CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kenya
Closing date: 06 Mar 2015

M&E Technical Specialist (Short-Term Consultancy), Feed the Future, Bureau for Food Security Performance Evaluation, Multiple Countries

Company Profile

MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:

The purpose of this project is to conduct an activity midterm performance evaluation of a Bureau for Food Security program active in Africa. The program being evaluated focuses on finding and commercializing agricultural technologies that have the potential to impact smallholders and supporting private sector engagement within Feed the Future. The program works to engage the private sector to commercialize technologies to the smallholder farmer market and builds and procures public-private partners that support Feed the Future efforts.

Position Summary:

MSI is seeking a mid-to-senior level M&E Technical Specialist to serve on a two-person evaluation team. The individual, working with the guidance of a Team Leader, will participate in all aspects of the performance evaluation, including design, data collection, report writing and presentations. The level of effort is for 45.5 days starting immediately. Fieldwork is tentatively scheduled for May 2015.

Responsibilities:

• Provide feedback on SOW PE plan and contribute to revised version as needed.
• Provide feedback on PE plan and contribute to revised version as needed.
• Review all materials provided.
• May identify/suggest further interviewees or groups to ensure full picture of program/intervention.
• Drafts methodology and instruments; Design of Focus Group Protocols.
• Conducts field work in Kenya and Mozambique including interviews with stakeholders, implementing partner(s), and key USAID and government stakeholders.
• Prepares daily schedules for field work. Responsible for cleaning and coding data and information they have gathered daily and uploading this information and data.
• Analyzes data and information gathered in country.
• Participates in the presentation to USAID present preliminary findings and to clarify any questions they may have.
• Responsible for cleaning and coding data collected and analyzing that data.
• Provide writing of selected sections and input and to Draft 1 Evaluation Report.
• Contribute slides to PowerPoint slides for final debrief.
• Provides draft writing of specific sections and input for final on the final report.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in international development, public policy, agriculture, or related field.
• Familiarity with USAID performance evaluations and evidence of prior experience conducting similar work.
• Experience with Feed the Future preferred.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

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Country: Kenya
Closing date: 26 Feb 2015

Founded in 1993, Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) provides tailored services to firms, investors, and entities that support the agribusiness sector to create increasingly competitive and dynamic industries. An affiliate of ACDI/VOCA, ASI draws from that organization’s 50 years of experience expanding economic opportunities in 146 developing and transitional nations. ASI supports ACDI/VOCA’s mission by helping farmers and agribusinesses develop the skills necessary to operate competitively in a market-driven global economy.

Technical Operations Officer, Kenya

We are currently seeking a Technical Operations Officer for the AgResults Kenya On-Farm Storage Pilot is a multi-year project, anticipated to run until approximately December 2018, that aims to address post-harvest losses by facilitating the development, marketing and distribution of on-farm storage solutions to smallholder farmers. The pilot aims to increase the economic welfare of smallholders through improved access to enhanced storage solutions that minimize crop losses and enable smallholders to store maize longer, help catalyze a sustainable long-term market for grain storage solutions in Kenya, and test an innovative approach to engaging the private sector to serve smallholder needs, with potential future applicability to the delivery of other goods and services to smallholders.

The role of the Technical Operations Officer is to oversee the work of an independently contracted firm(s) to verify the sales that Implementers make, ensure quality of data collection of verifier firm, support preparation of all project reports, and conduct administrative tasks as requested by the Team Leader.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Acting Team Leader when the Team Leader is absent.

• Liaise closely and oversee the work done by the organization(s) hired for Pilot Verification services, which are anticipated to include a randomized rural household survey, two market share surveys, and two rounds of sales audits over a period of approximately three and a half years.

• Provide input, conduct spot checks and oversee the following: sales audits and development of indicators to identify potential misreporting; fieldwork and data collection for the surveys; data cleaning, data analysis and reporting.

• Develop, in collaboration with the Verifier, any necessary templates for data collected from the Implementers.

• Liaise with the Pilot Verifier organization(s) to ensure consistency in work plans and reporting.

