NGO JOBS

Organization: Oxfam GB
Country: Tajikistan
Closing date: 05 May 2014

The objective of the project is to enable rural people to increase their productive assets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected vulnerable sites. Its focus is on Rural Production and Land Resource Management Investments.

It is part of the Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project, funded under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience and the Global Environmental Facility and implemented by the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP), through an Implementation Group (IG) with support from the World Bank.

For a 30-month project in Khatlon, southern Tajikistan, Oxfam is looking for a Specialist on Environment to work on capacity building of local communities and stakeholders, and development and monitoring of rural livelihoods sub-projects, applying participatory approaches.

Required qualifications:

• Relevant educational background in environmental issues.
• Extensive experience in rural livelihoods and environmental assessments, land use management and climate change adaptation issues.
• Experience in participatory approaches.
• English, Tajik, Russian languages.

Project’s Terms of Reference available upon request.

Due to the tender submission date there will be a shortened period for applications - closing date for

applications will be Monday 5th May, 2014.'

Please feel free to email us if you have any questions at:mecisjobs@oxfam.org.uk

About the MECIS Region

The Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States (MECIS) region implements and manages programmes in Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Russia, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Programmes within the MECIS region reflect Oxfam’s approach to work across the globe. We support self-reliance, not dependency, and to complement our work on the ground we strive to secure lasting change through our campaigning.

We also put women at the heart of all we do. The majority of people living in poverty are women and girls, and so this focus helps us to achieve our mission to overcome poverty and suffering.

Useful Information

Contract Length: 30 months

How to apply:

All applications will be received online at: http://bit.ly/1m5cUGm

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 12 May 2014

Purpose of the Position:

Under the general guidance of the Nutrition Manager, you will support the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF programme of cooperation in nutrition in Sierra Leone, which aims to improve nutrition programmes and strategies, thereby leading to a reduction of malnutrition among children and women.
Key Expected Results:

1. Participates in the formulation and development of programme goals, strategies and approaches for the UNICEF plan of cooperation. Plans, implements and monitors activities in maternal and child Nutrition as part of an integrated child survival and development approach. Prepares the maternal and child Nutrition component of the Annual Workplan of the Child Survival and Development.
2. Participates with UNICEF/government/and other partners in the development of strategies, methodologies and identification of new approaches for improving maternal and child Nutrition, with emphasis on programme communication at community and household levels.
3. Provides technical assistance for policy development and strategy formulation and implementation in the area of maternal and child nutrition that reflect child survival and development priorities.
4. Ensures the preparation of the maternal and child Nutrition component of the Situation Analysis and its periodic update clearly identifying programme results. Prepares input of the Nutrition component to the Country Programme related documents, (e.g., Plan of Operations, Project Plans of Action, Country Programme Summary Sheet (CPSS), Programme Summary Sheet (PSS)), for assigned programmes/projects.
5. Assists government authorities and partners in planning and organizing training programmes for the purpose of capacity building of service providers, at national and district levels, to deliver nutrition services for children under five years and women of child bearing age, including HIV/AIDS affected children.
6. Coordinates activities and exchanges information/ideas with the other components of the Child Survival and Development programme and with the other programmes, to improve maternal and child Nutrition monitoring, information and reporting systems, and in the development of communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and community participation.
7. Undertakes field visits, and surveys in order to monitor and evaluate project implementation and impact. Identifies problems and proposes remedial actions. Identifies alternative courses of action to accelerate/improve programme delivery.
8. Coordinates with Operations/Supply staff on supply and non- supply assistance activities. Ensures proper utilization of funds disbursed and accountability and those activities are within established plans of action, and the programme budget allotments. Certifies disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to the Nutrition Manager or other Senior Programme Officers, as required.
9. Contributes to the mobilization of resources for nutrition activities and participates in the preparation of all programme reports for management, Board, donors, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, etc. Supports nutrition cluster leadership in case of emergency.
   Qualifications of Successful Candidate
10. Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Social Sciences, or related technical field.*
11. Five years of relevant work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.
12. Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset.

*A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Competencies of Successful Candidate:

Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.

Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.

Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.

Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.

Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.

Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.

Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.

Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.

Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 12 May 2014.

Vacancy position link:
https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PA...

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Organization: International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs
Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 31 May 2014

POSITION SUMMARY:

ICAP at Columbia University (CU) seeks a Lusophone Curriculum Design Specialist to support the revision of a Portuguese-language curriculum for an accredited healthcare management and administration (HMA) degree program in Mozambique.

This position is contingent upon project award and funding.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Revise the existing HMA curriculum, transforming it into a two-track curriculum with a strategic healthcare management track and a hospital administration track
• Develop teaching strategies based on education theory and evidence-based practices related to education, as well as the consideration of learners’ cultural backgrounds and past educational, clinical and life experiences
• Ensure that the curriculum reflects current HMA trends, community and societal needs, and education principles, theory and research
• Use assessment and evaluation strategies to evaluate available resources for learner assessment and evaluation, select appropriate assessment instruments, create assessment instruments to evaluate educational outcomes, and use assessment and evaluation data to make recommendations for enhancing the teaching-learning process
• Recommend evidence-based resources to improve and support teaching
• Perform other duties, as assigned

EDUCATION:

• A Master’s degree in healthcare management, health sector management, health systems administration, hospital management or related subject area

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience in instructional design and competency-based curriculum development
• At least three years of experience teaching courses in the field of HMA
• At least five (5) years of experience living or working in a developing country
• Fluent English/Portuguese oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office applications, especially Word
• Previous experience in Mozambique or sub-Saharan Africa is preferred

How to apply:

Note:This is a local hire position and the successful candidate will be an employee of ICAP in Mozambique and subject to the local terms and conditions of employment which includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please send an application letter and CV by email with a subject title “Curriculum Design Specialist” to icaphr@columbia.org.mz

Please do not attach any certificates when submitting on line. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status.

Organization: CARE
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015

CARE Ethiopia seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to support an upcoming, USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.

The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.

Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water access and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.

The successful candidate will assume responsibility for full-cycle monitoring and evaluation of this project’s development hypothesis. First, s/he will develop a methodology and tools to design an evaluation, while assessing the reliability and validity of indicators. S/he will collaborate with project staff to finalize the indicator list and begin supervising data collection. The M&E Specialist will also inquire into the generalizability of project data across the population, and will oversee data analysis. S/he will then supervise production of a series of evaluation reports, which will include recommendations based on empirical data that help Mission and program staff make informed decisions. These reports include the PMP, annual work plans (including targets), quarterly reports, and annual reports – which, together, will form a useful basis for a discussion around the Mission’s M&E system.

