NGO JOBS

Organization: Action Contre la Faim
Country: Yemen
Closing date: 23 May 2014

We are looking for A MENTAL HEALTH AND CARE PRACTICES HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Country: Yemen – based in Sana’a

Length of Contract:6 months starting the 1^st of July 2014

Overall objective and responsibilities: To coordinate & supervise the Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP) programs, guaranteeing the quality of the implementation and developing a relevant strategy. More specifically, the MHCP Head of Department will be charged to :

Develop, monitor and supervise the action on the field of MHCP.

• Monitor and supervise the program on the field
• Manage the psychosocial team of the MHCP programs and train the team on specific topics
• Supervise the data collection and the compilation for the Activity Progress Report
• Monitor the budget allocated on the MHCP field
• Maintain an integrated approach with the nutrition team
• Liaise with the finance and the HR department and the field coordinator regarding the needs of the programs
• Develop proposals for integrated MHCP activities along with other Heads of Departments

Coordinate the identification of needs and develop a strategy on MHCP

• Analyze the MHCP humanitarian situation
• Disseminate information gathered and analyzed both internally and externally
• Assess the needs and the draw up of proposal and concept notes
• Launch advocacy activities within community and national health centers

Promote capitalization through research and collection of qualitative data

• Follow up the research in refugees camp
• Maintain relationship with partners on the respect of deadlines and analyses of context
• Follow the capitalization of tools and qualitative information in every different programs with MHCP part
• Organize internal assessment on the impact of the different approaches

Participate to the reinforcement of MHCP technical skills on the mission

• Build his capacities on monitoring and coordination aspects
• Provide technical support on the different bases where MHCP staff is working
• Identify training needs and address them accordingly

Represent Action contre la Faim and its positioning in the field of MHCP

• Make national and international organizations and authorities aware of ACF positions and protocols
• Implement technical advocacy in relation with the Country Director and other Heads of Department
• Produce information concerning technical progress, impact of programs and results of research

Manage the Team

• For the dimensioning and recruitment of his/her team
• For the operational and/or hierarchical management of his/her team
• For evaluation of the technical performance of all of the MHCP teams (Programme Manager, Deputy MHCP Head of Department, Expert)
• For development of the mission’s MHCP skills

Guarantee and ensure the confidentiality of data collected during the MHCP activities of the mission

Qualification and previous experience:You hold a master degree in psychology or psychiatry, and demonstrate both successful clinical and humanitarian field experiences in mental health and care practices. Recognized for your relational and communicational skills, you have developed strong training and team supervision capacities. Your English (oral and written) is fluent.

Status: Employee

• Total average yearly gross income : from 44910€ to 51410€
• Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French legislation.
• All expenses paid on the field:

o Support to the R & R costs : 110€/month average

o Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460€/ month average,

o Collective or individual accommodation depending on position : 700€/month average

o Food and hygiene expenses (living allowance) : 285€/month directly paid on the field

o Per Diem : 189€/month directly paid on the field

• Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 (13rd month included), depending on relevant experience
• Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution
• 25 days of annual paid leaves
• 20 days of extra leaves per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission)
• Pre departure training, at the HQ in Paris

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term

How to apply:

To apply, please visit :http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/mental-health-and-care-prac...

Organization: Action Contre la Faim
Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 27 Feb 2014

We are looking for: A HEAD OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Country: Bangladesh, based in Dhaka

Length of Contract: 12 months, starting until the 05/04/2014

Responsibilities: To lead the implementation, review and update of the country nutrition strategy and annual action plan in collaboration with nutrition team members and support from the Country Director. The Head of Nutrition and Health Department will be responsible for:

1. Design, develop and evaluate actions in the field of nutrition and health

   • Collect and quality control of monitoring, follow up and evaluation data
   • Maintain quality for the nutritional situation analysis
   • Assess the standard of nutritional and medical proposals submitted by his/her teams
   • Encourage his/her teams to identify new programmes
   • Develop an ACF nutrition and health strategy specific to the mission

2. Monitor and coordinate programmes in the fields of nutrition and health

   • Launch nutritional surveys in liaison with the Country Director
   • Develop integrated (inter-disciplinary) approach programmes
   • Collect and anlysedata, including the decisions making on this basis
   • Provide timely and high quality activity reports
   • Monitoring all the consolidated programme budgets relating to nutrition and health allocated to the country

3. Manage the Nutrition and Health team in capital and bring technical support to the Nutrition and Health Program Managers

   • Evaluate of the technical performance and skills of Programme Managers
   • Develop the technical skills of Nutrition and Health teams

