
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
UNDP, Human Development Center Manager, Deadline November 03, 2009.
Vacancy Announcement
Project Title: National Human Development Report
Position title: Human Development Center Manager
Duty Station: Dili,
Duration: Six months with possible extension
Expected Start date: September 2009
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Level: SB-4
Organizational Unit: UNDP, Pro-Poor Policies Unit
Entry Salary: US$ 18,276 gross per annum
Entitlements/Benefits: Please obtain from the UNDP, Human Resources Unit
Background
Under the direct supervision of Rectorate of the UNTL and under guidance of UNDP Country Director the manager will be responsible to perform the following tasks:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure coordination with the local partners and other national authorities and institutions involved with the implementation of the activities;
- Take a lead in all activities dealing with Human Development concept Measurement;
- Provide guidance regarding all planning, organizational, managerial and technical aspects of the programme implementation;
- Ensure and guide the preparation of annual Work Plans, work Progress Reports, etc;
- Ensure the preparation of terms of reference, identification of candidates, and arrange for recruitment of consultant inputs required by the Centre, in close consultation with UNDP and UNTL;
- Acting in close coordination with UNTL and UNDP to ensure transparent and sound accountable financial management of the Programme;
- Take a leading role in local and regional/international networking development;
- Manage staffs of the Human Development Centre according to each Terms of Reference;
- Undertake day-to-day management of the Human Development Centre;
- Organize meetings, workshops and training sessions in relation to the Human Development concepts, its measurements and the production of the Human Development Reports;
- Assist the Director of the Human Development Centre in facilitating research and production of reports, including the Human Development Reports;
- Advocate the activities and the publications of the Human Development Centre within and outside Timor-Leste;
- Perform as a liaison officer between the UNTL and UNDP.
Expected outputs
The Manager is expected to ensure a sound management of the Human Development Centre in an effective and professional manner, to promote research and publications on Human Development in Timor-Leste.
Required Qualifications:
The Manager should have:
- Master’s degree in Social Science or related field.
- 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in administrative work and managing an office.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc)
- Experience and familiarity with the NHDR is an asset.
- Fluency in Tetum and English.
- Knowledge of Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesian is an asset.
- Good interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team and have networking skills.
Please submit your applications together with curriculum vitae and relevant supporting documents to the following address:
Human Resources Unit
United Nations Development Programme
Obrigado Barracks Compound, Building 11
Caicoli Street ,
Dili, Timor-Leste
Fax: +670 3313534
E-mail: personnel.tp@undp.org
The deadline for submitting applications is 3 November 2009.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Peace Dividend Trust Timor-Leste, Matchmaking Project Senior Assistant (National Staff), Deadline November 30, 2009.
Terms of Reference
Matchmaking Project Senior Assistant (National Staff)
Peace Dividend Trust Timor-Leste
Role
The Project Senior Assistant will assist the Project Associates in implementing all elements and aspects of the Matchmaking project of the Peace Dividend Marketplace (PDM). Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
The Project Senior Assistant will report to the Project Associate and be responsible for assisting the Project Associate in overseeing and implementing all field aspects of the Matchmaking project.
In particular, the Project Senior Assistant will:
· Assist the Matchmaking Associate in developing detailed list of the common procurement needs of international agencies, particularly among the international agencies operating in Dili.
· Assist the Matchmaking Associate and other project team members in collecting data about local SMEs to identify goods and services that can competitively match the operational needs of the international agencies based on the list of procurement needs. The “common services” identified by the United Nations will receive particular attention. Examples could include construction materials, office supplies, transportation, food stuffs, and even IT.
· In coordination with the Verification team, help identify local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a demonstrated ability to provide these goods and services, and establish partnerships.
· Assist the Matchmaking Associate in providing matchmaking services to procurement managers by matching their current overseas procurement to potential local alternatives.
· Develop marketing programs and tools for the Matchmaking program to facilitate individual international staff and visitors to make purchases from local businesses.
