JOB VACANCY
Background
Caritas Germany is the
International Department of the German Caritas Association (DCV,
Deutscher Caritas Verband) a Catholic relief agency that commits
itself worldwide to emergency aid and reconstruction and develops social
services in many countries of the world. Together with a network of 160
national Caritas associations Caritas Germany is an international humanitarian
aid organization that provides relief and assistance to those in need
independent of religion, ethnicity and political worldview. The DCV was
founded in 1897 by German Bishops’ Conference and now it employs more than
500.000 people countrywide and is widely acknowledges as the leading
organization in professional social work and related issues.
In Indonesia, Caritas Germany
started relief activities in December 2004 immediately after the earthquake and
following tsunami in Aceh.
Currently Caritas Germany has
an immediate need for Project Officer for Country
Office Indonesia in Yogyakarta. The duties and tasks assigned to the Project Officer are focussed on the
program and administration support to projects implemented by Caritas Germany’s
partner organizations in Caritas Germany areas in Indonesia.
In doing so, the Project Officer will be chiefly in charge of the
technical support of the assigned Caritas Germany project partners, in order to
ensure the quality of the projects implemented by Caritas Germany’s partner
organizations.
Additionally the Project Officer’s work focuses on ensuring project
partners’ compliance to the rules and regulations of Caritas Germany,
especially those for general administration. With this the Project Officer
assumes the responsibility to ensure that the project partners comply with the
operational standards of Caritas Germany.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 (five) years’ experience working on disability issues, disaster risk reduction and other community development program with partnership model in national or international organization; has work experience in East of Nusa Tenggara strongly preferred
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in public administration, social science, political science, economics, agriculture, law or related areas; additional training and certification in project management would be an advantage
- Demonstrable experience of project cycle management, project monitoring
and evaluation and administration
- A good understanding of disability and emergency response issues and an active interest in the workings of civil society
- Experience of reviewing proposal and report
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral and ability to relate sensitively to diverse groups
- Good report-writing skills
- Strong analytic and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Good computer skills including Microsoft Office, internet, e-mail etc
- Good interpersonal and team working skills
- Proven ability to efficiently and effectively handle multiple tasks at the same time
- Flexibility in working in diverse situations with unpredictable working hours
- Willingness to travel within Indonesia and overseas in support of projects’ implementation
Terms and Conditions
Caritas Germany will offer competitive salary with benefit as Indonesian
Labour Law
Leave entitlement: 20 days holiday a year in addition to relevant public
holidays
Hours: Standard working week is 40 hours in five days Monday to Friday.
However the demands of the job are likely to be such that a willingness to work
longer hours, as required, will be necessary
Application Process
In order to apply, please submit (1) cover letter, and (2)
your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English detailing
how you meet the selection criteria, labelled
with three references and your salary expectation (maximum file size 300KB) to caritas.germany@gmail.com and ade.caritas@gmail.com. Please use subject heading “Project
Officer-name of applicant.”
Deadline for applications: September 6th, 2015
Caritas Germany values equal employment opportunities. People with
disability and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications
and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
