Vacancies in ActionAid Australia in Indonesia

The
ActionAid Australia (AAA) and Keumang Foundation partnership under the finance of the Aceh Economic
Development Financing Facility (AEDFF) on Improving Competitiveness of
Aceh Cocoa Value Chain to Increase Farmers’ Income, Create Jobs and Alleviate Poverty
based in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province is currently recruiting the following
positions:
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
The Procurement Manager (PM) is responsible for the management of
procurement of goods, works and services. He/She will prepare REOIs, RFPs, NCBs
and contracts under World Bank and Government of Indonesia (GoI) procurement
regulations. The Procurement Manager will also ensure that appropriate quality control
mechanisms are in place. She/He will coordinate closely with Keumang Foundation
to ensure that all procurement matches the required specifications and
timeframes.
Qualifications: Minimum 7 years working
experience in a similar position; strong knowledge of World Bank/MDF and GoI
procurement regulations essential; Minimum Bachelor’s degree in economics,
trade, finance, law or related fields; CIPS or similar qualification highly
desirable; Excellent technical expertise in managing complex procurement
processes and contract management; Strong communication skills; Ability to
produce contracts and reports in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TheProcurement Officer (PO) is
responsible for the procurement of goods, works and services. Reporting to the
Procurement Manager, the PO will prepare RFQs and contracts under World Bank
and Government of Indonesia (GoI) procurement regulations. She/He will
coordinate closely with Keumang Foundation to ensure that all procurement
matches the required specifications and timeframes.
Qualifications: Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar
position; Experience with World Bank/MDF
and GoI procurement regulations essential; Minimum Bachelor’s degree in
economics, trade, finance, law or related fields; CIPS or similar qualification
highly desirable; Strong communication skills; Strong reading, writing and
speaking in English desirable.
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT MANAGER
The Construction Project Manager (CPM) is
responsible for the project management of the design and construction of eight
small cocoa processing units and one training center in 3 districts in Aceh
province. He/She will work closely
together with the design and construction supervision companies and the
construction contractor. She/He will
monitor the progress of the construction project and ensure compliance to all
relevant technical plans, quality standards and regulations. The CPM will also
provide support for the tender processes to identify a design and supervision
company and a construction contractor under World Bank & Government of
Indonesia (GoI) procurement regulations.
Qualifications: Minimum 10 years working experience in managing and
monitoring construction projects and in working with construction consultants
and contract management; Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar field; Project management qualifications and work
experience in Aceh highly desirable; Experience
in the construction of agricultural processing units desirable; Good knowledge
of World Bank and GoI procurement regulations desirable; Ability to produce
contracts and reports in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
The Project Development Manager (PDM) is responsible for ensuring that
all reporting requirements for EDFF and Actionaid Australia are being met and
that all required reports and information is accurate, well-written and
submitted in a timely manner. She/He
will plan, organize, implement and analyze field surveys as well as internal
and external project evaluations to ensure that the project’s objectives,
outputs and impact are met. The PDM will manage the partnership with Keumang
Foundation, identifying their capacity needs and required training. She/He will coordinate with Keumang Foundation
and the Project Officers to facilitate learning, document best practices and oversee
field activities. He/She will advise
during the hiring process for consultants. The PDM will also liaise with
Government offices, donors and the public to present and communicate
information regarding this project.
Qualifications: Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar agricultural
development project with INGOs; Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, social sciences or related field; Experience in project monitoring and evaluation and contract
compliance is essential; Experience
with livelihood projects in Aceh province and working with local partners highly
desirable; Excellent communication,
presentation and representation skills, both in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
PROJECT OFFICER
The Project Officer (PO) is responsible for assisting with the
monitoring of the project in accordance with the procedures of EDFF and
ActionAid Australia. She/He ensures that
reporting on project activities and progress is correct and completed on time. The PO will monitor adherence to the overall
objective and expected impacts of the project. Regular field visits and close cooperation
with Keumang Foundation will be an important part of the role. The PO will assist in identifying and
documenting best practices and lessons learnt. He/She will also represent and promote ActionAid
Australia to beneficiaries, government and other stakeholders.
Qualifications: Minimum 3 years working experience in a similar
position with NGOs and INGOs; Minimum Bachelor’s degree in
agriculture, social sciences or a development related field; Experience in
project monitoring and evaluation as well as contract compliance; Experience with livelihood projects in Aceh
province preferred; Excellent
communication, presentation and representation skills; Strong reading, writing and speaking
in English desirable.

