About CRS
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS' relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
CRS has been operating in Indonesia since 1957 under the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Social Affairs to provide both humanitarian response and long-term development to the most vulnerable communities. CRS Indonesia's current strategy includes emergency preparedness and response, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and integrated agriculture and livelihoods. In line with its long-term country strategy, CRS Indonesia is looking to expand programming in the area of climate change in urban contexts.
CRS/Indonesia is currently looking for Project Officer – Resilience for Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation project, Job Code: PO Resilience. The position will be based in Kupang City and report to Program Manager.
Job Summary:
As a Resilience Officer, you will provide city level support to the five-year Caritas Australia-funded project Climate Action Partnerships in Asian Cities (CAPACities), which aims to strengthen inclusive climate change governance and adaptive capacities of Kupang City to manage the impacts of climate. Embedded in the city LGU, you accompany and support the LGU to develop their capacity to track climate data, build data informed inclusive plans, access private and public financing to support these plans and effectively communicate and engage communities for climate change actions. Reporting to the Program Manager II - Climate Change, you will support, monitor and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
· Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned CAPACities project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
· Liaise with city government units and assist their efforts to coordinate and mobilize engagement of relevant stakeholders to support informed climate change plans & policies, financing for climate solutions and climate governance.
· Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist LGU and relevant city stakeholders in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
· Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting government, CSO and private sector partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with stakeholders to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
· Provide technical and operational support in the conceptualization, preparation and delivery of various capacity building workshops, trainings, meetings and events for the city.
· Collect information on capacity needs and technical assistance needs of targeted local government units, communities, relevant research institutions, private sectors, religious institutions, media, and local leaders and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
· Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree holder in Development, Urban Development, Climate/Environmental/Natural Science or related field
- At least 4 years professional experience in project support, including government engagement.
- Experience in the field of disaster and climate resilience, urban planning, or public administration, preferably with an international NGO.
- Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with digital risk mapping and ICT4D is an advantage.
Required Languages - Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia; Basic written and oral English is a plus.
Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 20%.
Duty Station - This position will be based in Kupang. However, in the event of a disaster where CRS launches an emergency response, all CRS staff will be required to support the response and may be deployed to the response areas as necessary.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
- Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
- Training on Nature-based solutions and/or Ecosystems-based Adaptation (EbA) is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Knowledge on Geographic Information Systems a plus
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Program Manager II - Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, CAPACities MEAL Officer, Operations staff, Country-level leadership, and CAPACities Philippines staff.
External: LGU partners, city-stakeholders (CSO, private sector, academia, media), and peer agencies.
CRS encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or disability, all recruitment practice and procedure reflect CRS commitment to protection children and vulnerable adult from abuse.
Only applications that meet the above qualifications will be shortlisted. All applications and CVs should be sent by email to CRS Indonesia at Indonesia_HR@crs.org before or by January 15th, 2024 with the Job Code and Applicant Name in the subject.
***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS' processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
"Only short-listed candidates will be invited via e-mail/phone for Interview"
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