HIVOS Job Vacancy: Green Society Junior Programme Officer, Jakarta

Green Society Junior Programme OfficerFor its Southeast Asia Regional Office in Jakarta, Hivos seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of: 

Vacancy Name: Green Society Junior Programme Officer
Number of hours:Until 31 December 2015
Region: Southeast Asia
Office: Jakarta, Indonesia 

Hivos is an international non-governmental organisation guided by humanist values. It aims at structural poverty alleviation with a strong focus on civil society building and sustainable economic development. Hivos provides financial support for local NGOs, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging knowledge and expertise. 

Functional context:The Green Society Junior Programme Officer is a traineeship position for emerging young leaders in development work, which offers a learning trajectory through practical on-the-job training, mentoring, and capacity building opportunities. The main responsibility for this position is to assist the management of Hivos’s portfolio of projects within the Green Society Cluster (Green Food and Green Energy). 

The Green Society Junior Programme Officer works closely with the Green Society cluster teams (Green Food and Green Energy), the Finance Officer and Operations Manager. 

Roles and responsibilities:
A. Programme Management Support:

• Managing partnerships with civil society organizations working on Green issues, including renewable energy and sustainable food/landscapes.This may include domestic travel to conduct partner liaison and project monitoring and evaluation. 
• Assisting with studies or research for the development of new Green Society programmes, including performing desk reviews.
• Organizing workshops, meetings, trainings, and the design and printing of publications as necessary.

B. Project Administration:

• Assisting Coordinators and Project Managers in assessing and processing new project proposals, and accepting or rejecting proposals according to the proper procedures. 
• Assisting with the preparation of all necessary documents and administrative requirements for contractual commitments with partner organizations and consultants according to existing procedures, including data entry and data management in Hivos’s information management system (Osiris).
• Processing of annual progress reports and informing partners of the outcome.
• Monitoring the timeliness of report submissions from partners.

Knowledge, experiences and competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of development issues, particularly renewable energy, sustainable food or environment issues in Indonesia. 
• Good understanding of the principle of sustainability and social innovation, particularly as practiced by noon-government organisations in Indonesia.
• Strong organizational, administrative and communication skills.
• Strong English language communication skills, both oral and written.
• A good team worker.
• Prior experience in grant making will be regarded as an asset.

What do we offer:An inspiring and dynamic working environment, dedicated colleagues and the possibility to work for an ambitious new international initiative of Hivos programmes. 

To apply for this position please submit:

• A cover letter expressing motivation for the position. 
• A CV, no more than 4 (four) pages, that highlights how the candidate meets the expected qualifications.

To: application.id@hivos.org no later than Tuesday, 7 April 2015.

This is an opened position at national level. Please specify the position name you are applying for (‘Junior Programme Officer Green’) in the ‘subject’ line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.