NGO JOBS

Organization: UN Population Fund
Country: South Africa
Closing date: 18 Feb 2014

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2410

CLOSING DATE: 18 February 2014 (5.00 p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Regional Project Coordinator (Safeguard Young People Programme)

CATEGORY: ICS-11 (equivalent to P-4)

DUTY STATION: Johannesburg

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DURATION: One year (renewable) 1

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

The Regional Project Coordinator post is located in the East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) based in Johannesburg, South Africa and reports to the assigned technical Advisers in ESARO Johannesburg. Working closely with technical advisers and programme specialists in the office, the coordinator will assist in fast tracking the implementation of a Regional programme within ESARO funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency.

Specifically, the project coordinator is responsible for:i. Managing, leading the quality implementation and reporting on the 8-country regional ASRH/HIV Prevention and Youth Development Programme “Safeguard Young People in Southern Africa” which is co-funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation, UNFPA’s Global Programme for Reproductive Health Commodity Security and the EU/SIDA funded HIV/SRH Linkages Project. ii. Ensuring sound policy and programme technical support to Countries.

JOB PURPOSE:

Working in collaboration with other relevant Country Offices, the relevant ESARO units and Youth/HIV Advisers, the Project Coordinator will supervise COs’ implementation, regional coordination aspects and the day-to-day management of operations. In addition, S/He serves as the focal point for developing and strengthening partnership with relevant donors on specific issues related to the programme. S/He will also provide strategic advice and ensure appropriate coordination with COs and various partners on the implementation of the initiatives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Coordinator supports the achievement of the strategic objectives related:

Swiss Development Cooperation programme “Safeguard Young People”

a. Planning and management • Support review of existing data to inform programme planning and implementation in the 8 programme focus countries; • Facilitate national operational plans development processes including national 3-year Project documents; Annual Work plans and Budgets through provision of tools and guidance notes. • Revises the Regional Project Document and Budget to be in line with national project documents;• Manages the planning, conduct and reporting of regional review and planning meetings, and ad hoc meetings;• Oversees CO’s timely submission of annual work plans, budgets, reports and ensures timely guidance and release of funds to countries.• Monitors effective utilization of funds and adherence to policies and procedures both at the country and regional level in collaboration with Adolescents and Youth Cluster Leader and staff.

b. Monitoring and Evaluation• Support development and finalization of the “Safeguard Young People” Programme M&E framework and indicators;• Coordinate the establishment of national and regional project coordination mechanisms and a regional M&E Advisory Committee;• Oversee and guide conduct of national programme assessments and operations research to guide programme planning and implementation;• Support development of terms of reference for M&E Advisory Committee and hiring of a technical institution to conduct project baseline, mid-term review and final evaluations;• Organize field monitoring visits and advisory committee meetings on a regular bases and as needed;• Track activity implementation and advise on aspects for immediate attention by appropriate advisers;• Review and solicit input from within and outside UNFPA for the M&E reports and documents;• Support the documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned.

C. Facilitate Provision of Technical Support to programme countries• Provide high level policy and programme technical support to countries in order to ensure harmonized results improving sexual and reproductive of young people in 8 countries in Southern Africa. • Support programme countries to identify quality implementing partners to enable effective and speedy implementation. This might also include reputable global and regional organizations with established track record in implementing adolescents and youth programmes such as the Internal Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) affiliates, Pathfinder international, Advocates for Youth, Save the Children (UK), CARE, Soul City Institute for Health Communication Development and Population Services International, the Population Council and others.• Develop a regional technical assistance plan in collaboration with countries and other regional staff and facilitate provision of technical support through available modalities (from within country, CO to CO, ESARO to CO and from institutions or consultants).• Document provision of technical assistance and lessons learned;• Oversee and/or develop tools and frameworks to guide programme implementation activities.

d. Support Team leader of Adolescents and Youth Cluster • At the request of the Team leader of Adolescents and Youth Cluster conducts necessary research in relation to the main outputs of the programme;• Ensures seamless integration of Safe Guard Young people programme activities into the overall ESARO work-plan;• Initiate and maintain regular contact with partners and country offices involved;• Support mobilization of additional resources for both first Phase (I) and Second Phase (II);• Ensure cohesive and effective Project staff and organize participatory project staff meetings, update meetings, and report on them at regional planning meetings.

