Job Description
Team Leader for
Village Boundary Setting and Resource Mapping (VBS/RM) Kecamatan Technical Team

Description

Abt Associates has been selected by the Millennium Challenge Account-Indonesia to implement the one-year Participatory Mapping and Planning (PMaP) 6 project. Through this project Abt Associates will help over 300 rural villages in fifteen districts throughout the country to delineate and demarcate their boundaries and map their resources to attract future investment in areas that will improve rural livelihoods in an environmentally sustainable manner. In this project, Abt Associates and its team of Indonesian specialists and subcontractors will implement the 21-step Village Boundary Setting/Resource Management (VBS/RM) methodology in collaboration with local communities and government through a participatory process.

Abt Associates is seeking VBS/RM team leaders who will lead Kecamatan Technical Teams and work directly with village participation teams, local governments, and the project Core Technical Team in Jakarta to delineate and demarcate village administrative boundaries and map community resources in a participatory and coordinated manner. Under supervision of Chief of Party and Field Coordinator, this position will support and directly or indirectly supervise approximately nine interdisciplinary staff working within the VBS/RM team and coordinate work with other components of the program. The position will be based in sub-district locations in Sumatra Barat or Jambi for five to six months. Frequent travel to assigned villages within the Kecamatan will be required.

Role and Responsibilities

a. Responsible for technical implementation and management of assigned work, deliverables, and reports assigned to VBS/RM Kecamatan Technical Team;
b. Serve as VBS/RM teams’ main point of contact with local government counterparts, subcontractor management, and PMAP 6’s project management and staff;
c. Responsible for management of all logistical, operational, and human resource aspects of assigned team.

Minimum Qualifications

a. Academic degree in natural resource management, forestry, geography, geodetic engineering or related field;
b. Ten years of experience working on community based development projects;
c. Demonstrated skill in management, communication and interaction with local government and community representatives;
d. Five years of management experience and leading multidisciplinary teams;
e. Strong people and organizational skills;
d. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesian is mandatory, English language skills preferred;
e. Experience in writing reports in Indonesian is mandatory. Experience in writing reports in English is an advantage;
f. Five month posting commitment in Sumatra Barat or Jambi. Extensive travel within region is required.

Interested candidates may send a CV and cover letter to abt.pmap@gmail.com before Oct 03,2017. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.