Office Manager vacancy - Palu based

IRD- SERASI Program

IRD, an international non-profit organization supporting peace building in Indonesia and providing programmatic, administrative and logistical support for USAID in implementing SERASI program. SERASI has programs in four regions, Aceh, Central Sulawesi, the Malukus, and Papua, to develop and maintain a crisis-rapid response capability and its partner respond to natural or human-made crises throughout Indonesia. Currently, SERASI seeks exceptional individuals for our project, which continues to Feb 2011 and possibly to 2013 for the position of :

Office Manager (Palu, Central Sulawesi) – Provide all manner of operational support for the project, general administrative duties in support of management functions including logistics, transport, travel arrangement, preparation of business letters, reports and other documents, familiar with standard Microsoft Office packages, arranging and contributing to internal meetings. Able to manage a team, and to establish and maintain working relationships with supervisor and other staff. Should have 2-4 years of relevant experience in an international organization.

We’re looking for light-footed, quick thinking, competent individuals who can work independently as well as part of a small but dynamic team, and comfortable dealing with matters ranging from mundane to meaningful. Ideal candidates will also have excellent organization- , social-, and communication skills, able to imbue all human exchanges with professionalism and positive good will. Presumably you can do word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and email, but also graphics and database skills should be mentioned. Also, at least an undergraduate degree from a qualified, perhaps even international university; experience internationally, or with international people; and fluent English skills. In short, we’re looking for the best of the best. Our salaries are competitive. If you think you are up to the challenge, write to us email or snail mail, and include a cover letter, your CV, 3 references, and your salary history/expectation s

to:

Application for Office Manager (Palu, Central Sulawesi)
IRD/SERASI
Suite 904, 9th Floor
Intiland Building
Jl. Jendral Sudirman No 32
Jakarta 10220
or Email: opportunity@ ird.or.id

No phone calls and please do not reply directly to this email. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. IRD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Please see below the IRD-SERASI reference,

IRD is providing programmatic, administrative, and logistical support for USAID’s SERASI strategic grants and technical assistance program to mitigate social conflict and support peacebuilding initiatives across Indonesia. The SERASI program — the word means harmony in many of the country’s languages — helps local civil society organizations, public institutions, and other partners target the causes and consequences of violent conflict through community-based and community-driven activities, training, monitoring, and networking.
IRD uses participatory decentralized development planning to determine the most strategic use of grants for local, provincial, and national projects that promote respect for human rights and improved inter-group relations; institutionalize a legitimate peace process in Aceh; increase capacity to manage conflict; and support a democratic and transparent security sector. The SERASI National Knowledge Management System helps IRD fine-tune the projects from village to village, district to district, and province to province, ensuring that issues tackled at the national level directly reflect real grassroots concerns.
SERASI has programs in four regions—Aceh, Central Sulawesi, the Malukus, and Papua—and will also develop and maintain a crisis-rapid response capability that will stand ready to help USAID and its partners respond to natural or human-made crises throughout Indonesia. Activities at the national level include providing support to the development of a law on conflict management, providing training on conflict mapping to stakeholders, bringing together the themes of the SERASI program from target provinces for a series of study tours and seminars, and promoting exceptional women from the present day and history as positive role models.
SERASI is scheduled to last for three years (2008-2011), with two one-year extensions possible.