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    This document provides a job description for the position of EYAA Project Coordinator at the ASEAN Foundation. The position involves managing and implementing the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN Programme in partnership with Maybank Foundation. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities, recruiting youth participants, managing budgets, monitoring projects, and reporting on progress. The ideal candidate will have project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across diverse cultural contexts within ASEAN. Applications for the position are due by November 1, 2021.

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    This document provides a job description for the position of EYAA Project Coordinator at the ASEAN Foundation. The position involves managing and implementing the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN Programme in partnership with Maybank Foundation. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities, recruiting youth participants, managing budgets, monitoring projects, and reporting on progress. The ideal candidate will have project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across diverse cultural contexts within ASEAN. Applications for the position are due by November 1, 2021.

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    This document provides a job description for the position of EYAA Project Coordinator at the ASEAN Foundation. The position involves managing and implementing the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN Programme in partnership with Maybank Foundation. Key responsibilities include coordinating activities, recruiting youth participants, managing budgets, monitoring projects, and reporting on progress. The ideal candidate will have project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across diverse cultural contexts within ASEAN. Applications for the position are due by November 1, 2021.

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    JOB DESCRIPTION

    Position Description

    Title EYAA Project Coordinator

    Classification Locally Recruited Staff – Level 3

    Direct Report Head of Programme


    This is a non-ongoing position for an initial period of one (1) year,
    starting from August 2020, after which the position will be
    Term of Employment
    evaluated subject to organisation’s needs and regular
    performance review.

    Background
    Three decades after ASEAN was established, ASEAN Leaders recognised that: there remained
    inadequate shared prosperity, ASEAN awareness and contact among people of ASEAN.

    It was of this concern that ASEAN Leaders established the ASEAN Foundation during ASEAN’s 30th
    Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 15 December 1997.

    After its establishment, the ASEAN Foundation has been tasked to support ASEAN’s community
    building efforts by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity, human resource development,
    people-to-people interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil society,
    academia and other stakeholders in ASEAN.

    We continue to complement ASEAN priorities. To date, we work to strengthen the ASEAN Community.

    We work in four thematic areas of education, arts and culture, media development and community
    building. We provide support in the form of scholarships, fellowships internships and exchanges. We
    organise meetings, conferences, roundtables and workshops in support of the ASEAN Community.

    Position Summary
    EYAA Project Coordinator is a post that works directly with one of ASEAN Foundation’s strategic
    partners, Maybank Foundation to manage and implement the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN
    Programme. The post is based at the ASEAN Foundation in Jakarta, Indonesia, but with occasional
    travels to the project sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Travels to other
    ASEAN countries may also be required for specific purposes.
    The ASEAN Foundation is looking for an enthusiastic new team member at the beginning of his/her
    career who has skills in the areas we seek, but also someone who is pro-active and innovative with an
    eagerness to add fresh perspective to projects. The ideal candidate will be a team player, have strong
    personal skills, agility as well as being friendly and diplomatic.

    The post reports to the Head of Programme of the ASEAN Foundation and works closely with the
    Maybank Foundation, and the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN programme multi-stakeholders such
    as the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and Social Enterprises (SEs) across ASEAN Region to execute
    this initiative.

    Functional Relationship
    Develop and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with the following:

    Internal (within Post)


    • Executive Director
    • Head of Communications
    • Head of Operations
    • All staff of the Foundation.

    External (outside Post)


    • Main contacts in Maybank Foundation
    • ASEAN Secretariat and other relevant ASEAN organs
    • Permanent Representatives of 10 ASEAN Member States to ASEAN
    • Potential higher education institutions, civil society organisations, and not-for-profit
    organisations
    • Other relevant partners related to the Maybank Foundation-sponsored initiatives

    Description of Roles and Responsibilities

    1. Support of the Project Implementation


    • Key contact point between the ASEAN Foundation and Maybank Foundation.
    • Implement, manage and deliver activities under the eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN
    Programme within the designated timeframe and ensure outcomes are achieved.
    • Manage the recruitment of the following:
    o 100 youth changemakers from 10 ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to participate in the
    eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN Programme.
    o 10 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)/ Social Enterprises (SEs) partners from
    Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and one additional ASEAN Member State.
    • Manage the preparation and implementation of the following
    o Regional Capacity Building and Orientation Workshop
    o The deployment of the youth changemakers to the project site in four ASEAN Member
    States.
    The above activities will entail the complex coordination of logistics, for instance,
    booking venues, catering, printing training material and handouts, and arranging
    complex flights in particular during the deployment of the youths to the project sites.
    • Liaise with a large number of participants, resources persons, trainers, CSOs/SEs partners
    (sometimes simultaneously)
    • Monitor the community project implementation in four ASEAN Member States.

    2. Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation


    • With the guidance of the Head of Programme, write the result-oriented progress report and
    interpret financial documents for donor reporting in a timely manner.
    • Analyse data to for progress reporting (narrative and financial) and identify any remedial
    action required to keep activities on track.
    • Work closely with the programme support officer to prepare financial authorisation for
    expenditures to be approved and documentation in the prevailing budget system.
    • Oversee project budget and contracts with vendors and service providers including financial
    reporting

    3. Communications
    • Provide content regarding the development and implementation of the communication plan
    for the project including the production of promotion and information materials, press
    materials and collaterals
    • Work closely with the Head of Communications to use digital and social media tools to
    promote and engage participation in the project

    4. Supports knowledge building, knowledge sharing, focusing on achievement of the following


    results
    • Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in the implementation of the eMpowering
    Youth Across ASEAN initiative.
    • Manage the administration and logistics aspects of community project showcase and
    evaluation.

    5. Development and Implementation of the other programme activities.


    • Other responsibilities related to the ASEAN Foundation - Maybank Foundation initiative as
    needed.
    • Attend to assigned tasks provided by the Head of Programme or the Executive Director as
    required.
    • Support the Head of Programme in implementing the new initiative on ASEAN COVID-19
    Response in ASEAN in partnership with United Way Worldwide (UWW) and other potential
    donors.
    • Support the Head of Programme to develop and design the new potential project for the
    ASEAN Foundation.
    Person Qualifications

    Education and Experience


    Essential
    • A minimum of Bachelor Degree in International Development/Social
    Studies/Humanities/Communication/Business Management or related fields
    • At least two (2) years of relevant work experience (including internship experience)

    Desirable
    • Previous work experience with Civil Society Organisation and have experience in the
    community development programme (i.e. volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.
    • An event management generalist with proven track record in managing or arranging project
    events.
    • Knowledge of another ASEAN language other than Bahasa Indonesia
    • Ability to travel internationally

    Technical Skill
    • Critical thinking and problem-solving skill
    • Excellent communication skills, responding to user needs in a prompt, courteous manner
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and organize data
    • Strong organisational and writing skills
    • Proficient in writing in English
    • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and digital media

    Desirable
    • Knowledge of another ASEAN language other than Bahasa Indonesia
    • Ability to travel internationally

    Personal Qualities
    • Ability to work independently and as a team player
    • Pro-active
    • Reliable
    • Able to follow through on tasks
    • Open to learning
    • Able to work effectively in a small team environment involving the sharing of information
    and at times sharing workloads;
    • Has the ability to work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner

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    Any interested candidates should send their motivation letter together with CV and
    references no later than 1 November 2021 to recruitment@aseanfoundation.org with
    subject PC-EYAA
    Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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