IrishAid Gender Projects Officer Deadline 3 October 2008

Project Officer with special responsibility for Gender involvements
Irish Aid/Timor-Leste Office

The Irish Aid Representative Office in Timor-Leste is seeking to recruit a full time Project Officer with special responsibility for Gender. The position is fulltime and open to Timorese Nationals.

General Information: the Gender Projects Officer would be responsible for ensuring effective gender mainstreaming is being adopted throughout the entire Irish Aid programme in Timor-Leste. Other duties include liaising with other key Government agencies, donor organisations and Civil Society Organisations including NGO’s that are active in the respective area of Gender issues. The Gender Projects Officer will also ensure that Gender is prioritised in current and future Country Strategy Papers for Irish Aid in Timor-Leste.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate an experience of working with Civil Societies and local NGO’s in Timor-Leste on issues related to Gender. The applicant will have fluency in Tetun and English and have the ability to coordinate information and to work cooperatively and supportively in a team environment.

Further information including Terms of Reference can be obtained via email at sinead.lynch@dfa.ie.

Letters of application, including Curriculum Vitae should be sent to sinead.lynch@dfa.ie or mail to Sinead Lynch, Embassy of Ireland, PO Box 383, 12 Rua Alferes Duarte, Arbiro, Farol, Dili. Any questions can be directed to the above email address or phone 7304023

Applications close Friday 3rd of October.