Institutional Capacity Building and Support to NAO

Project No. (ETNAO) FED/2009/021-443

A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE EU

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT

Appraisal mission on Infant and Young Child Nutrition Security: Expanding
Title of assignment
High-Impact Nutrition Package in Timor-Leste for Sustainable achievement
of MDG 1, target 1c

ToR Reference Number 10

Date of issue: 21 January 2018

Timor Leste as “the first new nation of this century” has recently updated its
1. Background:
major economic and social policies. The Government elected in 2007 defined
its new reference paper, the Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 (SDP),
launched in July 2011, with the objective of making Timor-Leste an upper
middle-income country by 2030, therefore closing the gap with the
neighbouring economies such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. This
comprehensive fresh vision is now the reference national strategy for all
sectors and intends to put the country on the path to “long-term, sustainable,
inclusive development”, notably thanks to the expected revenue from the oil
and gas industries. There is a remarkable shift, from the objectives of the pre-
existing 2002-2020 document, which focussed on poverty alleviation and “a
prosperous society with adequate food, shelter and clothing for all people”.

But socio-economic indicators are worrying. Timor-Leste has the fastest

population growth in Asia and 54% of the rural population are younger than
19 years old. However, its levels of education are amongst the lowest in the
region, and shows very high unemployment. Despite significant achievements
within the health sector during the past decade, under-nutrition and
malnutrition remain serious impediments to the recovery and potential
growth of Timor-Leste. From the latest data of World Bank (2009),
approximately 41 percent of population live in poverty, with majority of the
country’s one million people being vulnerable to food insecurity and
malnutrition. One-third of Timorese households rely on subsistence
agriculture exclusively. Food shortages and household food insecurity are
particularly severe during the country’s “lean” season, from
November/December to March.

The nutritional status of both children and women in Timor-Leste is

considered below internationally recognized standards. Conceptual
framework for the causality of under-nutrition draws attention to
inadequacies in dietary intakes across the age spectrum, low levels of
exclusive breastfeeding, poor quality of complementary foods, micronutrient
deprivation, extremely poor household food security, inadequate family
attention to childhood illnesses and complementary feeding, poor maternal
health, high fertility rates and sub-optimal environmental sanitation.
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS 2009) shows 45 % of under-five
year aged children are underweight and 58 % are stunted. Underweight
sharply increased with age, with 15 % underweight in infants less than 6
months, rising to 25 % in the 6-8 month age group, 29 % in 9-11 months, and
by 12 months of age over 40 % of children are underweight. Stunting follows
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 a similar trend, by age of 2 years, 7 out of every 10 children are stunted. The
rate of wasting or acute malnutrition indicates a situation of public health
concern at 19 % nationally, with 7 % severely wasted.

Poor feeding and caring practices are predominant. Inadequate infant feeding
i.e. less exclusive breastfeeding and less complementary food in quality,
quantity, frequency and no timely introduction are a major contributor to the
high rates of underweight and stunting. The high rates of under-nutrition
among women, 27% (DHS 2009), directly impact on maternal mortality and
perpetuate a negative cycle of sub-optimal intra-uterine growth as attested
by the high proportion of children stunted at birth (22%, DHS 2009).

Caring practices, crucial to growth, development and survival of the child, are
rooted in cultural beliefs and level of education of the parent, especially of
the mother. A qualitative survey on health seeking behaviour revealed that
Timorese people do not seek professional health care until it is too late; their
immediate action is to seek the help of traditional healers as they believe
they can find in customs the answer to the underlying cause of illness.
As highlighted in the malnutrition conceptual framework, its contributors are
multi-faceted with responsibilities of more than one ministry. The 2010
Comoro Declaration recognised inter-ministerial responsibilities on “Putting
an end to Hunger and Malnutrition”. The lack of technical knowledge at all
levels coupled with inadequate human resource creates a challenge in
planning and timely implementation.

Following the restoration of independence in 2002, Timor-Leste joined the

international community in pledging its support for the UN Millennium
Declaration. Since then, the Government of Timor-Leste has strongly
endorsed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and taken significant
steps to integrate the MDGs into national policies and plans to further
promote interventions aimed at achieving these goals. The National Priorities
framework, established in 2008, has served as an effective mechanism for
articulating and prioritizing policies and actions that promote the MDGs and
for strengthening coordination between the Government and its
development partners. The MDGs are also integrated in the SDP. From 2012
onwards the National Priorities framework will be replaced by a new
mechanism comprising the "High-level Monitoring process" and Sector
Working Groups, which will monitor progress based on the Strategic
Development Plan 2011-2030 targets.

