CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Pact
Country: Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 25 Dec 2014

Position Title: Chief of Party, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)

Requisition Number: 14-0148

Location: Multiple Locations, TBD

Department Overview:

Pact seeks multiple Chiefs of Party for several proposed USAID-funded five-year programs focusing on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), their households, and communities in Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, and Tanzania. These positions will be contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Africa, the Chief of Party is responsible for the overall coordination and management of the proposed OVC program. The Chief of Party will have primary responsibility for coordination of all project activities and staff. S/he will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the program and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID. S/he will manage a team of senior staff and sub-partners and ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the project.

Key Responsibilities:

Specific Duties:

• Ensure high-quality technical programming through hands-on guidance and support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected technical quality and reporting requirements.

• Participate in the technical and programmatic design of award and partner programs.

• Represent Pact with donors and partners.

• Manage all project planning responsibilities, including the production of annual work plans; guide and oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results; and review and approve annual budgets and quarterly reports.

• Ensure the cost-effective use of Pact resources.

• Ensure compliance with HQ and USAID requirements, policies and regulations.

• Liaise with relevant donors and the local government.

• As relevant, manage all local grant making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and Pact policy; coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits to grantee programs.

• Provide training and mentoring to partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance with donor rules and regulations.

• Recruit and directly supervise local project staff in line with Pact HR policies.

• Oversee the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled and productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational culture where Pact’s values are practiced.

Basic Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or higher training in management, international development, international public health, economics, social sciences, or in a closely related field is required.

• Five years of experience as a Chief of Party/Director and/or Deputy Chief of Party or Deputy Director of a development program of equivalent size and scope, of which experience in Africa is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading HIV/AIDS-related programs targeting orphans and vulnerable children and PLHIV is desired.

• Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is desired.

• Experience interacting with developing country government, international organizations, other bilateral donors and civil society representatives and senior-level government officials.

• Five years of demonstrated experience successfully implementing international development activities.

• Five years of relevant and diverse experience managing and coordinating complex development programs, preferably in Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania or Africa.

• Experience managing a USG cooperative agreement or contract, at least five years of which in senior program management including direct supervision of professional and support staff.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.

• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Sudan
Closing date: 27 Nov 2014

If you are a committed, creative and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Vacancy No : UNICEF/Sudan/2014/033

Post Title : International Consultant/Development of Resource Package for Most Vulnerable Adolescents

Contract type : Consultancy

Duty Station : Khartoum

Duration: 90 working days

Supervisor : Adolescents and Youth Programme Manager

**Objective**

To prepare a life skills-based resource packages and assist in the capacity building of partner organizations to better address the priorities of the most vulnerable adolescents

Background

The Adolescents Programme aims to empower adolescents especially the most vulnerable to become productive members of their communities and to reduce conflict-related vulnerabilities. Towards this goal, the Adolescents Programme supported the establishment of adolescent and youth friendly spaces and services in selected conflict-affected localities with the following features: broader access to alternative learning and vocational training; link to sustainable livelihoods; life skills development with particular focus on adolescent and youth participation, and peace education; strengthening of youth networks and governance; and development of demand-driven, youth-centred policies, strategies and services. The Programme builds on UNICEF’s multi-sectoral work in health, WASH, education, child protection by linking and where needed establishing services for adolescents and youth. Given the multitude of interrelated risks and enabling factors that young people face in Sudan, the programme follows a holistic and multi-sectorial approach to adolescent development and empowerment. Crosscutting issues of human rights, gender equality, peace building, environmental sustainability, and capacity development are central to the Programme‘s work.

The Programme targets adolescents between (10-18) years with focus on the most vulnerable adolescents including adolescent girls, out-of-school adolescents, adolescents affected by conflict, and adolescents in need of special protection such as adolescents with disabilities.

Empowerment of the most vulnerable adolescents and equipping them with the knowledge and life skills that reduce their vulnerabilities and protect them from violence is a key area that the Adolescents section will work on together with the Education and Child Protection Sections in UNICEF.

The objective of this consultancy is to prepare the needed resources (training resource package) and build the capacities among the service providers and partners to better address adolescents’ rights and priorities.

The resource package will consist of two parts:

1) Part 1 (Adolescents’ service providers Component): Training manual targeting adolescents to be used by the service providers. The manual will provide the knowledge and the techniques that the service provider can use to implement life skills based activities with the adolescents. The resource package can be used by the social workers, animators, teachers and youth workers.

