Triangle GH, Senior Water Engineer.

Senior Water Engineer – Job description

Funding: CDM via USAID Fund

Function: Watsan engineer

Duration: 6 month

Status: Volunteer or salaried depending on the experience. For further information and an application form visit www.trianglegh.org

Conditions: Monthly local per diem 420 €, social benefits, lodging and international transport and local within the mission scale.

 

Mission

Triangle Génération Humanitaire is an International Aid Organization created in 1994. It has initiated numerous programs in various countries and in doing so, has provided direct or indirect support to several hundreds of thousand persons. Its interventions are characterized by a global approach to humanitarian aid, combining Emergency and Development. The Association is a mainspring of projects which it elaborates with national partners by identifying and mobilizing local resources and competences.

Triangle is present in East Timor since 2004. In 2009 we have for objectives to:

• Support to the victims of the crisis affecting East Timor through intercommunity conflicts reduction Project in the area of Becora in Dili
• Improve access to drinking water for rural population of Manatuto and Oecusse districts. Through DWASH project

 

Position

1. Objective

Within the DWASH program, design and manage the rehabilitation/construction works of rural water supply systems and enhance the capacity of the civil society to maintain those systems.

2. Responsibilities :

Under the direct supervision of the district coordinator, the senior water engineer supervises the good implementation of the technical activities and in particular is responsible to:

·         Manage the technical studies and the implementation works in several sites at the same time (4-8 systems)

·         Manage TGH technical team

·         Coordinate the national NGOs technical teams

·         Enhance the technical capacities of the national NGOs in water systems analysis, designs and construction/rehabilitation of water networks and infrastructures

·         Enhance the capacity of the communities to carry out operation and maintenance on their water system

·         Produce technical documentations

·         Provide all the necessary technical inputs

·         Participate to the setting up of the activity planning and be responsible of making it followed

·         Comply with DWASH policy, Timor-Leste guidelines and TGH best practices throughout the whole technical process (from technical analysis via designs to implementation)

·         Respect TGH logistic and procurement procedures

3. Main tasks

·         Lead, coach and supervise TGH Manatuto district technical team

·         Conduct weekly meetings with TGH Manatuto district team and the national NGOs technical team

·         Maintain a transparent, honest and supportive communication flow with TGH team, DWASH water local NGOs and the communities especially

·         Participate to the development and update of the district water activity plan by providing technical inputs

·         Stand in for the district coordinator when required

·         Inform the district Coordinator of any occurred or potential dysfunctions that could impact negatively on the program

·         Lead the technical assessment:

o        Organize the data collection, including especially: topography, sketch map of the existing line, assessment of the existing water infrastructures, water quality tests, door-to-door interviews

o        Supervise or conduct the technical analysis (depending on the skills of TGH and DWASH grant NGOs counterparts)

·         Lead the engineering surveys and propositions:

o        Design the entire water supply scheme (water catchments, transmission, distribution, infrastructures and drainage) taking into account the social and cultural environment to ensure the sustainability

o        Draw the bills of quantities with technical specifications, including tools and rehabilitation/construction works, set up a purchase planning and prepare the requisitions following TGH purchase process

o        Produce technical documents (ex: design packages, DWASH baseline and end-line surveys, Environmental impact assessment)

·         Supervise the implementation of the rehabilitation/construction works:

o        Organize and manage the building sites

o        Follow up the work progress

o        Ensure that the water community groups are involved in the planning, and implementation of the water activities

o        Conduct regular site visits to check (and channel again if necessary) the work progress, the quality of the construction of the water infrastructures and the respect of TGH rules and regulations on site operations

o        Follow up the in/out of stock for materials and update the purchase requests

Capacity building - Training

·         Conduct technical capacity building activities for DWASH water local NGOs (depending on TGH national capacities) and TGH technical team

·         Ensure/Supervise the capacity building provided by water local NGOs to the GMFs (community based water committee)

This list is not exhaustive.

4.      Requirement:

·         At least 1 year of experience in multi cultural environments

·         Proven skills in water gravity fed systems

·         Proven skills in civil engineering (water infrastructures construction)

·         Good communication skills, proven skills in multi cultural teams management

·         Good physical condition (field work in the Timorese mountains)

·         Proficient English compulsory, Tetum is an asset

TEAM:

10 expatiates (1 head of mission, 1 program coordinator , 1 administrative coordinator , 1 logistic coordinator, 2 district coordinator, 2 civil engineer,  1 purchaser, 1 psychosocial manager )

34 national employees

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Mercy Corps, District Coordinator (Ainaro), Deadline March 19, 2010.

