Vacancy CCF Indonesia Program - LIVELIHOOD SPECIALIST

VACANCY FOR TWO POSITION OF LIVELIHOOD SPECIALISTS

Location : Jakarta, with frequent travel to other areas in Indonesia
Report to : National Director and Program Manager

CCF is an international child-development agency working in 33
countries to create lasting and meaningful change in the lives of
more than 10.5 million vulnerable, deprived and excluded children,
families and communities, regardless of race, creed, gender or
national origin. In Indonesia it has been operating for 34 years,
since 1973 in areas where the need is the greatest and currently
reaches out to 900,000 children and families in partnership with 50
local NGOs spread across 8 provinces. The primary programming areas
of CCF-Indonesia are: Health, Education, and Livelihood.

For more information please visit www.christianchildr ensfund.org

In order to support and strengthen its livelihood program, CCF
Indonesia is currently seeking 2 (two) Livelihood Specialists.

Key responsibilities
• Aggressively lead and drive the livelihood program of CCF
Indonesia and actively support the livelihood program of CCF
Indonesia partners.
• Develop and manage the implementation of CCF Indonesia's
national livelihood strategy.
• Provide technical support to the CCF Indonesia and CCF-
supported projects by identifying livelihood opportunities, and
engaging and monitoring resource agencies.
• Develop the capacities of CCF Indonesia staff and its
partners so that they are able to carry out livelihood programs
optimally.
• Constantly identify micro-enterprise activities that are
technically feasible and commercially viable.
• Constantly work on making CCF-supported micro-enterprise
activities become technically feasible and commercially viable.
• Assist in preparing Plan & Budget guidelines of CCF
Indonesia livelihood program and assist partners in preparing their
livelihood P&B document and review and approve them.
• Regularly monitor programmatic and financial achievement of
the field partners in implementing the programs.
• Regularly report about program progress to the management.
• Network and build linkage of CCF Indonesia with leading
agencies in the livelihood sector in Indonesia.
• Build linkage with potential donors and explore grant
opportunities to significantly expand CCF Indonesia livelihood
program.
• Develop concept papers, proposals, logframes, implementation
plans etc. to respond to funding potentials, donor requests and
Request for Proposals (RFPs)
• Ensure that the ultimate benefit of the livelihood program
contribute significantly to the child wellbeing.
• Ensure that voices of the children are heard while planning
and implementing livelihood programs.

Required qualification
• To have education, experience and expertise in livelihood field, both in Micro-Enterprise Development and Micro-Finance Institution.
• To have a minimum of 10 years of experience in livelihood sector.
• To have experience and expertise in community development and social mobilization issues
• To have a sound understanding of community empowerment processes and strategic partnership issues
• Knowledge and understanding of child issues in Indonesia will be a strong asset
• Knowledge and experience on sponsorship program and mechanism will be an advantage
• To have excellent, oral and written English skills

Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are qualified for these positions to merry@ccfindonesia. org, cc yuni@ccfindonesia. org by close of business day of January 28, 2008. Please put in the CV your current or last salary/benefits amount and expected salary/benefits for this position.

Interested parties can also send hard copies of their CVs to:

CCF Indonesia
P.O. Box 1364
Jakarta 10013
Attention: HR Department