Job Vacancy
Title : Cross-Border Program Officer
Post : Dili, with frequent travel to border districts and West Timor - Indonesia
Date of start : Immediate
Duration : 1 year
Reports to : Unit Manager
Accountabilities The primary responsibility of Program Officer for Cross Border Program is to work together with Foundation’s Unit Manager on Cross Border program development, its implementation, reporting, monitoring and the evaluation and the effectiveness of the program. Program Officer is also responsible for the aintenance of updated information on the progression of the program, and its linkages
with other organizations which are partners of the program.
Requirements:
• At least five (5) years of experience in development work in Timor Leste.
• Good skills in spoken and written English;
• Strong networking and community fieldwork skills, including relations with government;
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in social science;
• Strong Tetum/ Indonesian presentation and facilitation skills;
• Independent initiative, while being able to work in teams, especially across cultures;
• Computer literacy, and
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to Timor-Leste or Indonesia border areas and communities.
Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply for the position.
Application For a full position description please contact Filipe Menezes on +670 3313457 or by email fmenezes@asiafound.org. Please send cover letter and resume by COB November 7, 2008 to The Asia Foundation, Rua.Jacinto Candido (behind BTK/Holiwono store), or to P.O. Box 69, Dili, East Timor. Fax. 670-390-324-245. Applications may also be sent directly to ftilman@asiafound.org .
Only short-listed candidates will be acknowledged and contacted.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Asia Foundation Local Governance Program Manager
Asia Foundation
Local Governance Program Manager
The Asia Foundation, an international non-governmental organization, is seeking candidates for a Local Governance Program manager to support an extensive three-year ‘Support for Local Governance, Elections and Civil Society Program: Timor Leste’. The program manager shall be part of a team that will implement activities towards enhancing the capacity of newly-elected Suco Councils to strengthen citizen participation in village and municipal governance. The position involves the design and implementation of intensive training activities, village-level data gathering and analysis and inter-action with local officials and civil society groups to improve local governance and dispensation of mandated functions.
Supervisor: Senior Local Governance Advisor
Major responsibilities of this position include:
• Assisting in the selection of project sites, including coordination with concerned public and private institutions and agencies and the generation and processing of information for purposes of site-prioritization.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of orientation activities for suco councils including the generation of relevant documents, literature and other data/information needed to design appropriate orientation modules, plan and implement the orientation program and coordinate and monitor all related orientation activities.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of a Suco Governance Performance Scale, (SGPS) to be used for monitoring purposes.
• Communicating the program’s purpose and objectives to concerned local and national officials.
• Providing technical assistance to partner local governments, civil society organizations and national government institutions in areas relevant to the achievement of program objectives, including but not limited to, the organization and strengthening of suco associations, networking with other civil society groups and organizations.
• Assisting in the design and application/facilitation of suco participatory planning and implementation workshops.
• Providing follow-on technical assistance to partner sucos to implement the priority activities identified in their respective plans.
• Preparing Scopes of Work and/or Terms of Reference to guide (local) external technical assistance providers implement outsourced tasks related to the achievement of project objectives.
• Organizing national awards for best performing local governments, especially sucos.
• Organizing national events such as conferences, workshops, forums and dialogues, to be participated in by both civil society representatives and public officials, designed to present and discuss issues relating to local governance as well as best practices.
• Representing the Foundation in meetings.
• Preparing reports on program activities.
Qualifications and Experience required:
• Deep knowledge of Timor Leste local governments, especially the Sucos and Aldeias, specifically their structure, tradition, mandated functions, functional relationship with districts/municipalities, performance, strengths and weaknesses.
• Familiarity with the functions, organizational structure, officials of the Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management (MSTAM).
• Familiarity with the functions and organizational structure of the Timor Leste national government, including the Parliament.
• Familiarity with sources of data and information on Timor Leste municipalities and sucos.
• At least five years of experience in local planning and budgeting in Timor Leste.
• At least five years experience in the design and implementation of training programs.
• Extensive program and grant management experience.
• Familiarity with the Timor Leste NGO/CSO community.
• Ability to work cooperatively with government and non-governmental organizations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including English), culturally sensitive interpersonal skills, strong organizational abilities and computer literacy.
• A university degree in a relevant subject.
• Excellent analytical and presentational skills.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume or CV to
ftilman@asiafound.org as soon as possible, as we would like to begin interviews this week. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Local Governance Program Manager
The Asia Foundation, an international non-governmental organization, is seeking candidates for a Local Governance Program manager to support an extensive three-year ‘Support for Local Governance, Elections and Civil Society Program: Timor Leste’. The program manager shall be part of a team that will implement activities towards enhancing the capacity of newly-elected Suco Councils to strengthen citizen participation in village and municipal governance. The position involves the design and implementation of intensive training activities, village-level data gathering and analysis and inter-action with local officials and civil society groups to improve local governance and dispensation of mandated functions.
Supervisor: Senior Local Governance Advisor
Major responsibilities of this position include:
• Assisting in the selection of project sites, including coordination with concerned public and private institutions and agencies and the generation and processing of information for purposes of site-prioritization.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of orientation activities for suco councils including the generation of relevant documents, literature and other data/information needed to design appropriate orientation modules, plan and implement the orientation program and coordinate and monitor all related orientation activities.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of a Suco Governance Performance Scale, (SGPS) to be used for monitoring purposes.
• Communicating the program’s purpose and objectives to concerned local and national officials.
• Providing technical assistance to partner local governments, civil society organizations and national government institutions in areas relevant to the achievement of program objectives, including but not limited to, the organization and strengthening of suco associations, networking with other civil society groups and organizations.
• Assisting in the design and application/facilitation of suco participatory planning and implementation workshops.
• Providing follow-on technical assistance to partner sucos to implement the priority activities identified in their respective plans.
• Preparing Scopes of Work and/or Terms of Reference to guide (local) external technical assistance providers implement outsourced tasks related to the achievement of project objectives.
• Organizing national awards for best performing local governments, especially sucos.
• Organizing national events such as conferences, workshops, forums and dialogues, to be participated in by both civil society representatives and public officials, designed to present and discuss issues relating to local governance as well as best practices.
• Representing the Foundation in meetings.
• Preparing reports on program activities.
Qualifications and Experience required:
• Deep knowledge of Timor Leste local governments, especially the Sucos and Aldeias, specifically their structure, tradition, mandated functions, functional relationship with districts/municipalities, performance, strengths and weaknesses.
• Familiarity with the functions, organizational structure, officials of the Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management (MSTAM).
• Familiarity with the functions and organizational structure of the Timor Leste national government, including the Parliament.
• Familiarity with sources of data and information on Timor Leste municipalities and sucos.
• At least five years of experience in local planning and budgeting in Timor Leste.
• At least five years experience in the design and implementation of training programs.
• Extensive program and grant management experience.
• Familiarity with the Timor Leste NGO/CSO community.
• Ability to work cooperatively with government and non-governmental organizations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including English), culturally sensitive interpersonal skills, strong organizational abilities and computer literacy.
• A university degree in a relevant subject.
• Excellent analytical and presentational skills.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume or CV to
ftilman@asiafound.org as soon as possible, as we would like to begin interviews this week. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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