Project Coordinator-LDSC

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 31,000+ 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:

Project Coordination & Implementation (30%)

• Coordinate overall project implementation across target municipalities in accordance with approved workplans, budgets, and timelines.
• Develop detailed implementation schedules and monitor progress against project milestones.
• Coordinate with schools, communities, government authorities, contractors, suppliers, and implementing partners.
• Facilitate project planning, review, and coordination meetings.
• Ensure project activities are implemented in line with donor requirements, National WASH in Schools Guideline, World Vision policies, and approved technical standards.
• Identify implementation challenges and coordinate timely corrective actions.

Budget Management & Procurement (25%)

• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, commitments, and forecasts.
• Ensure efficient utilization of project resources and compliance with financial procedures.
• Develop and track procurement plans aligned with project implementation schedules.
• Coordinate procurement of goods, services, consultancy services, and infrastructure works.
• Support supplier selection, bid evaluation, contract management, and contractor performance monitoring.
• Ensure procurement processes comply with organizational and donor requirements.
• Verify contractor deliverables and payment requests against agreed milestones.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting(20%)

·       Monitor project progress against approved indicators, targets, and workplans.

·       Collect, verify, analyze, and maintain project data and supporting documentation.

·       Conduct routine monitoring visits and develop monitoring reports.

·       Prepare quality monthly, quarterly, annual, and donor reports.

·       Support outcome monitoring, learning reviews, and project evaluations.

·       Document good practices, lessons learned, case studies, and success stories.

·        Ensure data quality, accuracy, and timely reporting.

Site Visits, Inspection & Quality Assurance (20%)

• Conduct regular field visits to project sites in Oecusse, Ermera, Baucau, and Bobonaro.
• Inspect WASH infrastructure works and verify compliance with approved designs, specifications, and standards.
• Monitor construction quality, contractor performance, and implementation progress.
•  Verify work completion prior to payments and project handover.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, and safeguarding standards are upheld at all project sites.
• Identify construction risks, defects, delays, and implementation issues, and recommend corrective actions.
•  Support infrastructure commissioning and handover processes..

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation (5%)

• Maintain strong relationships with municipalities, relevant government ministries, school directors, School Management Committees, community leaders, and project partners.
• Represent the project in coordination meetings, workshops, and technical forums.
• Facilitate community consultations and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and compliance monitoring.
• Promote inclusion, gender equality, disability inclusion, safeguarding, and community accountability throughout project implementation.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in project coordination, preferably in WASH in Schools, infrastructure, Program, or community development projects.
• Experience managing project budgets and monitoring expenditures.
• Experience coordinating procurement of goods, services, and construction works.
• Experience conducting field monitoring, site inspections, and contractor supervision.
• Experience working with schools, communities, local authorities, and development partners.

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Health, Public Health, Water Resources Management, Community Development, Project Management, or a related field.
• Training or certification in Project Management, WASH, Procurement, or Monitoring & Evaluation is an advantage.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project coordination, preferably in WASH, education, or community development.
• Experience in budget management, procurement, and project reporting.
• Knowledge of WASH programming, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong communication, coordination, and reporting skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Fluency in Tetum and English.
• Willingness to travel regularly to Oe-cusse, Ermera, Baucau, and Bobonaro.

Application Closed: 16 October 2026

World Vision Timor-Leste applies the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with WV Timor-Leste’s work. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We strongly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented communities. Our recruitment processes are designed to be accessible and fair, ensuring equal opportunity for all candidates.

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As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, 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.

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