Vacant Position in CARE International Indonesia: Advocacy Officer

CARE International Indonesia (CII), as an international NGO, has carried out
large scale operations in Indonesia, encompassing emergency operations,
transitional activities centered on agriculture and nutrition and a range of
development initiatives in such areas as water and sanitation, health and
micro-credit.


CARE Indonesia in Jakarta, Head Quarter is currently recruiting the following
position for its project:

JOB TITLE : ADVOCACY OFFICER
DEPARTMENT/PROJECT : PRIMA BINA/ PROJECT
REPORTS TO : PROGRAM DIRECTOR

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

CARE’s Window of Opportunity is a privately funded infant, young child and
maternal nutrition project that focuses on the promotion, protection and support
of optimal feeding practices. Strategies to achieve this include working to
improve the enabling environment through advocacy and policy efforts,
strengthening the health system through partnership, advocacy and capacity
building, and empowering communities and individuals to make appropriate choices
regarding their nutritional well being through a social and behavior change
communication process. Globally the project works in five countries - two each
in Asia and Central/South America, and one in West Africa. Extension into a
small number of other African countries with food security portfolios is
planned. In particular to support capacity building, program design and
implementation and/or monitoring and evaluation.

CARE Indonesia is supporting Window (Prima Bina) activities from April 2008
through December 2011 in the districts of Timor Tengah Utara and Belu on the
Island of West Timor in Nusa Tengah Timur Province. Prima Bina supports
pregnant and lactating women as well as there children under 2 years of age in
23 villages, but also includes individuals who support women and young children
such as midwives, fathers and senior women in the household.

In Indonesia, Prima Bina through numerous capacity building efforts and
development of tools is supporting intensive efforts focused on social and
behavior change (SBC). The aims being to strengthen the interaction and
engagement between mothers and community members who are found to be barriers to
optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. This work includes
close collaboration with the Ministry of Health at the district and national
levels, as well as working closely with partners who are also focusing on infant
and young child feeding.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Support the development and implementation of a advocacy strategy. Prima Bina
has been funded to be a learning initiative in NTT, which has some of the
highest rates of malnutrition in Indonesia. The work that Prima Bina has done
has focused on not the distribution of food commodities, but working with
mothers and households to overcome barriers to appropriate feeding practices at
the household level. Many of the activities and strategies used for
implementation have been unique to the NTT context as well as the rural setting
in Indonesia. Attention needs to be given to identifying the strategy for
advocacy along with the team in NTT and colleagues in Atlanta. This
responsibility will also include regular communication and engagement with key
stakeholders and partners such Depkes, Dinas, UNICEF, Mercy Corps, and World
Vision to name a few, as well as supporting the coordination of CARE sponsored
regional meeting where CARE and key partners will showcase there IYCF work. To
be most effective, the advocacy coordinator will need to work with and
understand the all levels from the district (TTU and Belu), provincial (NTT) and
national levels.

• Support the documentation of lessons learned and best practices. This will be
the last year of implementation for Prima Bina. Given the uniqueness of the
program design strategy, efforts will need to be made in supporting the Prima
Bina team in properly documenting the work that they have done in NTT. This
will require visits to the field and regular conversations with the team in
order to understand the work that has been done and why. The activities
undertaken by the Advocacy Coordinator will also need to be included and
documented in the quarterly report following the agreed upon reporting methods.

• Creation of communication documents. The Advocacy Coordinator will be
responsible for sharing the story of Prima Bina through district (TTU and Belu),
provincial (NTT) and national channels. This will also include the development
and distribution of a newsletter, brochure and when necessary coordinating
communication with press agencies.

• Support staff capacity to improve their understanding of advocacy. In order
to build the knowledge and skills of staff on advocacy, the advocacy coordinator
will be responsible for supporting the staff needs in this area. This will
include mentoring and coaching on advocacy activities and providing support to
the field teams efforts with advocacy.

CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

This section may include both internal and external relationships.
Key Relationship Position Relation ship

Internal: Prima Bina team in West Timor and colleagues in Atlanta, GA Understand
and know the Prima Bina project Program Quality and Impact Supervision and
contribution to CARE International Indonesia's vision and success

External: Ministry of Health at the national, provincial and district
levels Understand the current advocacy and policy climate of Indonesia
Partners such as UNICEF, Mercy Corps, World Vision, etc. To collaborate and
work harmonously on the national advocacy agenda for Indonesia

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate level degree in nutrition
• 5 to 7 years experience working with health and nutrition programs including a
thorough understanding of the design and implementation
• 5 to 7 years experience working with monitoring health and nutrition programs
• 2 to 3 years experience working closely with key health and nutrition partners
such as the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and other key partners on advocacy and
policy issues
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Understanding of the policy enviroment in Indonesia at the district,
provincial and national levels
• At least one year spent, in a rural or emergency setting in Indonesia
• Fluent in spoken English and Bahasa
• Must be able to clearly convey ideas in writing in English and Bahasa
• Prior experience with infant and young child feeding in Indonesia
• Production of papers and presentations for professional audiences

COMPETENCIES
• Political Acumen - Understanding the socio-cultural, historical, political,
and economic context within where Prima Bina operates; integrating understanding
of the Project's approach with awareness of global trends.
• Communicating with Impact - Clearly conveying information and ideas through a
variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience
and helps them understand and retain their message.
• nitiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking
decisive action to achieve goals in times of uncertainty or in fluid contexts;
being proactive.
• Building Commitment - using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to
gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one's own behavior to accommodate
tasks, situations, and individuals involved; and gaining acceptance around
content.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Base in Jakarta, with possibility of travel to TTU, NTT 35%

TERMS OF OFFER:

CARE is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits
package, and a collegial working environment. Applicants are invited to send a
cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above positions, and
detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including
telephone, fax numbers and email address). Please DO NOT attached academic
transcripts and Diplomas and state clearly the applied position code in the
email subject.

Please submit your applications before February 21st 2011 to CARE International
Indonesia, Human Resources Unit:

recruit_482@ careind.or. id

"Only qualified applicants will be shortlisted"