With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
Program Quality and Technical Leadership (40%)
Support the WASH Program Manager to develop, update, and apply WASH technical minimum standards and guidelines aligned with Government of Timor-Leste and WVI standards for WVTL staff and implementing partners.
Lead technical assessments and provide design options for inclusive and climate-resilient rural WASH infrastructure, including community water systems, schools, and health care facilities.
Develop, review, and approve technical designs and documents in collaboration with government WASH actors, climate change stakeholders, program teams, and community leaders.
Ensure WASH interventions integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation and mitigation, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) using participatory approaches.
Support alignment of WVTL WASH priorities with country, regional, and global WASH strategies.
Lead technical inputs for project planning, budgeting, implementation, and reporting to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of WASH infrastructure and services.
Ensure effective and technically sound implementation of WASH initiatives in the project areas
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL 20%)
Support Area Program teams in WASH-related annual planning, budgeting, and expenditure tracking in line with approved financial plans and donor requirements.
Provide technical support for WASH proposal development, donor reporting, business planning, and strategy development in collaboration with the WASH Program Lead and GAM team.
Monitor WASH projects throughout the project cycle from feasibility and design to construction, operation, and evaluation using mWater and other digital monitoring systems.
Lead analysis of baseline and endline data to support evidence-based decision-making, learning, and reporting.
Coordinate and strengthen the use of mWater as the national WASH information system to support WVTL, regional, and global WASH reporting and business planning.
Contribute to MEL processes by capturing lessons learned and applying findings to improve program quality and sustainability.
Learning, Research, and Knowledge Management (10%)
Analyse and produce technical reports on climate change and WASH, including cost analysis, system performance, and sustainability data.
Lead or support learning and research initiatives related to climate-resilient and inclusive WASH programming.
Develop learning products such as case studies, technical briefs, and briefing notes to document innovations, challenges, and achievements.
Stay updated on global and national WASH and climate change developments and proactively share relevant knowledge with WVTL, regional teams, and partners.
Advocacy, Coordination, and External Engagement (15%)
Coordinate and support engagement with key stakeholders and government institutions (e.g. DNRAS, NDCC, SMASeA, PARTISIPA, BTL, PNDS) to ensure WASH technical solutions respond to community needs and local context.
Support WVTL representation in national and municipal coordination platforms, including WASH technical working groups, national WASH forums, and WASH cluster meetings.
Collaborate closely with municipal teams, regional teams, and other WV departments to ensure integrated and technically sound programming.
Provide technical inputs to advocacy initiatives and support policy engagement related to water security, SDG 6 indicators, and national development plans.
Capacity Building and Technical Support:
Support national WASH technical capacity strengthening by working closely with Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Area Program Managers, Program Quality, and P&C teams.
Identify technical capacity gaps and develop and implement a capacity-building plan focused on inclusive and climate-resilient WASH.
Provide mentoring, coaching, and technical training to WVTL staff and implementing partners to strengthen WASH design, implementation, monitoring, and sustainability.
General Responsibilities
Attend and participate in weekly chapel services and regular devotional meetings.
Support in hosting the visits of sponsors, donors, Stakeholders and WV staff from other.
Other responsibilities: While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the duties involved in this position, WVI reserves the right to add, remove or alter duties when necessary.
Assist in humanitarian emergency disaster response
Required Professional Experience
Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in WASH programming, particularly in rural and community-based contexts.
Proven experience in technical assessment, design, and supervision of WASH infrastructure projects using engineering design software (Epanet, AutoCAD, GIS, Sketchup. Etc).
Demonstrated experience integrating climate resilience, DRR, and Nature-Based Solutions into WASH programs.
Experience working with government agencies, NGOs, donors, and community structures.
Experience using digital WASH monitoring systems, preferably Water.
Experience contributing to proposal development, donor reporting, and technical documentation.
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Public Health (WASH focus), or a related field.
Postgraduate qualification in WASH, Climate Change, Environmental Management, or Development Studies is an advantage.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Proficiency in Technical design Software (Epanet, AutoCAD, Sketch Up and GIS) and mWater WASH program Monitoring tools.
Strong technical knowledge of WASH standards, engineering principles, and inclusive design.
Good understanding of climate change adaptation and mitigation in WASH.
Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation skills.
Effective coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to mentor staff and partners and work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
Willingness and ability to travel to field locations.
Application Close 26 March 2026 5PM TL
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only