ACTED Local Governance Officer - Nias - vacancy announcement: closing 11 Jan

Position:

Local Governance Officer

Contract duration: 6 Month (Possible extension)

Starting date: January 2012

Salary and grade

starting from : 5.220.000 (B-4)

Location : Nias-Indonesia

Date of Issue: 23 December 2011

I.Background on ACTED:

ACTED, l’Agence d’Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement, or the Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development, is an NGO registered in France with global operations in Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa. 

ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake. Until 2008, ACTED focused mainly on reconstruction and recovery, while interventions since 2008 have shifted towards development initiatives with livelihoods support, disaster risk reduction activities, and child protection activities. 

ACTED is currently looking for qualified candidates to fill the Local Governance Officer position in Nias, Indonesia to work on an upcoming project targeting the worst forms of child labor in Nias. ACTED is partnering with PKPA to implement this project which includes a component related training local authorities in issues related to child labor and facilitating the drafting of perda in line with international conventions. 

Under the supervision of the Area Coordinator, the Local Governance Officer shall carry out the following duties:

Project Management: 

·Providing overall leadership for the output of Local Governance activities;

·Coordinate with ACTED local partner and other project departments proper implementation of Local Governance activities;

·Contribute to the development of Project Management Frameworks (PMF) especially work planning for Local Governance activities; 

·Utilize the PMF or other tracking tools to provide regular (monthly at minimum) reports on progress towards and tracking of projects Local Governance outputs and indicators;

Technical:

·Contributing to the development and execution of the plan of action and implementation strategy of the project, in particular the review of Local Governance activities

·In coordination with and project partner introduce project to relevant local
authorities in project intervention area;

·To develop and mantain good communication with local authorities, keeping them informed of all ACTED activities and making sure ACTED programme is not in conflict with government plans 

·To supervise the planning, organization and implementation of training for local
authorities

·Support the Appraisal, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AME) Unit with reports and in data collection activities to ensure that LG activities are monitored and results indicators are produced in a timely and accurate manner;

·Coordinating with technical consultants, relevant local government agencies (e.g. Camats, Bupatis, DPRD, E-Commission and Manpower etc) to ensure that appropriate technical support is provided for project implementation.

·Developing project management tools that will ensure the effective and efficient
implementation of project activities. 

·Developing beneficiary progress tracking tools that will enable the project to measure and gauge effectiveness of project interventions.


Reporting and communications:

·Provide weekly and monthly reports on Local Governance activities, outputs against indicators and results, as well as planning for the upcoming month to the Area Coordinator and ACTED Coordination; 

·Sharing data with the AME Unit and working with them on survey forms and data collection strategy

·Contribute to Indonesia country communications including weekly Flash News updates and Newsletter articles; 

Other:

·Perform other duties as requested and use own judgment to suggest and advise on other duties as he/she sees fit;


Qualifications:

Candidates must have the following qualifications:

·Outstanding communication skills, including adapting information to different audiences;

·Demonstrated relationship-building skills, including negotiation;

·Solid knowledge of district and sub-district government structure;· 
Advanced problem-solving and critical analysis skills;

·Able to multitask, set realistic deadlines, and meet deadlines;

·Meticulous attention to detail;

·Good English, both written and oral;

·Good computer knowledge.

Desirable: 

·Masters Degree or above;· Experience working on projects to combat child labor or other activities related to child protection;· Experience working in advocacy;

·Experience working at the same position with an international NGO; 

IV. Submission of application:

Applications should be submitted in English consisting of a current CV, a cover letter addressing why you are qualified according to the attached Terms of Reference and why you want to work for ACTED, and three references. 

Applications should be submitted no later than January 11 2012 to one of the following addresses:

1.indonesia@acted.org

2.jakarta.finance@acted.org

Application material is non-returnable, and we thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process.

Liana BIANCHI 

Southeast Asia Regional Project Development Manager ACTED Indonesia
Tel (M): +62 (0)81 197 5206
Jln. Wolter Monginsidi no.15, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12110


ACTED | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Website: http://www.acted.org