CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Guinea
Closing date: 23 Feb 2015

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through

health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Medical Corps is responding to the humanitarian crisis in West Africa.

The Training Director is primarily responsible for oversight of International Medical Corps’ Ebola Training Collaborative in Guinea. The Director will be responsible for implementing the training program as outlined by the proposal, draft syllabus and curriculum. The technical training will be targeted to staff such as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) managers, ETU managers, psychosocial specialists, nurses and doctors at the Training Center as well as the mobile support teams assisting organizations with start-up of their ETUs and related services (e.g. ambulance and burial teams).

Responsibilities include:

Technical Monitoring and Program Quality

The Training Director will:

• Develop and share communication materials regarding the training program (e.g. course dates, logistical information, and who are the targets for the training) and effectively share through all relevant forums

• Develop calendars and schedules for training

• Ensure there are clear criteria for enrollment of participants for the training

• Provide oversight for application and enrollment process

• Ensure training standards are adhered to in all aspects of training

• Liaise with partners such as CDC and WHO for technical input to training

• Work with partners such as CDC to develop tools to assess participant learning in both the theory and practicum components

• Work with trainers to develop evaluation tools for continuous monitoring of training program

• Ensure training materials are updated and revised based upon feedback from participants

• Liaise with mobile support teams to ensure training participants are linked with mobile support teams in a timely fashion

• Ensure strong M&E systems are established throughout the process from training to mobile support team assistance

Program Development

• Contribute to strategic planning and design of future training programs based upon learning from training program

Representation

• Represent the organization to the UN, interagency coordination mechanisms, international and national NGOs and Ministry of Health at coordination meetings as well as other meetings which are relevant to country program and enhance the organizations visibility (e.g. task force meetings, assessment missions, and coordination meetings)

• Serve as the liaison with the relevant MOH departments on matters related to the training program to ensure accountability

• Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, and values with regard to internal and external actors.

Human Resources Management

• Develop and/or update job descriptions for all key staff positions at the Ebola treatment center and update reporting structure as needed

• Assist in the selection of qualified trainers

• Line manage senior staff and ensure oversight to all staff at the center

• Hold regular staff meetings to ensure smooth running of the training center

• Maintain an open line of communication with all levels of staff

Working Relationships

• Work closely with country senior management team, the HQ Technical Coordinator

• Ensure program progress through communication with Team Director, Country Director, Logistics Staff and Finance team to ensure coordination of programs supplies are consistent with management of budgets, including budget forecasting, development of spending plans.

Security

• Collaborate with Team Director and Security Manager to maintain security of staff in the field

• Ensure application and compliance of security protocols and policies

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within the training center served by International Medical Corps

Qualifications:

Skills & Requirements

• Experience as technical trainer and/or as director of health related training institute

• Minimum of masters in nursing or medical degree with a Master’s in Public Health preferred

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in overseas humanitarian programs (preferably in developing country or low-resource setting with an NGO) at a senior level relating to infectious diseases, secondary health care and communicable diseases

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; fluency in English required

• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

• Extremely flexible and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations

• Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively, be self-motivated

• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources

• Skills and knowledge in competency-based training

• Proven capabilities in leadership

• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills, understanding of the extreme nature of this outbreak.

• French speaking skills are required.

How to apply:

How to apply:

To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Guinea
Closing date: 23 Feb 2015

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Medical Corps is responding to the humanitarian crisis in West Africa.

International Medical Corps is seeking a Training Coordinator who has a strong background in management of design and delivery of training initiatives to work in Guinea to assist with the day to day operations of the training center.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Under the direction of the Training Director, the Training Coordinator will assume the following roles and responsibilities:

• Coordinate application process for trainees coming to the training center

• Manage daily assignments of students and matching with pre-ceptors for the “hot zone” training component

• Develop and train staff on checklists for monitoring student performance;

• Develop and manage database for students;

• Organize all data regarding performance of trainees and recommendations provided by International Medical Corps trainers;

• Track students graduating from program to determine percentage of participants who work in the Ebola response post training;

• Support the development of concepts and proposals for Ebola training initiatives;

• Represent IMC in relevant working groups and task forces and share information regarding the training center;

• Process requests for mobile support team (MST) support to agencies setting up an ETU;

• Participate as requested in relevant meetings related to training initiatives by response organizations such as MSF, Save, IFRC, CDC, and USAID OFDA /USAID Global Health.

• Conduct after action reviews for the training programs and facilitate the process at field sites.

• Travel to training program sites to lead after action reviews and documentation;

• Write final training reports based on the after action review and ensure a lessons learned event for each training program in country.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of Public health/international health or related degree

• At least 5 years of public health field experience in developing countries;

• At least 3 years’ experience in design and delivery of training programs in the field;

• Focus is primarily on West Africa and willingness to travel in the region is essential;

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral;

• Excellent team player

• French speaking skills are required.

How to apply:

How to apply:

To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.

Organization: Concern Worldwide
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 09 Jan 2015

DRC WASH Consortium: Terms of Reference for operational research on training and support for Water Management Committees

1. Introduction

The DRC WASH Consortium which is comprised of five agencies, Action Against Hunger (ACF); Agence d'aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement (ACTED); Catholic Relief Services (CRS); Concern Worldwide (as lead agency) and Solidarités International, seeks a consultant or team of consultants to:

1. Review the Consortium’s current approach and other approaches in the sector to supporting and training village committees for managing rural WASH services, in particular the management of water points such as handpumps on boreholes or dug wells, spring catchments, and small gravity flow schemes.
2. Develop, test and roll-out improved training modules for water management committees, especially on project management, financial management and social marketing to foster adherence to payment for WASH services. This should include how to develop local ‘business plans’ for rural WASH services which enable all life-cycle costs of different technical options to be considered as part of informed investment decisions by communities and local authorities.
3. Design pilot initiatives and develop the initial set-up of these initiatives for providing long-term support to water management committees by local actors outside the community on key issues such as:
4. Administration (e.g. advice on legal issues such as developing water user associations).
5. Finance (e.g. mutualisation of costs and support to capital maintenance costs; support to income-generating activities; accounting advice; links to banking facilities).
6. Technical support (e.g. technical advice on repairs; support to supply chain development and spare part stocking).
7. Background to WASH in DRC and the Consortium

In DRC, investments in rural water infrastructure are generally made without good information on what is required in the long term, especially in terms of financing and technical support, for the infrastructure to provide a sustainable service to the users. The responsibility for organising and financing long-term operation, maintenance, and minor and major repairs is left to the users by default, usually through community-based water management committees. The actor with the greatest influence on the choice of infrastructure and the decision to invest is often an external NGO or private company who is present in the area only for a limited period.

