The Philippines’ Department of Social Welfare and Development (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan, abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote the social development. DSWD is the lead agency that formulates policies and plans on social welfare and development services, develops and implement programs and services for the vulnerable sector, and serves as the regulatory and capacity building body for the intermediaries.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the primary government agency mandated to develop, implement and coordinate social protection and poverty-reduction solutions for and with the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged. The purpose of the DSWD is to create, administer, and implement comprehensive social welfare programs to improve the living conditions and empower disadvantaged children, youth, women, seniors, people with disabilities, families in crisis or at risk, and communities in need.
The DSWD Field Office IV-B is primarily responsible for the management and implementation of DSWD functions in the MIMAROPA region. It facilitates direction setting and provides augmentation support and technical assistance to social welfare and development intermediaries within a collaborative environment. This includes local government units particularly the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), social welfare and development-related NGOs, private organizations and line agencies. It also promotes and ensures the implementation and enforcement of laws and policies, rules and regulations pertaining to social welfare and development within its geographical, spatial and cultural jurisdiction.
Interestingly, DSWD Field Office MIMAROPA (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) has vacancies available until JULY 20, 2022.
Two (2) Area Coordinator (SG18/Php 45,203.00)
- Plantilla Item Number :
- (FO XI-COS-AREA COORDINATOR-000838)
- (FOXI-COS-AREA COORDINATOR-000515)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 2 years of relevant experience
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall oversee and manage day-to-day operations of the Area Coordinating Team (ACT) in the province/municipality. He/She shall supervise team members in the exercise of their specific functions in implementing community development processes and interventions along the Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC); and establish, develop, operationalize, and maintain ACT operations management systems, processes, and mechanisms to ensure efficient and effective ACT operations; and shall perform other-related works inherent to the position.
Community Empowerment Facilitator (Procurement Focal Person) (SG15/Php 35,097.00)
- Plantilla Item Number: (FOXI-COS-COMMUNITY FACILITATOR-000513)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: Two (2) years relevant experience
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall facilitate and oversee compliance of policy-related procurement systems through provision of technical assistance; review of requests and endorse appropriate actions; exercise of quality control and assurance over procurement actions and activities; consolidation and preparation of procurement contracts, documentations, and reports; and performance of other-related works inherent to the position.
Three (3) Community Empowerment Facilitator (SG15/Php 35,097.00)
- Plantilla Item Number:
- (FOXI-COS-COMMUNITY FACILITATOR-000568),
- (FO XI-COS-COMMUNITY FACILITATOR-000824)
- (FOXI-COS-COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FACILITATOR-000533)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall implement the Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC) at the barangay level. He/She shall ensure that barangay and community-level development processes and activities conducted along the CEAC are facilitated efficiently, with the direct participation, inclusion, and engagement of all stakeholders. He/She shall ensure that opportunities are provided, processes are designed, and mechanisms are established at the barangay level that would allow all sectors, especially the most marginalized groups, to engage in and benefit from project activities; ; and shall perform other-related works inherent to the position.
Financial Analyst II (SG15/Php 35,097.00)
- Plantilla Item Number: (FO XI-COS-FINANCIAL ANALYST II-836)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall be in-charge in the verification and consolidation of community financial reports. As such, he/she shall maintain an updated database of funds released and utilized. As the primary responsible person on reports, he/she shall serve as the point focal person on all community financial data for analysis of other unit staff; and shall perform other-related tasks inherent to the position.
Municipal Financial Analyst (SG15/Php 35,097.00
- Plantilla Item Number:
- (FO XI-COS-FINANCIAL ANALYST II-000835)
- (FO XI-COS-FINANCIAL ANALYST II-000965)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall be primarily responsible in training community volunteers on financial management and fiduciary processes; assisting and providing technical assistance (TA) to community volunteers in setting-up systems and processes for community-based finance management and fiduciary control; exercising quality assurance and quality control directly over financial transactions relative to the request for release and accounting of community grants; and performing other-related works inherent to the position.
Project Development Officer II (SG15/Php 35,097.00)
- Plantilla Item Number : Not Applicable
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall be responsible for the implementation of BP2 Program focusing on the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) component of the program, by conducting social preparations and facilitating capability building activities for BP2 Program participants assisting them in writing and preparing their project proposals, identifying market opportunities for products and services of their micro-enterprise projects, and with accordance to local stakeholders for complementary interventions and institutional market linkages; and shall perform other-related works inherent to the position.
Regional Bookkeeper (SG9/Php 20,402.00)
- Plantilla Item Number : Not Applicable (FOXI-COS-REGIONAL BOOKKEEPER-000643)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Completion of two years studies in College or High School Graduate with relevant vocational/trade course
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: None required
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall be responsible in the bookkeeping of all expenses charged against the KALAHI CIDSS and other-related program funds; and shall perform other-related tasks inherent to the position.
