Program Officer - KOICA Timor-Leste Office

Job description
Position at KOICA Timor-Leste Office

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was founded on April 1, 1991, as a government agency to maximize the effectiveness of the Republic of Korea’s grant aid programs for developing countries by implementing various aid programs for poverty reduction and socio-economic development in partner countries. KOICA is also involved in capacity building to help developing countries improve the living conditions of their populations.

The KOICA office in Timor-Leste is inviting applications for the following positions:

1. Job Title: Program Officer
   -    Work Location: Dili, Timor-Leste
   -    Contract Duration: 8 months until 31st of March, 2022 with possible extension based on evaluation
   -    Expected Starting Date: 1st week of August 2021 (Tentative)

2. Recruitment Sector: Public health (1), Education (1), Agriculture (1)

3. Description of Task
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Program Officer will undertake the following tasks:
   -    Monitor the effectiveness KOICA project/programs in the related sector
   -    Collect and analyze data related to the programs
   -   Provide reports including minutes of meetings and provide feedback to KOICA office on project strategies, activities, and progress
   -   Coordinate with project stakeholders including other donors, government agencies, UN agencies, INGOs, and others as required;
   -    Coordinate with line ministries in planning, development and implementation of all project activities;
   -   Work with experts, partners of programs to ensure that programs are well implemented and in-line with original plans;
   -  Manage processes of KOICA fellowship programs (Invitational training to Korea and scholarship program)
   -    Participate in meetings as assigned by KOICA office
   -    Other responsibilities as assigned by KOICA office

4. Qualification
   -    A bachelor degree in related sector with 3 years of working experience in project management or Master’s degree in related sector with 2 years of working in project management
   -    High fluency in both English and Tetum language
   -    Excellent knowledge of computer usage and office software packages
   -    Experience in managing and coordination with government, development agencies, and/or UN agencies/INGO

5. Functional Competencies
   -    Excellent inter-personal, communication skills;
   -    Extensive information exchange contacts with national and international agencies

Interested candidates can send their application to the e-mail address: friend.koica@gmail.com by 5 p.m., 30th of June, 2021 and must submit their updated CV(Written in English) including :
-    Name, date of birth and gender, contact details of two reachable referees
-    Cover letter highlighting applicant’s desired position with no more than one page signed
-    Relevant Skills and experiences that meet the position requirements
Please do not include any certificate, this will be asked once the applicant is short listed. And any incomplete file or file sent after 5 p.m., 30th of June, 2021 will not be processed.
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