Sierra Leone: Request for Proposals- Final Project Evaluation in Sierra Leone
August 11, 2017, 6:04 PM
Organization: ACDI/VOCA
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 28 Aug 2017
ACDI/VOCA is seeking proposals from qualified external consultants/firms to design and carry out a final end-of-project performance evaluation for the USAID funded, Sierra Leone Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP). The life of program implementation period began in April 2015, and is currently scheduled to end in December 2017.
ACDI/VOCA is a non-profit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. For more information, please go to www.acdivoca.org. (For more information about the project please click here.)
How to apply:
Please click here to find the Request for Proposal (RFP) for this solicitation. Please be aware that Appendix C. can be downloaded by clicking the link in the RFP. The deadline to submit proposals is August 28, 2017. If you have any questions regarding this solicitation, please contact the indicated individual on page 11 of this RFP.
South Sudan: Consultant in External Summative Evaluation
August 11, 2017, 5:42 PM
Organization: Nonviolent Peaceforce
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 21 Aug 2017
1. BACKGROUND
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) has been implementing a project aimed at increasing the security of vulnerable civilians in Northern Jonglei and Southern Unity States by reducing the frequency and impact of violence and conflict in target communities. In order to achieve this goal, the project combined extensive community engagement and capacity building activities to promote collective action and promote broad based support for locally led protection efforts. Programming is designed so as to best respond to the protection needs in both locations, focusing on three key areas; GBV prevention and response, Child protection and Protection coordination and advocacy. Activities within each will consist of three interrelated components: 1.) Direct protection, prevention and response, 2.) Positive messaging and awareness raising and 3.) Capacity building & community-based protection. The project objectives include:
- Project Objectives
Primary Objective: To increase the safety & security of vulnerable civilians in Northern Jonglei and Southern Unity States.
Objective (1) Prevent, reduce and effectively respond to child protection concerns in project locations.
Objective (2) Prevent and reduce the incidence and impact of GBV on target communities.
Objective (3) Develop a safe environment for civilians through direct protection, coordination, capacity building and community-based protection activities.
2. PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION
Monitoring and evaluation is an integral part of the overall project management cycle to ensure effective oversight of the project. The evaluation is intended to assess the progress made by the project in fulfilling its agreed objectives through the planned activities; to evaluate the relevance of the project to the implementation areas; and to assess the efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used to generate results and achieve project objectives.
- Specific Objectives include:
· To assess the extent to which the project outputs have been achieved taking into account the indicators given in the project document.
· To evaluate the level of contribution of the outputs towards the achievement of the expected project objectives, goal and impact.
· To assess the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of interventions as well as, the sustainability of the results, and the degree of satisfaction of the beneficiaries.
· To evaluate the appropriateness of the strategies and approaches used for implementing the project;
· To identify major external factors that influenced or impacted on the implementation of the project and evaluate their implication on future interventions.
· To highlight lessons learned from the project and make recommendations for future strategies.
3. EVALUATION DESIGN AND METHODS
A cross sectional study will be conducted in project implementation areas. The external evaluator is expected to conduct a participatory evaluation providing for meaningful involvement by project partners, beneficiaries and other interested parties. Primary and secondary data is expected to be gathered using a mixed method to evaluate program implementation. Thus, evaluation will involve collecting the following data:
- Quantitative data: It will be used to measure indicators of the project expressed in terms of numbers/percentages (quantitative indicators). Information will be collected using questionnaire survey which will be administered to a sample of households. The consultant is expected to determine the sampling technique and size which would be representative, and adequate to detect the changes observed and do basic descriptive statistics.
- Qualitative data: Qualitative information will be collected through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Key Informant Interviews KIIs) and In-depth Interviews (IDIs) with key stakeholders including beneficiaries, community leaders, community/traditional leaders, local government offices, civil societies, donors, local implementing partners and others to complement the information collected through quantitative approaches. - Secondary documentation: Review of related documents will also be important to establish key insights relevant to the effective implementation of the project.
4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF THE CONSULTANT
The consultant will be expected to:
· Design methodology for the collection of quantitative and qualitative data for the assessment.
· Revise the baseline tools and create any new tools necessary to answer the evaluation questions.
· Organize and facilitate training workshop for data collectors (NPSS will hire the data collectors) and other evaluation team members on evaluation implementation, including the evaluation protocol and tools to be used and pilot testing of the tool.
· Plan and coordinate the necessary logistics to collect the data in accordance with the selected methodology.
· Conduct the evaluation at the project location to measure key indicators as defined in the project log frame.
· Develop the data entry template and ensures data entry clerks are trained adequately
· Collect and analyze available secondary data to augment the evaluation findings.
· Based upon a reading of the program documents, propose any additional topics or issues for analysis in the final evaluation.
· Analyze and interpret data to develop a comprehensive evaluation report; · Share key findings and insights from the evaluation with relevant staff through consultations.
5. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES:
· Submit an inception report/proposal which responds to the scope of work by adding any further detail or clarification regarding the study approach, method, or implementation arrangements
· Field work implementation plan (to be submitted before field work begins). This field work plan should be presented to NP-SS for comment, and revised as necessary prior to commencing field work
· Overall report that outlines the field work and the data cleaning
· Cleaned data files (including Questionnaires) in SPSS format with data correctly organized, variables named and labeled.
· A comprehensive evaluation report that meets agreed formats
· High quality validation of the information collected through a validation workshop of the findings.
6. TIMEFRAME
The evaluation is anticipated to last between 4-5 weeks, with submission of final deliverables before the end of the project**.**
7. RESOURCES
NPSS will facilitate all visa requirements, transport to South Sudan and to all field sites. In addition, NPSS will provide accommodation and communications equipment while in country. All necessary logistical arrangements for the assessment will be coordinated through the NPSS logistics department. The chosen consultant will coordinate with the Research Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Program Manager and field staff in the planning and implementation of the evaluation.
8. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Education
Master’s degree in International and Political Affairs, Law, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field.
Required Experience and Skills
At least 7 years’ experience in the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments or baseline surveys including qualitative and quantitative data collection.
Previous work experience in the area of human rights, civic engagement, and/or protection of civilians.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and processes.
Experience in the development of Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and log-frames.
Experience in gathering and systematizing large amounts of data.
Experience managing a diverse team and providing capacity building and training support.
Experience developing protection projects in war and/or emergency settings.
Proven ability to manage highly confidential and sensitive information through a protection lens.
Experience managing projects in complex and dangerous environments.
How to apply:
The proposal shall include financial and technical proposals sealed in separate envelopes. The proposal should include:
Consultant profile including past achievements
Introduction: A brief overview of the assignment as understood by the bidder
Detail methodology and approach including work plan (i.e. research techniques to be used, sampling, field operation plan, quality assurance and time frame)
Current CVs of the consultant Detail itemized work plan
Detailed itemized budget and price justification by unit cost per activity being proposed under the financial proposal.
Three references from organizations that proves the capacity of the consultant to carry out an assessment/evaluation
Annexes: Any documents, which the consultant feels will assist proposal review team in evaluating the proposal
Prospective individual consultants should submit written proposal and other details listed above to ngetachew@nonviolentpeaceforce.org and mmoses@nonviolentpeaceforce.org
by 5 p.m. UTC on August 21st , 2017.
Selection process will be on rolling bases
For more information about NP and its work, please go to our website: www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
Germany: Executive Board Member
August 11, 2017, 5:40 PM
Organization: Forum Civil Peace Service
Country: Germany
Closing date: 09 Sep 2017
Executive Board Member
in our head office in Cologne, Germany
Term/Starting date
January 2018, for an indefinite period of time
forumZFD expands its salaried executive board by two to three members. Besides the chair of the executive board, it will be composed of an executive board member in charge of finance and administration and an executive board member in charge of the practical area.
For our practical area, we are creating the post of the executive board member, to be filled on 1 January 2018.
Who we are
forumZFD supports people facing violent conflicts on their road to peace and advocates for overcoming war and violence.
forumZFD currently engages specialists for peaceful conflict management in Germany and eleven other countries in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Our Academy for Conflict Transformation provides a learning space for professional and international peace work. By dialogue events, education and campaigns, forumZFD actively promotes civilian peace policy.
forumZFD is recognized by the German government as a project-managing organisation of the Civil Peace Service. Our work is funded by public and private subsidies, donations and membership fees.
Tasks and Responsibilities
In your position as executive board member, you will manage and develop our practical section - existing of the Academy for Conflict Transformation and our project work both abroad and in Germany - and you will be part of the management of the association.
Your tasks will include:
Managing our practical area involving a total staff of about 60
Developing concepts of the practical area in line with the association's strategy further
Representing the association externally, in particular towards funding bodies, cooperation partners and national and international (specialist) public
Bearing responsibility for a part of the budget and institutional fundraising for your area
Developing strategies of the association as part of the executive board further as well as management tasks pursuant to the schedule of responsibilities
Your profile
We are looking for a board member who reflects his/her leadership experience and has strong technical and concepts-related skills in conflict resolution and likes to work in a team.
You have
a relevant university qualification and comprehensive knowledge both in theory and practice of civil conflict resolution
Several years of leadership experience in an international context, relevant further education and experience in reflection
Skills and flexibility to shape change processes
Comprehensive knowledge in managing projects run by civil society organisations
Experience in filing applications, managing and acquiring funds from public providers, such as the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Union
Hands-on intercultural skills, several years of experience in living abroad or migration experience
Strong skills in developing concepts
Excellent command of German and English, and preferably further language skills
Willingness and suitability to work in a team
Willingness to travel abroad, even in crisis areas
What we offer
We offer you a multifaceted position of responsibility in a dynamic organisation, which constantly develops further, in the beautiful Cologne-Ehrenfeld city district.
In your position, you will be part of the association's executive board and will contribute your ideas and skills to the team-oriented and cooperative work environment of an internationally operating peace organisation.
You will be working with a competent team of committed employees and in a (family-)friendly peace organisation with a high professional and methodical standard - committed to peace.
How to apply:
Please send us your application by email as a PDF file until 9 September 2017 to our Human Resources Coordinator, Ms Laura Kleemann, at kleemann@forumzfd.de.
The job interviews will probably be held on 27 September in Cologne.
Do you have further questions on this position? Please contact the vice chair of the supervisory board, Mr Michael Germer, at germer@forumzfd.de or contact the chair of the executive board, Mr Oliver Knabe, in Cologne at + 49 221 912732-11, mobile +49 1766 4493405 or by email at knabe@forumzfd.de.
For further information about the forumZFD and our work, please go to http://www.forumZFD.de. This and other job vacancies are available at http://www.forumZFD.de/jobs.
forumZFD is composed of a diversified team. Therefore, we welcome applications of all those interested, regardless of their origin, their religious affiliation, their sexual identity or disability, and all humans beings with a migration background, people of colour and black people.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
forumZFD (Forum Civil Peace Service)
Am Kölner Brett 8, 50825 Köln, Germany
Ukraine: Civic Engagement Manager, Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Program, Ukraine
August 11, 2017, 5:39 PM
Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Ukraine
Closing date: 10 Sep 2017
Civic Engagement Manager, Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Program, Ukraine
Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Program in Ukraine is a five-year USAID initiative with the objective to assist Ukraine to reduce corruption and increase the accountability and transparency of governance. The program seeks to empower key government institutions to fight corruption, build public support for and engagement in anticorruption effort, and reduce citizen tolerance to corruption.
**Please note: Only citizens of Ukraine are eligible for this position.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a full-time Civic Engagement Manager to support the SACCI program in Ukraine. S/he will be responsible for working with civil society organizations, civic activists, professional associations, mass media, and private sector to promote engagement of citizens and different target audiences in anticorruption activities including through implementing in social accountability activities to keep government accountable, participating in government policy and decision making process, reporting corruption and abuse of power, and raising awareness of citizen rights and public officials' responsibilities.
This is a full-time position located in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain strong relationships and cooperation with relevant counterparts, beneficiaries and stakeholders and seek to engage them in the SACCI activities.
Identify and facilitate networking and collaboration among constituency-based non-governmental actors (civil society organizations, activists, professional associations, etc.) that work in the anticorruption related areas.
Build, through training and mentoring, capacity and skills of the constituency-based governmental actors to engage citizens and target groups in anticorruption activities.
Facilitate fruitful cooperation between governmental institutions on the national, oblast and municipal levels and non-governmental actors.
Assist SACCI government counterpart institutions with the development and implementing policies, procedures and tools for engaging citizens in government oversight and decision making process and encouraging citizens to report corruption.
