CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International NGO Safety Organisation
Country: Mali
Closing date: 20 Feb 2015

NOTE: French version to follow / version française ci-dessous

Closing Date: 20 February 2015.

INSO supports the humanitarian community with vital coordination and information services that save lives and improve access.

We are now seeking an experienced individual to join our team as an INSO Safety Advisor - Mali (North)based in Gao/Mali. The Safety Advisor is responsible for delivery of INSO’s services to all NGO members in his/her area of responsibility and will combine a strong safety background with experience of the country context, a clear understanding of humanitarian safety principles and a flexible, outgoing personality.

The Safety Advisor position is being offered on a 1-year renewable term.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, military forces, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
• Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through: daily FLASH alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
• Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables in your region of responsibility, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
• Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
• Manage a small office team including supervising national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
• Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluent in French (written and spoken).
• Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 years spent in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
• Proven writing and analytical abilities (sample requested).
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Minimum 1 recent year experience in Mali - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics.
• Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields.
• Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
• Existing information networks in the region
• English and/or local language skills.
• Experience in staff capacity development and training.

Version Française

Nom de poste: INSO Safety Advisor - Mali (North)

Emploie prévu: immédiatement

Deadline pour les candidatures: 20 février 2015

INSO est une organisation humanitaire internationale travaillant dans des pays en conflit, qui se consacre à l’appui des ONG pour gestion des risques et à l’analyse du contexte. INSO est aujourd’hui positionnée en Afghanistan, Congo (RDC), Kenia, République Centrafricaine, Syrie, Irak et Mali.

INSO Mali recherche un candidat expérimenté pour rejoindre son équipe en tant que Safety Advisor (SA). Le poste sera basé dans le bureau d’INSO Mali Nord à Gao. Le Safety Advisor est responsable de la base, il devra faire preuve d’expertise technique en gestion de la sécurité et sera l’interface avec les ONGs et les interlocutaires d’ÌNSO de sa zone d’intervention. Une réelle comprehension des principes humanitaires et du fonctionnement des ONGs est nécessaire.

Le poste est offert pour une durée de 1 an (renouvelable).

Principales responsabilités:

• Etablir et maintenir un réseau actif et crédible de sources d’information, qui inclura, sans s’y limiter, les ONG, les agences des Nations Unies, les forces de sécurité, et autres acteurs nationaux et internationaux.
• Fournir aux ONGs des informations et analyses sécuritaires crédibles et rapides sur la situation locale et régionale.
• Produire des rapports bimensuels détaillés sur l’évolution du contexte régional et son impact sur les ONGs; produire une liste hebdomadaire des incidents survenus dans la région; produire des rapports d’alerte immédiate.
• Organiser des réunions de sécurité hebdomadaires avec les ONG présentes dans la zone de responsabilité, identifier les tendances et faciliter les discussions
• Assister les ONGs à renforcer leur capacité en gestion de la sécurité, en révisant leur plans de sécurité, conduisant des évaluations de leurs locaux, et les assistant avec le development des plans d’évacuation.
• Diriger une équipe opérationnelle sur sa zone d’intervention, y compris la gestion du personnel local et la supervision des aspects logistiques et administratifs de la base.
• Représenter, promouvoir et protéger les principes humanitaires d’indépendance, d’impartialité et de neutralité d’INSO.

Compétences et expériences requises:

• Français couramment parlé et écrit.
• License ou équivalent dans un champ d’étude pertinent.
• Minimum 3 ans d’expérience humanitaire dans des contextes de conflit / urgences.
• Capacités prouvées de rédaction de rapports et d’analyses (un échantillon sera demandé).
• Connaissance du monde humanitaire et des principes humanitaires, ainsi que de l’approche des ONG en termes de gestion de la sécurité.
• Capacité d’adaptation à des cultures et milieux sociaux divers.
• Compréhension et engagement envers les principes humanitaires d’indépendance, d’impartialité et de neutralité.

Autres compétences souhaitées
(les candidats devraient au moins posséder une des compétences suivantes):

• 1 an ou plus d’expérience récente au Mali (quelle que soit la position).
• Expérience professionnelle équilibrée entre thématiques de sécurité ONG et hors sécurité.
• Expérience en conduite de projet en ONG, y compris sur des thématiques de sécurité.
• Accès à des réseaux de contacts ou d’information locaux pertinents.
• Expérience en formation et développement des capacités des équipes.
• Anglais couramment parlé et écrit
• Qualification formelle de formateur (HEAT, NGO security and safety management, etc…).

How to apply:

Interested persons are requested to send the following to jobs@ngosafety.org no later than 17:00GMT on the 20th of February 2015 and ensure to reference ‘INSO Safety Advisor-Mali’ in the subject line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date.

• Cover Letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring to INSO (1 page maximum).
• Up to date CV (5 page maximum).
• One relevant and substantive writing sample in English which demonstrates your analytical and reporting ability (10 page maximum).

Please do not send any additional information (certificates, other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application under 2MB if possible.

Les candidats intéressés doivent postuler à l’adresse électronique jobs@ngosafety.org, au plus tard le 20 février 2015 à 17h00 GMT, et doivent spécifier la référence ‘INSO Safety Advisor-Mali’ dans le sujet du mail. Seuls les candidats sélectionnés seront contactés.

Lettre de motivation expliquant comment votre candidature remplit les prérequis de ce poste, quelle est votre motivation, et ce que vous espérez apporter à INSO (2 pages maximum).

• CV à jour (5 pages maximum).
• Un exemple pertinent de travail écrit en français, démontrant votre capacité d’analyse et de redaction (10 pages maximum).

Merci de ne pas envoyer de documents additionnels (certificats, autres exemples de travail écrit etc…) et de garder dans la mesure du possible la taille de votre email sous 2 MB.

Organization: CARE
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 06 Feb 2015

TECHNICAL ADVISOR RANGELAND MANAGEMENT

1. Background

In Somalia extensive environmental degradation has emerged to be a main cause of poverty as a result of unsustainable utilization of natural resources. Human population pressure, overstocking, poor legislation and enforcement, encroachment to the rangeland, rapid expansion in the production of charcoal in recent years and climate change have combined to cause undue pressure to the scarce and fragile environmental resources. Consequently, the livestock dependent livelihoods of the rural communities have become increasingly vulnerable and are one the main causes of the country-wide chronic food insecurity. The social indicators in Somalia are amongst the worst in the world for health and education, while the Gross National Income (GNI) is the third lowest in the world. It is estimated that land under permanent pasture varies from 46 to 56% of Somalia's surface area. About 20% of the country’s surface is classified as forest - a percentage which has been in constant decline over the past two decades.

According to a September 2012 NRM assessment in Puntland, community members described degradation of the rangeland resources as the main cause of their livelihood problems. The clearing of trees, mainly acacia, for charcoal production is a widespread practice that has contributed to a total loss of vegetation coverage of +37% (strong) in the target areas between 1982 and 2008. Trees are critical for livestock to survive periods of drought as they are a source of fodder, but they also prevent the top soil essential to pasture growth from being eroded.

An underlying cause of environmental degradation has been the collapse of the governance systems that used to support adequate management of natural resources since the disintegration of the central governement in 1991. The success of the previous government system relied heavily on central government directed range management, involving heavy investments in infrastructure, staffing, training and equipment. As part of efforts to revive this system, the government passed Puntland Law No. 2 in 2000 that deals with the development of rangeland and water and Law No. 3 dealing with land use. However, at present, there is a recognition in Puntland that the environment is not conducive to a governance model that relies heavily on the role of government. The Puntland government is very fragile, has a very limited presence outside the main towns, and relies on negotiation and building consensus with the various clans who seek to gain political power and control over resources. Therefore a top down approach to natural resource management is not feasible in this context and another model is called for.

The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MoEWT) was established in 2009. However since its creation, serious technical and human resources gaps as well as problems with the administrative organisation at all levels, and particularly at the regional and district levels, have not been resolved. The Ministry remains ill equipped, understaffed, and lacks the technical expertise to implement the policies and objectives required to fulfill its mandate.