4. Develop and launch programmes in collaboration with governmental, UN, international and local agencies

   • Disseminate ACF’s nutrition and health strategy at country level to partners and funding bodies
   • Develop and maintain a network of harmonious and productive relationships with national representatives and programme partners

5. Represent ACF and its positioning in the field of nutrition and health

   • Represent ACF in dealings with national and international authorities on matters of health and nutrition
   • Make national and international authorities fully aware of the ACF positions and protocols

Qualification and previous experience: : Degree in nutrition, nursing or medical doctor with demonstrated and diversified experience in managing health and nutrition programs in the field, preferably in a coordination position. A strong experience in working at National level in nutrition/health policy development is compulsory.A previous experience with ACF is a major asset, as well as significant field experience in emergency nutrition and health programs, including undertaking assessment, designing and implementing programs and M&E and writing proposals, concept notes and reports.Successful applicants will have a proven track record of setting up strong relationship and trust within the community and stakeholders of the programs. Capacity to train and capacity build Deputy Department Heads required.Excellent knowledge of Community Therapeutic Care, SMART and CMAM guidelines.Excellent command of English required.

Status: Employee - Total average yearly gross income : from 44910€ to 51410€- Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French legislation.- All expenses paid on the field: o Support to the R & R costs : 110€/month averageo Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460€/ month average,o Collective or individual accommodation depending on position : 700€/month averageo Food and hygiene expenses (living allowance) : 266€/monthso Per Diem : 162 €/months- Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 (13rd month included), depending on relevant experience- Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution- 25 days of annual paid leaves- 20 days of extra leaves per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission) - Pre departure training, at the HQ in Paris

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term

How to apply:

To apply, please visit : http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/head-nutrition-and-health-d...

Organization: Médicos del Mundo
Country: Spain
Closing date: 05 Feb 2014

MISIÓNS/he is in charge of management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the program in line with MdM mandate and framework, project strategy and budget as well as donors’ agreements.

ORGANIZATION CHARTUnder the supervision of the Operations Local Operations Director

TASK AND RESPONSABILITIESS/he supports to Inclusion Social Unit.S/he ensures the project’s implementation complies with MdM mechanisms and regulations.S/he is in charge of the program's technical assessments and supervises the proper implementation of activities in the field.S/he prepares donors reporting and funding proposal requests where applicable.S/h supports for the operational management of the Database of Social Inclusion

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION Academic: Degree in social or health disciplines.Other skills; knowledge in Logical Framework approach, gender and human righs, harm reduction strategies and health public,

Language; english.A relevant second language, eg spanish or french; Excellent Computer literacy (with Word, Excel, PP as basics);

SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEWork experience with MARP’s (most at risk populations) Minimum 2 years. Experience in projects funded by international donors (FEI; DGSANCO,..)Be committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and be motivated by its non-statutory, Not-For-Profit modelGood team worker, able to support other members of a team, work together for common objectives, but also work independently when necessary.

How to apply:

WWW.MEDICOSDELMUNDO.ORG

Organization: Danish Institute for Human Rights
Country: Denmark
Closing date: 17 Nov 2013

The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Human Rights and Business department

We are looking for 3-4 interns to join our department in the spring semester of 2014 for periods of 4-6 months. We would like new interns to join us in January, however starting time can be negotiated.

The internship programme ensures that interns are exposed to a number of topics and tools within the human rights field. The position is un-paid.

Please see attached document for more details.

How to apply:

Send a cover letter, CV and short writing sample in English (less than 2 pages on a relevant topic for the position) to business@humanrights.dk Please indicate where you first saw the job ad.

Organization: Action Contre la Faim
Country: Yemen
Closing date: 15 Oct 2013

We are looking for: A FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT – YEMEN - Saana

Country: YEMEN - Saana

Length of Contract: 12 months from November, the 1st

Responsibilities: - Regularly conduct needs assessment and create up-to date understanding of humanitarian needs in Yemen with focus on ACF’s operational areas- Responsible for formulation of food security and livelihoods strategy and development of appropriate response - Conduct relevant mission-wide training in FSL related subjects for mission staff- Actively engage with all relevant actors at the national level (coordination mechanism)- Precise mapping of the actors having intervention in FSL and identification of potential link of partnership - Development of partnership if any- Follow-up and management of deputy Head of FSL department and FSL Programme Managers (in the field)- Timely follow-up on budget consumption, activities progress, & procurement of required materials

Qualification and previous experience: A degree in Agronomy, agriculture, anthropology, geography, international development or other fields relevant to urban/rural livelihoods with at least three years of field experience with NGOs in food security activities. Demonstrated experience managing complex operations in challenging contexts and excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Arabic would be an asset.

