The posting
POSITION TITLE: Project Officer
LOCATION: Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
REPORTS TO: Private Sector Sustainability Lead
GENERAL:
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. In Indonesia, Winrock possesses a long work history with prior programming in human rights, agricultural development, child labor and domestic violence prevention, climate mitigation and adaptation, and clean energy.
POSITION SUMMARY
Winrock International is seeking a full-time Project Officer for a 4.5-year, U.S. Department of Labor-funded project to promote fair and reliable critical mineral supply chains in Indonesia free of child labor and forced labor. The project will focus on 1) improved regulatory frameworks and their enforcement; 2) capacity building for monitoring, identification, enforcement, and remediation; and 3) research to understand the drivers, risk factors and actors affected by forced labor in critical minerals in Indonesia.
The Project Officer will support the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of project activities. Based in Makassar, the Project Officer will coordinate closely with the Private Sector Sustainability Lead and other technical, monitoring and evaluation, operations, and partner staff to support implementation across Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and North Maluku.
KEY TASKS:
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Project Coordination and Monitoring
- Provide assistance with updating and tracking of annual and detailed activity work plans, implementation schedules, activity trackers, and calendars.
- Support coordination across the project’s Jakarta and Makassar offices and implementation areas in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and North Maluku.
Activity Logistics and Implementation Support
- Provide assistance to the Project Director and technical leads in the implementation of project activities, including stakeholder consultations, workshops, trainings, dialogues, field visits, and learning events.
- Coordinate participant outreach, invitations, agendas, materials, travel, venues, interpretation, and other logistical arrangements in collaboration with project staff.
- Prepare activity documentation and ensure required programmatic and administrative records are complete, accurate, and filed in accordance with project procedures.
- Support consultants and partners with scheduling, information sharing, deliverable tracking, and coordination needed to complete assigned activities.
Stakeholder and Partner Coordination
- Support meeting preparation, take clear notes, document decisions and action items, and follow up with responsible parties.
- Help maintain stakeholder contact lists, engagement records, correspondence, and partnership documentation.
Reporting and Documentation
- Contribute to activity reports, progress updates, briefing materials, presentations, success stories, and other project products, as needed.
- Help to maintain organized and complete electronic and hard-copy program files in accordance with Winrock and USDOL requirements.
Compliance and Operational Support
- Coordinate with finance and administration staff to support activity budgets, procurement requests, travel documentation, payment packages, and expense reconciliation.
- Perform other duties related to effective project implementation as assigned.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
The Project Officer will report to the Private Sector Sustainability Lead and will work closely with the Project Director and other members of the project team.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in international development, public administration, social sciences, business administration, project management, or a related field.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience supporting project coordination and implementation, preferably in international development, labor rights, responsible supply chains, governance, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience organizing activities and events, coordinating with diverse stakeholders, and tracking work plans, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
- Experience preparing project documentation, reports, presentations, and administrative records.
- Experience in human resources, labor-related programming, or related fields is desirable, particularly where relevant to private sector engagement and responsible labor practices.
- Prior experience with U.S. Government-funded or other donor-funded projects is preferred.
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong organizational, coordination, and time-management skills, with close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with government, private sector, civil society, worker organizations, consultants, and project partners.
- Ability to draft clear meeting notes, activity reports, correspondence, and other project documentation.
- Sound judgment, initiative, discretion, and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
- Willingness and ability to travel within Indonesia, including to project implementation areas.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Office Suite, word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases) are required.
- Oral and written fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia required.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the deadline to submit applications is October 23, 2026.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal treatment for all people. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
