IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
The Department (the Australian Partner Organisation [APO]) is seeking to nominate a candidate for a
volunteer assignment through AusAID’s AYAD (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
program. Further information about volunteering with AYAD, including support and allowances
provided, can be obtained from: http://www.ayad.com.au/
The Department leads Australian Government engagement on the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral
Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI), and a number of other regional marine related fora. Timor
Leste also participates in several international marine related fora that are designed to share knowledge
and skills across the region to ensure each country has greater impact in their efforts to improve marine
conservation and management. These fora include CTI, The Arafura Sea and Timor Sea Expert Forum
(ATSEF), Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), and the
Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices Including to Combating
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. Timor Leste have recently taken on responsibility of
the Regional Secretariat for ATSEF and so are also responsible for coordinating communication and
meetings between ATSEF members in Australia, Indonesia and Timor Leste. It is important to note that
all of these fora have separate governance processes, however they have related and sometimes
overlapping goals.
The Timor Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) leads the Country’s regional fora
engagement, however staff lack experience in basic administration, planning skills, corporate functions,
and communication skills, particularly as they relate to engaging in regional fora.
The primary objective of the volunteer assignment is to help establish procedures and communications
protocols, provide mentoring support to support the establishment of linkages between fora, and enhance
Timor Leste’s ability to successfully participate in these fora.
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