CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Save the Children
Country: Nigeria
Closing date: 26 Jan 2015

ROLE PURPOSE:

The overall aim of the position is to provide technical leadership for the implementation of the newborn health component of the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP). The position will support and supervise the work of the two MCSP Newborn Health Advisers located and working in Kogi and Ebonyi states. The adviser will also support Federal Ministry of Health, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, and State Ministries of Health and partner organizations to improve the quality of care for pregnant women, mothers and newborn infants within the framework of the National Integrated Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (IMNH) strategy, the child survival call to action road map in the context of the Saving One Million Lives Initiative of the government, Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P) and the Midwifery Service Scheme, providing technical inputs with respect to maternal & newborn health and technical leadership on this work for the MCSP Program Nigeria. S/he will provide technical support and work closely with the Pediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) and the Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine (NISONM) in the two States – Ebonyi and Kogi -- and when appropriate in other states in Nigeria where the Helping 100,000 Babies Survive and Thrive Initiative have activities. Also to work with other provisional associations including Nigeria Association of Nurses and Midwives, and the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and other implementing parthers to improve policy environment for the implementation of maternal & newborn health interventions ; galvanise partner support for policy change for women and children in areas where there may be gap/s.

Essential

• Medical qualification (MD or M.B.B.S.) with a post graduate qualification in paediatrics with public health , neonatology/newborn health or related field.
• Substantial experience in a clinical, managerial, administrative and advisory capacity.
• Experience in providing technical support to partners and in particular government at senior levels.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels. Presentation and training skills, along with tact and diplomacy are essential.
• Proven capacity to deliver results against objectives, reporting schedules and workplans.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills and the proven ability to translate these into concise high quality reports and lessons learnt documents,
• Confidence in using word processing and spreadsheet computer packages
• Fluency in written and spoken English and ability to make compelling technical presentations.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s values and mission.
• Intimate knowledge of the policy and programme context of Nigeria. Demonstrated capacity to develop a network of contacts with key players from amongst government, donors, international agencies and NGOs, to maintain these relationships over time and to support mobilization of significant funding from donors.

Desirable

• Experience in health systems development and primary health care management.
• Technical expertise in newborn health
• Proven capacity in strategic planning and long term positioning.

How to apply:

Kindly send your C.V and qualifying statements on or before 26th January 2015explaining why you are suitable to Nigeriavacancy@savethechildren.org . State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified. Also, applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that applications will be treated as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

In order to apply for more great opportunities, please visit our website onwww.savethechildren.net/jobs.

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Our selection processes reflect our commitment to safeguard children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.

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Organization: UN Population Fund
Country: Senegal
Closing date: 02 Dec 2014

THE LEADER IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. In order to maintain the Fund’s position at the cutting edge of development assistance in the field of population and reproductive health, we are continuously striving to enhance our programmatic and managerial capacities.

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2471 (Re-opened)

CLOSING DATE: 2 December 2014 (5.00 p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Technical Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation

CATEGORY: ICS-12 (equivalent to P-5)

DUTY STATION: Dakar, Senegal

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DURATION: One year (renewable)[i]

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: West and Central Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

In 2008, UNFPA embarked on regionalization and decentralization actions in order to make UNFPA more field-focused, more efficient and effective in the advancement of ICPD agenda and MDG goals and to promote the gamut of UN reform activities that could make for better harmonization among UN agencies. In this connection, UNFPA has upgraded its regional sub office in Dakar (Senegal) to the status of a Regional Office for the Western and Central Africa region effective January 2013. This will be the second Regional Office in Africa after the one currently located in Johannesburg (South Africa) to serve the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

The Regional Office for West and Central Africa (WCARO) covers 23 English, French, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries. The countries in the region are organized at the sub-regional and regional levels into economic commissions. In its organizational set-up, the WCARO operates along broad thematic Units that are designed to stimulate and strengthen inter and intra-Unit coordination, coherence and synergy, facilitating timely and quality management and delivery of holistic population and development programme activities.