The added value and innovative nature of the intervention lies in the focus on hybrid models of governance that bring together traditional governance approaches at community level with formal approaches through the State. Throughout Somalia it has become clear that this approach tends to much more successful and builds much more on inherent governance capacities within Somali society than approaches focused on a purely State building oriented model or models that purely rely on traditional/informal mechanisms. The program will support the government to play a supportive and facilitative role with communities, to decentralize further in order to be enabled to play that role, but also to help communities to develop their ability to self-organize at the district level and liaise and collaborate with the government. Traditional management of the natural resources through Xeer (Customary law) is currently unable to provide effective NRM strategies as it has been weakened by the protracted natural resource conflicts and fragmentation of governance. The program strategy is geared to re-operationalize customary law through joint community-government action. Awareness creation will be a major component of the action in order to provide opportunity to restore adequate institutional arrangements. The program will also strengthen community capacity to mitigate conflict over natural resources through improved community governance of these resources. Another added value of the action is that it contributes to overall thinking and action on decentralized models of governance in Puntland, supporting the constitutional mechanisms through districts and village committees. Finally through our emphasis on involvement of women and youth in the different structures and activities we will help ensure their voices are heard and that they can participate more effectively in governance mechanisms.

2. Job Summary

The assignment is a 3 year consultancy and secondment to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism in Puntland. The successful candidate will lead on the rangeland management component and decentralization of NRM to the regional, district and village levels as outlined in the EC project proposal “Deegaankaagu waa noloshaada” (your environment is your life). The position aims to support the Ministry in ensuring that its work is visible and operational at the district level. S/he will support in linkage of community and government officials through the District Pastoralists’ Associations (DPA) and Village Committees (VC). Training, mentorship and coaching of these structures to become effective in management of rangelands forms a large part of the incumbent’s work.

3. Aimed for Results

The position will be responsible for the following result areas, working closely with the Ministry staff, project partners and supported by the CARE Project Manager and Training Advisor.

Result 1: Build capacity of ministry staff based at the headquarter, regional and district levels in NRM, particularly Rangeland Management and Pastoralism

Result 2: *Work with project partners and ministry to develop training curricula for district and village level structures involved in the management of range resources.*

Result 3: *Work with the ministry to establish district based associations in ten districts. These associations will lead in conservation efforts at district level and regularly report on progress at village level.*

Result 4: *Implement training for the district and village structures, including the establishment of a cohort of trainers (TOTs) who will regularly carry out refresher training activities in their locale.*

Result 5: Research and learning: development of policy briefs and best practices in drylands management, pastoralism, institutional strengthening of grassroots structures in NRM and the role of women in NRM.

4. Requirements

The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:

1. A Masters degree in Environmental Planning and Management, Natural Resource Management (NRM) Dryland Management or Rural development (with a focus on drylands). Relevant social science degrees will be considered
2. At least 5 years solid experience in natural resource management in developing countries Experience in East/Horn of Africa will be an added advantage
3. Demonstrated understanding of rangeland management policies
4. Understanding of the Somali context, customary law and governance system highly desired
5. Somali language skills are highly desirable
6. Highly motivated, self-drive personality with strong problem solving ability
7. Communicative, ability to conduct training needs assessments and training
8. Excellent report wiring skills is mandatory
9. Excellent team building, coaching and mentoring skills
10. Excellent facilitation and Training of Trainers (TOT) skills and knowledge of adult learning principles
11. A strong team player

How to apply:

How to apply:

Please submit your application letter and updated CV to consultants@som.care.orgby 6^th February 2015, quoting the job title of this post.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting gender, equity and diversity. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

For more information about CARE and its programs, visit www.care.org

Organization: Options Consultancy Services
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 30 Jan 2015

About Us

Options Consultancy Services Limited (Options) was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. Options is a leading provider of technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors. We work in partnership with national and state governments, international development agencies, the private sector and civil society to strengthen programmes and policies to support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in health and poverty reduction.

Our work focuses on providing expertise in sexual and reproductive health, maternal newborn and child health, HIV and AIDS, citizen voice and accountability, gender, social inclusion and equity to enhance institutional effectiveness to support strengthening of health service delivery.

Role profile

Long-term post-holders are required for a programme of support in Tanzania by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to: Reduce the number of stunted children by 7% (50,000) in the targeted regions of Tanzania within a period of 5 years. This programme is being tendered, and the post will be confirmed should the Save the Children led consortium be successful.

Project outcomes are:

1. Improved maternal, infant and young feeding practices;
2. Enhanced quality of nutrition services through the health system;
3. Improved household access to diverse and nutrient rich foods through own production and purchased from the local market;
4. Improved multi-sectoral response to nutrition at sub-national levels (Agriculture, WASH, Health, Early Child Development (ECD), Community Development, Livelihoods).

The Research, Evidence and Advocacy Adviser will be responsible for the coordination, oversight and quality assurance of the ASTUTE research portfolio, including operations research. The post holder will work closely with and provide support and guidance to the Programme Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) post. The post-holder will work at national level based within the project office in Dar es Salaam with frequent travel to the selected regions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the design, implementation, analysis and write up of innovative qualitative and quantitative research studies (e.g. operations research; intervention evaluations; qualitative studies to understand mechanisms of behaviour change) that are relevant to the DFID logframe indicators and programme objectives.
• Design in-house and outsourced research tools (e.g. quantitative surveys; interview topic guides) in consultation with the relevant technical advisers. Ensure use of appropriate software for data management and analysis of research data.
• Write TORs for the outsourcing and/or recruitment of consultants for research as required.
• Oversight and quality assurance of in-house and outsourced research activities (e.g. reviewing proposals to ensure the highest quality agencies are selected; checking plausibility of data; data verification; ensuring staff are adequately qualified and trained). Technical management of subcontracts and review of associated deliverables.
• Reporting results and progress of research studies to meet DFID’s requirements (e.g. writing up research findings; proposing plans and costs for further scale up of successful interventions).
• Ensure research includes an economic component (e.g. cost effectiveness analyses; cost modelling) to inform the Government of Tanzania about the likely cost of further scale up beyond the DFID programme.
• Train appropriate staff in the collection of primary data for in-house research. Strengthen capacity for analysis and effective use of data at national, provincial and district level, with a focus on building the capacity of regional and district staff who are administering nutrition information systems
• Present data in an accessible way for government/stakeholders (e.g. top line findings; briefing sheets; executive summaries, scorecards, infographics). Ensure evidence of successful approaches and gaps in provision inform national policy and planning and resource allocation at provincial/district level. Facilitate use of data for decision making, encourage transparency on progress and advocate for improvements in service provision and resource allocation.
• Convene research dissemination workshops with government staff from multiple sectors, donors and partner organisations to share and discuss relevant data. Ensure data is fed back to service providers to enable them to make informed decisions on effective delivery of services.
• Ensure use of programme M&E and research findings to support effective multi-sectoral dialogues, regular exchange of information and decision making.
• Leverage existing accountability mechanisms and platforms to integrate discussion on nutrition into existing policy dialogues, discussion fora and media partnerships. Ensure data is used for advocacy to improve nutrition.
• Strengthen advocacy for better services for women and children through effective use of evidence by civil society groups and leveraging on pressure points through relevant local accountability platforms.
• Ensure gender, ECD and WASH feature as part of the research studies and stunting reduction interventions being implemented.
• Work alongside the Programme M&E Advisor and collaborate as needed (e.g. provide relevant research findings to inform updates to the logframe).

Behaviours/attributes

• Facilitates transparency, inclusiveness, and exchange in collaborative partnerships
• Identifies common goals and opportunities for collaboration between stakeholders with diverse mandates or structures
• Manages group dynamics among collaboration partners (e.g. build consensus, manage conflict, facilitate exchange)

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Master’s degree in a related subject
• At least seven years’ relevant experience
• Proven capacity in management/oversight/quality assurance of research studies
• Experience of operational research
• Expertise in use of data for influencing policy and planning at national and local levels
• Strong analytical skills, including use of statistical software packages (e.g SPSS, STATA)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience of working within the health sector, ideally maternal and child health or nutrition
• Fluent in Swahili

Desirable

• Knowledge of nutrition, in particular child stunting
• Experience of working with donor funded programmes, such as DFID, USAID etc.
• Experience of capacity building and mentoring

How to apply:

Application process

To express your interest in the role, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Freya Stothard at opportunities@options.co.ukbefore 30^th January 2015. Please note that CVs will be shortlisted as they are received.

Organization: Oxfam GB
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 31 Jan 2015

JOB PROFILE

Vacancy Notice

Are you passionate about working with an international organization in Liberia in a relief context? If you are then Oxfam Liberia has exciting opportunity for you to fill.