However, evidence shows that communities are rarely able to maintain infrastructures without some form of long-term external support. At the very least, technical support is required such as skilled mechanics who can carry out significant repairs. Other forms of support are also usually needed, such as support to help communities raise money to pay for repairs (for example, through helping develop local tariff systems or income-generating activities), and also direct financial support for some repairs themselves. Given the weak capacity of all local actors in DRC (communities, local authorities, health services, private sector etc.), it is important to make investment decisions about what infrastructure to install and where to install it based on a realistic assessment of local capacities to ensure the infrastructure functions in the long-term.

In this context, the DRC WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Consortium is working to increase the coverage of sustainable water and sanitation provision and hygiene behaviour in rural areas of DRC. The Consortium is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) through a grant of £23.9m from 2013-2017 as part of DFID’s 2013-2019 WASH programme in DRC.

In total, the DRC WASH Consortium aims to support 461 villages and 554,122 beneficiaries in up to 17 health zones in rural DRC through a 12-step process which lasts eighteen months in each village, followed by additional monitoring and evaluation for a further six months. Programme activities include the promotion of good hygiene behaviours through “Small Doable Actions”, support to the construction of household and institutional latrines, and (where judged technically and economically feasible for long-term sustainability) the development of water points such as spring protections, protected wells, and boreholes. The Consortium also works with local health services, local authorities, the private sector and civil society to develop their capacity to support communities and promote the sustainability of WASH services. The Consortium aims to use its experiences, innovation and research to produce and disseminate evidence for sustainable, community based solutions to WASH needs in the DRC.

• For more background on the DRC WASH context, see Annex A.
• Full details on the Consortium’s Theory of Change are included in Annex B.
• The Consortium’s 9-point strategy and 12-step process are summarised in Annex C (note that the 12-step process is currently being revised and the detailed new version will be available in January 2015).
• The full logical framework is included in Annex D, with baseline data from the first phase.
• A map of the Consortium’s areas of intervention is included in Annex E.
• Role of the consultancy in the context of the Consortium programme

The approach of the DRC WASH Consortium is designed to be flexible enough to integrate learning during the programme in line with the need for adaptive programming expressed by DFID and others,^[1] especially if evidence produced shows that parts of the original Theory of Change may not be valid.

The programme therefore proceeds in a sequence of different phases of villages and conducts additional research and innovation projects to enable learning to be fed back into the programme. During the first two years of the programme, extra information becomes available from:

• Field experiences and results from the completion of the first phase of villages (Sept 2013 – Feb-March 2015) and ongoing experiences from the second and third phases (in progress between April 2014 – Oct 2015). The fourth phase of villages is due to start in July 2015.
• Research projects on: spare parts and supply chains for handpumps; community mobilisation and behaviour change.
• Innovation projects on: preparation and rapid response for cholera outbreaks; WASH mapping.
• Sharing of experiences with other sector actors through six-monthly Technical Reviews.

Key developments to the programme approach so far include:

• More detailed development of an economic approach to better define, estimate and measure life-cycle costs and first steps in using this information as part of informed decision-making for investment in drinking water infrastructure.
• Revision of the selection process for intervention areas and villages to increase the likelihood of success given the extremely challenging context in rural DRC.
• Initial review of the Consortium’s approach to community mobilisation and behaviour change.

This consultancy forms part of the operational research component of the Consortium to enable learning from the first phases of the programme to feed into the ongoing second and third phases and the fourth phase which is due to start in July 2015.

4. Objectives of the consultancy

1. Review the Consortium’s current approach and other approaches in the sector to supporting and training village committees for managing rural WASH services, in particular the management of water points such as handpumps on boreholes or dug wells, spring catchments, and small gravity flow schemes. This will include:
2. Review of the existing tools used by the Consortium to help communities in project management and financial management, which are adaptations of tools originally developed by the Global Water Initiative (GWI) in West Africa.
3. Review of tools developed by other organisations in the WASH sector such as IRC WASH and other work on implementing the life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) in practice.
4. Review of tools developed by organisations outside the WASH sector in DRC for project management by communities such as Tuungane.
5. Review of the existing capacity, strengths and weaknesses of village committees for managing water supplies, including: economic viability; ability to manage business plans; governance; water tariff policy; technical capacity; other Income Generating Activities; advocacy potential.
6. Develop, test and roll-out improved training modules for water management committees which are adapted to the DRC context and can be used as part of the Consortium’s 18-month intervention process, especially on project management, financial management and social marketing to encourage payment for WASH services. This should include how to develop local ‘business plans’ for rural WASH services which enable all life-cycle costs of different technical options to be considered as part of informed investment decisions by communities and local authorities. This includes addressing the following questions:

o How can tools be adapted or developed for use at community level and integrated into training for water management committees? At least the following themes should be considered:

o Individual leadership skills

o Organizational development

o Operational management

o Financial management and transparency

o Cash management

o Water service delivery

o Tariff policy

o Technical capacity for maintenance and repairs of water points

o Business plan development, ownership, and management

o Public advocacy

o Ancillary income generating activities

o Communications and outreach

o What are the limits to the use of such tools and training, for example in communities which are extremely poor; extremely low-literacy; low social cohesion etc?

o How can tools and training be linked from village level to higher levels of government administration (e.g. decentralised entities; health zones; territories; provinces), to enable financial planning and investment decisions at different levels?

o How can the training process be replicated? What training is required by trainers themselves (staff of local health services and/or NGOs)?

1. Develop pilot initiatives for providing long-term support to water management committees by local actors outside the community on key issues such as the following. These initiatives should be implementable in at least 1-2 health zones during 2015-2017. The consultants will be reasonable for the detailed design and set-up of the key initiatives identified in collaboration with the Consortium:
2. Administration e.g. advice on legal issues such as developing water user associations.
3. Finance e.g. mutualisation of costs and support to capital maintenance costs; support to income-generating activities; accounting advice; links to banking facilities.
4. Technical support e.g. technical advice on repairs; support to supply chain development and spare part stocking.
5. Outline methodology and timetable

The operational research should be completed during the period Jan-March 2015.

