Job Vacancy Liaison Officer for Pansos Socio Economic Income Generating Project (to be based in Bengkulu)

KARINA (Caritas Indonesia) is the humanitarian arm of the Bishops’
Conference of Indonesia based in Central Jakarta and is officially
considered as a member of the Caritas Internationalis confederation.
Established in mid-2006, it recently completed its first strategic
planning in early 2008. One of the results of the strategic planning is
the identification of three main divisions: Programs Division, Support
Division and Total Quality Management Division. KARINA acts as a
coordinating and facilitating body for all the 37 Dioceses incorporated
under the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia.

In continuing the reconstruction and rehabilitation program after
the earthquake last 2007 in Bengkulu, Caritas Palembang/ Pansos
initiated a carry-over program for the similar beneficiaries in Bengkulu
and new site of Jambi for socio economic income generating project
which also to be cross cutting with disaster risk reduction and health
issues. The goal of this project is to develop healthy, substance and
resilient community in the disaster prone areas. Therefore under the
lead of Caritas Palembang/Pansos with close support from KARINA KWI, the
two years project is intended to revitalise the families socio economic
in the disaster prone areas and in the same time building the capacities
of the community, DRR and health issues.

Key responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Pansos - Project Manager of
Socio Economic Income Generating Project, the Project Officer will be
responsible for providing monitoring, evaluation and reporting to Pansos
– Project Manager and Karina, in particular, he/she will:

1. Maintain regular liaison between Diocesan Caritas Palembang
, KARINA and SCCF concerning every issues on the project both in
Bengkulu and Jambi.

2. Ensure a smooth implementation of the program according the
agreed policy and procedures as described in the project proposal and
the MoU between Caritas Palembang/Pansos and KARINA.

3. Ensure overall project co-ordination of the response,
liaison with national and international agencies based in Indonesia, as
well as liaison with and reporting to SCCF.

4. Represent Caritas Palembang/Pansos and KARINA in meetings
and coordinate meetings, workshops and functions related to Socio
Economic Income Generating Project Bengkulu – Jambi.

5. Ensure the narrative and financial reports are in schedule

6. Undertake other duties that maybe assigned from time to
time are commensurate to the position.

Key duties:

1- Liaise the project issues (administrative, financial and
programmatic) between Caritas Palembang/Pansos and KARINA KWI.

2- Provide technical programmatic information to the project
team members.

3- Monitor the on going activities planned based on the log frame.

4- Collect the data from the project and consolidate the
narrative reports.

5- Prepare the organisation of training sessions.

6- Assist the Project Manager of Socio Economic Income
Generating Project to design work plans of the activities of the
project.

Frequency of reports:

· Consolidating the quarterly report to SCCF.

· Monthly progress report.

· Visit report after each field visit.

Reporting to:

Report to Pansos - Project Manager of Socio Economic Income
Generating Project and to KARINA.


Location :

Based in Bengkulu, regular field visit to Jambi including the
project sites (at least twice a month)


Competencies/ Qualification Requirements:

§ University degree in any subjects or Social Sciences.

§ Has a minimum of 4 (four) years working experiences,
preferably with an NGO, specifically either in emergency program or
development setting, livelihood and DRR issues.

§ Having working experiences on livelihood, project
management, monitoring and evaluation Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency
Response, Community Development and Assessment Methodology.

§ Having working experiences on community situation into
programmatic intervention.

§ Having some skills on budgeting strategy.

§ Understand basic issues and concept of program and
activities that KARINA (Caritas Indoensia) are involved in.

§ Has a good verbal and written abilities to disseminate
information in Bahasa Indonesia and fluency in English is a prerequisite.

§ Written and spoken fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

§ Computer literacy (Microsoft office and internet).

§ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to
adequately represent organization to partners; Ability to work under
deadline, independently, sense of responsibility and initiative.

§ Willing to travel frequently.

Period of contract

1 (one) year (with possibility of extension).

Deadline for submitting application February 7, 2010 to:
pansoskarina@ gmail.com