apply.

How to Apply

Application letter together with updated CV and reference letters should be submitted via email to:

Ms. Sorta Arta, NLR Operational Manager via email: rep_office@nlrindonesia.or.id

Closing date for applications is 9^th of January 2015 and the screening process will take place as we receive the application.

Only qualified candidate will be contacted and requested to take part in the interview process. In case you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been selected for the interview.