The detailed methodology will be developed by the consultants and approved by Concern Worldwide. The methodology must uphold DFID’s ethical principles for research and evaluation. At a minimum, the operational research should draw on:

• Reports on previous research projects (spare parts and supply chains for handpumps; community mobilisation and behaviour change; climate and environment assessment).
• Interviews / workshops with key internal and external stakeholders in Kinshasa.
• Development and testing of tools with key internal and external stakeholders in at least two different areas of intervention, ideally more, including the views of direct programme participants.

Note that field visits to project sites typically require at least a week per project site including travel time (e.g. 2-4 days travel + 3-5 days at or near the project site).

Other key events to be considered as part of the timetable include:

• The Consortium’s six-monthly external Technical Review in mid-March 2015 (date TBC). The consultant(s) will be expected to present the recommendations as part of this workshop.

• Expected products

• Draft methodology as part of proposal.

• Inception report and final methodology for approval after XX days of the contract (to be agreed)

• Draft tools and training modules for feedback after XX days of the contract (to be agreed).

• Revised tools and training modules after testing.

• A guide for trainers (staff of local health services and/or NGOs) on how to conduct the training at village level.

• Preliminary presentation of findings and proposed structure of final report for feedback in country, including presentation during the external Technical Review in March 2015.

• Final report, including:

o Stand-alone executive summary of 2-4 pages (in English and in French), which highlights the key lessons learned and key recommendations. (This will be used by the Consortium as the basis for a briefing note for the sector).

o Specific list of recommendations at different levels (strategic, programmatic, operational) targeted to different groups.

o Annex of all data, references and analyses undertaken.

6. Composition, skills and experience of the consultant(s)

Between them, the team members should have the following skills and experience. Collaborations between international and local consultants are encouraged.

Essential

• Relevant academic and professional background in rural development and WASH, including experience in fragile states.
• Experience in approaches for community mobilisation, social marketing and behaviour change.
• Knowledge of the Life-Cycle Costs Approach and service delivery approaches for rural WASH.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills in English.
• Ability to speak French.
• Willingness and ability to work long hours in a difficult environment.

Desirable

• Experience in DRC.

7. Management, reporting and quality assurance arrangements

The consultant(s) will be contracted by Concern Worldwide as the lead agency of the DRC WASH Consortium and will report to the Consortium Director and the Consortium WASH & M+E Coordinator. To ensure quality, the timing of payments will be made according to the delivery of key outputs, to be agreed in the contract. The inception report and final methodology will be approved by Concern Worldwide before proceeding to the development of tools. The draft tools and training modules will be approved by Concern Worldwide before proceeding to the completion of the final tools and guide for trainers.

[1]DFID’s 2013 “end to end review” of programming (led by the Deputy Head of DFID DRC at the time) concluded that the conventional approach to programme management needs to change and that programmes need to be flexible to adapt to changing realities and emerging opportunities (for more info see presentation by Pete Vowles on Adaptive Progamming at “Hard to Measure Benefits” workshop at DFID in London, October 2013).

How to apply:

Please submit an Expression of Interest by January 9^th 2015toemily.bradley@concern.net outlining exact availability in line with the approximate timeline. The expression of interest should contain: (a) a technical offer and (b) a financial offer, comprising:

A. Technical offer:

· Up to date CV of the consultant(s) explaining how the consultant(s) meets the skills and experience required.

· Technical proposition detailing proposed methodology and resources needed (max 3 pages).

· At least one example of similar work undertaken.

B. Financial offer:

· A list of all expenses expected to be incurred by the consultant(s) including a daily rate.

· Costs of transport in-country and accommodation while on field visits outside Kinshasa will be covered directly by the Consortium and should not be included.

The following additional information is available in the Annexes to this TOR:

· Annex A – Context of WASH in DRC

· Annex B – The Consortium’s Theory of Change

· Annex C – The Consortium’s original 9-point strategy and 12-step process

· Annex D – Logical Framework with baseline data for Phase 1

· Annex E – Map of the Consortium’s Area of Intervention.

Please contact emily.bradley@concern.net for all queries.

Organization: Chemonics
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 22 Nov 2014

Chemonics seeks a judicial training advisor for the anticipated USAID-funded Legal Professional Development and Anti-Corruption project in Liberia. The project aims to promote a more effective and accountable formal justice sector through improved capacity of legal professional training institutions. It will build the capacity of key Liberian justice sector institutions and support the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission and associated Liberian government entities to investigate, prosecute, and convict perpetrators of corruption-related crimes, and to educate the public on the fight against corruption. We are seeking individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical assistance and skills transfer to the director and technical staff of the Judicial Institute
• Manage long- and short-term consultants who will backstop him/her in carrying out these duties
• Work with the Judicial Institute on a day-to-day basis
• Share his/her expertise with the Law School, Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission, or the Liberian National Bar Association Qualifications:
• ?Juris doctorate or equivalent-level law degree from an accredited university in a common law country required
• Experience in implementation of judicial training programs and Judicial Institute-type operations in developing countries
• Postconflict or fragile states experience preferred
• Experience as a judge or in a judicial capacity in a common law jurisdiction required
• Computer literacy required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• English fluency required

How to apply:

Send electronic submissions to LiberiaROLJudicialAdvisor@chemonics.com by November 22, 2014. Please include Judicial Training Advisor in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics

?equal employment opportunity self-identification formand submit it separately to

EEOselfidentify@chemonics.comwith only "Judicial Training Advisor - LPAC" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

????Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.??

Organization: Jesuit Refugee Service
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 05 Nov 2014

Overview

Jesuit Refugee Service Kakuma, Counseling Department it seeking a qualified facilitator to conduct a 6-day capacity building training for loss and grief Facilitation to be delivered to 42 Refugee Community Counselors. The aim of the training is to empower Community Counselors with appropriate knowledge and skills on conducting professional counselling seasons to undergoing through any form of loss and grief.to be able to deliver effective therapeutic sessions to refugees in Kakuma suffering from emotional distress .The stress within the training is on practical application rather than on theoretic knowledge.The training is to be delivered in a training facility within Kakuma Refugee Camp.

Kakuma Refugee Camp

The Kakuma refugee camp was founded in 1992 in Northwestern Kenya to serve refugees arriving to Kenya from conflict zones in the region (primarily Sudan and Ethiopia). Today, the population of the camp is about 169743 refugees from 11 different countries with large tribal and language diversity within the national communities. Currently Sudan nationals from South Sudan are the majority group within the camp. Other countries represented include Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and others.