• Support analysis of LGB testing being conducted on the storage products in the Pilot, as needed

• Support operations, particularly weekly, monthly and quarterly management reporting to the Secretariat and/or Steering Committee.

• Provide operational support including: administrative tasks, communications & reporting, outreach and research as may be required.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of experience overseeing surveys and data collection, preferably in the field of agriculture or agribusiness.
• Bachelor’s degree required in research methods, statistics, economics or other related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and effectiveness developing and overseeing surveys, data collection, survey protocols, data cleaning, and data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent communicating and problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrated excellence in oral, written and reading comprehension abilities.
• Training and/or experience with SPSS, Stata, SAS, LIMDEP or other appropriate statistics software packages.
• Fluency in English is required.

How to apply:

Please apply by sending a detailed CV to ASIKenya@joinav.org. Please indicate the job in which you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

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: 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

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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

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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: 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: Lutheran World Relief
Country: Niger
Closing date: 22 Dec 2014

1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Founded in 1945 by U.S. Lutherans to respond to the humanitarian needs of post-war Europe, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) today reaches millions of people around the world through its programs in emergency response and sustainable development. Driven by local needs and working with local partners, LWR focuses on underserved rural communities, with particular emphasis on improving livelihoods for small-scale farmers and on ensuring sustainability by strengthening local organizations’ capacity. LWR holds itself to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and stewardship, testing innovative approaches then seeking ways to bring proven methods to scale.

LWR contributes to sustainable economic development in countries through building resilient local communities and expanding economic growth opportunities. This is done by targeting smallholder farmers from developing countries to expand their production, access markets, and build relationships with exporters and buyers. LWR is currently developing an integrated value chain development project with the goal to sustainably improve year-round availability, access and utilization of nutritious foods among households exposed to recurring climate shocks in the Tahoua Region of Niger. The project, designed with a holistic approach to food security, will increase months of food availability by boosting rain-fed and homestead-level production of diverse nutritious food. In doing so, LWR will 1/ increase beneficiaries access of quality production inputs for nutritious food, 2/diversify household cereal productions 3/ increase adoption of key nutrition practices.

1. PURPOSE

The consultant will participate in the technical proposal design workshop, providing technical expertise in the areas of health and nutrition. The consultant will lead the design and proposal development for the health and nutrition components of the project, coordinating closely with the LWR team and other key technical consultants. S/he will be supported by relevant LWR HQ and field staff.

Duration of Consultancy: Up to 10 days

Start Date: January 19, 2015

1. SCOPE

Expected Results:

· Submit to the Lead Technical Proposal Writer and key LWR proposal design staff a comprehensive narrative for the health & nutrition components of the proposal in accordance with the proposal results framework; preferably in English

· Contribute in reviewing and finalizing the proposal budget, more specifically on the health & nutrition activities associated costs.

Responsibilities:

· Participate in the facilitation planning for the technical design workshop:

o Contribute to the overall workshop planning process, supporting an integrated design approach across the various sectors including agriculture and economic development

o Develop tools that would facilitate the technical design of the health & nutrition interventions

· Lead health & nutrition intervention design:

o Provide technical leadership in identifying and proposing nutrition based activities within the program development strategies;

o Incorporate strategies that will complement national health & nutrition policies in Niger and best practices applied by donors in the targeted project intervention area

o Design Behavior Change Communication (BCC) approach that is appropriate to the local context

o Integrate a gender-sensitive approach, focussing on house-hold level planning and budgeting that supports good nutrition

o Build the budget to support the health & nutrition interventions

· Contribute to overall proposal writing:

o Write the health & nutrition sections of the proposal narrative, including the problem analysis and other background information, activity descriptions, and other relevant sections

o Provide input on start-up, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and other components of the proposal as needed, to ensure technical soundness of the proposal

1. DELIVERABLES

1) Health & Nutrition Facilitation Tools to be used during design workshop

Due date: January 20^th, 2015

2) Narratives on Health & Nutrition Proposal Sections and relevant budget

Due Date: January 28^th, 2015

1. QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES

· Qualifications:

o MS/MA/MPH in nutrition or other relevant areas such as food security, health, and behavior change communication programming.

o Minimum of 10 years of professional health and nutrition experience, 7 of which have been in developing counties supporting of development programs (West Africa strongly preferred).

o Outstanding inter-cultural communication, networking and coordination skills.

o Fluent in French with strong technical writing skills;

o Preferable is to also be fluent in English, with basic English business communication level with the capacity to understand and read relevant technical terms in English;

o Demonstrated ability to facilitate team work and interactive learning.

