Experience

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  University of new south wales

  Mar 2004 - Nov 2004

  Field researcher and interpreter
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  Undp - ministry of justice timor-leste

  Jul 2005 - Sept 2006

  Interpreter
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  Public sector capacity development project - grm

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

  Graduate intern

  I was assigned to MSATM as an intern as part of Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) program under the umbrella of Public Sector Capacity Development Program. The goal was to ensure more of ADS returnees work for the public sector as opposed to working for both the private and third sectors upon completion of their studies. My line of duties included assist international consultants stationed at the ministry in their engagement at the ministry in carrying out baseline surveys on the Ministry's HR composition, deliver training to deputy district administrators on how to do reporting, draft letters for the Ministry's Director General and provided other helps as needed Show less

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  The asia foundation

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

  Senior program officer

  Developed project annual workplan, liaised with key staff from donor organisations including USAID and The ASIA Foundation San Francisco Office, write progress reports for submission to USAID TIMOR-LESTE and The Asia Foundation San Francisco office, liaised local implementing partner organisations on project activities and progress; monitored and tracked funded projects progress: organized Earth Day Event in Timor-Leste; organized and facilitated workshops and seminar on end of project outcomes and project evaluation with all relevant key government officials and civil society organisations; distributed english language books to schools and learning institutions throughout the country via The Foundation's Books for Asia Program Show less

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  Undp timor-leste

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2020

  National project manager

  Developed project annual workplan and monitoring & evaluation tool, draft progress reports including quarterly and annual reports for submission to UNCTAD ASYCUDA regional office and Customs Authority Timor-Leste, organized project steering committee meetings, draft briefing notes on project progress for vice-minister of finance as the chair of project steering committee, support development of customs business process and SoPs for some customs clearance processes; trained and provided on-job mentoring and coaching to Customs staff on new business process and new Customs automated process in UNCTAD ASYCUDAWorld aystem; provided technical advice and support to Customs Authorities and support customs authorities and their clients as required Show less

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  Undp timor-leste

  Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

  Monitoring and evaluation consultant

  with another consultant, developed mid-term project evaluation framework that included information on evaluation approaches, methods, data collection tools and reporting format for submission to UNDP TIMOR-LESTE. Carried out field visit to collect data from KIIs and undertook direct observation of project activities and progress, presented summary of findings to UNDP relevant management team, and wrote mid-term project evaluation report for submission

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  Oasis sustainable project

  Feb 2023 - May 2023

  Data analyst

  Stakeholders engagement including with key government officials both at National and Local levels in an ADB-commissioned pre-feasibility study on new city development in either Tibar or Ulmera area. Data collection from relevant government agencies on land status, on existing infrastructure capacity including on roads, water and sanitation, and data on trade for analysis and for sharing with different sectorial experts hired for the pre-feasibility study. Organized meetings and facilitate discussions with key government officials and community leaders on potentials that exist in either areas for development of industry and potentially development of new city. Show less

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  Australian embassy, timor-leste

  May 2023 - Jun 2024

  Senior coordinator of monitoring & evaluation

  Responsible for coordinating all M&E activities including Learning Dialogue and M&E Community of Practice, support and contribute to the review of DFAT Investment Partners (IPs) such as the PHD, PARTISIPA, PROSIVU and others MEL frameworks; review reports submitted by IPs to ensure compliance with DFAT M&E and reporting standards and submitted reports to DFAT system, prepare factsheet on DFAT investments in Timor-Leste, and coordinated and organized other activities as required

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  Plan international

  Jul 2024 - Sept 2024

  Endline evaluation consultant

  Part of a team of two consultants carrying out endline evaluation to PLAN International "Empowering Women & Youth through Climate-Smart Regenerative Agriculture, Water Resource Management, and Livelihoods" project. Duties and responsibilities performed in this consultancy work included designing an inception report outlining end-line evaluation methodologies, data collection tools, and approaches of the end-line evaluation, collected data, analyzed data, and writing an end-line evaluation report and submitting it to PLAN International in Timor-Leste. Show less