Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Oxfam Great Britain
Oxfam GB is an international NGO working in over 70 countries to address poverty and suffering through supporting development, humanitarian, and advocacy interventions. In Indonesia, we currently work to improve the livelihoods of the poor, build participation in governance, and save lives by delivering humanitarian assistance. All of our work promotes gender equality.
Location: Indonesia
Closing date: 17 Feb 2010
Job Description
Oxfam GB Humanitarian Office in Jogjakarta is looking for an Indonesian nationality to be a Disaster Risk Reduction Trainer to conduct the following activities in the near future:
Facilitate emergency responses management workshop for Oxfam GB's partners, Local Government, and Organizers
Facilitate workshop participants to increase knowledge and skill in emergency management, humanitarian response standard, gender, etc.
Facilitate workshop participant to develop an effective strategy to mobilize community, strengthen and or establish village emergency response committee, and increase community sensitisation
Facilitate workshop participant to increase knowledge and skills in mobilize village emergency committee on how to identify hazard, vulnerability, capacity, risk, emergency need, and action plan to reduce flood risk in emergency situation.
Personnel Specifications
Essential:
- Degree in social, geography, disaster management, or any discipline relating to emergency management, Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Management. Experiences in managing DRR project or community-based project could substitute for a formal qualification.
- Minimum one-year experiences in Disaster Management/DRR project, and/or community organizing.
- Sensitivity, diplomacy, tact, good communication skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities.
- Well developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding solutions. The post holder should also be at ease in working with local community/stakeholders.
- The ability to present concise reports, sometimes a short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for particular situations.
- Flexibility, willingness to travel at short notice, over the course of the deployment, and to work in difficult circumstances.
- Good understanding of humanitarian protection standard, SPHERE minimum standards, gender issues and Code of conduct.
- A commitment to the aims and objectives of Oxfam GB.
- Sensitivity to working within a divided society and to political, religious or social tensions.
- Demonstrated experience of integrated gender and diversity issues into food security programmes.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia
- Computer literacy
Desirable:
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English will be advantageous
- Previous working experience with Oxfam GB or INGO
- Experience in emergency relief programmes
- Mature and professional attitude and approach
Vacancies Contact
yogya_hr@oxfam.org.uk
Reference Code: RW_7BMCEY-46