Liason Officer KINERJA

KINERJA Project, a local governance program funded by USAID focusing on providing service delivery in the areas education, health and economic services is currently looking for Liason Officer according to the scope of work below. Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id <mailto:apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id> not later than 7 October  2011 indicating the reference subject. All candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the application form. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Duration of Project :
 Anticipated dates—late 2011- February 28, 2015
     
Position : Liaison Officer
     
Duty Station : : Jakarta, Indonesia
     
     
     
     
Objective:  KINERJA is seeking an experienced Liaison
Officer to
support an anticipated USAID health governance activity in four districts of
Papua, Indonesia (Kota Jayapura, Kab. Jayapura, Kab. Jayawijaya, and Kab.
Mimika). The project aims to contribute to the improved delivery of
public health services (especially related to tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and
maternal and child health) in Papua by strengthening health sector management
and good governance, including increased participation, accountability, and
access to information.
Summary of Responsibilities:
The LiaisonOfficeris a member of
KINERJA staff based in Jakarta for the purpose of supporting the project in Papua and Jakarta.
The position is half-time and reports to the Deputy Chief
of Party (DCOP). The Liaison Officer works with other members of the KINERJA
Team and implementing partnersto support provision of technical assistance to the
local government for the health sector within four selected districts of Papua province.

The Papua Liaison
will act as focal point for reporting and documentation, especially the Annual
Work plan, performance management plan, quarterly progress reports and other
reports as requested by USAID.  The Papua
Liaison will manage relationships with Ministry of Health,  other USAID funded partner projects being
implemented in Papua, other donors and newly to be created Papua Oversight
Commission under the Vice President, and CSOs operating in Papua.

This position will ensure the
Papua program is integrated into the Kinerja program.  The position is required to maintain close
coordination with the DCOP and Provincial Coordinator positions and supports
communication among KINERJA offices in Papua and Jakarta. Current core duties
and assignments are reflected in the “Required Responsibilities” section below
though specific assignments are expected to change from time to time, as
required to anticipate possible changes in program implementation.

Desired Skills:
    * Minimum seven years performing similar duties;
    * Able to work under tight deadlines;
    * Work experience in Papua;
    * High degree of adaptability to varied working environments and good interpersonal and teamwork skills;
    * Experience in working with National and Provincial Governments, as well as Non-Government Organization and Civil Society Organizations;
    * Experience implementing a USAID Project, or other donor’s project in Indonesia with similar duties or scope of work;
    * Good command of English and Indonesian communication skills and experience in preparing reports for USAID or other donor; and,
    * Masters degree in relevant field.

Required Responsibilities:

The
specific duties and activities of the Papua Liaison to be performed under
supervision of the DCOP.

These
duties include:

1.      Track KINERJA activities being
implemented in Papua with travel required to Papua and regular attendance at
national meetings and conferences.

2.      Maintain good working
relationships within the KINERJA team in Jakarta and Papua, as well as USAID
and other implementing projects for Papua.

3.      Lead role in preparing the annual
work plan, performance management plan and quarterly progress reports based on
the province’s priorities and needs relevant within KINERJA.

4.      Backstop provincial level staff
to improve public service delivery for health care as  supported by the available resources and
policy in the four selected districts.

5.      Synthesize and report best/good
practices or innovations and other related topics of interest to the Papua
Liaison based in Jakarta to highlight work in Papua.

6.      Serve as Liaison with Social
Impact for  KINERJA Monitoring &
Evaluation activities in the four districts to fulfill reporting
requirements.

7.      Prepare periodic progress reports
and submission to the DCOP to fulfill reporting
requirements.

8.      Carry out other related duties as
assigned by the DCoP and work closely with the Provincial Coordinator to ensure
reporting and program implementation duties are fulfilled.

For more detail info about us, please visit www.kinerja.or.id <http://www.kinerja.or.id>