Japan National Office (JNO) Project Officer - Plan International in Timor Leste

Vacancy Announcement Japan National Office (JNO) Project Officer

“Founded 84 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations”. We have been working in Timor-Leste since 2001.

To support of its current growth, Plan International Timor-Leste is seeking for a creative and ambitious JNO Project Officer. We offer a long – term career development, a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to serve the children in Timor-Leste especially girls to Learn, lead, decide and thrive. Besides, this person should have also advocacy/influencing skills to work with Managers and Specialists

Plan always encourages applications from women and from people with disabilities

 
Dimensions of the Role

• Has deep knowledge of the better project quality implementation in the field and control as well as a gender transformative programming and influencing;
• Coordinates directly with the Local Authority with project manager to ensure project will involve key leader in post administration level.
• Ensure quality delivery report to the project manager with monthly bases and narrative
• Work closely with project CMO and project M&E.

Accountabilities

• Project planning
• Implement potential activity, develop weekly plan and monthly plan with project
• In consultation with leader local and sponsorship team to see strategies and operation plans of project.
• Assure the gender equality, inclusion and LGBTIQ part of the planning stage and implementation.
• Coordinate and manage and supervise day to day with in the field
• Submit planning and report to project manager
• Conduct monthly and quarterly review of status of project implementation plan and facilitate quarterly re-planning with Project manager.
• Coordinate with local leader and principal of primary school to ensure the participation of students in Project activity and community.
• Directly responsible for all Project activity and provides other support as necessary to the sponsorship activity
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships
Program implementation, monitoring, review, evaluation and learning

• Coordinate with local leader and teachers to ensure the participation of students in the project activity.
• Ensures respect for Plan’s Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, Gender Equality Policy and IT Policy
• Directly responsible for all project activity Provides other support as necessary to the sponsorship activity
• Ensures all activities are in line with Plan’s gender transformative approach.
• Mobilize participation of teachers and students on various project related activities
• Conduct advocacy/ awareness-raising activities on project.
• Represent Plan in district and suco-level network meetings related to project
• Perform other functions as may be required from time to time
• Assure all the implementation of the project base on the time frame
• Approach and engage with relevant stakeholders
• Conduct regular field monitor program implementation and ensure quality delivery of project
• Lead the project review, evaluation and reporting
• Assure the integration of gender equality, inclusion, and LGTIQ in implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential

• Facilitation and active listening skills
• Excellent mentoring & coaching skills
• Good presentation skills
• Advocacy and networking skills
• Knowledge of various participatory methods
• Secondary education (tertiary education preferred with degree on social science or related discipline)

Physical Environment

• In this section, state “typical office environment, or conditions such as “must work outside in an extremely hot and humid climate”. Also note if any protective gear is required (such as a lifting belt for unloading heavy boxes).
• Based in Area Office in Ainaro, typical office environment

Level of contact with children

• High level: Frequent interaction with children

FOR ALL PLAN POSITIONS AND CONSULTANCIES…

• Strong commitment to the equal rights and participation of girls and women is essential
• Strong commitment to the Rights of the Child is essential
• Plan does not tolerate child abuse. All Plan staff and consultants are selected and employed in line with the conditions of Plan’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy. These include appropriate reference and background checks.
• Applications will not be acknowledged. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No correspondence or telephone calls will be entered into.
• Short listed candidates will be required to attend panel interviews and other selection procedures.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday, 12 July 2021

TO APPLY FOR POSTS …. Send resume/CV with cover letter and names and contact details of three referees, to PlanTL.Jobs@plan-international.org

Hand delivered application will not be accepted!

Any questions can be directed to the above email address or phone (+670) 331 2492.