· Application Procedures

o All CVs along with a writing sample (2 page maximum) should be submitted electronically, in English or French, toHR@LWR.org**no later than midnight EST on December 22, 2014.**

How to apply:

All CVs along with a writing sample (2 page maximum) should be submitted electronically, in English or French, toHR@LWR.org**no later than midnight EST on December 22, 2014.**

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

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 10 Dec 2014

CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on: 02 December 2014

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:Nairobi

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:Energy Technical Adviser

DURATION:6 Months

CLOSING DATE:10 December 2014

BACKGROUND
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat is the lead agency within the United Nations system for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer and healthier places with better opportunities. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector. This post is located in the Urban Energy Unit of the Urban Basic Services Branch. Within this programme, the objective of the focus area on urban energy is to promote approaches, methods, and instruments for promoting sustainable urban energy. The energy used in commercial and residential buildings accounts for a significant percentage of the total national energy consumption. It is estimated, for instance, that urban buildings in Africa alone consume on average 56% of the total generated electricity. The building sector consumes more energy than the transport and industrial sector.

In the partner countries (i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania), the supply of electricity is far below the demand. Over 65% of the power supply in the region comes from hydropower plants whose effective capacity is being heavily affected by changing climatic conditions, especially with respect to precipitation. Thermal power plants are being brought in to address this shortfall as well as the growing electricity demand. Fossil fuel based power generation in the East African countries is currently at approximately 920MW and represents over 30% of the total generation capacity. An increase of up to 50% is anticipated over the next 10 years, as business as usual.

The overall objective of this project ‘Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in East Africa’ is to mainstream energy efficiency measures into housing policies, building codes, municipal by-laws and building practices in East Africa and to achieve considerable avoidance of greenhouse gases emissions as a result of improved buildings and building practices. Subsequently, it will also be possible to use the existing generated electricity more efficiently and thus to expand the electricity supply to satisfy the increasing demand by both the residential and economic productive activities of the partner countries. UNEP is the GEF Implementing Agency and will oversee the successful achievement of the project objectives. The stakeholders involved in the project in the participating countries are the Ministries of Housing, the Ministries of Energy, the Ministries of Public Works, professionals from the construction sector, real estate developers, financial institutions, research institutions; East African architects associations and the civil society organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Urban Energy Unit, Assist in reviewing and processing requests for classification; Provide advice and answer general queries on classification procedures and processes.

In order to determine the comparative performance of a building in terms of energy efficiency it is necessary to first define the benchmark. Thus, the core of this assignment is to analyse the data collected by universities across the project countries and represent them highlighting the issues and where possible to intervene specifying the improvements for energy efficiency in buildings. It should be good also to compare the data consumption's giving the differences between the 5 countries considering also the different social political and economic aspects.

The objectives of this assignment are:
1. Analysis of the results of energy audit reports received and establishes a benchmark
2. Develop technical notes for awareness and capacity building

The outputs of this assignment are the following:
1. Analysis of the results of energy audit reports;
2. Establishment of energy efficiency in buildings benchmark across the five countries;
3. Develop technical notes for awareness and capacity building;
4. Technical notes on small scale renewable energy technologies (RETs).

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism: Training and experience of working in human settlements issues with good
research and analytical skills. Knowledge and experience of carrying out baseline and similar
studies is essential. A good understanding of results-based management or logic models is
required.

Communication:Ability to articulate ideas in an effective, clear and concise style both orally
and in written to staff at all levels in the organization is required; and a proven ability to prepare
comprehensive, well written and accurate documents and reports is important;

Planning and organizing: Ability to plan, coordinate and monitor own work in an efficient and
timely manner. Identify priority activities and assignments and adjusts work accordingly. Has
respect for and commitment to agreed timelines.