Engage mass media in reaching out to pubic and target groups in collaboration with SACCI communication team to build awareness of corruption impact and anticorruption reforms and engage to take proactive position against corruption.
Contribute to the design of the SACCI grants program to civil society organizations, participate in the selection and work planning process and provide technical oversight and quality assurance of the projects implemented by grantees.
Contribute to the strengthening capacity of the Public Councils as a mechanism for public oversight of the governmental institutions. This includes developing and delivering training and supporting networking.
Contribute to the development of high-quality project documents and deliverables as well as analytical research.
Perform other tasks as envisaged by the annual work plan of the program.
Demonstrate diplomacy and leadership to foster an atmosphere of teamwork productivity, creativity, fairness, equity, and innovation, and support for diversity.
Qualifications:
Master's or higher degree, preferably in public administration, business administration, political science, or other relevant areas.
Knowledge and experience working on issues related to corruption prevention and government accountability and transparency. Familiarity with Ukrainian anti-corruption policies and initiatives as well as leading anti-corruption agencies.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with civil society organizations.
Prior experience with USAID-funded or other donor projects is considered an asset.
Highly motivated, energetic, independent and self-starter.
Ability and wiliness to travel within Ukraine.
Strong communications skills – both oral and written.
Fluency in English and Ukrainian required.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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Italy: Finance Officer
August 11, 2017, 5:33 PM
Organization: Jesuit Refugee Service
Country: Italy
Closing date: 15 Sep 2017
Organizational Context
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate for the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. The organisation was founded in 1980 and currently has a presence in over 45 countries. JRS undertakes services at local, national and regional levels with the support and guidance of an international office (IO) in Rome. The style of JRS service is human and spiritual, working in situations of greatest need, seeking the long-term well-being of refugees and displaced people, while not neglecting their immediate or urgent needs.
The main services provided are in the field of education, emergency assistance, and psychosocial support and livelihood activities. Currently, more than 724,000 individuals are direct beneficiaries of JRS projects.
Operational Context
The Finance Officer (FO), based in the International Office in Rome and reporting to the Director of Finance, is responsible for managing and overseeing the Regional offices financial processes and accounts. He/she will provide operational support to field offices. The FO will assist the Finance Director in the development of JRS financial policies, procedures and supporting tools. He/she will play a key role in supporting the Education and Programmes Department through financial project management as well as assisting the Philanthropy and Development Department in relation to donors’ reporting. In collaboration with other departments in the International Office, Regional and National offices, the Finance Officer will ensure the planning of financial activities to maximise the efficiency of the Finance Department.
Report to
Director of Finance
Responsibilities
The Finance Officer will be responsible for providing operational and financial support on site and remotely to Regions. He/she will provide guidance with regards to financial processes related to procurement, travels, external and internal auditing. In particular, she/he will:
Build people’s capacity in the area of Finance and Administration, budgeting and project costing;
Assist the regions in case of financial investigations following internal procedures;
Provide technical assistance, training and development on JRS financial tools and systems to Finance staff in the regions;
Undertake remote and/or onsite regional financial reviews in close collaboration with the Regional Director and the Finance team;
Assist staff in determining allowable and allocable costs for a particular award and whether costs should be charged direct, to the service center or to general funds;
Actively work with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare financial plans, budgets, cash flow projections, pipeline analyses, and operating forecasts;
Conduct review of in-country expenditures and make recommendations for improvement in financial reporting, budget adjustments, and other cost improvement measures, as required;
Support Regional Offices in preparing for and conducting annual external audits;
Lead the development and review of new or existing financial policies, procedures and tools;
Support Education and Programmes Department and Philanthropy and Development, with the design of budgets for funds applications following donor’s requirements in order to maintain good and sustainable relationship with key donors;
On demand
Review assigned projects on a monthly basis, assessing cash burn rates, funding requirements, sub-grants, and contract and financial commitments;
Monitor actual expenditure levels against budgets and funding obligations and proactively work with the field offices to ensure spending is within obligated amounts;
Work closely with Human Resources to open and close country offices/projects;
Provide accounting and financial support to the International Office when required.
Qualifications and experience:
A University degree in accounting, finance, business and administration, international cooperation, project management or related areas;
At least three (3) years of professional experience working in an accounting or finance-related role;
Professional experience in a similar capacity with international, non-profit organizations;
Financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development, and forecasting;
Understanding of service center, fringe, and indirect rate application and allocation methodologies;
Knowledge of US government cost principles, GAAP accounting rules, and grant/contract management;
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage several major activities simultaneously;
Ability to do both technical work and focus on “big picture” issues;
Ability to create complex proposal budgets for diverse donors/sponsors.
Core values and competencies
Enthusiasm for the faith-based mission of JRS and willingness to advocate based on the JRS mission and vision.
Self-direction, creativity, and follow up skills to ensure work is accurate and deadlines are met;
Ability to prioritize and manage tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and promote effective teamwork;
Strong management and interpersonal skills;
Good organizational skills and high attention to details;
Ability to work with and maintain good relationships with multiple stakeholders;
Demonstrated experience in working in developing countries is highly desirable;
Technical Skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and one or more internationally-recognized accounting systems;
Technical expertise in project management cycle (education, emergency assistance, healthcare, livelihood activities and social services) would be appreciated but not essential.
High analytical and reporting skills.
Excellent command of Excel and other database applications;
Prior experience in accounting, book keeping procedures, account reconciliation and data analysis;
Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures relating to accounting, financial controls and financial information systems;
Strong knowledge of laws and regulations that have an impact on financial analysis and management controls.
Communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; professional working knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable;
Excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills;
Ability to exchange non-routine information using tact and persuasion as appropriate;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Good knowledge of Italian will be considered as an asset.
Travel
Willingness to work and travel to refugee settings in challenging environments (40%).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Contract is for one year, renewable, with a probation period of 3 months. The JRS remuneration policy is aligned with the JRS ethos to offer effective and professional services and at the same time express solidarity with the people served. The salary is calculated with the use of a post-adjustment multiplier and takes into account years of relevant experience and degree of responsibility of the role. Details will be discussed with short-listed candidates.
How to apply:
All applicants are requested to submit the following documents through this link:
1) Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English including three (3) professional references with their contact information, phone and email address.
2) A cover letter describing the candidate's desire and motivation to work for JRS and how her/his qualifications and experience are a good fit for this position.
Myanmar: Business Development Manager – Myanmar
August 11, 2017, 5:13 PM
Organization: Trócaire
Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 25 Aug 2017
Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where: people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; and those in power act for the common good.
The Myanmar Country Office in Yangon takes overall responsibility for the implementation of the Myanmar country programme, which currently focuses on humanitarian response, resource rights, women’s empowerment, gender-based violence and peace & development. The programme is supporting over 20 local partner organisations. Due to the strong geographic focus of Trócaire’s work in Kachin and Northern Shan States, a field office was opened in Myitkyina, Kachin State, in 2014.
The country office, currently, has successfully secured six different funding streams/contracts in country, along with others from HQ, which provide significant resourcing for the programme. Approximately 70% of this funding is in the humanitarian sector, and has enabled Trócaire to be one of the leading humanitarian actors in the country. Trócaire has successfully developed innovative programmes, delivered valuable support to vulnerable communities, and ensured accountability for resource from partner level to institutional donor.
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
Reporting to the Country Director, this is a Fixed Term Contract of 2 years and is based in Yangon but with frequent travel to programme locations. The candidate will manage one staff member, the Compliance and Capacity Building Manager.
Safeguarding Programme Participants Policy:
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding Programme Participants from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
To support programme staff in the management of institutional funding grants/contracts in Myanmar.
To build the capacity of the Myanmar programme staff and partners to manage existing and future institutional funding contracts.
To support the programme teams in the development of well-designed projects and programmes for submission to institutional donors, consistent with Trócaire’s Organisational and Myanmar’s Country Strategic Plan.
To increase and broaden the institutional funding base of the Myanmar country programme in line with the organisational institutional funding strategy.
In particular this role will involve the following components:
Grants Management & Compliance (40%)
· Keep up to date with donor regulations and communicate any changes to relevant staff in the team, ensuring links with HQ in terms of global donor strategies and updates on regulations.
· Support programme staff to manage contracts for all institutional grants.
· Support programme staff, and take responsibility for as the need arises, in preparing high quality reports for submission to donors in a timely manner. This will involve close liaison and joint working with institutional funding staff in Trócaire head office.
· Provide comprehensive training for staff and partners entering into new institutional donor contracts, including compliance with regulations on financial management, procurement, audit, reporting, visibility and communications.
· Support programme staff and partners in preparing contract amendment documentation for donors such as the EC, Irish Aid, UK Aid, and others, ensuring HQ is aware of and has oversight of any contract amendments.
· Perform quality and administrative checks on narrative and financial reporting for institutionally funded programmes.
· Work with programme and finance teams to develop efficient financial tracking and reporting systems for all institutional grants.
· Keep all relevant head office staff informed about the progress of contracts through the programme cycle.
· In coordination with Finance staff, take responsibility for monitoring and ensuring compliance of programs with donor rules and requirements.
· Ensure all grant files are maintained and organized for planning and preparation of donor reports and project monitoring. This will require linking with HQ to ensure everything is accurately recorded on Salesforce.
· Support the organisation and follow-up of grant inception meetings, grant review meetings, and grant close out meetings.
Programme Growth & Development (30%)
· Lead the development (annual renewal) of Trócaire’s country institutional funding strategy, in line with country programme needs and external funding opportunities.
· Support the programme team to raise institutional donor funds by advising on and/or leading the development of good quality well designed funding proposals for submission to institutional donors. This will involve linking in with the IF team in HQ in terms of quality assurance and ensuring value for money, cost recovery etc.
· Advise programme staff and partners on donor funding streams which match their projects and programmes and take the lead in structuring the approach towards making a funding application.
· Pro-actively identify opportunities for securing institutional funding from in-country donors, embassies and trust funds. This will involve close liaison with institutional funding staff in Trócaire’s head office.
Capacity Building (30%)
· Provide training to staff and partners on topics including proposal development, log frames, budgeting, report writing, supply chain management, monitoring and evaluation.
· Advise and support programme teams on building the capacities of partners to handle contractual compliance issues, for example in narrative and financial reporting.
· Advise and support programme teams on how to comply with audit and expenditure verification requirements, and provide quality assurance on the maintenance of project files.
Person Specification – The ideal person will have
(E) Qualification
· Third level qualification in Development, Humanitarian or related field of study
(E) Experience
· Minimum of 3-5 years experience working in overseas development and the humanitarian sector
· Minimum 2 years’ experience of proposal and report writing for major international donors including the European Union (DevCo and ECHO), Irish Aid, UK DFID, other European Governments, UN, US Government funding (USAID, State Depts.), and other relevant trusts/foundations.
· Proven track record of securing institutional funding from successful grant applications.
· Experience of managing grants co financed by the donors such as: European Union (DevCo and ECHO), Irish Aid, UK DFID, other European Governments, UN, US Government funding (USAID, State Depts.), and other relevant trusts/foundations.
· Project cycle management using logical frameworks.
· Working with partner organisations.
· Training/capacity building in a multi-cultural environment
(E) Skills
· In depth knowledge of contractual requirements of donors and grant management
· Excellent budget analysis and budget development skills.
· Experience of working with partners and good understanding of partnership approach
· Excellent facilitation & capacity building skills and experience of applying them when working with individual partners or groups of partners
· Excellent written, oral and presentational communications skills
· Computer literacy skills in word, excel and internet/email
(E) Qualities
· Dynamic and willing to take initiative
· A team player but also willing and able to work with minimal supervision
· Capacity to be flexible and adaptable to changing contexts and priorities
· Deep commitment to social justice.
· Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
· Patient and pays high degree of attention to detail.
· Understanding of, and empathy with, the role of the Catholic Church in development
(E) Other
· Cross cultural communication skills.
How to apply:
Please apply through; https://www.workable.com/j/04BC627E5E
Myanmar: Head of Humanitarian Programmes - Myanmar
August 11, 2017, 5:11 PM
Organization: Trócaire
Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 25 Aug 2017
Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where: people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; and those in power act for the common good.
The Myanmar Country Office in Yangon takes overall responsibility for the implementation of the Myanmar country programme, which currently focuses on humanitarian response, resource rights, women’s empowerment, gender-based violence and peace & development. Due to the strong geographic focus of Trócaire’s work in Kachin and Northern Shan States, a field office was opened in Myitkyina, Kachin State, in 2014.
