The novel coronavirus pandemic has been sweeping the world as well as reshaping everyone’s lives very rapidly in ways that very few people could have imagined. Unfortunately, for indigenous peoples and traditional forest populations around the globe unexpectedly suffer disproportionally and in different ways.
Covid-19 global pandemic has forced the world to take unimaginable measures and actions. Covid-19 has infected populations in 216 countries. Based on updated data of WHO on 02 July 2020, there are more than 2.5 million peoples are positively infected by Covid-19 and more than 500,000 died. In Indonesia, there have been 59,394 people are positive with Covid-19 and reported 2,987 death tolls.
Similarly, it happened to the eastern parts of Indonesia. The Land of Papua is one of regions in Indonesia with large numbers of indigenous peoples with Covid-19-prone areas. There have been 1916 peoples reported with Covid-19 positive in Papua Province and 244 in West Papua. We could hardly overlook the figure noting that there are more than 300 native tribes live in the Land of Papua residing in forests, mountains, coastal areas and small islands.
The indigenous community is deemed the most vulnerable to Covid-19. Their communal lifestyle with high dependency on community members make them susceptible. Limited access to health facilities and remote condition for health workers to perform duty increases risk of fatality.
Objectives:
· Prevent spread of COVID-19 among Indigenous People through raising public awareness on Health Protocol implementation and hygiene promotion.
· Strengthen Local Initiatives on Food Security and Livelihood
The Econusa urgently invites the best, most-talented and highly-motivated individuals to apply for the following vacancies:
Project Assistant
Duty Station : Jakarta
Short Term (6 months with the possibility of extension)
PURPOSE OF JOB
This position will support Project Leader (Covid-19 response) in administration, coordination and program implementation.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative:
· Provides administrative and logistical support for the project
· Draft contracts, budgets, and donor reports with direction from Project leader.
· Prepare monthly activity schedule reports
· Work In maintaining data management and filling projects/program
Coordination:
· Liaise and communicate with field office staff and consultant, providing logistical and administrative support as directed
· Participation In field level coordination meeting with local government authorities and other agencies
Program Implementation:
· Together with Project Leader Implement all activities and monitor the progress in a daily basis
· Participation in Data Assessment and evaluation of Program
· Assist In development of project materials
· Ensure smooth running of activities, collaboration, and community engagement
· Provide Support on Matters related to Food Security and Livelihood supports
· Plan and Conduct Community Level Hygiene Awareness Campaigns
· Plan and Ensure proper distribution related to Non-Food Items e.g Food Security Supports and Hygiene Promotion Materials.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCES
· Education Level Required: Degree in Development Studies, Environmental/PublicHealth, Management, or any relevant field
· At least 2 years’ experience in community work (NGO)
· Excellent Interpersonal skills, communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills
· Must adhere setting security standards
· Team Player
· Proven problem solving and decision-making skills.
· Good command in English
· Proficient with Ms Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)
TERMS AND CONDITION
Econusa shall offer the selected candidate an affiliate contract initially for 6 months, with the possibility of extension, subject to performance and availability of funding.
Interested candidates should submit motivation letter and recent curriculum vitae by email to recruitment@econusa.id with subject “Project Assistant” no later than July 10, 2020.
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be notified
