lowongan kerja lsm/ngo, Head of Office for Caritas Germany COI

Caritas gets involved
wherever people are faced with hardship and are unable to manage after an
emergency or disaster without help from outside. The partnership and solidarity
within the global Caritas movement make efficient support possible and enable the
resources, skills and expertise of 162 national Caritas associations to be
utilized effectively.


Caritas Germany is looking for a Head of Office in Yogyakarta, with the overall
responsibility for the program activities of Caritas Germany (CG) in Indonesia.
Geographic focus areas are North Sumatra, Central Java and Flores. The measures
adopted by Caritas Germany in Indonesia aim at consolidating and developing
country programs in the fields of disability, drugs/HIV and disaster
management. The Head of Office takes over the management of the country office
Indonesia with office location in Yogyakarta and coordinates the personnel at
the project sites Medan and Banda Aceh. All tasks of the Head of Office with
regard to program control and representation will be carried out in close
agreement with the headquarters of Caritas Germany in Freiburg, Germany. The
main tasks are:

Management
·         Overall supervision / coordination of the personnel (currently one
expatriate senior technical advisor for the work with disabled persons and four
local employees in Yogyakarta as well as two local employees in North Sumatra);
·         Planning and controlling of the allocated country budget, as well
as controlling of financial administration and of the monthly financial
reports;
·         Recruitment, introduction and instruction of local personnel if
required.

Program Coordination
•        Development of objectives, concepts and measures for the relief
programs of CG in Indonesia in close cooperation with the headquarters of CG.
Areas of special focus are drugs/HIV, disability, as well as emergency and
disaster aid, including disaster risk reduction;
•        Assessment of project plans and project proposals of local partner
organizations; assist partner organizations in the elaboration of proposals and
cost plans;
•        Monitoring of ongoing projects in cooperation with the local and
expatriate personnel; Regular project visits on site;
•        Assuring quality standards in the narrative and financial
reporting of the partners in cooperation with the local personnel;
•        Ensuring extensive auditing of the financial reports submitted by
the partners in cooperation with the local personnel and implementation of
anti-corruption measures if required;
•        Advising and accompanying the Indonesian Caritas on national and
diocesan level (currently: KARINA KWI, Caritas PSE Medan, KARINA KAS and
Caritas Maumere) regarding the development of structures, program planning and
implementation of projects;
•        Assisting in coordination and planning of the assignment of
technical advisors, of audits and visits of personnel from the CG headquarter;
•        Continuous reporting to the CG headquarter through monthly
reports, email correspondence and telephone calls;
•        Emergency aid at short notice in case of emergency in cooperation
with local personnel and upon orders by and in CG headquarters.


Representation
•                    Representation vis-a-vis Indonesian institutions and public
authorities, international and national NGOs and local partner organizations;
•                    Participating on committees and boards to coordinate relief
measures in case of emergency
•                    Media and public relations, interviews, accompanying journalists
and other visitors
•                    Cooperation with the local Church and members of the international
Caritas network above all in the Asian Region;

Requirements
•                    Indonesian citizen
•                    Significant experience in working with international NGOs in
Indonesia
•                    Significant management experience within an INGO setting in
Indonesia
•                    Commitment to the values of Christian faith-based organizations.

Starting date for the position
will be October 01st, 2012. Interested candidates should send their
applications, in English only and consisting of a Cover Letter and CV,
to: caritas.germany@gmail.com cc to: ade.caritas@gmail.com and doasia.caritas@gmail.com  Deadline for applications is August 20th, 2012