Finally, the M&E Specialist will play a large role in assisting the capacity-building efforts of the CARE and partners to develop, standardize, and utilize standardized data collection and reporting forms.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Establishing project-specific M&E systems;
• Working with management information systems to analyze data and supervise data collection efforts;
• Creating a learning agenda for the project team; and
• Strengthening CARE and partner-level M&E systems.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master’s degree in statistics, epidemiology, public health, or related field required;
• Experience using random selection and random assignment to design impact evaluations;
• Experience developing indicators for impact and performance evaluation;
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods;
• Familiarity with sampling and data-matching techniques in data-scarce settings;
• Experience conducting data quality assessments (DQAs);
• Experience in social science, as well as health monitoring and evaluation;
• Prior work with statistical software packages, including quantitative software and qualitative software;
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing in English required; and
• Experience with USAID awards.

How to apply:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...

Organization: Management Sciences for Health
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 25 Jul 2014

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIESThe Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for managing the delivery of full life cycle recruiting and staffing on a worldwide basis.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES• Identify top talent for MSH vacancies for assigned positions in assigned countries, as well as US-based positions in Medford, MA, and Arlington, VA. Activities may include: Conducting internet and database searches; networking both internally and externally; recruiting at professional association conferences, and selected college career days and panels. • Be responsible for the full spectrum of recruitment activities from initial job identification to initial on-boarding of new employee. Work with individual MSH hiring managers to define recruitment needs in the context of staffing plans; develop clear job descriptions and recruitment plans; and keep hiring managers and applicants informed.• Create a positive candidate and hiring manager experience through the full cycle of interviews, offer, acceptance and beyond.• Travel periodically to our international locations to participate in field recruitment activities.• May mentor, supervise and train Talent Acquisition Specialist.• Contributing to the continual improvement of recruiting strategies and processes within the recruiting team. QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 6 years demonstrated success supporting recruiting for employee groups of 500+ employees, preferably in international locations; AIRS Certification strongly preferred• Solid recruiting, sourcing, research, and cold calling experience with wide variety of sourcing vehicles, including internet sourcing/advertising, direct sourcing, trade journal/newspaper advertising, employee referral campaigns, job fairs and outplacement firms. Hands on experience with applicant tracking systems.• Significant knowledge of HR and recruiting functions, practices, and approaches• A people person and strong collaborator with effective interpersonal communication skills who enjoys working across countries, cultures, and organizational units• Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines• Effective written and verbal communication skills required. Capable of managing conflict and conflicting views• Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically • Proficiencies with Applicant Tracking Systems, MS Office Suite, and Human Resources Information Systems

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

How to apply:

**To apply for this position, please submit a resume to https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/7478/senior-talent-acquisition-specialis... For more information about MSH, please visit our web site at www.msh.org.

Organization: GRM International
Country: Australia
Closing date: 14 Feb 2014

ERF Knowledge Management Specialist

ARF PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CATEGORY AND JOB LEVEL: Discipline C, Job Level 4

DURATION:       To 15 February 2015, part time (subject to the signing of extension ERF Head Contract)

 

Background

The Education Resource Facility (ERF) was established in 2009 and will be extended until 2015. ERF is managed by GRM International Pty Ltd through a Program Office located in Canberra, Australia, under a consortium arrangement with the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) and CfBT Education Trust (CfBT) as technical partners. The ERF team reports directly to the DFAT Australian Aid Program Education Thematic Group (ETG).

The ERF is an Australian Aid Program-funded initiative designed to provide specialist technical support to their education program. The ERF provides a mix of advisory, analytical / research and professional development support for Australian Aid Program staff at country Posts and across other areas of the program.

The ERF has now been requested to develop a Knowledge Management (KM) Program, that will focus on making the body of ERF’s knowledge work accessible and available for DFAT staff in the future, improve the evidence base for DFAT’s work in the sector, and establish the legacy of the ERF’s six-year engagement with ETG and country programs.

The objectives of the KM Program are:

• To understand the current knowledge-seeking and usage practices within the education COP
• To produce an encyclopedic resource of ERF’s six-years of education-related outputs
• To enable DFAT (both ETG and program) staff to have access to and ability to search, navigate and locate key content within the ERF’s body of outputs
• To identify and summarise in short discussion/synthesis papers key trends, lessons learnt and examples of best practice from ERF’s accumulated explicit and tacit knowledge

 

Responsibilities

The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical input into the ERF’s Knowledge Management (KM) Program, in collaboration with the ERF team and ETG staff members, via a Program Steering Committee. The KM Specialist will be responsible for achieving the objectives of the Program, and for specific outputs detailed below.

The position will be essentially part-time, with an average of 11 days input per month over 11 months (March 2014-February 2015).

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of education and international development
• Postgraduate qualification in communications, information science, or international development
• Demonstrated record of knowledge management design and implementation of strategies for a range of audiences
• Broad up-to-date knowledge of current thinking and practice of knowledge management for evidence-based decision-making

Experience and skills

• Extensive knowledge and experience (minimum 10 years) in a professional environment with a strong emphasis on research communications and/or knowledge translation for decision-making and technical capacity building
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• Excellent all-round communication skills, including the ability to tailor material for different formats and purposes, and communicate specialist knowledge in Plain English and jargon-free language
• Leadership skills with ability to supervise, mentor and motivate individual team members
• Previous experience of working with development agencies is desirable.

To view the full TOR, please click here

 

Applicants must be living in Australia and willing to travel regularly to Canberra for periods of work.

 

How to apply:

If you wish to apply, please email your CV to louisa.west@grminternational.com stating ‘Knowledge Management Specialist – ERF’ in the subject line and also where you saw this advertisement.    

Applications close on 14th February 2014.

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Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 13 May 2014

UNICEF ESARO is recruiting an Education Specialist, at P-4 level on a Temporary Appointment for a period of 364 days.

Please find attached the ToR.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should send their complete Personal History (P11) form, which can be downloaded from the UNICEF Kenya website (http://www.unicef.org/kenya), up-to-date CV/resume, 2 most recent PERS (UN/UNICEF Staff Members) as well as a cover letter to esarohrvacancies@unicef.org by 13 May 2014.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 08 May 2014

PURPOSE

The Security Advisor reports to the Representative/Head of Office and maintains a technical line of communication to the next higher level of UNICEF security professional. The Security Advisor is responsible for advising the Representative/Head of Office on their security duties and responsibilities in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems. The Security Advisor manages, on behalf of the Representative/Head of Office, security activities in support of the Country/Area and provides independent security advice on UNICEF operations within the Country/Area.

