Vaga Servisu - MSA Support Director - PARTISIPA

Location

Dili, Timor-Leste with possibility of travel to municipalities

 

Position
MSA Support Director

 

Position Category
Locally Engaged Staff – applicants must have existing right to live and work in Timor-Leste.  Visa support is not available for this role. 

Program Background

The Partnership to Strengthen Village Development and Municipal Administration (PARTISIPA) is a 10-year Australian Government investment (2021-2031) that supports the Government of Timor-Leste to improve access and quality of basic infrastructure and services at the subnational (municipal, administrative post and suco / village) level. PARTISIPA works together with Government of Timor-Leste partners through government systems, and in-line with government policies and priorities.

 

The overall program goals are:

• To strengthen government institutions to deliver quality services that are accessible to all;
• To support the resilience of communities through broad-based participation, economic opportunity, and improved village infrastructure

 

These overall goals are advanced through the following four program components:

• Support to PNDS (Programa Nasional Dezenvolvimentu Suku or National Program for Village Development)
• Municipal level support
• Rural water
• Subnational roads

 

Further details about PARTISIPA are available in the project summary sheet, which can be downloaded from the link below:

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The Role

The objectives of this role are to:

• Lead and manage the PARTISIPA team based at the Ministry of State Administration, comprising advisers with mandates to support the delivery of GoTL programs and activities in relation to decentralisation, community development and Municipal strengthening, and associated sectoral areas.
• Work closely with PARTISIPA counterparts within the Ministry of State Administration to coordinate technical and activity support provided through the PARTISIPA program

Click on the link or copy paste it to access the full Terms of Reference for this position: 

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About You

• Degree in management, international development and/or community development, natural resource management, governance or equivalent.
• At least ten years of professional experience in a senior leadership role in one or more of the following: operational management, program management, project implementation, service delivery, community development, water and sanitation.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and delivering major development projects and getting results.
• Strong interpersonal and advisory skills including demonstrated experience in a diverse array of capacity development techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, managing and working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and geographically dispersed team environment.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills in English; language skills in Tetum and Portuguese, while not essential, will be highly regarded.

Why join PARTISIPA?

PARTISIPA is a friendly, cohesive and supportive workplace with over 130 staff working as technical advisers, engineers, finance specialists, operations, administration and logistics personnel. The team works directly with national government counterparts and subnational government partners across all municipalities, with staff permanently based in 12 municipalities.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications can be submitted to recruitment@partisipa.tl

 

PLEASE SUBMIT

• Your CV
• A cover letter addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria (no more than 5 pages)
• Name and contact details (phone and email) of three referees.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

October 11^th, 2024 – 5pm Dili time (GMT+9)

 

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and managed by DT Global.