JOB TITLE: Water, Sanitation & Health (WASH) Technical Advisor

DIVISION / DEPARTMENT / LOCATION: International / Liberia WASH Consortium / Liberia / Monrovia

JOB FAMILY: Programme Technical

SALARY: £22, 421 - £31,945

LEVEL: C2, National Plus

OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering

TEAM PURPOSE: The Liberia WASH consortium mission is that Liberia’s most unserved and underserved communities have equitable access to and sustainable use of safe water, practice key sanitation and hygiene behaviours.

JOB PURPOSE: To provide technical leadership, coordination and advice to the Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC) board, members and partners for the development and delivery of the consortium programmes; to lead the technical capacity building of members, partners and relevant government ministries; and to lead the implementation of the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) framework of LWC.

Background

Under the leadership of Oxfam GB, the Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC) is comprised of six INGOS (ACF, Concern Worldwide, PSI, Tearfund, WaterAid and Oxfam GB) working in the WaSH sector since 2007. The Consortium strategy (2013-2017) has 3 strategic pillars:

1. Advocacy and Knowledge Management:

Learning and research available and used by key stakeholders in the WASH sector for better evidence-based WASH policy and programming

1. Capacity Development:

Improved systems and structures at community, district, county and national levels to plan, deliver and monitor sustainable WASH activities - including WASH in schools

1. Service delivery:

Targeted population have equitable and sustainable access to improved water and sanitation services and practice safe hygiene

LWC also has a developing Ebola recovery strategy:

• Building upon the approaches and consolidating gains of current Public Health WASH response by the members of the consortium to ensure sustainability of these gains1
• Linking WASH EVD response, recovery and longer term work and following on the 3 pillars of the LWC 5-year development strategy: Direct Service delivery, building local capacity in WASH (including preparedness and contingency Planning) and advocacy.

Current LWC programs are currently funded by Irish Aid, European Union and Department for International Development.

REPORTING LINES:

Postholder reports to: Liberia WASH Consortium Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Officer

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: none

DIMENSIONS:

Under the direction of the Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC) Coordinator and LWC Board, lead on:

1. Develop and maintain strong relationships management with LWC members, partners and the wider WASH technical sector in Liberia
2. WASH Technical coordination, harmonisation and leadership amongst members and partners of

JOB PROFILE

• 2 -

the consortium

1. Coordinating the Technical Working Group and representing the LWC at technical WASH sector meetings and workshops.
2. Monitoring & Evaluation of projects and programs according to action plans and quality standards
3. Strengthening learning, information sharing and accountability within the LWC

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

WaSH Technical: To provide technical advice and leadership to the LWC members and board Coordinate the LWC Technical Working Group, made up of each member technical lead, and the pods to ensure regular meetings, actions according to the ToR, documentation, follow up on actions Along with the Technical Working Group, develop, implement and monitor harmonised approaches, guidelines and minimum standards for the LWC programs Ensure a high standard of WASH program implementation in both rural and urban locations, according to WASH consortium and national minimum standards & guidelines Ensure gender, inclusion and equity is well integrated into consortium programs Ensure WASH interventions meet global WASH good practice and standards Lead LWC coordination with the wider Liberia WASH sector, including government departments, municipalities and WASH actors, on technical standards, guidelines, planning and monitoring Represent the Consortium in external technical WASH sector meetings or workshops and feedback recommendations, actions and decisions Lead on technical implementation aspects of the development of proposals, donor engagement and fundraising Input into LWC strategy, annual planning and reporting within Oxfam and LWC systems Create linkages between programming and advocacy objectives

Monitoring & Evaluation: Lead the development and implementation of program MEAL standards and activities Monitor the standards and quality of WASH programs agreed by the consortium and feedback to program managers and technical working group on compliance Lead the annual peer learning review for all LWC members Lead high quality baseline, impact assessment and evaluation activities for consortium programs Lead on use of existing digital technology for survey, reporting and mapping of data from Consortium programs Along with the MEAL officer, develop and monitor activity plans and implementation progress against them. Along with the MEAL officer, lead on reporting formats and report consolidation Ensure compliance of programs with donor and government reporting and monitoring systems Ensure compliance with Oxfam project management and monitoring system (OPAL) Strengthen beneficiary accountability and learning mechanisms within the consortium Engage with learning in the wider global WASH sector, including representation at external learning events Maintain the management and sharing of information amongst Consortium members using the dropbox and other technologies

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:

WaSH Technical: Relevant Qualification in a related WASH discipline / Environmental Health/ Public Health At least 5 years experience in designing and monitoring quality standards of water, sanitation

JOB PROFILE

• 3 -

and hygiene programmes in a post conflict or recovery context Experience in design and implementation of hygiene and sanitation promotion programs, which centre on behaviour change communication. Experience in low cost rural and urban water supply systems Experience coordinating and advising different organisations who are not directly line managed Experience in building strong relationships with local partners and government and skills to develop the capacity of staff or local partners Knowledge on where to find relevant global WASH sector good practice and standards

Monitoring and Evaluation: Experience in designing and implementing MEAL frameworks Strong technical competence in carrying out assessments and in quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation methods Specific experience of developing accountability and learning tools Excellent written and spoken communication skills and particularly the ability to present complex information in a succinct, precise and digestible form. Experience in knowledge and data management

General Strong communication and coordination skills Excellent facilitation and interpersonal skills with strong examples of leading program design processes Ability to unite and support 6 NGOs and partners within the consortium Strong analytical and problem solving skills Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadline Flexibility to work on a number of activities and prioritise them according to consortium requirements Excellent written and spoken English with demonstrable experience of writing proposals and reports for a variety of audiences including government, donors and INGOs Ability to represent organisations at a senior level and leverage influence Understanding and commitment of the importance of gender and inclusion in WASH programme delivery Experience of working in a post-conflict/recovery programme Experience of working in West Africa (or elsewhere under similar conditions) would be an advantage. Sound IT skills, including Word, Excel and digital technology and excellent command of oral and written English Empathy with consortium goals and challenges

OTHER:

To be confirm by line manager

Date of issue: 05/ 01/2015

How to apply:

To apply for this position, submit application and detailed CV to Oxfam Liberia Programme at liberiaOGBrecruitment@oxfam.org.uk. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: Saturday, 31st January 2015 at 17:00 GMT. We are committed to diversity & gender equality within our organisation.

Organization: GOAL
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 23 Jan 2015

OVERALL DESCRIPTION

GOAL

Founded in 1977, GOAL works to promote the realization of the fundamental rights of the poor, the vulnerable, and those affected by humanitarian crisis. GOAL currently works in 15 countries; Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Iraq, Philippines and Zimbabwe. GOAL’s head office is in Dublin, Ireland with support offices in London and New York.

General description of the programme

Operational in Uganda since the late 70’s, the current country programme focuses on two of GOAL’s three strategic sectors, namely: Health (including WASH and Health Accountability programming); and a market based approach to improving agricultural livelihoods and WASH. GOAL Uganda mainstreams HIV, gender, child protection and the resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL works on a district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government, the private sector and communities to give effect to our mission.

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of approximately 110 personnel and manages an annual operating budget of approximately €4.6 million (2015). GOAL is currently operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with five offices in Kampala, Bugiri, Abim, Kaabong and Agago Districts. With a new livelihood programming planned we will open a new office in Lira in 2015.

The current GOAL Uganda country programme operational areas:

1. The Bugiri / Namayingo District Programme, South Eastern Uganda, established in 2001, currently implements WASH and Health Accountability programme, both are implemented through national partners.
2. The Agago District Programme, North Eastern Uganda, established in 2003 has transitioned from an emergency programme to a development programme. Implementation is through partners in WASH and directly in Health Accountability and both directly and through private sector partners in Livelihood.
3. The Abim District Programme, North Eastern Uganda (Western Karamoja) was established in 2008. This development programme implements through partners in WASH and both directly and through private sector partners in Livelihood.
4. The Kaabong District programme began in 2014 with a small WASH programme implemented through a national partner.
5. The ACT Health programme, an accountability programme spanning 16 districts implemented both directly and through four national partners and in collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), our research partner who are leading the Randomised Control Trial (RCT).