Jesuit Refugee Service Community Counselling

Jesuit Refugee Service Kakuma operates a Community Counseling Programme in Kakuma and has 113 refugee staff and one national staff to provide counseling services to refugees based in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. The refugee community counselors undergo 60-hour Basic Training in Counseling and are offered regular weekly in-service training to build their capacity. Most of these community counselors have gone through other intensive trainings including: group counseling, child counseling, Trauma, debriefing, Substance Abuse, self-awareness, group supervision and Family Therapy. Each of the mentioned trainings had a minimum of 40 hours each.

The community counselors serve in their own national communities within the camp offering counseling services to persons with emotional problems. The JRS Kakuma Counseling Program uses Psycho Social Wellbeing and Client-Centered Counseling approach.

In the light of the above, the counseling department would like to empower further its community counselors to be able to work effectively with individual clients and groups experiencing a wide variety of issues and problems which is currently overwhelming.

Mode of Delivery

The training will combine both theory and practical demonstrations and plentiful opportunities to practice the new knowledge and skills .Facilitator will take in consideration limited English language abilities of the participants. Using practical case studies/ exercises is encouraged.

De- briefing Counselling Facilitation

Date: November 16th to 22^nd 2014 - TBD

Duration: 6 days; 8.30.am – 5.pm (with breaks as appropriate)

Location: Kakuma Refugee Camp

Content:

1. General overview of loss and grief
2. Stages of grief
3. Types of loss and grief
4. Fundamental elements of loss and grief
5. Loss and grief in a counselling concept.
6. Coping with lose and grief
7. Approaches and strategies in loss and grief therapy
8. Cultural approach in grief counseling
9. Dealing with stress, depression and grief
10. Coping with reminders after a loss
11. Practical aspects of grief and loss
12. Counsellor’s role during grief and loss sessions.
13. Practical aspects of grief and loss sessions
14. Grief and loss process-(session)
15. Crisis support and suicide prevention
16. Grief and loss counselling interventions
17. Ethical issues.

Expectations:

1. Participants will acquire fundamental knowledge of loss and grief in counseling.
2. Participants will identify the stages of grief
3. The participants will learn and able to apply various approaches and steps of counselling loss and grief beneficiaries and apply those skills appropriately in different challenging situations including refugee set up.
4. The participants will be able to formulate questions that assist staff in self-awareness through reflection.
5. The participants will be able to discuss process of loss and grief
6. Participants will gain ability of caring for the care giver.
7. Participants will gain knowledge of basic guidelines of loss and grief in counseling
8. After the training participants will be able to conduct loss and grief sessions to individuals and groups effectively and professionally
9. Participants will gain solid understanding of ethical issues in bereavement.
10. Participants will receive handouts of grief and loss while counseling office will receive notes on power point and soft copies on the same subject.
11. After completion of the training, participants will be issued with certificates of participation.

Facilitator Qualifications:

1. Master level education in Counseling Psychology, Clinical psychology, clinical Social Work or related field.
2. Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating trainings
3. Demonstrated experience facilitating debriefing of individual, family, and counseling groups.
4. Working knowledge of refugees, conflict and displacement

Compensation:

1. Facilitator’s fee TBD
2. Transportation Nairobi/Kakuma or equivalent
3. Accommodation and food in place of workshop

How to apply:

Interested candidates should send their letter of interest, Organization Profile, CV, and quotations via email addressed to: kakuma.counselling@jrs.net and a copy to kakuma.director@jrs.net not later than 5^th November 2014.

Organization: Girl Hub
Country: Nigeria
Closing date: 30 Oct 2014

Position: Girl Ambassadors’ Recruitment and Training.

Reporting line: Girl Hub Nigeria Senior Insight and Strategy Manager

Location: Jigawa, Nigeria

Company: Girl Hub Nigeria

1. Introduction

Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between the Nike Foundation and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), based in the UK, currently operating in three African countries, and with plans to open in India and elsewhere.

The Nike Foundation is a powerful agent for real change and poverty alleviation in the developing world. The Foundations’ focus is on adolescent girls – its investments are centered on programs and initiatives that enable young girls to realize their potential and transform their world, so unleashing a ripple effect of change. The work of the Nike Foundation is designed to get girls on the global agenda and drive resources to them; ensuring ideas become real solutions that deliver tangible and sustainable results.

In this way, the Nike Foundation fuels the girl effect (www.girleffect.org) - the unique potential of 250 million adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and the world.

The Girl Ambassadors (GAs):

GAs are a cohort of girls aged between 16 -22 identified through a local partners in Kano Kaduna and Zaria to champion girls issues by being the voice of girls and representing girls in a way that brings their context to programming tables. In addition, GAs are expected to provide advice where relevant in designing girl-centred activities. There is a plan to expand and establish 10 girl ambassadors to Jigawa State.

Jigawa, Kano and Kaduna are states located in the northern part of Nigeria, where GHN is focusing its intervention.

Objectives:

• Girl Ambassadors will be girl champions capable of bringing girls’ voices into important meetings and events
• Girl Ambassadors’ knowledge and ability to represent girls will position Girl Hub as the ’go-to’ Organization on issues of adolescent girls
• To create a resource within Northern Nigeria so that other partners can leverage the Girl Ambassadors for research, insights, and monitoring and advisory purposes.
• Girl Ambassadors will help remove barriers to reaching girls.
• Girl Ambassadors will develop authentic insights from girls.
• Girl Ambassadors will maintain a wide network of girls with a potential to have an extensive reach

2. Scope of Work

Girl Hub Nigeria requires the services of an organization with experience in peer-to-peer research and working with adolescent girls, to recruit and build the capacity of 10 Girl Ambassadors in Jigawa State.

GH roles:

Girl hub Nigeria will build the capacity of the girls on qualitative research methods such as focus groups, 1-1 meetings, and observations. GHN will also enable the girls to conduct technology-enabled research and participatory M&E.

Girl hub Nigeria will work with the organizations/consultants to recruit and, sustain regular meetings and activities to build the girls’ confidence to work within and outside their communities.

Girl hub Nigeria will provide technical support and materials to facilitate building the girls’ skills on research, confidence building and feedback mechanisms.