Since 2011, Trócaire has been responding to a protracted crisis with widespread displacement in Kachin and Northern Shan States, and also provides emergency relief for natural disasters in other parts of Myanmar, as required. Trócaire’s humanitarian programme in Kachin and Northern Shan is a large-scale multi-donor programme. Through a capacity building and accompaniment model, Trócaire supports local partners in the areas of food security and livelihoods, cash-based interventions, WASH, GBV and shelter, as well as in all aspects of programme quality and MEAL, financial and supply-chain management. Implementing a gradual transition in the programme towards resilience-building and sustainability is a priority.
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
Reporting to the Country Director, this is a Fixed Term Contract of 2 years and is based in Yangon but with frequent travel to programme locations. The candidate will manage the Humanitarian Team of 10 members (1 Deputy Head of Humanitarian Programmes, 2 Programme Managers, 4 Programme Officers, 1 Programme Quality Advisor, 1 WASH Advisor and 1 Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor) with 4 direct reports, and dotted line management to 1 GBV Advisor and 3 finance staff.
Safeguarding Programme Participants Policy:
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding Programme Participants from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Leadership and management of humanitarian programmes
· Assume strategic leadership and overall management oversight of Trócaire’s humanitarian programme in Myanmar, including all aspects of planning, design, delivery, compliance, financial management, strategy development, institutional funding and external representation.
· Lead on defining a theory of change and future strategic direction for the humanitarian programme in relation to key sectors (food security, livelihoods, WASH, protection), partnerships and approaches (e.g. capacity building, MEAL, resilience, integration and preparedness).
· Lead the coordination of management and technical support, including of Trócaire staff in-country and organisationally, as well as from outside the organisation, to ensure that programming meets international technical standards (e.g. SPHERE, IASC) and corresponds to work plans and budgets.
· Ensure that core organisational commitments to protection mainstreaming, safeguarding, accountability and the Core Humanitarian Standards are embedded in programmes.
· Ensure that Trócaire in Myanmar has a clearly identified niche, which our added value contributes to our partners’ work, and that decisions are informed by sound analysis.
· Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures of Trócaire, donors and the government.
Humanitarian preparedness and response
· Lead the implementation of the country programme’s Humanitarian Response Strategy and Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP), and continually monitor the situation of affected communities.
· Lead in outlining a strategy and mobilising a response to sudden onset emergencies, as required.
· Ensure that rapid humanitarian assessments are undertaken as necessary to inform implementation of the humanitarian response strategy in coordination with wider coordination mechanisms in Myanmar (e.g. OCHA, Clusters etc.)
· Ensure that the Country Management Team and Head Office are well informed on issues related to humanitarian response
Programme Planning, Monitoring and Reporting
· Provide direction and support to the ongoing (re)development of humanitarian programmes, ensuring that programme objectives are informed by an analysis of the problem, and that programme plans have robust programme cycle management systems in place.
· Ensure that programme objectives and activities are agreed upon within the context of Trócaire’s values and country strategic plan.
· Evaluate, monitor and review to ensure progress is accurately measured and that there is compliance with relevant organisational policies and sector standards.
Representation, communication & relationship building
· Ensure effective representation of Trócaire’s humanitarian response to local authorities, donors, working groups, clusters, task forces, and other members of the humanitarian community, in close coordination with the Country Director.
· Operating under the direction of the Country Director, lead on advocacy initiatives, as appropriate, to highlight the needs and rights of affected communities in Kachin and Northern Shan.
· Establish and maintain strong relationships with key national/local partners, and coordinate with other humanitarian actors, including INGOs, UN colleagues and government.
· Ensure establishment and maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities, community-based organisations and local authorities, as appropriate.
Human Resource Management and Development
· Manage the Humanitarian Team, which includes defining expectations, providing leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluating direct reports regularly (in accordance with organisational procedures).
· Establish a team approach to programming, ensuring that all staff work together to share learning and to exchange skills. Foster a culture of peer support and constructive engagement amongst the country programme team.
· Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate, and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff.
Financial and Admin Management
· Ensure that both organisational and back donor finance guidelines, requirements and related administrative procedures are adhered to, and that programme finances are kept in an exemplary state.
· As a member of the country senior management team, support the CD to develop annual country budgets and participate in regular budget reviews.
· Manage monthly reviews of financial expenditure and budget control with relevant programme, finance and funding staff.
· Ensure there is ongoing monitoring of partner expenditure and the provision of appropriate support to partners in their ongoing management of budgets and expenditure.
Risk management
· Take responsibility for Risk Management at a programme level, ensuring there is a clear understanding and documenting of risks, and that necessary mitigation measures are in place.
· In coordination with the Security Focal Person, oversee the preparation and implementation of effective safety and security management systems at field office level, ensure that these are updated and revised at regular intervals, and that new programmes are built around security considerations.
Other
· Active involvement in the preparation/review of the country strategic plan/operational plan and other tools relevant for the strategic outline of the Myanmar Country Programme.
· Fulfil other reasonable duties and responsibilities, as requested by the Country Director, including deputising for the CD when necessary or appropriate.
Person Specification – The ideal person will have
(E) Qualification
· Third level qualification in Development, Humanitarian or related field of study
(E) Experience
· At least four years of demonstrable experience in the management of humanitarian programmes of substantial scale
· At least three years’ experience of leading and managing teams, as well as strong team-working skills and experience
· In-depth understanding of programming in a partnership model, working in a partnership-based NGO
· Significant experience in strategic planning, programme management and the development of emergency preparedness and contingency plans
· Experience in applying humanitarian standards, including Sphere and the Core Humanitarian Standards. Technical expertise in the areas of food security and livelihoods, cash-based interventions, WASH and/or protection preferable
· Experience of working in insecure environments
· Demonstrable experience of working to attract institutional donor funding and of managing large and complex donor grants
(E) Skills
· Excellent leadership skills
· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to relate across different organisational functions, structures and levels, and cultures
· Ability to motivate staff to align behind a shared vision and objectives
· Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to develop and implement a clear country level strategy in the context of organisational strategy
· Demonstrated ability to manage multi-cultural teams of national and international staff well, and to implement performance management effectively
· Ability to coach and help others develop in their professional lives
· Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial systems on a significant scale in humanitarian contexts
· Fluency in written and spoken English
(E) Qualities
· Understanding of, and empathy with, the role of the Catholic Church in development
· A strong commitment to social justice, and an empathy with the ethos and work of Trócaire
· A commitment to civil society strengthening and support for working in partnership with local actors
(E) Other
· Ability and willingness to travel within country and internationally, including travel to HQ in Ireland
How to apply:
Please apply through; https://www.workable.com/j/2AACE8F77A
Chad: INVITATION TO TENDER FOR BRICS External Evaluation 2017
August 11, 2017, 4:57 PM
Organization: Concern Worldwide
Country: Chad, Sudan
Closing date: 30 Aug 2017
Building Resilience in Chad and Sudan (BRICS) is part of a 3 year, global resilience programme known as BRACED (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters). BRACED is one of the largest resilience programmes currently operational and is funded by UKAID. The focus of the programme has been in countries in Sub Saharan Africa that experience regular climate shocks, particular floods and drought. There is a significant emphasis within the programme on learning about what works to build vulnerable communities’ resilience to climate extremes across a variety of settings. BRACED has a global log frame which all funded projects (15 consortia across 13 countries) feed into. At the end of the programme, UKAID want to understand what has worked across the different contexts to build resilience with the aim of making informed funding decisions. This evaluation is part of that learning process.
BRICS has been operational from April 2015 to December 2017 in Chad and Sudan. A consortium of 3 organisations is led by Concern Worldwide with a Consortium Coordinating Unit (CCU) based in Concern’s London office which is responsible for coordinating the 4 partners:
Concern Worldwide implementing BRICS activities in West Darfur, Sudan and Sila Region, eastern Chad.
The World Agroforestry Institute (ICRAF) who are supporting on a range of conservation smart and agroforestry interventions with Concern Chad.
Tufts University Feinstein International Centre (Tufts FIC) who is engaged in a research capacity to support the baseline, longitudinal, end line studies in Chad and Sudan. Tufts FIC are also supporting on specific activities linked to pastoralism and early warning.
Al Massar in the Republic of Sudan, a local NGO that specialises in working with Pastoralist communities and is implementing BRICS activities in North, South and West Darfur.
The BRICS Theory of Change hypothesis assumes that by delivering an integrated package of interventions which build the adaptive, absorptive and anticipatory capacity of households, then their resilience to climate change will increase. This resilience is sustained at the macro and meso level through the strengthening of local institutions (community, local authority, technical departments) to anticipate and plan for increasing variability and severity of weather events. Aligned with this, evidence from longitudinal studies and monitoring and evaluation of interventions is being presented to national governments in Chad and Sudan to demonstrate examples of what works to build resilience.
The project activities fall into the work packages listed below which were implemented from January 2015 to December 2017. These packages were delivered where possible in an integrated way with the same households and same communities.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Conservation Agriculture (CA), Agroforestry, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), vegetable gardens, Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM), soil and water conservation interventions, seed system development, support to pastoralists and agro pastoralists through training Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs), vaccination campaigns, setting up of migratory routes and improved pasture management.
Health and Nutrition; Mother Support Groups, training of Volunteer Community Health Workers (VCHWs), Community Managed Acute Malnutrition and material support to Health Centres, and operating nutrition centres.
WASH: provision and repair of existing boreholes, setting up or strengthening of Water User Committees (WUCs), training of pump mechanics, Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Participation Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) and the reinforcement of the spare parts chain.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning; Disaster Risk Reduction Committees (DRR) and support to improve functionality of National Early Warning Systems, supply of weather information.
Equality; Life skills curriculum targeted at women and men, staff gender equality training and the incorporation of gender analysis at the community level looking at Access and Control, Time Use and Community Resource Mapping.
Advocacy; Work at policy level to ensure the policy environment supports resilience building.
For additional reading on the wider BRACED programme and how BRICS is a part of this please go to http://www.braced.org/
Purpose of the Consultancy The overarching aim of the Final Evaluation (FE) is to gather information about project progress and lesson learning. This should help us to understand “How, where, when and why do or don’t BRACED interventions work, and what can be learned”. The FE should undertake robust reflection and gathering of evidence on project success and failure in order to explore, test and revise assumptions held by the BRICS implementing partners.
UKAID outsourced the day to day management of BRACED to KPMG (Fund Manager) and to ODI (Knowledge Manager). The Knowledge Manager’s responsibility is to aggregate all the learning across all programmes and to help UKAID understand what is being learned about how to build resilience. To do this the KM have developed a methodological frame work which we have had to retrospectively fit with our activities/log frame. Coupled with this, the KM has also created some pre-set evaluation questions that have to be answered (listed below).
The evaluators should examine the outcomes BRICS has achieved to date, linking these to the “activity packages” implemented under the project (such as climate smart agriculture, access to clean water, sanitation marketing, gender equality and action research), and any synergies between these, as well as taking a broad view of the project as a whole. In order to understand what is working well (or in need of improvement), and why. The final evaluation needs to critically examine the mechanisms through which these activity packages are working. It also needs to investigate the way that the project context shapes these activities and outcomes and if what was done was the right approach.
Scope The FE should focus on project progress and lesson learning throughout the project (January 2015 – December 2017) in both Chad and Sudan (Dar Sila region in Chad and Darfur States in Sudan).
The FE should be planned and delivered against a standard set of headline Evaluation Questions mandated by the BRACED Knowledge Manager with sub-questions tailored to the BRICS Project theory of change.
Process-orientated and explanatory in nature.
Focus on outcomes, testing the project theory of change and how change was or was not actually brought about, and why so, and critically examining whether contextual and/or circumstantial adjustments were made on time to ensure optimum realisation of desired project outcomes.
Evaluation Questions Under the OECD DAC criteria (i.e. Impact, Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Sustainability) the following set of evaluation questions are also to be answered by the Final Evaluation (from the BRACED Knowledge Manager M&E Guidance Notes).
To what extent have particular interventions led to anticipated changes and results? This opening question, requires evaluators to reflect on the evidence of results delivered against the results / changes anticipated in the BRICS Theory of Change.