General Position Summary

GOAL Uganda is seeking a dynamic person to support the strategic design and development of resilience programming. We wish to develop a clear resilience strategy across the country programme, support better understanding across our teams in this new approach; source new resources to scale up resilience programming and hand over to a national candidate at the end of a year.

Specific deliverables include:

1. Research, design and implementation of a resilience strategy and tools to encompass the country programme.
2. Increased understanding of resilience approaches through-out the country team.
3. Design appropriate resilience programming for Kaabong.
4. Source new funding for resilience programming.
5. Identify appropriate networking fora for GOAL Uganda’s longer term engagement.
6. Identify appropriate partners to engage in advocacy for land rights.
7. Identification, recruitment and induction of a National Resilience Advisor before end of contract

Requirements

Essential:

1. Relevant degree in environment, development or related subject
2. A minimum of five years’ experience in broad resilience programming including DRR
3. Knowledge and experience of Ugandan resilience networks
4. Demonstrated experience in successful fund raising
5. Excellent analytical and writing skills (English)
6. Excellent communication skills (written, spoken, facilitation, mentoring and influencing)
7. An individual with initiative, who is performance driven and has considerable planning and organizational skills.
8. Ability to travel up to 50% from base

Highly Desirable

1. Experience in research, design or implementation of resilience programming for pastoral communities
2. Established donor relationships in the sector

Job Location:Kampala based, with extensive travel

Reporting to: Livelihood Advisor (with significant collaboration with WASH Advisor, ACD P and CD)

Contract Length: One year (Nonrenewable)

How to apply:

http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YGTYD&sid=BEVGTAZ&jid=UFWWFCX&site=Goal

Organization: Ibis
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 08 Jan 2015

Purpose of the position

The Advocacy Advisor in cooperation with the two IBIS Programme Directors is responsible for developing advocacy strategies, coordinating and/or leading advocacy processes, ensuring capacity development of IBIS staff and partners, and on a continuous basis documenting achievements and challenges to inform the further development of IBIS in Liberia’s advocacy profile.

The Advocacy Advisor is responsible for coordination and overall management of the advocacy work by IBIS in Liberia. In a project-based manner, the Advocacy Advisor will ensure synergies and links between advocacy processes in the two thematic programmes in Education and Governance (ETP and GTP) and the newly established Ebola Rapid Response Program (ERRP). In addition to strengthening the in-country synergies between the programmes, the Advocacy Advisor will liaise with the three regional IBIS programmes Africa Against Poverty (AAP), West Africa Human Rights and Democracy (WAHRD), and Quality Education Against Poverty & Inequality (EAPI) to seek opportunities to make joint advocacy efforts, and ensure that IBIS in Liberia’s advocacy initiatives feed into and link with regional and global processes.

Supervision

The Advocacy Advisor manages the Education Liaison Officer and Communications officer in the country office. The Advocacy Advisor is in turned managed by the Country Director.

Tasks and responsibilities

ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS

• Identify opportunities for and support/lead advocacy processes and campaigns, in collaboration among IBIS partners, with the Education NGO Forum and in consortia of INGOs/NGOs and/or other Development Partners on issues relevant to and drawing on IBIS’ work.
• Support/lead the development of relevant materials for campaign work.
• Identify opportunities for and support the development of linkages between Local, National, regional and global advocacy work and campaigns, to facilitate collaboration as well as the exchange of information and experiences.
• As part of liaison function with GoL entities facilitate information sharing and support/lead policy influencing on issues relevant to the IBIS country, ETP and GTP strategies.
• Coordinate, facilitate, lead and/or support joint advocacy efforts of the Education NGO Forum, ensuring linkages with the IBIS ETP and GTP where possible
• Support GTP partners to define, plan and implement advocacy work, primarily under Outcome 2
• Lead partner lessons learned sessions during the quarterly GTP Partner Forum to identify lessons, as well as opportunities for future advocacy work

****DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT****

• Identify opportunities for strengthening dynamics and synergies between the GTP, ETP, ERRP and Education NGO Forum.
• Facilitate the development of advocacy strategies for the ETP and GTP.
• Develop project proposals or project based work methods for collaboration between the GTP, ETP, ERRP and Education NGO Forum.
• Overall coordination support to implementation of advocacy projects or project based work.
• Develop proposals for the use of the GTP innovation funds funding windows based on dialogue with GTP partners and the Governance Team during the quarterly partner forum.

****SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING****

• Identify and support training opportunities for IBIS partners and IBIS staff related to advocacy.
• Maintain and update the IBIS advocacy tool box, drawing on experiences and tools from HO and other likeminded organizations.
• Facilitate an annual review of achievement against the IBIS in Liberia Advocacy Strategy.
• Ensure continuous learning and documentation of the program based advocacy approach.

****LIAISON****

• Liaise with GoL education sector counterparts relevant to the work of the Education NGO Forum, ETP, ERP and GTP Outcome 2.
• Support liaison with relevant GoL counterparts for GTP Outcome 1 and 3, drawing on lessons from the education sector.
• Support liaison between IBIS partner platforms and participate, as relevant and appropriate, in all platform meetings.
• Liaise and act as focal point for engagement with IBIS regional programs WAHRD, AAP and EAPI on advocacy related activities.

****COMMUNICATIONS****

• Identify relevant stories and other communications products based on IBIS’ work for dissemination via relevant websites or other channels.
• Support the development of stories on IBIS’ advocacy work.
• Identify and coordinate the work flow for ensuring the production of relevant advocacy stories and other communications products.
• Support the communications officer in collaboration with WACA and act as liaison for the WACA on IBIS Liberia’s advocacy work.
• Identify and help formulate key interest stories for IBIS donor reporting and annual DANIDA reports.

****RESEARCH****

• Support research formulation under the GTP, ETP and Education NGO Forum with a view to ensure relevant linkages with planned advocacy work, with support from the Programme Development Manager.
• Identify concrete advocacy opportunities based on completed research.

****NON-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY****

Perform any other assignments reasonably associated with but not listed in this Job Description as and when assigned by the country director and programmes directors.

Competencies

Required skills & Qualifications

• A Post-Graduate Degree in Development Studies, Communication or similar areas.
• Proven experience with policy and advocacy work.
• Proven experience from working with NGOs and/or NGO networks.
• Proven experience working with national Government and NGO partners.
• Proven experience with capacity building and mentoring.
• Experience working with issues related to Education and/or Governance.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Strong verbal and writing skills in the English language. Danish is considered an advantage.

****Desirable skills****

• Experience from the Liberia context, preferably from similar work.
• Experience from West Africa, preferably from similar work.
• Experience managing and mentoring staff.
• Experience managing consultant and/or service contracts.

****Required attitudes****

• Solution and result-orientation.
• Innovative approaches to work.
• Team spirit.
• Leadership.
• Inter-culturally sensitivity and non-discrimination.
• Initiative and imagination.
• Ability to adjust and show flexibility in a changing context.
• Ability to manage stress and work in a busy environment.
• Terms of employment

Initial contract period: March 1, 2015 – April 30, 2017 (2 years).

Due to the prevailing situation in Liberia the post is not considered suitable for bringing children to stay during the assignment.

The terms and conditions for the position follow ‘Regulations for Expatriates assigned by IBIS’.

IBIS’ salary package for category III includes a monthly basic salary of DKK 21,722, a monthly pension contribution of 10% of the basic salary and a monthly gratuity allowance of DKK 2,000 (payable after expiry of contract).

Further more IBIS offers payment of an allowance to cover expenses in connection with expatriation and repatriation, provides an unfurnished housing, payment of outward and return travel as well as an insurance package. Quarterly rest and recreation trips.

Duty station is Monrovia; however, the candidate should be prepared for extensive travel throughout Liberia of up to 50%.

How to apply:

Application guidelines

We look forward to receiving a motivated application letter and a detailed Curriculum Vita completed in English. Please state application no. AA/LIB-0115 in the subject line and forward applications by email to job@ibis.dk before January 8, 2015 at 12 noon.

Interviews are planned to take place in Copenhagen on February 27, 2015.

IBIS considers diversity to be an advantage and we encourage everybody – irrespective of age, gender and of religious, sexual or ethnic affiliation – to apply for this position.

Organization: Save the Children
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 12 Jan 2015

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

In Liberia we are working hard to help those affected by the Ebola crisis. We're scaling up our community awareness, contact tracing and outreach activities, and as a result are now looking for suitably experienced candidates for the role of FSL Advisor.

