CARE
International Indonesia (CII), as an international NGO, has carried out large
scale operations in Indonesia, encompassing emergency operations, transitional
activities centered on agriculture and nutrition and a range of development
initiatives in such areas as water and sanitation, health and enterprise &
economic development.
JOB TITLE: PROJECT OFFICER (PO)
JOB SUMMARY
The
Project Officer will be responsible for the implementation of Bintang Muda
project on the effective implementation of project activities, along with carry
out monitoring of project progress and recommend any variations to improve
project performance.
The
Bintang Muda Project Officer is expected to provide his/her technical
expertise to support WEBD program:
·
Technical
Support to Individuals and groups.
·
Entrepreneurship
(Leadership, management ability, and team-building).
·
Marketing
communication activity (including design and developing interactive and
effective media for beneficiaries, and initiating access to market).
The
support of Project Officer would cover the following activities that could be
delivered individually or collectively within the teamwork:
- Develop and when possible refine training modules based on existing training modules to meet the local context and target participants.
- Develop the target group (SIAP and SIAGA) selection criteria refer to project document.
- Selection of 200 potential SIAP and 40 SIAGA participants.
- Lead the baseline survey and need assessments; baseline survey will include current income, business ownership, business volume (for existing business), availability of business plan, access to financial services, and plan for business interruption.
- Facilitate or identify potential trainers for the SIAP and SIAGA training.
- Act as main contact person in the Resource and Coaching center.
The
Project Officer shall provide the above services to the benefit of either
internal stakeholders of CARE
(projects under CARE or network of CARE International worldwide) or
external stakeholders (Partner of CARE), when required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND TASKS
1. Develop training modules for SIAP and SIAGA
participants,
- Review existing module (CARE and ILO) and
make necessary revision based on the need of Bintang Muda project.
- Discuss and gather inputs for module document.
2. Develop the SIAP and
SIAGA selection criteria.
3. Selection of SIAP and
SIAGA participants, which includes:
- Gather detail data of women entrepreneur group from different sources such as from women empowerment office, university or other related project implementing in Makassar;
- Provide long list of SIAP candidate and select potential young women to be invited for socialization;
- Provide form to be filled up by participants as part of selection process;
- Review the form and select 200 potential candidate;
- During the SIAP training, prepare to select the 40 SIAGA using selection criteria.
4. Lead baseline and need assessment
implementation:
- Prepare, discuss and finalize the baseline and need assessment tools;
- Maintain participant data, including respondent profile, skills, micro enterprises, individual and household income, business income and other income, market, supply chain, access to finance, use of mobile, training need and other related business development issue.
5. Become a facilitator or co-facilitator on
both SIAP and SIAGA training – and collaborate with other external trainers’
team.
6. Be a main contact person at Resource &
coaching center:
- The RCC will serve as a drop in coaching and mentoring center for participants focusing on start-up businesses and/or the scaling up of existing businesses. The RCC will operate out of the Makassar office one day a week. Coaching and mentoring will be provided for interested SIAP participants;
- Coaching and mentoring of SIAGA participants will focus on business identification or identification of potential for scale up of existing businesses, in order to improve production efficiency, quality, and access to markets including those that function online. Disaster preparedness will also be promoted;
- Design and develop two newsletters that will be published with a main focus on entrepreneurship issues and sections on financial literacy, and disaster risk reductions and other relevant topics. Newsletter will be distributed to all SIAP and SIAGA training participants, and household/community. It is expected that the newsletter will create awareness on business start-up and development, capacity to respond resilience;
- Design and develop six posters with motivational business and resilience messages will be produced, distributed and displayed around the city. Poster will be located in strategic location within the community, to be easily accessible for other young women and community. It is expected that the poster will be able to share important key messages motivating business and resilience messages.
7.
Prepare and document Story of change (see
template):
- During baseline: Context Story about the community; Initial story of 4-10 individual women (in-depth interviews);
- 6 months: Relevant updates on community context; Follow up on the same 4-10 individual women (in-depth interviews);
- 12 months: Relevant updates on community context; Follow up on the same 4-10 individual women (in-depth interviews);
- End of project: Consolidation into one story of change per woman, with background on the community.
8.
Prepare Report on project progress: 6-month
project reports, including baselines and progress on indicators in results
chains (see format).
9.
Develop graphic materials: pictures, videos,
photo-stories on changes in the lives of the women and their communities.
10.
Coordinating with other team within CARE Indonesia’s structure, for sharing resources and maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of Project implementation;
including Build network within CARE International members and with external stakeholders for linkages and
resource sharing or support.
11.
Other
duties as assigned by supervisor.
SUPERVISES
None
CARE is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary
and benefits package, and a collegial working environment, and women candidates are
encouraged to apply. Applicants are invited to send a cover letter
illustrating their suitability for the above positions, and detailed
curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including
telephone, fax numbers and email address). Please DO NOT attached academic
transcripts and Diplomas and state clearly the applied position code in the
email subject.
Please submit your applications before June 16, 2015 to CARE International
Indonesia, Human Resources Unit:
QUALIFICATIONS
1)
Education:
Bachelor Degree in Economic Development or Management or Accounting or
Development Studies or social welfare.
2)
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years experiences in the areas of the following:
a) Designing and
delivering training in economic related programming such as financial
literacy, savings and lending group, bookkeeping, marketing, and also on
entrepreneurship (leadership, management and team building) and others:
b) Understanding in Pro
Poor Value Chain Concept and Market Based Approach;
c) Linking community and
private sectors or community and government agent;
d) Engaging in community
or institutional development;
e) Reporting development
(Indonesia and English);
f) Communication skills
for presentation and negotiation;
g) Experiencing working
for economic development program, value chain, including access to market and
finance;
h) Ability to conduct
secondary and primary research;
i) Ability to manage and
analyze data to support the programming and reporting;
j) Ability to adapt to
changes and shifting paradigm.
3)
Specific
technical skills:
a) Public Speaking,
Presentation Skill and Diplomacy Skill;
b) Computer literate
including: Microsoft Office, data management, and presentation;
c) English Skill.
