CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Catholic Relief Services
Country: Mali
Closing date: 05 Feb 2015

Job Title: Program Manager 1 - Climate Change Adaptation Specialist

Department/Country: WARO/Mali

Position Type:Full Time

Job Location:Mali, Bamako or Sevare (Mopti region)

Band: D

FLSA: Exempt

Reports to: Head of Programs

Note:The position is contingent upon successful acquisition of the contract.

Length of Assignment: Two to five years.

About CRS:

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 90 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs.

Background:

CRS seeks a Program Manager (PM) for an anticipated US $13.5 million USAID contract to promote the provision and use of accurate climate information to vulnerable populations, increase the inclusion of climate change considerations into commune-level governance systems, and increase the adoption of local solutions to climate variability and change by communities.

Job Summary:

The Program Manager I - Climate change will lead the increase and adoption of local solutions to climate variability and change by communities and individual households at the commune and village level in rain-fed, rural areas of Mopti region.

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Develop climate resilient agriculture strategies and operationalize these strategies in demonstration activities linking diffusion of climate change adaptive practices to improved climate change information;
• Build capacity of commune-level government and extension personnel in understanding climate change and adaptive strategies;
• Identify and lead strategy development to overcome barriers in adoption of adaptive practices, especially as it relates to vulnerable groups (women and youth);
• Increase overall adoption of climate change adaptive practices .

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.

• Serves with Integrity
• Models Stewardship
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships
• Promotes Learning

MEAL Competencies

Within the agency's MEAL Competencies Model, these are identified as key MEAL competencies related to the program manager's roles and responsibilities.

• MEAL in Design
• ICT for MEAL
• Learning
• Management in MEAL

Program Manager Competencies:

These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each program manager to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.

• Sets clear goals and manages toward them.
• Collaborates effectively with staff and stakeholders.
• Manages financial resources with integrity.
• Applies program quality standards to project design and organizational learning

Supervisory Responsibilities: Direct supervision of CRS staff.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Head of Programs; Deputy Head of Programs; Head of Agriculture Department; Head of Office - Mopti; Head of MEAL Department

External: Consortium Chief of Party; Other Technical Specialists in the Consortium; local/international NGOs, and local and international Catholic agencies.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Master's Degree and demonstrated expertise in agriculture, resilience, climate change, food security, international development.
• Experience designing and implementing development programs focused on vulnerable populations (gender and youth).
• Minimum 2 years of experience inmanaging programs with a funding and complexity on a similar scale to this programin a non-profit, development, and/or humanitarian organization.
• Experience working in West Africa or the Sahel required.
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams.
• Commitment to gender responsive/transformative programming.
• Ability to work well both within a consortium team and independently.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience assessing vulnerability to climate change preferred.
• Understanding of and experience with faith-based organizations, and capacity-building principles in local partnerships desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and especially GIS and other ICT4D preferred.

Required Foreign Language: Proficiency in English oral and written communication skills, as well as fluency in French, are required.

Required Travel: Ability to travel in-country up to 30%

Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

How to apply:

CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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Organization: Tetra Tech
Country: Mali
Closing date: 30 Jan 2015

Technical Specialists – Mali Climate Change Adaptation Project

Tetra Tech ARD, headquartered in Burlington, Vermont is currently accepting expressions of interest from technical specialists on a USAID-funded program – based in Mali - to promote the provision and use of accurate climate information to the vulnerable populations, increase the inclusion of climate change considerations into more commune-level governance systems, and increase the adoption of local solutions to climate variability and change by communities.

Call for Specialists in the Following Areas:

*Climate change adaptation

*Agriculture

*Climate science and information

*Communications

*Capacity Building

*Monitoring and evaluation

Qualifications:

* Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field preferred

* Five to ten years of progressively responsible technical and project management experience

* Demonstrated familiarity with food security, agriculture, climate adaptation, and/or institutional development preferred

* Extensive and substantive experience contributing to international development assistance projects, preferably in Mali, West Africa

* Prior USAID project experience preferred

* Prior professional experience with administration of USAID-funded projects

* Professional proficiency in English required; professional proficiency in French preferred

* Nationals of West African countries strongly encouraged to apply

To be considered applicants must submit the following as part of the on-line process:

* Cover Letter

* CV in reverse chronological format

How to apply:

Please indicate where you saw Tetra Tech’s ad posted.

To Apply: http://bit.ly/1x78llK

Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted. Tetra Tech is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations- in the U.S and overseas. We strive to reflect these goals in our global mission and in our workplace. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. Tetra Tech is proud to be an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

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