We are interested in hearing from you if you have experience of working in a similar role in an emergency response, for a NGO, or if you have demonstrable experience of working in similarly complex countries or environments.

You'll be in country for 8 weeks at any given time with 2 weeks R&R after each rotation or at the end of your contract. You will also be offered a competitive salary package including full medical insurance, accommodation and other benefits.

We are looking for candidates who can be deployed either immediately or over the course of the coming months - we know that this will be a longer term response and as such our recruitment activity will continue. Please do include your availability on your cover letter, and don't forget to also submit your CV (both should be submitted as one document.)

Prior to deployment to the field, a period of paid training will be provided which includes relevant organisation inductions, security training and external training on Ebola risk management.

Please note: due to the critical nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they are received and successful candidates contacted on an on-going basis.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

How to apply:

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'kpatel.20792.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 24 Dec 2014

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’ FUND

RWANDA COUNTRY OFFICE

VACANCY NOTICE NO. PER/VN/025/2014

The Office of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Rwanda is inviting applications from suitably qualified Rwandan nationals to fill the following vacancy:

TITLE : National Consultant, Child Rights Advisor

LEVEL : NOC (category for National officers)

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT : SSA Consultancy

DURATION : 11 months

STARTING DATE : 15 January 2015

DUTY STATION : Kigali

DATE OF ISSUE : 11/12/2014

DATE OF CLOSURE : 24/12/2014

Background and Purpose:

The Ministry in charge of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) aims at promoting equality and equity for both men and women and ensure empowerment of women through the national development processes of Rwanda.

The Ministry further aims at promoting the family, as a natural and cultural basis of the Rwandan society and provide a conducive environment for the overall development of the nation’s children according to internationally agreed standards and principles. MIGEPROF has a mandate with the key responsibility of formulating policies and strategies on issues that affect all Rwandans in the areas of Gender Equality, Family Promotion, Women and Girls Empowerment and Child Protection.

The Ministry has put in place the Integrated Child Rights Policy (ICPR) to ensure that every child is given equal rights and is well protected. It has the overall responsibility for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the ICRP in Rwanda and as such, is tasked with the coordination of interventions between the various Ministries and institutions involved. It also has primary responsibility for 3 thematic areas under the ICRP, namely: Family and Alternative Care; Protection; and Participation. Furthermore in September 2011 an ECD Policy and Strategic Plan was developed and is currently under revision. The policy promotes the holistic development of all children in Rwanda through the provision of integrated health, nutritional, early learning and protection services to families and children between 0-6 years of age. The goal of the ECD policy is to ensure all Rwandan children achieve their potential, are healthy, well-nourished and safe, and their mothers, fathers and communities become nurturing caregivers through receiving integrated early childhood development services.

The Ministry has also developed a Family Policy which gives a broader line on the government’s commitments towards promoting the Rwandan Family, and a National Gender Policy and its strategic plan. The Law Nº54/2000 of 14/12/2011 relating to the Rights and Protection of Children serves as the unified law covering all the aspects of the rights of children and complying with all the ratified international treaties. All these documents will help the consultant to support the Ministry in achieving its mandate for the promotion and protection of children’s rights.

The main purpose of this assignment is to support and advise MIGEPROF to apply, adapt and achieve its goals, policies, and strategies pertaining to children’s rights in conformity with the Integrated Child Rights Policy.

Objective of the consultancy

Under the general guidance of the Honourable Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, the Child Rights Advisor supports and advises MIGEPROF and its affiliated agencies in developing policies, strategies, programmes and systems for the fulfilment of children’s rights in Rwanda and overseeing their implementation. The Child Rights Advisor is responsible for providing technical leadership, management advice, and programme support and capacity building to MIGEPROF and its affiliated agencies. He/she facilitates application, adaptation and achievement of MIGEPROF goals, policies, and strategies pertaining to children’s rights in conformity with the Integrated Child Rights Policy and the Law number 54 Relating to the Rights and Protection of Children. The Child Rights Advisor provides innovative leadership including expert advice, vision, knowledge management, articulating policies and strategies, situation appraisal and harmonization of programme strategy. In close collaboration with the National Commission for Children, the Child Rights Advisor will support coordination efforts in the area of child rights by working closely with relevant thematic sectors, including social protection, health and nutrition, justice, education to ensure integration of child rights issues within these sectors.

Goals

The specific results of the assignment will include among others:

1. Programme policies, strategies, and approaches for MIGEPROF on child rights are developed in accordance with international and national best practice
2. Child rights coordination mechanisms, including around Early Childhood Development, within Government of Rwanda as well as with other stakeholders, are supported.
3. Child rights issues are mainstreamed within the programmes, policies, strategies of relevant sectors and ministries.
4. Technical advice is provided to MIGEPROF staff on the design and monitoring and evaluation of child rights policies and interventions
5. Capacity of MIGEPROF staff on child rights is assessed and a capacity-building plan is developed and implemented, including formal training and on the job training and mentoring, based on identified needs
6. Common frameworks, tools, and guidance are developed for MIGEPROF and its affiliated agencies to ensure high quality evidence-based child rights programming
7. Resources are mobilized in the area of child rights through technical support for evidence-based advocacy.
8. MIGEPROF is effectively represented and programme goals and strategies are widely advocated with relevant government officials, notably through the Social Protection Sector, multi-lateral agencies, bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, UN agencies, and donors

Tasks

Under the supervision of the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, The consultant will work in close collaboration with heads of departments and technical staff from MIGEPROF, as well as with relevant personnel from the National Commission for Children, to perform the following key tasks:

• Provide technical advice and support to MIGEPROF on the development of relevant programme policies, strategies, and approaches on child rights, including MIGEPROF’s 2014-2019 Strategic Plan.
• Represent MIGEPROF in external meetings with relevant government officials, notably through the Social Protection Sector, multi-lateral agencies, bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, UN agencies, and donors.
• Support and advise MIGEPROF in mobilizing resources for child rights programmes through evidence-based advocacy
• Support implementation of the Child Rights related Laws and Policies (The Law No54 Relating to the Rights and Protection of Children, ICRP and ECD Policy) at decentralized levels in order to ensure their incorporation in the plans and budget at District Levels.
• Support development of National Standards for Early Childhood Development.
• Support child rights coordination mechanisms within Government of Rwanda as well as with other stakeholders, and ensure that child rights issues including ECD are mainstreamed within the programmes, policies, strategies of relevant sectors and ministries
• Support and advise MIGEPROF and its affiliated agencies on the development of common frameworks, tools and guidance to develop evidence-based child rights programming.
• Assess the capacity of MIGEPROF staff on child rights and develop and implement a capacity-building plan, including formal training and on the job training and monitoring, based on the identified needs.

Deliverables

• Submit to MIGEPROF and UNICEF a detailed quarterly work plan with activities clearly linked to each expected result, at the beginning of the consultancy and 3 months into the consultancy.
• Submit to MIGEPROF and UNICEF monthly progress reports highlighting key achievements, challenges, lessons learnt and recommendations.
• In consultation with MIGEPROF, UNICEF and other child rights and protection stakeholders, develop: (i) a capacity-building plan and training module(s) on child rights for MIGEPROF staff ; (ii) Early learning and development standards.
• Submit to MIGEPROF and UNICEF a final report no later than 20 days before the end of the consultancy, highlighting key achievements, challenges, lessons learnt, best practices and recommendations.

Duration and work arrangements

SSA Consultancy is for a period of 11 months.

Work arrangements:

The consultant will be based in MIGEPROF but will be responsible for providing his/her own electronic equipment. He/she have will regular interaction with MIGEPROF’s affiliated agencies and with UNICEF, and he/she will conduct consultations with various MIGEPROF partners.

Field visits will be organized as deemed necessary.

For the time spent in the field, the consultant will receive DSA in US dollars according to UN rate. He/she will receive the final tranche of honoraria when the final report has been received and accepted by both MIGEPROF and UNICEF Rwanda.

The consultant will be responsible for setting up meetings with all appropriate individuals and institutions with the support of MIGEPROF where necessary.

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Honourable Minister of Gender and Family Promotion. The consultant will also work closely with a focal point nominated in the agencies affiliated to the Ministry.

The contract will be signed between the consultant and UNICEF as the hiring organisation. The consultant will be governed by UNICEF procurement rules and regulations.