The Government is committed to achieving the MDGs. This is demonstrated

by the nation’s progress over the last few years to achieve a 9% reduction in
poverty and significant progress in a number of MDG targets. Timor-Leste has
achieved ahead of time MDG-4 targets (reduction in child mortality), and is
on-track to achieve the target of new enrolment in primary education (MDG
2) and sustainable access to improved drinking water sources (MDG 7). The
nutrition target for the MDG-1 (Target 1c: to halve, between 1990 and 2015,
the proportion of people who suffer from hunger), is critically off-track, and
the Government has prioritised it for concentrated efforts to accelerate the
progress to achieve, in good time, its target of 31% of children below five
years underweight.

Timor-Leste’s strategic vision on nutrition is laid out in the 2004 National

Nutrition Strategy (NNS). The NNS addresses two key components: i)
maternal and child nutrition and ii) food security, with specific goals to reduce

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 by one-third the rates of maternal anaemia, of low birth weight and of
children underweight, and to eliminate iodine and vitamin A deficiencies. The
NNS is implemented under the over-arching principles of primary health care
and the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2008-12 that outlines the delivery
of a Basic Services Package (BSP), through the Servisu Integradu Saude
Communitaria (SISCa) a nation-wide community-based mobilization and
service delivery programme facilitated by community volunteers (Promotor
Saude Familia - PSF) at the village (Suco) and sub-village (Aldeia) level. The
Ministry of Health's new National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP 2011-
2030) reiterates the country's commitment to strive towards the realization
of its vision of a "healthier nation".

In support of addressing the nutrition and food insecurity in the country,

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ 2004 Policy and Strategic Framework for
National Food Security has as its main focus to improve food and nutrition
security by promoting self-reliance in nutrient-rich food production. To this
effect, extension services are important factors providing technical assistance
to small farmers.

In line with national priorities, the Government is committed to addressing

nutrition security further validated by signing the Comoro Declaration in
October 2010, which established nutrition as a national priority, as well the
recent recommendation of the National MDG Steering Committee to
establish an inter-ministerial taskforce charged with formulating a
comprehensive plan of action to further accelerate progress on the MDG
target on nutrition. Availability of a specialised diploma for health workers
and high school graduates coupled with a human resource strategy will
further strengthen technical knowledge and skills at implementation level. In
recognition of the weakness of institutional and technical capacity, and
minimal policy and strategic coordination to respond to malnutrition as cross-
sector issue, contributions from this initiative will support i) the inter-
ministerial taskforce to develop and implement a multi-sectoral plan of action
at national, district, sub-district, village and sub-village levels; and ii) provide
institutional support by further strengthening the MDG Secretariat and
increasing technical capacity at sub-district level. The latter increase will be
absorbed within the MoH human resource structure in a phased-in manner
over the next 3-5 years.

Sector Context

There are currently two main donor-funded projects providing support to the
health sector. The current Health Sector Strategic Plan – Support Programme
will be succeeded in July 2012 by the new National Health Sector Strategic
Plan – Support Programme that will consist of a multi-donor trust fund
(around € 20 Million) managed by the World Bank and co-financed by the EU
(€10 Million) and AusAID ($13 Million) with an implementation period of 4
years. The new project will continue to provide support to the Ministry of
Health through three main components, i) Improving Public Financial
Management and Fund Flows for Health Service Delivery, ii) Strengthening
Pharmaceutical and Medical Supplies Management and iii) Improving
Evidence-informed Decision Making and Health Sector Coordination. The new
nation-wide project will increase support to the Servisu Integradu da Saúde
Communitária (SISCa) including maternal and child nutrition care as part of
the integral services of the Basic Services Package (BSP).

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 The Health Improvement Project (HIP) is co-funded by USAID (around €8
million) and AusAID (around €4 Million) and implemented through a private
contractor and three institutions which form the technical team (Burnet
Institute, Marie Stopes International and Menzies School of Research), the
last of which leads the work in nutrition. The project has an implementation
period of 4 years (starting date May 2011) and three main objectives i)
improved maternal, newborn and child behaviours and outcomes; ii)
improved health service delivery through MOH service delivery sites; and iii)
increased community engagement around key MNCH and FP issues. The
project is implemented through teams that work in the district to support
primary health care system strengthening through DHS – CHC , health post
and SISCa with a strong focus on community mobilisation and M&E. It will
focus on 5 districts only.

