Hivos Southeast Asia Job Vacancy: Assistant Country Coordinator AgriProFocus Program, Jakarta

Hivos Southeast Asia Job Vacancies 2015

JOB VACANCY Hivos is a Dutch non-governmental organization 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.

Agri-ProFocus, founded in 2005, is a partnership of 35 Dutch development agencies, credit institutions, training and knowledge institutions, and private companies. Agri-ProFocus believes that worldwide primary producers are the key to local economic growth and sustainable agri-food systems and food security for all. Agri-ProFocus envisages empowered entrepreneurial farmers (men and women), their families, and organizations accessing agri-businesses, markets, and investment opportunities.

Experience from within the Agri-ProFocus network has shown that to promote farmer entrepreneurship, multiple actors need to act and learn together around critical intervention areas. To this purpose Agri-ProFocus has developed local action-oriented networks to promote farmer entrepreneurship.

Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with local civil society organizations in developing countries, Hivos wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world. Hivos works in many parts of the world, including South East Asia, which is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hivos Regional Office South East Asia manages many programs in the Open and Green Sector, including hosting AgriProFocus Indonesia.

For its Southeast Asia Regional Office in Jakarta, Hivos seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:

• Title: Assistant Country Coordinator AgriProFocus
• Duty Station: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Duration: One year with possibility of extension
• Report to: Country Coordinator AgriProFocus

Functional context AgriProFocus is an international network with Dutch roots that promotes and drives farmer entrepreneurship among farmers and their organizations. It is a network that offers a central place (online and offline) where organizations, professionals, and agri-businesses can meet, do business, and share resources and knowledge. AgriProFocus is active in Africa (12 countries), Indonesia and in the Netherlands, and organizes a regular calendar of Business-2-Business events and fairs, expert meetings, knowledge events, and debates. Moreover, the network provides brokering services as well as an active online space for networking and exchange. In Indonesia, AgriProFocus is hosted by Hivos.

AgriProFocus team consists of two people: Country Coordinator and Assistant Country Coordinator. The Assistant Coordinator will support day-to-day activities of AgriProFocus Indonesia network, and assist in events, meetings, etc.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Facilitating and moderating the online platform in line with procedures and guidelines; inviting members to engage and contribute.
• Implementing the marketing strategy of AgriProFocus at the country level.
• Developing fact sheets and other public relations materials.
• Contributing to the drafting of country plan progress reports.
• Participating in and contributing to steering committee meetings and processing the meetings' minutes.
• Contributing and participating in the AgriProFocus core group.
• Assisting the Country Coordinator in supporting partners in the development of their business.
• Assisting the Country Coordinator in facilitating the innovation communities at the country level.
• Organizing and publishing reviews and articles about (AgriProFocus) events on the online platform.
• Any other duties assigned by the Country Coordinator AgriProFocus.

Knowledge, experiences and competencies

• Minimum of Bachelor and >1 year relevant working experience.
• Excellent communication skills in English or French language.
• Facilitating skills.
• Good writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

What do we offer
An inspiring and dynamic working environment, dedicated colleagues and the possibility to work for an ambitious new international initiative of Agri-Hub project.

How to apply
To apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter to application.id@hivos.org no later than Friday, 8 May 2015.

Please specify the position name you are applying for ('Assistant Country Coordinator AgriProFocus') in the 'subject' line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.