Organisational Review Expert, Strategic Review of the Timor-Leste Civil Service Commission

Job Reference Number

EMR/ACNP/TIMOR/GfD026

Job Type

International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets

Schedule

Contract

Job Location

Australasia; Timor Leste

Job Summary

Important: A brief summary of the position is below. This is an extract from the Terms of Reference. Before applying for this position you should read the full Terms of Reference which includes detailed information about the position, and instructions on how to apply.

 

Cardno is recruiting three team members to undertake a Strategic Review of the Timor-Leste Civil Service Commission (CSC). The strategic review team will consist of three consultants with expertise in the area of Civil Service Reform, Organizational Structure and Training Delivery. The team will conduct a strategic review of CSC within the context of CSC’s expanding role, particularly, in relation to the integration of INAP. The consultants will collect and make use of available information and apply sound technical practices and methods in carrying out the review. The team will work closely with the Commissioners of the CSC, the secretariat and INAP.

 

The CSC strategic review team will consist of one Team Leader who is an expert in the area of Civil Service Reform and two further members. The other members of the team are required to have significant experience in the area of Organizational Capacity and Management Procedures; Pedagogic experience and Portuguese, Tetum and English skills.

 

The objective of the Strategic Review of CSC is to:

• Identify key organisational and policy reforms required to support CSC’s strategic objectives over the next 5 years and beyond;
• Provide an overview of INAPs current status and capability, including an assessment of the institutional framework, organisational structure, human resource capability and pedagogical material by a team of relevant experts (covering English, Tetum and Portuguese language); and
• Support CSC to develop a road map to update and operationalize the Government of Timor-Leste’s training and development policy.  This should be informed by:
  – the new role and functions of INAP as training organisation within CSC, and the Decree Law 38/2012,  Regime on Training and Development in the Civil Service;
  – recent Government decisions and policies with implications for training and development such as induction, and staff requirements under a deconcentrated or decentralised civil service;
  – integration with Government policies on scholarships and capacity building; and
  – integration with Government policies on career progression and performance management.
  Scope of Review​

Key Responsibilities

The consultants shall, inter alia, undertake the following specific activities:

a) Consider findings of existing reviews, including but not limited to the paper on CSC in fragile states, the George O’Farrell review on CSC, the PSCDP independent completion report and the organisational review of INAP; 
b) Consider mandates, roles, responsibilities and reform opportunities based on CSC strategic plan, AAP and legislative framework such as the CSC legislation, Civil Service legislation, Training and development legislation, V Constitutional Government legislation and other;
c) Assess and reconfirm goals, objectives, role and reform agenda of the CSC, including INAP through interview and consultation;
d) Consider institutional and organisational developments (procedural, structural, and human resource capacity issues) required to achieve these goals; and
e) Propose a roadmap; identifying SWOT and resource requirements to inform the CSC plans, budget proposals and discussions with development partners.

 

The Organisational Review Expert will:

• Contribute to the overall strategic review of the CSC and support the Team Leader to meet all requirements under these terms of references;
• Provide key inputs to the review of the current structure of CSC’s secretariat and recommend ways of accommodating and realigning the current structure and resources within INAP to CSC (part 3.b&c);
• Provide key input to the review of INAP’s administrative operations, financial systems and business processes and propose ways of incorporating to CSC’s system (part 3.d).​

Other Requirements

The selection criteria for the Organisational Review Expert are:

• A university degree in human resource Management development, social sciences, management, public administration OR other related fields;
• Hands on experience in public reform programmes, especially institutional reforms and organizational structure;
• Working knowledge of English and Portuguese, knowledge of both languages would be an advantage;
• Experience working on  at least 3 similar assignments;
• Be a good team player and highly collaborative in engaging clients and other team members.

Other Requirements

More details about the position are included in the Terms of Reference:  TOR- CSC Review 211212.pdf

Employee Benefits

The position is classified as D3 under the Adviser Remuneration Framework (ARF). Full details of the ARF are available athttp://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pages/3994_1809_6357_1618_6763.aspx​

Contact

 recruitment@gfd.tl (please quote reference GfD026)​

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