Other projects in the sector include significantly smaller interventions

managed by NGOs, such as the EU funded Projecto comunidade saudável (€
0.8 Million) implemented by Medicos do Mundo, which restricts its activities
to two districts, but with a significant impact at the level of the beneficiary
communities.

As for the Food Security and Rural Development sector there is a significant
number of projects currently being implemented in Timor-Leste. This
constitutes a priority sector of the EU in the country as well as for other
donors. Under its National Indicative Programme, the EU Delegation
currently manages three Rural Development Projects (namely, RDP II, III and
IV) which are at different stages of implementation. RDP II (€ 9 Million) is in
its concluding phase and is coordinated by GIZ and IPAD, and so would be
RDP IV, the latter being at present at inception phase. RDP III (€ 10 Million) is
implemented through a service contract and is in its mid-term stage. The
successive RDPs are proving to be successful in establishing close
relationships with the MAFF and in making a positive contribution to building
the Ministry's Extension Service. One of the main purposes of RDP IV is to
contribute towards sustainable increases in nutrition and food security and
reduced poverty for farm households and rural communities through the
strengthening of the national agricultural extension services (this
purpose/component has a budget allocation of € 8 Million), Project purpose
n°1 notably focuses on supporting the agricultural extension services of the
MAFF, which is the only public service that ensures a permanent presence in
all villages (Sucos) in Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste has also benefitted from various allocations from the Food
Security thematic programme budget line, directly addressing food security
and nutrition issues, notably with 5 projects implemented by NGOs (OXFAM,
Care, Concern, Word Neighbours and Child Fund) that were completed in
2011 (of a total amount of € 4.5 Million) and 4 projects implemented also by
NGOs (HIVOS, MercyCorps, Care International and World Vision, of a total
amount of € 4.6 Million) to run up to end-2013. Other projects implemented
by INGOs notably include four projects under the Water Facility (With the
Austrian Red Cross, Plan International, UNICEF and Triangle, of € 5.8 Million)
dealing with access to water and basic sanitation services, and under the
Energy Facility with a project focussing on lighting and cooking fuel needs
while incorporating natural resource management and climate change
adaptation (with MercyCorps, € 1.4 Million).

More recently two additional projects have been approved in December 2011

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2. Description of the assignment
2.1 Overall programme
objectives
2.2 Specific objectives of this
assignment
2.3 Risks and Assumptions
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under the Food Security Thematic Programme for innovative actions in food
security and nutrition. The fist of this projects aims at establishing a
sustainable National Information and Early Warning System (NIEWS) on Food
Security in Timor-Leste. This project (total of € 1.1 Million, 42 months
duration) is being implemented by FAO and is complementing the current TA
support that the EU is giving to the Food Security Unit in MAFF to establish a
Food Security Information System. The NIEWS will provide regular
information on climate forecasts, crop production and food availability. The
second project (total of € 1.1 Million, 42 months duration), implemented by
GIZ, is fostering the intercropping of food crops with cash crops that can be
cultivated by small farmers such as cocoa.
As for other donors the AusAID programme “Seeds of Life” is now in its third
phase (2011–16), building on more than a decade of Australian support (the
current third phase budget is USD 22 Million from AusAID). Together with the
MAFF, it aims at providing access to the improved seeds of food crop varieties
to 60,000 Timorese farming families. The program is also assisting the MAFF
to establish a national seed system capable of providing farmers with access
to improved varieties well into the future. “Seeds of Life” has expanded its
activities to take into account the impact of climate change and population
growth and their implications on food security, notably by creating a specific
activity on climate monitoring and production forecast.
The objective of the assignment is to produce an Appraisal Report on Infant
and Young Child Nutrition Security: Expanding High-Impact Nutrition Package
in Timor-Leste for Sustainable achievement of MDG 1, target 1c and draft the
relevant Action Fiche (AF) and the Technical and Administrative Provisions
(TAP) under the MDG initiative in Timor-Leste
1. To collect and review information and documents relevant for the
development of the AF, TAPs (following the latest EU templates and
instructions) and Appraisal Report building on the MDG initiative
Concept Note prepared by the MDG Secretariat with the support of the
NAO and the EU Delegation in July 2011 and approved by the
Commission Decision of 20th December 2011.
2. To conduct consultations with national stakeholders from the
government and development partners, as well as the Non State Actors
concerned;
3. To develop the draft AF, TAPs and Appraisal Report in line with the
provisions of the Concept Note mentioned above.
Risks
 Relevant key staff of Ministry of Health, Supervising Agency, do not
monitor the mission;
 Low transfer of knowledge during the execution;
 Limited collaboration from the different stakeholders of the mission.
Assumptions
 The MoH and other stakeholders involved implements the project
after its approval.
 The next government maintains its commitment towards reaching
the MDG objectives.
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 The Appraisal Mission team will be composed of two experts: an Institutional
2.4 Requested Services
Capacity Development and Formulation Expert and a Nutrition Expert.