Status: Employee - Total average yearly gross income : from 44910€ to 51410€- Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French legislation.- All expenses paid on the field average per month: o Support to the R & R costs : 110€o Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460€o Collective or individual accommodation depending on position : 700€o Food and hygiene expenses (living allowance) : 285€o Per Diem : 189€- Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 (13rd month included), depending on relevant experience- Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution- 25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of extra leaves per year- Pre departure training, at the HQ in Paris

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/food-security-and-livelihoo...

Organization: Transparency International
Country: Germany
Closing date: 07 Oct 2013

The Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S) is seeking a highly motivated intern for its Policy, Outreach and Campaigns Department.

Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

Main function: Assist the work of the Policy, Outreach and Campaigns
Starting date: 1 November 2013
Duration: Six months
Department: Global Outreach and Campaigns
Remuneration: EUR 450 (according to the German labour and social security law)
Location: Berlin, Germany

Key tasks:
• Assist with training on specific advocacy skill building projects, including with regional programmes or specific international projects
• Support cooperation with National Chapter networks on various issues, including internal and external communication, e.g. maintenance of departments’ site on internal website, drafting and editing of texts and assistance with multimedia as well as research on related issues
• Assist the global institutions advocacy work conducting outreach and advocacy to international institutions such as the G20 with a focus on financial integrity issues
• Assist in outreach to mass membership organisations with the aim to reach new audiences with our global advocacy work
• Assist the SAFE (Safeguarding Anti-Corruption Fighters Efforts) work, which advocates for the protection of anti-corruption advocates worldwide
• Overall support to the department, including various administrative and budget management tasks

Knowledge, experience, interests and skills:
• Communications, journalism or social science related degree
• Excellent knowledge of English (written and spoken) is a requirement; a working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is a strong asset
• Experience in campaigning, activism and/or journalism
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills including proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
• Considerable interest in the work of TI and the field of anti-corruption (required)
• Knowledge of key stakeholders in the fight against corruption at international level would be an advantage (e.g. international institutions and networks, civil society organisations)

How to apply:

To apply for this internship please send a maximum one page cover letter and a maximum two page CV, preferably by email, to

advocacy-internship@transparency.org

The closing date for applications is 7 October 2013.

Kindly note that a valid work permit for Germany is required and that interns must take out their own health insurance before starting the internship. Persons already registered as residents in Germany must submit a new Tax Identification Number. Students of the German universities must submit a confirmation of enrolment.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this internship. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Transparency International is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about Transparency International visit our website at www.transparency.org. For more information on internships please see the TI Internship Guidelines posted at: www.transparency.org/whoweare/work

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Norway
Closing date: 03 Oct 2013

The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) is dedicated to improving the assessment of humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and crises.The project supports and strengthens humanitarian capacities to carry out better coordinated needs assessments before, during and after crises. Through development and provision of innovative tools, know-how, training and deployment of assessment specialists, ACAPS aim to contribute towards a change in the humanitarian system’s current practice with respect to needs assessments. ACAPS operates from Geneva and currently has 11 staff members based in Geneva, Oslo and London.

NRC is hosting the project and is responisble for developing a roster of assessment experts and the financial and administrative management of the project. NRC has two staff members in Oslo where the position as Project Manager is now vacant. The Project Manager reports to the ACAPS Project Director in Geneva.

More information on ACAPS can be found on www.acaps.org

Job description

?Project Management
?Follow up NRCs commitments and activities according to the agreement with ACPS Consortium partners regarding the implementation of the project, inclusive reporting and budget management
?Participate and contribute to the Project Management Team (PMT) in Geneva for the implementation and development of the project
?Create and maintain robust communications systems between NRC and other ACAPS Consortium members, ACAPS PMT deployed ACAPS roster members and ACAPS partners
?Promote the project internally and externally
?Networking with relevant actors within the humanitarian community and other relevant research communities which are important for the projects result
?Supervision and personel management of the ACAPS Finance and Administrative Coordinator (FAC) based with ERD in Oslo
?Financial responsibility for management and reporting on grants and donor contributions in cooperation with the ACAPS Project Director and ACAPS FAC
?Be an active contributor and support the development of other tasks and new initiatives within the department
?Assist with other relevant task in the department when and if necessary
?Roster Management
?Plan, search and conduct recruitment campaigns for the establishment of a roster with assessment expertise
?Develop and maintain administrative routines for deployment including necessary arrangements with the UN and other receiving agencies
?Follow-up of the NRC employer responsibility, payment/contracts, personal filing etc.
?Identify and deploy assessment experts when requested by PMT
?Follow-up roster members before, under and after deployment

