Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps helps people turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve. Driven by local needs, our programs provide communities in the world's toughest places with the tools and support they need to transform their own lives. Our worldwide team in 41 countries is improving the lives of 19 million people. Mercy Corps Indonesia is currently seeking to fill the post through external candidates: JAKARTA Program Summary: Mercy Corps and NIKE wish to support factory workers in Indonesia through NIKE funded progranming. The first 6 months will be dedicated for conducting a rigorous research on some of the key issues that have been previously identified, to develop a strategy for building the resilience of factory workers, their families and their communities in two locations: Tangerang and Karawang. The research is part of the Equitable Manufacturing (EM) practice initiated by Nike Corporation. The overall objective of the project is to develop a clear trategy for future programing to improve NIKE factory worker welfare by reducing cost of living and building community capacity to address systemic problems. 1. Project Manager The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and supervising a team of program officers to design, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate project activities which will be heavily emphasized on research activities. In addition, the Project Manager is accountable for finalizing timelines, work plans, staff development, deployment and supervision as well as maintaining coordination with technical support staff and other projects and departments of Mercy Corps Qualifications: · Possess a relevant master’s degree or relevant 5+ years work experience; · Able to think critically and analytically, preferably in research settings; · Familiar with research methodologies; · Experience working closely with donors and partners, preferably those in the private sectors; · Experience working with communities and/or development projects; · Fluency in English, both written and spoken. This position will be as fixed term employee for 6 months Please send your CV with position applied on the email subject to: hrd@id.mercycorps.org Vacancy will be closed 24 August 2012 and only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview. We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us. Thanks, Human Resources Department Mercy Corps Indonesia