Program Officer - Jakarta

VACANCY - HIVOS REGIONAL OFFICE SOUTHEAST ASIA
Position: Program Officer – Rights and Citizenship (Indonesian nationals only)
Duty Station: Hivos Southeast Asia Regional Office, Jakarta
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Hivos is a non-governmental organisation, rooted in the Netherlands and guided by humanist values, that aims to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world where citizens, women and men, have equal access to resources, opportunities and markets and can participate actively and equally in decision making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future. Hivos' basic commitment is to poor and marginalised people - and their organisations - in countries of the global South and east, and Eastern Europe. A sustainable improvement of their situation is the ultimate benchmark for the work and efforts of Hivos. The empowerment of women in order to achieve gender equality is a primary directive in Hivos' policy.
Hivos is seeking an Indonesian national for the position of the Program Officer for Rights and Citizenship to manage and develop the following components of our Rights and Citizenship programme: sexual and reproductive health and rights, women leadership, and HIV/AIDS in Indonesia and Timor Leste. The Program Officer will report directly to the Director Regional Office and work closely with other Program Officers in the Southeast Asia Regional Office in Jakarta. The appointment will preferably start in February 2011 with an initial contract for a period of 1½ years.

Key responsibilities:
1. Management of Hivos portfolio for Rights and Citizenship, in particular the gender, women leadership, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and HIV/AIDS components in in Indonesia and Timor Leste, including periodic monitoring visits
2. Organizing capacity building support for partner organisations
3. Contribution to Hivos overall organizational and policy development
4. Identification, development of programs, and accessing funds for Indonesia and Timor Leste

Key requirements:
1. Minimum bachelor degree in social sciences or public administration or relevant other education and experience. A master degree will be of advantage.
2. At least 3 years experience in working in the development sector, particularly on the issues of gender, women leadership, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and HIV/AIDS.
3. Sound experience in managing partnerships and in providing capacity building/ technical assistance
4. Strong knowledge of gender, women, and development issues as well of the related civil society movement in Indonesia and preferably also in Timor Leste. Knowledge of sexual and reproductive rights and women’s leadership will be an asset.
5. Strong analytical skill to assess the proposal, programme, and capacity of partner organizations
6. Willingness and ability to perform administrative tasks such as reporting and filing programme portfolio
7. Excellent English language, spoken and written. Previous working experience in an international environment/organization would be an advantage.
8. Having respect for humanitarian or humanist principles and willing to work in a non- discriminating, neutral, impartial and gender equal environment.
9. Strong personality, assertive initiatives and able to work within a team
10. Prior experience in program development will be regarded as an asset

Application

Interested candidates can send the following application set, in English to hrd@hivos.or.id with the subject ‘PO Rights and Citizenship’ by 15 January 2012 the latest:

• A cover letter expressing motivation for the position.
• A CV, no more than 4 pages, that highlights how the candidate meets the expected qualifications.
• A maximum two-page document that answers the following questions:
1) Explain and provide example, drawn from your experience, why you consider you have an excellent knowledge of development issues with an emphasis on gender, women leadership, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Indonesia and Timor Leste.
2) Explain and provide example from your experience of why you consider you have an excellent understanding on working with civil society organizations in Indonesia and Timor Leste.

This post is only open to Indonesian nationality and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more information about Hivos, visit www.hivos.nl/eng

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