NGO JOBS

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Cambodia
Closing date: 17 Sep 2013

Vacancy Nº MNCHN/13/007

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Cambodia Country Office, is seeking to hire a qualified international consultant (Individuals only) to examine the evidence for a causal relationship between malnutrition and a variety of functional consequences (mortality and morbidity indicators) with economic implications. The effects will then be quantified in economic terms. The assessment will develop economic rationale for public investment in programs to reduce malnutrition in Cambodia.

Specific objectives:

The Consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks under this assignment:

• Review background documents for the consultancy such as: Studies, research and analysis, Cambodian Policy and strategic documents and Indicators from neighboring countries when data are not available from Cambodia• Prepare the first analysis of economic and health impact of malnutrition in Cambodia targeting high level decision and policy makers• Facilitate a workshop to sensitize relevant stakeholders and secure general consensus on the conclusions of the analysis • Finalize the report on the assessment of economic and health impact of malnutrition in Cambodia and develop an advocacy summary of the findings

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Advanced university degree in economics with strong knowledge on public health, nutrition; • At least 15 years of relevant professional working experience at the national and international level;• Experience in Cambodia and regional settings;• Experience in programme evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative research;• Familiarity with the Cambodian government and environment; • Excellent communication, coordination and facilitation skills; • Strong analytical and report writing skills;• Knowledge of Cambodian context on nutrition, fortification, maternal and child health, and economy;• Fluency in English is required.

Duration of Assignment: 20 working days to be completed between October and December 2013.

How to apply:

Submission of Applications: Applications shall include the following required documentation:1. Technical Proposal: Shall contain a proposal on the basis of the tasks and deliverables (detailed in the ToR). The proposal shall include approach and methodology with detailed breakdown of proposed activities and approach that will be used by the consultant. The proposal shall also include a brief explanation of the data analysis and report writing and possible dissemination plan. Draft work plan and timeline for the assessment should be included. The Technical Proposal shall also include an updated CV and Personal History Form (P11), and copies of 2 relevant assessments/studies performed previously by the consultant. 2. Financial Proposal: Lump-sum offer with cost breakdown: Consultancy fee, travel costs (economy class), Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA).

The P11 form can be downloaded from our website at www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html.

Applications shall be addressed to: UNICEF Cambodia, Supply Section, No. 11, Street 75, Sangkat Sraschark, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; or email to cbdhrvacancies@unicef.org Applications MUST include the title and vacancy number.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday 17 September 2013 (GMT + 7 hours)

Organization: Dobey International Ltd
Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 31 Dec 2013

DOBEY International is a dynamic and fast growing consultancy firm, a limited company under Company Act-1994 registered with the Joint Stock Companies in Bangladesh. It intends to support Donors, Contractors, Local and International NGOs, Private Sector organizations and Government Agencies to implement projects in all the sub-sectoral fields of socio-economic development in Bangladesh, other Asian countries and around the world.

We are inviting applications form qualified Individual Consultant/NGO's/Private firms for implementation of Donor Funded Projects in the specialization field of Agriculture, Agro-business, Irrigation, Water and Sanitation, Education and ECD, Business Development & Value Chain, Computer and IT, Innovative Technology Application, Environment & Climate change, Food processing, Health, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Child & Maternity, Gender mainstreaming, Social & Economic Development, Enterprise Development, SME & Income Generation, Financial Service, Grants & Compliance Management, Fire & Safety, Garment’s Compliance, Disaster Management, Grants & Proposal Writing, HR & Training, Procurement & Logistics Support management, Research, Survey (GIS/Social/Economic/Health), Monitoring & Evaluation, Civil Society Development, Human Rights & Trafficking.

The Individual Consultant/NGO’s/Private firms who have prior work experience in Bangladesh or a developing country will get preference.

How to apply:

Only who have previous experience in donor funded projects should send us your “Expression of Interest/CV” within 5 (five) page to info@dobeyinternational.com

Organization: Action Contre la Faim
Country: Canada
Closing date: 06 Sep 2013

Action Contre la Faim – Canada (ACF-CA) is part of the international Action contre la Faim network which provides humanitarian relief to over 47 countries worldwide, for the nutrition, water and sanitation, and food security sectors. Established in 2005, ACF-Canada contributes to the network in several ways, particularly through its expertise in understanding the nutritional status of a given population or region.

