ARD, Data and Information Technology Specialist, Deadline February 23, 2010.

STRENGTHENING PROPERTY RIGHTS IN TIMOR LESTE (SPRTL) PROJECT

Scope of Work

Position: Data and Information Technology Specialist

Type of Employment: National

Duration: Up to 3 years based on performance

Project: Strengthening Property Rights in Timor-Leste, USAID-funded, implemented by ARD, Inc.

Project Background:

Working in close cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Direcção Nacional de Terras e Propriedades (DNTP), this 5-year project will build on past USAID Land Law Programs to provide support to the Government of Timor-Leste in the area of land and property.  The project’s objectives include: 1) Strengthening Policy, Law and Regulations; 2) Developing Land Administration and Information Systems; 3) Resolving Disputes; and 4) Increasing Public Awareness.

The Project comprises 5 tasks in the pursuit of the objectives noted above; 1) Public Information Awareness / Increased Transparency; 2) Land Policy Laws and Implementing Regulations; 3) Support to a National Land Commission (NLC); 4) Land Administration (Cadastral, Registration and Land Titling System); and, 5) Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Processes for Competing Claims to Land.

Reporting:

The Data and Information Technology Specialist will report to the Project Office Manager, and works under the administrative guidance of the Chief of Party and the ARD Home Office Project Manager and Director of Administration.

The Data and Information Technology Specialist will work closely with the Task 4 Leader and Information Technology Specialist.

Responsibilities

The Data and Information Technology Specialist will hold responsibility for recording, managing and maintaining land claims data and preparing the data for subsequent land registration (about 50% of the time) and maintaining project information technology systems in the Dili office as well as systems related to Task-4 cadastral, registration and titling activities and will also assist with the development and implementation of IT systems (about 50% of the time). The responsibilities of the Data and Information Technology Specialist, includes but are not limited to the following:

As Data Management (about 50% of the time):

1.      Assist with developing systems and procedures for managing and recording textual and spatial  land claims data in a land rights claims database;

2.      Assist with implementing data systems to support pilot tests, and assist with the assessment of the results and refinement of the systems if required;

3.      Record land claims data received from the projects regional operations such that the data will be suitable for supporting a future title registration system;

4.      Record reported data changes in the system databases to maintain the data in an up to date condition;

5.      Assist with the design of, and prepare claimant lists and parcel maps needed by regional operations for public display of recorded claims;

6.      Assist with training project personnel in activities associated with data collection, entry and processing, and data analysis;

7.      Assist with preparing recorded land claims data for passing to the GOTL for land registration and titling, including preparing databases on claimants, cadastral index maps and records of unresolved disputes;

8.      Maintain claims recording and land registration activity indicators;

As Information Technologist Specialist (about 50% of the time):

1.      Under the direction of the Office Manager the Specialist will work with and assist the International IT Specialist in developing and implementing project IT systems.

2.      Under the direction of the Office Manager the Specialist will work with and assist the International IT Specialist in developing and implementing IT systems supporting Task- 4 activities;

3.      Assist in developing appropriate systems and data security guidelines and ensure they are followed;

4.      Assist in training project staff  in information technology systems and procedures in accordance with project guidelines and policies;

5.      Assist in monitoring and evaluation of information technology activity indicators;

6.      Other activities as deemed appropriate by the Chief of Party.

Conditions

The position will require some travel within Timor-Leste.

Desirable Requirements

-          Post secondary educational qualification in Information Technology;

-          Experience working in IT, developing and maintaining IT systems including databases, basic networks;

-          Fluency in English and Tetum and good knowledge of Indonesian is required.

-          Previous experience working for an international organization would be an advantage.

Personal qualifications:

-          Good communicator;

-          Timely, professional and hard-working;

-          Team player with good inter-personal skills.

DEADLINE: February 23, 2010.

ARD, Specialist, Conflict Resolution and Dispute Mediation, Deadline February 26, 2010.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Strengthening Property Rights in Timor-Leste

Position Title: Specialist, Conflict Resolution and Dispute Mediation

Position Duration: up to project end (September 2012) based on performance

Location: Dili, with some travel to the districts

Project Background:

Working in close cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Direcção Nacional de Terras, Propriedades e Serviços Cadastrais (DNTPSC), this 5-year project will provide support to the Government of Timor-Leste in the area of land rights and administration.  The project’s objectives include: 1) Strengthening Policy, Law and Regulations; 2) Developing Land Administration and Information Systems; 3) Resolving Disputes; and 4) Increasing Public Awareness.