GH to ensure parental support for the activities and will obtain girl safe guarding policies, parental consents for each participating girl

GH will ensure parental support for the activities and will adhere to girls safeguarding policy (GSP), parental consents for each participating girls.

Pay girls’ stipends for specific activities and events where they participate as resource persons

Managing organization/consultant’s Role:

· Recruit and manage Girls’ Ambassadors on behalf of Girlhub.

· Organise and set up safe meeting venues with girls. Liaison with community to ensure gate keepers are well informed and are supportive of girl ambassadors.

· Work with closely with GHN to plan and implement training and research activities.

· Provide refreshments and stationeries for working with girls.

· Act as chaperon during out of location trip with girls by Girl hub.

· Develop budgets and timeline of activities for sign off by Girl Hub

· Maintain the code of conduct for working with girls and ensure girls comply with Girl hub nigeria girl safe guarding policy

Girls’ Role:

• Become girl ambassadors.
• Commit to working with Girl Hub as young researchers.
• Attend trainings and events relevant to building their capacities in providing insights on different contexts for the Arewa Girl
• Maintain behaviors and views that represent promoting the Arewa girl.
• Comply with Girl Hub girl safe guarding policies, rules and regulations.

Deliverables for Managing Organization/ Consultant

• 10 Girl Ambassadors to be recruited in November, and to be mentored and trained on an agreed schedule
• Participate in Girl hub Girl safe guarding policy training and adhere to global policy and procedures
• Secure parental consent to include travels to Abuja, media release and health release
• Chaperon, coach, mentor, and accompany Girl ambassadors to relevant events, meetings, workshops and activities within and outside Jigawa state.
• Set the scene and mobilize community for any Girl Ambassador research and activity in the community
• Organize and supervise girl researchers to participate in all GHN activities that they are required to attend from November 2014 to May 2015
• Organize and supervise girls to participate in insights film on girls

Expected Outcome:

• 10 Girl Ambassadors established and acting as advisers
• Girl confidence, interpersonal skills and capacity built.
• Girl Hub has available resources to tap into for information and for partners’ programme design and development
• Girls confident and able to represent Arewa girls in relevant meetings and events

Key Skills and Experience

• At least three years’ experience in similar scope of work
• Strong interpersonal, and communication skills
• Excellent report writing, presentation and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to adapt to changing situations
• Excellent oral, written, presentation and communications skills in English.
• Good knowledge of working with young people.
• Proven record of Good relationship with community leaders and gate keepers

Time Frame:

The period for this training is expected to cover the Girl Hub calendar year of FY 15, which ends in May 2015.

How to apply:

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BIDS

Applications for this consultancy close on 31^st October 2014

All bids must be typewritten and presented in the following format:

a) Cover letter: A one-page cover letter signed by responsible official of the bidding agency/consultant. The letter must contain the name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number and other relevant contact information of the bidder.

b) Introduction: A brief overview of the assignment as understood by the bidder and a brief statement of the bidder’s overall approach

c) Capability statement: background and other relevant information that qualifies the organization/agency to undertake such an assignment. Experience with similar projects and in using the techniques specified above should be provided. The bidder must also indicate the individual staff members assigned to this project and their relevant experience.

d) Annexes: Any documents, such as curriculum vitae, or other information, which the bidder thinks will assist the proposal review team in evaluating the proposal may be attached as annexes.

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

Complete proposals (electronic copy) must be submitted by email to:

Amina Adamu Aliyu at Amina.aliyuadamu@girlhub.org and include “Recruitment and training of girl ambassador” on the subject line of the e-mail.

CONTACT INFO

If you have any questions concerning this request for bids, please contact Amina Adamu at Girl Hub Nigeria at Mercy Corps office at No. 5 Peka Close off Buchannan Crescent Wuse II Abuja or via amina.aliyuadamu@girlhub.org .

GHN will not pay or reimburse agency/organization for bids submitted.

Organization: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
Country: Mali
Closing date: 28 Oct 2014

COMPANY PROFILE

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to establish and implement the USAID/Mali Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) “PLATFORM” to support the USAID/Mali’s management information capacity building needs, facilitate program management decisions, and shape long-term strategic direction and decision-making. The primary objective of the contract is to establish and implement an M&E platform that will provide USAID/Mali with continued services in performance monitoring, verification, and impact and performance evaluations. Additionally, the contractor will conduct assessments, special studies, and surveys that will help inform the design of individual activities and/or larger projects

POSITION SUMMARY

The Capacity Building and Training Specialist is responsible for organizing and managing the training and mentoring activities for USAID Mission Staff and implementing partners. S/he will develop systems, capacity, and ownership of local partners and the timely achievement of related indicators, performance criteria, and benchmarks through customized training activities. In addition, will work closely with the COP to coach USAID Mission Staff and implementing partners in gathering, analyzing, and assessing data and information to measure program performance and impact. Will take direction from the CoP.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Capacity Building and Training Specialist Responsible must have:

• Master’s or higher university degree in relevant subject areas including statistics, economics, international development, public policy, or business administration;
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in designing and implementing capacity building projects, preferably in West Africa; prior experience in Mali preferred;
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience implementing monitoring and evaluation activities;
• Demonstrated knowledge of development and maintenance of M&E systems, including indicator development, data collection and analysis, data validation and audits, and performance reporting;
• Prior utilization of Geographic Information System (GIS), web-based reporting and database management, a plus;
• Excellent facilitation and team management skills;
• Familiarity of Malian development challenges, a plus;
• Prior experience in post-conflict reconstruction zones preferred;
• Excellent written and oral communication and outstanding interpersonal skills;
• Fluency in English; proficiency in French preferred

How to apply:

Please submit all application materials along with three references at https://ibtci.devhire.devex.com/.

Any questions please contact yinanli [AT] ibtci [dot] com

Organization: Health Poverty Action
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 10 Oct 2014

Health Poverty Action (HPA), formerly known as Health Unlimited (HU), is a British international development organisation with a mission to support the poorest and most vulnerable people to achieve better health and wellbeing. Established in 1984, HPA currently operates in 14 countries worldwide, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. Many of our programs utilise community-based primary health care education and training, as well as mass-media health communication approaches, in collaboration with the local ministries of health and information, national NGOs/CBOs, and the target communities themselves.

