Skills Adviser Language, Literacy, Numeracy & English Proficiency Full Time NEW

Job Summary

DT Global is recruiting a full-time Skills Adviser Language, Literacy, Numeracy & English Proficiency in Dili for Pacific Australia Skills Timor-Leste. Reporting to the Skills Strengthening Manager, the adviser will help partner institutions integrate English, language, literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and employability skills into vocational training. The role provides technical assistance, training, coaching and mentoring to improve workforce readiness and employment outcomes.

Foundation-Skills Integration

• Support partner staff to develop and deliver English language, literacy, numeracy and foundation-skills training that meets national regulator standards.
• Lead inclusive teaching and learning across classroom, workplace, simulated and online settings using flexible and blended methods.
• Develop contextualised English competency frameworks for priority occupations and integrate technical English into competency standards and training packages.
• Create workplace-relevant learning resources and assessment tools and adapt English training for priority sectors.
• Ensure materials are culturally appropriate and accessible, include marginalised groups and people with disabilities, and support climate and environmental resilience.

Trainer Development and Methodology

• Design and deliver Training of Trainers programs for trainers and English instructors.
• Build capability in learner-centred and competency-based teaching.
• Analyse training needs among TVET trainers and municipal English-training support staff.
• Coach municipal English-language and TVET trainers and help them integrate foundation skills into technical programs.
• Introduce communicative and competency-based English teaching methods and deliver language, literacy and numeracy strengthening in cross-cultural settings.
• Develop lesson plans, teaching resources and assessments incorporating trade-specific terminology, competencies, standards and micro-credentials.

Digital and Employability Skills

• Support delivery of digital literacy, basic financial literacy, communication and workplace-readiness training.
• Promote problem-solving, teamwork, critical thinking, practice-based training and industry-led learning.
• Integrate entrepreneurship and business awareness into foundation-skills programs.

Coordination

• Coordinate experts and contractors delivering English Language Teaching Methodology training and oversee relevant monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Help strengthen partnerships with political partners, training centres, local industry and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to reporting, strategic communications, planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Participate in staff meetings, vocational networks and professional-practice forums, and undertake other work supporting the program’s strategic activities.

Requirements

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, TAE40116 or TAE40122, or a higher-level teaching qualification in TEFL, TESOL, Applied Linguistics or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in adult learning, English or language-literacy-numeracy delivery, competency-based resource development and Training of Trainers delivery.
• Experience in multicultural environments and complex international-development projects in Timor-Leste, the Pacific or Southeast Asia.
• Strong knowledge of employability and workplace communication and evidence of delivering foundation skills in development settings.
• Current TVET knowledge and culturally appropriate, inclusive learning practice.
• Experience in remote locations and willingness to travel throughout Timor-Leste, including municipal stays.
• Mentoring and coaching skill, collaborative work with government and local partners, and commitment to GEDSI, child protection, PSEAH, anti-trafficking, environmental, anti-corruption and other DFAT safeguards.

Desirable Background

• Vocational qualification development, DACUM and competency-based assessment experience.
• Knowledge of labour mobility and employment pathways and familiarity with competency-based systems.
• Portuguese or Tetum language skills.
• DT Global welcomes diverse applicants and people with lived experience of the program countries.

Closing Date

Applications close at 11.59 pm Timor-Leste time on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and appointment is subject to formal screening and compliance checks.

How to apply

Apply online at: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4474265112/
Original listing source: LinkedIn / External recruitment platform.