KEY EXPECTED RESULTS

1. Advise the Representative/Head of Office in the execution of the Representative/Head of Office duties with regard to maintaining the safety and security of UNICEF personnel and eligible family members, premises and assets in the Country/Area in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems.
2. Monitor the security situation within their area of responsibility and provide the Representative/Head of Office, next higher level of UNICEF security professional and OSC with independent analysis of emerging security threats to UNICEF personnel and eligible family members, premises and assets.
3. Monitor and report to the Representative/Head of Office, next higher level of UNICEF security professional and OSC on security compliance for their area of responsibility.
4. Conduct security assessments within their area of responsibility as required in support of UNICEF operations.
5. Provide technical oversight and guidance for all UNICEF security personnel in their area of responsibility.
6. Provide technical oversight for all UNICEF contracted security providers for their area of responsibility.
7. Manage, on behalf of the Representative/Head of Office, security activities in support of UNICEF operations.
8. Maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality regarding UNICEF security matters.
9. Ensure that UNICEF personnel are kept informed of matters affecting their security.
10. Prepare, maintain and update UNICEF security documentation including contingency plans for their area of responsibility.
11. Obtain updated lists of UNICEF personnel and eligible family members from HR for their area of responsibility and submit a copy to UNDSS and OPSCEN.
12. Participate, coordinate and/or undertake security risk management for all locations in their area of responsibility where UNICEF personnel and eligible family members are present and facilitate the implementation of recommended mitigating measures.
13. Coordinate, as required by UNICEF and UNSMS policy, for eligible family members of internationally recruited personnel serving elsewhere, who are living in the area of responsibility, the same security provisions as for those eligible family members of international personnel serving at that duty station.
14. Coordinate with the next higher level of UNICEF security professional and the OSC when the Country/Field Office in their area of responsibility is hiring a temporary Security Advisor.
15. Participate in and provide security inputs to UNICEF operational and programme planning.
16. Inform UNICEF personnel of the actions to take in the event of any emergency in accordance with the Country/Area Security Plan.
17. Submit an SIR on behalf of the Country/Field Office for all security incidents in involving UNICEF personnel, premises or assets to UNDSS and OPSCEN.
18. Conduct security surveys of International personnel residences in accordance with the Country MORSS.
19. oordinate with UNDSS to ensure all UNICEF personnel and eligible family members receive a security briefing upon initial arrival in Country/Area.
20. Coordinate with UNDSS to ensure all UNICEF personnel undertake all mandatory security training and participate in all security related contingency exercises.
21. Report all instances of non-compliance with security policies, practices and procedures in their area of responsibility to the Representative/Head of Office.
22. Provide the next higher level of UNICEF security and the OSC with mandatory reports in accordance with UNICEF security reporting guidelines.
23. Provide advice on technical security requirements contained in the Security Plan, MOSS, MORSS and other relevant security policies, and monitor their implementation for their area of responsibility.
24. Coordinate, as appropriate, with relevant technical entities to ensure an effective and functioning communications system for security management within UNICEF that this is fully integrated into the Emergency Communications System for their area of responsibility.
25. Ensure that security collaboration with NGOs working as implementing partners with UNICEF is undertaken, in coordination with UNDSS, and using the framework of Saving Lives Together (SLT) policies in their area of responsibility..
26. Attend as an observer, all SMT/ASMT meetings and assist UNDSS as appropriate.
27. Participate as a member of the security coordination cell established by UNDSS.
28. Establish contact across their area of responsibility with all UNSMS Organizations and applicable NGOs security advisors.
29. Establish contact across their area of responsibility with all relevant local authorities as appropriate.
30. Coordinate with UNDSS and conduct relevant security risk assessments for UNICEF in their area of responsibility.
31. Coordinate with UNDSS in the preparation, maintenance and updating of relevant security and contingency plans for UNICEF in their area of responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education: Advanced university degree or equivalent in Security Risk Management, Political Science, Military Science, Law Enforcement, Law or related area.
   * Substantial qualifying experience and training may be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
2. Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in security risk management at least 3 years of which should be at the senior officer, senior management or UN professional level. Demonstrated international security management experience and understanding of the United Nations Security Management System is highly desirable.
3. Language Proficiency: Fluency in English (verbal and written) is essential. Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation and knowledge of another UN language are an asset.

COMPETENCIES

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Working with People
• Drive for results

Functional Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Relating and Networking
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Analyzing
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks

REMARKS

The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

How to apply:

If you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, please apply to the link no later than 8 May 2014.

If you have not yet registered with UNICEF Employment, please click on the link below and complete the Registration form.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: Jordan
Closing date: 22 Jun 2014

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Working in coordination with the humanitarian community and the Government of Jordan, the IRC's assistance programs for Syrian refugees in Jordan include both camp-based (Zaatari, Cyber City and King Abdullah Park camps) and urban-based refugee assistance (Mafraq, Ramtha, Irbid). Our current child protection activities are exclusively camp-based with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children.

SCOPE OF WORK

Since January 2013 the IRC has been responsible for the Unaccompanied Children (UAC) program in Zaatari Camp located in northern Jordan. In 2014, UNICEF and UNHCR are jointly supporting the IRC for comprehensive UASC programming, including the establishment of programming for separated children in Zaatari as well as the establishment of 24 hour programming in Azraq camp set to open end of April 2014 for unaccompanied and separated children. This position will have an immediate responsibility for working with the current Child Protection Program Manager to support the expansion of programming in Zaatari and Azraq. The CP Startup Specialist reports directly to the Child Protection Manager.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment and Technical Capacity Building

* Su pport the recruitment process of senior child protection staff (2 Senior CP Officers, 1 Senior Outreach Officer and 2 Deputy Managers);

* Conduct basic child protection and children’s rights trainings for all newly recruited staff for Zaatari and Azraq;

* Conduct case management training for newly recruited staff for Zaatari and Azraq;

* Provide guidance on capacity building plan for Deputy Managers;

Programmatic Technical support

* Support the design of M&E plan and CPIMS implementation in Azraq;

* Support the development of Azraq work plan;

* Facilitate development of community outreach strategy for Azraq;

* Support the set up of the case management system in Azraq, in line with the system already in place in Zaatari camp;

* Support the set up of alternative care opportunities in Azraq camp.

