Technical Coordinator Position based in Covalima

Job Description:

The purpose of the Agricultural & Economic Development Technical Coordinator is to provide technical support to WVTL projects which implement approaches in the Agriculture & Economic Development sector. This position will provide technical leadership and supervision to the implementation of agricultural and economic development activities within projects where relevant sector interventions are planned. This position will be based in Covalima.

This position will report to Agricultural and Economic Development Technical Specialist and is required to closely work with other specialists and coordinators. This position might at times require to represent WVTL within national and regional forums.

The Technical Coordinator is responsible for:

• Ensuring quality implementation of agriculture activity based on project model from design to implementation in line with donor requirements
• Providing Technical capacity building to project staff and assist project implementation based on Detailed Implementation Plan.
• Coordinate with Technical Specialist about project models and guidelines as per outcomes of project to ensure the quality of project implementation
• Assist project staff on project model training of trainers before rolling out to field implementation.
• Assist Technical Specialist on research and technical assessment to ensure quality of program. 
• Working closely with Government Representative in Municipality level to ensure project implementation align with government priorities per strategies sectors.
• Share training materials and providing technical capacity building to MAF Technical Workers to ensure quality of project in the field.  

Project support to Agriculture and Economic Development Programme (50%)

• Support WVTL Technical Specialist and Project Coordinators and partners within the Agriculture and Economic Development Programme to ensure quality implementation that meets WV Strategic Framework and Donor Requirements.  
• Ensure Technical Documentation updated and clear deliverables to project staff in coordination with Technical Specialist 
• Support and update project tools and manuals based on lesson learned during project implementation
• Ensure projects apply best practice agricultural and livelihoods guidelines including climate smart agricultural techniques and nutrition sensitive agriculture practice, livestock/animal husbandry
• Ensure projects apply best practice economic development/livelihoods approaches related to local value chain development, savings and loan groups, household financial management, financial literacy, social enterprise
• Ensure sector monitoring plan is implemented and reported on a timely basis

Capacity Development (20%)

• Contribute to the capacity development of WVTL staff in Agriculture and Economic Development areas including facilitation of key training based on discussion with Technical Specialist
• Ensure project staff performance on quality of activities and support Project Coordinators to improve project staff performance

Representation (10%)

• Representation as Technical Coordinator of project in Municipality Level to ensure project models up to date and sharing learning activities to relevant stakeholders.
• Support Technical Specialist on develop strong relations with national level line ministries and other local authorities and stakeholders, facilitating regular communication on program implementation, progress and challenges.

Support development of technical approaches (10%)

• Support Technical Specialist to develop clear the project models approaches and tools and review as necessary through evidence bases and impact result.

Resource support (10%)

• Contribute to the development project proposal from the learning experiences getting from the field to any funding opportunities

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree on agronomy sciences, agriculture related areas. post graduate education training on agriculture sciences is an added advantage.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience and 1 year in agriculture programming
• At least 2-3 years of experience working in the area of agriculture and economic development programme design, implementation and monitoring, staff training and coaching
• Experience in implementing development projects, including working with project partners
• Training or experiences in Agriculture and Economic Development programming; understanding agriculture context and strategies in Timor-Leste and cross-cutting themes, including gender, child protection, and disability
• Strong representation in networking development group, working groups manuals and guideline approaches related to agriculture context in Timor-Leste
• Familiarity with core principles of climate smart agriculture, nutrition sensitive agriculture, conservation agriculture, farming as a business, financial literacy, market systems development, social enterprise, women's economic empowerment
• Fluent in Tetum and good spoken and written English communication
• Able to work on multifunctional tasks in the pressure of time and organizational changes
• Understanding of the Humanitarian/NGO industry
• The ability to think strategically and solve problems

Suitable candidate must be willing to travel 50%-75% of the time.

Interested applicants must submit CV and cover letter to [email protected] until 21st of February, 2024 at 5pm.

World Vision Timor-Leste applies the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with WV Timor-Leste's work. World Vision Timor-Leste is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently-abled, to apply.