2012-12-24

Job Vacancy: OXFAM-Partners Support Coordinator


Job Vacancy / Vaga Servisu

Closing Date: 4 January 2013

Title Partners Support Coordinator
Position National Staff – Full-time
Responsible to Program Support Manager
Location Dili, Timor-Leste with travel to districts
Application due Send completed application form to Beni Martins by 5.00 PM on Friday 4 January 2013
Oxfam offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, which include health care and pension contribution, paid annual leave, study cost reimbursement and more.
CONTEXT
Oxfam has been supporting development and humanitarian work in Timor-Leste for over 30 years and currently implements a mutli-sectoral program by working in partnership with civil society organisations, communities and government. The current Oxfam program includes work towards four change goals – Economic Justice, Essential Services, Gender Justice and Rights in Crisis.
SCOPE OF POSITION
This is a management position within the Program Support Unit. Working as a counterpart to the Program Support Manager, the Partner Support Coordinator will take the lead on all partner administration, and over time will take on further responsibilities within the Partners Support Unit. A key aspect of this role will be to ensure that Oxfam’s partner grant administration processes are both timely and responsive to the needs of partners, whilst ensuring that administrative requirements of the Oxfam program management system are followed in Oxfam’s work with partner organizations. The Partner Support Coordinator will assist Oxfam staff members with the administration of partner grants and ensure there is appropriate written documentation of meetings and discussions relating to partners. The position will also support compliance checks on Partner finances and provide ongoing support and mentoring to Partner administrative staff. The position will provide mentoring, ongoing support and effective capacity building to partners in the areas of financial management. This position requires significant domestic travel to the districts.
Successful Candidates will have the following experience:
• Good coordination skills and an ability to work across teams to get work in motion
• High level financial management skills with the ability to build the capacity of others in this area.
• At least five years experience in the successful delivery of financial management services in an NGO environment.
• Ability to work in a systematic and organised manner and within deadline
• Solid understanding of the basic principles of accountability and transparency
• Experience maintaining an orderly an up-to-date filing system
• Knowledge of and experience in working with program management cycles, preferably with Oxfam’s Program Management Manual.
• Excellent training and facilitation skills
• Advanced computer skills, including excel, word and electronic mail.
• Excellent written communication skills with experience preparing contracts and written correspondence
• Fluency in Tetun or Bahasa Indonesia and written and spoken competency in/ English
• University degree in a relevant field and/or substantial professional experience in administration, finance or related area in either in the private or non-profit sector
To Apply: Request a detailed position description and Application Form from Benigna Martins, Human Resources Manager, by e-mailing her benignam@oxfam.org.au , calling 670-331-2605 or obtaining from the Oxfam office at Rua Jacinto Candido, Bidau Akadiru Hun, Dili, Timor-Leste. Please note that only applications submitted on our Application Form and received by 5:00PM Friday, 4 January 2013 will be accepted. They can be sent to above e-mail address, mailed to P.O. Box 152, Dili, and Timor-Leste or delivered to the Dili office. Women are encouraged to apply.
Only Short Listed Applicants will be contacted

 

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