Two (2) Technical Facilitator (SG15/Php 35,097.00)
- Plantilla Item Number:
- (FO XI-COS-TECHNICAL FACILITATOR-000769) and
- (FO XI-COS-TECHNICAL FACILITATOR-000898)
- Place of Assignment: Field Office XI – Davao Region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, preferably a licensed Civil Engineer
- Experience: 1 year relevant experience
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: Licensed Civil Engineer
- Employment Status: Contract of Service
Job Description
Under immediate supervision; he/she shall provide technical assistance to the Area Coordinating Team, Municipal Coordinating Team, and the community volunteers of the different barangays on the implementation of the Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC), and ensure that community infrastructures built and managed by volunteers meet the program-prescribed design, construction, procurement processes, and project standards; and shall perform other-related works inherent to the position.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants may submit their application to the HR Management and Development Division, on or before July 20, 2022 with the following documents.
Documentary Requirements
For Internal/Staff Applicants
- Letter of Intent addressed to:
ATTY. VANESSA B. GOC-ONG
Regional Director, DSWD FO XI
R. Magsaysay Ave., cor. D. Suazo St., Davao City
- Updated Personal Data Sheet
For Outsider Applicants (APPLY ONLINE at https://b.link/dswd11apply and prepare the following hardcopy requirements for further submission, subject to online initial screening by HRMDD)
- Application / Intent Letter addressed to THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
- Duly accomplished and notarized Personal Data Sheet with recent passport-sized picture (CS Form 212 Revised 2017)
- Certified and/or Authenticated Copy of Proof of Credentials (Employment, Diploma, TOR, Cert of Trainings/Seminars);
- Certified and/or Authenticated Copy of PRC ID / Eligibility (If applicable)
- Certified and/or Authenticated Copy of Latest Performance Rating / Individual Performance Contract Review
Note: APPLICATIONS submitted beyond the deadline and with incomplete documents shall not be entertained.
Walk-in applicants will not be entertained in observance to the new normal.
DSWD Office highly encourages all interested and qualified applicants including persons with disability (PWD), members of indigenous communities, and those from any sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI). DSWD MIMAROPA complies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (ESOP) and that No person with disability shall be denied access to opportunities for suitable employment. A qualified employee with disability shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of employment and the same compensation, privileges, benefits, fringe benefits, incentives or allowances as a qualified able-bodied person.
DSWD History
In 1915, the Public Welfare Board (PWB) was created and was tasked to study, coordinate and regulate all government and private entities engaged in social services. In 1921, the PWB was abolished and replaced by the Bureau of Public Welfare under the Department of Public Instruction.
On November 1, 1939, Commonwealth Act No. 439 created the Department of Health and Public Welfare and in 1941, the Bureau of Public Welfare officially became a part of the Department of Health and Public Welfare. In addition to coordinating services of all public and private social welfare institutions, the Bureau also managed all public child-caring institutions and the provision of child welfare services.
In 1947, President Manuel Roxas abolished the Bureau of Public Welfare and created the Social Welfare Commission, under the Office of the President, in its place.
In 1968, Republic Act 5416, known as the Social Welfare Act of 1968, created the Department of Social Welfare, placing it under the executive branch of government. In 1976, the Department of Social Welfare was renamed Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) through Presidential Decree No. 994. This was signed into law by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and gave the department an accurate institutional identity. On June 2, 1978, the DSSD was renamed Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) in line with the change in the form of government.
In 1987, the MSSD was reorganized and renamed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through Executive Order 123, which was signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. Executive Order No. 292, also known as the Revised Administration Code of 1987, established the name, organizational structure, and functional areas of responsibility of DSWD and further defined its statutory authority.
In 1991, the passage of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 affected the devolution of DSWD basic services to local government units.
In 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 103 in May 17 dividing Region IV into Region IV-A CALABARZON (composed of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizan and Quezon) & IV-B MIMAROPA (composed of Mindoro Oriental and Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan). The province of Aurora was also transferred to Region III.
In 2003, DSWD Region IVA & IV-B operated with separate staff under one Director in the person of Director Thelsa Biolena in the Region IV field office located in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
In 2004, Director Suzette Agcaoili became the first regional director of Region IV-B who shared the same field office with Region IVA in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
In 2006, DSWD Region IV-B transferred to Malate, Manila in a 3-story building which used to be the Department’s women training center on October 30.
Due to the geographical location of the covered island provinces of MIMAROPA, DSWD IV-B has satellite offices located in each province manned by the Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Teams.
In 2007, Director Raquel Ascaño from DSWD Central Office was assigned to Region IV-B.
In 2008, Due to Director Ascaño’s retirement in February 2008, Director Remia Tapispisan who was then Assistant Regional took over as OIC-Regional Director with ARD Annie E. Mendoza as OIC-Assistant Regional Director. By June 2008, OIC-Director Remia Tapispisan was transferred to DSWD Field Office V and was replaced by OIC-Director Violeta A. Cruz from the Central Office.
In 2009, DSWD IV-B successfully hosted the Mid-year National Management Development Conference for DSWD Executive and Management Committee officials and regional directors held in Puerto Princesa City on July 1-4.
DSWD IV-B also opened its first MIMAROPA youth center in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro on July 24.
In 2010, OIC-Director Violeta A. Cruz became a full-fledged director and is still the present Regional Director for DSWD Field Office IV-B.
Source: DSWD Field Office MIMAROPA