America Red Cross - DM Field Officer School

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, 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 : DM Field Officer School Program
No of Hired : 2 Persons
Base of Assignment : Banda Aceh
Type of contract : Fixed term
Duration of contrat : 12 months

Responsibilities:
* To plan and implement ICBRR School program at Branch Level, which is consistent with operations plans and in coordination with PMI counterpart
* To develop implementation guidelines in consultation with PMI, School Management authority and other ARC sectors
* To facilitate the process of School education program specially training, HVCA and School disaster contingency plan etc.
* To keep coordination and liaison with ICBRR Program Partner-PMI (NHQ, Chapter, Branches), ARC other sector and local government unit in order to facilitate smooth and timely implementation of school disaster preparedness activities.
* To make frequent field visit in the project area (at least 50% of working days)
* To facilitate ARC DM and PMI in regards to program expenditures per budgetary provision and preparation of expense report per PMI-ARC financial procedure.
* To support PMI in organizing/facilitating trainings/workshops at different level related with school program.
* To support Monitoring and Reporting Officer in order to ensure quality program monitoring and preparation of regular program reports.
* To maintain better cooperation and coordination with other ARC programs in order to ensure integrated approach.
* To carry out any other program related tasks given by the appropriate authority.

Qualification :
* University degree in any development studies
* Three year project management experience with an International organization on disaster risk reduction specially focused on school program
* Excellent writing and communication skill in English and Bahasa
* Good leadership, supervisory and management skill
* Training module development skill
* Ability and ready for extensive field visit
* Good knowledge on geographic and environment of the area of
assignment
* Excellent knowledge on computer operation (windows, excel, power
point and graphic illustrator)

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 June 10th, 2008 will not be considered.