Specifically focusing on understanding ‘mechanisms’ (the causal forces or powers that explain why a change happens or not), how and why have particular intervention packages led to observed results and changes? Were there any unintended attributable results, why? Projects should focus on defining ‘mechanisms’ in order to understand what it is about the nature and design of an intervention that has enabled it to be effective or not. Sub-questions under this question should explore: a. What has the project learned about delivering these packages of interventions? b. What evidence is there that the interventions and the mechanisms that support them have the potential to deliver ‘amplified results’ and/or ‘transformational impact’? c. What impact (if any) did the project have on internal (and external) thinking about Resilience – did it help to crystallise this? d. How did the consortium model enable/constrain the delivery of the project Theory of Change? e. How the relationship between the different agencies worked?
Based on BRICS accumulated knowledge and understanding, what key resilience strengthening lessons can be learned and replicated? This final evaluation question requires evaluators to reflect on the intervention-level learning BRICS have accumulated over the life of the project and to distil this learning into a set of evidence-based lessons, defining which of these can potentially be replicated elsewhere. What evidence is there of knowledge and capacity transfer between partners and local stakeholders?
The BRICS Consortium Coordinating Unit will provide evaluators with a detailed Inception Report and project-specific Evaluation Matrix with pre-populated project data. This will guide evaluation team throughout the Final Evaluation.
Methodology Prior to the signing of the evaluation team’s contract a detail inception report, with detailed methodology and draft data collection tools will be developed by the Consortium M&E Coordinator. This is to meet the BRACED Knowledge manager mandatory review and sign off process and to begin the internal Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) approval process. Once the evaluation team is contracted the evaluators will be responsible for reviewing the inception report, methodology and tools to ensure that it covers the overarching evaluation questions (listed above) and is feasible. The methodology proposed is largely guided by the KM endorsed Realist Evaluation approach (see here for more details).
We also anticipate that:
The evaluation will be participatory and gender-sensitive in nature and use and generate data through a range of qualitative and quantitative methods. The evaluation team will likely combine the review of existing project routine results reporting data, including Annual Reports, Mid-term review, baseline and end line data (if available) with their specific primary data collection activities which will most likely be qualitative to get at ‘how’ and ‘why’ things happened the way they did.
The evaluation team will need to test ‘assumptions’ based on the theory of change about how the project worked, refining these in the light of your experience in implementing the project. This will build on what BRICS learned in the MTR. The BRICS M&E Coordinator will have defined/identified key outcomes and their indicators in the inception report which this evaluation team will need to evaluate.
Data collected by the evaluation team will need to be triangulated with the existing project routine results and reporting data, including; KPI4, the 3As, Areas of Change, and Evaluative Monitoring, and MTR findings. An overview of all of these and results to date will be included in the inception report.
Primary data collection is likely to be primarily qualitative (through interviews, focus groups and participatory exercises and feedback mechanisms).
The evaluation team should meet a broad range of project stakeholders, from project team members to project beneficiaries/participants as well as wider key informants, partners, and observers.
The evaluation team should aim to engage not just ‘direct’ project stakeholders but also those stakeholders who have an ‘external’ perspective on the project – for example, the teams of other resilience strengthening projects operating within the same area.
Data Analysis The evaluation team must clearly describe the way that you plan to arrive at a set of robust and evidence-based findings and conclusions.
Evidence should be consistently cross-referenced throughout the FE report, and claims made should be substantiated / validated through reference to the evidence to support these claims.
Transcripts should be taken, written up and included as an Annex to the final report.
Essential and Desirable Experience/Qualifications Evaluation teams will be selected based on the below criteria for each evaluator. The lead evaluator may have more senior experience but their role is more based on the ability to take on more responsibility and ensure the findings from both Chad and Sudan are well balanced in the final report.
Essential Experience:
University degree in social sciences or a related area. A post-graduate degree in project management, and/or related fields would be an advantage.
At least 5 years of proven relevant professional experience in an international development environment, multi sectorial programmes, resilience, measurement of resilience
Substantial experience in conducting evaluations
Knowledge of programmes aimed at building resilience to climate change, experience of the BRACED programme would be an advantage
Excellent drafting and report writing skills (in English)
Regional experience and good understanding of political, socio economic and DRR/resilience issues in the BRICS context.
Availability to carry out most of the work in November 2017 to early February 2018.
Desirable experience:
Experience in monitoring and evaluation of UKAID projects/programmes is desirable
Familiarity with the activities and procedures of Concern Worldwide is an advantage
Familiarity with the BRACED Knowledge Manager and Fund Manager set up is an advantage
The working language will be English for the reporting however the evaluator going to Chad will need to be fluent in French.
Arabic is desirable.
Lines of Communication
Lead Evaluators should send applications to Concern Worldwide Logistics and Supplies team suppliesandlogisticsunit@concern.net
If interested in further information please request the full tender documentation from Rory Crew (BRACED Grants and Compliance Accountant) via email at rory.crew@concern.net
Any queries prior to submission of tender documentation should be sent Rory Crew (BRACED Grants and Compliance Accountant) via email at rory.crew@concern.net
How to apply:
Your tender bid must include the following documentation so please use the list below as a ‘Checklist’ before submitting your tender to Concern.
A. A cover letter outlining:
the motivation for, and evidence that the evaluation team is qualified to undertake this evaluation
how the two evaluators will work together to ensure a cohesive final output is delivered
contact details for at least two independent referees with in-depth and proven knowledge of the applicants’ expertise and relevant work experience.
B. Curriculum Vitae with full description of the evaluators’ profile and experience
C. One sample of previous work from each evaluator or a sample of where the two evaluators worked together (confidentiality guaranteed)
D. Summary of approach and proposed data collection methods based on the information provided in these Terms of Reference including the timeline
E. Financial Offer for undertaking the work, with estimation of:
the number of days that will be spent on each task (based on the draft schedule provided in this TOR)
additional costs expected to be incurred including international flights, visas, hotels required outside of Chad and Sudan and any other costs expected to be reimbursed by Concern. Per diems, in-country travel and in-country accommodation will be provided by Concern.
F. Tenderer’s declaration
Offers must be submitted by email with the subject BRICS Final External Evaluation bid submission to suppliesandlogisticsunit@concern.net by 23:59 on the 30th August 2017.
Ethiopia: Head, Addis Ababa Regional Office
August 11, 2017, 4:51 PM
Organization: Life and Peace Institute
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 04 Sep 2017
Do you want to spearhead work that furthers peace in the Horn of Africa? Do you have what it takes to lead and inspire a regional team of motivated professionals in one of the leading international peacebuilding organizations? The Life & Peace Institute is now looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to provide overarching leadership and management for our work out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
About us
The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international peacebuilding organisation that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace. LPI envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. LPI has been active in making contributions towards achieving this goal since 1985. LPI works with a variety of local and regional partners in the Horn of Africa region, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Great Lakes region, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
For over 30 years, LPI has worked in the Horn of Africa to amplify the diverse voices of people affected by conflict and support bottom-up solutions to some of the most protracted conflicts in the region. As of 2017, LPI’s Regional Office in Addis Ababa is growing and expanding with three programmes under its umbrella: Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) which collaborates closely with the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) as well as the Ethiopia and Sudan Programmes, which partners with local and national civil society, academia and governmental partners.
About the role
The Head of LPI’s Addis Ababa Regional Office will be responsible for:
· The leadership and overall management of LPI operations in the Addis Ababa Regional office, including all the financial, administrative, HR and programming activities for the Addis Ababa office, and leading the Senior Management Team in the Addis Ababa Regional Office, in order to ensure coordination and consistency across management.
· Providing management oversight to the Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) and the Ethiopia and Sudan programmes which operate out of the Addis Ababa Office. This includes identifying and negotiating funding opportunities for ongoing activities and new initiatives.
· Ensuring that all of LPI’s engagements and operations in the HARP, Ethiopia and Sudan programmes are consistent with organizational policies, procedures and the programmes' expected results, as well as compliance with all LPI and relevant donor administrative and financial regulations and the Ethiopian law.
· In collaboration with the Programme Managers/Coordinators, representing LPI vis-à-vis the government, authorities and diplomatic missions in Ethiopia and the region. This includes nurturing and developing relevant government relationships at a strategic level.
· Supervising managers and coordinators in the Addis Ababa Regional office, ensuring coaching and professional development, performance reviews, as well as providing guidance on how to effectively supervise and support other staff in the office.
· Overseeing the hiring and ensuring training of new staff for the programmes operating out of the Addis Ababa Regional office.
· The overall security management for programmes and staff.
About you
· A minimum Master’s degree in a related discipline.
· A minimum 7-10 years of INGO senior management experience, preferably with Chief of Party experience.
· Good knowledge of implementing INGO programmes in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia context and understanding of the Horn of Africa region in general.
· Strong communications skills.
· Experience in motivating and managing diverse and cross-functional staff.
· Experience in security management.
· Understanding of key donor priorities and regulations, in particular USAID, EU, Sida, and others.
· Commitment to LPI’s values.
Please note
The Head of Addis Ababa office will be offered a competitive international contract. The position will be full time, with an average 40 hours of work per week. Individuals from the region are encouraged to apply. The start date for the position will be no later than November 1, 2017.
How to apply:
Please send your application, including a cover letter and a CV in English no later than September 4th, 2017 to applications@life-peace.org, with the subject line “LPI Head of Addis Ababa Office”.
Switzerland: Partnership Finance Officer (Part time volunteer work)
August 11, 2017, 4:51 PM
Organization: NORLHA
Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 04 Sep 2017
Norlha is an international NGO supporting remote communities in the Himalayas in sustainable development. It develops integrated projects in food security, income generation and environment protection, which have a strong focus on supporting women. Norlha is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious association based in Lausanne, Switzerland. In order to support the Partnership team, Norlha is looking for a:
Partnership Finance Officer (Part time Volunteer work)
Join Norlha to:
· Take responsibility for maintaining and further developing partnerships financial record keeping;
· Be responsible for expanding reporting systems;
· Shoulder responsibility for all financial aspects of proposals and partnership reports;
· Work collaboratively with operations and finance department;
· Establish new reporting procedures within the department and the organisation as a whole;
Do you have...?
· I hold a genuine interest in the Himalayan people and Norlha’s values;
· I have experience or a qualification in accounting or finance.
· I have excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets and Excel in particular;
· I possess good speaking and writing skills in English and also in French;
· I am highly committed, independent and dependable with good interpersonal skills;
Norlha offers you:
· We can strength your financial skills;
· We are a vibrant network of enthusiastic and motivated team members;
· We offer free training in several professional and general work disciplines;
· We believe in you, your initiative and your passion. Part-time Volunteer Work
Duration: 6 months at least, but we would love to work with you longer.
Location: You can work from home and at least once a week in our Lausanne office.
Start date: We need you now if possible.
This position is not paid. You must have the right to volunteer in Switzerland.
How to apply:
If you have a passion for volunteer work, then please send your application to: JoinUs@Norlha.org
Thank you for your application!
We thank all those who apply and we would love to reply to everybody; unfortunately due to limited resources, we can only contact short listed candidates. Thank you for your understanding. ;
Ethiopia: Veterinarian (Focus on Livestock Intervention), Ethiopian National
August 11, 2017, 4:45 PM
Organization: International Committee of the Red Cross
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 27 Aug 2017
The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The Economic Security Department (EcoSec) of The International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in Ethiopia plays an active role within the Assistance Division, and is looking for a qualified candidate to fill up the following vacant position. The position is based in Harar.
Position Title: Veterinarian (Focus on Livestock Intervention)
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Participates in planning, implementation and monitoring of specific EcoSec projects (emergency response; livelihood support through livestock and agricultural projects; MEI- micro economic initiatives – income generating activities).
Helps to understand and analyze the general situation and humanitarian issues around project locations.
Provides reports and establish statistical data according to procedures and timelines.
Participates in/ conduct field trips as part of a team, or individually (autonomously).
Conduct assessment and participates in the project cycle.
Participates/contributes to various internal reports (activity reports, weekly highlights, monthly and quarterly EcoSec reports).
Represents the ICRC in relevant meetings, seminars and workshops on livestock, agriculture, and relief response.
Performs administrative tasks according to internal procedures.
Observes and follows the ICRC code of conduct.
Educational Background & Work Experience
University degree in Veterinary Science or Animal Science.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in livestock-related activities and food security.
Previous experience in assessment, implementation and monitoring of livestock interventions in East and/or West Hararghe zones is an asset.
Very good knowledge of the context, geography and culture of the Hararghe zones.
Good knowledge and understanding of humanitarian issues.
