Project Officer of the Role of the State ~ Perkumpulan Prakarsa

Perkumpulan Prakarsa is a Jakarta-based NGO which works in research and capacity building activities on four major themes, namely : Role of the State, Role of Civil Society, Globalization and Decentralization, through the support of various donor agencies like the Ford Foundation, EED, FES, and the Asia Foundation.
We currently have vacant position for one person who has good skill both in analytical and technical aspect to be our team as a* Project Officer of the Role of the State*, to implement our 2008-2011 programs entitled / “Making Pro-Poor Budget Works; Using Pro-poor Budget to Ensure the Fulfillment of MDGs Goals in Indonesia”/

This position is a 34 months contract based position which could be extended upon program needs, with jobs summary as mentioned :
1. Report to the Program Coordinator for program achievement to ensure the quality of program and the compliance of the financial management of the program
2. Managing daily project activities, including activities and budget planning, cash-flow control, periodic report writing, documents archiving, correspondence with partner and donor agency, and regular monitoring - evaluation to achieve programs outputs in an efficient, transparent and accountable way in coordination with Program Coordinator, Program Assistant, Office Manager and Finance/ Accounting Manager
3. Supervising and/or implementing program activities, which includes research, cross country study, workshop/conference, training/technical assistance and other capacity building activities in Jakarta or other cities in Indonesia in coordination with Project Assistant, Program Coordinator, Associate Director and Executive Director
4. Representing Prakarsa in various government and civil society forum related to the on going project or other Prakarsa’s activities at local and national level
5. Participate in the program evaluation and program development including proposal writing 6. Wiling to travel outside Jakarta for a substantial period of times
7. Willing to expand her/his social network among academia and research institutes inside and outside Indonesia, Indonesia policy makers, international and national NGOs.

Qualification :
* Must be an Indonesian citizen, no more than 40 years old, preferably lived around Jabodetabek
* Must have bachelor degree, with minimum 5 (five) years proven working experience in similar position to handle program’s planning and management, especially in civil society organizations.
* Must have high proficiency in English, both oral and written, and good communication skill to lead and manage multi stakeholders networking and lobbying activities
* Must have previous knowledge and understanding on budget issues, Indonesia MDGs targets and/or pro poor policy reform. Preceding research or advocacy experience in those area will be an advantage
* This position is an equal opportunity but women are encourage to apply

We provide nett monthly take home pay benefit up to IDR 4.75 M according to your qualification, experience and salary history.
Please send your letter of application with complete resume with two reference contacts (in English), and the sample of your writing(paper/articles) to :
*E-mail : recruit2009@theprakarsa.orgSubject : PO-006
Deadline : Tuesday, 13th January 2009.
*Only short listed candidates will be notified for test and interview.