Wednesday, January 23, 2013

LOWONGAN KERJA PROGRAM OFFICER

Program Officer *

*Environmental Governance *

The Asia Foundation works in collaboration with the UK Climate Change Unit
to support efforts that improve the local governance of land use change and
forestry. The program began in late 2011 and is planned for four years, and
will work in around 15 districts in Kalimantan, Papua and Sumatra. Program
areas include strengthening local governance through partnerships with
CSOs, addressing the regulatory framework for land use change and forestry
issues, improving spatial planning and land use permitting, and utilizing
the justice sector to address forest conversion. Policy research and
political-economy analysis will be at the foundation of the program
approach.

Specifically, the PO will:

· Identify issues that need further study and analysis, and support
the design and management of relevant research, as needed

· Identify, manage and provide technical oversight of implementing
partners and their work

· Liaise with grants compliance officers to ensure strong financial
management by partners

· Provide or manage (through consultants) technical inputs to local
partners

· Support monitoring and evaluation efforts

· Contribute to report writing and other communications products

Candidate should ideally possess:

· Advanced degree in public policy, social sciences (international
relations, political science, gender, sociology), development studies,
environmental sciences or law with minimum of eight years work experience
designing and implementing international development programs, with a
strong background or specialization in governance and/or environmental
issues;

· Experience in project management and strategic grant-making;

· Experience in developing and conducting training programs;

· Knowledge of environmental governance issues at the local and
national level in Indonesia

· Strong experience in forestry or spatial planning is preferred.

· Interest in the political-economy dimensions of environmental
governance in Indonesia;

· Knowledge of East Kalimantan province;

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English
and Bahasa Indonesia;

· Strong written and analytical skills;

· Professional organizational abilities;

· Willingness to travel to remote regions.

Qualified applicants should email a cover letter (describing how they meet
the desired qualifications) and CV to hrd@tafindo.org on or before January
30, 2013.**

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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