REQUIREMENT

* Graduate degree in International Development, or similar relevant social science or equivalent work experience;

* At least three years of proven international management level experience working in child protection humanitarian program implementation environments;

* Must have experience in managing Unaccompanied and Separated Children in refugee camp context;

* Proven successful training experience

* Proven experience supervising and providing case management services, representation and liaison with external parties , BID panels, and establishing alternative care arrangement and mentoring strategies;

* Strong written and oral communication skills, effective management and capacity building of teams;

* Interpersonal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well;

* English fluency require d, Arabic language skills an advantage;

OTHER

This position is unaccompanied. Individual housing in Amman is provided with daily travel to the Mafraq field office and Zaatari and Azraq camps.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply:
http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=c3RldmVueS44NzM2MS4zODMwQGlyYy5hcGxpdHJhay...

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Haiti
Closing date: 14 Feb 2014

BUT DU POSTE:

• En tant que gestionnaire de projets assignés, diriger de manière efficace et efficiente la planification, la conception, la mise en œuvre et l'administration des activités de projets spécifiques au sein d'un programme majeur qui mettent l'accent sur la réalisation des priorités de programme de l'UNICEF. Assurer que la réalisation du projet répond aux objectifs fixés.

• En tant qu'expert technique contribuer avec l'appui technique rapide et efficace à la préparation de l'analyse de la situation et fournir une assistance technique dans l'élaboration de la stratégie de protection de l'enfance, y compris le FTR, protection de remplacement, le travail social, la violence contre les enfants et les situations d'urgence en matière de protection de l'enfant en fonction de la CCC.

• Effectuer des visites sur le terrain pour surveiller les activités du projet de protection sociale ainsi que procéder à des examens et faire des évaluations de programme périodiquement.

• Faire des recommandations viables pour la mise en œuvre du projet de protection de l'enfance et de l'utilisation optimale des ressources qui contribuent efficacement à l'avancement des droits des enfants et des femmes.

• Contribuer à la rédaction de documents d'information, des propositions de projets, et des rapports des donateurs.

• Certifier l’allocation et le décaissement de fonds; déterminer les besoins d'approvisionnement et de trésorerie

• S'acquitter d'autres tâches selon les besoins.

QUALIFICATIONS ET COMPETENCES REQUISES

. Diplôme universitaire en sciences sociales ou autres domaines liés à la protection de l'enfance.

• Au moins 8 années d'expérience professionnelle à un niveau responsable dans la protection des enfants et / ou la gestion des programmes de développement.
• Expérience dans la planification et l'élaboration de politiques connexes, y compris dans des contextes de reconstruction post-crise.
• Expérience dans l'évaluation, l'analyse, la conception et la planification, le suivi et l'évaluation dans des contextes de développement, notamment de l'UNICEF CCC.
• Connaissance et expérience dans l’application de l'éducation et des outils sur la protection.
• Expérience dans la programmation en matière de recouvrement et des périodes de transition post-crise, un atout.
• Expérience de travail avec les partenaires gouvernementaux, les ONG et les organisations de la fonction publique, y compris dans les mécanismes de coordination

LANGUES

Maitrise des langues française, anglaise est obligatoire.
La connaissance de l’Espagnol et du Créole Haïtien serait un atout.
Tout dossier reçu sans le numéro de référence ne sera pas considéré. Seuls les candidats interviewés recevront des réponses.

How to apply:

Les personnes intéressées sont priées d’appliquer en attachant leur dossier (lettre d’application, P11, CV, copies des diplômes et des lettres de référence.) à l’adresse email suivant :
recruithaiti@unicef.org

L'UNICEF est un environnement de travail NON Fumeur. Nous encourageons la diversité et l'inclusion au sein de notre personnel et invitons tous les candidats qualifies de nationalite Haitienne (féminins ou masculins), de toute origine ethniques et religieuses, y compris les personnes vivant avec un handicap, à appliquer pour devenir membre de notre Organisation.

Organization: UN Population Fund
Country: South Africa
Closing date: 15 May 2014

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO: Job ID 2530

CLOSING DATE: 15 May 2014 (5.00 p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Health Systems Specialist

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

DUTY STATION: Johannesburg

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DURATION: One year (renewable)[i]

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: East and Southern Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

The Health Systems Specialist post is located in the Regional Office for East and Southern Africa. S/He reports directly to the practice leaders for SRHR under the overall leadership of the Deputy Regional Director who provides overall leadership, and receives input from the Programme and Policy Advisers on the overall programme strategy. S/He is part of an inter-disciplinary team, which provides technical, policy, programme support and guidance to the regional programme and to countries in the regional cluster in an integrated and coordinated manner under the coordination of the Practice Leader SRHR.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide Guidance on Policy and Programme Development and Implementation

-Assist in co-ordination of the planning and delivery of integrated policy, programme and technical support and advice to Country Offices in the programming process;

-Technically support country office planning and implementation processes regarding health systems’ strengthening to increase access, uptake and monitoring of quality SRH services and with a specific focus on HRH and health financing;

-Assist in policy dialogue and development within the region to further the advancement of the ICPD-PoA and health system strengthening;

-Contribute to the development and management of the regional programme, while ensuring complementarily between the regional programme and the needs, realities and activities at the country level, particularly where health system strengthening is concerned;

-Foster partnerships at regional and country level with the aim of strengthen health systems and advancing SRH through a coordinated approach.

-Generate advocacy and policy arguments around the economic and health financing cases for investing in SRHR and HSS;

-Support countries develop health financing strategies and HRH strategies as relates to SRHR

1. Capacity development

-Assist countries offices in assessing further potential to strengthen health systems for better SRHR outcomes.

-Support the development and implementation of a capacity development strategy for the region, placing special emphasis on capacity in the area of health system strengthening;

-Identify capacity building needs of the country offices with regard to health system strengthening and follow-up through organization of capacity building activities with country office staff, national counterparts, and civil society partners; and

-Identify and support national and international experts and institutions in providing technical support to countries in the various areas of health system strengthening;

-Coordinate with other UN agencies, the provision of technical and programme assistance in the region and capacity development initiatives.

1. Monitoring and Oversight

-In coordination with the M&E adviser in the RO, and with regard to health system strengthening and SRHR, support the COs in the development and implementation of results-based indicators and plans to monitor, evaluate and follow-up;

-Monitor and provide oversight to the development of key programme or management related documents from the assigned COs (e.g. OMP, PAW, COAR, and evaluation reports, Annual reports of UNRCs, etc.) to keep abreast of country situation and progress, to identify areas for support by RO and to advise Regional management of issues, opportunities, and/or required interventions;

-Assist in the development of periodic progress reports on the regional programme, especially where health system strengthening is concerned.