Profile of the SSA Consultant

Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, public relations, media, communication, or other relevant disciplines.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in all aspects of programme management, and/or advisory support, in the area of child rights resulting in recognized expertise in the technical area.
• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. Knowledge of French would be an asset.
• National of Rwanda

Competencies:

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
  Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration.
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Has good leadership and advisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources
• Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear visions of the organizations future potential.
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across departments and organizations.
• Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.

Payment modalities

Payment will be made on a monthly basis upon delivery by the consultant of a monthly progress report highlighting achievements of pre-agreed deliverables. Applicants are required to quote their fees

Funding source and rate of payment

Funding source: UNICEF GC 3750/A0/05/004/001/001

Rate of payment: UNICEF monthly consultancy rate at NOC level applicable

How to apply:

Qualified individuals are requested to submit their cover letter, CV and P11 form (which can be downloaded from: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), to Human Resources at: rwajobs@unicef.org by December 24^th 2014, with subject: “Child Rights Advisor - Application.”

You may also submit to: Human Resources Specialist, UNICEF Rwanda, P.O. Box 381, Kigali, Rwanda.

UNICEF IS A NON-SMOKING WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

UNICEF IS COMMITTED TO GENDER BALANCE AND DIVERSITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO RACE, SEX OR RELIGION, AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Organization: Inter Aide
Country: Malawi
Closing date: 12 Dec 2014

Founded in 1980, Inter Aide is a humanitarian organisation that specialises in the implementation of development programs that aim to promote access for the most vulnerable to development. The programs respond to specific, vital needs of local communities. Our principal objective is to reinforce the capacities of vulnerable populations to allow them to improve the living conditions in their communities.

Inter Aide currently implements programs in 6 countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar and Sierra Leone) and the Caribbean (Haiti). Our interventions cover several fields of rural development: water and sanitation (including services for the maintenance of water points), agriculture and support to farmers organisations, community health (including the reduction of child mortality, sexual and reproductive health), and primary education.

As a management principle Inter Aide delegates most of the responsibilities to the Program Managers (PM) based in the field, and as far as possible to local partners. They are both in charge of the implementation of the activities as well as the human resources management and all the financial and administrative tasks.

Although the Program Managers are responsible for the management of their programs, Inter Aide has identified three key areas where additional support is required at country level:

· Internal audit procedures need to be implemented at country level to ensure that funds and resources are being used appropriately. Thus Inter Aide is interested in developing a process for “internal project certification” that would set the standard for internal processes and procedures. The certification process should be participatory on every project but external support is required.

· Administrative tasksrelated to labour law (e.g. application of a new pension scheme), visas, insurance, imports, project procedures, etc. These tasks are already handled by the Finance and Administrative Manager at the Inter Aide Support Office in Lilongwe. However, with the current development of our activities in Malawi, we believe that strengthening our administrative set up would allow us to speed up the extension of our activities as well as secure our present programs.

· Identification of partners -Inter Aide needs to be more pro-active in identifying potential local funding and partnership with international institutions and local stakeholders in Lilongwe and Blantyre. This task remains difficult for the Program Managers who are not based in Lilongwe, where the majority of development stakeholders are located.

To meet those needs, Inter Aide is looking for a Senior Advisor for Administration, Auditing & Partnerships. This individual is expected to achieve the following outcomes within one year are:

· The Program Managers and local partners are guided to set-up, revise and apply internal procedures on their respective projects.

· A service of “internal project certification” is designed and implemented.

· The local capacities of Inter Aide for fundraising and partnership increase, leading to additional resources for the programs.

· The capacity of the finance and administrative manager in charge of the Inter Aide Support Office at Lilongwe are strengthened.

Responsibilities

1. Develop a service of “internal project certification” (about 1/3 of the working time):

· Compile internal procedures (e.g. for procurement, human resources, stores management, etc) and support project staff to revise them when needed. 2. Design and test a field audit for internal project certification.Identify local funding and partnership opportunities with institutions (private, public, non-governmental, local or international) based in Malawi, start the dialogue and link them to the Area Manager based in France. (about 1/3 of the working time) :

· Identify key persons and organizations to meet (NGOs country directors, politicians, institutions managers …).

· Arrange meetings and discuss partnership opportunities with the Area Manager. 3. Prepare meeting minutes.Support the Finance and Administrative Manager in charge of the Inter Aide Support Office at Lilongwe (about 1/3 of the working time). Among others tasks:

· Support the design of an activity log book to record all the activities performed as a memory of any process.

· Design and update practical fact sheets explaining how to perform each regular administrative task (e.g. “how to get and renew a working visa”, “how to obtain a tax waiver).

· Support the creation and update of a detailed listing of all contacts in Lilongwe and Blantyre that can be key persons for administrative issues.

· Identify any other needs and provide appropriate support.

Skills and experience required

· 5 year university degree in a related field.

· 2 years of relevant experience in procedure design, auditing and/or in administrative and financial management in a similar context.

· Dynamism, rigor and organization.

· Ability to remain calm in frustrating situations.

· Ability to communicate in a multi-cultural environment.

· Ability to work with minimum supervision.

· Ability to listen and to be diplomatic.

· Mobility (regular trip in Central and Southern regions).

· Fluent English is mandatory.

Conditions of employment

· 1 year contract

· Pension fund contribution and medical insurance

How to apply:

Please send your application (resume and a cover letter) under reference“ADMIN/LLGWE” to interaide@interaide.org

Deadline for application:10th December 2014

Starting date:15th January 2015 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Organization: GOAL
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 31 Mar 2015

Description

In the first few months of 2014 an Ebola outbreak was declared in West Africa and in recent months the extent of the outbreak in particular across Sierra Leone and Liberia has become out of control. In August WHO have declared the outbreak a public health emergency of International concern. GOAL is currently working to scale up its response to the outbreak and is in the process of developing a clinical response programme for Sierra Leone as well as continuing to assess needs across the region.

As a result GOAL is seeking an experienced Ebola Senior Technical Advisor for a minimum of three months to provide technical support and leadership both to the Ebola clinical team in country and to GOAL organisationally. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Infectious Disease expert who has previously managed infectious disease outbreaks ideally in a developing country setting.

Overview of Role:
The EVD Senior Technical Advisor will provide overall technical guidance to the HQ Ebola response team and field based medical team who are deployed in supporting the Ebola Response. The EVD Advisor will work in collaboration with the global health advisor and with the country team to develop the overall clinical response strategy and ensure that the response is in line with international best practise guidelines currently in place.

S/he will ensure that the clinical and social mobilisation components of the programme are working in a complementary manner and will provide feedback to GOAL Head Office on current performance of the programme as well as future expected needs.

Key Duties

Assume technical responsibility for the following components of the Ebola response;

Clinical Services and Infection Control

1. Based on needs assessment and/or feasibility studies provide technical advice to GOAL on developing the clinical response at national, district and community level.
2. Ensure the overall provision of clinical services in consistent with best practices and is implemented in collaboration with other stakeholders.
3. Provide technical advice on the set up and operation of Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs) as well as Isolation Units at community level to ensure that international standards on infection control are in place. This should include staff requirements including identification of appropriate trainings and establishing an appropriate supply chain.
4. Suggest possible interventions to ensure that the existing primary health care system continues to operate in settings of high EVD transmission.
5. Provide technical support and advice on trainings for burial teams and overall infection control for other public health teams.

Public Health

1. Ensure that appropriate EVD Social mobilisation and community surveillance systems are in place in all areas of operation.
2. Ensure that community based Public health teams are working with community leaders and EVD Treatment Facilities to build strong linkages within the referral system.

Coordination

1. Provide regular updates on the outbreak response to the GOAL Senior Management Team in Head Quarters and provide advice recommendations on future direction of the EVD response programme.
2. Liaise with other EVD response actors to include; national government, donors and other international agencies at a national and a global level and ensure that GOAL is linked in to all relevant EVD networks.
3. Provide advice on the structure and support of the overall health technical team in country both in terms of organisational development and ongoing training and support.

Person Specification

1. Infectious Disease Specialist, Public Health Physician, Epidemiologist or similar
2. At least five years of public health experience in developing countriesPrevious experience of working in and coordination of large public health emergencies or disease outbreaks

How to apply:

http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YGTYD&sid=BFUEV&jid=UFBYFAZ&site=Ebola

Country: Guinea
Closing date: 04 Jan 2015

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

In Guinea we are working hard to help those affected by the Ebola crisis. We're scaling up our community awareness, contact tracing and outreach activities, and as a result are now looking for suitably experienced candidates for the role of Security Advisor. The ability to speak and write in French is essential for this role.

