Vaga Servisu - Program Officer (2 vacant) - Mercy Corps Timor-Leste

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

PROGRAM OFFICER (2 Vacant)

 

Location: Ainaro, Timor-Leste

Position: Status: Fixed Term – Possibilities for extension

Grade Level: 5

Salary: US$590.00 plus benefits

 

Mercy Corps Timor-Leste is seeking to hire a qualified Program Officer who will be responsible for the mobilization, coordination, and implementation of the program in the target area (Suco and Aldeia) under the supervision of the Cluster Coordinator, and the program technical lead working to achieve program objectives and targets.  Responsibilities will include program coordination of stakeholders in the municipality, Suco, and Aldeia levels, monitoring the activity implementation, providing capacity building for Community Development Agents (CDAs), Suco Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) members, and local partners. The Program Officer will work closely with the SDMC, CDAs, local leadership, government actors, and local NGOs in the area to ensure the best implementation of the program in the field.

 

Based in Ainaro, Degree/Certificate in Agriculture, Economics, Engineering, Disaster Risk Reduction, or another related degree. To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to deliver high-impact activities to get important work done. Previous experience in community development projects is a plus.

 

 

Program Officer Responsibilities:

Essential Job Responsibilities

Implementing program activities in the community in the programming areas: This includes:

• Mobilizing the community to participate in program activities including Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Nexus agriculture-sensitive activities.
• Facilitate participatory Disaster Risk Assessments and Integrated Community Action Plan activities, and create implementation plans for community-level work based on these processes.
• Building relationships with CDAs, SDMC members, DDMCs, Chefe Sucos, and Chefe Aldeias
• Facilitate training for CDAs, community members, and SDMCs
• Facilitating contingency planning workshops and simulation exercises with SDMCs
• Conducting drills and skill-building pieces of training for local responders
• Operationalize and test early warning systems, farmer field school events, and Disaster risk management training in Aldeia and Suco levels
• Develop materials and provide support for awareness campaigns for disaster risks and effective responses.
• Support Community Development Agents to identify beneficiaries, from VSLAs, and conduct nexus activities.
• Work closely with the Mercy Corps’ Monitoring and Evaluation staff to ensure update and maintenance of accurate data and program progress using mobile data collection.
• Piloting Agriculture resilience design demonstrations in each of the target communities
• Work closely with Mercy Corps’ program support team in Dili to ensure on-time procurement and other logistical and administrative matters to avoid delays in program implementation.
• Ensure all activities are designed and implemented in a manner to increase inclusion of vulnerable populations, including women and persons living with disability
• Ensure all activities are implemented in compliance with Mercy Corps and donor rules and regulations, including but not limited to the protection of beneficiaries, finance, and operations policies.
• Work closely with technical advisors to get the best input for technical program implementation

Program Officer Requirements:

• Degree/Certificate in Agriculture, Economics, Engineering, Disaster Risk Reduction, or another related degree
• Prior experience working for I/NGO
• Minimum three years’ experience with community-based Climate risk reduction or related programs.
• Experience working with community groups and government officials.
• Fluency in Tetum and Mambae, with some proficiency in English preferred
• Willingness to travel to remote program locations 

Who is Mercy Corps?

 

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

 

Mercy Corps works in places of transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval, or economic collapse present opportunities to build more secure, productive, and just communities. Providing emergency relief in times of crisis, we move quickly to help communities recover and build resilience to future shocks and promote sustainable change by supporting community-led and market-driven initiatives.

 

Diversity is powerful. To achieve transformational change, we seek out team members with different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking. Diversity helps us unlock complexity. WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

 

To view the full Position Description for this vacancy, click here:

 

Safeguarding & Ethics

Safeguarding & Ethics Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to  The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying for this role an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding or trafficking policy. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete the mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter to: timorleste-hr@mercycorps.org or by hand to HR Department in Palm Business & Trade Centre Surik Mas, Fatumeta, Bairro Pite, Dom Aleixo, Dili Timor Leste. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

As part of Safeguarding commitment, applicants are required to sign the attached Application Consent and Application Attestation of No Prior Misconduct FORM and submit it together with a CV and application letter to Mercy Corps.

 

 

CLOSING DATE; November 08, 2024