Teamwork:Proven ability to work collaboratively across the organization with staff at different
levels in a flexible manner; Working with all branches, offices and units, establish an effective
working relationship that facilitates cooperation and provision of inputs. Ability to work in a
multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity is essential.

EDUCATION
The incumbent is required to have a relevant post-graduate university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent), relevant to the development and management of human settlements and/or urban energy.

WORK EXPERIENCE
At least three (03) years of working experience in the sustainable energy sector.
Experiences in establishing/managing professional networks or involvement in energy network.
Good understanding of energy situation in developing countries.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
For this position, strong communication skills, both oral and written are. A strong command of the English language is required. Knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an added value.

OTHER SKILLS
Knowledge of sustainable buildings design and guidelines for Energy and Resource efficiency regulations; International working experience in developing countries. Good knowledge of AutoCad software, Indesign, Photoshop and Ilustrator.

REMUNERATION
Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement.

How to apply:

Applications should include:
• Cover memo (maximum 1 page)
• CV in the PHP format, accessible through the INSPIRA website (inspira.un.org) Please note, if using INSPIRA for the first time, you need to register in order to activate your account, which will allow you to log in and create a personal History Profile.
• The PHP should be attached to the application as a PDF file.
• Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information:

1. Educational Background (incl. dates)
2. Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months)
3. Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)
4. Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments
5. Expectations regarding remuneration
   • Cover memo (maximum 1 page)

Please also be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the
UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster
through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org

All applications should be submitted to:
Ms. Giulia D’Angiolini, EEBEA Project Manager
UN-HABITAT
P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: Giulia.Dangiolini@unhabitat.org
CC: Souleymane.Diawara@unhobaitat.org
Fax: + 254 20 7623080
Deadline for applications: 10 December 2014

UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org

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: Plan USA
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Background

Plan International is a global organization that works side by side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children and their families. Plan works at the community level to develop customized solutions and ensure long-term sustainability. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities and range from clean water and healthcare programs to education projects, economic empowerment, child protection initiatives and youth civic engagement. Across program areas, Plan’s activities are guided by a Child-Centered Community Development (CCCD) approach, which is rights-based, holistic, gender-sensitive, and inclusive.

Position Description

Plan is seeking applicants for a proposed Technical Team Lead for an anticipated multi-sectorial, USAID funded orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) project in Kenya. The Economic Strengthening Technical Director will have responsibility for implementation of all activities associated with improving the economic stability of households caring for OVC and successful integration with other project interventions. This position is contingent upon award of the project by the donor.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, oversight, and monitoring of activities associated with improving the economic stability of households caring for OVC.
• Contribute detailed and accurate technical deliverables and reports to fulfill USAID and PEPFAR reporting requirements.
• Coordinate technical activities with the USAID Kenya mission, partners, sub-recipients, government agencies, international and local NGOs, and community organizations.
• Ensure the timely and quality completion of program technical deliverables and reports in accordance with USAID guidelines.
• Supervise a team and oversee implementation of annual program work and plans. Lead the development of annual work plans and contribute to development of performance monitoring plans.
• As a member of the senior management team contribute to strategic and operational roll out of all project activities. Work closely with other project technical experts on all project activities.
• Liaise and coordinate with other related projects and activities in Kenya, including Plan’s ongoing programs.
• Ensure Plan’s Child Protection Policy and Guidelines are adhered to during project implementation.

****Key Qualifications and Skills****

• Master’s degree in social sciences or social work or a related field; PhD, MD or DrPH a plus.
• At least 8 years of experience designing, implementing and managing household economic strengthening initiatives in/for developing countries.
• Experience in leveraging public private partnerships preferred.
• Experience with USAID-funded projects (ideally, in a senior technical position) highly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge about gender and development, and demonstrated experience and proficiency in managing programs that mainstream gender.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement strategies that employ evidence-based approaches to meet project targets, especially under rigorous timelines.
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, and international staff.
• Proven leadership, inter-personal and cross-cultural skills, and ability to build and motivate diverse teams.
• Work experience in Kenya highly preferred.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills; knowledge of Swahili preferred.

Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.Further, Qualified Kenyan nationals, including those living in the diaspora, are additionally highly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

To apply please send a cover letter, USAID 1420 biodata form, and resume in English through our recruitment portal (http://plan-international-kenya.org/jobs/). The biodata form can be downloaded separately from the recruitment portal alongside the job descriptions under the title USAID1420 Biodata Form. Applicants who fail to meet the application criteria may be disqualified. The deadline for applications is ****5^th December 2014****. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Organization: KPMG
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 11 Dec 2014

KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) Unit is a KPMG Centre of Excellence (CoE) in development advisory work on the continent. KPMG IDAS has adopted a pan-African approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan Africa.

KPMG is the Local Fund Agent (LFA) for the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria grants in Sudan and South Sudan. We are seeking a high caliber individual for the role of Technical Advisor for our LFA team based in Kenya.

The position will be based in Nairobi Kenya, with frequent travel to Sudan and South Sudan.

How to apply:

Please forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and experience quoting**IDAS/2014/Global Fund Sudan and South Sudan**on or before 11 December 2014to DASrecruit@kpmg.co.ke

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: Mildmay Uganda
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 17 Nov 2014

Mildmay Uganda is a national Non-Government Organization operating in Uganda since 1998 specialising in delivery of comprehensive HIV/AIDS services including care, treatment and other complementary social services using a family centred approach; as well as Systems Strengthening, Training, and Research. Currently, Mildmay Uganda concentrates its efforts in 16 districts of Central Uganda with isolated strategic operations across the country, and is gradually expanding its program reach in other areas of Uganda.

Mildmay Uganda is leading a consortium of five national, regional and international organizations to apply for an anticipated 5 year USAID Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in Uganda. We are seeking for an experienced Economic Strengthening Technical Director to work as part of the senior management team and specifically leading the household economic strengthening component of the program. The Economic Strengthening Technical Director will be the technical lead in designing innovative and transformative strategies and interventions, and effectively deliver them to economically empower vulnerable households to enable them meet all the needs of vulnerable children under their care.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of a range of innovative economic strengthening interventions with keen focus of household hold food security, agribusiness, micro-enterprise development and access to affordable finance for poor and vulnerable households
• Facilitate development of sustainable inclusive business relationships and partnerships between targeted farmer groups and private sector actors in local, regional and international markets to ensure sustainable, effective and mutually beneficial market relationships with opportunities for co-production, sub-contracting and joint marketing.
• Identify, assess and develop partnership strategies for potential private sector, civil society and government partners.
• Facilitate the growth of a sound agro-based private sector using the value chain approach including nurturing the gradual growth of small holder farmers groups into viable producer organizations through improved access to finance, production capacity building and access to local, and export markets
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with other livelihood programs and support activities in the target districts by government, other development actors, the private sector as well as exploring opportunities for jointly developing such new interventions.
• Ensure all agro-based economic activities are climate change sensitive using such approaches as climate smart agriculture
• In collaboration with the Global Impact Investment Manager, develop an innovative and transformative impact investment program to attract additional resources to stimulate agro-business in the target districts using such tools as angel investments, crowd funding, and strategic social investments

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or higher in social sciences or social work, rural development, agri-business, sustainable agriculture or a closely related field is required.
• S/he must have at least eight years of experience designing, implementing and managing Household economic strengthening initiatives in/for developing countries.
• Experience in leveraging private public partnerships is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.
• Two years of experience working in a developing country is desired. Experience in design and implementation of Innovative Development Financing tools and impact investments will be an added advantage

How to apply:

Please send a detailed CV with a covering letter, including 2 referees, Certified Academic Transcripts to: Executive Director, Mildmay Uganda, Entebbe Road, Lweza, P.O. Box 24985, Kampala or by Email:hr@mildmay.or.ug not later than 17th November 2014. Indicate current salary and benefits

Organization: Danish Refugee Council
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 03 Nov 2014

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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for a French/English speaking Technical Advisor with a solid background in research, policy analysis, advocacy and civil society development, to provide technical support to the Great Lakes Programme’s civil society partners. The position is based in Goma, DRCongo.