2) Part 2 (Sensitization Component): Training modules will be prepared to sensitize the policy makers and mangers on the positive development approach to adolescents and to support the empowerment of adolescents as resources. Target groups could include police, manager of the FCPU units, judges and others

The process that will be followed will be participatory, will build on existing relevant resources and will take into consideration the existing diversity in the Sudanese context. Consultations with adolescents throughout the process of the development of the resource package will be key to ensuring that the resource package is developed as per the priorities and needs of adolescents.

Main tasks related to the job

**Preparatory phase (17 days):**

Review available literature and resources developed on the national, global or regional level- including existing reviews being conducted by the Child Protection Section in Sudan in the area of reintegration of ex-combatants and the child friendly spaces. (5 days)

Prepare a concept note on the methodology, approach and principles that need to be taken into consideration in the development of the resource package (2 days)

Prepare a work plan for the assignment (1 day)

Prepare guidance and tools to be used in the focus group discussions with the adolescents and service providers to identify the priority issues for the various adolescent groups (2 days).

Conduct focus group discussions with the adolescents and service providers on the key priorities to be addressed in the manual, with the support of national facilitator. (7 days)

**Development phase (34 days):**

Develop a detailed outline for each of the components of the resource package as per the feedback received from the focus group discussions and meetings with the technical committee. (2 days)

Prepare a first draft of the resource package (Adolescents service providers component, Sensitization Component) to be reviewed by the technical committee and revise as per their feedback (edited) (30 days)

Prepare a field testing plan for each component including the target groups, timeframe and expected outcomes (1 day)

Prepare tools that can be used in the field testing phase of the resource package (1 day);

**Testing and capacity building (39 days):**

Deliver two training workshops for service providers who will field test the adolescents’ service providers’ component (7 days/ workshop- total of 17 days including report writing).

Deliver one training workshop for policy makers/managers to test the sensitization module (5 days including report writing)

Provide the service providers with the tools that they can use to provide feedback on the field testing (1 day).

Introduce changes based on the field testing and review of the technical committee (5 days);

Deliver a training of trainers of service providers on the manual ( 7 days training workshop + 2 preparatory days + 2 reporting days)

Minimum Qualifications

At least a Master’s degree in social studies or any other related field.

At least 8 years of practical experience in the field of adolescents with focus on the development of life skills material and participation

Experience in preparing participatory training material targeting young people

Gender sensitive

Strong and effective communication skills and proven ability to negotiate and influence change.

Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural setting with sensitivity to the local context.

Very good report writing and analytical skills.

Fluent in English and Arabic

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their application, updated CVs, completed UN personal history form P11 (which can be downloaded fromwww.unicef.org/employ*)**to**sudanhrvacancies@unicef.org*Candidates are also kindly requested to provide an indication on the fees for completing the assignments under this consultancy. Applicants should indicate the vacancy number of the post they are applying for.*

Closing date: Nov 27, 2014

*Successful candidate must be willing to travel to field locations, depending on the needs of the consultancy.*

*Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.*

*UNICEF is an equal opportunity employer and qualified females are particularly encouraged to apply.*

*UNICEF is a smoke-free working environment.*

*Zero tolerance of sexual abuse and exploitation is our policy.*

“UNICEF is an equal opportunity employer, qualified female and young people are strongly encouraged to apply”.

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

Mildmay Uganda

Mildmay Uganda is a national Non-Government Organization operating in Uganda since 1998 specialising in delivery of comprehensive health care delivery including HIV prevention, care and treatment; health systems strengthening; programming for vulnerable children, orphans, youth and households; health training and education; and research. Currently, Mildmay Uganda concentrates its efforts in 16 districts of Central Uganda with additional strategic interventions in other regions across Uganda. The organization 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 USAID Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in Uganda. We seek a competent person to fill a high-caliber executive-level position of Chief of Party (COP) with a record of accomplishment of leading and managing complex international development projects in the Eastern and Southern African Region. The COP will provide overall leadership, mentorship and technical direction for the project, ensuring achievement of all project deliverables. The COP will be the primary liaison with USAID and will be responsible for overall project leadership and management to ensure effective execution, reporting, accountability and compliance. The COP will coordinate with government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities complement ongoing initiatives and adhere to local, national and global standards and practices.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the overall planning, implementation and management of the project as well as the achievement of the goals and objectives of the project in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Serve as the team lead for the project and ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all team members as a means to effectively achieve program objectives. Encourage transparency among and between members to promote coordination and effectiveness.
• Design and implement a clear leadership and mentorship strategy to build local staff capacity to lead and manage future programs of similar or related scale and complexity
• Lead the planning of project activities and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
• Design strategies, partnerships and interventions that enlist and ensure inclusive and meaningful participation of all marginalized sections of the target populations with specific focus on youth, women, and children with disability.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and collaboration for the team and in-country stakeholders, including USAID, implementation partners, government partners and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure timely, high-quality and complete submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by the donor.
• Promote sustainability of project activities with effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing partners and community-based organizations.
• Responsible for creating networks and forums for the dissemination of project results and impact and working with stakeholders to ensure these inform future OVC programming and policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Master's Degree or higher in international development, business administration, social sciences, public health, or a closely related field is required.