Currently HPA is operational in three main regions of Somaliland, Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, and Sahil, targeting IDPs and people living in hard to reach areas. In Maroodi Jeex region, HPA is currently implementing a three year project funded by the European Commission (EC) entitled“Expanding Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for IDPs/returnees in Maroodi Jeex, Somaliland”

HPA wishes to contract consultants:

1. To develop draft policies of ‘Birth Promoters’ and ‘Community Health Committee’ in line with country national health sector strategies.
2. To develop detailed curricula for the training on the role of TBAs as Birth Promoters and CHCs.

How to apply:

A complete set of the Terms of Reference (ToR) can be viewed and downloaded from the HPA Africa Regional Office website, www.healthunlimited.or.ke

The proposals must be submitted by 10th October 2014, 1700 hrs (East African Time). Details on submission of the tenders are specified in the tender specification documents.

Organization: Lutheran World Federation
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 22 Sep 2014

1. Time of deployment:
2. Total Number of Days = 20
3. Start Date = 23^rd September 2014
4. End date = 10^th October 2014
5. Location (office):

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Office

NCA Compound, Buluk area, Juba South Sudan

1. Background:

The people of Blue Nile in Sudan began fleeing into South Sudan’s Upper Nile State in September 2011 as a result of conflict between the Sudanese Army (SAF) and SPLM-North. Others fled into neighboring Ethiopia. The first refugee camp was set up in October 2011 in Doro. 70,000 refugees arrived during the course of 2011 in Upper Nile, with the numbers increasing dramatically in April-July 2012 to reach a total of about 110,000. The current refugee population in the four camps stands at XXX. The four camps are Doro (xxx), Batil (39,516 refugees, Kaya (21,428 Refugees) and Gendrassa (17,513 Refugees).

LWF in Maban has been operational since September 2012. It is mainly involved with Education and Child Protection. The Project is currently supported by 6 donors and operates in 3 of the 4 camps in Maban which are namely Batil, Kaya and Gendrassa. The project is made up of a team of 540 staffs of which 5 are international, 27 are Relocated national staff, 25 locally recruited staff and 483 Refugee Staff. The project has one Main base in Doro area with an accommodation capacity of 30 and another base in Kaya with a capacity of 10 staff. It also has field Office in Batil (Newly Acquired) and Gendrassa (Shared with ACTED) which still require a lot of development.

Principle 7 of The People In Aid Code of Good Practice – the Human Resource Code for the relief and development sector – states: ‘The security, good health and safety of our staff are a prime responsibility of our organisation.’ It is recognised that the work of relief and development organisations often places great demands on staff in conditions of complexity and risk. Organisations therefore have a duty of care to ensure the physical and emotional well-being of staff before, during and on completion of their period of work with the organisation.

In line with this, LWF aims to organize staff safety and security training for its staffs in Maban Area Office, Upper Nile state –South Sudan. Within the current context of South Sudan, the mounting hostility and increasing number of violent attacks against the NGO workers, premises and assets emphasize the need for the LWF to further promote and deliver safety and security training for its personnel carrying out vital missions in Upper Nile state.

1. Purpose of the deployment:

The consultant will be responsible to provide staff safety and security training for LWF staffs in Maban and produce Security Management Plan for LWF Maban area office.

The person will be expected to coordinate with LWF team leader in Maban and also with the Security Focal Points of Humanitarian Organizations working in Maban on overall safety and security within the operating environment. The consultant will be expected to submit a thorough safety and security training curriculum for the theoretical and practical training to be delivered for 25 trainers (LWF staffs) which needs to be approved by the Team Leader/Country Director.

1. Reporting and Management lines

The Team Leader in Maban will be the primary authority and line during the period of the deployment. The Team Leader shall ensure that the terms of the agreement are upheld, tasks prepared and outputs executed satisfactorily and shall provide all the necessary management and logistical support to the post.

1. Objectives/Tasks of the assignment:
2. Provide staff safety and security training for 25 LWF staffs in Maban.

The consultant will present a detail safety and security training curriculum for the theoretical and practical training to be delivered for 25 trainers (LWF staffs).

• Produce Security Management Plan for LWF Maban area office.

Drawing on the experience gained during the last two years of the programme implementation in Maban, the consultant is expected to draw a comprehensive security management plan for LWF Maban Area Office.

1. Expected Outputs:
2. Safety and security training curriculum for the theoretical and practical training
3. Budget proposal for the assessment
4. Trainings undertaken for LWF staff on Safety and security
5. Pre and post-test (knowledge) results
6. Detail Security Management Plan for LWF Maban area office

How to apply:

1. Application procedure
2. Please send your CV (including a detail safety and security training curriculum or training plan and budget proposal) to:

** Team Leader (tl@lwfsouthsudan.org), and*

HR Coordinator (HR.lwfss@yahoo.com)

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 05 Sep 2014

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 29 August 2014

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION: Home based (subject to travel if required)

FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Training Facilitator

DURATION: 14 working days (2014-2015)

CLOSING DATE: 5 September 2014

BACKGROUND

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the 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.

The Urban Planning & Design Branch (UPDB) of UN-Habitat supports countries in developing urban planning methods and systems that address current urbanization challenges. The strategic focus of UPDB is to improve policies, plans and designs for more compact, socially inclusive, integrated and connected cities that foster sustainable urban development and are resilient to climate change, at the city, regional and national levels.

Since its launch last year, the training curriculum - based on UN-Habitat’s unique publication “Urban Planning for City Leaders” - has been greatly received and seen practical application in Malaysia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Rwanda and Somalia. The wheels are already in motion for future training events in Mexico, Singapore, Bangladesh, and Iraq. The “Training Facilitator” will be responsible for facilitating two training events in Mexico and Vietnam respectively.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of UN-Habitat City Extension & Design Unit Leader, the Consultant “Training Facilitator” will be responsible for the following tasks:

• To review the Spanish version of “Urban Planning for City Leaders” guide
• To prepare training materials and presentations for two training events in Mexico and Vietnam respectively
• To facilitate “Urban Planning for City Leaders” training events in Mexico and Vietnam
• To produce training reports upon completion training events including training evaluation reports.

COMPETENCIES

The consultants also must have the following expected competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Promotes UN values and ethical standards (tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, impartiality)
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Management and Leadership

• Work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Provides inspiration and leadership to city leaders and urban planners (training participants)

Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Ability to work as team
• Ability to follow work plans and schedule.
• Ability to affect community leaders and local staffs behavioural/ attitudinal change

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment in the community through leadership and personal example.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development.

