Director - Regional Office at Hivos / Regional Office for Southeast Asia

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Last Date: November 22, 2010
Email: jobs@hivos.nl

Hivos is a Dutch non-governmental organisation inspired by humanist values. Together with local organisations in developing countries, Hivos seeks to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world in which citizens - women and men - have equal access to the resources and opportunities for their development. And where they can actively and equally participate in decision-making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future.


Hivos believes in the creativity and capacity of individuals. Quality, co-operation and innovation form the core concepts in Hivos’ philosophy. Hivos is committed to the poor and marginalised in Africa, Asia and Latin America. A sustainable improvement in their conditions is the ultimate benchmark for Hivos’ work and efforts. The empowerment of women is an essential concern in all its programmes. For more information www.hivos.nl

For the Regional Office for Southeast Asia in Jakarta, established in 2004, we are looking for a

DIRECTOR REGIONAL OFFICE

The key tasks for the regional director to provide leadership to a staff of 25+ people in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, programme development and funding raising from international institutions.

As a director you are responsible for HRM for staff in the region, and responsible for maintaining good communications with and between the staff. You represent Hivos in the region and you are responsible for the programmes in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

We expect you to mobilise new financial sources and to be co-responsible for financial annual planning and budgeting.
As a director you maintain contacts with civil society organisations and opinion leaders in the region, also you are responsible for donor relations, main contact for embassies, relevant Indonesian government agencies and international organisations including members of the Alliance 2015.

You are responsible for program development based on trends, consistent to Hivos regional office/overall business plan and current, possible opportunities and issues in the region.

From the applicants we expect affinity with Hivos’mission’s and goals and that they have ample verifiable experience with:
- good donorship and entrepreneurship, including accessing funds from different sources for development programmes;
- experience in dealing with the government agencies, in particular relevant counterpart ministries;
- personnel management and leadership qualities preferably with “Southern” organisations;
- knowledge of social, cultural and political contexts in Southeast Asia;
- policy development;
- financial administration of a professional organisation;
- excellent communication skills;
- excellent verbal and writing skills in English and preferably also in Bahasa Indonesia and Dutch;
- intercultural understanding and open attitude for staff inputs in program or office development.

We also expect you to have affinity with Hivos’ mission and objectives and knowledge about one or more Hivos programmes and affinity and experience with civil society building and with civil society in Southeast Asia.

We offer:
- From 1 January 2011 onwards an employment for three years (the initial appointment will be for one year with a possible extension for two more years on satisfactory performance);
- a salary depending on experience and, if applicable, expatriate allowances;
- if applicable participation in pension fund;
- Hivos Terms and Conditions for services abroad are applicable for non-Indonesian candidates.

For more information you can contact Mr,Tini van Goor, (Head of Bureau Democratisation, Rights, Aids & Gender) t.van.goor@hivos.nl (phone +(31)(0)70 3765500, or Mr. Ben Witjes, director Programmes en Projects b.witjes@hivos.nl (+(31) (0)70 3765500. You can apply before November 22.

Both letter of motivation and CV need to be submitted in English to Hivos Bureau IZ, Raamweg 16, 2596 HL Den Haag or via e-mail to jobs@hivos.nl with reference code “0311639-14”

An assessment may be a part of the selection process.