American Red Cross - Disaster Management Sr. Program Officer

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 :

Disaster Management Sr. Program Officer - Training
(Aceh - Banda Aceh)

Responsibilities:

* To support in the planning and management of ICBRR training program which includes community & school
* To assess training need and designed training course for PMI, American Red Cross staff and community people
* To develop and collect IEC materials, training visual aids and training modules for ICBRR program
* To make frequent field visit to assess quality of the training (at least 30% of working days) and provide technical guidance to the field staff
* To carry out regular impact assessment of ICBRR training and recommend the solution based on findings
* To organize and facilitate project workshop, training and meeting
* To prepare ICBRR training and workshop report
* To carry out any other program related task given by the immediate supervisor

Requirements:

* University degree in any development studies
* Three year training management experience with an International organization on disaster risk reduction
* Training module, training visual aids and IEC materials development experience
* Good facilitation skill
* Excellent writing and communication skill in English and Bahasa
* Good knowledge on participatory training including PRA
* Good knowledge on geographic and environment of the area of assignment
* Excellent knowledge on computer operation (windows, excel, power point and graphic illustrator


* Working condition:

o SPO-Training will closely work with PMI Chapter, Banda Aceh and spend 80% working time in the same office.

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 July 11, 2008 will not be considered.

Advertised: 1-7-08 | Closing Date: 30-7-08