Sector: HealthAssignment
reference: TL34
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: Health Alliance International (HAI)
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 March 2015
Application closing date: 19 May 2013

Get involved in two exciting maternal and child health projects - one that is using mobile phones to improve communication between expectant mothers and their midwives and the other strengthening midwives' skills through a national training program.

Health Alliance International (HAI) is a USA-based non-profit organisation that has been involved in maternal and child health programs in Timor-Leste since 1999.

Sector: Management, HR, Admin
Assignment reference: TL32
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: Timor-Leste Red Cross Society
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 September 2014
Application closing date: 12 May 2013

Support a small but dedicated team at the Ermera branch of Timor-Leste Red Cross to strengthen their skills and improve operations in finance, HR, volunteer management, communications, monitoring and reporting.

Timor-Leste Red Cross delivers programs in health, including water and sanitation projects and HIV/AIDs education, as well as disaster mitigation, preparedness and management.

Sector: Community, Social Development
Assignment reference: TL31
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: Forum Tau Matan (FTM) - Institute for Human Rights and Development Study
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 September 2014
Application closing date: 12 May 2013


Work at the forefront of human rights in Timor-Leste by supporting a small but hardworking team of professionals to develop their skills in donor liaison, program management, proposal writing and reporting.

Forum Tau Matan (FTM) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to the abolition of human rights violations.

Sector: Community, Social Development
Assignment reference: TL28 and TL29
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: Ministry for Social Solidarity
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 March 2015
Application closing date: 12 May 2013


Two rewarding roles helping Timor-Leste's government to protect women from gender-based violence and improve services for victims. You will provide technical support in case management to staff at the Ministry for Social Solidarity, assist with strategic planning, strengthen referral networks and support development of monitoring systems.

A key focus for the Ministry of Social Solidarity is the protection of women and reduction of gender-based violence. The Ministry works at district level with local organisations to support communities to address gender-based violence, particularly through provision of services to victims.

Sector: Health
Assignment reference: TL35
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: John Snow, Inc.
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 March 2015
Application closing date: 19 May 2013


Bring your community engagement skills to a project that is improving maternal, newborn and child health in five districts in Timor-Leste. You will develop training manuals and facilitator's guides and work with health staff at a national, district and village level to track results.

HADIAK is a four-year project implemented by the Ministry of Health Timor-Leste and John Snow Inc. that aims to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Timor-Leste.

Sector: Health
Assignment reference: TL33
Location: Timor-Leste
Host organisation: HealthNet Timor-Leste
Start date: 9 September 2013
End date: 8 March 2015
Application closing date: 19 May 2013


Help implement activities in behaviour change communication that aim to reduce the incidence of malaria and malnutrition in Timor-Leste communities. You will provide technical support to field staff and health volunteers working in Dili, Manatuto, Lautem, Covalima and Ainaro.

HealthNet Timor-Leste works in close collaboration with Timor-Leste's Ministry of Health to strengthen health services in the country. Its programs focus on nutrition, malaria prevention, family planning, water and sanitation.

Assignment Code:  10007311

Assignment Title:  Management & Institutional Capacity Building Advisor

Host Organisation: Asosiasaun HAK

Assignment Location:  Dili, Timor Leste

Recruitment Status: AVID

Duration: 3 months 


Proposed Start: June 2013


Pre Departure training: Applicants for this assignment must be available to physically attend volunteer pre-departure training in 2nd-4th June 2013.

Housing Limited (CHL) is an international not-for-profit company delivering affordable housing in four regions of the world. Originating in Australia in 1993, CHL has spread its operations to South Asia, South-East Asia and South America. CHL currently has a portfolio of more than 2600 properties under management in Australia.

Internationally CHL has developed strategic partnerships with governments and government agencies, and is delivering affordable housing projects in Timor-Leste, Chile, and India. CHL is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. It operates like any other limited company, but all financial surpluses remain in the company to be reinvested in quality affordable housing for people in need, wherever they may be.

Plan Timor-Leste’s country goal is for Timorese children and youth, particularly those from excluded groups, to have the opportunity to become increasingly aware of their rights, to grow up in families and communities that support their development, and to be empowered to contribute to the development of their nation.  This country goal is intended to be achieved through the following four programmes:

• Right to a Healthy Start in Life – A programme supporting Timorese children to realise their right to survival through access to quality, holistic early childhood care and health, water, sanitation and hygiene services
• Right to Access Education – This programme aims for Timorese children of primary school age to realise the opportunity to enrol in primary school free of discrimination and to be able to continue their education in the event of an emergency
• Right to Protection – Timorese children should live in a safe, secure environment as a result of increased participation in their own protection, greater community and civil society understanding of child rights and protection, and an improved national child protection system
• Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development – A programme supporting Timorese youth to have the capacity and opportunities to participate fully in decision making, to realise their rights and to take a lead role in the economic, social, political and cultural development of their communities through promoting peace and social equity

Plan TL has worked in Timor-Leste since 2001 in three Districts: Dili, Aileu and Lautem.  For the Water and Environmental Sanitation Program, Plan TL works with 4 local partner NGOs: Fraterna, Bia Hula, HTL, and NTF.

Plan Timor-Leste and partners have provided clean water and sanitation to 8,500 people living in poor rural communities over the past two years.  This has drastically improved the lives of women and children, as the burden of daily water collection has been reduced from hours to minutes and their levels of health have improved significantly.

In order to ensure these gains are sustained in the future, Plan partners with the communities to make sure they lead the process and take full ownership of infrastructure.  This is achieved through the careful introduction of successful approaches such as Community Led Total Sanitation.

Plan currently receives assistance from EWB through a volunteer based in Aileu district.  The existing volunteer arrived in Timor-Leste in January 2013.

Partner Description


Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) is a private non-profit, accredited tertiary education institute which was founded in 2002 in Dili, Timor Leste. DIT’s mission is to offer education, vocational training, research and service to up-skill Timorese and enable them to contribute to Timor Leste socio-economic development once they complete their studies.

Over 1,200 students are currently studying in DIT across three campuses. DIT runs a number of tertiary and vocational education programs including: Engineering and Science, Business and Management, Tourism and Hospitality, and Petroleum studies courses. In addition, the vocational education programs including automotive, building and construction and water and sanitation.

DIT is striving to improve the curriculum and quality of the staff for the four faculties. EWB has been working in partnership with DIT since 2010.