Project Coordinator, Early Childhood Development - ChildFund Timor-Leste

 

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Reporting to the ChildFund Timor-Leste (CFTL) Senior Education Project Manager, you will provide support in the planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and supervision of the Early Development and Intervention for Children (EDIC) Project in Lautem and Liquica municipalities. You will provide leadership in the delivery of field level project implementation and mentoring support to the Field Officers specifically support the quality and timely delivery of key project activities working closely with Field Officers in order achieve a sustainable project model. The EDIC Project covers 9 villages in Lautem and 6 villages in Liquica. You will ensure that the project implementation is aligned with ChildFund Australia education, child protection and health sectors approaches, internal policies, procedures and donor requirements.

KEY DUTIES

• Provide leadership in activity planning, implementation, monitoring and tracking the delivery of key project activities including but not limited to; regular meetings with school management committees (SMCs) and capacity building, piloted fund raising models, community parenting education sessions linking with SMCs and supporting sustainability of the Community-based Pre-schools (CBPS)and initiatives. 
• Provides technical support and mentoring of Project Field Officers to implement effectively the activities based on the project work plan and agreed standards including support writing of monthly and quarterly progress reports and documentation of success stories.  
• Undertakes regular field visits to the CBPS to monitor progress and identify challenges, emerging issues and recommendations working with the Field Officers. 
• Additionally, the EDIC Project Coordinator will be responsible to directly oversees 3 CBPS located in 3 villages in Liquica Municipality. 
• Liaises with other child-focused organizations and relevant government ministries (MoE, MSSI, MoH) for networking and sharing of best practices on education related works.  
• Involves in identifying new project ideas and funding opportunities in education sector as well as in the design and development of new project proposal. 
• Represents ChildFund in education meetings, forums conferences and networks with stakeholders both at national and sub-national levels. 
• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding and PSEAH policy and procedures, and conduct yourself consistent with those policies.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in the implementation of Education projects, community development experience.
• University degree (or equivalent) in education, community development and social sciences or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and team leadership,
• Report writing and organizational skills
• Fluency in English, Tetum is required and understand Fataluku or Tokodede is an added advantage.
• Computer proficiency skill in general (Word, Excel, Power point and outlook).

Desirable

• Previous work in education sector with a focus on early childhood development will be an advantage.
• Experience in implementing community level nutrition and health related works and community economic activities/livelihood.

 

Department: Program

Location: ChildFund Timor-Leste, Address No.6 Rua do Loriku Colmera,Dili  TIMOR-LESTE, Telephone +670 332 3828, Child Fund

Timor-Leste is the representative office of Child Fund Australia, www.ChildFund.org.au

Reports to: ChildFund Timor-Leste Senior Education Project Manager

Employment: Full-time, Initial one-year employment agreement, with option to extend upon mutual agreement.

Please apply at: https://www.childfund.org.au/work-with-us/ no later than October 1st 2021

 

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