Qualifications

?Good insight in project management/and or experience from starting up new activities
?Extensive experience with personell management
?Experience with assessments in emergencies is desirable
?International experience from the humanitarian field an asset
?Good insight and experience in human resources and recruitment processes
?Excellent communications skills both orally and in writing
?Ability to work under pressure
?Analytic, flexible and process oriented
?Systematic and structured
?Relevant education - higher degree
?Fluency in Norwegian and English, both written and oral
?Good ICT knowledge

Personal qualities

?All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

?Commencement: December 2013
?Contract period: 12 months
?Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
?Duty station: Oslo, Norway
?Candidates must be able to provide original certificates and diplomas upon request
?Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start
?Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.

How to apply:

http://www.webcruiter.no/WcMain/AdvertViewPublic.aspx?oppdragsnr=1893964...

Contact info:
Mette Eriksen Recruitment Adviser (+47) 90658635

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 01 Sep 2013

BACKGROUND The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief and development organisations. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive, recover and rebuild their lives. The IRC delivers emergency aid, protects children, provides health care, prevents and responds to violence against women and girls, safeguards human rights and helps to kick-start economic recovery. Working in more than 40 countries, the IRC has restored hope and opportunity to many millions of people.

IRC-UK comprises approximately 40 staff across five departments: Policy and Advocacy; External Relations; International Programmes (donor funding); Finance and Administration and International Programmes Technical Units (Women’s Protection & Empowerment, Children & Youth Protection & Development, Governance & Rights, Economic Recovery & Development, Emergency Preparedness & Response, and Research, Evaluation & Learning).

The International Programmes Team (IPT) is responsible for all European statutory fundraising, for monitoring and reporting on grants and contracts awarded, and for building relationships with key statutory donors and partners to develop programming and engage in key industry developments.

PURPOSE
This project aims to ensure that IPT, and by extension IRC, capitalises on its success in establishing partnerships and raising money from European Institutional donors through developing the structure required for the department to effectively:
1. Lead on the growth and diversification of statutory funding for IRC-UK.
2. Ensure the highest quality of business development, grant and contract implementation and risk management.3. Represent and engage on behalf of IRC in key industry developments and fora
Thus, IRC-UK is seeking a consultant to work with IPT to facilitate the process of identifying the optimum structure required to meet the needs of IRC into the next 5 years.

ACTIVITIES
• Facilitate internal process meetings
• Consult with Steering Group on process
• Complete stakeholder consultations
• Provide structure options
• Draft job descriptions
• Lead on internal communications with Director of IPT

OUTPUTS
• Market research of competitors and other relevant structures
• Report of stakeholder consultations with recommendations
• Minimum of 2 options for department structures
• Draft job descriptions for roles in agreed structure

CLARIFICATION OF TERMS
• The consultant will interview the stakeholders by appropriate media channels and no field visits are anticipated
• The consultant will engage with a Steering Group comprised of IRC members who will provide support and direction

DURATION OF CONSULTANCY
A total of 3 months is anticipated for full completion, 2 months for structure options to be presented and a further month to draft job descriptions.

REPORTING AND LIAISON
The consultant will report to Eleanor Dougoud, Director of International Programmes Team Support will be given for contacting IRC’s internal stakeholders.

How to apply:

If you are interested in bidding for this consultancy, please send an email entitled: IRC – IPT Consultancy to applications@rescue-uk.org.

The closing date is: 7 pm (GMT) 1st September

You should attach:
• An experience profile; which includes experience of relevant work previously undertaken. This document should also include details of experience with European Institutions and contact details of two references.
• An outline of consultancy team structure and budget required. Start and end dates and confirmation of fees (including any taxes) need to be included. Please note you will be expected to carry out the consultancy at the IRC office in London.
• A timeframe with milestones for the outputs as described above. Final timeframe with dates for outputs and payments will be developed and agreed under the ToR.
• Methodology for completing the activities for this project.
• A list of competitors’ and other relevant structures you would investigate under this project.

Bids will not be opened until 2nd September, 2013, where they will be opened by Eleanor Dougoud and one witness within IRC UK, not connected to this project.

The successful bid will be determined on the following criteria:• Ability to carry out the work within the time and financial conditions
• Methodology for carrying out the consultancy
• Previous work carried out in this field

The successful bidder would be contacted during the week of 9th September 2013.