CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS)
Country: Egypt
Closing date: 31 Dec 2014

The Refugee Legal Aid Project (RLAP) provides information, counseling, referral, representation, and advocacy for asylum-seekers and refugees in Egypt through the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) and resettlement processes.

Each year, RLAP offers several unpaid legal internships for qualified candidates who can join us for at least six months. Volunteer terms begin in January and July. The next cohort of VLAs will begin mid-January 2015 and commit to RLAP through July 2015.

VLAs work under the supervision of RLAP's legal staff. They conduct intake and follow-up interviews with clients, apply refugee law and policy to clients' cases, and prepare written submissions for the UNHCR, the IOM, and other national immigration authorities as appropriate.

VLAs receive training, instruction, and guidance from RLAP staff. Working independently and taking initiative are necessary skills for VLAs. Qualified volunteers will:

• Attend a one-week training session prior to the beginning of their internships
• Work at least 20 hours a week and for a minimum of six months
• Have an interest in international law and refugee issues
• Be flexible and sympathetic to cultural expectations
• Have strong research skills
• Work independently and take initiative
• Write effectively and persuasively
• Work with maturity and professionalism in stressful situations and with emotionally-difficult subject matter
• Write and speak English fluently
• Have their own laptop computers with Microsoft Office

Desired qualifications include:

• Experience with legal analysis (such as law students or graduate students in a relevant field)
• Previous experience working with refugees
• Previous experience living/working in the Middle East and Cairo
• Social work, psychosocial training, or other experience working with vulnerable groups, particularly survivors of violence, torture, trafficking, or SGBV
• Communication skills in Arabic, Oromo, Amharic, Tigrinya, or Somali

How to apply:

To apply as a Volunteer Legal Advocate send your letter of interest, CV, and writing sample of five pages or less torlap.applications@stars-egypt.org with the subject "Intern Application" and the time period for which you are interested in volunteering.

The letter of interest should address your qualifications for the internship and why you are interested in working with RLAP. It should also outline any time commitments you will have outside of our office during the period of your internship (whether you are seeking to work part-time or full-time).

The writing sample should be unedited and in English. An excerpt from an academic paper is acceptable.

Organization: HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 10 Oct 2014

Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

• Degree in Counseling Psychology. Masters degree preferred or equivalent;

· Working experience in providing psychotherapeutic interventions to children, adults and families in individual and groups settings;

· Knowledge and experience in trauma counseling, marriage and family therapy desirable;

· Knowledge of human rights doctrine and child rights and prevention and response to SGBV issues required;

· Experience in capacity building including facilitation of community - based training and advocacy, awareness raising on SGBV issues a plus;

· Fluency in English a must. Knowledge of Kiswahili and French a plus;

· Computer literacy essential with working knowledge of MS Office;

· Good knowledge of Kampala and its environs;

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

• Skilled at working as a member of a team.

How to apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to info@hiasuganda.org

Country: Swaziland
Closing date: 21 Oct 2014

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works in partnership with country governments, partners, and other major stakeholders to identify the key obstacles to access and scale-up of essential health services, and to develop and implement sustainable strategies to overcome them. Given the current global funding landscape, CHAI is focused on providing technical support to governments in overcoming financing barriers to achieve universal access to health services.

Summary of Position: CHAI is looking for a Volunteer Health Financing Analyst to support Swaziland’s Ministry of Health (MoH) to identify opportunities for efficiency gains and optimize use of existing health resources. CHAI’s Health Financing Program works closely with the government to develop and execute health financing strategies to maximize effectiveness of resources and to identify innovative opportunities to mobilise efforts that ensure long-term sustainability and growth. The Health Financing team aims to implement effective financial management protocols by identifying inefficiencies within the current system and by improving resource allocations and utilisation.

The Analyst will provide critical support in the quantification and mapping of funding needs with current resources, assess feasibility options of potential financing sources, and facilitate discussions to identify opportunities that have high-impact on improved health outcomes. The Analyst will be a part of a team that works very closely with the MoH, and interacts on a regular basis with donors, NGOs and civil societies with the goal to strengthen the overall health sector. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with governments to develop critical skillsets, tools, and the capacity to enable better management and use of resources in health.

Job Requirements

Provide robust data management and analytical support to the in-country team by actively participating in structuring the analytical approach and problem-solving in areas such as:

• Developing quantitative models to understand resource needs of key health interventions at national and facility levels;
• Understanding funding flows in the health sector to identify potential areas of inefficiencies and opportunities for innovative financing, but to also project future trends;
• Modeling to assess potential for improved efficiency and effectiveness of health sector interventions;
• Working with the government throughout planning and implementation phases to ensure skills transfer and government ownership, and provide technical support as needed; and
• Supporting the design and implementation of long-term financial sustainability plans
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of two years of professional experience
• Highly-motivated, entrepreneurial, with outstanding problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities;
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multicultural environment;
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively;
• Ability to multi-task and to be effective in high-pressure situations; and
• High-level proficiency in relevant computer applications such as Excel and PowerPoint

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How to apply:

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Organization: HealthNet TPO
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 22 Sep 2014

Position: Junior Researcher

Agency: The Dutch Consortium for Rehabilitation (DCR) Location: South Sudan - Wau, Juba (2 months) Duration: 4 months, starting from 15 October 2014