-Participate in field missions related to planning, monitoring, and evaluation assistance to country programmes and regional programme initiatives;

1. Knowledge Management:

-Prepare briefings for the RO Deputy Director, Programme and Policy Advisors and COs on issues related to health systems’ strengthening at country and regional level;

-Support and assist the assigned COs to identify opportunities or lessons learned/best practices in the region with regard to efforts aimed at advancing SRH outcomes by strengthening health systems;

-Consolidate CO documentation on lessons learned/best practices in the region and ensure that these are incorporated into the UNFPA knowledge sharing system;

-Liaise with the TD & PD to ensure that state-of-the-art, global technical and programming knowledge and lessons learned/best practices are available for use in countries to improve the effectiveness of UNFPA programmes;

E. Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Office of the Regional Director or by the Regional Deputy Director.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

i) Values: Exemplifying integrity, Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, Embracing cultural diversity, Embracing change

ii) Core Competencies: Achieving results, Being accountable, Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen, Thinking analytically and strategically, Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships, Communicating for impact

iii) Required Skillset:

· Strategically positioning UNFPA programmes

· Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness

· Generating, managing and promoting the use of knowledge and information

· Providing a technical support system

· Strengthening the programming capacity of Country Offices

· Facilitating quality programmatic results

· Internal and External relations and advocacy for results mobilization

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:Post-graduate University Degree or equivalent in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, economics, international relations, international development, public administration, management or other related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 7 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in management and development relevant to Health System Strengthening and SRH
• Experience in programme and/or technical assistance with the UN System
• Field experience is required

Languages:Fluency in English. Working knowledge of French and/or Portuguese is an asset.

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.

[i] No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulation 4.5

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.html

Please 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.

Organization: UN Population Fund
Country: Angola
Closing date: 22 May 2014

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2529

CLOSING DATE: 22 May 2014 (5.00 p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Technical Specialist, Population and Development

CATEGORY: ICS-10 (equivalent to P-3)

DUTY STATION: Luanda, Angola

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DURATION: One year (renewable)[i]

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: East and Southern Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

The post of the International Population and Development Specialist is located in the UNFPA Country Office. Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the UNFPA Representative, the International Population and Development Specialist will support the UNFPA Representative in overall accountability for the management and work of the Country Office. He/She will liaise directly with the Country Office team of professionals for quality assurance, policy application, effective and sound resources and programme monitoring and evaluation, ensuring results-based management across both operations and substantive activities. He/She will liaise with the National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estatística – INE) Director-General and technical staff, to ensure the successful implementation of the planned 2014 Population and Housing Census of Angola. He/She will also liaise with the Ministry of Planning and Territorial Development to guide and ensure the successful development of the planned national population policy.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Provide managerial, advisory and technical support for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and delivery of the UNFPA supported country programme.

2) Support in formulating the annual workplans and monitor their day-to-day implementation through consultations, correspondence and field visits.

3) Catalyze the expansion of the range of UNFPA deliverables and originate new project portfolios in UNFPA mandate area; develop new programme options and project models in substantive areas.

4) Advise the UNFPA Representative and follow up on all issues regarding Population and Development in the country, including the implementation of the planned 2014 Population and Housing Census, household surveys and other data collection exercises and research, as well as the development of the planned national population policy.

5) Provide technical support and arrange technical backstopping with UNFPA Regional Advisers and/or other international consultants as required in the area of Population and Development.

6) In consultation with UNFPA Representative and other professionals of the CO team, provide inputs to the ESARO based on country specificities for the development of the global/regional strategic plan.

7) In collaboration with the International Operations Manager, promote knowledge sharing and knowledge management within the country office team and with partners, and ensure continuous feedback to the ESARO on programme, technical and operational policy, regulations, procedures etc. as well as lessons learned and import new modalities or directions in thinking into the Country Office.

8) In collaboration with Government counterparts and key stakeholders, help to identify and review emerging development issues, their inter-linkages and their linkages to programme planning, management and research, and establish and maintain a network of partners involved in population and development related issues.

9) Participate in the planning of capacity building activities at central and provincial levels, and provide technical support to managers in developing provincial population strategies.

10) Assist in national and provincial advocacy efforts in UNFPA focus areas.

11) Review requests for advance of funds, prepare budget revisions, and/or supplementary budgets for approval by the UNFPA Representative.

12) Lead in preparing programme and financial progress reports and feedback to donors, liaising with HQ Resources Mobilization Branch.

13) Take the lead in establishing quality standards for project development and delivery, in the area of Monitoring and Evaluation in consultation with the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor located at ESARO.

14) Provide guidance in emergency preparedness, response and recovery and ensure the integration of Sexual and Reproductive Health (including HIV), Gender and Population issues into disaster risk reduction and management, and contingency plans.

15) Perform other job related duties as assigned by the UNFPA Representative required to ensure the success of the country programme.

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

· Results based programme development and management

· Leveraging the resources of partners / building strategic alliances and partnerships

· Innovation and marketing of new approaches

· Job knowledge / technical expertise

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:Advanced post-graduate university degree in Population Sciences, Demography or a related field in Economics or Statistics.

Knowledge and Experience:

· 5 years of relevant experience at national and/or international levels in the area of population and sustainable development, including programme/project management in a developing country.

· Strong results-based programme management experience, with particular focus on strategic planning and capacity building.

· Experience in national and/or sectoral policy dialogue, especially in the context of UN Reform and Joint Programming, and the new aid environment, would be a distinct advantage.

· Experience in census taking and national population policy development in developing countries would be an asset.

· Proficiency in current office software applications and corporate IT systems.

· Fluency in written and spoken English and Portuguese or Spanish.

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.

[i] No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulation 4.5

How to apply:

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.html

Please 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.

Organization: Montrose Africa
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 31 May 2014

MONTROSE is an international development project management and consultancy company providing support to clients operating in the developing world. Specialized in the sectors of health, education, rural livelihoods and private sector development, our clients include bilateral and multilateral development agencies, the private sector, Non-Governmental Organizations and other development stakeholders. We are seeking experienced national and international public health specialists for short-term and long-term assignments in Sierra Leone.

Professional experience

Applicants should be experienced in one or more of the following areas:

· Health systems strengthening

· Health worker capacity building including strengthening of health worker training institutions

· Laboratory strengthening including management of blood

· Medicine supply management

· Health Management Information Systems, monitoring and evaluation

Qualifications and skills

· Masters degree or above in relevant discipline

· Minimum five years experience of working on health systems strengthening programmes in Africa

· Minimum five years experience of working in fragile and conflict affected settings (including, ideally Sierra Leone)

How to apply:

Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a detailed CV together with a covering letter explaining how you are suited for the position. Documents must include a daytime telephone contact and three referees (with telephone and email contacts). Applications should be emailed to hr@montroseafrica.com by 31 May 2014.