The Appraisal Mission team is requested to:

Task/Responsible team Institutional Capacity Nutrition Expert

member Development and
Formulation Expert
1) Extensive
consultations with
stakeholders in order to
assess the current maternal
and children nutrition X
X
situation, identify the main
constraints, needs and
problems in the sector, the
ongoing donor funded
interventions in the sector;
2) Undertake a
global review of all
available documentation
and secondary data to
arrive at the genuine X X
development needs of the
Nutrition and Food Security
for less than five years old
children
3) Analyze lessons
learned so far from EDF 9
and 10, especially the part
on causes of delays in
implementing programs and X
the “absorption capacity” of
the economy and the socio-
economic structures of
Timor Leste to undertake
sustainable programs;
4) Validate the
relevance of the proposed
program and activities in
addressing the existing
problems and their
compatibility with ongoing
and future initiatives of
other donors and X X
institutions, and characterize
current and future
development and
cooperation areas of various
development
partners/donor agencies;

5) Prioritize actions X
within the proposed EDF 10
health program, taking into
account areas of
interventions already
covered by other donor
agencies in the field of
Health, Nutrition and Food X
Security, filling the gaps in
areas (and/or in
geographical areas) not yet
covered by other
development partners, and
to enhance cooperation and

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 partnership with
development partners;

6) Analyze the
feasibility of the proposed
program with regard to EC
rules and procedures
notably taking into account X
the pace and likeliness of
the further implementation
of the on-going action plans;

7) Ensure that
program objectives are in
line with the overall X
programming document;

8) Assess the
existing capacity of the
beneficiary organizations
and institutions and the
need for technical
assistance, training and
systems design at national
and regional level in order to X X
reform, up-grade and
expand its function and
strategy, as required for the
smooth implementation and
the sustainability of the
proposed actions;

9) Provide
recommendations on how to
ensure the sustainability of
the interventions beyond
X
the end of the X
program/project period of
EDF 10;

10) Design
implementing modalities for
the various components of
the interventions and
programs/projects in strict
accordance with the
Development Cooperation
Instrument and other
applicable EC regulations,
policies and implementation
methods and providing
details of how the proposed
intervention will
complement and build into
X X
the existing programmes in
the nutrition sector ; The
implementation modalities
will be designed taking into
account efficiency
considerations in view of
limiting the number of
Ministerial, Development
partners and implementing
partner counterparts by
proposing a simple and
reasonable management
structure.

11) Build-up a X

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 bibliography database,
incorporating available
documentation and
secondary data evidence (TA
reports, workshops and
missions reports, etc) from
Government and
development partners/
agencies on past
interventions on Nutrition
for less than five year old
children;
12) Identification of
the objectives, results and
activities and development
of the logframe taking into
X
consideration their X
complementarity with
existing intervention and
Government policies.
13) Draft the AF and
TAP based on the agreed
X
draft logframe and the MDG
Initiative Concept Note
14) Drafting the
required annexes to the X
AF/TAPs documents;
15) Drafting of the
Appraisal Report that would
include chapters on the
current status of nutrition in
the country, on principal
findings clearly identifying
the needs to be met, on
current and planned
X
activities in the field of
nutrition, on coordination
mechanisms, conclusions
and recommendations
pertinent to the new project
and all relevant annexes to
justify the proposed
AF/TAPs.
Note:X Lead consultant, X assisting consultant.

The Concept Note and other related documents were designed in close
collaboration with MDG Secretariat of Timor-Leste and Ministries
concerned (notably MoH and MAF) and also with relevant UN Agencies.
After three days of their arrival the Experts will prepare a short inception
2.5 Deliverables
report in which they will define how they will perform the mission. The
inception report will be submitted to the EU Delegation, to the NAO and to
the MDG Secretariat.