· Maintain records and prepare reports regarding Matchmaking activities, including number of businesses consulted, number of matches created, value of contracts facilitated, and jobs created.
· Supervise, maintain and update information on blogs: Serbisu blog, Aluga Uma blog, Kareta blogs, etc.
· Attend training courses and capacity building events as instructed.
· Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications
· University degree in a relevant field and/or substantial professional experience in senior positions (i.e. Masters/3 years experience, Bachelors/5 years or Secondary certificate/10 years)
· Experience developing marketing programs and tools such as brochures, posters, and advertisements
· Experience marketing to international audiences
· Knowledge of the Timorese business community and industries
· Solid presentation skills
· Confidence and ability to meet with high level executives, officials and donors
· Experience with basic MS Office programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
· Familiar with Outlook and other internet related applications
· Fluent in Tetum and English (required), knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, Portuguese and other Timorese languages (desirable)
· Strong organizational skills
· Specialized training in Administration and/or Business Administration would be an asset
· Basic knowledge of logistics would be an asset
· Good interpersonal skills and team working ability
Location
Dili, Timor-Leste, with periodic travel to districts.
Duration
Probationary term of three months, with extension up to June 30, 2010 and further based on funding.
Closing Date
November 30, 2009
Application Process
To apply for this position, send a cover letter, current CV, and 3 professional references
by email to Ms. Claire Parois at parois@pdtglobal.org or you may send paper copies to Peace Dividend Trust,
About PDT
Peace Dividend Trust is a non-profit foundation dedicated to making peace and humanitarian operations more efficient, effective and equitable, delivering a stronger peace and a larger peace dividend. The Peace Dividend Marketplace (PDM) project is an innovative approach to increase the economic impact, and the resulting peace dividend, of the international aid and humanitarian presence in Timor-Leste. For more information, please visit our website www.peacedividendtrust.org.
Tetum Version
Termos da Referensia
Asistente Senior Projecto Suporta Ligasaun (Staff Lokal)
Peace Dividend Trust – Timor-Leste
Knar
Asistente Senior Projecto sei ajuda Associate Projecto iha implementasaun elementus no aspetus tomak husi projectu Suporta Ligasaun, “Peace Dividend Marketplace” (PDM). Ami enkoraza tebes kandidatus feto sira atu aplika ba pozisaun ida ne’e.
Responsablidades
Asistente Senior Projecto sei halo relatorio ba Associate Projecto no sei iha responblidade atu tulun Associate Projecto iha supervizaun no implementasaun aspetu hotu-hotu husi projecto Suporta Ligasaun.
Iha partikularmente, Asistente Senior Projecto sei:
- Tulun Associate Suporta Ligasaun hodi halo lista detailha kona ba necisidade aprovizionamento iha zera husi agencia internasional, particularmente agencia international nebe halo sira nia kn’ar iha Dili.
- Tulun Associate Suporta Ligasaun no membru projecto seluk halo kolesaun de dadus husi emprezariu lokal medio no kiik hodi identifika sasan no servisu (Ingles: good & services) nebe bele responde ho kompetitivamente nesesidades operasionais husi azensia internasional sira bazeia ba sira nia lista requizasaun aprovizionamentu nian. Li-liu sei fo atensaun especial ba “Servisu Zeral” nebe Nasoins Unidas identifika ona. Ezemplu maka bele inkluidu materiais konstrusoins, suplai ba edifisio sira nian, transporte, aihan, no bele mos sasan Technolozia Informatika nian.
- Halo koordenasaun ho grupo verifikasaun, ajuda atu identifika empresario local medio nomos ki’ik nebe bele hatudu abilidade / kbit atu fornese sasan no servisu sira ne’e, no establese parseria.
- Ajuda Associate Suporta Ligasaun fornese servisu suporta ligasaun ba manazer aprovizionamentu sira ho halo ligasaun ba sira nia aprovizionamentu estranzeirus actual nian ho alternativus aprovizionamentu potensial iha rai laran nian.