EDUCATION

• Masters or PhD in Urban Planning/Urban Design/ Architecture/Urban Governance from a recognized university
• Certificate on Sustainable Urban Development will be considered as an added advantage.
• Advanced academic training on urban planning and urban design is preferred.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in training material preparation, training facilitation, training report preparation and training evaluation conduction on urban planning issues.
• Proven experience working with urban planners, elected city leaders in municipality and city council levels.
• Experience working with international, bi-lateral, national and donor organizations with multi-sectoral teams on urban planning related training events.
• Experience writing publications and tool kits on urban planning in collaboration with UN-Habitat (preferable but not mandatory).
• Experience reviewing and revising books/publications in Spanish on urban planning related issues.
• Direct experience in developing planning documents and supporting urban planning processes in a variety of contexts
• Working experience on urban planning issues in developing countries in Asian and Latin American regions
• Previous work experience in the Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-habitat is an advantage (not mandatory).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and Spanish are required. Although not a requirement, knowledge of French will be an advantage.

OTHER SKILLS

Mandatory qualifications / requirements

• Relevant tertiary/equivalent qualification in spatial planning, urban governance, urban policy planning, urban design and project management.
• Excellent skills in organizing and facilitating training on urban planning issues with city leaders

Technical capabilities

• Ability to generate written training reports, evaluation report and skills in

Personal qualities

• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team.
• Consultative and empowering working style and willingness to learn from others.
• Willingness to travel to Mexico and Vietnam.

REMUNERATION

Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. The remuneration is 700 USD per work day. A total of 14 working days will be counted for two training events (7 days for each training event). The total amount to be paid is 12,370 USD (9,800 USD for two training events and a lumpsum amount of 2,570 USD will be paid for revising the Spanish version of “Urban Planning for City Leaders Guide”). The fees will be paid as per agreement. Travel will be arranged by UN-Habitat according to official rules and DSA will also be paid during training events.

Kindly see the detailed payment plan for this position below

Output

Amount in USD

Percentage

Anticipated payment date

Comments

Output 1: Training Event in Monterrey, Mexico

Activity

• Training material preparation
• Training facilitation
• Training evaluation conduction
• Training report preparation

4,900

39.61%

October,2014

7 work days. 3 days for training related preparation, 3 days for training facilitation and 1 day for report writing. 700 USD per workday so the total amount is 700*7=4900 USD

Output 2: Revision of Spanish version UPCL guide

2,570

20.77%

October, 2014

Lumpsum

Output 3: Training Event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Activity

• Training material preparation
• Training facilitation
• Training evaluation conduction
• Training report preparation

4,900

39.61%

Planned in 2014 but date can be changed

7 work days. 3 days for training related preparation, 3 days for training facilitation and 1 day for report writing. 700 USD per workday so the total amount is 700*7=4900 USD

Total

12,370

100%

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

How to apply:

All applications should be submitted to:

Mr. Geoffrey Oluoch

UN-HABITAT

P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya

Email: geoffrey.oluoch@unhabitat.org

Deadline for applications: two weeks from the date of advertisement

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

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Organization: Government of Somalia
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 14 Sep 2014

Ministry of Education and Higher Studies

Republic of Somaliland

Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

Individual Consultant for the Development of the National Teacher Training Institute Management Plan

Terms of Reference

Background

Teacher training programs in Somaliland are currently offered as degree/diploma courses of universities and these courses are designed primarily as in-service training for the practicing teachers to upgrade their knowledge and skills in pedagogy and subject-matters. Pre-service teacher training programs are very limited in both extents and contents. While these in-service programs have to some extent contributed to building up Somaliland’s teaching force, non-existence of standardized teacher training approaches and programs, for both pre-service and in-service, have left the Ministry of Education and Higher Studies (MoEHS) with very limited authority and policy tools to improve and maintain the quality of teacher training available in Somaliland. With this in view, Somaliland Education Sector Strategic Plan 2012-2016 identified the establishing a national teacher training institution as one of the strategic priorities, to which half a million dollars was committed in 2013 by the Global Partnership of Education (GPE).

Purpose of the consultancy

The Consultant is expected to develop a NTTI Management Plan. The Plan lays out a blueprint for the NTTI development and management both in short-term (first two years) and mid-term (up to the fifth year after inception). In particular, it provides detailed planning for the following areas:

a) Management model (public, private, or hybrid)

b) Governance (legal status, board composition)

c) Finance (cash-flow projection, financial forecast)

d) Human resources (teaching and admin staff required for the NTTI)

e) Training curriculum and courses to be offered

f) Annual enrollment projection and training modalities (eg. lecture-based training vs. teaching practice in classrooms)

g) Accreditations and quality assurance

h) Facility requirements based on (f) above

Scope of the Work

The Consultant will work in collaboration and partnership with the key teacher education stakeholders in Somaliland: MoEHS; Teacher Education Working Group; NTTI Development WG; ESC members; teacher education programmes currently offered by different educational institutions; other partner organizations as well as GPE (the donor). The Consultant will also work closely with the UNICEF as the Managing Entity of the GPE Progaramme (i.e. Chief Education, GPE Manager, Head of Education in Hargeisa, and other members of UNICEF). The consultant will travel to Hargeisa for completing his/her work.

The key reference materials to inform the output, among others, include: Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a TTI in Somaliland (2013); National Teacher Education Policy (2013); National Education Policy (2013); National Development Plan (2011); the GPE Programme Document 2013-2015; Joint Review of the Education Sector of Somaliland (2014); Appraisal Report of Somaliland’s Education Sector Strategic Plan; Education Sector Strategic Plan 2012-2016 (revised in 2014).

Deliverables

The consultant is expected to complete and submit the following:

• One consultation meeting with the Teacher Education WG at the beginning of this consultancy, to explain the objectives of the consultancy and his/her approaches to achieve the objectives;
• The first draft of the NTTI Management Plan;
• One consultation meeting with the Teacher Education WG when the first draft is developed. This consultation is to solicit and collect feedbacks from the WG members;
• One consultation meeting with Nairobi-based stakeholders (ie, UNICEF, EU, USAID, etc.) as soon as the final draft is developed for their reviews and feedback;
• One finalized NTTI Management Plan.

Contractual and Reporting Arrangements

The Consultant will contract with the MoEHS and work under the overall responsibility of the Ministry. The Director General of the MoEHS will be directly responsible for working with and supporting the Consultant to ensure that all necessary staff participation arrangements are made for the Consultant. The Consultant will also update works to UNICEF. UNICEF will pay the consultancy fee under the name of the MoEHS.

