HIVOS Job Vacancy :Consultant for Project Coordinator Occupy your City
Hivos
Southeast Asia is an International non-governmental organization guided by
humanist values. It aims at structural poverty alleviation with a strong focus
on civil society building and sustainable economic development. Hivos Southeast
Asia provides financial support for local NGOs, is active in networking,
lobbying and exchanging knowledge and expertise. For its Hivos Southeast Asia
seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the position of:
Title : Consultant for Project Coordinator Occupy
your City
Duty Station : Jakarta, Indonesia
Duration : 4 (four) months
Report to : Project Officer Green Food & Regional
Advocacy Officer for Sustainable Diets
1.
Background
Hivos, as part of its citizen-driven city
initiative, is now implementing urban-focused pilot projects across the globe.
One of the pilots named “Occupy Your City!” will take place in Depok, Indonesia
centering on urban public spaces for youth.
In the recent years, Depok is getting positive
recognition for developing many public spaces such as city park. Communities
are allowed to conduct their activities in those public spaces, including the
youth group. Currently there is a high pocket of creative youth communities
ranging from crafting to hacker/coder group in the city. However, the current
initial research shows that the utilization of public spaces is not right on
target and that the current planned space has not yet included strong youth
involvement. Another trend blossoming in the city is the emergence of
co-working space that plays the important role of being the hub for youth to
collaborate and evolve. Yet most are still privately owned and managed in which
people have to either pay to use these spaces and enjoy its benefits.
The overall objective of the project is to test the assumptions and
create a platform in a number of areas within Depok (and maybe later Jakarta)
in which the local youth is given the space to talk about public spaces in
their neighborhood. To attain the objective, researches and multi-stakeholder
workshops will be conducted. Participants of the workshops will include
representatives from local government, civil society, community organisations,
the private sector, youth-based enterprises, youth movements and women’s
organisations, amongst others.
A well-organised mapping and engagement process will be critical for the
effectiveness of the project. For this
purpose, Hivos wishes to commission a project coordinator to lead the pilot
project with a scope of work as specified below.
2.
Scope of Work
2.1. Program Implementation
– Create and manage
periodically the database of relevant stakeholders.
– Conduct asset mapping of
relevant stakeholders (communities, government, coworking space groups, private
sector etc), existing public space and the current utilization as well as
relevant public policy/regulations on public spaces in Depok.
– Organize and facilitate
meetings between selected stakeholders, including but not limited to relevant
city government representatives, youth communities, local CSOs, youth-based
enterprises, local formal and informal leaders, research institutions and
media. This includes logistics, venue, invitations and so on.
– In cooperation with Hivos,
design a brief action plan for the pilot project based on the result of asset
mapping report.
– Manage an action research
activity in coordination with a research institution that will be selected
together with Hivos.
– Organize a multi-stakeholder
forum attended by relevant identified stakeholders. This includes logistics,
venue, invitations and so on.
– In cooperation with Hivos,
recruit the meeting facilitator(s) for the multi-stakeholder forum.
– At the end of project,
deliver a presentation of the final report in a workshop attended by Hivos
staff.
2.2. Publication
– In cooperation with Hivos,
partner with mass media and publicize the pilot project. This budget will be
decided together with Hivos.
– Actively promote the project
activities and results through social media platform and events.
3. Deliverables
– Report of asset mapping
(including database, policy on youth and public spaces in Depok), action
research, and action plan.
– Final report that includes
result, early-stage prototyping and recommendations.
4. Timeline
The consultant will work 4 days a week for 4 months (October 2017 –
January 2018).
5. Knowledge, experiences and competencies
We are seeking an Indonesian person with the following qualities:
– Depok-based, or very
familiar with the Depok environment.
– Experience in policy
advocacy or in leading citizen-driven rights movements (does not have to be
related to youth or urban setting).
– The ability to communicate
with, connect, and motivate diverse groups.
– Interested in youth and
urban issues.
– Extensive network of
contacts in local government, youth-based enterprises, civil society, community
organisations, artists, activists, youth movements, journalists, women’s
organisations particularly in Depok.
– Open-minded and creative
approach.
– A practical, result-driven
attitude towards obtaining positive change.
To apply for this consultancy position please submit your CV, a cover
letter including your daily rate fee to : [email protected] and [email protected], no later than 8
September 2017, with email subject: Project
Coordinator CDC. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.