National Counterpart to the TA to ICRD Ministry of Finance

REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Dili, Timor-Leste
NAO Cube house, P.O. Box 102 Acaid

Services of the NAO (SON)

JOB DESCRIPTION

National Counterpart

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Directorate : National Authorizing Officer (NAO)

District : Dili

Address : NAO Service Cube house, Palacio do Governo/Ministry of Finance

Job Title : National Counterpart to the TA to ICRD

Place work : Office of the NAO Service

Duration of Employment : 48 Months contract with probation period of 6 months

Under the aegis of the Inter-ministerial Commission for Rural Development (ICRD) and under the direct supervision of the Technical Assistance (TA) Team Leader, and in close collaboration with the national authorities, the National Counterpart will assist the Team Leader in the overall management of the PCU (Project Coordination Unit), by carrying out, among others, the following duties:

a) Establish and maintain close contact and regular communication with the line ministries members of the ICRD, in order to strengthen and improve its coordination capacity.

b) Participate in an initial institutional assessment of all institutional entities comprising the ICRD.

c) Cooperate in all activities required to produce the TA inception report, as well as subsequent reports and documents.

d) Define requirements, analyze structure and provide support to the ICRD Technical Office, in order to achieve efficiency in its operations.

e) Establish procedures and operational systems for the Technical Office of the ICRD.

f) Participate in a Training Need Assessment (TNA) for the ICRD Technical Office staff.

g) Participate in the formation of coordination groups at national level to discuss matters related to the implementation of the National Framework for Rural Development.

h) Cooperate in all activities related with the establishment of a Rural Development Data Base and Monitoring system, starting from the assessment of needs and functions, the Review of existing systems and work in this area under other projects, and finally the data type and collection procedures, and reports to be produced.

i) Cooperate with the overall management of the RDP IV and, as required, in the elaboration of projects reports and work plans.

j) Contribute to the preparation of Programme Estimates under RDP IV, to be managed by the NAO Service.

k) Establish the necessary coordination with the RDP IV Technical Assistance office envisaged to be based in Oecussi and supervise the implementation of RDP IV activities in the Enclave.

l) Assist in the definition of a TA short term mission plan.

m) Participate in the elaboration of a Communication, visibility and information plan for the RDP IV.

n) Cooperate in the organization and implementation of all meetings and workshops required to obtain an effective coordination of ICRD and RDP IV activities.

o) Carry out field visits at national level, as required for the implementation of activities, and appraise regularly the overall project progress and performance.

p) Under the guidance of the Teram Leader, establish and maintain appropriate working relations with counterparts in other rural development projects funded by the EU and other Donors.

q) Participate in related Section Working Group meetings as required.

r) Perform other related duties and activities upon instructions from the TA Team Leader.

Qualifications and skills

The candidate must hold a relevant university degree (e.g. agronomy, rural infrastructure, rural economics, development studies), preferably with a post-graduate degree, excellent management and planning skills as may be attested by past involvement in relevant positions; excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to involve diverse stakeholders, to achieve constructive outcomes; good written and oral skills in English, Tetum and Portuguese will be required.

General professional experience

The candidate should have at least 7 years of post-graduate experience in aid planning and administration of development projects including experience in participatory rural assessment, monitoring, data processing or analysis. Also relevant computer skills, training, facilitation and communication skills, and M&E design experience.
Exposure in monitoring program estimates and knowledge of EDF procedures will be an asset.

Specific professional experience

At least 4 years experience in working in Rural Development or Agricultural Projects. Work in these areas as project manager or monitoring officer of a Donor or Public organization will be an asset, as it will also be previous experience in South East Asia and/or the Pacific ACP region. Proven ability to organize and train office staff is desired.

Duty station: Dili with travel to all Districts of Timor Leste.

Applications have to be submitted in English and will include a Cover Letter and a detailed CV. Additional supporting document will be requested to the candidates selected for interview.

The deadline for submission of application is Friday, November 18, 2011, Time: 16:00 Pm.
For submission by hand delivery or courier service, please address the application to:
c/o Mr. Fernando de Deus Mendonca, Rural Development Programme Officer, NAO Services, Ministry of Finance Timor Leste, PO Box 102, Dili.

For submission via email, please address the application to: fmendonca@mof.gov.tl

For further more information and instructions please contact (+670) 3331034 – 7750150, E-mail: fmendonca@mof.gov.tl

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

NB: This position is open for Timorese national only.