Timing

The consultancy is expected to be completed in 40 working days. It will commence as soon as the contract is signed in September, 2014. The final draft of the Plan is to be submitted within 25 days from the commencement of the consultancy and finalized document to be submitted within 15 days after the after the submission of the first draft.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in education, teacher education and training, national-level education planning and policy making, or other related disciplines;
• Minimum 15 years of experience in the field of teacher education, teacher training curriculum development, public sector management;
• Experience in developing countries particularly in the fragile states and working experience with international organizations is an added advantage;
• Good analytical and writing skills;
• Experience and proven ability to build and maintain relationships with government counterparts and other stakeholders.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for next steps and any form of canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.

How to apply:

Please send your EOI with a cost estimation and a curriculum vitae, both in English, not later than 14 September 2014 at 1600hrs local time (GMT+3) to dg.moe@hotmail.com with copy to magan@ymail.com

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya, Somalia
Closing date: 02 Sep 2014

UNICEF Somalia Office invites proposals from professional organizations for the delivery of training programmes in effective communication, mentoring and coaching for over 200 UNICEF staff members in different job categories. The courses are aimed to improve trainees’ knowledge and practical skills in these areas. The training will be conducted in four locations i.e., Garowe, Hargeisa, Mogadishu and Nairobi.

Detailed TOR as per attached RFP document no. LRPS-EMU-2014-9113903

How to apply:

Sealed Proposals should be hand-delivered or sent by courier to reach UNICEF at the below address on or before 02/09/2014 by 10.00 a.m. Nairobi Time.

UNICEF Somalia Support Centre
UN Gigiri Complex Block Q, First Floor
P.O. Box 44145-00100 Nairobi, Kenya

Email address for enquiries only: somsupply@unicef.org

Organization: Relief International
Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Closing date: 31 Dec 2013

POSITION: Training, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager – South Sudan

LOCATION: Maban, South Sudan (with travel to Juba as needed)

DURATION: Until 30 August 31, 2014

REPORTS TO: Country Director, South Sudan

ABOUT RI: Relief International (RI) is a leading global organization and home to teams of humanitarian professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering with beneficiaries and communities on the front-lines, RI innovatively bridges the gap between immediate relief and long-term community development.

POSITION SUMMARY: Relief International (RI), is currently recruiting for a Training, Monitoring andEvaluation Manager to support the “Achieving Dignity for Doro” program (ADD) funded by the US Department of State BPRM, during the second of this three-year program which focuses on Protection, Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Ag/Livelihoods. The goal of this project is to mitigate risks and adverse impacts to protection, individual and public health, and natural environment associated with the refugee context of Doro Camp and Bonj Town, and to support co-existence and neutralization of growing tensions between refugee and host community members within the shared realm.

In addition to providing full training and M&E support to the ADD program on a 100% basis, the M&E Manager will act in a senior management role within the South Sudan program.

The position may also be asked to provide M&E support to other programs in South Sudan, in which case the division of time may be readjusted depending on funding. The ADD project can support 100% of the Training/M&E Manager’s salary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The Training, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager will design, manage, and provide training towards Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Natural Recourse Management (NRM) and Fuel-Efficient Stoves for sustainable long-term changes in knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards environment sustainability in the communities. S / he will design quarterly information as part of the ADD program which will monitor progress against the program’s indicators. In addition, (s)he will schedule and manage internal evaluations with the purpose of gauging program impact, and ensure staff at all levels of the program implementation are trained and prepared to fulfill their roles in reporting. Responsibilities will include:Produce DRR and Environment protection training manualImpart trainings to RI staff and targeted communities on DRR, Natural Resource Management, Environment protection etc.Providing technical support on introduction of Fuel Efficient Stove as environment protection strategy.Designing the success measurement parameters around the criteria laid out in the proposal and setting up the framework to measure it;Contributing into results through primary research, analysis of the requirements for the program’s specific outputs;Conducting data quality assessments on key activities and developing analytical reports;Collecting data and completing the appropriate reports;Evaluating the Program, with case studies that tell an interactive story of the development impact of project activities;Performing a quantitative research, with an economic analysis, to establish a baseline for each woman-led enterprise and then track the development of the women, family and business over the period of project documenting the development and economic impact of SME lending and female-driven entrepreneurship;Measuring the growth through the project period that will improve conditions for all stakeholders impacted by the program;Identification and formulation of lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into the final report;Assesses program’s performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;Providing written reports to country and headquarters management staff.

M&E management support to other RI programs in South SudanThe Training, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager will oversee at least one and potentially up to three national staff Training/M&E Officers working on ADD. The Manager will be expected to assess the capacity of these staff, provide support to areas of weak capacity, review the work of the officers and ensure that the work produced and submitted to the donors, including assessment methodologies, M&E frameworks, and reports, is of highest quality. In consultation with the Country Director, the Manager will assess the needs of all projects and assign resources from the group of national M&E officers to support the projects. Where needed, the M&E Manager will be expected to directly support new projects. Assess skills and capacities of current M&E officers and identify gaps;Recruit new M&E officers for new projects in order to fill these gaps;Assign M&E officers to projects according to their skills and expertise;Evaluate the performance of M&E officers and make recommendations for action to Country Director;Recruit additional human resources as needed;Assure highest quality of sampling and other methodologies, data collection, analysis and reports;Assure that communications with donors are prompt and informative.

QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum of five years of experience in managing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Natural Recourse Management (NRM) program with adequate knowledge of use of Fuel-Efficient Stoves preferably in East African countries.Minimum of five years of experience with both qualitative and quantitative statistical processing and analysis packages.Demonstrated experience working with international development organizations and knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines and tools for monitoring and evaluation; knowledge of performance and impact evaluations desired.Demonstrated expertise in data collection, statistical analysis, and reporting, including experience with computer-based statistical packages and databases.Demonstrated ability to plan and schedule, lead effective data collection, and coordinate with implementing partners and consultants to execute evaluation surveys.Proven track record of producing performance management tools, including monitoring frameworks and plans, and evaluation reports of high quality.A minimum of Graduate degree in Natural Recourse Management, Sociology, Statistics, Economics, Business, Finance, or related field. Degree concentration in monitoring and evaluation preferred.English required; Arabic or other South Sudanese language skills highly desirable.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&ri...