Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 19th Feb 2021
CARE is a leading international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change to their communities.
CARE International in Timor-Leste (CITL) promotes increased gender equality, stronger and more inclusive governance, and improved resilience to disasters and other shocks. CITL provides humanitarian support throughout the emergency cycle including preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
Make your mark by leading the evolution of the country’s most established social and educational development program into an exciting social enterprise in Timor-Leste. The Lafaek Social Enterprise Director will be the key leader in building the vision and driving strategy and operations for Lafaek. CARE is looking for a leader who will transition this successful project into a social enterprise and open doors for domestic and international funding and partnerships for Lafaek. A key responsibility includes developing an effective and sustainable business model to secure the long-term future of the project’s important contributions to Timorese society. The position reports to the Assistant Country Director for Programs for CARE International in Timor-Leste.
Experience of working with an international NGO in an international development context.
Extensive experience in and knowledge of innovative business approaches including social enterprise development, management and sustainability in developing country contexts.
Demonstrated skills in leadership and management in a complex international setting including excellent people management skills and interpersonal skills, and the ability to coach and mentor staff and build capacity.
Representational skills including experience building and developing networks and relationships with government, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders.
Demonstrated understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment and a commitment to CARE’s approach and values including ethnic diversity and cultural sensitivity.
Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills including the ability to manage workflows and balance competing priorities to ensure timely processing to meet deadlines.
High level strategic thinking and analytical skills including the ability to develop and implement strategic and creative communications approaches.
CARE Australia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Australia requesting the information specified above.
CARE Australia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people living with a disability and/or have lived experience of disability. We also encourage people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply, including people of East Timorese background, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
To apply for this job, please review the Candidate Information Pack and click on Apply Now. Please ensure you attach your CV and a cover letter explaining how your experience matches the selection criteria. Only applicants who fully address the criteria will be considered.
Please contact Zubaida via [email protected] using the subject line: Social Enterprise Director enquiry via EthicalJobs (Please do not email applications to this address).
Applications Close: 11:59PM (AEST), 5 May, 2021.