Program Officer ~ American Red Cross

The American Red Cross Tsunami Recovery Program (TRP) had been established to direct the organization¢s response to the South Asia tsunami disaster. The TRP activities focus on integrated community recovery and preparedness interventions in tsunami affected countries in Asia and East Africa in collaboration with Red Cross and non-Red Cross partners. Please visit www.redcross.org/tsunamirelief

The Indonesia TRP Delegation operates from offices in Banda Aceh, Calang, and Lamno. It also has liaison offices in Jakarta, and other areas in Aceh province in collaboration with the Indonesian Red Cross.

The American Red Cross seeks dynamic individuals to fill the :
POSITION : YRC Program Officer
No of Hired : 1 Person
Base of Assignment : Abdya (Aceh Barat Daya)
Type of contract : Fixed term

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Program Manager by ensuring that the critical activities laid out in the program plans are accomplished in timely manner;
- Ensure that the project critical activities are implemented visa-avis time frame;
- Assist PMI field supervisor and PMI volunteers in planning and conducting teachers training;
- Assist the Field Supervisor and volunteer in the preparation of YRC, Hygiene Promotion and Nutrition of Training Design as a guide to conduct training;
- Prepares training report including the pre and post training evaluation when necessary;
- Monitors the progress of Youth Red Cross, health and nutrition activities in Aceh Barat Daya area;
- Assist the YRC branch team (Field Supervisor and Volunteers)in identifying constraints that affect the implementation of the project and provide solutions and recommendations to solve the problems;
- Assist Field Supervisor and Volunteer in achieving the YRC activities including hand washing, health fair and other health campaigns in the school;
- Assist Field Supervisor and volunteer in carrying out the baseline survey in all targeted schools;
- Prepares Monthly Narrative, Field Trip, and Training Reports;
- Participates in PMI and ARC monthly meetings;
- Participates in Program Review, planning and/or re-planning, and final evaluation
- Participates in school health / school committee / DoE and DoH in each branch coordination meetings;
- Together with PMI project coordinator and Field Supervisor, the ARC Program Officer will provide feedback to the Department of Education and Department of Health in the district;
- Provides regular feedback to PMI Project Coordinator on matters that has relation to the YRC project implementation;
- Share success stories to ARC information officer and the team;
- Submit expense report following the due dates set by finance department;
- Document lessons learned and share these information to the team;
- Ensure IFRC security standards for safety of staff are adhered to at all times.

Qualifications:
- Completed Bachelor¢s degree and/or equivalent;
- Has previous NGO experience implementing health programs specifically health education;
- Has gained skills in facilitating and/or conducting a training;
- Has good computer skills;
- Has background knowledge on nutrition and/or School Health Program and Maternal and Child Nutrition,
- Has the ability to coach/mentor staffs;
- Previous work experience with PMI an advantage

Please submit your application and curriculum vitae to hr@amredcross.org, put Job title in Subject line. Only applications in English and short listed candidates will be notified.
Applications submitted after January 22, 2009 will not be considered.