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Program Advisor Cross Border counter traffiking project for Malaysia |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
Programme Advisor – Cross Border Counter-Trafficking Project
Kota Kinabalu / Tawau in Malaysia
Contractual
Senior Manager (Safe Migration)
BACKGROUND:
ICMC has recently signed an agreement with the European Community (EC)
to develop a replicable model of cross-border collaboration between
Indonesia and Malaysia with a view to combat trafficking and debt-bondage
of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. This project will be
implemented six Indonesian provinces along the so-called eastern trafficking
route to Malaysia, namely East and West Nusa Tenggara, East Java, North
Sulawesi, South Sulawesi and East Kalimantan as well as six
municipalities in the Malaysian state of Sabah which are the primary destinations
for migrant workers from Indonesia. ICMC is now looking for qualified
Programme Advisor to guide and assist ICMC’s partners in Malaysia to
implement program activities and build capacity of partner staff for
sustainability.
PRIMARY RESPOSIBILITIES:
The goal of the project is to build cooperation between the local
governments and the civil society from both areas of origin and destination
so that the scourge of human trafficking can be tackled in a
coordinated manner.
The Programme Advisor will be required to work closely with ICMC’s
partners in Malaysia to ensure that the partner staff has capacity to
implement the planned activities, and provide support to the partners,
including mentoring and accompaniment, in the implementation of
activities. Typical activities are generating awareness against trafficking and
the Malaysian anti-trafficking legislation, encouraging local
governments to initiate action against traffickers, providing services such as
shelter, medical and legal counseling, and repatriation support to
survivors of trafficking, sensitizing press and media to the differences
between illegal migrants and trafficked persons, and developing a
cross-border mechanism between Sabah and East Kalimantan to deal with
trafficking issues.
The position will be based in Kota Kinabalu or Tawau in Sabah state of
Malaysia – determined after consultations with ICMC’s Malaysian
partners.
Reporting to the Senior Manager (Safe Migration), the Programme Advisor
will support ICMC partners work with government institutions and
Counter Trafficking Task Forces (CTTFs) at the local level as well as
partner NGOs, journalists and trade unions in the target areas to further the
aims of the project. The Programme Advisor will be responsible for the
following specific tasks:
Assist Tenaganita and other ICMC counter-trafficking partners in
Malaysia in developing annual and quarterly work plans for agreed activities
including deliverables, time lines, responsible persons, and
indicators:
§ Review and revise quarterly work plans on a rolling basis
based on monthly progress;
§ Provide technical assistance to partner organizations such
as support to develop coordination mechanisms, strategic planning, and
in the development of training modules;
§ Facilitate establishing and maintaining relationships with
local government, counter-trafficking task forces, journalists, trade
unions and NGOs in the targeted municipalities of Sabah;
§ Arrange capacity building of service providers to survivors
of trafficking through training workshops and field accompaniment;
§ Develop curriculum and train ICMC’s partner organizations;
§ Conduct field monitoring of programme activities;
§ Prepare activity and monthly reports on a regular basis;
§ Represent ICMC in meetings, workshops, organized by local
authorities and other organizations involved in similar or related
activities
§ Ensure that financially supported organizations meet all
reporting obligations (financial and narrative)
The ideal candidate should possess:
· University degree in Social Work, Economics, Political
Science or Law;
· One or more of the following specialisations: participatory
research and micro-level planning, livelihood regeneration, shelter
management, legal advocacy, communication;
· At least five years’ working experience as a Programme
Officer in an INGO / a Coordinator / Director in a local NGO / Secretary
to a government department on social (human trafficking, violence
against women, child labour etc.) / economic (migration for work, income
generation, micro-credit etc.) issues;
· Skills to be able to design and arrange to deliver training
programmes to Government and NGO staff;
· Sensitivity and ability to work collaboratively in a
multi-cultural team;
· Adaptability and ability to deal with lack of clarity and
ambiguity; and
· Previous experience of managing and monitoring sub-grants up
to US$ 100,000.
The position requires considerable travel within Sabah state in
Malaysia.
Submit C.V through email to:
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Application Deadline: March 15, 2008.
Please include details of current post and remuneration and details of
referees.
Given the high number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will
be contacted. Telephone call will not be entertained.
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