The position of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Adviser reports to the Regional Director, and is a member of the Programme Support, Quality Assurance and Broker Unit headed by a Team Leader. S/He takes the lead in the planning of thematic evaluations in the region, provides overall guidance and technical support for monitoring and evaluation activities across the full range of work of the Regional Office, oversees the effective monitoring, utilization and effectiveness of the technical, operational and programme (TOP) assistance system, and ensures full compliance with the UNFPA corporate M&E policies, procedures and standards.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser (M&E Adviser)) provides leadership to the development of methodologies and tools for effective monitoring and evaluation, capacity development and thematic evaluations in the region in support of the implementation of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices to ensure relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of the work of the Region.

The Adviser will work within an integrated, coordinated and systems strengthening approach, which is fundamental to the Regional Office and UNFPA’s overall strategy. The primary roles of the M & E Adviser are:

· Strategic Results Support

· Capacity Development

· Evidence and knowledge development and dissemination

· Quality assurance on evaluation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Regional Director and in close collaboration with the other units, the M&E Advisor takes the lead in the planning of thematic evaluations in the region, provides overall guidance and technical support for monitoring and evaluation activities across the full range of work of the Regional Office, oversees the effective monitoring, utilization and effectiveness of the technical, operational and programme (TOP) assistance system in WCARO, and ensures full compliance with the UNFPA corporate M&E policies, procedures and standards.

A. Strategic Results Support

· Take the lead in the development of regional methodology and tools for monitoring and evaluation, in concert with HQ;

· Develop appropriate policies, norms and standards for regional monitoring and evaluation and provide guidance;

· Identify innovative evaluation methodologies and promote their incorporation into UNFPA operations;

· Take responsibility and accountability for the planning, management and oversight of thematic, country programme/project evaluations and other types of evaluations to be conducted in the region;

· Monitor and oversee compliance of Corporate tools and standards by COs under WCARO;

· Contribute to monitoring and analysis of reports on humanitarian, economic, political and social factors in the development and management of population and development programmes;

· Ensure the effective implementation of the evaluation policy, sets minimum monitoring and evaluation requirements for the Country Programme and projects, initiate and manage thematic and crosscutting evaluations, and monitor the implementation of evaluation recommendations;

· Provide support for monitoring and evaluation of the regional, thematic and country programmes in the region;

· Advise on monitoring and evaluation components of the OMPs of the Regional Office;

· Provide technical support to the RO and COs, to ensure the adequacy of both the hierarchy of results of country and regional programmes, and their use of performance and impact measurement methods and indicators;

· Contribute to the development of frameworks, methodologies and databases for monitoring ICPD MDG and other national development frameworks;

· Contribute to the formulation of the Regional Strategic Plans and Programmes, drawing upon the analysis and evaluation of interventions in the regions, and lessons learned from country programmes;

· Support the development and utilization of programme indicators and indicator databases;

· Work in collaboration with RO advisers and regional programme advisers in the formulation and implementation of oversight plan of regional programme funded initiatives;

· Ensure results-based monitoring and evaluation plan developed, implemented, and results acted upon within the COs, and RO; and

· Ensure the use of results-based indicators, facilitate and support data collection and analysis for evaluation.

B. Capacity Development

· Contribute to the development and adaptation of tools and guidance as well as training materials and manuals in the area of monitoring and evaluation, and support their use for capacity development of partner institutions and UNFPA staff in the region;

· Contribute to identify and validate regional monitoring and evaluation experts and institutions for the Fund’s regional and international rosters;

· Help build capacity of ROs and COs in the adoption and use of RBM techniques and tools;

· Provide support to country office staff and consultants in organization and management of evaluations;

· Coach junior professional staff and associates, direct expert consultants and facilitate working groups and task teams in order to provide support to programme managers, implementers on monitoring and evaluation.

C. Evidence and knowledge development and dissemination

· Contribute to the analysis, synthesis and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge and new approaches to monitoring and evaluation practice, in particular best practices, and make recommendations for their adoption at regional and sub-regional levels;

· Substantively contribute to the identification, documentation and dissemination of best practices / lessons learned;

· Support the office of the Director in ensuring the incorporation of evaluation results and lessons learned in the updating of specific substantive strategies, policies, tools and approaches, and ensure their availability in the organizational system for lessons learned;

· Monitor, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and share results of regional and country programme interventions;

· Monitor, analyze and evaluate national evaluation reports, synthesize evaluation findings, identify and disseminate lessons learned in monitoring and evaluation to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the work of the Office and of the region; to draw attention to regional realities, and to inform regional and global strategies, policies, procedures and tools;

· Contribute to HQ initiatives on results-based programme management by ensuring integration of lessons learned from evaluation;

· Co-ordinate with other UN regional evaluation units and professional evaluation bodies for thematic evaluations and other evaluation activities at the country and regional levels; and keep abreast of developments in the area of evaluation.