Responsibilities:

The person engaged as Manager, Individual Giving and Youth Engagement will be responsible for leading the development of multi-year individual giving strategies, coordinating all individual donors fundraising activities and developing ACF-Canada’s supporters base and income stream. The person will be reporting to the Executive Director and will work in close collaboration with Communications and Advocacy colleagues.The role offers large scope for development for a target driven candidate with the launch of new innovative fundraising campaigns in the coming months.

Tasks:

1. Develop, lead and manage multi-year individual giving strategies and related financial assumptions • Lead the planning of annual and special campaigns; • Identify strategies for cultivation of major gifts;• Manage the launch of new innovative fundraising initiatives designed over multiple years• Share knowledge and collaborate with counterparts in other ACF HQs;• Provide recruitment support and leadership for volunteers engaged in fundraising for ACF – Canada;• Manage the budget across individual giving and coordinate all activities (on and offline);• Produce regular financial reports to assess the on-going performance of direct marketing activities and reconcile monthly on-line and off-line income and expenses with the Finance department;• Report regularly on the status and progress of the campaigns.• Manage agency and consultant relationships and budgets

2. Leading the development and implementation of a donor retention strategy• Including all aspects of acquisition, retention and upgrading of donors;• Measure and maximize regular giving and pay roll giving through a series of targeted initiatives and personalised contact with supporters and suppliers;• Reinforce and lead innovations in the design and implementation of essential and engaging donor relations tools and tactics;• Maximize individual donor participation to communication and advocacy campaigns as well as support to humanitarian disasters in collaboration with the communications team.

3. Plan, execute and coordinate fundraising campaigns and efforts for ACF - Canada• Implement and enhance annual and special campaigns, including two important, national youth engagement initiatives;• Implement and enhance major gift and partnership programmes;• Develop a support kit for community events;• Manage fundraising back office including responsibility for the database, donation processing, maximizing digital payment platforms, offline tax receipting, scoping requirements for internal data cleaning and providing accurate and timely reporting (with the support of a junior database administrator);• including managing the process of data transfer from all suppliers, • Provide segmentation and statistical analysis of campaigns and donor profile in order to maximise campaigns and develop personalised stewardship programmes.• Develop & implement a donor recognition programme that is timely, respectful and effective.

4. Support the Director of Communications and Strategic Engagement in the development and cultivation of relationships and partnerships with corporations, non-profit and government organisations• Identify and engage with constituencies at a community level (student groups, schools, unions, municipalities, etc.) for development and outreach;• Develop partnerships with a wide range of corporations, foundations and organisations to provide in-kind and financial support;• Maintain and enhance relationships with kindred organisations.

5. General• Support the Director of Communications and the Executive Director on an ad-hoc basis as and when required;• Work collaboratively with other ACF – Canada departments and colleagues in other ACF network HQs.;• Cultivate and manage strong volunteer community;• Ensure that ACF - Canada staff and volunteers are properly informed of current ACF affairs; • Participate in the discussion and establishment of detailed objectives and tactics for ACF – Canada;• Keep fully abreast of new developments in direct marketing as well as legal requirements in line with the data protection act to ensure that the charity makes full use of such techniques and complies fully;• Other appropriate tasks where identified.

Specific Conditions:Staff work a five-day, 37.5-hour work week. However, the different tasks involved may sometime require irregular working hours, particularly in times of crisis. Occasional travels in Canada and abroad will also require flexibility.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Fundraising or Direct Marketing or other relevant discipline;• Experienced Direct Marketing fundraising expert with 3+ years experience in INGO market in Canada; • Demonstrated ability to lead effective, results-based individual giving programmes in Canada;• Proven experience of data analysis and statistical understanding;• Proven success rate in at least one of the following: donors acquisition, retention or regular donors development;• Proven experience in reaching financial target;• Knowledge and understanding of on-line fundraising;• Experience of managing day to day relationships with external agencies;• Strong track record of managing and developing relationships with individual donors;• Bilingual English and French;• Knowledge of Canadian donor market as well as the regulations and rules related to donor privacy, reporting, etc, including IMAGINE Canada, AFP and CRA standards;• Strong analytical skills;• Excellent verbal and written communications skills;• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel, Word, PPT; donor database programmes;• Must have a passion for high impact international development;• Motivated to build new markets and test new and creative ideas and tools;• Strong ethical background;• Legally able to work in Canada.

