American Red Cross - Monitoring Officer

American Red Cross (Banda Aceh)

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.

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 :

Monitoring Officer – Small Business / Microfinance

(Aceh - Banda Aceh)

Responsibilities:

* Coordinate with Partnership Monitoring Team Leader in developing monthly monitoring schedule to Partners’ small business / microfinance project activities
* Assist Partnership Coordinator/Deputy Partnership Coordinator to review Partners’ quarterly reports, especially matters related to Small Business/Microfinance
* Produce and update monitoring plan and monitoring tools based on Partners’ Program Log Frame together with Partnership Monitoring Team
* Conduct regular field visits, either in donor capacity or in Partners umbrella grant team management context, for monitoring and information collection purposes related to Small Business/Microfinance program activities
* Monitor program qualitative and quantitative indicators based on Partners’ Program Log Frame
* Perform overall monitoring activities to Partners in donor capacity
* Produce timely Field Monitoring and Monthly Monitoring Narrative reports and provide quick report to Monitoring Team Leader of any urgent issues being encountered in the field;
* Work against achievement of American Red Cross goals in the country/region of operation through effective managerial, lateral relations and teamwork
* Ensures good information flow among all American Red Cross programs
* Ensure good understanding of roles, responsibilities and maintain lateral relationships and accountabilities among Partners
* Perform other work related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor

Requirements:

* Hold Bachelor Degree in development studies, management, accounting or academic equivalent
* Minimum of 4 years experience related to small business development / microfinance and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems or program management with significant information management content
* Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Experience with international donors, non governmental organizations working in development sector
* Ability to consolidate information from multiple resources and demonstrate skill in formulation, design, development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks
* Ability to relate stakeholders across all levels
* Good time and stress management skills
* Excellent command of English – both writing and speaking
* Computer proficient, able to work in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other related software;
* Self-motivated, with good judgment, analysis and initiative; able to prioritize, meet deadlines, and achieve results through collaboration

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.

Closing Date: 22-1-09

Please visit www.redcross.org/tsunamirelief

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