D. Quality assurance on evaluation

· Advise on the validity of the monitoring and evaluation of regional strategies and approaches;

· Develop and support a substantive quality assurance framework for the work of the Regional Office and assist/advise country offices in implementation of such framework;

· Ensure that evaluations meet high professional principles, norms and standards in line with UNFPA Evaluation Policy and UN Evaluation Group;

· Support, promote and nurture an evaluation culture within the Regional Office and the region;

· Advise on and support monitoring and evaluation processes and quality assessments in all areas of work under the RO responsibility;

· Analyze and assess how findings of reviews, assessments and other studies related to UNFPA’s areas of work are analyzed, disseminated and taken into account in ongoing strategic planning and programme development;

· Ensure the RO’s participation in multi-agency/donor and inter-governmental evaluations of complex programmes and cross-cutting themes, especially as these relate to PRSPs, SWAps, JAS, etc.; and carries out any other duties as may be required by the Regional Director.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

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

Core Competencies:

· Commitment to UNFPA Values and Guiding Principles;

· Developing People/Fostering Innovation and Empowerment/ Performance

Management;

· Accountability;

· Analytical thinking;

· Team Work/Communication/Self-Management;

· Strategic Thinking/Results Orientation and Commitment to Excellence/

Decision Making;

· Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Learning

Required Skillset:

Knowledge and understanding:

· Demonstrated knowledge and an understanding of the social, political, economic, dimensions (milieu, context) of policy making and programme implementation generally and in WCARO zone;

· Knowledge and experience of work in development assistance programming processes;

· Ability to lead and drive for results with a strong knowledge of results-based management.

Cognitive skills:

· Ability to identify the relative merits of different policy arguments in the broad or specific thematic area, applying principles and reasoned personal view in a logical and coherent way including presentation of reasoned choice between alternative opinions and solutions;

· Ability to conceptualize and to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives;

Communication:

· Ability to organize information using appropriate mode of presentation and style and to communicate effectively, illustrating relevance of information to the intended audience;

· Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products;

· Ability to promote knowledge management and a learning environment through leadership and personal example

Working with others:

· Demonstrated ability to work with and within inter-disciplinary and multicultural groups to find agreed solutions to set problems and to accept responsibility and accountability for performance on any aspect of a team task;

· Demonstrated ability to provide constructive coaching and feedback;

· Ability to reflect critically on own performance up to identifying issues on which assistance is needed and to obtain such assistance;

· Excellent negotiating and networking skills.

Languages:

Strong oral and written skills in English. Working knowledge of French is an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Advanced degree in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, economics, international relations, international development, public administration, management or other field directly related to monitoring and evaluation. The graduate or post graduate degree should preferably include credits in the principles and practice of monitoring and evaluation.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience, of which five years at the international level, and of which five years in evaluation of development, health and/or social programmes; including periodic updating of technical skills;
• Recognized expertise in monitoring and evaluation;
• Strong track record of innovative leadership in planning and managing evaluations, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results;
• Field experience and in the region is required.
• Extensive network within the academic and development communities;

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

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

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

How to apply:

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

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at https://erecruit.partneragencies.org/erecruit.html

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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

Organization: Save the Children
Country: Guinea
Closing date: 11 Nov 2014

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 Child Protection Adviser and Child Protection Coordinator roles.

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: 'nfoames.43273.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'

Organization: Concern Worldwide
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 26 Oct 2014

Reference:CON/SL/HA

Country: Sierra Leone

Job Title: Health Adviser

Contract Grade: B

Contract Length: 6 months

Date Needed By: ASAP

New Post or Replacement: New

Accompanied/Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location: Tonkolili District

Reports To: Emergency Coordinator

Liaises With: CD, Health Coordinator, Area Coordinator; Ebola Coordinator/Managers, all programme and systems staff;

• Ebola Response Consortium partner organisations, Alliance 2015 (especially WHH), DHMT, TDC, Health NGOs, UN Agencies
• Other stakeholders as required by the project implementation

