Are you interested in improving social services for
marginalized population in a mega city? Do you enjoy managing projects
and building capacity of local teams? Then join us!
You will be joining the multi-disciplinary team of Friends-International (FI) comprised of over 600 professionals committed to creating innovative social service for youth, children and families worldwide.
Who are we?
FI recently expanded to Jakarta by establishing Teman Baik, our Indonesian program which is now a locally run NGO. In Jakarta we provide a comprehensive range of services to children, youth and their families including Outreach, Educational and Vocational Training, Youth and Family Employment.
What will you do?
As a Technical Assistantyou will work closely with the Program Director and provide technical support to build the capacity of the local management team. The position will provide support in the following areas:
Location: This position is based in Jakarta with occasional travel in the region
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experiences.
What we do?
Friends-International is a social enterprise that works with marginalized urban children and youth, their families and communities, to help them become independent and productive citizens of their country.
We drive an innovative network of government and non-government organizations working together to solve the problems children and youth face worldwide. The objective is to significantly improve the quality and impact of services to marginalized urban children and youth and related groups through an effective network of internationally recognized organizations. We have developed a holistic social integration cycle that is based on individual and community needs to achieve best practice methods directly or in collaboration with partners.
You will be joining the multi-disciplinary team of Friends-International (FI) comprised of over 600 professionals committed to creating innovative social service for youth, children and families worldwide.
Who are we?
FI recently expanded to Jakarta by establishing Teman Baik, our Indonesian program which is now a locally run NGO. In Jakarta we provide a comprehensive range of services to children, youth and their families including Outreach, Educational and Vocational Training, Youth and Family Employment.
As a Technical Assistantyou will work closely with the Program Director and provide technical support to build the capacity of the local management team. The position will provide support in the following areas:
- Program management and program coordination
- Fundraising through grants applications and fostering and maintaining donor relationships
- Coordinate fundraising activities, inclusive of keeping an eye on the funding needs and grants writing
- Manage country’s donor database and maintain good relations with existing donors and identify potential new donors
- Reinforce and support the use of data collection and reporting system to the teams
- Build capacity of the team in project management, budget management and monitoring and evaluation
- Support the admin/finance team to implement the Friends-International policies and procedures
- Attend, and co-represent Friends-International during regular stakeholder meetings
- Facilitate/support research to better understand the needs of beneficiaries and advocate for improvement or adaptation of services to match those needs
- Facilitate coordination between the Friends-International head office in Cambodia and the Teman Baik office in Jakarta (regular contact with relevant International Coordinators and Technical Advisors)
- You have experience in managing projects that aim at improving lives of marginalized populations
- You are passionate about training, mentoring and coaching of local team
- You have dynamic personality and brining hands-on solutions to the table
- You have good understanding of Indonesian NGO environment and its network
- You have solid knowledge in project assessment, monitoring and evaluation systems
- You are able to produce good quality written project proposals and reports to donors
- You have excellent computer skills, especially MS Excel
- You have exceptional writing and speaking skills in English language
- Your knowledge of Indonesian language or willingness to learn would be a plus
Location: This position is based in Jakarta with occasional travel in the region
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experiences.
What we do?
Friends-International is a social enterprise that works with marginalized urban children and youth, their families and communities, to help them become independent and productive citizens of their country.
We drive an innovative network of government and non-government organizations working together to solve the problems children and youth face worldwide. The objective is to significantly improve the quality and impact of services to marginalized urban children and youth and related groups through an effective network of internationally recognized organizations. We have developed a holistic social integration cycle that is based on individual and community needs to achieve best practice methods directly or in collaboration with partners.
How to apply:
Join us bySubmitting a cover letter with a CV and salary expectations to hr@friends-international.org with the caption subject: Technical Assistant Teman Baik.
Friends-International is an equal opportunity employer and the successful candidate will be selected based on merit.
The successful applicant will be expected to comply with Friends-International’s Child Protection Policy. Please submit your application before 12th of April 2015
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