Description

The Dutch Consortium for Rehabilitation (DCR) is a collaborative venture of four non-governmental organizations (ZOA, Save the Children, CARE and HealthNet TPO), currently implementing a 5-year programme financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The DCR works together with communities in 6 fragile states on the rehabilitation of service delivery and local economies. These countries are Liberia, Uganda, DR Congo, Burundi, South Sudan and Sudan. The DCR Knowledge Network (DCR-KN) is part of the DCR programme. The purpose of the DCR-KN is to effectively formulate evidence-based recommendations and lessons learned, and to help put these lessons into practice in the ongoing work. The DCR-KN consists of around 100 staff of the 4 agencies in the consortium, its partners in the field, and several Universities around the world. For more information, seehttp://www.dcr-africa.org/en.

Assignment

HealthNet TPO (HNTPO) is one of the four DCR members in South Sudan. HNTPO implements community based psychosocial support activities in Wau, Western Bhar-Gazal, with the aim to improve access to health care at the community level. HNTPO is also charged with the Integration of Mental Health Care in basic services. Together with the Ministry of Health, HNTPO supports the facilitation of the Mental Health and Psychosocial support working group in Juba, which aims to advocate for the government to lead and support policies that support access to mental health care.

The DCR Knowledge Network facilitates a research project in Wau and Juba to gain insight in the perceptions of community members, health works and policy makers regarding the provision of Mental Health care at the community level. The evidence generated through this study will serve to support advocacy efforts to improve access to health services, planning and program development in the future.

Your responsibilities and tasks

As junior researcher you will independently conduct this research study in South Sudan. The field research will be conducted in Juba and Wau and will take approximately two months. The remaining two months for preparation of the study and final reporting can be done at any location. Your main tasks will be:

· Develop the research proposal based on the concept note;

· Plan and organize the data collection;

· Collect the data as planned and according to the methods described in the proposal (for example in depth interviews and focus group discussions);

· Conduct the data analysis, draw conclusions and make recommendations

· Conduct a workshop locally to shared and discuss the initial results of the study

· Write a study report and a research brief based on the study

You have

· A university degree in Medicine, Psychology, Public Health or any other relevant academic field

· A specialization in Psychiatry or a MSc in Mental Health is regarded as an asset

· Expert theoretical and practical knowledge on mental health (care) in low-income and (post-) conflict settings, including the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) is preferred

· Proven practical research experience (preferably on mental health themes) in developing countries

· Good command of both qualitative and quantitative research methods

· Language proficiency: fluency in English

· Familiarity with the usage of routine Monitoring and Evaluation data, as well as data from other data sources (national surveys, surveys national and international partners, etc.)

· Knowledge of statistical software packages (SPSS, STATA)

· Practical experience with training and coaching research staff

· Good communication and networking skills: experience with maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders in a culture that is built on consensus

· Excellent writing and editing skills

· An enthusiastic, flexible and pro-active attitude

· Sensitive to cultural differences and willing to closely collaborate with the local DCR teams

· Willing to travel to field sites and to live and work in basic circumstances

We offer

· An opportunity to use your expertise and contribute to our mission to improve the health and well-being of many people living in fragile states

· Work experience as an independent researcher in an unique and highly rewarding project

· Directs costs such as flights and local accommodation will be paid and organized.

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and application letter (including your motivation) to: recruitment@hntpo.org by September 22, 2014. When applying, include the following title in the email subject line: VJR

For specific questions about this position, please contact our HR department via recruitment@hntpo.org or 020-6200005.

For more information about HealthNet, please visit www.healthnettpo.org

Organization: Accounting for International Development
Country: Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World
Closing date: 03 Oct 2014

Our partner works to provide education for those who need it most, impoverished communities living in rural areas who are more likely to die of preventable diseases as a result of poor education. Our partner serves to build schools, train teachers and provide that most vital of services – education. They also ensure that the educational establishments that they fund and support contain hygienic sanitation facilities, as this too plays an important role in education.

This is your chance to play a pivotal part in the development of Africa’s next generation – with 80% of the world’s poorest countries being located in Africa and 50 of the population of Africa being aged under 16, the need for better access to education is not to be underestimated.

As our first volunteer on site with this particular partner, your role will be akin to undertaking an internal audit and as such you will assess their financial controls and measures. It will be up to you to analyse their procedures in their entirety and make changes as you see fit; our partner has specifically requested that you assist them in preparing for an external audit too. Although on the whole your role will be working with the finance team to support them and train them on matters that they do not feel adequately prepared to deal with, you will also be expected to help prepare the reports and budgets during your stay with the partner organisation. They are currently operating on QuickBooks, but not all of their staff are confident enough to use it and they would be especially grateful if you could provide some training on the matter and help everyone in the finance team get up to speed.

This would be an excellent opportunity for someone looking to forge a career in the international development sector, but it would also be a great chance to put your financial skills to good use and really make a tangible difference within our partner organisation. So whether you’re looking to escape the autumn drizzle or develop your professional skills, our partner would be especially grateful for your time and efforts and as such is happy to cover the costs incurred by the volunteer.

How to apply:

Make a difference to someone’s life by volunteering - send your CV to info@afid.org.uk or contact us on +44 (0) 208 741 7000.