NRC, Freelance Journalist.

ARE YOU A FREELANCE JOURNALIST RESIDING IN TIMOR-LESTE LOOKING FOR INTERESTING CHALLENGES?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been working in Timor-Leste since November 2006, supporting the Timorese government in humanitarian assistance to IDPs, within shelter, camp management and youth training. Most recently, NRC has also started with school reconstruction of up to 30 schools in rural areas and (on the job) on site teacher training at these schools.

Are you:

• An experienced writer/journalist, with knowledge about humanitarian or development assistance?
• Capable of writing in perfect English for a non-academic reader in an eloquent manner?
• Capable of keeping deadlines?
• Willing to see the details in things, to express the outcomes and the impact of humanitarian and early recovery assistance as provided by NRC and partners?
• A networker?

For more information, contact: Alfredo Zamudio, Country director, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Timor-Leste

E-mail: c-director@easttimor.nrc.no

Phone: +(670) 733-0059

For general information about NRC, check out our website at http://www.nrc.no

Arte Moris, Administration Officer, Deadline August 28, 2009.

APPLICATIONS SOUGHT TO FILL THE POSITION OF

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER AT ARTE MORIS FREE ART SCHOOL AND CULTURAL CENTRE

Arte Moris ‘Living Art’ Free Art School and Cultural Centre is looking to appoint an Administration Officer to the office team.

The School, based in Dili, was established in 2003 and is independently run. It carries out an art teaching programme, art development activities and external projects. The School is organised and run by the founding group of Artists. The Officer will report to and work closely with the Administration Manager and other members of the office team to carry out his/her role.

A summary of the job description is set out below:

• Assist in managing day-to-day electronic and hard copy filing;
• Creation of electronic documents as and when requested;
• Setting up templates and providing dcumentation on a regular basis, such as timesheets;
• Assisting in the operational activities of the School;
• Assisting in the project management activities of the School;
• Managing the processing of artwork from creation to sale;
• Assisting in the administration of the teaching and art development programmes as requested;
• Provide support in marketing activities, as and when requested;
• Assist in managing aspects of the ICT system, such as regular file backing up

A more detailed job description will be provided to those interested in applying for this position.

The requirements of the candidates applying for the position are set out below:

· Demonstrated successful management of both hard and electronic copy filing system;

· Skill in managing inventories, maintaining office equipment, and other orgnaisational assets, such as vehicles;

· Experience in assisting in the management of staff training needs, recruitment, and staff contracts;

· Ability to work and fully contribute to and within a team environment;

· Ability to plan and carry out his/her work programme with minimum supervision;

· Ability to manage his/her own time effectively;

· Competency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of software programs;

· Written and spoken fluency in both Tetun and English;

· The production of two recent references (one employment related and one character reference)

Those candidates interested in applying for this position should submit their Curriculum Vitae covering the following minimum information – Application Date ; Position Applied For ; Full Name ; Home Address and Contact Number and Email Address ; Status (ie Male/Female ; Single/Married) ; Driving License type (if any) ; Current Name and Address of Employer (if working) ; Duration of Current Employment ; Current Position Held ; Responsibilities of Current Employment ; Activities undertaken in Current Employment ; Qualifications ; Any Training Received in last Two Years relevant tothis position ; Achievements ; Recreational Interests ; Employment History from 2004 onwards Applications should be emailed to the following addresses:

juliantobulak_17@yahoo.com and admin@artemoris.org

If any candidates would like further information, please contact the School Director Julianto Pereira on mobile no. 733 0858 or Charline Bodin on mobile no. 748 3971

The closing date for acceptance of applications will be 5pm Friday 28th August 2009

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Office Manager, Deadline August 15, 2009.

REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE
MINISTÉRIO DE AGRICULTURA E PESCAS
Direcção dos Serviços de Produção Alimentar & Direcção de Pesquisa Seedsof Life II
Fini ba Moris - PO Box 221, Dili Timor-Leste

