JOB NOTICE: CANADIAN EMBASSY NGO PROGRAMME

The Canada Fund is looking for a Deputy Coordinator.  The Canada Fund is the Canadian Embassy's discretionary NGO project fund, and manages over C$1,000,000 annually for Indonesia and East Timor.  In 1999-2000 a total of 79 separate new projects were funded.

The Deputy Coordinator will work autonomously, under the guidance of the Canada Fund Coordinator.  The Canada Fund office is adjacent to the Canadian Embassy, and the Deputy Coordinator will be hired on a fixed term contract (not an Embassy employment contract).

Main duties include:

Screening incoming project proposals
Preparing summaries of strong projects, for submission to the Committee (in English)
Participation in the Canada Fund Committee as a resource person
Communicating with NGOs whose proposals require refinement
Providing coaching and training to NGOs on various aspects of NGO management
Preparing final Project Approval Documents (in English)
Field Monitoring of projects during implementation
Analysis of project progress and financial reports
Participating in periodic evaluations of closed projects and of the whole programme
Assisting with the drafting of the Annual Report (in English)

Note that most of this work takes place in bahasa Indonesia (except for the drafting of project summaries, the Committee meeting, the Project Approval Documents, and the Annual Report)

Requirements:

Fluency in  bahasa Indonesia and strong Engish language writing skills
Willingness to travel to the field for up to forty working days per year
Five years experience working for a major NGO or in management of NGO programmes

Desired qualities:

Flexible and adaptable to changing work environment and to field conditions
Teamwork and respect for others
Aware of the gender dimension in all development work

CIDA is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate harrassment of any kind.  Preference will be given to Indonesian and Canadian nationals.

How to apply:

Before 21 July 2000, send a two-page cv, and a one-page narrative describing "how to increase people's participation in NGO programme planning", both in English, to: 

Felicia Effendi, PASU, 4th floor Wisma Metropolitan I, Jln Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta, or by fax to 522-4343, or by e-mail to <felicia@idola.net.id>