Community Outreach Officer - CHF

CHF International/ Indonesia wishes to recruit a Community Outreach Officer for the implementation of key activity components of the “Building Indonesian Livelihoods and Transitional Shelter” (BUILT) program. The BUILT program includes transitional shelter for 5,000 families, 2,500 upgrades to makeshift shelters, latrines for 1,250 households, sanitation and hygiene efforts, and cash for work to help clean up debris. In addition, the program also includes components focused in earthquake resistant construction training for local builders and earthquake risk-reduction education for its beneficiaries.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Community Outreach Officer will be responsible for the daily implementation of community outreach activities and beneficiary selection processes throughout this program. The Community Outreach Officer reports to the Community Outreach Manager.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct daily community outreach activities in target districts under the program
• Work with the community outreach team to conduct beneficiary surveys and selection, conduct community meetings, and provide trainings to beneficiaries, shuras, and Waikil-e-gozars
• Assist Community Outreach Manger in and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Water and Sanitation Education and Awareness Teams to coordinate volunteers and community educational trainings.
• Conduct outreach and training to district officials, Waikil-e-gozars, and shuras to ensure their participation and involvement in all aspects of the program
• Routinely communicate with beneficiaries, and identify and disputes that arise and report them to the Community Outreach Manager
• Liaise on a daily basis with CHF and community leaders to ensure community participation and gather feedback on the appropriateness of CHF interventions.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities.
• Ensure transparency of the community and beneficiary selection process
• Working with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and Community Outreach Manager, conduct baseline and monitoring activities.
• Ensure effective integration and mainstreaming of gender considerations into all program activities.
• Assist with any other duties as required by the Community Outreach Manager.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience in community outreach, engagement, and participatory development
• Operational knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management.
• Ability to work with a team and effectively engage with communities and program beneficiaries

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• University degree in related field
• At least 3 years of experience in community outreach and mobilization
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluency in written and spoken English, Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Minang is essential. Able to read and interpret documents, and communicate with others as necessary to perform job duties effectively.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Basic skills and able to perform job specific mathematics

To apply for this vacancy
Please download an application form from our website http://www.chfindonesia.org.
Completed applications should be emailed to padang_hr@chfindonesia.org stating the job title as the subject. Please do not attach any other document.

Applications must be received by 11 December 2009 to be considered.