Job description
Date: 1st of Juli 2011
Position: Senior Linking & Learning Officer PfR
Project Title: Climate-proof Disaster Risk Reduction, PfR
Status: Starting up
Organisation: The Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) on behalf of PfR
Location/ Country of assignment:Kupang, NTT
Time period: 3 months, than 12 months, possibility for extension
Context
The Partners for Resilience (PfR) is an alliance of five humanitarian, development and environmental organizations bringing together knowledge and expertise in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and ecosystem management and restoration (EMR). The PfR consist of the NLRC, CARE Nederland, Cordaid, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre and Wetlands International. The alliance partners accompany their local partner institutions in the implementation of the programme.
Founded in 2009, the PfR developed the five year programme "Climate-proof Disaster Risk Reduction" that aims to reduce the impact of natural hazards on the livelihoods of 750.000 – 1.000.000 vulnerable people in nine countries: Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Nicaragua, Philippines, and Uganda. The PfR will implement the programme in the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015. The NLRC is lead applicant and contract-holder for the programme vis-à-vis its key donor, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs under its MFS-II grant facility.
The Partners for Resilience in Indonesia are now looking for a:
Senior Linking & Learning Officer (100%)
Purpose of the position
An important component of the programme is the PfR overall Learning Agenda and the specific learning objectives as have been formulated by the Programme Guidance Committee. The alliance partners, all with different backgrounds, can mutually reinforce each other's activities. Furthermore they will involve other relevant stakeholders at different levels.
The overall learning goal is to develop an integrated DRR/CCA/EMR approach to be applied at both community and institutional level.
The Senior L & L Officer will work with the PfR coordinator based in Jakarta in coordinating and facilitating the Linking & Learning component of the PfR programme in Indonesia. The Senior L & L Officer will be based in Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
Position in the organisation
The Senior L & L Officer reports in line and functionally to the PfR coordinator based in Jakarta. He/she will facilitate and support the PfR Project Management Team.
Responsibilities/ Key Tasks
Overseeing and supporting the Linking & Learning component of PfR in Indonesia, more specifically (but not exlusively):
- Monitor the programme with a specific focus on identifying good practices.
- Identify community-to-community learning opportunities;
- Collect and consolidate the identified good practices;
- Identify and facilitate the implementation of appropriate forms and media to disseminate the good practices (including organizing workshops, writing articles and developing of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials;
- Identify relevant learning sites outside the PfR programme;
- Oversee and facilitate the implementation of the advocacy and lobby strategy, especially at the Provincial and District level;
- Ensure effective information-sharing and good collaboration with all stakeholders;
- Produce accurate, regular and timely narrative reports of the PfR programme;
- Participate in coordination meetings and workshops with partners, including handling the organization of events and workshops;
- Facilitate the agenda for joint activities of the Project Management Team;
- Facilitate joint exposure, learning, documentation, dissemination and follow up with all PfR consortium members, other involved parties and implementing partners involved in district and village activities through:
o Oversee the coordination of NTT based PfR Linking and Learning activities, including overseeing all administrative matters relating to workshops, capacity building activities and partner reflections. Also including agenda planning, sending of invitations, development of relevant materials and logistics (travel, accommodation, facilities) of meetings and events. Budget planning in consultation with the PfR coordinator in Jakarta.
o Coordinate the PfR efforts with government strategies at the provincial and district level.
Social Interaction
Key internal contacts:
- PfR coordinator based in Jakarta
- PfR Project Management Unit (NTT)
- PfR Project Advisory Committee
Key external contacts:
- Local government agencies
- Local civil society organizations
- Local media
- Local knowledge institutes
Requirements
Profile of Senior L & L officer:
- Bachelor degree in Social Science or other relevant field;
- At least 5 years experience in development work;
- Technical knowledge of DRR / CCA / EMR is an advantage;
- Capable of working in complex partnerships;
- Experience in Linking & Learning; consortiums would be an advantage
- Experience in communication;
- Familiarity with NTT is an advantage
- Indonesian national, fluently in spoken and written English
- Practical knowledge of computer Skills (Microsoft Office, graphical programmes).
Skills & Knowledge:
- Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
- Detail oriented yet able to step back and review the bigger picture
- Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
- Ability to work independently, to develop clear goals;
- Ability to oversee, monitor and adjust plans and actions as necessary;
- Ability to work in a divers cultural context;
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Strong communication and facilitation skills;
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal);
- Excellent report writing skills;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations.;
- Highly organised, assertive, ability to work to deadlines, attention to details, willing to learn and flexible.
Conditions
The Senior L & L officer can count on a working environment with room for personal initiative. The employment conditions of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) apply. The location is the CARE office in Kupang with frequent travel to the programme communities (TTS, Kupang, Ende, Sikka, Lembata) and Jakarta.
Please send your CV to
Evansluis@redcross.nl (Ms. Elike van Sluis)
NO LATER THAN 20 June 2011.
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