In order to achieve these goals, the project is divided into five (5) Tasks.  Conflict resolution and dispute mediation is Task “5” and is a critical part of this long-term project.

Position Description:

The specialist for conflict resolution and dispute mediation will work under the supervision of the Task Manager, and help to implement conflict resolution and dispute mediation processes to support project activities.

This will include, but not be limited to the following activities:

-          Conduct conflict assessments to provide information and recommendations on local dispute resolution processes;

-          Assist with the development of a mediation plan for each project district  that addresses disputed land claims;

-          Coordinate with local partners to implement district mediation plans;

-          Cooperate with local government and civil society partners to strengthen local mediation and dispute resolution capacity;

-          Conduct training on land dispute mediation when required;

-          Keep a record of disputes recorded in the districts and follow-up the status of those disputes;

-          Undertake other activities required by Project Management to attain the goals of the Project.

The specialist will be supervised by the task manager, and will work with a team of 3 other staff.

Requirements:

Professional experience:

-          Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in a relevant field.

-          At least two years experience in a directly relevant professional position such as: dispute mediation, conflict resolution, law, etc.

Education and professional qualifications:

-          University degree preferred;

-          Formal education or training in a conflict resolution-related discipline or other social science would be an advantage;

-          Ability to understand and speak English would be an advantage;

-          Computer literacy required;

-          Previous experience working for an international organization would be an advantage;

-          Previous experience coordinating with Government would be an advantage;

Personal qualifications:

-          Highly motivated,

-          Flexible, innovative, and resourceful;

-          Able to multi-task and manage a heavy workload;

-          Independent and able to travel to the districts;

-          Good communicator, and able to work very well in a team;

-          Initiative and problem-solving skills;

Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Deadline: February 26, 2010.

ARD, District Dili Coordinator, Deadline 24 July 2009

PROJETU HAMETIN DIREITU BA PROPRIEADADE IHA TIMOR-LESTE – SPRTL buka hela;

Posisaun: Kordenador Distritu Dili

Tipu Empregadu: Nasional

Durasaun: kontratu provisorio iha tempu badak ba empregadu ba fulan tolu (3) nia laran; Iha posibilidade atu extende ba kontratu iha tempu naruk baseia prestasaun nebe satisfeitu.

Projetu: Projetu Hametin Direito ba Propriedade Iha Timor-Leste, USAID-funded, implemented by ARD, Inc.

Lokasaun: Ba Kordenador Distritu sira nebe selesiona depois de intervista sei partisipa trainamento kona ba tekniku Administrasaun ba Rai nomos Levantamento de Dadus iha kampu. Wainhira trainamento remata Kordenador Distritu sei aloka ba edifisio nebe Projetu determina.

Informasaun kona ba Projetu:

Programa ne’e servisu hamutuk ho parseiru Ministerio da Justiça no Direcção Nacional de Terras, Propriedades e Servicos Cadastrais (DNTPSC). Programa ne’e se hala’o ba tinan lima (5) hodi fo suporta ba Governo Timor-Leste iha area Rai no Propriedade. Proejtu nia Obejtive inklui: 1) Hametin Sistema Lei no Regulasaun; 2) Desenai no Sistema Informasaun; 3) Resolve Disputas; no 4) Hasae Konsiensia Publiku.

Projetu ida ne’e kompremisu husi lima kna’ar tuir objetivu nebe hakerek iha leten; 1) Informasaun Publiku/Hasae Transparensia; 2) Sistema Lei ba Rai no Implementasaun Regulamentu; 3) Suporta Komisaun Nasional ba Rai (NLC);

4) Administrasaun Rai (Cadastral, Rejistrasaun no Sistema Titlu ba Rai); 5) Rejulusaun ba Disputa, Mediasaun no Prosesu ba deklarasaun ba Rai.

Hato’o Relatorio:

Koordenador Distritu sei servisu direta iha supervisaun no manajemento Manajer Edifisio Distritu nian no sei servisu hamutuk ho Espesialista ba Registu Rai Internasional no Nasional e Espesialista ba Dadus Programa nian, tuir nesidade ne’ebé iha, tuir sira nia kna’ar no aktividades.

