Local recruitment: Water Officer (Timor-Leste nationals)

Job Brief

PARTISIPA currently has a vacancy for Water Officer to support and assist municipalities in rural water system

Program Background

The Partnership to Strengthen Village Development and Municipal Administration (PARTISIPA) is a 10-year Australian Government investment (2021-2031) that supports the Government of Timor-Leste to improve access and quality of basic infrastructure and services at the subnational (municipal, administrative post and suco / village) level. PARTISIPA works together with Government of Timor-Leste partners through government systems, and in-line with government policies and priorities.

 The overall program goals are:

• To strengthen government institutions to deliver quality services that are accessible to all;
• To support the resilience of communities through broad-based participation, economic opportunity, and improved village infrastructure

 These overall goals are advanced through the following four program components:

• Support to PNDS (Programa Nasional Dezenvolvimentu Suku or National Program for Village Development)
• Municipal level support
• Rural water
• Subnational roads

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The Role

• To manage and coordinate PARTISIPA technical support and assistance to municipalities in rural water systems, with a specific focus on operations and maintenance and climate resilience  
• To support coordination between SMASA with other relevant sectoral stakeholders in the areas of information sharing, priority setting, planning and reporting related to rural water supply       

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TOR_ Water Officer Bobonaro

About You

·        Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, social science or management.

·        Minimum 5 years of experience in working with government institutions and development partners, preferably in the area of rural water.

·        Experience in facilitating sectoral coordination activities both at national and sub-national levels

·        Ability to be flexible, responsive to requests, motivated, ability to prioritise in a busy work environment and manage differing perspectives.

·        Understanding and commitment to Gender equality, Disability and Social inclusion.

·        Fluent in Tetum and English languages, both speaking and writing

Why join PARTISIPA?

PARTISIPA is a friendly, cohesive and supportive workplace with over 130 staff working as technical advisers, engineers, finance specialists, operations, administration and logistics personnel. The team works directly with national government counterparts and subnational government partners across all municipalities, with staff permanently based in 12 municipalities.

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit

• Cover letter and response to selection criteria.
• CV highlighting relevant experience related to the role.
• Names and contact details of 3 referees.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE [17 October 2025 / 17.30 Timor-Leste Time / GMT +9]
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.