Indonesia, Other, JakartaApplications due: 17 May, 2024**Job Synopsis**The MCC Representative for Indonesia provides leadership and programmatic direction to work supported and funded by MCC in Indonesia. This role includes maintaining relationships with Indonesian and North American partners. MCC's two primary partner organizations in Indonesia focus on peacebuilding, education, agriculture, youth exchanges, and disaster response. MCC Rep work tasks include working closely with the directors of these two Indonesian partner organizations, visiting university partners in Indonesia and North America, monitoring projects, and representing MCC to Indonesian Mennonite churches.This position requires planning and hosting multiple learning tours and exchanges each year. The MCC Rep will spend a few weeks each year in United States and Canada visiting partner universities and potential partner universities. The location for this role will be determined based on visa availability and government regulations. Partners are based in Salatiga (central Java) and Eastern Indonesia (NTT). The MCC Representative for Indonesia is supervised by the MCC Area Directors for Southeast and Northeast Asia, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.**Job Details**Salaried Employee -Full Time at 1 FTE**Qualifications**Required for all MCC Representative Positions:Minimum Education Level: BA/BSc or equivalentMinimum Experience: International experience and MCC experience preferredInvitations to serve with MCC are contingent on the successful outcome of criminal background check(s).- Relational Skills: Ability to form, foster and maintain positive, working relationships with MCC workers, local churches and MCC partners, building trust by demonstrating integrity in actions and communications and modeling the values of the organization. Ability to create an environment on the team that is supportive of staff who may experience oppression or sexual violence.- Supervisory Skills: Ability to manage/supervise personnel, which includes staff appointments and terminations, performance appraisals, interpreting and enforcing policies, conflict resolutions/problem solving and development of staff (in cooperation with the Human Resources Department).- Adaptability: Ability to adapt as needed to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations and with diverse individuals and groups.- Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze and synthesize information to understand issues, identify options and support sound decision making.- Planning and Organizing: Ability to develop, implement, evaluate and adjust plans to reach goals, ensuring the optimal use of resources.- Initiative: Ability to be proactive and persistent in efforts, identifying opportunities and needs then taking action for resolution.- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals, taking actions that respect the needs and contributions of others.- Communication: Ability to listen, to model open communication and foster good will among others.- Self-awareness: Ability to understand one's own emotional framework, maintain a non-defensive posture and manage personal reactivity when leadership is challenged.- Cross cultural/multi-cultural awareness: Ability to work with issues of equity in a cross-cultural setting.- Financial Management: Ability to successfully manage MCC resources within a country program.- Program, Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to understand and implement Program, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Results based management.- Previous experience in making well-informed, effective and timely decisions, taking into consideration impact and implications within local and regional context.- Demonstrated ability to serve as MCC Representative without bias or conflict of interest, with ability to withstand intense pressure from local constituents.For this specific assignment:Minimum Education Level: Master's Degree; PhD preferredMinimum Experience: International experience and MCC experience preferred**Skills**:- Creativity and Innovation: Ability to generate new approaches and viable solutions.- Organizational Awareness: An understanding of the structure and organizational culture of large non-profit organizations, such as MCC, and ability to work successfully within the structure to achieve results.- Development of Others: Ability to foster worker development by providing a supportive learning environment.- Partnering: Ability to seek and build alliances that further MCC objectives and benefit all people.- Conflict Resolution: Ability to bring conflict and dissent between others into the open to arrive at constructive solution while maintaining positive relationships with all parties.- Risk Taking: Ability to identify, assess and manage risk while striving to attain objectives.- Strategic Thinking: Ability to understand and process complex information and exercise sound judgment, considering the situation