Position: OFFICE MANAGER
Location: Based in Dili, possibly with some travel to research centres or other locations in East Timor.
Duration: 1 year Full-time, with possibility of extension
Responsibilities:
The Office Manager will report to the Australian Team Leader (ATL) and Research/Extension Advisers (R/E Advisers) but be directly answerable to the ATL.
The Office Manager will ensure the smooth administrative function of the program and supervise the Office staff and Drivers in a supportive role to enhance office systems and staff capacity.
The Office Manager will – under the supervision of the ATL and R/E Advisers – assist with preparing program and financial reports, provide general administrative support for the Dili Seeds of Life office and other short-term program activities as required.
Duties:
The Office Manager will:
• maintain office and administrative systems with the support of the Admin Officer (under the guidance of the Project Coordinator and ATL);
• manage the in-country project finances, including monitoring of account balances, preparation of quarterly accounts and corresponding financial reports, supervision of petty cash and payment of salaries and taxes;
• provide assistance to the ATL in preparing funding requests;
• manage the procurement of services and materials in-country (in accordance with GOA and GOET government procurement guidelines);
• maintain records for locally engaged project staff;
• organize vehicle and staff travel to districts;
• provide support to the ATL in organising travel and accommodation for short term consultants, organising venues and services for training or other project activities;
• supervise the Administration Assistant in the registration of project assets (including labelling of all project assets and maintaining a record of their location and condition);
• provide other support to the ATL or other project staff, as directed by the ATL.
Qualifications & Experience:
(A) Essential:
1. accounting and/or financial management experience;
2. fluency in English and Tetun or Bahasa Indonesia;
3. ability to multitask;
4. clear and concise report writing skills;
5. teamwork in a multicultural environment;

(B) Desirable:
1. previous business or project experience in East Timor;
2. previous experience in managing personnel; and
3. good leadership and communication skills.

Please submit a cover letter and CV to: rob.williams@seedsoflifetimor.org no later than 15 August 2009.
Only successful candidates will be contacted

CARE International Timor-Leste, Local Capacity Building Consultant, Deadline August 15, 2009.

TOR Local Capacity Building Consultant

Time: August 25 – September 30, 2009
Duration of consultancy: 34 days
Place: Dili, Bobonaro, Covalima, Timor-Leste
Reports to: Ingvild Solvang (PM, Integrated Rural Development, Buddhi Kunwar, PM LIFT Project ) and Carol Boender (ACD Program)
Deadline for applications: August 15, 2009

Please send applications to:
ingvild.solvang@gmail.com, buddhi.kunwar.citl@gmail.com

Background
a) CARE International Timor-Leste (CITL) has been awarded a grant from ENI to implement a 15 month Integrated Rural Development (IRD) Project in 6 villages in Bobonaro and Covalima Districts.

The project uses an integrated and multi-sector approach to improve health and livelihood security. The project has four main objectives:

1. to improve environmental health and nutrition in selected villages
2. to improve household food-security in selected villages
3. to improve infrastructure in selected villages
4. to increase the capacity of community organizations and local NGOs for planning and implementing development activities in selected villages

The project will work in partnerships with local and district authorities, service providers and integrate with other CARE projects to achieve these objectives.

CARE has worked in Timor-Leste since 1994 within the sectors of education, child rights, urban community outreach and peace building, community health, nutrition and malaria prevention, capacity building for local partners including governmental and non-governmental organizations, micro-enterprise and employment generation, women’s participation and gender equality, food security and disaster risk reduction. The Integrated Rural Development initiative aims to further develop best practices and lessons learned accumulated through years of experience in Timor-Leste and worldwide.

b) CARE Local Initiatives for Food Security Transformation (LIFT), an EuropeAid funded (EC) project, will be supporting 3,000 vulnerable households in Liquica and Bobonaro districts in Timor-Leste in order to address the underlying causes of food insecurity. The project will build upon CARE’s past experience working in the target areas. Project will incorporate four inter-related strategies:

• Promoting the empowerment of vulnerable women, men and youth groups to access social and agricultural support services
• Increasing agricultural productivity based on a watershed approach
• Increasing availability of improved seed through seed production at the households level, and
• Mainstreaming community-based disaster risk management for sustainable production systems

The project works in partnership with two local NGOs CDEP and TAHA. CARE covers the salary of two staff from each NGOs working in LIFT districts. Though staffs of the NGOs who worked closely with project team developed capacity in planning, implementation and monitoring of the project activities, there is a dire need to strengthen the capacity NGO management team on organizational management. Different evaluations (mid term review and EC RoM Mission) have also indicated the poor capacity and low level of skills and knowledge of NGOs on organizational management aspects. LIFT wants to identify gaps on organizational management of partner NGOs and aims to strengthen the capacity of NGOs by addressing those gaps in future.

Scope of work
The consultant is expected to produce the following outputs:

1. Training needs assessment for 3+2 local NGO partners of IRDP and LIFT (5 days)
2. Tutoring and training for local NGO partners of IRDP and LIFT in organizational management (15+10 days)
3. Development of a CARE International Timor-Leste partnership strategy in line with the recent Long Range Strategic Plan (3 days)
4. Exit report and presentation with recommendations (1 day)

Requirements

- Based in Timor preferred
- Fluent in Tetum or Indonesian
- Very familiar with Timorese local NGOs and Local government
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Broad experience with giving trainings within organizational management and community development
- Excellent understanding of INGO and local NGO partnership models
- Cool and dynamic with enthusiasm for rural development