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 22 Jun 2014

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

With the expertise that has been developed over 20 years of delivering emergency relief and post-conflict assistance in South Sudan, the IRC is uniquely well placed to efficiently and effectively support and build the capacity of County Health Departments (CHD) to deliver quality primary healthcare (PHC) at 44 health facilities through the health sector transition programme funded by the Health Pooled Fund (HPF), whose key objectives are: to improve access, use, and quality o f Primary Healthcare (PHC) services and Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) services; to support strengthening key stewardship functions of the MOH including planning, management, coordination, supervision and monitoring at all levels, in accordance with MOH guidelines and tools; and to increase accountability and effectiveness by working with community mechanisms for improving health and health education. Under this programme, the IRC will promote the transition from an NGO-led to a CHD-led service delivery model.

Scope

The Community Health Specialist will work directly with communities, CHD, and the IRC county health teams including community health officers and county coordinators to review and make recommendations on current implementation of community participation, accountability, demand and utilization of primary healthcare services. Consultations with State Ministries of Health (SMoH) and county authorities will also be applied. This will be a r oving position to cover four counties of Aweil East, Aweil South, Aweil Centre in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State and Payinjar in Unity State. He/ She will report directly to HPF Coordinator.

Objectives

* To review and make recommendations on the use of functional community participation systems including through VHCs, TBAs, community leaders, outreaches and campaigns

* To review and make recommendations on community mobilization approaches and tools that will lead to increased demand and utilization of healthcare services

* To review and make recommendations on community dialogue and accountability approaches and tools that will ensure better use of resources for healthcare delivery

* To review and make recommendations on community feedback mechanisms and tools that will ensure increased responsiveness of health system

Responsibilities

* Conduct an audit of staff involved in engaging communities to participa te in PHC

* Assess feasibility and achievability of current HPF objective 3 activities

* Participate in some community activities and assess their quality

* Make some comparisons between the needs of the communities versus current interventions

* Assess effectiveness of methodologies and tools currently being used to achieve HPF objective 3

* Assess current collaboration and involvement of county authorities, other county departments and other partners in achieving HPF objective 3

Methodology

* Observation of current CHD-IRC PHC programme

* Key informant interviews

* Focus group discussions

* Review of programme documents on HPF objective 3

* Secondary literature review

Outputs expected

* Direct feedback to CHDs and the IRC county health teams, with key actionable recommendations

* Report of the review

* (The report shall be 18 pages excluding annexes, A4, calibri 11 font, 1.0 line spacing, 1”x1” page margins, 6 pt spacing after paragraphs, key findings and action points clearly displayed in information boxes, and four high resolution captioned action photographs).

• Cover page
• Copyright page
• Table of Contents – one page
• Acknowledgements – half page
• Foreword – one page, by SMoH
• Acronyms – one page
• Executive Summary – one page
• Introduction – one page
• * Background
• * Objectives
• Methodology – one page
• Findings of the review/ analysis – five pages
• Limitations of the review – one page
• Actionable recommendations to CHDs and the IRC – two pages
• References – half page
• Appendices

Requirements

* Advanced professional qualification in public health, or community health , or social science.

* 5 years experience in community health in developing countries, including South Sudan.

* 5 years experience in community participation and engagement in developing countries.

* Demonstrable health promotion skills.

* Experience working for INGO.

* Experience in programme evaluation and report writing.

* Computer literacy with good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet.

* Fluent in written and spoken English.

* Familiar with South Sudan government/ MoH standards and guidelines.

* Strong communication skills.

* A team player and willing to work in remote areas.

Work Environment

* Security level yellow – standard precautions apply. Concerns include common criminality, presence of armed troops, and tribal violence.

Housing

* Lodging in Juba is in a private bedroom, with en suite bathroom, in a shared IRC guesthouse. In field sites sleeping accommodations range from tent to traditional hut to permanent structures. Field compounds have latrines and showers. All IRC sites have electricity and internet at least several hours per day. Food is the individual’s responsibility.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply:
http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=a2ltbC42ODE5MS4zODMwQGlyYy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

Organization: Habitat for Humanity International
Country: Slovakia
Closing date: 08 Mar 2014

As the Housing Microfinance Specialist for the Housing Finance & Market Development Team with the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Area Office, you will serve as the subject matter expert for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) with a focus on the National Organizations (NOs) and Branches throughout the ECA area. You will have the exciting opportunity to utilize your strong knowledge of microfinance to partner with financial service organizations or similar networks to promote and further advance the Housing Finance & Market Development strategy and overall program in Europe and Central Asia.

Interested candidates should visit: http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=57982

You are someone who enjoys research and have solid experience facilitating training. You enjoy working in a multi-cultural environment and enjoy travel (because you may travel up to 40% throughout Africa.) As the Housing Microfinance Specialist you will be based at our regional office, located in Pretoria, South Africa and report to our Housing Finance & Market Development Manager. You will be responsible for facilitating vibrant market approaches, with a focus on existing local market actors and institutions by focusing on the following 3 key areas:

INSTITUTIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

1. Provide housing microfinance technical support to partner microfinance institution

MOBILIZATION OF CAPITAL

1. Mobilize capital suitable for investing in financial institutions that focus on low-income individuals;

HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES

1. Provide non-financial market-based solutions and services for those living in low-income housing by providing support enabling those households to meet housing quality standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree
2. 3+ years’ experience in Microfinance, Housing Finance, Research or Development
3. 2+ years’ experience in management role
4. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis techniques
5. Proven experience conducting market research studies and established involvement in product development processes
6. Fluency in English (spoken and written)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Training skills and proven experience
2. Fluency in French and/or Russian (spoken and written)
3. Conversant with the regulatory framework for the Microfinance industry in the Europe and Central Asia countries

How to apply:

Interested candidates should visit: http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=57982

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veterans/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

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

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2411

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

POST TITLE: Regional CSE Specialist (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 CSE Specialist 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 the Regional Coordinator in the office, the CSE specialist will assist in assuring continuous technical assistance on comprehensive Sexuality education to the eight (8) Countries part of the Safeguard Young People Programme co-funded by UNFPA, the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency and the EU/SIDA.