MERCY CORPS 

VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT

Mercy Corps is an International Non-Governmental, humanitarian Organization, working in more than 40 countries around the world. Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering; poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive just communities. Mercy Corps has been working in Timor Leste since 2005, with current programming focusing on Youth Capacity building, Environment, and agricultural livelihoods. The new European Commission funded SECURE program will target 4,500 chronically food insecure rural households in four sub-districts of Ainaro and Manufahi Districts with an emphasis on small-scale farmers and extension workers. Mercy Corps will work with 4500 farmers, 59 Agriculture Extension workers of the Ministry of Agriculture, and women groups over a period of 3.5 years with particular focus on the food crops such as cassava, maize, and rice and the cash crop, coffee. The overall objective is improved agricultural production and storage and development of market linkages for food insecure communities while increasing household resource management skills for more stability against shocks

Mercy Corps is currently recruiting for the following positions to be based in Ainaro. Successful candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided below:

Re- ADVERTISED DISTRICT COORDINATOR AINARO

(1 Position)

[Describe overview of job missioGENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The District Coordinator, under supervision of the SECURE Program Manager, will be responsible for overall coordination and implementation of the SECURE program in Ainaro both program design and district field-based activities, working to achieve program objectives and targets.  Responsibilities will include overall program coordination of the District, staff (particularly community mobilizers) capacity building of local partner HIR, including assisting them in reporting, budget management and establishing monitoring and evaluation systems. The District Coordinator will work closely with MAFF Agriculture extension workers, District Food Security Coordination Committee; district Government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities of SECURE program are well coordinated and implemented in consultation with other stakeholders (particularly the Government)

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong background in agriculture; particularly in the food crops such as cassava, maize, and rice and the cash crop, coffee.
• Must be able to work independently and show initiative; experience in community development, needs assessment and report writing; ability to identify and liaise with target communities; ability to make recommendations for improvement in performance of the local partner.
• Strong computer and basic administrative and organizational skills.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Willingness to travel throughout the project area (Manufahi, Ainaro and Dili); sincere commitment to engaging local partner, Community mobilizers, and MAFF extension workers in community agricultural initiatives.
• Post graduation education in Agriculture, minimum 2-3 years community mobilization and development experience of working with International NGO, UN or other organizations in the field of Food Security/Agriculture.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The successful District Coordinator will be familiar with the local context, opportunities and challenges of agricultural livelihoods programming, with a strong combination of coordination, reporting and communication skills. The position requires an ability and commitment to building capacity of the local partner, maximizing efforts to ensure high quality and productive program implementation.

Interested candidates can submit their CVs and applications at Mercy Corps’ office on below address, or by e-mail to: jobs@tl.mercycorps.org

Rua de Nu Laran, Biro Dos Grilhos

Dili, Timor Leste.

Last date for submitting applications is March 19^th, 2010.

JSMP, Women's Justice Unit Advisor, Deadline March 29, 2010.

Vacancy Announcement
Job Title: Women’s Justice Unit Advisor
Expected start date: Negotiable
Salary: US$ 2,488 per month (gross)
Applications Close: 5 pm, Monday 29 March 2010

Background to the Position

JSMP, an independent, nationally-led NGO, was established in 2001 to monitor the East Timorese justice system's level of compliance with international human rights standards, particularly those relating to a fair trial, and to contribute to good governance practice.  In addition, JSMP aims to disseminate the information gathered and its assessments to the Timorese public, as well as to interested international observers. The broad objective of JSMPs activities is to contribute to the development of strong and transparent judicial and democratic systems through the production of constructive recommendations based on credible research.  In response to specific problems JSMP has also engaged in training of court actors, police and community groups, organized conferences and workshops and provides advice and assistance to victims accessing the justice system. 

The vision of JSMP is to be the foremost independent organization in Timor Leste that contributes to the development and improvement of the justice and legislative systems through objective monitoring, analysis, advocacy and training.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be part of the Women's Justice Unit (WJU) at JSMP. The central goals of the WJU are to use JSMP's expertise in the justice sector in Timor Leste to assess and report on the status of women, and provide training, advocacy and policy advice regarding legal issues affecting women in the formal justice sector. 
The International Advisor will work as an adviser to three East Timorese WJU Legal Officers, including the WJU Coordinator, under the supervision of the Director of JSMP.  The International Advisor will focus on building the capacity of East Timorese counterparts, particularly the WJU coordinator, in the following areas:

• WJU project design, implementation and evaluation;
• Managerial responsibilities;
• Building networks with key stakeholders including donors, government and civil society;
• Researching and writing reports, justice updates and press releases;
• Coordinating monitoring of cases in the Timorese judicial system that involve issues of womens rights, both in Dili and in the districts; and
• Planning, organizing and conducting training in the districts and in Dili.

As well as advising the WJU and its Co-ordinator, the International Advisor will also provide assistance to JSMPs Management team (Director and Deputy Director) in writing proposals for WJU projects (including project budgeting) and preparing regular project reports for donors.
 

Qualifications and Experience
 

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Minimum Undergraduate degree in Law;
• Experience working in a development context;
• Demonstrated knowledge of human rights law and international humanitarian law;
• Knowledge of gender issues, including gender based violence and womens rights;
• Preparedness to work in a cross-cultural environment;
• Computer literacy;
• Ability to work in a flexible, team-based manner;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Experience in community education/outreach training;
• Knowledge of the history and context of East Timor generally and in particular of the East Timorese justice sector;

Language skills in Tetun, Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesian are desirable.  JSMP is a Tetun-speaking workplace.  It is therefore essential that the successful candidate possess a willingness to learn and work in Tetun.

For further information contact Luis Olivieira, JSMP Director on +670 7295 795, or by e-mail: luis@jsmp.minihub.org or Casimiro Dos Santos, Deputy Director on +670 725 7466, by e-mail: casmiro@jsmp.minihub.org.  

Interested applicants should email their CV and a covering letter explaining how they meet the selection criteria to the above email by 5 pm, Monday 29 March 2010