Responsibilities

Kordenador Distritu sei aloka ba edifisio Projetu Distritu nian iha Timor-Leste nia laran. Responsabilidade ka servisu Kordenador Distritu nian maka kordena aktividades nebe iha relasaun ho koleksaun ba propriedades dadus deklarasaun ba rai iha Distritu. Responsabilidade ka servisu ne’ebé Kolekta Dadus se hala’o, maibe bele aumenta, mak hanesan tuir mai:

1. Fó asistensia halo programa sosializasaun no fó sai informasaun ba publika kona ba programa no aktividades foti dadus iha distritu laran; ajuda hatan perguntas husi komunidade.

2. Ajuda prepara planu servisu nian no horario ba programa koleksaun dadus distritu nian ;
3. Fo asistensia mobilijasaun ba Kolektor Dadus iha ekipa kampu hodi bele hala’o koleksaun Dadus;
4. Fo asistensia trainamento ba ekipa kampu iha sira nia servisu/knar inklui, konhesemento ba infoamsaun publiku, mediasaun no koleksaun dadus;
5. Cek koleksaun dadus reklamasaun iha Distritu hare’e katak dadus ne’e kompletu no konsistensia, prepara no hatama iha Database Edifisio Distritu nian no transmite Edifisio Sentral Projetu nian iha Dili;
6. Ajuda ekipa programa nian ba prepara kuadru/papan taka mapa hodi fó sai informasaun husi foti dadus ne’e ba komunidade hodi hare’e no konfirma dadus ne’e;
7. Bainhira tempo fó sai ba publiku hotu tiha, ajuda koloka dadus final atu transmite ba Ofisio Sentral Programa nian inklui mos reklamasaun ne’ebé hatama iha tempo fó sai mapa no informasaun ba publiku;
8. Ajuda iha mediasaun ba disputas rai nia nain liu husi faslilidades lokal tuir prosediamento no regulamentu ne’ebé iha;
9. Rekolha dadus hanesan reklamasaun, hadia dadus ne’ebe rai nia nain hakarak muda, hadia sala ne’ebe karik iha; hato’o relatorio ba Edifisio Sentral;
10. Assegura katak aktividades ne’ebé sira se halo se sensitivu ba assuntu generu no feto sira iha oportunidade igual atu partisipa iha aspeitus hotu-hotu iha programa ne’e;
11. Atividades seluk ne’ebé ekipa husi ofisio sentral ou Chefe sei identifika.

Kondisoens:

Posisaun ne’e sei presija halo’o viagem iha Timor Leste laran.

Kordenador Distritu sira tengke tuir treinamentu durante semana ne’in (6) nia laran husi ekipa programa nian hodi sira bele hala’o sira nia responsabilidade.

Vantajen nebe Presija;

- Area Edukasaun iha Kualifikasaun kona ba rai ou iha konhesemento edukasaun nebe hanesan;

- Esperiensia pasadu servisu nian nebe iha relasaun ho aktividades rai nian;

- Iha kompriendesaun kona ba Sistema Informasaun Geografikal, Kadastra, Teknolojia kona ba Survei Rai nian no Database;

- Iha konhesemento ba Komputador;

- Hatene lian English no Tetum no iha kompriendesaun ba Lian Indonesian.

- Esperiensia Servisu Pasadu nian iha ONG Internasional sai hanesan vantajen nebe diak.

Kualifikasaun Pesoal;

- Komunikasaun ho Diak;

- Pontual, profesional no Servisu Mak’as;

- Skill pesoal nebe Kapas iha Ekipa nia laran.

Se ita bo’ot interese ba vaga ne’e, halo favor hatama ita bo’ot nia aplikasaun ba Eskritoriu Ita Nia Rai, Balide Dili, ka liu husi email ba: SSilva@sprtl.tl/DCabral@sprtl.tl.

Halo favor hatama deit ita bo’ot nia CV ho karta ne’ebe esplika ita bo’ot nia motivasaun no esperiensa iha area nebe refere. Programa Ita Nia Rai fó koragem ba feto sira atu hato’o aplikasaun ba vaga ne’e.

