Vacancy at Islamic Relief

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established in Birmingham, UK in 1984. Islamic Relief has a consultative status (special category) with the economic and Social Council of the United Nations is full member of British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) and a signatory to the code of conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief. It seeks to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development programmes. Islamic Relief Indonesia is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide which has been working in Indonesia since 2003. Islamic Relief Indonesia provides service and support to the communities in mandate areas, based on the MoU with Department of Home Affairs. There are some initiative sectors under Emergency and Development program such as Shelter, Water and Sanitation, Health and Nutrition, Livelihood, Orphans, Education, Marines Fisheries, and Disaster Preparedness and Response. Through these sectors, Islamic Relief Indonesia plays significant role in alleviating the suffering and poverty of the world's poorest people.

Islamic Relief (IR) through World Bank funded aims to develop an integrated marine fisheries project that will provide better sustained livelihoods and can be replicated in line with the objectives of Economic Development Financing Facility (EDFF). This project will be done in line with multidimensional studies to integrate economic fishing activities withsocial, cultural, and environmental considerations. The main goal of this sub-project is improving coastal community prosperity through integrated marine fisheries management and better market access.

Islamic Relief seeks to hire committed and experienced persons for the following positions:

HATCHERY SENIOR OFFICER

Base at : Simeulue - Aceh
Contract Duration : 5 Months (extendable)
Frequent Official Travel

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
. Knowledge of BBIP staff increase
. Freshwater for clean the tanks in all hatchery system, BBIP don't have yet
. Fish spawn the eggs
. Laboratory finished set up and support for production of python and zooplankton
. Feeds for larvae and fingerlings fish seeds
. Fingerlings fish seeds
. Support for fingerling fish seeds production
. Maintenance genset, pumps another
. Possible income (if they sell the fingerlings in the market) data (monthly/quarterly/half yearly)
. Linkage mechanism in between BBIP and our beneficiary

Skills and Competencies:
. A first degree in a statistic/Mathematic, Socio-economic, Gisheries Technoloty or related discipline.
. At least five (5) years of experience in handling fisheries project or A master degree in above related disciplines with 2 years experiences
. Excellent oral and written English communication skills; (master degree is an asset).
. Ability to work closely in a team environment,
. Patient, adaptable, able to improvise and work in atmosphere that is extrenely stressful,
. Excellent interpersonal skills,
. Self motivation but with the ability to make good use of the experience and effort of others,
. Fairness and maturity, Objectivity in problem-solving,
. An Understanding of the fisheries knowledge, socio-economic, statistic and environment issues as well as those impacts on economic development,
. Strong analytical skills,
. Fully computer literate with working knowledge of database and spreadsheet application,
. Familiarity with research and scientific data collection methods.

Language: Excellent written and spoken English

IT skills: Excellent skills and knowledge of Windows, Office and Internet applications.

General Skills:
. Excellent networking, communication and interpersonal
. Diplomacy, tact & negotiation
. A commitment to work on a team basis and the ability to lead project teams
. Report writing
. Budgeting
. Problem solving
. Research
. Investigative

Disposition:
. Flexible & Patient.
. Ability to work on your own initiative as well as a part of a team.
. Sympathetic with aims & objectives of Islamic Relief.
. Energetic and able to operate in situations which may be arduous

If you meet the above requirements kindly send your detailed CV with recommendations from 2 referees, (one of them your immediate former employer) to: hrislamic@islamic-relief.or.id. Please put the job title and your name in subject of your email.

Closing date: 2nd October 2011