ALFeLa: Vacancy Announcement - Management Advisor

Asisténsia Legál ba Feto no Labarik 

 (ALFeLa)

 

Vacancy Announcement

Management Advisor

 
Timorese Women and Children’s Legal Aid Service - Asisténsia Legál ba Feto no Labarik (ALFeLa)

Location: Dili, Timor-Leste

Contract Duration: 6 months with potential to extend pending funding

Applications Close:  7 June 2013

1.            Background ALFeLa

ALFeLa was established as an independent not-for profit NGO in January 2013.  Our mission is to support women and children in Timor-Leste to access a fair formal justice system through: legal aid, community legal education and advocacy.  Our vision is to ensure that all women and children in Timor-Leste are able to access a formal justice system which is fair and without discrimination.  ALFeLa’s core work involves the provision of legal assistance to women and children victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

While ALFeLa has only recently become an independent organisation, we have existed since 2005 as a transitional unit called the Victim Support Service (VSS) under the supervision and management of another well known Timorese NGO the Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP).

In that time we have:

·      Provided legal aid to over 1234 victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence.

·      Extended the legal aid service to assist clients across all 13 districts of Timor-Leste.

·      Played an instrumental role in the establishment of referral networks at national and district levels between service providers.

·      Worked as part of a civil society and government network to lobby for the passing of the Law Against Domestic Violence.

·     Worked as part of the technical drafting committee to prepare the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, which has now been passed by the Council of Ministers.

·    Increased awareness of the rights of victims of gender based violence through the provision of community legal education and dissemination of information.

ALFeLa has 25 staff and four offices based in Dili, Suai, Baucau and Oecusse. With support from donors such as Australian Aid, UNICEF, UNFPA and HIVOS we implement access to justice projects across Timor-Leste’s 13 districts providing legal assistance to poor and vulnerable women and children, particularly victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

ALFeLa is recruiting a Management Advisor to support its Management Team in implementing ALFeLa’s programs and ensuring ALFeLa’s long term organizational sustainability.

2.            Job description – Management Advisor

The Management Advisor will work closely with ALFeLa’s management team including the Director, Program Manager and Finance Manager to provide support in relation to:

·      Program management including monitoring expenditure against budgets, ensuring that ALFeLa meets donor commitments, ensuring that ALFeLa delivers high quality programs and designing and implementing effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms;

·      Project design, identifying appropriate funding sources, approaching potential donors and grant writing;

·  Management of ALFeLa human resources including development and implementation of policies and procedures with respect to recruitment, staff performance appraisals, capacity building, contracts, disciplinary measures and management of staff salaries and benefits;

·   Ensuring strong governance systems within ALFeLa including compliance with ALFeLa constitution, regular board meetings and reports, preparing annual report, establishing clear membership policies and holding second annual general meeting of ALFeLa; and

·      Technical skills in relation provision of legal assistance to vulnerable women and children or other relevant technical skills such as social work, gender or child rights.

The Management Advisor  will be supervised directly by ALFeLa’s Director Merita Correia.  The advisor will be based in Dili, Timor-Leste but must be willing to also work as necessary in district offices.

3.            Remuneration

The advisor will be paid a monthly salary to be negotiated with ALFeLa.

The advisor will also be entitled to benefits as provided for in the Timor-Leste Labour Code including an annual allowance, separation pay, sick leave, annual leave and special leave.

The advisor will be provided a communications allowance for telephone calls and will be reimbursed for work-related travel expenses.

4.            Selection Criteria

a.            Experience

It is expected that the advisor will have:

·      Demonstrated experience in program design and grant writing for non-for-profit organisations including preparation of budgets;

·   Demonstrated experience in program management, including monitoring budget expenditure, donor reporting, monitoring and evaluation;

·      Demonstrated work experience in legal, gender and/or human rights programs;

·      Experience in the provision of training and capacity building in a cross-cultural context;

·      Demonstrated commitment to human rights, particularly the rights of women and children;

·    Knowledge of the history and conditions in Timor-Leste, including as they relate to gender equality, the formal justice sector and capacity within local civil society organisations.

b.            Education

The advisor should have a bachelor’s degree in law, international or community development, social sciences or international relations

c.            Skills

The advisor is expected to have the following skills:

·      Strong verbal and written communication skills in English with Tetum or Bahasa Indonesia a definite advantage;

·      Good written and oral analytical skills;

·      Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills;

·      Demonstrated organizational abilities; and

·     Computer proficiency in word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), powerpoint, email.

5.            How to Apply

To apply for this position applicants should send their CV and references together with a cover letter explaining how they meet the selection criteria to:

Lisa Mortimer, Advisor ALFeLa, lisa.mortimer@alfela.tl

Merita Correia, Director ALFeLa, merita.correia@alfela.tl

Any queries in relation to this position should be directed to Lisa Mortimer at the above email or by telephone +670 7760 9994.