Women Engineer Internship Internship Volunteer NEW

Job Summary

Internship Summary

DT Global is offering a Women Engineer Internship with PARTISIPA in Dili, Timor-Leste. PARTISIPA is Australia’s sub-national governance and resilience program in Timor-Leste, working with national ministries, municipalities and communities to strengthen government systems and deliver sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure.

The program supports national systems for municipalities, municipal governance processes, and sustainable sub-national infrastructure. It integrates gender equality, disability and social inclusion across its work so that women, people with disabilities and other marginalized groups can participate and be heard.

The Role

• Support PARTISIPA activities involving climate-resilient infrastructure, water resource management, governance systems and infrastructure life-cycle management, with particular attention to operations and maintenance.
• Use the internship to strengthen professional engineering skills, experience and career development in an inclusive workplace.

Essential Experience and Knowledge

• Bachelor Degree in engineering or architecture.
• Basic computer ability, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email.
• Interest in rural or community infrastructure, public administration and community development.
• Interest in learning and building professional opportunities in an inclusive environment and working with people from different cultures.
• Strong ability to read and write in Tetun and a strong work ethic.
• For work requiring travel, including travel to rural or remote areas, willingness to follow program health and safety briefings, risk controls and applicable vaccination requirements such as rabies.

Desirable Background

• Experience working or volunteering with infrastructure-related projects or organizations.
• Training or education in program management, water, climate change or resilience, roads, community-driven development, gender equality, disability inclusion, community development, international relations, public administration or a related field.
• Understanding of infrastructure accessibility and ability to speak English.

Application deadline: November 18, 2026 at 5 PM Dili time (GMT+9). Applicants must submit a CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

How to apply

Apply online at: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4486969834/
Original listing source: LinkedIn / External recruitment platform.