Specifically, the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Specialist is responsible for:• providing technical support to countries to review, revise quality comprehensive sexuality education curricula and related training materials for both in-school and out of school adolescents and young people; • strengthen the capacity of UNFPA staff, youth-serving organizations, youth networks, and in-service and pre-service teachers in delivering quality CSE programmes including for marginalized adolescents; • Contributing to the development of CSE support materials including for Peer educators and through radio programmes, social media, m-health, and e-health platforms.• Supporting demand generation for services including contraceptives and condoms. Advocate for and provide TA in the institutionalization of CSE in teacher training schools (government and private); • Coordinating CSE activities in partnership with other UN partners such as UNESCO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNODC and also civil society organizations; • Conducting operations research activities to test CSE delivery methodologies especially for marginalized adolescents --young key populations, adolescents living with HIV, adolescents at risk of marriage etc.; organize sexuality education campaigns on parent-child communication and teacher-learner communication;• Documenting and disseminate best practices related to CSE activities; present project successes in regional conferences; contribute to the mobilization of resources for expansion of CSE and especially the Safeguard YP programme.

• Partner and Stakeholder Management: o Provide technical advice and building capacity of partner organisations to implement the programme, providing ongoing technical support to partners/stake holders as well as UNFPA officers;o Review regularly the political and social environment relevant to SRH in the respective countries and advise the programme team and partner organisations on the appropriate strategies and interventions to ensure the success of the Programme in each one of the Countries;o Oversee the technical liaison and partnership collaboration with relevant agencies/organisations including the other UN agencies to facilitate timely and efficient delivery of the programme results and outcomes both at national and Regional levels;• Responsible for creating and updating a knowledge database of current and emerging SRHR issues in order to input in the Safeguard Young People Website;

JOB PURPOSE:

Working in collaboration with the relevant Country Offices, the relevant ESARO units and the RHCS and Youth/HIV Advisers, the CSE specialist will provide technical assistance to the COs in the era of sexuality education as well as adolescents sexual reproductive health.. In addition, S/He serves as the focal point for developing and strengthening partnership with relevant stakeholders on specific issues related to the Safeguard Young People Programme. S/He will also provide strategic advice and ensure appropriate design of CSE intervention within the Country Offices (COs) Annual Work Plans.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Comprehensive Sexuality Education Specialist supports the achievement of the strategic objectives related:

Swiss Development Cooperation programme “Safeguard Young People”

a. Planning and quality assurance of the CSE component of the programme• Support review of existing data related to CSE in the eight (8) Countries to inform programme planning and implementation in the 8 programme focus countries; • Ensure integration of sound CSE interventions in the national operational plans development including national 3-year Project documents and Annual Work plans. • Support the Regional Coordinator reporting on the programme progress as well as on regional review and planning meetings;• Oversees the quality of the CO’s implemented CSE interventions;• Monitors adherence to UNFPA priorities on CSE to be translated into sound national plans and integrated within the Country specific priorities.

b. Facilitate Provision of Technical Support to programme countries• Develop a regional technical assistance plan in collaboration with countries and the regional coordinator in order to facilitate provision of technical support;• In collaboration with the Regional Coordinator document provision of technical assistance and lessons learned;• In consultation with the Regional Coordinator as well as all the relevant regional advisors develop tools and frameworks to guide the implementation of CSE activities within the Programme.• Support Programme countries to identify quality implementing partners to enable effective and speedy implementation of the CSE interventions.

c. 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 the Regional Coordinator, the communications Advisor as well as the Resources mobilization advisor to develop public relations documents as well as technically sound concept note to be used for resource mobilization. • Support the Regional Coordinator in preparing necessary reports for submission to relevant donors;

d. 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• Job knowledge/technical expertise

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced university degree in Social Science, Public Health 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;• Of which a minimum of four years professional experience in technical assistance and capacity building support in Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Sexual Reproductive health rights in Africa;• 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: Islamic Relief
Country: Egypt
Closing date: 31 Mar 2014

1. Provide strategic direction to the programme, to ensure it works towards reducing poverty in a sustainable manner and responds to emergencies effectively.
2. Take a lead role in the annual strategic planning process.
3. Design programmes and projects based on the Country Strategic Plan and Emergency Preparedness Plan for all projects in NGO Islamic relief.
4. Develop timely and good quality donor proposals to expand the programme, using a participatory approach involving all relevant stakeholders
5. Work with the Country Director to diversity the funding base through developing existing or new relationships with donors
6. Make key decisions in relation to the programme implementation, and offer solutions to problems that arise during the implementation of programmes
7. Ensure the programme meets Islamic Relief Worldwide Quality Standards and international Codes of Conduct
8. Ensure the programmes are implemented and evaluated in a consultative and participative manner through regular field visits
9. Ensure the timely submission of high quality reports to HQ and donors, according to the appropriate guidelines

Qualifications:

• University degree or its equivalent in management, social science, international development, public administration, or a related field
• Relevant experience in project development .

Other Skills:
1. Build relationships with donors and other INGOs in EGYPT
2. Assist the programme team to develop, finalize and closely monitor the programme budget

Experience is preferred in NGOs.

1. Work closely with the Finance Department to ensure effective financial and budgetary control of the programmes, according to IRW’s policy and procedures
2. Ensure corrective measures are taken to address over/under spends in the project budgets Strong skills in use of Microsoft Office word, power point, excel & access Internet search tools • Administrative, financial, and personnel management. • Report writing • Budgeting and budget tracking. • Networking and communication • Diplomacy, tact & negotiation. • Good numerical skills • Problem solving • Research skills. • Relief/Development, health, disability and nutrition issues • Flexible • Patience • Team worker • Stress tolerance • Sympathetic to principles of Islamic Relief Work.

How to apply:

Kindly Send Your Resume with job title on maha.abdelaziz@iregypt.org

Organization: Management Sciences for Health
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 27 Mar 2014

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Business Development Specialist plays a key role in all aspects of new business acquisition at MSH through three key functions: (1) working with MSH’s technical centers and field staff to position MSH to win new business. This responsibility may include capturing new business generally and for specific bids; (2) supporting large, complex proposals in collaboration with MSH’s technical centers, cost unit, HR and the field contributing to a highly competitive capture and win rate; (3) supporting building capacity of MSH center and field staff. The Senior Development Specialist may also function as a Proposal Manager, reporting to the Technical Strategy Lead (TSL), on proposals as assigned. The Senior Development Specialist will work as part of a high performing team to reach ambitious targets, contributing to submission of proposals worth over $400,000,000 annually.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• In collaboration with MSH leadership, contribute to annual and multi-year business development strategies that leverage MSH capabilities to identify and win new business opportunities, contributing to financial sustainability across the organization.

