Project Coordinator - Jakarta

OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Jakarta is looking for Project Coordinator for the Pandameic Preparedness for Migrants and HostCommunities in Indonesia according to the terms of reference below.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to hrjakarta@iom. int not later than 27 April2009 indicating the reference code below as subject.
All candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the application form.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Reference No : SVN/ID10/2009/ 032
Position Title : Project Coordinator- for the Pandemic preparedness for Migrants and Host Communities in Indonesia
Classification : General Service Staff, Grade 6
Duty Station : Jakarta - Indonesia
Type & duration of contract : Special All Inclusive, 3 months withpossibility ofextension.

Summary of Post:
IOM is contributing to the global fight against Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) pandemic preparedness through its participation in the UN System and Partners' Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) consolidated action plan. While many countries at national and community levels have responded to the threat of avian influenza in varying degrades, but attention to the migrants population and cross border areas and thepeople who live, work and move through them has not been sufficiently addressed in pandemic preparedness strategies. Some national strategies have identified cross border areas as an issue of importance in avian influenza transmission. However, the specific needs of migrants, crossborder communities as well as the pandemic preparedness capacity of border control and public health officers warrant further attention.Through the `Pandemic Preparedness for Migrants and Host Communities Project", IOM through its missions in Indonesia in collaboration with UN Agencies, government partners and other stakeholders will implement activities to raise to strengthen migrant community pandemic preparedness within the UN Consolidated Action Plan's Objective 6(including objectives 3 & 5).

General Functions:
Under the overall administrative supervision of the Chief of the IOMMission in Indonesia, the direct technical supervision of the SeniorMigration Health Adviser and direct supervision of the Senior MigrationHealth Physician - the Project Coordinator will contribute to thedevelopment, coordination and implementation of all relevant projectactivities in the respective provinces for the Pandemic PreparednessProject for migrants and host community in Indonesia.

In particularhe/she will :
1. Assist and coordinate the design and implementation activitiesof the project in the respective provinces with the collection andprovision of necessary information and assist in planning, organizingand developing all aspects of the activities within the pandemicpreparedness for migrants and host communities project.
2. Assist and coordinate in managing, monitoring, oversight andsupport of the timely implementation of project activities and keep theSenior Migration Health Adviser and Senior Migration Health Physicianinformed on the status of implementation of each activity.
3. Design and conduct situational analyses to ascertain the levelof pandemic preparedness and knowledge in selected migrants and hostcommunities, civil society, public health authorities and among bordercontrol personnel.
4. Facilitate redesign, reproduction and distribution of existingEIC materials to government staff working with migrants and hostcommunities.
5. Develop, delivery and implement training and socialmobilization activities to strengthen the pandemic preparedness inmigrant and host communities among border control personnel (based onsituational analysis and training strategies already used within IOM),
6. Identify other opportunities that may arise from the projectoffices in the field to ensure the accomplishment of program objectives.
7. Monitor and evaluate the improvement of the planning,programming, implementation of the activities and documentimplementation of activities.
8. Organize consultative meetings and workshops for governmentpartners/ UN agencies, and other stake holders.
9. Establish and maintain relations with relevant governmental,non-governmental entities as well as other international organizations,UN Agencies and local NGOs related to project activities.
10. Prepare and submit monthly progress reports in a timely manner.
11. Prepare correspondence, reports, electronic presentations, otherresource and research materials in Bahasa Indonesia Arabic andEnglish.
12. Assists the accountant in preparing expenditure reports tomaintain the smooth implementation of the project activities.
13. Assist with verbal interpretations and accurate writtentranslations as required from English to Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic andBahasa Indonesia, Arabic to English.
14. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Desirable Qualifications :
· University degree in public health, mass communication orrelevant disciplines in social sciences like education, anthropology,psychology or sociology.
· Previous experience in development and facilitation capacity building training and workshop for community health workers andin research methodologies particularly in qualitative data collectionanalysis and report writing.
· Experienced in liaising with government officials and non-government organizations, report writing and working with vulnerablepopulations/ migrants.
· Excellent communication skills, personal commitment,efficiency and flexibility.
· Highly organized and able to pay attention to details.
· Well developed skills in the Microsoft Office programs,especially Word and Excel.
· Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team withcolleagues of varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
· Ability to work with minimal supervision.
· Substantial experience in verbal and written translation from Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, to English and English to BahasaIndonesia and Arabic.
· Willingness to travel and to work under difficultconditions

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