WORK FOR AN
AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN INDONESIA
POSITION OPENING:
Industry: Non-profit/International Development
Function: Technical Staff
Employer: Build Change Indonesia
Job Title: Technical Supervisor
Job
Location: Takengon,
Central Aceh - Indonesia
Start
Date: Immediate
Organization Description
Founded in 2004, Build Change is a non‐profit social enterprise
whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change
designs safe buildings, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government
officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement
building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building
materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based
capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing
institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change started its work in
Aceh, Indonesia, after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and since has expanded
to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia and the Philippines. Build Change
has trained more than 20,000 people on earthquake-resistant design and
construction techniques, and has provided technical assistance for more than
40,000 safer homes, impacting an estimated 200,000 people.
Build
Change and its Founder and CEO, Dr. Elizabeth Hausler Strand, have received
numerous awards including most recently the 2013 Structural Engineer’s
Association of California Award of Excellence in the Research/Guidelines
category, 2011 Schwab Foundation US Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and 2011
Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Build
Change has won grants from Echoing Green, Draper Richards Foundation, Mulago
Foundation and Ashoka-Lemelson. and was named a 2008 Laureate in the Equality
Category for Technology Benefiting Humanity by the San Jose Tech Museum of
Innovation Tech Awards. Build Change has been published
or featured in numerous media outlets and journals including Rappler, The New
York Times, Huffington Post, NPR, BBC, ABCNews, Fast Company and Innovations
journal. Upon request from USAID, Build Change has written three primers,
on post-disaster housing new construction, retrofitting and site hazard
mitigation.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Technical Supervisor -
Indonesia
For the
position of Technical Supervisor, Build Change Indonesia is seeking an
experienced, outgoing, loyal and honest individual to support our Program in
Takengon, Central Aceh. The successful candidate should have experience
working with Technical arrangement.
This position
reports to Indonesia Project Manager.
Technical Supervisor
Responsibilities
Program
and Management Responsibilities
- Oversee construction of earthquake-resistant, culturally appropriate houses
- Supervise and Mentor Technical Apprentices
- Work with teachers and school group in developing changes to construction practice
- Work directly with homeowners providing hands on technical assistance, training, and design inputs.
- Willing to travel to all area of Build Change Indonesia
Qualifications
- Women candidates are encouraged to apply
- S1/D3 degree in civil engineering or related field
- At least 3 years experience managing and supervising construction of masonry, reinforced concrete and timber buildings
- Knowledge of principles of earthquake resistant construction
- Demonstrated experience managing construction staff, builders, and contractors and ability resolve problems with contractors
- Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and development ethics
- Familiarity with use of AutoCAD drafting software
- Familiarity with Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Good in written and spoken English or desire to learn
- No ego, drama, or pessimism; the successful candidate will be flexible, humble, patient, and have a good sense of humor.
Applications :
Please
send your CV and latest photo with position applied on the email subject to: hrindonesia@buildchange.org soon as possible but no later than 11 March 2015. This vacancy will be open
until the position is filled. (Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us.
Thanks,
Human Resources Department
Build Change Indonesia
We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us.
Thanks,
Human Resources Department
Build Change Indonesia