e. Donor Relations and Reporting• Ensure regular updating of donors and periodically involve them in regional planning meetings and field monitoring missions. • Ensure adequate documentation of the process and outcomes of projects• Work with communications Advisor and project staff to develop public relations documents and events including media events at strategic times. • Prepare necessary reports for submission to relevant donors including UNFPA CSB and PSB• Ensure all partners are acknowledged in all programme outputs and reports

f. Perform any other tasks as assigned by relevant ESARO advisers.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

i) Values: Integrity, commitment, embracing cultural diversity, embracing change.

ii) Core Competencies: Achieving results, accountability, developing professional expertise, analytical thinking, working in teams, communicating for impact.

iii) Required Skillset:

• Advocacy/advancing a policy-oriented agenda• Innovation and marketing of new approaches• Conceptual innovation in the provision of technical expertise and project management • Leveraging the resources/commitment/building strategic alliances and partnerships• Job knowledge/technical expertise

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced university degree in international relations, diplomacy, political science, management, public administration, Public Health, communication or equivalent.• 7 years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience, including experience at the field and international level, preferably with previous experience with/exposure to the UN Common System;• Experience in project design, management, and monitoring;• Extensive network within the donor community; • Ability to build and influence cross-cutting teams to produce results.• Strong presentation, communication, and writing skills in English required; working knowledge of another UN official language desirable.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender quality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the position. The package includes a competitive salary plus housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.

How to apply:

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at https://erecruit.partneragencies.org/erecruit.htmlPlease print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.

1 No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulation 4.5

Organization: World Vision
Country: Mali
Closing date: 31 Oct 2013

This is your opportunity to use your human resources expertise to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.

You can do this by joining World Vision –a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The People & Culture Manager (HR Manager for Emergency Response, Grants and International Staffing) will provide technical support in providing full human resource management and implementing mechanisms of attracting, developing, utilising and retaining the human resource in line with the organisational policies, standards and the labour laws for the humanitarian responses, grants and international staff.

We believe that every child born is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Develop workforce plans to manage growth and reduction so as to build a talent pipeline.

• Support managers in preparing staffing budget anticipated plans.

• Analysis of the performance agreements and annual appraisals.

• Submit monthly report to the P&C Director within the set standards and timeline.

REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business administration or other related field.

• Post Graduate Diploma in human resource management, Business Management, Organisational Development, Organisational Psychology or other related.

• Extensive experience in Human Resource Management for a minimum of 5 years in an International Organisation at the officer or specialist level.

• Experience in international recruitment system, especially in an emergency response setting.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children in Mali, we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply:

Find the full description and apply online by the closing date. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.

Organization: People in Need
Country: Afghanistan
Closing date: 31 Aug 2013

PEOPLE IN NEED IS SEEKING FOR AN MONITORING & EVALUATION OFFICER IN AFGHANISTAN

Country: AfghanistanJob Title: M&E OfficerStarting date: September 2013 Contract Length: 18 monthsExact Job Location: Mazar-e Sharif (80%) and Kabul (20%), with significant travel to the fieldReports To: Head of Programmes

Job overview:As a member of the Management Team, the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will work under the Head of Programmes to ensure the quality and the country programmes. The M&E Officer will supervise M&E across all programmes in the country, setting up M&E systems, monitoring their implementation, training staff, and analysing and evaluating results. The M&E Officer will support the development of sectoral strategies and the development of project and programme indicators. Through regular field travel, the M&E Officer will also build capacity on M&E in the programme teams with an understanding of the field realities and the challenges faced. Furthermore, the M&E Officer will develop a clear M&E Framework for the country programme, and ensure programme quality by contributing to project, programme and proposal development, and throughout the Project Cycle.