Good analytical, communication, reporting and networking skills.
Willingness to travel and readiness to spend 50-75% of the time in the field, mainly in areas of East Hararghe, West Hararghe and Diredawa
Excellent command of spoken and written Afan Oromo.
Very good command of spoken and written English and Amharic.
Driving license an asset.
Salary: As per the scale of the organization
Duty station: Harar
How to apply:
Interested applicants are requested to submit ONLY their application/cover letter and CV to Add_recruitment_services@icrc.org (Notice: Do not attach zipped files!!). Please put Veterinarian on the subject line. Alternatively, you can submit application & CV with copies of relevant documents in person to the ICRC Delegation in Addis Ababa, or send to the ICRC Delegation Addis Ababa, Human Resources Department, P.O.Box 5701, Addis Ababa. Closing date for application will be on 27 August, 2017. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted
Bangladesh: Study on Migration and Child/Youth Protection in Southeast Asia with Strategic Planning
August 11, 2017, 4:40 PM
Organization: Terre des hommes Foundation Child Relief
Country: Bangladesh, India
Closing date: 18 Aug 2017
Asia MIGRATION situation analysis
Knowledge, Strategy and Practices
Project: Development opportunities and access to their rights for children and youth affected by migration in southeast asia
Location: TBC in Asia Pacific, with travel to India and Bangladesh
Title: Consultancy for situation analysis of Migration and child/youth protection in India and Bangladesh
Dates: 28th August – 27th October 2017
Duration of the consultancy: 30 days
1. Presentation of Terre des hommes & Migration Program
Terre des hommes (Tdh), the leading Swiss child relief non-profit organization, is active in 38 countries with its programs in mother and child health, migration, juvenile justice, child labour and humanitarian emergencies**.**
Tdh has been working on migration in numerous countries across the globe. In 2016, Tdh’s migratory approach supported children and youth migrating or at risk of unsafe migration and their communities, through the implementation of activities in various countries by including them in our projects at all stage of the migration journey and training professionals in Protective Accompaniment for Children.
Built on years of experience and capitalization of best practices, Tdh’s actions are based on a child-friendly and participatory approach all along the migration journey. From the actions of Tdh, children and youth are empowered within their communities on benefiting and being involved through activities that enhance their own conditions of living as well as resilience capacities.
Building on the strategic plan 2016-2020, the overall objective of Tdh’s migration program is to ensure that children and youth have access to activities or institutional support in a protective environment and that their rights are upheld. To that end, Tdh has identified four main mobility categories and ensure the implementation of specific activities as well as capacity building project in priority areas of intervention, where it believes that focused work can achieve positive change for the largest number of children and youth :
a) Mobility Categories : Prior-Mobility context, On the Move children, Post-Mobility situations and Left Behind Children.
b) Specific Activities : Promoting children’s access to psychosocial, art and sport activities; Case management process; Community integration and Alternative solutions to migration; Information and sensitization; building children, youth, family and community ‘s resilience; legal assistance; advocacy at local, national, regional and global level; transnational coordination;
c) Capacity Building Approach : Strengthening capacity of formal and informal actors in terms of protection of children and youth affected by migration and Enhancing cooperation, Following policies and practices in terms of migration and protective accompaniment concerning children.
To that end, for children and youth to realise their right and seize development opportunities, Tdh’s work is comprised of a three-pronged approach: direct service provision for and including children, systems-strengthening, and research and advocacy.
Through 2017, the migration program has started to be rolled out across three geographical zones of Tdh’s operational activities that need to be consolidated : Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean (AmLat) and the Middle East-Northern Africa including Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENA-AfPak). The migration program is well implanted in Africa and Europe for many years, where zone’s representatives are already in charge and national as well as regional projects are under implementation.
2. Context
Migration phenomena in India and Bangladesh are new components of our projects for which more data collection is needed to better understand issues linked to migration and child/youth protection. Out of the four countries in which Tdh is currently active, a stand-alone migration project is operational in Nepal (in partnership with four local NGOs) and projects in India can be implemented through the collaboration of 35 organizational partners. Our activities in Asia have also participated to a better understanding of national and regional migratory dynamics between Tdh countries of interventions and advocacy work at regional and international level with Destination Unknown Campaign.
In other countries, some linkages between formal and informal actors at national and regional level have been implemented in the scope of child protection programming. However, in India, the reintegration process of children into their communities, even if existing still has to be strengthened. Moreover, in Bangladesh, the situation of children and youth face tremendous issues as the environmental, social, economic and cultural context is fostering migration of child, youth as well as adults. Thus, in India and Bangladesh, migration issues concerns children and youth as they experience all along the migration journey street or children shelters situation or live with far relatives in shantytown which have an impact on their psychological well-being and the development of opportunities for them as well as their communities.
Looking at those issues of “left behind”, reintegration and protective accompaniment concerning children and youth migrating or at risk of unsafe migration, India and Bangladesh are two key countries in order to develop a strategy in Asia. The importance of this study will be, among others issues, to better understand migratory dynamic between Indian states, inside India as well as Bangladesh but also looking at regional patterns, since Tdh migration program is active in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
In India, a focus will have to be made on West Bengal and Jharkhand states. West Bengal is amongst the top five densely populated states in India, according to the 2011 Census, but it has also borders with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal. West Bengal, is a destination for Indian migrants as well as bordering countries.
In Bangladesh, Dacca will be important in this study because of the presence of more than half million children. In May 2017, a first assessment has been conducted in Dacca by Tdh and came out with several findings in terms of protection needs from children affected by migration. Moreover, Bangladesh is an isolated country landlocked into India from where migrants are also moving to India and particularly West Bengal.
Following the completion of the consultancy, it may be possible to extend the mandate of the consultant to be involved in supporting delegations in their strategic planning based on the outcomes of the situation analysis.
3. Objectives of the consultancy
The general objective of the consultancy is to conduct an analysis of the present situation in terms of migration in two countries : India and Bangladesh, with a view to providing a basis for developing at national and regional level a children and youth protection strategy in context of migration between 2018-2020.
Specifically, the situation analysis will aim to – at national and regional level :
a) Consolidate information and documentation regarding the current migratory dynamics link to a perspective on child protection system in India and Bangladesh and the strategic priorities of states and NGOs in terms of migration and protective accompaniment support available for children;
b) Map the international organisations and donors currently dedicating resources to migration programs in India and identify the main areas of their intervention, with a specific focus on children and youth (protection, resilience, development, empowerment);
c) Identify needs and gaps in existing migration programming of other agencies with a specific focus on children and youth (protection, resilience, development, empowerment)
d) Highlight opportunities and constraints for Tdh migration program to develop in India and Bangladesh, according to the programmatic priorities defined in the strategic plan and the theory of change.
4. Design and methodology
Locations: The situation analysis will cover two countries : India and Bangladesh
Research activities:
Desk review: Collection and review of relevant documentation, particularly but not limited to: national action plans; concluding observations from Committee for the Rights of the Child; countries-level strategies for UN agencies such as UNICEF or UNHCR; situation analyses or needs assessments on migration conducted by other organisations; donor strategic documents; etc.
Key informant interviews: either face-to-face or, if possible, via Skype.
o Staff of UN agencies and INGOs involved in migration at national and/or regional level (IOM, UNICEF, UNHCR, Save the children, Caritas, TDHIF members, etc)
o Donors (Cooperation and development agencies: DFID, EU, SDC, CIDA, USAID, etc. ; Foundations ; private sector ; etc.)
o National communities leaders and formal stakeholders in target countries
o Local and National child protection stakeholders collaborating with social services institutions
o Academics, scientists, experts
o Children and/or youth led organisations
o Beneficiaries of existing child protection projects and services in context of migration (Tdh or partners)
o Senior staff and staff of Tdh teams
Ethical principles The survey will be guided by the following ethical principles and considerations:
· Tdh has ‘the best interests of the child’ as its central theme of the research. This is to be interwoven into all aspects of the research;
· The outcomes and conclusions of the research must be correct, trustworthy, cross checked and open to scrutiny without embarrassment to Tdh and the participants of the research;
· The consultant must sign the Terre des hommes Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct and be willing to adhere to its principles and expected practices. If a breach of the policy or code of conduct takes place the consultancy will be terminated immediately without any financial burden on Tdh.
5. Qualifications & Responsibilities
Candidate Background :
A master’s degree in law, social or political science or significant experience in related field.
A senior consultancy post where strong partnerships and strategic background is required
At least five years in either child protection or migration issues.
Expertise :
On or at least be familiar with human and children right related to migration or trafficking issues among others
Previous experience, on the field or as an analyst regarding to South East Asian and Indian or Bangladesh political, economic and social context will be taking into account
To be member of an academic institution should be an asset.
Skills :
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required
Proven record of excellent writing and analytical skills in English
Knowledge of Hindi and Bengali are an asset.
The candidate will work in collaboration with Tdh partners as well as the delegations on the field, whom will contribute to support logistic aspects and relevant analysis. As part of the mission, you will be travelling inside India and Bangladesh, at least in Tdh states of intervention.
Responsible of the situation analysis and all documents related to the mission, to ensure the smooth implementation of the mandate, the incumbent will report directly to :
The Migration Head of program – Olivier FENEYROL
The Head of the Asia Desk – Leonor CRISOSTOMO
The Delegates to review work plan and progress made and address operational issues – Anna LAZAR (India) Lionel LAFONT (Bangladesh).
6. Deliverables and work-plan
Workplan
August
Wk4= Briefing between consultant, Migration programme and Asia zone; Preliminary Skype consultations with Tdh teams / Desk review
September
Wk1=Mapping of KII stakeholders / Inception report / Country field visit 1
Wk2=Country field visit 1 / Country field visit 2
Wk3=Country field visit 2 / Drafting report and share with Tdh
Wk4=Drafting report and share with Tdh / Tdh review of draft and feedback / Final report
1. Inception report, including:
o Preliminary results from desk review : national and regional migration strategies; existing operations of INGOs;
o Description of existing Tdh presence and links with stakeholders
o Draft list of key informants for KIIs
o Draft of migratory dynamics in India (with a focus on West Bengal and Jharkhand states), Bangladesh (with a focus on Dacca) and at a regional level.
o Methodological protocol, including draft data collection tools
2. Final report
o 1 executive summary (max. 3-4 pages)
o 1 narrative report (max. 40 pages), including:
i. Results and analysis of desk review and interview analysis, including:
a) Desk review
b) Document review on
a. Migratory dynamics in the targeting countries as well as in relation to the regional level. A focus on West Bengal and Jharkhand states as well as Dacca will be required
b. The strategic priorities of states in term of Protective Accompaniment for Children
c) Stakeholders mapping
d) Donor mapping
e) Mapping of INGO activities
f) A situation analysis through field missions
g) Identification of gaps and needs not being fulfilled.
ii. Recommendations :
a) Elaboration of a national strategy for the Migration program in India and Bangladesh taking into account also the regional level
b) Potential areas for Tdh intervention in line with programmatic priorities
c) Suggestions for where Tdh needs to develop in-countries competency to better respond to the needs.
o Technical annexes: Containing the terms of reference, interview tools, references and other sources, a PPT presentation of the results
7. Budget and resources
A total sum of 12,000 CHF is available for this consultancy. The payment will be issued in three parts : one third of the amount at the beginning (signing of the contract), one third at the inception report and the last third upon acceptance of the final report.
Reference documents:
Tdh Documents
o Vision 2030
o Strategy 2020
o Draft of Migration Program Theory of Change
o Quell protection pour les enfants concernés par la mobilité en Afrique de l’ouest ?, Olivier Feneyrol, Plateforme interagences, 2011
o La valeurs ajoutée de l’accompagnement protecteur des enfants, Frederique Boursin, Tdh, 2014
o Tdh, Child Safeguarding Policy, 2015
India
o Project documentation from the India Delegation : project proposal and Sitreps
o Child Protection team initial desk review draft
o NHRC provision
o Integrated child protection scheme
o Study on the Recording of Victim Witness Statements by the CWCs, Commissioned by Tdh and conducted by IMPACT, 2011
Bangladesh
o Project documentation from the Bangladesh Delegation : project proposal and Sitreps
o Child Protection team and Tdh initial desk review draft
o A study conducted by Tdh
How to apply:
Application in English - send :
A a cover letter indicating your motivation
A current resume (CV) with contact information of two references (your former supervisors) To martin.airaud@thd.ch olivier.feneyrol@tdh.ch, and leonor.crisostomo@tdh.ch.