Data Remata

Hatama CV komesa Tersa–Feira dia 14 de Julhu 2009 ba Eskritorio Projetu Ita Nia Rai, to’o 24 de Julhu 2009 molok tuku 5 loraik. Atu hetan informasaun kompletu liu tan bele kontatu telemovel 730 4330/731 2498.

ARD, Data Specialist, Deadline July 15, 2009

ARD, Outreach Coordinator , Deadline 10 July 2009

Programa Ita Nia Rai buka daudaun Koordenador HUMAS (outreach)

Programa ‘Ita Nia Rai’ buka daudaun Koordenador HUMAS ka Outreach hodi servisu hamutuk ho ekipa programa ne’e. Programa Ita Nia Rai servisu hamutuk ho Diresaun Nasional Terras, Propriedades no Servicos Cadastrais hodi hametin direitus ba rai iha Timor-Leste.

Durasaun kontratu: to’o 2012 depende ba prestasaun diak
Fatin: Dili, ho viajem ba distritu

Deskrisaun Posizaun:

• Koordena ho autoridade lokal no komunidade iha distritu;
• Halo planu no implementa Enkontru Komunitariu hodi esplika programa ba komunidade iha baze;
• Hala’o sosializasaun programa no direitus ba rai iha baze;
• Supervisa monitorizasaun aktividade HUMAS iha distritus;
• Partisipa iha treinamentu no aktividade Informasaun Publiku seluk tan.

Kandidatu sira tenke hare’e ba kualifikasaun tuir mai:

• Minimun tinan 4 servisu iha HUMAS, informasaun publiku, edukasaun civiku ka servisu seluk ho relasaun ba vaga ne’e;
• Minimum edukasaun sekondariu; diploma Universidade diak liu;
• Esperiensia servisu ho komunidade, viajem ba distritu, no hala’o sosializasaun ho komunidade iha baze;
• Bele komunika ho diak iha Tetum no Bahasa Indonesia;
• Komprende Ingles;
• Hatene uza komputador;
• Kbiit atu rona komunidade nia lian no fasilita diskusaun;
• Prontu atu servisu ho diak, profesionalismu, no ema kalma no respeituozo;
• Servisu diak iha ekipa;
• Esperiensia ho organizasaun internasional mak vantagem ida.

Se ita boot interese ba vaga ne’e, halo favor hatama ita boot nia aplikasaun ba Eskritoriu Ita Nia Rai, Balide Dili, ka liu husi email ba: BRidsdel@sprtl.tl. Halo favor hatama deit ita boot nia CV ho karta ne’ebe esplika ita boot nia motivasaun no esperiensa iha area HUMAS - ita boot lalika kopia dokumentus seluk tan.

Data remata atu hato’o aplikasaun ba vaga ne’e maka 10 de Julhu 2009. Programa Ita Nia Rai fó koragem ba feto sira atu hato’o aplikasaun ba vaga ne’e.

Outreach Coordinator

The “Ita Nia Rai” programme to strengthen property rights in Timor-Leste is looking for a long-term national Outreach Coordinator (Koordenador HUMAS).

The Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for planning and implementing community outreach communications in support of land data collection activities. This will include:

- Liaise with community and stakeholders in National and Districts levels;
- Plan and organize community meetings in target districts;
- Conduct community meetings to socialize the project;
- Conduct monitoring and evaluations of community meetings;

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

- Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible work experience in a relevant position;
- Secondary education;
- Previous experience in outreach communications, public speaking, and working with communities in the districts;
- Fluency in Tetum and Indonesian and excellent communicator in both languages;
- Working knowledge of English.
- Computer literacy
- Good communicator;
- Good listener;
- Good understanding of outreach processes, especially to a non-literate audience;
- Timely, professional and hard-working.
- Team player with excellent inter-personal skills;
- Previous experience with an international organization would be an asset.

To be considered, candidates must be Timor-Leste nationals with excellent verbal communication skills in Tetum and Indonesian, and be proficient in English. The position is until September 30 2012, based upon satisfactory performance.

Please submit your application letter and CV by email. In the subject line, refer to the job title of the position. Application and CV must be sent to BRidsdel@sprtl.tl by July 10 2009 at 18:00 pm. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Ita Nia Rai is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

ARD, Logistics Coordinator, Deadline 11 June 2009