Vacancy Announcement: Livelihood Officer – Food for the Hungry
Yayasan Fondasi Hidup / FH Indonesia is an
independent non-governmental organization based in Medan, North Sumatera and
operates in North Sumatera Province and the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatera
Province. FH Indonesia started working in Indonesia after the December 2004
tsunami killed 283,000 people. FH Indonesia worked with devastated communities
to help them rebuild their lives and homes. In 2011, FH Indonesia began a long-term
development work and currently we are working to address all forms of human
poverty, visible and invisible through livelihood, education, and health
sectors. Our purpose is a transformed community where children can thrive.
Livelihood Officer
Based
in Medan, North Sumatera (Job Code: LO-MDN)
Position
Purpose
The purpose of livelihood project of the FH Indonesia is
improved income and food security status among the vulnerable households. The
Livelihood Officer (LO) is expected to play a fundamental role in designing and
implementing the livelihood strategy by providing the means to improve access
to food and secure food production among the vulnerable households in FH
Indonesia’s community locations. This position also serves in contextualization
and training on livelihood tools, provides technical support and mentorship to
program staff, and budget development.
Responsibilities
- Design
and implementation of livelihood strategy including contextualization and
deliver training of the livelihood Toolkit and saving groups manual to the
Community Development Facilitator (CDF). - Support
the overall program strategy and development, provide technical input and
guidance to the Area Coordinator and CDF on potential interventions,
stakeholder involvement, opportunities, and limitations. - Build
self-capacity with the FH Indonesia implementation model and livelihood toolkit
for better understanding and alignment with the overall program strategy. - Identification,
outreach and relationship building with stakeholders critical to program
objectives. - Communicate
closely with the program team, technical agencies, communities, and community
leaders in planning and implementation of livelihood projects. - Prepare
concept note, ToR, budget, and break down the annual budget and plans into
monthly implementation plans. - Obtain,
manage and monitor feedback from the communities and field team for use in
strategy development and performance improvement; synthesize feedback for
submission to the Program Manager and use in evaluation and reports. - Ensure
that project activity, and outputs are implemented in a timely manner including
ensure the resources allocation from procurement to the distribution of
materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures. - Represent
FH Indonesia in food security and livelihood sector meeting, attend training,
and conduct study as assigned by the Program Manager. - To carry out any additional task related to FH Indonesia
program and operation as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in
agriculture, community development, economy, business, marketing, or
banking; - Five years related experience or equivalent combination of education
and experience; - Vibrant personal and commitment to serving the poor
and in full agreement with FH foundation and beliefs as expressed in The
Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose;
- Ability to learn quickly, self-starter, continually improve, and
solve problem; - Ability to design and deliver assessment, focus group discussion,
survey, and various training; - Excellent people skills including warmth and sensitivity,
conversational, able to relate to and effectively communicate with people
from different cultures (at various levels within the organization and
communities); - Able to self-manage a diverse and dynamic set of responsibilities,
proactively solve problems and / or suggest viable solutions while
advancing goals and objectives; - Demonstrated computer operating skills, including proficiency in
Microsoft Office products, Google platform, and virtual technologies such
as Skype, GoToMeeting and/or GoToWebinar; - Excellent organizational skills; ability to plan and coordinate
work, ensure the efficient flow of projects and processes; - Ability to travel up to 30% of time per year domestically and
internationally; - Proficiency in spoken and written English; Ability to read, analyze,
and interpret technical document and training manual, or government
regulations; - Good skills
specifically in these following areas:
o
Reporting;
o
Problem-solving
abilities;
o
Ability
to cope under pressure;
o
Mentoring
skill;
o
Strong
communication skill and networking skills.
Please submit your application letter
addressing the above qualifications and experience with your CV until August 4th, 2017 at the latest with a JOB CODE on email subject to: [email protected]
Recruitment TeamYayasan Fondasi Hidup(FH-Indonesia)