- Dezemvolve programas no instrumentu promosaun (marketing) ba programa Suporta Ligasaun atu fasilita indvidus vizitor no staff internasional sira hodi sosa sasan iha negosius local sira.
- Manten apontementu (record) no prepara relatorio konaba actividades Servisu Suporta Ligasaun , inkluidu numeru negosius nebe konsulta tiha ona, numeru ligasaun nebe halo ona, valor husi kontratus ka tranzasaun nebe fasilita tiha ona no servisu nebe mosu ka iha tamba tranzasaun ka kontratu sira ne’e.
- Superviziona, manten no hatama (update) informasaun iha blog hanesan: blog Serbisu, blog Aluga Uma, blog Kareta, etc.
- Atende kursu treinamento nomos actividades aumenta kapasidade ho instrusoins husi superior sira .
- Pronto hatu halo servicu seluk kuandu presiza..
Kualifikasaun
- Graduado Universidade iha area nebe relevante nomos experiensia professional substansial iha pozisaun senior (ex. masterado ka iha experiensia tinan 3, baixarelato ka iha experiensia tinan 5, no Sertifikadu SMA ka iha experiensia tinan 10).
- Iha experiencia atu halo ka dezenvolve programas no instrumentu promosaun / marketing hanesan brosuras, posters no mos reklame.
- Iha experiencia konaba halo promusaun / marketing ba atendentes internasional sira.
- Iha koinesementu konaba komunidades negosius Timorenses no industria.
- Kbit/kapasidade aprezentasaun nebe solid.
- Fiar an no abilidade atu hasoru executivu nivel as (ema boot), ofisiais no doadores sira.
- Iha experiencia kona ba programa basik MS-Office, liu liu Word, Excel no PowerPoint.
- Familiar ho Outlook no aplikasaun internet sira seluk.
- Bele kolia no hakerek iha lingua Tetum no Ingles (requeridu), no hatene lian Bahasa Indonesia, Portugues, ho dialecto Timorense sira seluk .
- Kapasidade organizasional nebe forte.
- Hetan ona treinamentu spesializadu iha Administrasaun no/ka Administrasaun Bisnis nudar vantazen ida.
- Spesialidade treinamento iha administrasaun no mos administracao bisnis.
- Iha konesimento baziku konaba logistika mos vantazen ida.
- Iha personalidade no talenta nebe diak no mos iha kapasidade atu servico hamutuk.
Servisu fatin
Dili, Timor-Leste, iha viajem periodiku ba distrito hotu-hotu.
Durasaun
Tenke akaba termo probasionario ba fulan tolu, no sei bele extende servisu to’o 30 de Junho 2010 no liu tan depende ba iha situasaun fundus.
Vagas sei ramata iha
30 Novembro 2009
Prosesu aplikasaun
Atu hato aplikasaun ba pozisaun ida ne’e, halo favor haruka karta aplikasaun (cover letter), CV actual, no referencia profesional 3 liu husi email ba Sra. Claire Parois iha parois@pdtglobal.org, ka bele haruka dokumentus sira iha leten ne’e ba iha Peace Dividend Trust, Estrada de Balide, PO Box 368, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Kona ba PDT
Peace Dividend Trust nudar fundasaun non-profit nebe dedica nia servisu atu halo misaun humanitarian no paz nian efisiente, efectivo no equilibradu liu, hato’o paz nebe metin no justo ho klibur dame nebe bo’ot. Projectu “Peace Dividend Marketplace” (PDM) nudar aprosimasaun inovativu ida atu hasae inpactu ekonomia, no rezulta klibur dame, liu husi prezensa azudus internasional no misaun humantaria iha Timor-Leste. Atu hetan informasaun seluk tan bele vizita www.peacedividendtrust.org.