Background

DRC’s Great Lakes Programme currently covers five countries of the Great Lakes region: Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda. Based on an approach combining qualitative research, evidence-based advocacy, bottom-up policy development and civil society capacity-building, the programme seeks to prevent local conflict resulting from and contributing to displacement through participatory processes defined and implemented by local actors at the local level. It also aims to develop or improve national and regional policies on displacement by making them more relevant to locally-identified needs. Finally, it seeks to reinforce and consolidate the capacities of civil society actors in reaching meaningful and sustainable policy change. The work of partner CSOs in the second phase of the programme (2013-2016) is organised around three broad themes of Security, Governance and Justice, examining community perceptions of security, issues of return and reintegration, land management, post-conflict justice and recovery, trauma and identity. In this programme, DRC provides strategic and methodological support to partner CSOs in carrying out professional and participatory analyses into specific displacement dynamics, and translating these into effective advocacy strategies targeting multiple stakeholders from the local to the regional level. It also provides technical and financial support to activities of dialogue, negotiation, protection monitoring, legal aid and capacity-building.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of a Programme Manager, the Great Lakes Technical Advisor contributes to the strategic development and implementation of DRC’s Great Lakes Civil Society Project, by:

· Providing technical and methodological support to the partners in their research projects:

· Definition of research objectives and research questions with the partners

· On-the-ground accompaniment and training of research teams

· Report write-up

· Production of alternative research media

· Managing the partners’ individual reinforcement plans:

· Regular meetings with the partners to discuss their objectives, methodology and capacity-building needs

· Monitoring progress against indicators

· Organisation of capacity-building workshops

· Contracting of consultants for the delivery of technical support

The Technical Advisor plays a key role in monitoring and documenting the content, effects and impact of capacity-building activities provided by the DRC team to its partners.

· Providing technical support to the partners in the elaboration of their advocacy strategies (in collaboration with the Programme Manager and Programme Officer) in line with their programmatic objectives and institutional mandate:

· Identification of advocacy targets and influencing opportunities

· Production of advocacy material

· Follow-up of advocacy objectives and progress reached

· Documentation/capitalisation of experiences

· Acting as safety focal point:

· Monitor the evolving situation in the areas of operation

· Conduct regular Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) as per DRC/DDG policy

· Prepare and submit security reports and trend analyses as required

Reporting Arrangements

The technical Advisor will report to the Programme Manager, Great Lakes

Conditions

Availability: August, 2014.

Duty station: Goma, DR congo. This posting is a non-family posting.

Contract: 1 year renewable contract.

Salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates (available at www.drc.dk under Vacancies). This position is graded as A13

Qualifications

· Research (Masters or PhD level) degree in International Law, International Politics, Conflict Studies, Forced Migration, Social Anthropology or related field;

· At least 5 years’ professional experience with an international NGO working on conflict and displacement, preferably from a civil society/capacity-building perspective;

· Proven track record working in Africa on research, policy development and advocacy;

· Practical experience in accompanying local CSOs in research and policy formulation;

· Outstanding communication skills (both written and spoken) in English and French;

· Experience in at least one country of the Great Lakes region;

· Willingness to travel regularly to countries within the region.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk

How to apply:

Application process

Interested? Qualified candidates are invited to access the full job description and the requirements for this position under vacancies at www.drc.dk. Please submit applications online using this link by 3 November, 2014

If you are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Organization: Concern Worldwide
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 27 Oct 2014

The main objective of this consultancy is to provide support in technically reviewing curriculum materials for the Emergency Education Radio Programme.

Specific Objectives

a) Technically review Scope and Sequence documentation for initial 3 month Early Grades Literacy and Numeracy radio programme.

b) Technically review and support the development of content for radio based Literacy and Numeracy sessions for Early Grades.

Specific tasks

a) Review Scope and Sequence documentation for initial 3 month period (12 weeks)

b) Provide technical support to the review of overall Emergency Education Response.

c) Provide technical support for the content development of an initial 24Literacy and Numeracy lessons within a one hour scripted programme for Early Grades.

d) Each month, review the entire content used over the previous month, and identify gaps, strengths and changes/areas for improvement required. within a one hour long programme/script.