Job Purpose:

The key focus of the Health Adviser is to provide advice and support to national and international staff on health related issues and technical support to the Infection Prevention and control team in Tonkolili, as well as manage and monitor training on Infection Prevention & Control at PHU level and Isolation/ Holding Centres.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

General Responsibilities:

• Technical support to the IPC team in Tonkolili
• Training on Infection Prevention & Control at PHU level and Isolation/ Holding Centres
• Monitoring of infection prevention and controls measure at 110 PHUs after the training has been carried out
• Health advice and support to the national and international staff

· Support the roll out of infection prevention, screening and isolation training at 110 PHUs

· Support the DHMT with the management of their contact tracing system

· Liaise closely with the Ebola Manager who will be supporting the roll out of similar activities

· Represent Concern at various fora as required

• Promote overall team development and interaction, demonstrating tolerance and understanding
• Liaise with community representatives and civil society structures among the affected populations.
• Collates M&E reports and brief status and progress updates Ensure implementation is according to HAP standards
• Ensure adherence to Concern’s Programme Participants Protection Policy, and
• Implement Concern and donor visibility

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education & Qualifications Required:

Essential: Third level education, degree/ Masters in relevant discipline, such as Public Health/ Medicine/Nursing or related discipline

Experience Required:

Essential:

· A minimum of 3 years field experience in managing health projects (preferably clinical management) in an emergency setting

· Experience and capacity to negotiate with local authorities and contractors

· Experience of collaboratively working with local groups, NGOs and UN Agencies

· Demonstrated experience in community based interventions and participatory planning and training

· Excellent coordination and reporting skills

· Excellent analytical skills

· Solid knowledge of global standards and strategies related to infection prevention and control

Desirable:

· Flexibility, reliability, cultural sensitivity, resilience and resourcefulness

· Ability to work under pressure

· Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team

· Needs to have initiative and be able to work with minimal supervision

· Empathy with organisational Vision, Mission, Goals and objectives; commitment to humanitarian principles and actions;

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

Essential:

· Flexibility to work in an emergency context as required

· Knowledge of computer, internet and MS Office

· Fluency in English (written and spoken)

How to apply:

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date

CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Organization: Save the Children UK
Country: Senegal
Closing date: 12 Sep 2014

Save the Children works in 120 countries. We seek to make immediate and lasting change for children through high impact interventions, including the fulfilment of their right to education.

Save the Children has transitioned to a new international programme structure to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Since 2011, the management of all country and regional offices has progressively transferred from national Save the Children members, including Save the Children UK, to Save the Children International (SCI).

About the role

The Regional Adviser will play an integral part in supporting country education teams in West and Central Africa to design and deliver high-quality education programmes, on behalf of Save the Children UK that increase access to quality, inclusive education for children affected by conflict, disaster, poverty and discrimination. The post holder will additionally play a critical role in supporting the delivery of high-quality programmes with the potential to be scaled up by us and others, as well as raising new institutional funds.

About you

You will be a credible and authoritative voice in discussions about regional policy, situation analyses and response, and provides technical support in programme development, fundraising, quality assurance, advocacy, recruitment, capacity-building, knowledge management and networking for education in the region at a distance and through regular country visits.

In order to fulfil this role you will need to meet the criteria below:

• Demonstrated experience in the design, implementation and management of education programmes in an international development context with successful high-value proposal development, budgeting, donor liaison and report writing
• Well-developed understanding of key issues in basic education and related issues in West and Central Africa
• Fluency in English and French; knowledge of Portuguese an asset
• Experience working in West and Central Africa, whether at regional level or in more than one country
• Understanding of and commitment to Save the Children UK's mission, values and child rights-based programming approaches
• Ability to travel at short notice, occasionally to remote and insecure locations, frequently and extensively (around 50% of time)

In return you will play a key part in our contribution to the Education Global Initiative, Save the Children (UK) has set an ambitious 3-year agenda - Ambition 2015 - to directly reach 6 million children with quality basic education services, particularly young girls and children living in conflict-affected and fragile states.

This is an amazing opportunity to play a vital role in the provision of education as part of this initiative. If you want to play your part, please apply. We need you to make it happen.

How to apply:

Please apply via out website: https://jobs.savethechildren.org.uk/vacancy/1038/description