Infrastructure Community Resilience Program Officer

The Community Resilience Program Officer is responsible for supporting the Community Resilience Program Manager to achieve the objectives of relevant projects under the Climate Justice Program Pillar.

The Officer will support the development and delivery of Oxfam’s and partners’ influencing and program activities on resilience related to disaster risk reduction, climate change, and livelihoods. The Officer will work closely with Oxfam’s staff and partners at national, municipal, and regional levels. The Officer will be a key point of contact for partners working on community resilience and will accompany partners with technical support and capacity building. The officer will be a champion for disability and gender inclusion within community resilience work.

1. Type of employment

• Position: This position is based in Dili, The Type of the contract is a Fixed term, 24-month contract.
• This position is subject to confirmation of donor funding and will commence on 1 April 2024. 
• Salary: The maximum salary package of this position is up to US$ 875.19 gross per month (including the 10% wage tax deduction, pro-rate of the 13th-month bonus & 10% Social Security contribution from Oxfam, and medical allowance pro-rate). Oxfam reserves the right to offer the salary as per the experience and skills of the applicant.

1. Skills and Experience required.

• Experience in disaster risk reduction, livelihood, and climate change adaptation (CCA) practices, small infrastructure projects designed to enhance water management.
• Technical knowledge of using kobo or air table tools to collect data. 
• Knowledge of program planning including gender awareness and disability inclusion.
• Experience networking with and supporting civil society in Timor-Leste.
• Experience in working in teams and in the effective delivery of project activities.
• Coordination and administrative skills.
• Proven influencing work and ability to negotiate and agree on policy positions amongst different stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills including facilitation skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of gender and diversity issues and proven commitment to and evidence of promoting gender and diversity equity.
• Relevant qualifications or skills in a resilience-related discipline.
• Fluent Tetum. Good written, reading, and spoken English desirable.

1. To Apply

Applicants can request a detailed position description from Benigna Martins in the People, Learning, and Development Coordinator, by emailing [email protected],

Applicants shall submit application letters outlining experience related to the role (no longer than 2 pages) and a CV (no longer than 4 pages). No certificates, copies of qualifications, or testimonials are required at this stage of application, and these will not be included in the consideration of candidate suitability. 

Application Deadlines

Applications must be submitted by 8 March 2024, 5 p.m. Dili Time.