Please indicate in the subject box the position by Friday 18th August 2017.
Recruitment procedure follows the Terre des hommes Child Safeguarding Policy, including reference checks. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview which will take place on the 22nd or 23rd of August 2017.
Terre des hommes applies equal working conditions for men and women. Moreover, with equivalent qualifications, female applications are strongly encouraged. The recruitment and selection procedures at Terre des hommes reflect our commitment to help and protect children.
United States of America: Emergency Manager, (P-4), (EMOPS), New York, United States, #71788
August 11, 2017, 4:33 PM
Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 29 Aug 2017
For every child, Hope
Job organizational context:The post is based in UNICEF Headquarters in New York in the Director’s Office of the Office of Emergency Programmes. It reports to the Director of EMOPS.
Purpose for the job:To provide overall managerial, organizational and coordination support to the Director, EMOPS.
How can you make a difference?
Advise EMOPS Director and Deputies on strategic and management issues and priorities for EMOPS, with in-depth engagement on any projects/activities as needed in coordination with Section Chiefs; keep abreast of issues and activities in humanitarian policy, preparedness/response, partnerships, cluster coordination, and donor relations in order to provide timely and appropriate advice.
Liaise with other Divisions and the Office of the Executive Director (OED) to ensure streamlined communication and effective coordination with EMOPS.
Develop communication and liaison systems with Section Chiefs and Deputies to resolve problems and to facilitate prompt and efficient communication and coordination within EMOPS.
Manage the Director's front office, serving as the main point of reference on requests and problems; handle general management issues as requested. Ensure routing of assignments to Sections, and ensure completion by deadlines;
Provide quality control (content and format) of draft speeches, briefing notes, comments, reports under authority of EMOPS Director’s Office. Ensure EMOPS inputs are provided and reflected in inter-divisional discussions, documents and initiatives;
Prepare draft correspondence for the EMOPS Director, including on sensitive matters;
At the request of the Director or designated official, participate in meetings, missions, events to represent EMOPS and/or UNICEF. Supervise GS-5 Executive Assistant, Director’s Office, EMOPS.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Education:Advanced university degree in any of the following: Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration, International Relations, Business Administration or other fields related to the work of UNICEF.
Work Experience:At least eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in developing countries. Experience of interagency and inter-governmental processes required. Knowledge and field experience of UNICEF or similar programmes in complex emergency environments would be an asset.
Language:Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.
For every child you demonstrate...
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
Functional Competencies: Leading and Supervising (II), Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II), Analyzing (II), Relating and Networking (III), Persuading and Influencing (II), Applying Technical Expertise (III), Learning and Researching (II), Planning and Organizing (III), Adapting and Responding to Change (III), Coping with Pressure and Setbacks (III)
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Remarks
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offers of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=506552
Denmark: Consultancy People that Deliver (PtD) Organizational and Structural Evaluation Consultant, UNICEF Supply Division
August 11, 2017, 4:33 PM
Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Denmark
Closing date: 15 Sep 2017
People that Deliver (PtD) Organizational and Structural Evaluation Consultant
Duration: five months (approximately 80 working days) from October 2, 2017 until the end of February 2018, duration driven by deliverablesLocation: FlexibleTravel: Travel costs and daily subsistence allowance (DSA) will be covered in accordance with UN rules and regulationStart Date: October 2, 2017Reporting to: People that Deliver (PtD) Executive Manager, UNICEF Supply Division
BACKGROUND ON PEOPLE THAT DELIVER:The People that Deliver (PtD) Initiative was established in 2011 focusing on the professionalization of supply chain personnel. This is achieved through a global partnership of organizations advocating for a systematic approach to human resources (HR) for supply chain management (SCM) both at the global and local level. It is based on the global recognition that without trained professionals to manage the health supply chains, drugs and other health supplies do not reach the patients who need them.
PtD is governed by a board representing governments, international donors, multilateral agencies, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, professional associations, and private companies. PtD has a Secretariat with two full-time staff that is hosted by UNICEF’s Supply Division.
PtD’s VisionWe envision a world where health supply chain workforces are empowered and equipped to optimize health outcomes by improving access to health commodities.
PtD’s MissionPromote global awareness, generate evidence-based approaches, and catalyze national capacity to plan, finance, develop, support and retain national health supply chain workforce through global partnership.
PURPOSE EVALUATION:PtD continues to evolve since inception, and while the initial focus was on raising awareness and conducting research to garner support from key donors and mobilize required resources in country, PtD activities have evolved to the development of tools and engagement within a few key focus countries supporting in country activities through member organizations. As in-country demand for PtD services increases, PtD’s focus on country-level implementation is also growing. Strategic goals were set out for PtD in 2011, updated in 2013, and again in 2016 to help guide the activities of the initiative going forward.
A review of PtD has never been completed, therefore it was agreed by the PtD Board to take stock at this point to determine the following three objectives:1. The degree to which the initiative achieved its strategic goals from 2011-2013, and 2013 through the present period (Strategic Plan to be shared when assignment commences);2. The factors - both internal and external - that either supported or hindered progress made since 2011; and3. How well the initiative is currently positioned or what needs to change both in terms of programmatic and organizational aspects for PtD to succeed in the coming two to three years (Theory of Change to be shared when the assignment commences). This third and final objective should include specific forward-facing recommendations both about PtD’s structure and function.
This is a non-traditional evaluation, in addition to the retrospective analysis of PtD, it also requires strategic, forward-facing, recommendations for the initiative as it moves into its next phase.Consultants interested in this assignment will need to submit a proposal for the evaluation methodology to be used, in addition to other requirements listed in the evaluation process below. A qualitative and participatory approach to this evaluation is recommended.For guidance in conducting the evaluation, a set of evaluation questions have been drafted and can be found in Annex 1. They are separated into three sections and include: 1) those that address the degree to which PtD achieved its four initial strategic goals, 2) those that address the internal and external factors that contributed or prevented the achievement of those goals, and 3) those that will assess PtD’s positioning to meet future targets.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT:The Consultant will report to the PtD Executive Manager on the following tasks:- Initial meeting to clarify the purpose and objectives of the evaluation, and sharing of resources to review and stakeholders to consult- Agreement on evaluation methodology and questions- Draft workplan, data collection instruments, and summary of literature review- Mid-evaluation report and second meeting to review progress made and feedback from stakeholder interviews- Final report which includes evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations on PtD’s structure and function- Formal presentation of key findings and recommendations to the PtD Board
It is envisioned that this work will take place over approximately a five-month period (approximately 80 working days) from October 2 until the end of February 2018.
KEY DELIVERABLES:# Deliverable Deadlines1 Proposed evaluation methodology and questions October 16, 20172 Draft workplan, data collection instruments, and summary of literature review November 15, 20173 Mid-evaluation report December 29, 20174 Final report which includes evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations on PtD’s structure and function January 31, 2017 5 Formal presentation of key findings and recommendations to the PtD Board TBD (Jan-Feb 2018)Deliverables are expected to be submitted electronically. Further specification on individual activities will be specified and agreed after contracted.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:Education:Advanced, post-graduate degree is required (Master of PhD), or equivalentWork Experience:At least 10 years work experience in organizational development, and program and project evaluation (designing, conducting and leading evaluations; applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods), or equivalent.
Technical Knowledge:Organizational theory and development• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in organizational theory and development.• Understanding of coalition-based work and how non-implementing entities have impact is advantageous.Evaluation design and implementation• Demonstrated knowledge of various evaluation designs (e.g., non-experimental, experimental, quasi-experimental) and experience with evaluations using mixed method approaches.• Demonstrated knowledge of approaches for generating, revising, and prioritizing evaluation questions and the development of evaluation plans.• Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods and the ability to gather data using qualitative and quantitative approaches such as interviews, group processes, participant observation, surveys, electronic data files, or other methods.• Experience preparing and presenting evaluation results in a manner that increases the likelihood that they will be used and accepted by a diverse group of stakeholders.
Other:Knowledge of human resource management in health supply chains in the developing world and the global health and donor context is advantageous, but not necessary. A conflict of interest with PtD or donor agencies will need to be submitted.
Language:Excellent oral communication and report writing skills in English
Competencies:1) Core Values• Commitment• Diversity and Inclusion• Integrity2) Core Competencies• Communication• Drive for Results3) Key Functional Competencies• Analyzing• Planning and Organizing
EVALUATION PROCESS:Qualified candidates are requested to submit:1. Proposal evaluation methodology and questions, please refer to Annex 1 for draft evaluation questions2. Cover letter3. Financial quote for service fees at a daily rate in US Dollars4. CV/Resume5. Two References
Applications should be submitted online through www.unicef.org/about/employ by September 15, 2017 5:00pm. Vacancy ref number 506556. Please submit all documents listed above, including the proposed evaluation methodology. Please also indicate your availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily rate and evaluation methodology will not be considered. Successful applicants will be invited to a telephone interview. Any queries on the proposal methodology requested can be directed to info@peoplethatdeliver.org with subject line: Ptd Evaluation Consultant.
PAYMENT TERMS:The consultant will produce the following deliverables aligned to the payment schedule indicated as a percentage:Proposed evaluation methodology and questions – 25%Mid-evaluation report – 25%Final report which includes evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations on PtD’s structure and function – 25%Formal presentation of key findings and recommendations to the PtD Board – 25%The above percentages are indicative, final payment schedule will be based on the financial proposal from the successful consultant, on the understanding that all payments will be against deliverables as outlined above. No advance payments are possible.Before payment is made the deliverables will be evaluated according to the following indicators: timeliness (meeting deadlines), achievement of goals and quality of work.
REMUNERATION:Payment commensurate with experience. Travel costs and DSA will be covered in accordance with UN rules and regulations. DSA and terminal expenses will be covered for travel. No other remunerations apply. Annex 1: Draft Evaluation QuestionsNote: While these questions are very specific, please use these as guidance and feel free to recommend any changes or additions to these questions to achieve the overall objectives of this work. This is a non-traditional evaluation, in addition to the retrospective analysis, it also requires strategic, forward-facing, recommendations for the initiative as it moves into its next phase. These recommendations are identified in italics below.
SECTION I: To what degree did the People that Deliver achieve its four initial strategic goals?1. Global recognition that strong supply chains are essential for positive health outcomes and require a competent, recognized and supported supply chain workforce with significant technical and managerial capacity.a. What did PtD do to accomplish this goal? b. Identify the advocacy efforts and their results.c. Can we demonstrate that there is greater global awareness of the role of the supply chain workforce in achieving positive health outcomes?d. If so, can we draw any reasonable conclusions to the degree to which the efforts of PtD contributed to this increase? e. How successful were the PtD advocacy efforts in their focus countries and beyond. What contributed to the success (or not)2. Government and national health institutions demand, recruit and retain appropriately qualified personnel for positions with supply chain responsibilities.a. What did PtD do to accomplish this goal? Has there been an increase in the demand, recruitment and retention of qualified personnel? Does this look any different in the initial set of PtD focus countries (Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Namibia, Mozambique, and Liberia)?b. Has PtD work led to changes at the national policy level around human resources for supply chain?3. Adequate personnel from relevant cadres with appropriate supply chain competencies and qualifications are available.a. What did PtD do to accomplish this goal? Are there adequate qualified personnel with supply chain competencies and qualifications available in the market?b. Was the work by PtD effective (was there a change observed and can it attributed to the work of PtD)? What efforts did PtD undertake to increase the number of personnel with appropriate supply chain competencies and qualifications and did any of these efforts have the desired outcome? To what degree?c. Can we document what the global “NEED” is versus the level of available personnel and determine what gap(s), if any, still remain?4. A repository of evidence-based resources for HR for SCM is established, accessible, used and disseminated.a. What did PtD do to accomplish this goal? Is there a comprehensive and relevant repository of evidence based resources being accessed and used?b. To what degree has PtD driven or supported these efforts? How much of the PtD materials have been included in different documents/guidance used?c. To what degree have these resources been used to formulate interventions or informed policy decisions? Is there an effective way to capture this moving forward?d. What was the quality of the materials produced and usefulness/relevance to the intended audience?5. What are the perceptions among stakeholders as to whether these goals have been achieved and PtD’s role in this?
