Timor-Leste: Assistant Country Director Programs

· Based in Dili, Timor-Leste

· Fixed Term, Full Time

CARE is a leading international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change to their communities.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in Timor-Leste as the Assistant Country Director Programs. This is a dynamic and interesting position for someone who wants to play a key role in setting the strategic direction of the Country Office.

The role oversees all programs and projects, and leads senior managers ensuring best practice in both people and program management

Key Responsibilities

· Ensure that all program development and implementation is consistent with strategic plans

· Develop new program and project opportunities and ensure they are of high quality and strategically aligned

· Ensure appropriate representation of CARE International in Timor-Leste in programming, policy coordination and information sharing forums · Develop and maintain close relationships with donors and counterparts, and support CARE Australia in fund-raising and engagement of donors · Provide direction, guidance, assistance and support to Gender and Program Quality team and Project Managers.

-Lead senior managers in identifying, designing and implementing appropriate training and effective coaching and mentoring strategies for programming staff.

Ideally you will have

· Extensive strategic and operational experience, preferably with an international NGO

· Demonstrated knowledge and experience of current best practice development approaches, tools and methodologies

· Excellent ability to transfer skills to national counterpart(s) to promote national leadership · Demonstrated skills in leadership and management in a complex international setting and excellent people management skills

-Excellent budget development and budget management ability

What we can offer you

· Access to generous leave benefits, appropriate insurance and allowances

· Professional development and training opportunities

· The opportunity to use your skills to fight poverty with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change to their communities

· A range of creative solutions offered that may be negotiated where possible, on a case-by-case basis, to help you balance work with life

CARE Australia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Australia requesting the information specified above.

CARE Australia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people living with a disability and/or have lived experience of disability. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to Apply?

To apply for a job with CARE Australia, please review the Candidate Information Pack linked to the relevant vacancy on our careers page (http://www.care.org.au/careers). Please ensure you attach your CV and one page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, when you submit your application.

Questions about the role?

Please contact Peter Raynes, Country Director, Timor-Leste via Peter.Raynes@careint.org (please do not email applications to this address).

Applications Close: 12:01 am (AEST), Monday 20 May 2019