Head of Office

The Head of Office will position UN Women as Timor-Leste’s leading gender-equality partner, direct the country portfolio and resources, lead a 15-person team, shape national policy and UN coordination, represent the organisation and build partnerships, funding and institutional knowledge.

Department: Timor-Leste Country Office

• Set strategic priorities and translate UN Women’s plans into country programmes and results
• Manage country workplans, budgets, monitoring, reporting, audits and security compliance
• Lead workforce planning, recruitment, performance management and office resources
• Represent UN Women in the UN Country Team and integrate gender equality into joint programming
• Influence national policy, legislation, planning and budgeting through senior-level advocacy
• Build partnerships with government, donors, civil society, academia, media and the private sector
• Lead resource mobilisation, donor coordination and knowledge-management strategy
• Direct a team of 15 personnel and provide matrix leadership across functions

• Master’s degree in social sciences, human rights, gender or women’s studies, international development or a related field, or a first degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience designing, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development projects
• Experience establishing relationships between international organisations and national governments
• Fluency in English

• Fixed-term P-4 appointment leading 15 staff and personnel, including five direct reports
• Role reports to the Regional Director with a matrix reporting line to the Resident Coordinator