SECTION II: Has PtD achieved its strategic objectives till now and if so, what factors - both internal and external have either supported or hindered PtD in its initial phase?PtD has been set up as an organization to raise awareness and mobilize resources in country leveraging its member organizations, but not doing implementation work itself. In reviewing its performance to date, we are looking to the following structures, however feel free to recommend changes or additions to this as you see necessary. 6. What are the top three factors that have enabled the success of PtD’s initiatives? 7. What the top three challenges PtD has faced in achieving its strategic goals? 8. Specifically in looking at different areas, how well or not is PtD doing:a. Organizational Structure 9. Does the current focus on a small/lean organize work?10. Are the specific roles/responsibilities still relevant for the work?11. Is the location of the team optimum?a. Membershipi. Does the current membership model work?ii. Is it clear the benefit of membership?iii. How has the membership been leveraged to achieve PtDs goals? What were the enablers that promoted engagement -- especially for members whose participation was not being somehow supported/funded by USAID either directly or indirectly?iv. What might be some recommendations for PtD’s structure vis-a-vis membership? Should the initiative operate as a membership organization moving forward? If not, what structure would be recommended?b. Board of Directorsi. Is the current construct of the board relevant for the PtD initiative going forward, in terms of numbers, constituencies represented, activities of the board etc.?ii. Has the representations of specific constituencies been helpful on the board i.e. 1. Countries for identifying the need, facilitating the work in country, 2. Donors to help mobilize the resources in country etc.iii. What barriers have there been for members to be engaged?iv. Is there a clear understanding of the Board’s role in the initiative?v. Are there any recommendations around Board structure or operation that would enhance PtD’s effectiveness moving forward?c. Technical Working Groups (TWGs)TWGs were set up to support three different areas of focus: Advocacy, Research and Country Engagement. While the TWGs disbanded over time, and we may look to reinstate the working groups. We would like to evaluate the work they have achieved and how we should consider them going forward. Working groups were the primary actors responsible for carrying out interventions at the global level and at the regional and country levels, the primary role of the working groups was to support work through the provision of relevant tools, guidelines, and/or other materials. Regular exchange between the working groups was essential because of their overlapping areas of interest.i. Was the purpose of the TWGs understood?ii. Did the various TWGs achieve their objectives? Were the objectives clear?iii. How sustained was TWG membership and engagement?iv. What might be some recommendations for mechanisms/structures to (1) support PtD members to be engaged with the initiative in a technical manner moving forward and/or (2) ensure PtD moves forward with the best technical inputs and expertise?d. Secretariat/Organizational HostOver the life of the PtD Initiative there has been 2 secretariats, Bioforce 2011-2013 and UNICEF 2013- present. Here we would like to look at the effectiveness of each and any lessons learned.i. What have been the positive contributions to the initiative provided by each of the two organizational hosts (Bioforce: 2011-2013/UNICEF: 2013-present)?ii. What have been the limitations that each hosting situation have placed on the initiative?iii. What, if any, lessons can be drawn from the experience with each of the two host organizations that PtD might want to consider for its structure moving forward?e. FundingWhile PtD is focused on mobilizing resources (including funding) at a country level, the secretariat itself has received funding from USAID, UNICEF, UNFPA and GAVI in the past few years. In addition, in kind support has been provided by various board organizations. The fundraising process has been complicated due to the various constraints by different donor agencies. i. What success has PtD had in leveraging funding for both Secretariat functions and programmatic operations? Please analyze both in-kind and direct contributions from USAID, UNICEF, Gavi, Global Fund and UNFPA. To the degree feasible, please also estimate the LOE and approximate value of the work carried out by Board members and TWG members and source of funds for these contributions. ii. What challenges do donors have in supporting PtD?iii. Has the level of financial resources that has been available to PtD been sufficient -- e.g. are the elements of the initiatives work that were not undertaken due to lack of funds?9. Otheri. What other forces were at play the influenced either PtD’s ability to achieve its goals or the overall context in which PtD exists?ii. In reference to PtD’s engagement with countries, what do countries think of the value of PtD, does it meet their needs, are they aware of it, etc.
SECTION III: How well the initiative is currently positioned - both in terms of programmatic and organizational aspects - to succeed in its next phase?10. What, if any, structural changes ought PtD consider in order to achieve the current mandate to expand focus on country-based change?a. Should the staffing structure be changed and/or expanded?b. Is there a need to have some sort of regional presence? Or a structure that is somehow regionally focused? If so, what might this look like?11. What do PtD’s key stakeholders (to be defined) think about the initiative’s ability and appropriateness to catalyze country-based activities? Implement said activities? Fund said activities? 12. What mechanisms or approaches should PtD be undertaking to engage members in order to foster country-based change? Which members?
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How to apply:
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Somalia: Programme Development Specialist
August 11, 2017, 4:21 PM
Organization: Oxfam Novib
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 24 Aug 2017
Oxfam is convinced that people have the power to end poverty. All they need is an opportunity. Oxfam is committed to make sure everyone gets that chance. That is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to listen to the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve both men and women in our work. Oxfam is a confederation of 17 organizations that works together to increase the impact of its long term development and humanitarian responses.
The Country Office in Somaliland is currently recruiting for a
Programme Development Specialist
National position
Fulltime/ 40 hours a week
1 year contract
Based in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty
Job Purpose
The purpose of the job is to enable the development of programme and project proposals that reflect Oxfam Somalia’s priorities and its particular value added, that will increase the capacity to attract funding from traditional and non-traditional donors and maximize Oxfam’s impact on men and women facing poverty and injustice.
We are seeking an outstanding programme development professional who has the ability to bring together Oxfam staff, partner organisations and other key stakeholders in the development high quality and innovative proposals in accordance with Oxfam’s Country Strategy in Somalia.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
· Is responsible for the development of high quality and innovative programmes and projects in close coordination with Oxfam’s partners and allies in Somalia / Somaliland
· Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally through ensuring program development in alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards of Oxfam Somalia
· Ensures that the promotion of women’s rights is at the heart of all Oxfam in Somalia’s program work
· Supports the development of program and project improvement plans, to ensure effective and timely implementation of the projects and program
· Ensure programme and project quality by organizing drawing lessons for programme implementation, organize knowledge management and programme learning, fostering exchange and introducing innovation.
· Builds strong synergy between development and humanitarian programming ensuring that resilient thinking, humanitarian planning and as necessary response meet Oxfam standards.
· Leads and coordinates engagement and co-creation with key external stakeholders, like partners, government entities, knowledge institutes that can help to increase the quality and impact of programmes.
· Writes and develops project plans, including the deployment of people, systems and resources.
· Helps to identify potential donors, investors and assesses potential partnerships for projects
· Produces communications materials that help to increase Oxfam Somalia’s visibility and track record to a broad range of external stakeholders.
· To provide strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, planning budgeting, and implementation and monitoring of the OCS
Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge Skills
· Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand complex issues and translate them into simple, workable projects and plans
· Capacity to facilitate discussions amongst different stakeholders and organize design workshops that lead to high quality projects proposals as well as harvesting of lessons learned from previous programmes.
· Ability to support development of strong, credible relationships with international and local NGOs, government associations, business leaders and communities
· Excellent inter personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills. Able to use different approaches to achieve ownership and enthusiasm amongst project partners.
· Ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through
· Ability to cultivate knowledge based relations with different stakeholders going beyond grant based relations (strategic partnerships)
· Ability to think strategically, work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner
· Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and those of marginalised people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work in Somalia.
Knowledge and experience
· Proven background and more than 5 years of experience in programme / project development in the in the field of humanitarian responses, development programmes and lobby and advocacy.
· Familiar with methods and tools for programme development (power analysis, logframe, theory of change, etc)
· Good understanding of standards for programme quality in the NGO sector and capacity to apply these in project design.
· Experience in mainstreaming gender and female leadership in project design.
· Knowledge of capacity building, learning and development activities and how to create a learning and sharing environment with a strong knowledge management basis
· Politically astute, with a good understanding of key external organisations, how they operate and make decisions, and the country development context
· Commitment to and knowledge of creating a partner-led operational environment, with an ability to create an internal Oxfam approach that is focussed on developing and supporting partner organisations to achieve direct impact and results relating to Oxfam’s objectives
How to apply:
Application procedure
Please send your application to Somaliajobs@oxfamnovib.nl and include your motivation letter and CV. Your application must be received by Thursday 24th August 2017 at the latest. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Female applicants are encouraged to apply.
Liberia: Field Coordinator: Liberia
August 11, 2017, 4:13 PM
Organization: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 20 Aug 2017
Pillar II Ebola MEL Activity Description: USAID’s Ebola Pillar II efforts - mitigating second-order impacts including blunting the economic, social and political consequences in the region – has four sub-components: 1) food security; 2) recovery of health systems and non-Ebola emergency health services, 3) governance and economic crisis mitigation (GECM), and 4) innovation, technology and partnership. These four components, listed in the USAID Africa Bureau’s M&E Framework for Pillar II, include mutually supportive interventions in six sectors or thematic areas: agriculture and food security; health services and systems; education; governance; economic crisis mitigation; and information, communication and technology. IBTCI will conduct Ebola Pillar II MEL activities, including:
two macro-level performance evaluations, one in Year 1 (2017) and one in Year 3 (2019);
technical support for routine monitoring (assessment, capacity development and help with quarterly data collection and analysis of macro-level performance progress);
data quality assurance efforts in the three target countries Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; and
development of a knowledge management system that can support learning within the three countries and throughout USAID.
The IBTCI consortium working on Ebola Pillar II MEL will achieve the following:
Ensure that the activities associated with Pillar II are well documented, monitored and evaluated;
Ebola Pillar II efforts evolution, progress and results are properly accounted for, understood, and;
Any lessons learned will inform future USG programming and implementation of Ebola work and potentially other infectious diseases.
Responsibilities
The Field Coordinator (FC) will serve as a key field representative of IBTCI in the Ebola Pillar II Performance Evaluation. The FC will provide a range of evaluation services, including conducting key informant interviews (KIIs), focus group discussions (FGD), and round tables, and local oversight of a household, a health facility, and a school structured survey in Liberia that will be fielded through a local a subcontractor (a firm).
The FC will have a lead responsibility, alongside with the Local Evaluation Specialist from the subcontractor to record the results of KIIs and FGDs in digital form to be transferred in English weekly to the Chief of Party. The Field Coordinator is expected to complete comprehensive transcripts of the KIIs and FGDs in English in a pre-defined template to be delivered to IBTCI within three days of the interviews.
The FC will work closely with the Local Evaluation Specialist in the field, in identifying key informants for interviews and scheduling interviews, for arranging, scheduling, and leading or supervising focus group discussions, round table discussions, and other relevant meetings.
The period of performance is approximately 60 working days over the course of August 15 - December 31, 2017.
Qualifications
A master’s degree in public health, social sciences, evaluation, economics, or a relevant field.
At least five (5) years prior experience as a Field Coordinator for research and evaluation surveys, preferably in the health sector.
Experience working on Ebola-focused studies highly desired but not required.
Experience supervising and collecting data at a national level.
Good computer literacy and knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA or SPSS, Atlas.ti or NVivo.
Proficiency in mobile phone based data collection and management system (e.g. Datadyne/Magpi, or other software) might be required.
Excellent organization and project management skills.
Energetic, innovative, creative self-starter.
Problem solver and results oriented.
Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Proven track record to consistently meet deadlines.
Written and oral proficiency in English at least one local language is required.
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Travel: The FC will be based in Monrovia with travel in priority areas across the country where data will be collected.
About IBTCI: 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 implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and global health.
How to apply:
Please apply through the vacancy on our website.
Honduras: Chief of Party, Honduras
August 11, 2017, 4:12 PM
Organization: ACDI/VOCA
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 11 Sep 2017
For over 50 years and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 44 projects in 31 countries and revenues of $151 million.
Chief of Party, Honduras
ACDI/VOCA is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for the USAID-funded Honduras Transforming Market Systems (TMS) Project. The objective of TMS is to foster competitive, resilient, and inclusive market systems that provide increased economic opportunities that incorporate poor, marginalized Hondurans and reduce incentives to migrate. ACDI/VOCA seeks a dynamic, progressive, and private-sector oriented manager with proven experience leading market system development teams and implementing adaptive programs. The ideal candidate will bring experience implementing programs in off-farm and non-farm sectors (ex. tourism, value-added agriculture, etc.). The COP must have a natural and firm commitment and comfort with a facilitation-based approach to designing and implementing interventions as well as be a strong communicator that is adept at adaptive management – including ample use of pilots and scenario planning, flexible work planning, and engaging stakeholders and donors.
