Helen Keller International (HKI) - Indonesia
Marketing Technical Officer
Program(s): Nutrition,
Agriculture, Food Security
Reports to: HFP Project
Coordinator
I.
Program Description
Since the 1970s HKI has
been working to establish sustainable evidence-based approaches to enhance
health, nutrition, rehabilitation and education in Indonesia. HKI's programs in
Indonesia engage all levels of the government health and education structure from
national to village level. HKI provides services which are integrated into
existing health and education systems by developing its human resources and
infrastructure, conducting needs assessments, analyzing local characteristics
to inform program design and implementation, training of personnel, providing
basic equipment and medicines, delivering services, monitoring program progress
and evaluating their impact.
HKI currently implements
education, rehabilitation, eye care, health, and nutrition programs in 24
countries worldwide. Through 90 years of
experience, HKI has developed particular expertise in large scale
implementation of targeted interventions, development of government service
delivery systems and comprehensive monitoring of program outcomes, such as
policy developments, educational access, nutritional status, mortality and
morbidity.
HKI is currently
implementing a homestead food production programme in Nusa Tenggara Timur, one
of the most food insecure provinces in Indonesia. This homestead food production programme
combines home gardening of micronutrient-rich vegetables, poultry rearing as a
means to provide eggs as a source of protein and micronutrients, aquaculture, and
nutrition education in order to improve the nutritional status of key target
groups: households with children under the age of five, women of reproductive
age, and pregnant and lactating women.
Income generation for participating households is another key aim of
this programme, and HKI will implement a collective marketing training module
to potentially increase income for selected households. The links between higher income from home
production of nutritional foods and sustainability of homestead food production
programmes and the association with the nutritional status of households is not
well established. Helen Keller
International-Indonesia intends to investigate the changes in nutritional
outcomes and program sustainability that result from the introduction of a
collective marketing program that changes income of project beneficiaries.
II.
Position Description
Based in Timor Tengah
Selatan District, Nusa Tenggara Timur, the Marketing Technical Officer, will oversee
the marketing components of HKI Indonesia’s Homestead Food Production (HFP)
program.
The Marketing Technical
Officer will report to the HFP Project Coordinator and collaborate closely with
the HFP program team in Soe and Jakarta.
This position is local
hire.
III.
Essential Job
Functions
- Ensure implementation of marketing activities in the field as per the work plan;
- Prepare and implement marketing research study;
- Orient project participants on marketing activities;
- Design training curriculum for marketing activities and conduct training at different levels;
- Work closely with the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Technical Officer and Field Supervisors for the implementation of marketing activities;
- Collect information on existing marketing systems for home produce in Indonesia;
- Develop a marketing channel between farmers and middlemen/buyers;
- Assist to develop an appropriate market data collection system;
·
Collect
market information (like market price, demand and supply information,
appropriate or convenient marketing place, etc.) on monthly or regular basis;
·
Develop
technical materials and communications materials on marketing component;
·
Provide
technical assistance/support to Field Supervisors on the marketing components
of HFP activities such as nursery, homestead gardening, chicken farming
activities;
·
Assist
the monitoring team to collect data and quality control at the field;
·
Collect
information through special survey like Focus Group Discussion (FGD),
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and prepare reports on findings;
·
Liaise with related
Offices including Agricultural and Food Security Provincial and District Office
for marketing-related activities;
·
Organize
meeting, workshop for marketing-related activities;
·
Participate with other
technical officers to design, develop and produce BCC/training materials
related to HFP as needed;
·
Participate
in the development and preparation of annual work plans, draft reports on HFP program, survey report and other documents related
HFP;
·
Compile
and prepare monthly field activity report and submit to HFP Project Coordinator;
·
Represent
HKI in workshops/seminars and technical meetings on marketing;
·
Assist
HFP Project Coordinator and Nutrition Program Manager with other duties as
needed.
IV.
Qualifications
and Experience
·
Bachelor
degree in agriculture or social economic studies or commerce or business-related
field with strong hands-on experience working in NTT will be considered;
·
At
least 5 years of related field experience in marketing for agriculture projects;
·
Strong
technical knowledge of marketing for agriculture programs and issues in
Indonesia, particularly NTT;
·
Demonstrated
ability to effectively interact and communicate with government, academia and
other stakeholders in Indonesia;
·
Demonstrated
ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents and to prepare
presentations and articles;
·
Excellent
oral and written English is highly preferred;
·
Fluent
oral and written Bahasa Indonesia;
·
Strong
interpersonal skills in dealing with external contacts as well as internal
colleagues
People
with disabilities or special needs , Living with HIV/AIDS, and
LGBTS ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender ) individuals are welcome to
apply
Send the application and
CV to:
Indonesia.Recruitment@hki.org
with title of email: “Marketing Technical Officer -HFP”.
with title of email: “Marketing Technical Officer -HFP”.
Or to:
HKI Indonesia
Jl. Bougenvile No. 64
Soe, NTT
Telpon/Fax: 0388 21293
Application deadline: 20 February 2015
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview
