CARDI Vacancies to be based in CALANG-NAD (Community Liaison)

CARDI, an international NGO consortium providing support to persons affected by conflict and natural disaster is looking for qualified national candidates to fill in position to be based in Calang Aceh Jaya, NAD :

Community Liaison (Code : CDR CL – CL)

BACKGROUND
Founded in 2001, CARDI (the Consortium for Assistance and Recovery towards Development in Indonesia ) is a coalition of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Dutch refugee foundation Stichting Vluchteling (SV) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). CARDI’s clients are Indonesians affected by poverty, conflict and natural disaster in the provinces of Aceh, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, Maluku and North Maluku . By investing in Economic Development, Health and Children and Youth Initiatives, CARDI’s support provides resources that enable Indonesians to articulate their needs, advocate for change and affect improvements in their lives through social and economic entrepreneurship. CARDI also equips its clients with the ability to recover from disasters and conflicts, and prevent the reoccurrence of future conflicts, through Disaster Response and Mitigation programming. Four strategic, cross-cutting approaches—Advocacy, Rights,
Good Governance and Gender—are evident in all CARDI programs, and ensure that change is both durable and sustainable. While still addressing basic needs for displaced populations and returnees, CARDI increasingly provides transitional, post-conflict recovery and development programs.

Job Summary
The Community Development Field Monitor/Community Liaison is part of the Community Regeneration Field Team and reports to the Manager. S/he is responsible for achieving the goals set out in the Community Regeneration Workplan for her/his location; i.e. assist communities with the development of participatory community planning and monitoring mechanism and the production of 1-year development plan that promote the recovery of social and economic sectors in targeted communities.

Essential Job Functions:
•Under the guidance of the Community Development Field Manager/CDR Manager conduct a Rapid Participatory Rural Appraisal including some participatory economic resource mapping in targeted village/­communities
•Facilitate village /community meetings and discussion that will lead to a village/­community economic development plan to be presented to the Sub-district’s Administration
•Assess whether the targeted community has an existing management body that could manage CDR Grants (e.g. existing PPK/KDP village committee). This assessment should also consider the present capabilities of this existing management body, considering CARDI’s requirements.

•When needed, facilitate village/community elections for members of the Community Development Counsel. This includes helping communities to decide on:
* The criteria for voters
* The selection criteria for candidates
* The responsibilities of CDC members
* The mechanisms for transparency and accountability
•Make recommendations to the Community Development Field Manager/CDR Manager regarding training needs of the CDC members
•Train Community Development Counsel members according to CARDI rules and regulations in:
* procurement of goods and services
* financial bookkeeping
* progress monitoring
* reporting
* meeting facilitating techniques
•Inform community members regarding their rights, opportunities and developments, and assisting them in accessing these rights through referrals to appropriate institutions.
•Monitor progress against an agreed timeline and assist with impact assessments and evaluations.
•Provide timely reports to the Community Regeneration and Development Manager in the format requested.
•Other duties as requested by supervisor.
•Document and communicate project planning, progress and results
•Share skills with colleagues, partner organizations and other CARDI teams

Human Resources /Logistics /Finance
•Assists in the orientation of newly arrived national and international staff on the team when requested
•Strives to improve and maintain overall team atmosphere and foster team-building relationships
•Monitor adherence by the community to all CARDI rules on procurement and financial management.
•Provides information to CARDI Administration, Logistics, and Finance Departments as requested to ensure smooth operations
•Provides information to logistics for tracking and identifying CARDI assets;
•Ensures that project materials, tools, equipment and vehicles are efficiently used.

CARDI Representation
•Ensure positive interaction and good relations with partner organizations
•Accompanies donor or other CARDI tours to field sites, when requested

Reporting
•Provides accurate project progress information to the Community Regeneration Manger/­Team Leader
•Updates all project monitoring and reporting forms on project activities
•Provides input as required to complete donor reports

Qualifications
•Preferably a first degree in an appropriate field, e.g. fisheries, agriculture, civil engineering, social science, anthropology, public health. High school diploma acceptable when previous experience in community development
•Some experience in working with local communities towards mutually agreed development goals.
•Some experience in working in the agriculture, fisheries, health, education or social sector
•Excellent communication skills
•Able to listen and motivate others to speak out
•Basic documentation and report writing skills in Bahasa Indonesia
•Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel and e-mail) is a must
•Basic understanding of English, spoken and written preferred, but not required
•Fluency in Achenese an asset
•Able to work under pressure in a potentially unstable security environment
•Self motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual
•Ability to work as part of a larger team as well as to work autonomously when required
•To be able to use initiative and make appropriate decisions
•Able to work in a multi-cultural environment

Application should include a detailed CV and cover letter to be submitted by e-mail to recruitment@cardi.or.id at the latest Thursday, May 29th, 2008. Please put the code of position applied in the subject of your e-mail. No phone calls contact. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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