Vacancy: Finance and Contract Officer – Corporate

USE YOUR SKILLS IN OUR TEAM

AusAID is the Australian Government Agency responsible for managing
Australia’s overseas aid program. Through the
development assistance program, Australia and East Timor work together
to alleviate poverty and promote regional peace, stability and prosperity.
We are looking for a self-motivated, experienced professional to take part
in an exciting role of:

Finance and Contract Officer – Corporate

The position comes with interesting work, a great salary, job security, pension fund, medical support, great holidays and great working conditions. AusAID also offers great opportunities for training and travel within AusAID’s network of offices in Australasia and support for study or distance education with an Australian university.

The Position

The Corporate team is a small team that provides corporate services to the staff at the Dili Post. The team provides services relating to HR, finance, IT, assets and property, travel, records, public relations and promotions, consular and security.

The role of Finance and Contract Officer involves managing tasks such as managing contracts and agreements, managing program budgets, provide financial report, assisting East Timor program staff undertaking contract or procurement exercises.

Due to AusAID being an Australian government agency, the corporate team must produce work such as finances and contracts to an Australian standard as Australian financial and administration auditors will regularly audit the Post. The positions will require excellent English and Tetum as communication and reporting will be in both languages.

If you are a highly skilled Timorese who wishes to utilise your skills, then this is a great opportunity for you. If you are the successful candidate, you will be given guidance and support, and will work in a friendly team environment.

Potential applicants - please note, it is desirable for you to have experience in Finance and Contract and you must have excellent English and Tetum, experience in a similar position and a strong understanding of development issue. Please refer to our website: http://www.easttimor.embassy.gov.au for further information about the position and further information about how to apply can be found as below:

Applications close Tuesday, December 6th 2011.

 

To Apply First: Request the full position description from Jacinta Mendonca by e-mail: HRdili.Recruitment@ausaid.gov.au. Second: Write a maximum of one to two page letters addressing the selection criteria telling us why you are the person for the job Third: Send your application to the Australian Embassy Avenida dos Martires de Patria, Dili or email it to: HRdili.Recruitment@ausaid.gov.au by the 6th December 2011. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.