Project Officer

Save the Children in Indonesia (SCiIDN) proposes to improve the well-being of children by integrating water and sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion in 225 primary schools in three provinces of Indonesia: Papua (Sorong District), NTT (Belu District) and Sulawesi (Soppeng District). In partnership with UNICEF and Care, the WISE (WASH in Schools Empowerment) program will support four main activities: 1) design and construction of cost-efficient, low-technology sanitation facilities in schools, 2) hygiene promotion in schools and communities, 3) creation of an enabling environment for improving sanitation, and 4) monitoring, evaluation, learning, and sharing of best practices. Save the Children will lead the three agencies in planning, implementing, and monitoring school-based activities, including hygiene promotion in schools, training teachers and parents about good hygiene behavior, expanding the Little Doctors (Doktor Kecil) peer education program, and improving school-based management of hygiene activities. In addition, with funding from Wrigley's SCiIDN will integrate an oral health component into WISE. This will include 1) distribution of toothbrush/tool paste, 2) integration of school based oral health promotion into the curriculum and school activities, and 3) school based dental checks. The position we are looking for is: Project Officer (PO-WISE) - 1 post, based in Belu, NTT The post holder is responsible for ensuring smooth logistics, and operations for the implementation of all Wise/Wrigley project activities in Belu S/he is also responsible for maintaining relationships with key school, community and government stakeholders. In addition the PO will ensure financial and administrative reporting for all activities implemented in Belu according to donor and Save the Children requirements. Job Responsibilities: 1. Provide logistic and administrative leadership in the organization of all school and community based trainings for hygiene promotion, low cost technology construction, oral health promotion, and dokter kecil. 2. In cooperation with the Senior Project Officer ensure that activities are implemented according to agreed upon Wise / Wrigley work plan. 3. Arrange logistics and administration as required for visits by Jakarta staff, District Coordinator, Senior Project Officer, Specialists and others as needed. 4. In cooperation with Senior Program Officer maintain effective relationships with government and non-government stakeholders. 5. Regularly collect monitoring data according project monitoring and evaluation plan. 6. Ensure compliance with all administrative financial and administrative procedures. 7. Conduct frequent monitoring visits to sites to collect monitoring data, provide on site coaching, identify areas for improvement and ensure overall implementation quality. Requirements: Education: Bachelor University Degree or equivalent in a relevant field. Skill and Experiences: * Minimum of 3 years of experience with non-government organizations in the area of hygiene promotion or school based activities with minimum 2 years experience in providing logistic and administrative support for project implementation. * Experience working with local government. * Experience working with schools to improve quality of education. * Experience working in partnership with local NGOs and government partners, including implementation of capacity building programs. * Proficiency with MS Word and Power Point and internet/email applications. * Excellent written and spoken English and Indonesia language. * Excellent computer literate. * Demonstrated ability to write high quality reports and other project documents. * Proven ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment. * Excellent self-motivation and initiative to establish working relationships at community levels. * Ability to work in remote communities for extended periods of time. * Good inter-personal and communication skills. * Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team. * Patience and flexibility. Updated CV and application letter should be sent to Indonesia.Recruitment@savethechildren.orgPlease fill the "subject" column of the e-mails in this format: code of the position <...> - your name <...>. Closing date for application is 10 (ten) days after this advertisement or up to 20 July 2012 (Only short-listed candidates will be notified)