We are interested in hearing from you if you have experience of working in a similar role in an emergency response, or if you have demonstrable experience of working in similarly complex countries or environments.

You'll be in country for 8 weeks at any given time with 2 weeks R&R after each rotation or at the end of your contract. You will also be offered a competitive salary package including full medical insurance, accommodation and other benefits.

We are looking for candidates who can be deployed either immediately or over the course of the coming months - we know that this will be a longer term response and as such our recruitment activity will continue. Please do include your availability on your cover letter, and don't forget to also submit your CV (both should be submitted as one document.)

Prior to deployment to the field, a period of paid training will be provided which includes relevant organisation inductions, security training and external training on Ebola risk management.

Please note: due to the critical nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they are received and successful candidates contacted on an on-going basis.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

How to apply:

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'kpatel.06915.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'

Organization: Tearfund
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 11 Dec 2014

We are looking for a Finance Advisor to support Tearfund’s Ebola Crisis Appeal Programme to be based in Monrovia, Liberia.

The Finance Advisor provides the Response Manager, Country Representative and Tearfund’s UK headquarters with accurate and meaningful financial management information to allow them to effectively manage the partner response in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The post holder will support the partners in both countries to set up strong financial management systems and to be able to monitor expenditure and produce concise financial reports. The candidate will capacity build the partners finance staff. Compliance with DEC and Tearfund financial procedures will be essential.

The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant or have other finance related qualifications. They will have proven post-qualification experience and experience of capacity building. Additionally the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate advanced skills in leadership, analysis, training, communication, representation and computer literacy in financial management software.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

How to apply:

For more information or to apply, please visit:
http://jobs.tearfund.org/tearfund/jobs/vacancy/667/description/

Organization: IMA World Health
Country: Zambia
Closing date: 19 Dec 2014

The Maternal Child Health Advisor will be responsible for leading the integrated effort to reduce maternal child morbidity rates keeping with pursuing the National goals. The program will look to reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality in up to four provinces in Zambia with a higher malaria burden. The program will aim to increase the coverage and use of life saving malaria prevention and case management interventions in support of the National Malaria Strategic Plan and the National Malaria Control Program.

Duties:

• Provide advice on how proposed MCH interventions might impact on meeting the MCH morbidity targets
• Work with provincial and district governments on options to improve MNH organizational structures
• Assess and identify appropriate interventions to improve the distribution and performance of MNH service providers / workforce
• Identify and ensure appropriate support provided to demand side interventions to strengthen community participation in MNH services
• Provide training, guidelines and mentoring support to provincial and district MNH technical teams
• Contribute to the medium term MNH action plans and expenditure frameworks
• Communicate with relevant district and community level policy makers and senior officials about MNH programs and related sector reform policy issues, as well as participate in program coordination meetings with government and other donors at the local level
• Participate in donor harmonization dialogue as required
• Liaise and coordinate with other technical advisors on all levels of planning and implementation

The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:

• Medical degree is a necessary qualification; post-graduate qualifications in maternal and neonatal health, malaria and/or public health
• Substantial experience in maternal and neonatal health, particularly in areas of policy, management and organizational structure
• Experience in providing technical assistance to health service managers in a developing country context
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

How to apply:

Please send all responses to the following email address: douglasbennink@imaworldhealth.org

Organization: The Institute for Collaborative Development
Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Overview:

The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical and strategic support to the Tanzanian health authorities (MOHSW and PMORALG) on the design, preparation and implementation of the Results Based Financing (RBF) mechanism in Tanzania. Continuous development of the RBF mechanism that will is furthermore to be assured.

The Advisor will play a vital role to ensure momentum is maintained for the (continuous) development and operationalisation of the RBF pilot.

This is a one-year position to support the RBF pre-pilot implementation in Shinyanga region of Tanzania. It is based in Dar Es Salaam, with frequent travel to Sinhyanga.

A full job description is available on our website www.collaborativedev.com in the careers center, and in the link to apply.

How to apply:

https://jobs-collaborativedev.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1

Organization: Internews Europe
Country: Burkina Faso
Closing date: 09 Dec 2014

Job Title:Project Director / Resident Journalism Advisor (PD/RJA)

Reports To: Programme Manager, Africa/Asia
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with frequent travel to project areas in the North, Centre-North and East of the country
Duration: 32 months starting 1 January 2015 (consultancy agreement)
Salary range and benefits: International consultancy

About Internews Europe

Internews Europe is an international development organisation specialising in supporting independent media, freedom of information and free expression around the globe. The vast majority of our programmes are targeted at crisis-hit populations, emerging democracies and some of the world’s poorest countries.

Established as an NGO in France since 1995, Internews Europe relocated to the UK in 2011. Last year we were established as a charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee in the UK and opened our permanent office in London.

Background

As part of a consortium, Internews is going to help develop transformational solutions to climate variability & disasters for 1.3 million people in Burkina Faso (Passoré, Sanmatenga, Namentenga and Gnagna) by improving climate forecasting, promoting behaviour change & sharing resilience expertise & technology. A major barrier to sustained change is the lack of access to appropriate and timely climate and weather information and the space to discuss how to adapt. By supporting local media, we will increase the quality and quantity of reliable, regular and user friendly information tailored for at-risk communities, particularly women and girls, and work with them to develop practical solutions for resilience to climate variability and disasters. Internews will build the capacity of the media - mainly radio - and deploy innovative mobile tools to facilitate broader access to weather-focused information.

This is a three-year project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The project is likely to start in early 2015.

Scope of Work

The Project Director/RJA manages (programmatically and financially) and coordinates Internews activities in Burkina Faso in the framework of the DFID funded BRACED project. S/he will play a vital role in leading and managing the implementation of this project in Burkina Faso, overseeing project staff and representing the project to all stakeholders.

Specifically, the PD/RJA will:

· Provide general oversight of Internews’ work on the project. This includes responsibility for the overall management and delivery, including financial management and fiscal integrity, quality and timing of deliverables, and coordination with partners;

· Provide leadership and management of project staff, including Media Trainers/Mentors, Community Liaison Officer, M&E Officer, Accountant and Radio Play Experts;

· Lead the design and implementation of trainings, particularly for radio stations;

· Ensure that all project deliverables are completed according to agreed timelines and budgets, including robust monitoring and evaluation;

· Manage risk and security during the implementation of the programme, including the development of contingency plans;

· Lead in liaison with donors and on all fundraising efforts on the ground, in coordination with HQ;

· Ensure the programme complies with all bureaucratic requirements, donor regulations, laws, and donor requirements, including local laws and requirements for local staff;

· Ensure timely reporting of activities to HQ and effective collaboration with relevant Internews colleagues, consortium partners and DFID representatives in the field;

· Produce regular multimedia materials (i.e. blog posts, photos, podcast…) documenting the life of the project for external audiences, as required;

· Other duties as assigned.

Essential Requirements

· Fluency in spoken and written French and English;

· At least three years of relevant international project management experience;

· Experience with media development in Sub-Saharan Africa (preferably in Francophone West Africa);

· Strong experience with journalism trainings;

· Strong experience in managing partnerships, for example with broadcasters;

· Experience with development and implementation of M&E and security risk assessment;

· Relevant university degree or other relevant educational background;

· Experience of working in fragile political situations;

· Excellent communication and reporting skills

Desirable experience

· Experience in (journalistic and/or project) work on climate change, environmental and weather issues;

· Track record in participatory development projects with strong community involvement;

· Experience in producing radio plays;

· Experience of working with Interactive Voice Response and/or SMS messaging; · Experience of working on a development project in a consortium

How to apply:

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their CV, with a covering letter (max. 2 pages), and names of three referees (two of whom should be previous employers) to jobs.internewseurope@gmail.com, mentioning the reference (PD/RJA, Burkina Faso) and your name in the subject line.

Please write your covering letter in response to the key responsibilities and essential skills.

· Deadline for applications: 9th December 2014.

