The program officer will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and coordinating grant making activities to improve the livelihoods of rural households in Indonesia. The goal of the livelihoods work is to reduce poverty in rural areas by assisting poor and marginalized households to access financial, business development, and organizational development services that have the potential to improve the productivity of their income-generating activities and access to markets for goods and services.

Under the direction of the Foundation’s Representative in Indonesia and the Director of the Financial Assets in New York, the new Program Officer will develop grant making and other activities to implement three strategies to achieve the goals of this work: research and development of effective, viable, and scalable livelihood solutions, that could include financial products, business and organizational development services, and new ways to access markets; building and strengthening the infrastructure, including intermediary organizations, networks, and government agencies, for the delivery of livelihood development services; and supporting advocacy with public and private agencies and organizations to promote livelihood development strategies. The new Program Officer also will be expected to keep abreast of the issues, institutions, and key individuals concerned with these issues, provide intellectual leadership in the field, and work closely with other Program Officers throughout the Foundation, both in the Indonesia office and in other Foundation offices, whose work relates to the central mission of the portfolio.

The Program Officer's livelihoods work will fit into the broader Indonesia program's strategic goal of supporting a more just, inclusive and pluralistic society, focusing on three target groups: the poor, the socially marginalized, including ethnic minorities, and women. The Program Officer would also, from time to time, be assigned to work on issues related to the broader Indonesia program, including overseeing grants, attending conferences and meetings and making presentations about the Foundation's overall work in Indonesia and globally.