Lowongan Kerja Jakarta Raya Posisi The Asia Foundation : Program Officer – Gender And Climate Actions di The Asia Foundation

POSITION INFORMATION

Position                                           : Program Officer – Gender and Climate Actions

Project Name                                 : Environmental and Climate Actions

Location                                          : Jakarta

Job Type & duration of Contract : Full-time staff, initial contract for a year with potential extension

Closing Date                                   : December 20, 2024

PROGRAM BACKROUND

The Asia Foundation is preparing to develop a program that aims to strengthen women’s participation in improving the environmental governance in Indonesia through better management of forests and land and contribute to global climate action. Lack of the environmental governance including natural and human-made disaster trigger global climate change including Indonesia. Women are often excluded from local-land management decisions and on most issues of land and forest governance. The have limited access to information and processes that determine the fate of their forest and land. With their close relationship with the environment, increasing women’s participation in decision making is important.  The program will help strengthen the women groups to mitigate its challenges including  to manage forest concessions more effectively.  However, more can be done to improve women’s role in managing the forest concession. While women’s participation in decision-making is increasing, progress has been limited, and women remain vastly underrepresented. Despite a commitment to increase women’s access and participation in forest management, national forest tenure policies and programs like social forestry haven’t addressed many of the barriers to participation faced by women. These issues include challenges for women in accessing markets, finance, and technology to operate their social forestry concession and participate in decision-making processes. The program will issue sub-grants to CSOs at the national and sub-national levels to carry out program activities. The program will be implemented in several provinces, which will connect with the environmental and climate action program areas.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Based in Jakarta, the Program Officer provides direct management and implementation of three to four components of the program – amplify women’s voice and leadership, improve women’s livelihood and reform policies and building local CSO capacity to achieve outcomes agenda. S/he is responsible for the day-to-day management of partner programs within these components, in close cooperation with the other Program Officers within the unit, Program Assistants, the Deputy Program Director, and the Director of Environment and Climate Actions. S/he is responsible for program development and conceptualization, implementation, and reporting and will contribute to monitoring/evaluation in cooperation with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

RELATIONSHIP

INTERNAL

• Regular contact and communication with all Environment and Climate Actions team members and TAF’s Jakarta staff.
• Maintain and develop communication and coordination with finance, grant, and communication teams including MEL.
• Assist the Environmental and Climate Actions Unit, Program Director, and Deputy Program Director
• Contact with other program and theme staff in the Foundation’s offices in the US and Asia.

EXTERNAL

• Develop and maintain contacts with other local and international NGOs working on environmental governance and climate action issues in Indonesia, ensure coordination, and raise the profile of the Foundation’s research activities.
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing donors and funding agencies.
• Develop working relationships with government agencies and local levels. Assist in developing and maintaining good public relations, especially with senior government officers.
• Represent the Asia Foundation at conferences, events, and donor coordination meetings as required. Public speaking and contributing to publications on our work may be required.

JOB FUNCTIONS

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION

• Contributing to day-to-day management of the Foundation’s Environment and Climate Action program –including liaising and providing input to partners, developing themes for new programs, monitoring program implementation, reviewing all modules, books, or other items for publication, providing technical assistance where necessary by serving as a facilitator, speaker, editor and such, for partner programs and products, and, along with the Deputy Director/Director, representing the programs to donors.
• Work with existing and prospective grantees to develop program activities; determine project feasibility; monitor and facilitate programs; obtain timely and useful reports; critically evaluate outcomes; review incoming proposals, manage proposal tracking system, and work with local organizations to refine proposals and program designs.
• Prepare proposal review forms, letters of agreement, and budgets, and manage the process of developing a program from proposal to issuance of Letter of Grant (LG) to monitoring and reporting on the program to donors.
• Design and implement Environment and Climate Actions program work plans and contribute to the development and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation measures.
• Provide technical assistance as needed to local partners to develop work plans and gender perspective measures.
• If any, contribute to the design and implementation of the research component of the program, including selection of topics for research, design of key studies, technical support and training to research partners, supervision of research activities, analytical and write-up phases, and dissemination activities.
• Actively utilize the research outputs to improve program implementation, both within the Foundation and with program partners at the national and local levels.
• Prepare, along with other Environment and Climate Actions team members, donor reports.
• Coordinate with other units as needed to facilitate cross-fertilization and internal networking.
• Together with team, provide annual and semi-report highlights and other information on Foundation programs.
• Assist the Deputy Director/Director to manage all aspects of funding source financial management.
• Assist the Deputy Director/Director to manage annual program budget, spending processes, and internal grant administration.

GENERAL

• As a key member of the program staff, contribute to ongoing program planning, problem-solving, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the dissemination of program activities and research results.
• Assist Deputy Director/Director in monitoring important social, political, and economic developments in-country.
• Understand and comply with requirements placed on the Foundation by our donors.
• Other relevant tasks as required.

REQUIREMENT

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of eight years’ work experience designing and implementing international development programs, with a strong background or specialization in women empowerment, GEDSI, Climate Actions and/or environmental issues.
• Experience in managing the gender and environment and climate actions issues with applying thinking and working politically.
• Experience in project management and strategic grant-making.
• Experience in developing and conducting training programs or capacity-building programs including gender related issues.
• Knowledge of and experience with the Indonesian government system and agencies.
• Understanding of international or government funding agencies.
• Knowledge of gender and environment and climate actions issues at the local context and national level in Indonesia
• Strong experience in gender and social forestry is preferred.
• Has good experience in working with Indonesia’s CSO and building their capacity on environmental governance sector.

EDUCATION

Advanced degree in public policy, social sciences (international relations, political science, gender, sociology), development studies, environmental sciences, or law.

OTHER:

• Interest in the political-economy dimensions of environment and climate actions in Indonesia.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Strong written and analytical skills.
• Competency with standard word processing and spreadsheet programs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to maintain good relations with NGOs, government, donors, and colleagues.
• Professional organizational abilities.
• Good public speaker.
• Willingness to travel to remote regions across Indonesia.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit their application to [email protected] by December 20, 2024, at 05:00 PM Jakarta time. Please write “PO Gender & EnCLA – your name” in the subject of the e-mail. The application should include (i) a cover letter and (ii) a CV or Statement of Qualifications, which summarizes the applicant’s suitability for the position based on the above qualification criteria.

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATE WILL BE CONTACTED

THE ASIA FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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