1. Expected Outputs (Deliverables linked to tasks above)

a) Input provided into the development and review of Scope and Sequence documentation.

b) Feedback provided on appropriate content to guide scripting of radio sessions.

For both outputs a) and b);

o Review documents within 48 hours of receipt and provide feedback and suggested changes including rationale.

o At the end of each month of lessons, review progress and provide a 3 page report on lessons learned including guidance notes for the upcoming month. These will need to be referred to and incorporated in the next month of lessons, and be reported against in the next period

o Provide an overall review of the 3 month period completed, and make recommendations for the next quarter of lessons

c) Emergency Education Response Strategy reviewed and feedback documented and discussed with Education team

o Summarise recommendations in a report (ca 5 pages)

2. Duration

The overall consultancy work is expected to span for an initial three month period. Please see work plan below.

3. Experience and Qualifications required

· Qualified and experienced primary school teacher

· Strong technical understanding of Early Grades Literacy and Mathematics

· Experience working in education in development/emergency contexts (minimum 2 years)

· Third level qualification in Education or a related field

· Experienced teacher trainer and experience in curriculum development at primary levels

· Very strong technical knowledge and understanding of child centred teaching and learning practices

· Excellent English skills

· Ability to be creative and innovative

4. Lines of Communication

The Consultant will report to the National Education Coordinator- Sierra Leone and may work remotely provided they have access to reliable internet connection.

How to apply:

Please apply to Nina Gehm via email with a covering letter and CV –

Nina.Gehm@concern.net

Organization: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 06 Nov 2014

TITLE:Technical Advisor

LOCATION:Coast Province, Kenya

"Sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better. This is one of those moments."

-Elizabeth Glaser

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15 countries and at more than 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000—nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to implement HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.

Job Summary

Overview: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) intends to recruit technical advisors for both long-term and short-term positions for the following areas: prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT); HIV testing & counseling; voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC); HIV care and treatment; laboratory services; TB/HIV; HIV stigma & discrimination; family planning; water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH); nutrition; health systems strengthening; quality assurance; training and capacity building; and behavior change communication (BCC). The technical advisors will provide leadership, management, support, coordination, and technical expertise for the implementation of an anticipated integrated health service delivery program in Coast Province, Kenya. Positions are subject to project award and funding.

Job Responsibilities:

· Ensure the technical quality of the project and progress toward meeting set goals and objectives.

· Provide technical direction and assistance for the implementation of their area activities

· Work with the Chief of Party (COP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to adapt overall program implementation, workplan, and assignments in accordance with stakeholder feedback and evaluation results.

· Contributes to the development of work plans, budgets and technical reports, as needed.

· Work with USAID, Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders to coordinate and promote activities.

Required Qualifications

· Higher education degree required (Ph.D., MD, MPH, or other relevant degree).

· Minimum 10 years of experience in international health programs in resource-poor setting; experience in Kenya preferred.

· Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of USG-funded grants and contracts required; experience with USAID contracts strongly preferred.

· Excellent communication skills; fluency in written and spoken English; knowledge of local languages is a plus.

· Local candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Applicants should submit an application letter, detailed CV, and list of references via email with a subject title “Technical Advisor” and the specific technical area(s) for which they are applying to kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org.

Organization: Save the Children
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 24 Oct 2014

Code: SCI2 WASH

Under the general direction and guidance of the Director of Programme Development and Quality ensure all WASH programming is well designed, of excellent technical quality and contributes to Save the Children’s strategic objectives, national/global learning and advocacy. The WASH Technical Advisor (TA) is expected to provide technical advice and support to project staff to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved, with frequent visits to the field to support – and lead as necessary - high quality programme implementation. The WASH TA must be willing to embrace a child rights programming approach and represent Save the Children in key national working groups. He/she will support the overall country strategic intent to focus on risk reduction, adaptation and resiliency in light of a changing context in East Africa. For more details upload attached job profile..

How to apply:

Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter to kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Title Code on the subject line by 24^th October 2014. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.