PSP Sr. Program Officer

ponse 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 : PSP Sr. Program Officer
No of Hired : 1 Person
Base of Assignment : Calang
Type of contract : Fixed Term

Duties and Responsibilities :
· Support PMI Aceh Jaya branch to develop and implement expansion plans in Sampoiniet and Jaya sub district , organizetask assignment within team for expansion

· Providing ongoing on- and off-site technical assistance to PMI and American Red Cross staff
· Assisting sites in implementing the program through on-site coaching, mentoring, trouble-shooting
· Providing training and supervision in all components of management, program and administrative procedures
· Creating a continual system of feedback, sharing and quality improvement of program interventions
· Accessing and/or developing resources for program use (e.g., manuals, how-to Instructions, exemplars, etc.)
· Liaison and networking with local GOs and NGOs; and
· Technical Assistance to PMI to develop strategic partnerships to institutionalize PSP


Qualifications:

Masters degree in Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Sociology or MD in Psychiatry
Minimum 3 years experience in managing programs, community development work, past experience in Psychosocial support programming is preferred
Ability to train and manage staff
Excellent relational, administrative, written and oral communication skills
Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
Proficiency in computers especially MS office
Ability to take initiative, think creatively and work collaboratively




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 August 15, 2008 will not be considered.