UNDP Indonesia’s mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Democratic Governance, Regional Development and Poverty Reduction, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment and Climate Change. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in crosscutting initiatives such as HIV/AIDS and gender equality.
ART GOLD INDONESIA (AGI) DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (NATIONAL)
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the ART GOLD Indonesia (AGI) Chief Technical Advisor, pending the recruitment of an International Area Manager for Gorontalo and Kupang respectively, the incumbent shall support all those initiatives related to Art Gold Indonesia in Gorontalo and Kupang, targeting the expansion and consolidation of the overall structure of AGI at the provincial level and the promotion and facilitation of local and decentralized partnerships. Specifically the incumbent will:
- Facilitate the AGI participatory local programming cycle, particularly through participatory methods in order to identify community needs and problems to ensure sustainability and durability of the actions, and guarantee broad participation in the program’s intervention;
- Ensure the creation of District / Provincial Working Groups, ensuring a broad stakeholder participation as per the Working Groups methodology adopted by AGI.
- Once established, liaise with and act as focal point between the AGI program, Provincial Working Groups, Local Working Groups, Communities, INGOs, NGOs, the local authorities, government institutions, and other agencies, like UN or bilateral agencies.
- Facilitate and foster the relationship between AGI and local authorities and civil society groups at different levels (Provincial, Kota, Kabupaten, kecamatan…).
- Work towards developing systems that foster community participation in decision making processes;
- Ensure the participation of the provincial and local working groups, local authorities, civil society and the private sector in project implementation, to ensure the sustainability of the actions.
- Under the overall guidance of the CTA, provide technical assistance to the provincial and local working groups in the preparation of project specific documentation, e.g. project formulation, donor reports, provincial or district marketing brochures of the areas of intervention, maps of risks and resources, profile of the districts and the province, etc.;
- Contribute to mobilize communities and local authorities to stimulate their active participation in AGI program activities;
- Maintain an accurate filing system and record of activities;
- Assist AGI in organizing international missions from and to Gorontalo and Kupang related to decentralized cooperation and south-south cooperation related to community development activities;
- Facilitate all other AGI work in the area by ensuring proper follow-up of contacts, meetings, events, seminars, etc;
- Perform any other duties if and when required by the CTA.
Recruitment
- Bachelor or Master degree in social sciences or a related field, such as political science, sociology, anthropology, law degree, etc. Preferably, the candidate will also have completed one or more post-graduate courses in International Cooperation to Development;
- For Bachelors with minimum 6 years and Masters degree with minimum 2 years working in national and/or international developing setting.
- Demonstrated management experience, with good organizational and planning skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in efficient and timely manner;
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment;
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, including gender balance;
- Demonstrated experience and capability in managing small but diverse teams;
- Ability to plan own work and manage conflicting priorities;
- Computer literacy;
- Ability to establish priorities, plan, guide and facilitate the work of others;
- Strong networking skills;
- Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills in Bahasa Indonesia AND English, including the ability to draft/edit a variety of written reports, studies and other communications and to articulate ideas in a clear, concise style;
Application Deadline: 17 May 2009