Rikolto in Indonesia, located in Denpasar, Bali Province is the regional branch of Rikolto,

an international NGO with more than 40 years’ experience in partnering with farmer
organisations and food chain stakeholders across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America
committed to developing sustainable agriculture value chains and food systems.

Rikolto runs programmes in 15 countries worldwide through eight regional offices. We’re a
close-knit network of accessible and knowledgeable colleagues, willing to share experience
and eager to inspire others. We are currently looking for a professional for the position of:

RICE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

Based in Surakarta, Central Java

I. PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Rice Programme Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day programme preparation
and execution in Indonesia. He/She will deliver clear guidance to the partners, include
providing technical assistance on the respective working areas.
He/She will contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and reporting, following Rikolto’s M&E
system and as per required by the donors. He/she will also contribute to the programme
development.
The Rice Programme Coordinator works directly under the supervision of the Rice
Programme Manager and a member of the Southeast Asia and Global Rice Programme
Team.

II ACCOUNTABILITIES
Programme Planning, Preparation and Execution of activities
1. Work with each partner to develop annual programme planning (activities and
budget) and Ensure partners implement the programme plan properly, to achieve
results in sustainable rice production, FO professionalisation, market inclusion,
youth inclusion, gender equality, climate change resilience, and enabling policy
environment.
2. Ensure budget planning and execution comply with the administrative and financial
regulations.
3. Identify potential market linkages and support FOs in engaging with private actors
to market sustainable rice, following the inclusive business principles.
4. Support partners in implementing program activities to ensure they are carried out
effectively as plan, including problem solving; regularly report to the line manager
and discuss solutions to key obstacles/challenges.
 5. Provide updates of information to the partners on matters related to the project
innovations, project tools/methodologies, partnership and way of working.
6. Identify and organise capacity building for the partners to improve their
organisational, business and technical capacities.
7. Take the responsibility in the programme operation and its administration (i.e:
prepare activities, develop ToR, etc).
8. Contribute to the development of rice projects, especially in proposal and concept
note development, under the direction of the Rice Program Manager

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Execute the M&E of the programme, including budget absorption and use,
following the M&E framework and operations and financial regulations for the
programme accountability.
2. Create clear transition of the programme towards Evidence of Impact mindset. This
include ensuring programme implementation to create concrete results, supported
by valid data and information to develop strong evidence.
3. Proactively seek advice and provide feedback to the Global M&E team in the
implementation of M&E system and strategies and propose adjustment according
to the Indonesia context.
4. Contribute to Rikolto’s knowledge management and learning initiative: sharing and
exchange knowledge, best practices with other country, regional and global teams
to ensure complementarities and synergy.

Reporting and Communications

1. Provide periodical program reporting, quantitative and qualitative, according to
defined formats and Rikolto.
2. Contribute to the regular report requested by donors, government and within the
prescribed deadlines and quality requirements.
3. Create programme visibility through collecting and providing materials to enable the
Communications staff to develop strong communications messages about the
programme. This should be done proactively and upon request from the
Communications staff.

Stakeholders Management
1. Support in the work related to multistakeholder partnership at national and regional
level. This include identify and propose to the line manager for partnerships with
relevant stakeholders/actors to scale up the programme results
2. Regularly communicating, coordinating, engaging and seeking synergy with the
local governments, and ensuring that the progress report / activities of the program
are regularly delivered to related government.

Team / People Management

1. Closely work as a team member towards shared objectives and contribute as well
outside the own work field.
 2. Collaborate / seeking advise with other respected unit to ensure adequate support
for smooth programme operations.

II. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal
• Other Programme team team at country, regional and global level.
• Other relevant programme support such as M&E, FR and Communications
• Operations Department: Finance, IT, HR, Administrations

External
• Rice farmer organisation and other respective institution, INGOs/NGOs
• Government at local level (i.e Dinas Pertanian, etc..)

Requirement:

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree in business development, Agriculture, or relevant;
• At least 3 years experience in rural development, rice sector development, agricultural
development or equivalent.
• Experience in facilitating farmer organisations, business development, policy
dialogue

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Concepts of sustainable food system, value chain development and inclusive
business.
• Farmer organization development strategies and tools.
• Rice development, technologies, business and market facilitation.
• Familiar with monitoring, evaluation & learning tools and methods
• Knowledge of the sector and actors in the sector at local and country levels
• Knowledge of the principles of developing activity budget and financial report.
• Excellent proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English (in reading, speaking, listening
and writing).
• Good reporting skills

To maintain a good gender balance in our team, we especially encourage female

candidates to apply.

Please submit by e-mail your letter of interest, recent CV with minimum salary expectation,
by Sunday, May 21st , 2023to recruitment.id@rikolto.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Discover more about Rikolto worldwide in our website: http://www.rikolto.org