Deadline: 31 Jan 2013
Position Start Date: 1 March 2013
Applications are invited by World Vision International from qualified and deserving candidates for the job/vacancy of Area Manager – Bobonaro. The location of this job will be based in Bobonaro District,East Timor. Please note that this position is on contractual basis for a period of 2 year. This is a non-family position.
Purpose of Position
The Area Manager is accountable for contributing to carrying out the WVTL operating plan and strategy by:
- Providing leadership to WVTL staff in Bobonaro District
- Ensuring that projects are implemented according to WV International standards and best practice
- Contributing to organisational and staff capacity development, and
- Representing WVTL in District to partners and stakeholders.
The Area Manager will:
- Provide overall leadership and management for the Area Office and projects, including management of budgets and work plans and hosting donor visits
- Ensure that WVTL is working in areas of strategic importance within the district and management of community and provincial government relations is effective
- Develop the capacity of local staff to manage and implement quality projects on a timely basis, and
- Assist project managers in project design, planning, monitoring and evaluation with Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) compliance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required
- Relevant undergraduate qualification/University Degree
- Minimum 2 years of appropriate professional experience in management and leadership of a comparable community development environment
- Sound experience in project and program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing
- Be willing to work in a team environment and travel (up to 50%) and stay overnight at project site.
- Competence in written English communication
- Literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel
Preferred
- Previous experience in community organising and networking
- Background in any of the following: WASH, Food Security, Early Childhood Care/Development, Disaster Risk Management, Marketing and/or Economic Development
How to Apply
- Online
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