CARDI Vacancies to be based in CALANG-NAD

CARDI, an international NGO consortium providing support to persons affected by conflict and natural disaster is looking for qualified
national candidates to fill in position to be based in Calang, NAD :

Senior Community Development Officer (SCDO – CL)

BACKGROUND
Founded in 2001, CARDI (the Consortium for Assistance and Recovery towards Development in Indonesia)is a coalition of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Dutch refugee foundation Stichting Vluchteling (SV) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). CARDI’s clients are Indonesians affected by poverty, conflict and natural disaster in the provinces of Aceh, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, Maluku and North Maluku.

By investing in Economic Development, Health and Children and Youth Initiatives, CARDI’s support provides resources that enable Indonesians to
articulate their needs, advocate for change and affect improvements in their lives through social and economic entrepreneurship. CARDI also equips its clients with the ability to recover from disasters and conflicts, and prevent the reoccurrence of future conflicts, through Disaster Response and Mitigation programming. Four strategic, cross-cutting approaches—Advocacy, Rights, Good Governance and Gender—are evident in all CARDI programs, and ensure that change is both durable and sustainable. While still addressing basic needs for displaced populations and returnees, CARDI increasingly provides transitional, post-conflict recovery and development programs.

Job Summary

The Senior Community Development Officer supports project activities and tasks across targeted villages. S/he provides training and support to
Community Agricultural Committees (CAC) on CARDI-related procedures and
regulations such as proposal development, procurement, and progress and
financial reporting; s/he also reviews and processes submissions from the
community. S/he supports the Senior Project Manager in collection and dissemination of information to communities. S/he plays a primary role
in promoting inclusion of marginalized groups in the project’s process and
related community activities by, for example, working with and supporting
marginalized groups’ skills and confidence to participate (e.g. through
communications coaching and role plays) and ongoing monitoring and analysis of associated change. If the SCFs are primarily male, a female candidate would be recruited for this position so that she could access and provide support to women-only groups in the targeted villages. S/he will be an experienced community development worker with training/coaching design and delivery skills, and strong understanding of and commitment to inclusion and knowledge of methods for promoting inclusion.

Essential Job Functions:

· Supports project activities and tasks across targeted villages. S/he provides training and support to Community Agricultural Committees (CAC) on CARDI-related procedures and regulations such as proposal development, procurement, and progress and financial reporting;

· Reviews and processes proposal submissions from the community.

· Supports the Senior Project Manager in collection and dissemination of information to communities.

· Promoting inclusion of marginalized groups in the project’s process and related community activities.

· Working with and supporting marginalized groups’ skills and confidence to participate (e.g. through communications coaching and role plays)
.. Monitor and analyze of associated change will be his/her primary
role.

· Provide support to women groups in the targeted villages.

· Inform community members regarding their rights, opportunities and developments, and assisting them in accessing these rights through referrals to appropriate institutions.

· Make recommendations to the ARRP Manager regarding training needs of the CAC and Community Leader Group members

· In collaboration with Senior Project manager analyzing Field Log Sheet which especially in related with vulnerable group participation.

· Conduct informal FGD with vulnerable group, identify their concerns and strategically encourage them to be active in community meeting.

· Monitor progress against an agreed timeline and provide timely reports to the ARRP Manager in the format provided.

· Participate in ARRP weekly meeting to share findings, data, field log sheet, village’s/community’s context and development analysis, and with direction from ARRP Manager formulate strategy for the subsequent week activities.

· Other duties as requested by supervisor.

· Share skills with colleagues, partner organizations and other CARDI teams


Logistics /Finance

· Ensure that CARDI’s Micro Project Guidelines are adhered to by the sub-grant receiving community

· Provides information to CARDI Administration, Logistics, and Finance Departments as requested to ensure smooth operations

· Provides information to logistics for tracking and identifying CARDI assets;

· Ensures that project materials, tools, equipment and vehicles are efficiently used.

CARDI Representation

· Ensure positive interaction and good relations with other organizations

· Accompanies donor or other CARDI tours to field sites, when requested



Reporting

· Provides accurate project progress information in English to the Field Coordinator

· Updates all project monitoring and reporting forms on project activities

· Provides input as required in English to complete donor reports


Qualifications

· More than 3 years experience in the following fields:
- Community development, if possible with conflict effected communities
- Carrying out and coordinating PRA work
- Conducting community based resource mapping
- Implementing micro grants and sub-grants

· First degree in an appropriate field, e.g. fisheries, agriculture, social science, anthropology, public health.
· Experience on community development work, training/coaching design and delivery skills, and strong understanding of and commitment to inclusion and knowledge of methods for promoting inclusion.
· Excellent communication skills
· Documentation and report writing skills in Bahasa Indonesia
· Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel and e-mail) is a must
· Basic written and spoken English
· Fluency in Achenese an asset
· Able to work under pressure in a potentially unstable security environment
· Self motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual
· Ability to work as part of a larger team as well as to work autonomously when required
· Able to work in a multi-cultural environment
· Women candidate will be prioritize

Application should include a detailed CV and cover letter to be submitted by e-mail to recruitment@ cardi.or. id at the latest Tuesday, October 14th, 2008.

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No phone calls contact. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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