• Within MSH’s target technical, donor and geographic priorities, serve as a "positioning lead" to identify new business opportunities, ensure up to date donor knowledge, and manage geographic relationships with MSH staff, potential partners and consultants. This includes working collaboratively with designated BRD, Center, and field staff to develop and implement intelligence gathering and positioning strategies to strengthen MSH stature, credibility, and likelihood of winning new business.

• Responsible for managing and disseminating business intelligence and positioning information obtained from BRD, Center and field office positioning teams, when assigned to a specific country or specific opportunity.

• Consider potential opportunities, intelligence and information from positioning efforts and prepare BRD’s analysis for specific bid recommendations including internal and external resource needs.

• Support field-based business development activities and preparations for new and follow-on projects, including review of internal and external evaluations of projects. As required, provide direct support to development of field-based proposals.

• Assist BRD and Center leadership to identify partnering opportunities and to establish new institutional partnerships and manage existing ones.

• Management of the Proposal Process:

a. Reporting to the Proposal Manager and/or Technical Strategic Lead (TSL), support development of a competitive proposal including win strategy, partner strategy and cost strategy.

b. Monitor and ensure responsiveness and compliance of the proposals to the solicitation using compliance monitoring and review.

c. Develop, oversee and maintain the proposal calendar, and monitor adherence to the defined process and deadlines for technical proposals, rosters/recruiting, proposal budgets, production schedules and quality standards for proposals. Work with the TSL (and Office/Center senior managers as required) to resolve issues with delays or other roadblocks in the proposal process.

d. Support the Proposal Manager and/or TSL in identifying potential partners and defining their scopes of work and negotiations of pre-teaming and teaming agreements.

e. Assist the TSL in coordination with Cost Proposal Unit staff to develop best-value cost strategies and ensure a unified strategy in both technical and cost proposals.

f. Coordinate with Human Resource Management (HRM) Staff, Center Managers and Sr. Director of BRD to monitor recruitment efforts to meet staffing priorities.

g. Work with proposed partners to be sure that they provide their required information as needed to support the proposal.

h. Participate in, and/or lead, proposal writing as needed.

• Foster, build and maintain MSH staff capacity in development of new or expanded business opportunities for MSH. Develop and build business development skills of BRD staff and staff from technical centers and field offices as required.

• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree required - Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Public Health (MPH) desirable.

2. Minimum of four years of experience in the development of technical proposals to large funding agencies active in international development, preferably in international health, with a demonstrable track record of increasing responsibility and achievements over time.

3. Ability to manage teams, initiate and organize work, establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.

4. Good interpersonal, group facilitation and motivation skills.

5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated writing skills. Experience in proposal writing. Excellent research, data analysis/synthesis, and presentation skills.

6. Knowledge of proposal management standards.

7. Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel.

8. Willingness to work overtime during proposal preparation.

9. Demonstrated good judgment and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities.

10. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. A writing test, as well as submission of writing samples will be required.

11. Fluency in spoken and written English required. Fluency in French is strongly preferred. Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is a bonus.

12. Availability to travel up to 30%.

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

How to apply:

**To apply for this position, please submit a resume to https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/7100/senior-specialist%2c-business-devel.... For more information about MSH, please visit our web site at www.msh.org. If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org .

Organization: Crown Agents
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 21 Apr 2014

Our BusinessCrown Agents is an international development company employing over 600 personnel worldwide with a presence in more than 40 countries, subsidiaries in 12 countries, and permanent staff working on the ground in 22 corporate offices in Africa, Asia Latin America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening.

Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health and food security outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Department of State (DOS), and the Gates Foundation.

Project DescriptionThe USAID Guatemala Policy Regulatory Support for Economic Growth Program (PRS) is implemented by the Crown Agents consortium, including Chemonics International and AGEXPORT, the local partner. The PRS project is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Government of Guatemala to conduct food security programs that reduce chronic under-nutrition and rural poverty. The work under this Task Order derives from the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI, also known as Feed the Future or FTF). The PRS project includes institutional strengthening and policy development for sustainable rural development, trade and environment, oriented to economic growth and food security of Guatemala.

The PRS contract had a base period of two years, during which the project supported key Feed the Future policy objectives in rural development, trade and environment with the Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SESAN), the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA), the Ministry of Economy (MINECO), Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and FONTIERRA. During the option period the PRS project will continue supporting SESAN, MAGA and other government and private entities in policy and regulatory issues related to food security and rural development.

Role & ResponsibilitiesThe Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (M&E Specialist) will support the Chief of Party in monitoring project operational plans, goals and results by verifying compliance with set indicators. He/she will establish procedures to obtain and validate the necessary information to assess indicators, impact and achievements of the project. He/she will be responsible for preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, as well as assisting with drafting and writing success stories of the project.

The M&E Specialist will report to the project office in Guatemala City Monday to Friday, with potential trips to other regions of Guatemala as necessary. He/she will be supervised directly by the Chief of Party.

The M&E Specialist position will begin in March 2014 and end January 2015 (11 months). Biweekly timesheets of the M&E Specialist will be reviewed and approved by the Chief of Party. The M&E Specialist will be paid monthly.

Specific Responsibilities• Responsible for updating and maintaining the project’s monitoring system with indicators and verifiable results.• Record the progress of each indicator, as well as track the advancement of goals and activities for the project as laid out in the Annual Work Plan.• Responsible for the inventory and filing of digital and print backup documentation for all project deliverables and indicators.
• In conjunction with the Food Security Specialist and Rural Development Specialist, write reports which incorporate findings.• Present Weekly, Trimester, and Success Story reports to the Chief of Party for edits and revisions. • Attend weekly team meetings and provide feedback to specialists in order to improve project impact and execution.

Qualifications• University degree in Economics, Agriculture, Business Administration, Management, or a related field required.• Five or more years of demonstrated project experience in rural development, economic development or environmental conservation required. • Three or more years of demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects, preferably on USAID-funded projects. • Knowledgeable of the monitoring system used by USAID (APECE) desired. • Advanced reporting writing skills gained through a related work history in monitoring and evaluation required. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs. • Fluency in Spanish is required.• Must demonstrate personal attributes such as loyalty and integrity in addition to being determined and thorough, which is inherent in this position.• Legal ability to work in Guatemala is required.

How to apply:

To apply to this position, please email your CV, in Spanish, to careers@crownagents.com by February 3, 2014. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.