Launching of ACF's Apprenticeship Program

(Baca Versi Bahasa Indonesia)

In effort to support human resources development at local level, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) through its Disaster Preparedness Program is launching an apprenticeship program in Disaster Preparedness. The apprenticeship program will select 2 or 3 participants from local NGO’s or local government of disaster prone area to join series of activities in ACF for 1 month. During the session, participants will have the opportunity to adopt, modified, and develop the knowledge they received through the program into their own area.

Objective
The objectives of the program are:

• Sharing of information and experience between ACF and partner agencies as participants of the apprenticeship program.
• Improve knowledge and skill of participants in Community Based Disaster Management
• Improve network between apprenticeship participants with various DRR practionners and other stakeholders involved at different level in DRR.
• Receiving feedbacks from participants on the performance of Disaster Preparedness Program conducted by ACF in 3 Kelurahans.

Participants
The apprenticeship program is planned to be followed by 2-3 participants. To be the selected participants, several criteria needed to fulfilled are:

• Minimum High school graduate
• Staff of government institution or LNGO, CBDO working in disaster management activities, and located in flood prone area.
• Candidates are staff who currently working on disaster management program or projected to work in disaster management program in their institution.
• Show strong motivation and commitment to work on disaster management program
• Willing to undertake the apprenticeship program and to implement the knowledge received in their institution.
• Having commitment support from the line manager in their institution.

Time and Venue
The apprenticeship program will be conducted in Jakarta on January 14th until February 8th 2008 (20 working days).

Content
The content of the program are:

• Disaster Risk Management basic concept and Community Based Disaster Management approach Capacity Building in CBDM
• Community Organizing in CBDM
• Disaster Education and Campaign
• Field activity in 3 Kelurahan (learning by doing)
• Coordination/networking (meetings attendance, events …)
• Report Writing
• Restitution: Designing and implementing a CBDM

Expected Outcome
As the output, participants are expected to have:

• The knowledge of basic concept of Disaster Risk Management
• The knowledge to analyze various stakeholders on Disaster Risk Management field
• The knowledge of the concept of Community Organizing
• The skill to analyze other area in the concept of Disaster Risk Management

Additional Information
ACF provides reimbursement of air transportation for economy class and land transport. The maximum amount to be given for transportation is 2.500.000 IDR, which will be given based on real expenses. ACF will provide meal allowance for 50.000 IDR per day for 20 day. Accommodation in Jakarta will be provided.

For more information, contact:
Erma Maghfiroh
Jl Dharmawangsa IX No. 120
Phone. 021-7257320 or 7220775
Fax. 021-7248768
Email : erma_maghfiroh@yahoo.co.id

How to Apply
Submit your CV at latest Sunday December 16th 2007.
Submit 1 page essay of where you currently working and what makes you interested to join the program.
Submit a written statement to participate fully on the whole session conducted (20 working days) and recommendation letter from his/her manager.

All document to be send to erma_maghfiroh@yahoo.co.id at latest Sunday, December 16th 2007

Selected candidates will be contacted by ACF at latest Wednesday 19th December 2007.

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