Vacancy at JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia)

Background Organization and Programme:
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international non-governmental organization with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. JRS undertakes services at national and regional levels with the support of an international office in Rome. Founded in November 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus, JRS programs are found in over 50 countries, providing assistance to refugees in refugee camps, to people displaced within their own country, and to asylum-seekers in cities and held in detention. The main areas of work are in the fields of Education, Advocacy, Emergency Assistance, Pastoral, Health and Nutrition, Income Generating Activities and Social Services.

In Indonesia, JRS works with internally displaced people (IDP) affected by conflict as well as by the tsunami in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and North Sumatra Provinces. JRS works on the prevention mechanisms and looks at the deeper reasons behind the phenomenon of forced migration and does not limit its service to emergency relief, the policies concerning their treatment while in exile, and what could be done to spare others a similar fate.

In choosing and implementing programmes JRS places an emphasis on the above knowledge in root causes, policy and prevention and in all programmes aims to find and advocate for durable solutions for refugees and IDPs. JRS gives direct services, accompanying the displaced and assisting them to advocate for their rights.

Officer: 1 person (female)
Work Area: South Aceh
Closing Date: 10 April 2010
Start to work: May 2010
Contract Duration: 1 year

Position: Inclusion Officer
Reports to: Community Project Coordinator
Works with: Other team members in the Community Project, local networks and partners.
Organization: Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia
Duty Station: Tapaktuan

Position Purpose:
Under the coordination of Community Coordinator, the Inclusion Officer works closely with the other team members of Community Project. S/he implements, monitors and evaluates the project activities to strengthen the capacity and increase the ability of the assisted communities especially for diffable people, children, aged persons, widows and pregnant women to prevent any potential disaster threats and risks through strengthened organizational skills and an understanding on displacement prevention mechanisms along with the spirit of JRS which s/he learns in her/his daily service.

Responsibilities:
The Inclusion Officer is responsible for managing assessment, need assessment facilitating discussions, planning weekly meetings, distributing necessary materials, organizing trainings and developing the vulnerable people mentioned in the position purpose to participate to develop the mechanisms which prevent any potential displacement.

Qualifications & Experience:
o From social science and academy backgrounds.
o Have experiences working in social works / NGOs dealing with particular needed groups.
o Have experiences and skills as facilitator, moderator and motivator in community meetings
using PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) tools.
o Competency in using PRA, minimum understanding on DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) and
Conflict Management issues.
o High ability in communication with team and people whom he/she serves.
o Excellent knowledge, understanding and empathy with IDPs and refugees in all settings.
o Have fair English and Indonesian skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
o Acehnese, Aneuk Jamee, and or Kluet language competency is a benefit.
o Good flexibility, creative and high motivated.
o Ability to work in a team work
o Knowledge of basic Microsoft programs a must.
o Indonesian nationality. Acehnese is preferable.
o Mature and well prepared to work in demanding conditions and able to work under pressure
and high frequency of mobility.

To apply for this job, send or email your application form of JRS (attached) as soon as possible to:
Lino M Sanjoyo : < linosanjaya@jrs.or.idThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it > or < sanjaya.lino@yahoo.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it >
Address: Gg. Cabe DP III/no 9 dn 13, Puren, Pringwulung, Condong Catur, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55283, Indonesia