• See more at: http://www.internews.eu/Careers/Project-Director-Resident-Journalism-Advisor-Build/#sthash.BDcAbtYf.dpuf

Organization: Management Sciences for Health
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 20 Feb 2015

OVERVIEW:

The Leadership, Management and Governance Project (LMG) is a global five-year Cooperative Agreement awarded by USAID/Washington, designed to strengthen and expand the people-centered capacity building strategy pioneered under the previous Leadership, Management, and Sustainability Program. The LMG Project’s objective is to support health systems strengthening by addressing the gap in leadership, management and governance capacity of policy makers, health care providers and program managers to implement quality health services at all levels of the health system.

Malaria is one of the number one causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 in Sierra Leone. The Global Fund is one of the main donors for malaria control in Sierra Leone – a majority of international health development funding in Sierra Leone is directed into HIV and AIDS programs as a priority.

The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) is the Principal Recipient of the Global Fund malaria grant and manages implementation of the dual-track financing scheme along with the second Principal Recipient, Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Global Fund commitments and disbursements in Sierra Leone account for just over 25% of Global Fund financing, with the majority (over 66%) going towards HIV and AIDS activities. While the disbursements and commitments are on track for the CRS malaria grant, the NMCP grant has consistently had performance issues and low expenditures that have blocked continued funding to the budgeted commitment level.

The President’s Malaria Initiative will provide direct technical assistance to the NMCP through the LMG/Sierra Leone project to improve Global Fund grant implementation and generally provide technical support in the areas of leadership, management and governance to strengthen the national malaria control strategy and implementation.

OVERALL RESPONSBILITIES:

The Senior Technical Advisor, Malaria Program/Global Fund Liaison position is designed to provide technical assistance to the country, specifically to the NMCP, in meeting the grant management and implementation demands of the Global Fund malaria grant.

The incumbent will be placed at the NMCP and will provide leadership and management support to the NMCP Program Coordinator. S/he will assist the Malaria Coordinator in planning, monitoring and coordinating activities, especially the upcoming mass distribution campaign.

The incumbent will work in collaboration with the local stakeholders to ensure that up-to-date and strategic information on malaria activities are shared and disseminated among donors for prompt and appropriate decision making.

The work involves complex and interrelated processes. The political environment requires a high degree of sensitivity and diplomacy in supporting the NMCP, establishing dialogue, and developing activities to prevent and treat malaria. The incumbent will require a depth of expertise that will allow her/him to provide leadership and management in malaria-related issues and programs, including the capability to identify and systematize otherwise diffuse issues.

SPECIFIC RESPONSBILITIES:

The Senior Technical Advisor, Malaria Program/Global Fund Liaison, provides professional leadership support to the NMCP for the achievement of objectives set forth in its strategic plan. The principal task of the incumbent is to provide overall management, technical guidance and leadership to the NMCP team around implementation of the Global Fund malaria grant. The incumbent will also coordinate with and provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, if necessary, to prepare and conduct policy dialogue with the Global Fund Country Team on issues impeding smooth disbursement and implementation.

1. Assist the NMCP in taking appropriate management actions (planning, monitoring and evaluation, coordination, etc.) to meet the Global Fund grant requirements and/or conditions precedent so as to enable speedy Global Fund disbursements.
2. Assist the NMCP in the design and implementation of the national malaria monitoring and evaluation plan, as well as to ensure that other partners develop project monitoring plans and report in a timely manner on their activities to the NMCP. It is also expected that the incumbent will provide expert advice and practical experience in helping the NMCP and other in-country malaria stakeholders to monitor inputs and outcomes, progress towards goals, and how to execute the plan jointly.
3. Assist the NMCP and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation with initiating and conducting policy dialogue between the Global Fund Portfolio Manager and country team to troubleshoot as necessary to facilitate grant implementation.
4. Assist the NMCP with planning interventions to be covered by the Global Fund resources in collaboration with CRS, and conduct a thorough gaps analysis to identify contribution of all malaria partners to draw a big picture of malaria program coverage nationwide.
5. Collaborate with senior staff of the NMCP, implementing partners, and other partners, such as WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, and NGOs to identify malaria control intervention gaps in Sierra Leone, consistent with the malaria control coverage needs identified by the strategy and plans of the NMCP.
6. Work with the NMCP and other appropriate partners to ensure full accountability and value for Global Fund resources provided for NMCP functioning.
7. Assist the NMCP in developing plans to manage the Global Fund activities. This includes providing managerial support to the NMCP leadership to brainstorm and identify technical interventions to be covered by future funding from the Global Fund.

This incumbent is not expected to play any supervisory role at the NMCP. S/He will receive administrative supervision from the LMG/Sierra Leone support team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Advanced degree (Masters, PhD, or MD) in a health-related field or management field required. Specialized experience in malaria is not required, but preferred.
2. At least ten years of experience in progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and managing malaria and other health programs in developing countries, with a preference given to candidates with African experience.
3. Demonstrated experience managing successful teams comprised of experienced professionals.
4. Demonstrated technical leadership, program management, strategic planning, policy experience and problem solving skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment are required.
5. Experience with USAID-funded public health programs preferred.
6. Previous experience with or good knowledge of Global Fund operating procedures (proposal development and submission, monitoring and evaluation and reporting)
7. Ability to work effectively with a broad range of Sierra Leone and USG personnel and partners, and have demonstrated skills in donor coordination and collaboration. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to achieve consensus on policy, program and administrative matters is a must.
8. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate information to both health and non-health audiences, and achieve consensus on policy, project, research, and administrative matters.
9. Proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely – both orally and in writing in English is essential.
10. Excellent verbal communication skills, tact and diplomacy are required to establish and develop sustainable working relationships at the highest level and a high level of trust with public/private organizations. Verbal communication skills are also used to negotiate activity plans and resolve activity implementation issues with counterparts, partners and team members. Excellent written communication skills are required to prepare regular and ad hoc reports, activity documentation and briefing papers.
11. Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook, Access, SPSS and other statistical and other relevant software) are required for effectively operating in this position. Good computer skills are required to implement, analyze, and monitor, and manage activity goals, inputs, outcomes, and achievements.

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:

https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/7313/senior-technical-advisor-malaria-program---global-fund-liaison/job

Organization: RTI International
Country: Morocco
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

RTI's International Education Division is supporting education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, DFID, Australian Aid and other donors and clients.

The International Education Division is currently accepting applications for a Reading Advisor position to support an anticipated US$25 million USAID-funded five -year project to improve early grade reading in Morocco. The Reading Advisor will provide technical leadership for enhancing reading instruction; supporting improved teaching methods and learning materials; coordinating the development of gender-sensitive reading materials and ensuring equity in delivery of training programs; and providing institutional capacity building to support reading initiatives. The Reading Advisor will review current language learning materials and note gaps in the current curriculum, addressing content, pedagogy, and assessment. S/he will coordinate the development of learning materials that build upon existing materials and give input into development of training materials. S/he will develop capacity of local counterparts in reading curriculum/materials development. This is a full-time position with residency in Morocco.

Responsibilities:

• Design an approach, lead and oversee review of existing curriculum & materials as well as curriculum revision as needed, in collaboration with key ministry personnel;
• Lead team to prepare and facilitate scope & sequence development workshops, including reading/curriculum specialists, collaborating language specialists, and ministry personnel;
• Oversee development of instructional materials, based on scope & sequence;
• Develop capacity of local RTI staff members and ministry collaborators in reading curriculum and materials development;
• Participate in program planning, development of monitoring and evaluation plans, and key meetings with ministry as appropriate;
• Provide support for the development of training of trainers planning and materials development, to ensure tight linkage with curriculum and appropriate use of instructional materials;
• Contribute to quarterly and annual reports, presentations to USAID, Ministry, and other development partners, and other reports as needed;
• Other duties as appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A master’s degree or higher in education or a related field;
• Nine years of relevant field experience in educational development, with specific experience in primary-level reading programs and instructional materials/curriculum development, teacher training, and literacy improvement;
• Experience in collaboration with government and ministry counterparts, and local capacity development;
• Experience with USAID project management policies, procedures and reporting requirements;
• Experience leading reading and curriculum development activities in the MENA region highly desirable; experience in Morocco preferred;
• Strong oral/written communication skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Arabic and French required;
• This position does not provide international allowances.

How to apply:

To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a current CV with contact information to internationaledu@rti.org and indicate “Morocco Reading Advisor” in the subject title. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. RTI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.