Organisation context

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO that provides relief and development assistant in over 20 countries around the world. Formed in 1992, it is the biggest organisation of its kind in post-communist Europe, providing relief where it is needed, and empowering civil society at home and abroad.

PIN has been active in Afghanistan since 2001, responding to humanitarian needs were they arise, and through targeted development programmes. Today PIN activities are conducted from programme offices in Paktya, Nangahar, Balkh, and Samangan as well as 2 central offices in Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif, with 14 expatriate staff and around over 250 national staff members. PIN currently focuses on the main sectors of emergency relief, rural development and education, with support from a variety of key donors, including the European member states, Czech Development Agency, and ECHO. PIN has a long term strategic commitment to contribute to the alleviation of suffering caused by extreme poverty and both natural and man-made disasters in Afghanistan, by providing neutral and impartial relief and assistance, regardless of the prevailing national and international dynamics. PIN supports community based approaches and maintains considerable field presence in Afghanistan. This approach is a core part of PIN in order to ensure that our programming remains relevant and appropriate and field exposure forms an important compontent of the work of all international staff.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement monitoring & evaluation systems for all projects and programmes in the country, developing clear M&E plan for each project including setting clear objectives and indicators for performance across the activities

• Develop a mission M&E framework, incorporating the country and programme strategies in developing an overall framework for the monitoring and evaluation and quality control for all programmes and sectors, including programme and sector plans, objectives and indicators.

• Supervise Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM) implementation , ensuring complaints and feedback are dealt with in accordance to the PIN CRM Policy.

• Provide support to programmes in the development and implementation of measurement and monitoring systems, as well as introducing new and innovative ways of data collection

• Setup and manage a team of national M&E staff, conducting field monitoring, assessments, baseline studies, as well as managing the collected data, and managing a centralised database, and providing regular reports for the programmes, while training the M&E staff continuously to form an independently functioning M&E unit within PIN.

• Supervise all assessments, baseline and endline studies, evaluation, and other M&E activities across all programmes taking lead on their development and implementation in cooperation with the Programme Managers, and building capacity of national staff to conduct such activities more independently

• Provide substantive support to the development of new projects and proposals, conducting problem analysis and developing logframes with the relevant programme staff, and ensuring that the logframes and proposals conform to PIN quality standards.

• Provide data and data analysis for internal and external reports, including internal quarterly reports, internal evaluations, donor reports and other ad-hoc reporting as requested by the Programme Managers or Head of Programmes.

• Conduct on-going field monitoring to verify the data collection and assessments of M&E staff and other programme teams, supporting Programme Managers in ensuring that the programmes meet the highest quality standard

• Provide input to coordination forums, and attend as required, in order to present the lessons of PIN M&E to other stakeholders, including donors, NGO partners, and others.

• Ensure all M&E activities and the resulting data and reports are properly achieved in the electronic document management system for future use, and that relevant lessons learned are shared within PIN.

Requirements for Applicants:Education and Experience:- Third level qualification (Diploma / Degree)- MA/Diploma in Programme Management, Programmes or related thematic subject (Food Security, Development, Health, Education, etc.) is desirable.- At least 1 year relevant overseas experience in development and humanitarian sectors with proven experience with Monitoring & Evaluation- Experience with working in insecure environments is desirable

Aptitude or Personality Requirements:- Empathy with the organisations Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives- Ability to quickly grow into new challenges- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines- Methodological and with attention to detail- Strong IT skills including Word and Excel, with knowledge of statistics software desirable- Ability to motivate and develop the skills of others.- Ability to work independently and as part of a team- Analytical and problem solving skills- Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity (esp. gender and ethnicity)- Tolerance and acceptance of diversity- A good sense of humourPIN offers:• Flexible and challenging working environment in a dynamic NGO environment with significant room for personal growth and development• Starting salary defined by PIN salary scale (approx. 2900 USD starting salary; more if experienced)• 8 weeks leave per year, with flights home paid 2 x per year, and 1 regional flight• In country accommodation

How to apply:

Interested candidates are asked to send their applications (CV + letter of motivation) via e-mail HR@peopleinneed.cz. Closing date for the applications is August 31st 2013. Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.