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Mercy Corps Indonesia Open Vacancies


Dear All,
Please find below “Open Position” in Mercy Corps Indonesia.
We are trying to find the best possible candidates to make the Mercy Corps team stronger.


PADANG

Program Summary
On 30 September at 5.15pm local time, a 7.6 RS earthquake (depth of 71km) struck off the coast of West Sumatra; a second 6.2 RS earthquake struck shortly afterwards at 5.38pm. The impact of the earthquakes on infrastructure and in terms of casualties has been devastating. Confirmed fatalities now exceed 700, but with large numbers of people still missing this number is expected to rise substantially. Over 100,000 homes have been severely damaged, with another 100,000 suffering moderate or slight damage. There has also been substantial damage to essential infrastructure including telecommunications, water pipes and power lines, severely disrupting communications, electricity and water supplies. Mercy Corps has been at the forefront of a coordinated joint assessment by an ECB-consortium of NGOs, along with OCHA and local government.

To address the immediate needs of the populations affected by the West Sumatra earthquake, Mercy Corps is implementing a three-month emergency response program funded by USAID. The program aims to address appropriately the immediate NFI, WASH, and shelter needs of earthquake-affected populations through the distribution of emergency kits, reconstruction kits, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.


1. Voucher Program Manager
The Voucher Program Manager is responsible for overseeing Mercy Corps’ emergency voucher program in West earthquake affected areas of West Sumatra, this will include conducting a vendor assessment and market survey, arranging a supply list, educating shop keepers and community members about voucher system, distribution of vouchers, monitoring of program, and organization of recovery and reconstruction fairs.
Successful program implementation will require coordination with the procurement and finance and administration personnel, in consultation with Padang Emergency Team Leader and key staff, both national and international to effectively implement a large-scale voucher program in less than 3 months.

Qualifications:

Educated to degree level unless the candidate can show considerable direct experience;

Must have previous experience with voucher program in emergencies and/or similar experience in managing Cash-for-Work projects or cash transfer projects;
Understanding of financial systems and market implications of voucher programs;
Demonstrated good managerial skills with a diverse team and large flow of information and activities under time constraints;
Must be able to work independently and prioritize, show initiative;
Experience in an NGO setting;
A strong understanding of donor compliance and budgets is required;
Report writing;
Ability to make recommendations for improvement and act quickly to address problems;
Must be able to demonstrate attention to detail
Strong organizational skills;
Excellent spoken and written English;
Willingness to travel throughout the project areas in West Sumatera.

This position is only for 3 months employment.


Please send your CV with position applied on the email subject to: hrd@id.mercycorps. org
Vacancies will be closed 28 October 2009.


We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us.


Thanks,
Human Resources Department
Mercy Corps Indonesia