· The CoP must have strong leadership qualities and depth and breadth of technical and management expertise, as demonstrated by a minimum of ten years of progressively increasing experience in designing, implementing and managing large, complex projects involving multiple partners, in/for developing countries, five years of which must have been in a Chief of Party/Director role of a large development program of comparable size and scope.

· Management experience with a USG cooperative agreement preferred.

· Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is required.

· S/he must also have demonstrated international credibility as a leader on matters of the social service sector in developing countries. Experience working in Eastern or Southern Africa will be an added advantage.

· S/he must have experience interacting with government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies.

· Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.

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: 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 health care delivery including HIV prevention, care and treatment; health systems strengthening; programming for vulnerable children, orphans, youth and households; health training and education; and research. Currently, Mildmay Uganda concentrates its efforts in 16 districts of Central Uganda with additional strategic interventions in other regions across Uganda. The organization 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 seek a competent person to fill a high-caliber executive-level position of Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP). The DCoP will form part of the project leadership team and will specifically will exercise technical leadership of the program; lead a team of senior staff and sub-partners; and ensure quality, timely and efficient program execution.

Please note that the DCoP deputizes the COP and responsibilities are similar to that of the CoP.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Development, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Public Health or related field; strong leadership qualities;
• Strong depth and breadth of technical and management expertise;
• At least 5 years’ experience in designing and implementing large projects; experience of multi-stakeholder environment.
• The successful candidate will also possess: a good track-record in executing programs that address OVC protection and care; expanding access to essential services for OVC; increasing access to protection and legal services for OVC; and strengthening institutional, policy, legal and other mechanisms supporting OVC.

Ugandan nationals and those from East African Region are encouraged to apply.

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: Pact
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Position Title: Nutrition Officer (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)

Requisition Number: 14-0135

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Department Overview:

Pact seeks a Nutrition Officer for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Health and Social Services and Manager, the Nutrition Officer will be responsible for activities relating to:

• Providing nutrition information and education for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and vulnerable families with children under two years of age

• Promoting growth monitoring and promotion

• Nutrition education and counseling services specifically related to their child’s growth, and children’s weight and height

• Establishment of positive deviance nutrition groups

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.

• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met

• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources

• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.

• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.

• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the DCOP.

Basic Requirements:

• Three to five years of experience with nutrition activities is required;

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in public health, nutrition, nursing or in a closely related field is preferred

• Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;

• Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;

• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred

• Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

• Rwandan citizens

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org

Organization: Pact
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Position Title: Food Security Officer (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)

Requisition Number: 14-0134

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Department Overview:

Pact seeks a Food Security Officer for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Health and Social Services Manager , the Food Security Officer will be responsible for activities relating to:

• Strengthening food security and improving nutrition

• Helping vulnerable households, especially those with PLHIV, address risks to food security directly related to inadequate resources and lack of knowledge concerning farming practices and nutrition

• Potential provision of food relief

• Kitchen gardens

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.

• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met

• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources

• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.

• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.

• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the DCOP.

Basic Requirements:

• Three to five years of experience with nutrition activities is required;

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in public health, food security, or in a closely related field is preferred

• Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;

• Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;

• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred

• Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

• Rwandan citizens

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org

Organization: Pact
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 05 Dec 2014

Position Title: Savings Group Manager (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)

Requisition Number: 14-0136

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Department Overview:

Pact seeks a Savings Group Manager for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the Savings Group Manager will be responsible for activities relating to:

• Establishing savings groups and small business groups.

• Delivering parent education interventions through savings groups

• Providing innovative financial tools or financial products which help families develop savings goals and address large costs like schooling or health care

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.

• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met

• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources

• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.

• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.

• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Economic Strengthening Director.

Basic Requirements:

• Three to five years of experience with savings group activities is required;

• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations, community groups and host country government counterparts

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in management, finance, social sciences, or in a closely related field is preferred

• Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;

• Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;

• Three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred

• Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.

• Rwandan citizens

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org