Associação Maluk Timor is an NGO based in Dili that works to support the strengthening of the primary health care system in Timor-Leste. Our vision is to achieve excellent quality healthcare for Timorese people, that promotes lifelong wellbeing and reduces preventable death and disease. Working closely with the Timorese Ministry of Health, we assist with primary care workforce development, health systems strengthening, co-delivery of services with eventual handover, and community health.

Job requirements

The Executive Director is responsible for leading and overseeing the strategic, programmatic and operational aspects of Maluk Timor’s work, building a strong and sustainable organisation that is a trusted partner within Timor-Leste’s primary health care system.

The Executive Director must build and model a great organisational culture, provide inspired leadership to the team, and establish productive working relationships with partners and the Maluk Timor Boards in Timor-Leste and Australia.

The successful applicant will have the skills, expertise and experience necessary to lead the organisation in the following areas:

• High level strategic thinking: articulating and delivering a coherent and effective strategic plan for Maluk Timor
• Management of relationships with external stakeholders, including government and other partners
• Program design: development and oversight of grant proposals, grant management, monitoring and evaluation
• Financial management; developing and overseeing organisational and program budgets
• Business systems and process improvement
• Human resources: the ability to manage and motivate staff to achieve a productive, happy and high-performing culture including a focus on staff development and building internal leadership capacity to support succession planning
• Change management
• IT, communications and media

It is anticipated that the successful applicant will have high-level tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, e.g. medicine, public health, health system management, business administration, development studies. Experience working in the NGO sector and/or health system management would be beneficial. Experience working in a developing health system would be highly regarded. Good fluency in English is required and commitment to fluency in Tetum.

The role is full time and based in Dili (Timor Leste) but will require travel to the municipalities within Timor Leste

A salary package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Enquiries to Julie Hamblin - [email protected] using the subject line: Executive Director - Associação Maluk Timor - Dili (Timor-Leste) based enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Flexible commencement date in first 6 months 2025 (ideally with handover period)

The successful applicant will be required to submit a Criminal Record Check and checked against the World Bank List of Ineligible Firms and Individuals. We are committed to protecting the rights of children in all areas that we work and reserve the right to conduct screening procedures to ensure a child-safe environment.

Associação Maluk Timor is committed to providing equal employment opportunities, access and equity and social inclusion for all employees. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and those from a diverse background.