The Experts will provide all necessary technical inputs for the preparation of
the Action Fiche (AF), Technical and Administrative Provisions (TAPs) and
Appraisal Report of the MDG Initiative new project. The Experts will have to
take into consideration in the design the criteria for the future evaluation of
nutrition interventions funded by the EU (see annex I terms of reference for
evaluating programmes for nutrition outcomes).

In compliance with EC Project Cycle Management Guidelines and the Action

Fiche and Technical and Administrative Provisions templates, the formulation
process should cover the following areas (the list is not comprehensive as the

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 AF and TAPs template includes other sections not mentioned here).
 Rationale
o Sector context
o Lessons learnt
o Complementary actions
o Donor coordination
 Description
o Objectives
o Project purposes and expected results
o Risks and assumptions
o Cross cutting Issues
o Stakeholders
 Implementation issues
o Method of implementation
o Procurement and grant award procedures / programme
estimates
o Budget and calendar
o Performance monitoring
o Evaluation and audit
o Communication, information and visibility.
Management
2.6 Management and
Methodology
The Contracting Authority is Cardno Emerging Markets, Belgium S.A.
Questions and/or observations about the contract terms and financial
obligations related to the project implementation have to be settled with
Cardno Emerging Markets Belgium S.A. The agreement with the selected
Expert will be signed with the Cardno Emerging Markets, Belgium S.A.

The Implementing Authority will be the Institutional Capacity Building to the

NAO system project.

The selected experts will, during the project implementation period, establish
professional working relations with at least one appointed contact person
within the Implementing Authority. All technical issues related to the content
and logistics of the mission (approach, implementation and organisation) will
be executed under the responsibility of the Implementing Authority and as
such needs its formal endorsement.

The Implementing Authority will operate as prime contact agency for all line
Ministries and other Governmental institutions that are supposed to
nominate staff members for participation in the mission.

The contact person appointed within the Implementing Authority will

monitor the project implementation process and have frequent contacts with
the project team-leader to exchange views and information on the progress
of the activities.

Methodology

The mission will start with a briefing session at the NAO and with the EC
Delegation in Dili. During its presence n Dili, the team will liaise closely with
the NAO, the MDG Secretariat, the line Ministries concerned and the EC
Delegation in Dili throughout the mission. The NAO will make available all
documentation in its possession pertaining to the assignment, and will assist

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 the Consultants in obtaining other information.

Field work in Timor Leste shall be conducted with a focus on: (i) reviewing all
the documents relevant to an assessment of the progress towards
Government targets and goals in Nutrition; (ii) interviewing and consulting
with key officials in the different ministries, notably the Ministry of Health.
Other relevant Ministries should also be consulted: the Ministry of Economy
and Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of
Infrastructure, the Ministry of State Administration and Territorial
Management. Other appropriate ministries, state bodies, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) and CBOs, the private sector and representatives from
development partners involved with Nutrition in Timor-Leste.

The Experts will also meet with the Technical Committee of the Nutrition
Working Group at the beginning of their mission. In the first meeting the
Technical Committee and the Experts will fix a schedule of meetings during
the assignment so as to validate the inception report and monitor the
development of their work.

The Experts should work autonomously and should organize themselves their
work in Dili. Nevertheless, they could be supported by the NAO’s services in
terms of obtaining available information and documents, helping in
organizing meetings, soliciting reactions, etc.

Costs associated with the holding of a 1-day validation workshop will be met
from financial resources outside the service contract of the experts.

3. Expert working days

Senior STE 35 of which 30 in Timor-Leste

Institutional Capacity
Development and Formulation
Expert
Senior STE 25 of which 20 in Timor-Leste
Nutrition and Health Expert

4. Experts profiles

Key qualifications The Appraisal Mission team will consist of 2 (two) experts, namely,
Institutional Capacity Development and Formulation Expert (29 working
days) and a Nutrition and Health Expert (25 working days). Reference to
Table 1 Time schedule presented below.

