Project Officer - Flores Earthquake Emergency Response Project (FOSTER) Manggarai

About Project:

As part of its emergency response mandate, Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) is implementing the Flores Earthquake Emergency Response (FOSTER) project to support children, families, and communities affected by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on 15 August 2026. The earthquake caused significant impacts across multiple regencies, including damage to homes, schools, health facilities, water systems, and community infrastructure, resulting in displacement and increased humanitarian needs among affected populations.

The FOSTER project is a multi-sector emergency response and early recovery intervention implemented across affected areas in Flores. The project focuses on addressing immediate humanitarian needs while supporting community recovery and resilience. Priority interventions include Child Protection and Psychosocial Support (CP/PSS), Education in Emergencies, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition and Health, Shelter assistance, Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA), and livelihood recovery support. Particular attention is given to vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant and lactating women, persons with disabilities, elderly people, and households experiencing severe impacts from the earthquake.

Through close collaboration with local government authorities, community leaders, churches, schools, health facilities, and humanitarian partners, the project aims to restore access to essential services, strengthen community-based protection mechanisms, support learning continuity, improve access to safe water and sanitation, and enable affected households to recover their livelihoods.

All staff are expected to contribute to Wahana Visi Indonesia's core approaches of Transformational Development, Advocacy, and Emergency Response. During emergencies, this role may be required to support organizational preparedness and response efforts, ensuring timely, coordinated, accountable, and high-quality delivery of humanitarian assistance in accordance with World Vision standards, donor requirements, humanitarian principles, safeguarding commitments, and applicable government regulations.

This project is subject to donor funding acquisition process. In the event that the funding agreement is not finalized, the recruitment process may be postponed or the position may not proceed. We are committed to maintaining transparent communication with all candidates throughout this process.

1. Strategy Development and Planning:

• Support the preparation of detailed activity plans and schedules for Emergency Response project activities

• Collect and provide field information, assessment findings, and community feedback to support project planning

• Assist in identifying village and school priorities for disaster preparedness and resilience interventions.

• Coordinate with village governments, schools, and community groups during planning processes

• Contribute to the development of monthly and quarterly implementation plans.

• Monitor field progress and report emerging issues, risks, or changes in community conditions

• Ensure planning activities consider safeguarding, gender inclusion, and community engagement.

2. Resource and Acquisition Management:

• Guide communities in identifying available resources, risk management, and readiness to engage in program implementation.

• Support the Manager in preparing program implementation at village and district levels and take responsibility for preparation and execution

3. Capacity Building:

• Develop the capacity of communities and partners in character, competence, and commitment to ensure smooth program implementation for child and family welfare.

• Raise community awareness to critically address issues and opportunities for child and family welfare.

• Train communities and partners in managing local initiatives.

• Conduct reflection and learning processes with communities, including the most vulnerable groups, and partners.

• Share learnings and program implementation reports with relevant stakeholders.

4. Accountability:

• Carry out daily activities as outlined in the program work plan

• Mainstream child protection in activities related to project

• Implement activities with communities as per the Annual Operational Plan, adhering to standards and budget.

• Provide community development technical assistance, including project management, activity implementation, reporting, communication systems, and internal monitoring and evaluation.

• Facilitate community organization processes at the village level.

• Recommend project team for revisions in planning and budgeting based on monitoring, reflection, and learning with communities and partners.

• Facilitate inclusive dialogue processes with communities and partners.

• Contribute to monthly, and quarterly project reporting

5. Networking and Coordination Development:

• Work closely with local beneficiaries (e.g., schools, communities, and stakeholders) to ensure their participation and inputs.

• Build trust among schools, communities, and local stakeholders and ensure that program activities reflect local needs and contexts.

• Build partnerships with various organizations, institutions, and entities at the village level to improve child and family welfare, especially for the most vulnerable.

• Facilitate and manage relationships with communities and village-level development partners, including village governments, existing community organizations, faith-based communities, private sectors, and community leaders.

• Provide accurate organizational identity information.

• Enhance understanding of the political situation in the service area to respond appropriately as an organizational representative.

6. Management & Leadership

• Develop and manage annual performance agreement

• Submits periodical/ monthly accomplishment report

• Document field implementation processes and provide monthly activity progress reports to supervisors.

• Build and maintain positive spirit of working in team with other staff in respective unit and department 

• Provide Christian value and support to enrich the organization's life, faith, Christian commitments and ministry to the disadvantaged children and communities we seek to serve.

• Be a role model and inspiration in managing work, communication and relationship with internal staff and external parties.

• Manage all risks related to Project according to organization policies, guidelines, and standard. This includes risks in fraud, safeguarding, and other related risks.

Requirement

• A bachelor's degree in social sciences is preferred, but candidates from other fields are also welcome. 

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience or at least 1 year as a development facilitator in humanitarian programs.

• Preferably experienced in coordinating between sub-district and district-level government institutions and humanitarian organizations.

• Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia is required, and knowledge of local languages in the project area is preferred. English proficiency is an added advantage

• Familiarity with the conditions of the service area.

• Have his/her own vehicle. 70% Field 30% Admin.

• Must understand the field conditions and their limitations, as you will reside in the service area.

• Prepared to engage in field mobility activities.

• Strong skills in facilitating and building interpersonal relationships.

• Proficient in using digital applications and continuously learning to improve documentation processes.

• Understanding of community development and mobilization concepts.

• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills.

• Strong facilitation skills are required to build relationships with various stakeholders.