THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT INVITES INDONESIAN CITIZENS AND ASEAN NATIONALS WITH PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS IN INDONESIA TO APPLY FOR

THE FOLLOWING POSITION AT THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT IN JAKARTA

Technical Officer (TO)/Project Manager (PM)

East ASEAN Initiative (EAI), Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Unit

The East ASEAN Initiative (EAI) is development program to promote growth and security in the East ASEAN sub-region of Southern Philippines and Eastern Indonesia. It consists of a suite of five pilot projects, namely the Business Development Services Pilot Project (BDS); Custom Information Exchange Pilot Project (CIE); Maritime Logistics Pilot Project (MLP); Maritime Security Pilot Project (MSP) and Single Window for Investment Facilitation and Trade (SWIFT).

The EAI is a partnership between AusAID and the ASEAN Secretariat and these agencies will provide oversight of the pilot projects being implemented. Each pilot project will be contracted by AusAID to organizations selected through limited tender and monitored by a Project Manager.

TO/PM of EAI-IAI unit is specialist staff providing technical and administrative support for the coordination and implementation of decisions made by the representative committees of ASEAN. They are required to organize and service committee meetings, undertake research, and perform protocol duties. He/she will also be required to manage projects, assists in the organization of, and participate in, regional and national workshops related to Human Resources Development and Capacity Building.

In particular activities, as Project Manager (PM), will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the projects commence and are implemented on schedule;

• Collecting and distributing regular reporting on project progress;

• Alerting AusAID/ASEAN Secretariat to any problems, delays or issues relating to the implementation of the projects and assisting in their redress;

• Undertaking up to two monitoring visits to each of the pilot projects to validate reported progress and outcomes, and feed results to AusAID, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Advisor Board;

• Facilitate information and Participate in the evaluation of the pilot activities at the completion of their implementation, and assist in identifying possible options for facilitating replication or scaling up.

Therefore, we are seeking qualified candidates with the following qualifications:

• Preferably Master’s degree in Economics, Development Economics, Public Policy, or Social Sciences.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management, including project designing/formulation, project monitoring, and project evaluation.

General qualification:

• Excellent English language skills (written and oral);

• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft office tools;

• Able to work independently as well as in a team in a multicultural environment;

• Able to multi-task and work irregular and long hours;

• Able to travel, as and when required; and

• Knowledge on ISO 9001: 2000 is an advantage.

Upon the successful completion of a 3 months probationary period, the successful candidate will be confirmed for a period of service up to 18 months. Selected candidate will receive an attractive package consisting of basic monthly salary (starting from Rp. 5,000,000), monthly transportation allowance, outpatient medical reimbursement, hospitalization insurance, and an annual bonus of a month’s basic salary.

Please send a two-page cover letter describing your suitability for the job, detailed CV, a recent passport-sized photograph and certified true copies of educational certificates and other supporting documents to: Personnel and Training Unit, ASEAN Secretariat, 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta 12110, Indonesia, to be received by 6 April 2008. You may also e-mail your application to hr-asean@asean.org. Only short-listed candidates will be  notified.