Vacancy as Programme Officer

Job Title Programme Officer - Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Location Banda Aceh mainly, with visits to field sites and
Trocaire's office in Jakarta.
Department Trócaire South East Asia Regional office (SEARO)
Type of Posting National
Description of the unit/department: Trócaire works in partnership
with local organisations to overcome poverty and promote justice in
developing countries. Based in Jakarta, the South East Asia Regional
Office is responsible for the management and implementation of
Trócaire's development and emergency programme work in Indonesia,
Cambodia, Burma, Timor Leste, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Background to Position The Tsunami of 26th December 2004 killed at
least 158,536 people and displaced at least 1.7m; many more tens of
thousands are still missing. As part of its response to this disaster
Trócaire established a regional office in Indonesia to cover its
Tsunami-related work in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Scope of Role In cooperation with Trocaire staff, to provide
strategic direction and management of Trócaire's partner programme in
Aceh. This will include focusing on the following:
• Facilitating the implementation of Trocaire's Strategic
framework for Indonesia which is a Trocaire Strategic Interest
country (not a Priority country) (applicants won't know what this
means).
• Building partners capacity in project/programme management
and administration, in programme strategy, through mentoring,
coaching, training and if necessary outsourcing
• Developing collaborative relationships with strategic
partners, donors and key stakeholders to ensure the effectiveness of
Trocaire's exit strategy from Aceh-Nias.
Key Duties & Responsibilities: • In collaboration with another
PO, to provide strategic direction to Trócaire's work and work with
partners in Banda Aceh.
• To manage, advise, support and guide the existing portfolio
of partners.
• To improve programme quality with partners, with emphasis on
clear objectives, outcomes and impact.
• To prepare monthly reports, ensuring that Trocaire RM is kept
up to date both on programme progress and with the operating
environment in Banda Aceh / Indonesia.
• To systematically reflect on country programme experience,
research, and overall trends in order to feed back into the regional
programme
• To provide support for partners when needed in developing
their knowledge and skills in project/programme management &
administration & in programme strategy.
• To collaborate with other departments within Trocaire, both
in EARO and in Maynooth, on issues of mutual importance e.g.
administration, fundraising, communications, policy, advocacy, and
development education.
• In conjunction with SEARO, to ensure that budgets and funds
for Indonesia are managed in line with Trocaire procedures.
• Provide translation of written documents between languages
when needed.

Essential requirements: • A Primary Degree OR a post graduate
qualification in a relevant development or humanitarian related area.
• A minimum of five years field experience in management of
development / emergency work.
• Demonstrated experience of working in partnership and
implementation, proposal writing and co-financing, including
assessment, PCM, programme budgeting, M&E.
• Ability to travel frequently within and outside Indonesia as
requested.
• Team player but also able to work independently with little
supervision
• Fluency in English & Indonesian, both speaking (oral) and
writing (verbal).
• Experience of working with Church or ecumenical agencies is
an added value.

Special Skills • Ability to use initiative and work fairly
independently, with distance management support (supplemented by
regular visits as required)
Terms & Conditions
Contract Type 1 year full time contract. Renewable based on
performance.
Grade & Salary: As agreed in contract.

Location of position: Banda Aceh with regular travel to partners
throughout Aceh. Exact office arrangements to be identified.

Please send your CV with a cover letter to:
trocaire_searo_ hr@yahoo. com
at the latest 24 December 2007.