FINANCE OFFICER
TheFinance Officer (FO) is responsible
for daily transaction entries into MYOB or similar accounting software, the
handling and verification of expenses, operational advances and payments as
well as preparing financial reports.
Qualifications: Minimum 3 years working experience in a similar role
with a minimum Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; Excellent MYOB and
MS Excel skills are essential; Familiarity with World Bank and GoI financial
guidelines highly desirable; Good reading, writing and speaking in English desirable.

All positions will be fixed-term contract until end of
March 2012 and are based in Banda Aceh. Please
submit your application (cover letter and CV) on or before 31thAugust
2011 tohr.aaaindonesia@gmail.com. Due to the urgency of the above recruitment
AAA reserves the right to recruit before the end of the deadline. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
No phone calls or walk-ins.

the deadline. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
No phone calls or walk-ins.

FIELD TECHNICAL LIAISON SOUHT SULAWESI

The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) project is a
sixty-month program funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of DAI. IUWASH
works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community groups and other
stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation in
Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to assist the
Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in achieving
its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by
expanding access to these services. The expected results to be achieved are:
2 million people in urban areas gain access to improved water supply;
200,000 people in urban areas gain access to improved sanitation facilities;
and the per unit water cost paid by the poor in targeted areas decreases by
at least 20%.


To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under
three main technical components, including:
1. Mobilizing demand for water supply and sanitation service delivery;
2. Improving and expanding capacity for water and sanitation service
delivery; and
3. Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for
improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.



IUWASH will apply different approaches and interventions with its local
partners, such as local government institutions, NGOs and communities for
the behavior change communication, capacity building and governance to
address water, sanitation and hygiene. In this respect IUWASH regional works
in the South Sulawesi region will be supported by 2 (two) Field Technical
Liaison (FTL) who are based at :



· Pare Pare & Enrekang (code : FTL PRE)
1 position

· Jeneponto &Takalar (code : FTL
JTR)
1 position



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*RESPONSIBILITIES*

The Field Technical Liaison will contribute to the achievement of program
activities in the respective cities/districts. S/he has responsibility to
build trust between the project and the local stakeholders. S/he works side
by side with IUWASH partners on a daily basis and represent the front line
of the project.



Her/his responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

· Support in the site selection process, community/field assessment
and identification of potential local partners for IUWASH to work with,
including local NGOs, community groups and local government entities such as
PDAM, Pokja AMPL (Dinas Kesehatan, Dinas PU, BLH, Bappeda), Puskesmas
(sanitarian), Posyandu and PKK cadres

· Assist in the identification and development of initiatives of
local governments, PDAM, private sectors/SMEs and NGOs related to
institutional and community-based water supply and sanitation project in
urban areas

· Support community engagement in the entire planning and
installation process of new sanitation and water supply system, including
microfinance

· Provide supervision to and coordinate works with local NGOs
engaged in community mobilization and/or other pilot project implementation
in urban poor communities, including liaison and data collection to PDAM and
local government, for example with Pokja AMPL/Sanitation

· Provide supports for capacity building of CBOs/communities,
training facilitation, horizontal training activities (cross visit and CBO
networking activity), behavior change campaign and microfinance

· Support the monitoring and evaluation of the ongoing activities

· Support the coordination of field activities with other donor and
USAID-funded projects

· Contribute to the regular work plan, monitoring systems and
reporting of IUWASH results and outcomes, including regular submission of
field experience stories

· Conduct other tasks as required by supervisor.



*REPORTING*

This position may require frequent travels other cities within IUWASH
project areas. S/he will report directly to Regional Coordinator for the day
to day activities.* *



*QUALIFICATION*

· Possess at least a university degree; preferably in environmental
engineering, public health or social science

· At least 3 years of experience working on institutional and
community-based water supply and sanitation program preferably DAI/USAID
program

· Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience in community
facilitation, training and organizing work

· Able to work independently in limited supervision/facility as well
as a team player with a range of people

· Ability to multi-task and flexibility to work on evenings and
weekend on occasion and to travel as and when required within the IUWASH
project area

· Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office tools

· Able to work in his/her designated areas



*APPLICATION SEND*

Please send a cover letter and complete curriculum vitae stated 3 referees
to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com by 26 August, 2011. Please indicate the
code of position you are applying for in the title of the email. Only
short-listed candidates will be notified.