ActionAid Australia : Project Manager – Land Clearance

Project Manager – Land Clearance
The position is subject to funding.


ActionAid
Australia (AAA) is receiving funding from UNDP under the Tsunami Recovery Waste
Management Project [TRWMP] for clearance and rehabilitation of tsunami-affected
farmland in selected sub-projects in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The aim of the
project is to fund community work relating to the clearance and rehabilitation
of up to 500 hectares of tsunami affected farmland in Aceh Province. Prior to
the Tsunami these lands were used for rain-fed and irrigated rice farm
production by small-holder farmers. However, currently these lands are
inaccessible for farming due to residual tsunami waste. The aim of the project
is to support farmers and local communities in the rehabilitation and
revitalization of this tsunami affected agricultural land. 
 
ActionAid
Australia (AAA) is now recruiting for a Project Manager (PM) to manage the
project and bring it to a successful closure. The PM will be responsible for
the overall management of the project and lead the project team. She/He will
plan, organize, implement and monitor land clearance work through communities
and farmers and ensure that the project’s objectives, outputs and impact are
met. The PM will work closely with community groups and coordinate the land
clearance work with the communities, UNDP and local government. She/He will
mobilize local community participation through community facilitators to support
coordination with local stakeholders. The successful candidate will provide
quality control and certification of the works carried out under community
contracts/grants. The PM will be responsible for disbursement of grant funds
allocated for community works, certification of community works for payment
purposes and the maintenance of financial records. 
 
Qualifications:  Minimum 5 years
working experience in a similar position;  Degree in agriculture,
irrigation engineering or similar fields required; Experience in community
mobilization and socialization is required; Strong communication and
coordination skills required; Experience with community works and community
contracts/grants highly desirable; Strong English skills desirable; Knowledge
of Bahasa Aceh desirable. 
 
This will be a fixed-term contract until mid of May 2012.
The position is based in Banda Aceh with frequent field visits. 
Please submit your application (cover letter and CV) on
or before 10 January 2012 to  hr.aaaindonesia@gmail.com.  
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No
phone calls or walk-ins.