Full ToR
At PLAN 2026 - 3 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Role Purpose
The Program Unit Coordinator will provide leadership and direction for the Program and Operation Department to ensure that Plan meets its commitments to children, girls, communities and supporters Plan's programs in Ainaro Municipality. The Program Unit Coordinator supports the effective coordination, implementation, and monitoring of development programs and operation within an assigned program unit.
Key Responsibilities
1. Program and Sponsorship Coordination and Implementation
- Coordinate day-to-day implementation of program, influencing and sponsorship activities across assigned projects and Sponsorship direct by Plan and its partners CSOs and Youth Led Organisation
- Support detailed annual and quarterly work planning including activity scheduling, resources planning and tracking of program deliverable at municipality level
- Ensure program and SP activities are implemented in accordance with approved designs, budgets, and timelines
- Build relationship management with local authorities and community leaders, and other CSOs and stakeholders
- Represent the program in local coordination meetings and technical working groups and relevant government or partners forum
- Support integration of cross-cutting priorities including gender equality, inclusion (GESI), child and youth safeguarding, disability inclusion, and climate resilience in programme implementation
- Support the implementation of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) systems at the activity level
2. Financial and Supply Chain Coordination
- Support budget development, tracking and expenditure monitoring at municipality level, ensuring alignment with approved workplan and budgets
- Coordinate procurement, logistics, and administrative requirements in line with organizational policies, donor requirement and internal controls
- Ensure timely submission of financial inputs and documentation to support reporting, reconciliation and compliance
- Ensure effective monitoring of PU supply chain KPIs and maintain oversight of PU Asset management and periodic asset physical verification to support compliance and operational efficiency
- Collaborative relationships with government entities, key stakeholders, banking institutions, and external partners at the PU level
- As Safeguarding Focal at PU level to promote and support safeguarding, gender equality, disability, and social inclusion principles in program implementation
- Ensure activities are delivered in line with safeguarding policies and safe programming standards. Identify, report, and appropriately manage safeguarding concerns or incidents, following established reporting and response procedures
Qualifications
Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience as an organizational leader
- Demonstrated knowledge of rural development children's issues in Timor Leste
- Strong knowledge of program, partnership, influencing, administration and finance management
- Communication skills, including networking, relationship building and excellent negotiation and influencing skills in multi-cultural contexts
- Demonstrated commitment to children's rights, gender equality and inclusion of the most vulnerable
Contract Details
- Location: Ainaro Municipality
- Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed-term
- Number of Positions: 1
How to Apply
Closing Date: 27 January 2026
Please submit your application to Plan International Timor-Leste.