How to apply:

We are looking for an autonomous and dynamic professional to complement the ACF team and build a strong fundraising platform and culture. If you think this could be you, please send your CV to the attention of the Head of Human Resources at rec@actioncontrelafaim.ca by September 6th 2013. In the subject line, write: ACF-Ca / Manager, Individual Giving & Youth Engagement. No telephone calls please.

You must be legally able to work in Canada to apply.

To learn more about our work, visit us at: www.actioncontrelafaim.ca

Organization: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 16 Sep 2013

TERMS OF REFERENCE

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.

Individual Fund Raising Manager, Jerusalem

BACKGROUND

The overall goal of the Individual Fund Raising Manager is to lead a pro-active approach to UNRWA’s online fundraising and marketing outreach, resulting in the growth of funds raised through the agency online efforts. He/she will be expected to design and execute activities aimed at exponentially growing the number of online donations and the number of supporters in the global database.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop insightful, creative and effective marketing strategies and tactics aimed at achieving individual fund raising objectives;• Serve as support to UNRWA’s National Committees activities in the field of individual giving. • Develop comprehensive plans to critically analyze the results of digital and offline direct marketing solutions; • Coordinate online strategies with offline marketing strategies;• Design, edit and produce content for direct marketing appeals and campaigns that is consistent with UNRWA's needs and priorities;• Optimize UNRWA’s internet marketing efforts, including development and maintenance of the Private Partnerships section of website, landing pages and search engine marketing;• Create and oversee acquisition and retention strategies using email, direct mail, etc., to increase engagement and donation;• Manage direct mail and email marketing components from concept to execution; • Influence conversion through messaging, promotion, and landing page optimization, maintain consistent content, data and branding across all online marketing; • Manage the planning and buying of paid search and banner advertising as well as initiate and manage online viral initiatives and promotional partnerships; • Manage and execute community management processes (i.e. social media, blogging, etc.); • Develop and execute online giving programme; • Execute select campaigns, paid search and online syndication; • Manage efficient online payment systems; • Create, execute and oversee internet customer and volunteer acquisition efforts; develop and execute Internet acquisition objectives, plans and strategies; • Investigate new technology and enhancements to increase revenue, brand awareness and improve overall customer experience;• Oversee creative development and execution of all initiatives ensuring projects are delivered on time and in budget; • Write and submit monthly development reports for the Chief of Partnerships Division;? Analyze the effectiveness of current online fundraising and marketing activities through analytics and historical giving data and, accordingly, provide direction for individual giving activities;• Assess current online fundraising and marketing tools and vendors against industry standards to continually identify best practices and solution to meet UNRWA’s needs.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Advanced University degree (MA) in business/marketing, communications, social sciences or a related discipline • At least 6 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in fund raising online. Direct marketing experience in implementing and managing individual giving and regular giving programmes required;• Proficiency in Arabic and English; • Proven ability to concept, manage, optimize and update an organization's website and to successfully create and execute other online and offline marketing and fundraising efforts; • Proven experience in developing and executing successful direct mail and email campaigns;• Excellent copywriting skills both in Arabic and English; • Experience developing successful social media campaigns.

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrated ability to set standards, plan and implement work and to innovate and communicate ideas effectively;• Demonstrated ability to work in highly complex multicultural international organizations and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organizations. A natural team player with strong people management skills;• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with board members, volunteers, donors, prospects and staff.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with MS Access and/or Salesforce database management;• Knowledge of another language, preferably Spanish; • Experience in a for-profit sales environment preferred; non-profit experience.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE• The duration of the assignment is for 12 months. • Remuneration for this consultancy will depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate.

APPLICATION PROCESSApplicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org clearly indicating the title of this consultancy “Individual Fund Raising Manager” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 16 September 2013 (late applications will not be considered).

UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced female candidates. Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.

How to apply:

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org clearly indicating the title of this consultancy “Individual Fund Raising Manager” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 16 September 2013 (late applications will not be considered).

UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced female candidates. Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.