Job Reference Number: EMR/PNDS/CFT/T23
Job Type: International Development Assistance/Emerging
Markets
Schedule: Contract
Job Location: Asia; Timor Leste; Dili
Job Summary
On
18 January 2012, the Timor-Leste Council of Ministers passed a
resolution on a new mechanism to accelerate development in all sucos
across the country. This mechanism will empower village communities to
be directly involved in their own development through planning,
construction and management of their own infrastructure. This mechanism
will accelerate the development of infrastructure facilities at the
village level as well as providing additional jobs and opportunities to
rural communities. The mechanism will be known as the National Program
for Suco Development or Programa Nasional Dezenvolvimentu Suku (PNDS).
The Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) has
established an Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee jointly led by the
Minister of State Administration and the Minister of Finance to guide,
monitor and evaluate the implementation of the PNDS, and a Technical
Working Group consisting of relevant line ministries. A Secretariat has
been established to develop a detailed design for the program and
undertake initial preparatory work for program implementation, including
training and recruitment of program staff, field engineers, community
facilitators and book keepers.
The Technical Working Group with
assistance from technical specialists is currently finalising a Program
Operations Manual for PNDS and developing a training system to prepare
PNDS field staff for program implementation in 2013/14. Small teams of
technical experts are being engaged to begin work on curriculum
development for the three categories of PNDS facilitators: civil
engineering, financial management and community mobilisation.
Small teams of community mobilisation
facilitators will be placed in each sub-district and district to support
villages to prioritise, plan and implement small infrastructure
projects to address community development needs. Candidates recruited as
facilitators are expected to have varying ages, skills and levels of
community facilitation experience.
The program will use a long term
strategy of ongoing capacity development, delivered through regular
refresher training and on-the-job mentoring. It is anticipated that the
initial pre-deployment training will provide all participants with a
solid grounding in community mobilisation, participatory planning,
problem-solving, and project management.
Sub-district facilitators will also be
responsible for training and mentoring (village-based) community teams.
They will therefore require training to help prepare and deliver this
training. Training materials for both the sub-district facilitators and
the community teams should be competency based and sufficiently
practically-oriented to produce graduates ready to undertake field work.
The objectives of this role are to
support the PNDS Training Manager to develop and field test a community
mobilisation training program. This training program would be the basis
for training of community engagement facilitators (to be recruited in
the later stages of implementation of PNDS).
This position forms part of the PNDS
Support Services Program. The successful applicant will be part of the
Training Unit, a multi-disciplinary team that provides support to the
Government of Timor-Leste, AusAID and Cardno in the planning and
implementation of PNDS.
Reports to: Community Training Specialist, Number of direct reports: none
Key Responsibilities
The
primary task will be to work as part of a small Community Facilitation
Training Team comprising one international specialist and one other
experienced national trainer. The team will develop a training program
for community engagement facilitators based in sub-districts. The
training program is anticipated to have a duration of six-weeks. The
team will also prepare a compressed version of the training for the
other sub-district facilitators (civil engineering, financial
management).
The Community Facilitation Training Team
will be required to advise on course structure and content. Modules
might include the following:
- General facilitation and communication skills.
- Social analysis/mapping skills and engagement strategies.
- Problem solving and dispute resolution skills.
- Practical communication, presentation and organisational skills.
- Technical themes such as broad participation, transparency, accountability, gender equality, community empowerment.
- Community planning and management.
- Training skills.
All training materials would need to be
field tested on a small sample of participants and necessary adjustments
made to content and/or delivery methods.
Finally, the Community Facilitation
Training Team would be required to support, guide and mentor other
trainers to ensure they are equipped with the appropriate knowledge,
skills and confidence to effectively deliver the courses.
Deliverables:
- Proposed course outlines for the training programs, describing the key competencies targeted and the number of hours/days required for delivery.
- Detailed module, teaching and assessment guides.
- A resourcing schedule describing personnel and materials required to deliver the training.
- Draft terms of reference to field test each of the training packages.
- Brief reports on each of the field tests describing the process and results of each (including explanations of any adjustments made).
- Trainers’ workshop to prepare a team of trainers for the community facilitation course.
- A simple monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of the training.
Key activities :
- Advise international specialists about Timorese cultural and contextual issues.
- Based on local experience, help “reality test” all proposed training materials and methods, particularly the packages developed for village teams.
- Advise on appropriate local implementation partners and operational issues.
- Lead implementation of field tests.
- Contribute to the development of all modules.
Other Requirements
Selection Criteria :
- Position Community Facilitation Trainer – open to Timorese nationals only
- A Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, preferably with a specialisation in community mobilisation, participatory development or vocational training.
- Ten+ years’ relevant experience in developing and delivering training materials for field staff in rural development or community-driven development programs.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of a diverse range of communication and community facilitation techniques.
- Fluency in verbal and written Tetum and English.
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Previous experience working on AusAID projects.
- Experience working with government partners.
- Indonesian language fluency.
Duration:
Subject to final approval from AusAID, to be contracted for the period February to 31 August 2013.
Funding:
AusAID Governance for Development Program
How to apply for this position :
Applications must include:
- Response against each of the essential and desirable selection criteria.
- Curriculum vitae/resume.
- Name and contact details (phone and email) of three referees.
Applications that do not address all the requirements stated above will not be considered.
Submitting applications:
- By email: email your application with the reference “PNDS – T23 Community Facilitation Trainer” in the subject line to recruitment@gfd.tl (most preferred option).
- Hand delivery to: Cardno Emerging Markets Rua Estrada Balide, Dili (old Peace Dividend Trust building)
Closing date: 5.00pm 3 February 2013.
Late applications will not be considered.
Employee Benefits
Contact
For further information about this position:
Email recruitment@gfd.tl with the reference “PNDS - T23 Community Facilitation Trainer” in the subject line.
Email recruitment@gfd.tl with the reference “PNDS - T23 Community Facilitation Trainer” in the subject line.
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