Country Coordinator, Timor-Leste
Closing Date: Friday, 04 June 2010
CARE
FIGHTING POVERTY, DEFENDING DIGNITY
Closing date: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Timor-Leste
CARE is looking for a Country Coordinator to work in a proposed USAID-funded pilot project to implement a school dropout prevention project and assess its effectiveness and replicability. The first phase of the project will include a comprehensive assessment of the factors contributing to school dropout inEast Timor after which a pilot intervention will be designed, implemented and evaluated.
The Country Coordinator is a senior position and will manage SDPP staff and activities in Timor Leste. In addition to management, s/he will serve as the primary representative of the SDPP project to the USAID mission, the Ministry of Education, and other partners and stakeholders.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Represent the SDPP project and build relationships with Ministry of Education stakeholders and USAID;
- Establish a SDPP Country Coordination Body and facilitate an ongoing consultative process with Ministry stakeholders;
- Manage SDPP operations in, ensuring timely implementation of pilot activities and data collection;
- Support pre-implementation research and assessment;
- Support the project design process;
- Manage a country team of 2-3 professionals and 3-4 administrative staff, plus an implementation team of 12-15 in the field;
- Prepare quarterly reports and other reports as needed;
- Maintain regular communication with the Principal Investigator and Central Research Team in Washington, DC.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree or equivalent;
- At least 5 years of experience in a senior project management position in the education sector;
- Experience with design and production of educational learning materials desired;
- Experience managing projects funded by USAID or other international donor agencies;
- Experience with research in the education sector;
- Oral and written fluency in and English;
Demonstrated ability to forge relationships with Government stakeholders.
How to apply
www.care.org/careers
Reference Code: RW_85FNFL-19
Closing Date: Friday, 04 June 2010
CARE
FIGHTING POVERTY, DEFENDING DIGNITY
Closing date: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Timor-Leste
CARE is looking for a Country Coordinator to work in a proposed USAID-funded pilot project to implement a school dropout prevention project and assess its effectiveness and replicability. The first phase of the project will include a comprehensive assessment of the factors contributing to school dropout in
The Country Coordinator is a senior position and will manage SDPP staff and activities in Timor Leste. In addition to management, s/he will serve as the primary representative of the SDPP project to the USAID mission, the Ministry of Education, and other partners and stakeholders.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Represent the SDPP project and build relationships with Ministry of Education stakeholders and USAID;
- Establish a SDPP Country Coordination Body and facilitate an ongoing consultative process with Ministry stakeholders;
- Manage SDPP operations in
- Support pre-implementation research and assessment;
- Support the project design process;
- Manage a country team of 2-3 professionals and 3-4 administrative staff, plus an implementation team of 12-15 in the field;
- Prepare quarterly reports and other reports as needed;
- Maintain regular communication with the Principal Investigator and Central Research Team in Washington, DC.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree or equivalent;
- At least 5 years of experience in a senior project management position in the education sector;
- Experience with design and production of educational learning materials desired;
- Experience managing projects funded by USAID or other international donor agencies;
- Experience with research in the education sector;
- Oral and written fluency in
Demonstrated ability to forge relationships with Government stakeholders.
How to apply
www.care.org/careers
Reference Code: RW_85FNFL-19
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