Table 1: Time schedule

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 Number of person/working Institutional Nutrition
days/ Capacity and Health
Developmen Expert
Activities
t and
Formulation
Expert

Mobilization, preparatory work 4 4

and Appraisal Report
Field work and meetings with 5 13
stakeholders
Preparation of draft final 21 4
report including AF/TAP
reports and meeting with
stakeholders. Presentation of
the draft AF and TAPs to the
NAO and the EUD.
Workshop for presentation of 1 1
results
Submission of final draft 5 3
AF/TAPs after comments from
NAO, EUD and MDG
Secretariat
TOTAL 35 25

a. Institutional Capacity Development and Formulation Expert:

General and specific professional experience
 Educational (MSc.) background in Rural Developement, Food Security,
Agriculture, Nutrition or other similar disciplines with at least a 15-
year international proven professional track record in the domain of
development projects in these sectors. 10 years experience in the
management of field projects out of which 5 in the area of Food
Security and 5 related to institutional capacity building interventions;
 Relevant work experience in policy development of approaches to
food security, health or nutrition;
 Strong analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to lead, coordinate and
manage the quality of analytical/research work in support of policy
development;
 Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work with and adjust to
diverse audiences (politicians, government technical staff, civil society
(media), private sector, development partners, etc.);
 Proven experience working with governments and international
donors;
 Track record of experience with multi-sectoral projects or programs
aimed at strengthening service delivery by government, particularly in
the rural areas;
 Experience of capacity-building programs and change management in
low-income countries is necessary, as are experience of institutional

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 development projects/programs;
 Good experience in project identification and appraisal, and
experience of previous appraisal assignments on behalf of the EC
would be an asset;
 Good knowledge of programming in rural development, rural
development, food security, health or nutrition and strong experience
of drafting Action Fiches and TAPs for the EC is a requisite;
 Familiarity with Nutrition policy issues in Timor-Leste would be an
advantage;
 Experience of similar assignment(s) as in Timor Leste or in countries
with similar background (low human capacity), preferably in the
region is an asset;
 Fluent in English verbally and written is mandatory, with excellent
reporting skills is imperative;
 Knowledge of Portuguese, Tetum and/or Bahasa Indonesia is an asset.
b) Nutrition and Health Expert
General Qualifications
 At least up to Masters' Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or Food
Security
Specific Professional Experience
 Minimum 10 years of experience in food security and nutrition
projects in the development context, with significant experience in
the formulation of projects in these fields.
 Proven experience in working with strategies to improve infant, young
child and pregnant mother feeding practices.
 Familiarity with the principles and working methods of project cycle
management and EU aid delivery methods will be an asset.
 Excellent command of English and with excellent reporting and
communication skills.
 Familiarity with Nutrition policy issues in Timor-Leste would be an
advantage;
 Experience of similar assignment(s) as in Timor Leste or in countries
with similar background (low human capacity), preferably in the
region is an asset;
 Working knowledge of Portuguese and/or Tetum or Bahasa would be
an asset.
5. Location, Timing and Duration

5.1 Start Date 12th March 2012

5.2 Duration 60 days

5.3 Number of missions to Timor

1
Leste

5.4 Working Week Monday to Friday

5.5 Location Dili and other locations in Timor-Leste

6. Reporting

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 The Short Term Expert will report to the Team Leader of the Institutional
Capacity Building of the NAO.
6.1 Responsibilities
The beneficiary (Ministry of Health and other line Ministries) and contracting
authority reserve the right to provide comments to all written material reports
within 14 days of receipt of the drafts.

6.2 Language The assignment language and final report will be in English

An Inception Report must be submitted after three days of the arrival of the
Experts in Timor-Leste. A Draft Final Appraisal report, AF and TAPs must be
6.3 Submission of Reports
submitted to the Timor Leste NAO Team Leader and EU Delegation for approval
prior to final departure.

All reports must be submitted on CD (MS Word format) and in three hard
6.4 Number of copies
copies

7. Special requests for approval

Out of country days

5 for the Institutional Capacity Development and Formulation Expert
Holiday Days
and 5 for the Nutrition and Health Expert
Weekend days

8. Administrative Information

Location Dili – Timor-Leste

Contact
Contact institution and person:
Ministry of Finance (MoF) c/o NAO Services
attn. Mr. Francisco Incerpi Montbrun
Avenida Cidade de Lisboa
Dili
Timor-Leste
tel. +670-7299511

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Official Holidays in 2012-

Date Day Occasion

X 06/04/2012 Friday Holy Friday
X
X

X Non Working Day

Week-ends (Saturday and Sunday) are non-working days, unless requested in advance and duly justified.

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