Responsibilities
Provide overall technical vision, leadership, and project management. Manage and supervise work of all international consultants, local project staff and subcontractors. Ensure day-to-day technical, schedule, and financial performance of the project in accordance with USAID rules and regulations, the scope of work, budgets and annual work plans.
Lead strategy development, and develop and utilize managerial tools and frameworks that improve the ability of the team to successfully and sustainably achieve the goals in a manner that is consistent with the project’s market-led, facilitation-based, locally-driven and adaptive management approach.
Serve as the project’s key liaison with USAID/Honduras, headquarters, government counterparts, private sector stakeholders, subcontractors, academic institutions, and other local partners to exchange information, share learning, secure buy-in and develop professional relationships.
Coordinate the development of the project’s evolving theory of change and track progress towards core indicators and learning objectives. In response to project learning and shifts in the marketplace, actively propose and justify strategic adaptations to maximize the scale and sustainability of its impact and the value of USAID’s investment.
Qualifications
Minimum 10 years’ experience in technical advisory and management of programs targeting market systems development, business enabling environment, agribusiness and SME growth.
Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, marketing, business administration, agribusiness, or related area.
Minimum 5 years of Chief of Party or equivalent experience on USAID-funded programs, in Latin America; preferably in Honduras.
Proven ability to effectively work in complex environments and multicultural societies; positive track record in gender and ethnic inclusion
Extensive management experience and strong leadership and communication skills required.
Fluent spoken, written, and reading abilities in English and Spanish is required.
How to apply:
Please apply online at https://internationaljobs-acdivoca.icims.com/jobs/5071/chief-of-party/job?mode=view. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Global Surge - Cash Assistance
August 11, 2017, 4:12 PM
Organization: British Red Cross
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 29 Aug 2017
Title: Global Surge - Cash Assistance
Location: Home based with extensive travel overseas
Contract: Permanent
Salary: GBP 32,500
Refusing to ignore people in crisis
Who we are
The British Red Cross helps people in the UK and around the world to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, disasters and conflicts. We are part of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) humanitarian network. We refuse to ignore people in crisis.
The Global Surge Team is part of the Emergencies Team in the International Division of the BRC.
The purpose of the Global Surge Team is to improve the BRC's ability to be flexible and agile by providing internal and external human resources to fill needs at short notice in response to a crisis.
The Role
BRC is seeking to recruit appropriately skilled and experienced technical specialist to the role of Global Surge - Cash Assistance.
This is a home based role which will require extensive overseas travel.
The role will enable BRC to provide immediate technical capacity to both BRC and the RCRC Movement field operations, at short notice in times of most need.
Inherent in the Global Surge roles is the need for flexibility, the ability to travel and to be willing and able to work in multiple contexts with different stakeholders over the course of the employment.
Purpose of the role
To deliver CA-related assessments, feasibility studies, response options analysis and programme design, as well as evaluate and capture learning from CA programmes on behalf of BRC, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), or International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) through field deployments or remote support, as defined by the Global Surge Manager and specified within terms of reference (ToR).
To support cash readiness in key selected National Societies to build operational capabilities and readiness to respond with quality, rapid and scalable CA. Delivery of targeted technical expertise to develop context specific tools, procedures, cash delivery platforms and support National Societies to integrate CA into their responses.
To contribute to learning by conducting targeted research and/or adapting or developing tools, along with synthesising and collating analysis and case studies from different contexts. Furthermore, the post holder will contribute to broader organisational learning through the facilitation, delivery and development of a variety of trainings (both for BRC and the wider Movement).
Must be able to deploy at short notice for periods of up to 3 months
Will be required to travel and work in remote and potentially unstable areas.
For the full overview of this role and the main responsibilities please see the attached Staff Role Profile here.
We offer
36 days annual leave including public holidays
In-country daily allowance when travelling overseas
Accommodation and travel when deployed overseas
Pension up to 6% contribution
Private travel and health insurance with global coverage throughout your employment
Excellent learning and development opportunities
Should you have any questions on this role please Francesca Fogli at quoting reference REQ0000014XT
To apply for this role please apply online by visiting our website www.redcross.org.uk/Jobs. Closing date for applications is 23:59 Tuesday 29th August.
Interviews will take place throughout this period and will be followed by a Selection Day on week commencing 4th September.
Please note: All applicants must have the automatic right to work in the UK. We will check for evidence of your right to work at assessment stage.
How to apply:
Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=ZnJhbmNlc2Nham9uZXMuOTA0MzEuMzgzMEByZWRjcm9zcy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
CANADEM is recruiting for its Sexual and Reproductive Health roster
August 11, 2017, 4:08 PM
Organization: CANADEM
Closing date: 25 Aug 2017
CANADEM is seeking seasoned professionals fluent in French, Spanish and/or Portuguese with previous relevant experience for its Sexual and Reproductive Health roster. CANADEM is a Canadian based NGO that works with various UN agencies through the standby partnership programme. We regularly deploy candidates in various areas of expertise all around the globe. Registration with CANADEM is always free. We are looking to expand our pool of experts for potential/upcoming opportunities with different UN agencies field offices. Most positions are for 3 to 6 month deployments.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Ability to work under hardship conditions in nonfamily duty stations.
Degree in medical studies (doctors, nurses, public health specialists). Advanced University degree in Medical Sciences (Reproductive health, public health, social medicine or equivalent) is an advantage.
At least 4 years working experience in Reproductive Health programming in humanitarian settings preferably in the UN system or INGO (international experience are of added advantage).
Fluent in English, additional knowledge of French, Spanish or Portuguese is an advantage
How to apply:
If you have the above-mentioned skills, please register with CANADEM before contacting us. Registration is available on our website at www.CANADEM.ca/register . After registering, please send an email to Ben.James@CANADEM.ca with a Subject Line: "CANADEM-SRH Specialist Roster". In your email, please include your date of availability, your current location, and a phone number where we can reach you.
Chad: Coordinateur/rice Terrain Nord - TCHAD
August 11, 2017, 3:54 PM
Organization: Handicap International
Country: Chad
Closing date: 27 Aug 2017
CONTEXTE
Indignés face à l’injustice que vivent les personnes handicapées et les populations vulnérables, nous aspirons à un monde solidaire et inclusif, où toutes les différences nous enrichissent et où chacun peut « vivre debout ». Handicap International est une organisation de solidarité internationale indépendante et impartiale, qui intervient dans les situations de pauvreté et d’exclusion, de conflits et de catastrophes. Œuvrant aux côtés des personnes handicapées et des populations vulnérables, elle agit et témoigne, pour répondre à leurs besoins essentiels, pour améliorer leurs conditions de vie et promouvoir le respect de leur dignité et de leurs droits fondamentaux.
Pour plus d’information sur l’association : http://www.handicap-international.fr/
Présente dans plus de 55 pays, Handicap International est composée de 2 directions opérationnelles : La Direction de l’Action Humanitaire (DAH) La Direction d’Action du Développement (DAD)
Handicap International (HI) est présent au Tchad de façon discontinue depuis les années 1990. HI intervient à N’Djamena et dans le Borkou (Nord), l’Ennedi (Nord Est), le Ouaddaï (Est), et le Lac Tchad (Ouest). De nouveaux projets pourraient étendre les zones d’intervention au Logone Occidental (Sud).
Les principaux secteurs d’intervention actuels et en lancement sont les suivants : L'action contre les mines incluant les enquêtes non techniques et techniques, l’éducation aux risques, le déminage, et la dépollution L'assistance aux victimes des mines, restes explosifs de guerre (REG) et engins explosifs improvisés (EEI), personnes handicapées et autres personnes vulnérables La réadaptation physique L’éducation inclusive en partenariat avec l’ONG COOPI L’insertion économique des ménages les plus vulnérables à travers le développement d’AGR Le développement local inclusif et l’appui à la solidarité communautaire Les projets HI mis en œuvre au Tchad sont actuellement financés par l’Union Européenne, ECHO, UNICEF, et la DDC (Coopération Suisse).
La stratégie de HI dans le pays pour 2017-2018 est de poursuivre le développement du Programme à la fois en termes de réponses d’urgence et de projets de développement, ceci en s’appuyant sur ses « cœurs de métier » (l’assistance aux personnes vulnérables dont les personnes handicapées, l’inclusion, l’action contre les mines, la réadaptation physique…) tout en étendant son panel de secteurs pour répondre aux besoins réels et en cherchant des solutions innovantes et pérennes pour le développement socio-économique des plus vulnérables au Tchad.
En 2017, HI forme un consortium avec MAG, FSD (Fondation Suisse de Déminage) et SECADEV (Secours Catholique) afin de développer un projet d’appui au déminage, au développement et à la protection sociale des personnes vulnérables dans le Nord du pays (BET ; Borkou, Ennedi, Tibesti) et la région du Lac Tchad (PRODECO).
DESCRIPTION
HI met en œuvre l’ensemble des activités de déminage et de développement socio-économique (notamment diagnostics communautaires, appui social personnalisé, appui au lancement/renforcement d’AGR, formation professionnelle, développement de champs école, chantiers collectifs communautaires, etc.), dans les régions du Borkou et Ennedi avec des partenaires locaux de mise en œuvre.
Le projet PADEMIN lot 2 d’assistance aux victimes des mines et restes explosifs de guerre, personnes handicapées et personnes très vulnérables socio-économiquement est déjà en cours de mise en œuvre à Kirdimi, une des sous-préfectures du Borkou. 1 chargé de projet et 2 agents communautaires originaires de la zone y travaillent de façon permanente depuis le 1er semestre 2016.
Dans le cadre du lancement du projet PRODECO prévoyant un accroissement des zones, secteurs et volumes d’intervention, HI entreprend l’ouverture d’une Base Nord à Faya (Borkou, environ 23 000 habitants), gérant la sous-base à Fada (Ennedi)
En lien avec le Desk HMA , et sous la responsabilité de la Coordinatrice des Opérations, en lien fonctionnel fort avec le/la Coordinateur/rice du Consortium FFU, basés en capitale, le/la Coordinateur/rice Terrain Nord aura pour mission de coordonner l’ouverture de la Base Nord (Borkou et Ennedi), de superviser les équipes supports et projets pour garantir le bon déroulement de chacune des étapes du cycle de projet dans la région du Borkou et de l’Ennedi Ouest.
A terme, le/la Coordinateur/rice Terrain Nord supervisera environ 120 personnes dont 112 staffs nationaux et 8 staffs expatriés.
Mission générale : Assurer la coordination de la Base Nord (Base à Faya dans le Borkou et sous-base dans l’Ennedi), la supervision des équipes basées dans le Borkou et l’Ennedi en vue de garantir la qualité des projets mis en œuvre dans la région.
Responsabilité 1 : Manager et coordonner les équipes opérationnelle, administrative et logistique de la Base Responsabilité 2 : Superviser chaque service en lien avec l’appui des Coordinateurs basés en capitale Responsabilité 3 : Assurer la mise en œuvre et le développement des projets dans la zone d’intervention, en accord avec le mandat HI et la stratégie du programme
Responsabilité 4 : Assurer la représentation d’Handicap International auprès des autres acteurs et des autorités locales
Responsabilité 5 : Garantir la sécurité du personnel dans la région
SPECIFICITES
Conditions de vie et de travail
Le poste est basé en zone saharienne impliquant de fortes chaleurs d’avril à août. La région Nord est isolée (2 jours de voiture de Faya à N’Djamena) mais la possibilité de réaliser plus fréquemment les trajets par voie aérienne est en développement. L’hébergement à Faya est prévu en guesthouse. A l’ouverture de la base, les conditions de vie peuvent être assez difficiles en attendant son aménagement complet. Des déplacements réguliers en zones rurales, offrant un minimum de confort occidental (toilettes extérieures, douche au seau, etc.)sont à prévoir. Faya comprend quelques restaurants servant une alimentation locale et bars ainsi que quelques petits cinémas de quartier artisanaux. Il y a peu d’expatriés à Faya à l’exception d’une vingtaine de militaires français de l’opération Barkhane. L’ensemble de la ville est accessible pour les staffs HI, y compris ses différents marchés. La vie à Faya ainsi que les missions dans le Borkou et l’Ennedi offrent des opportunités uniques de découvrir les différents groupes ethniques du Nord du Tchad.
Sécurité: la situation socio-politique est stable jusqu’à présent et la région connait surtout quelques évènements isolés (règlements de compte entre groupes ethniques, tensions relatives à l’orpaillage, etc.).
PROFIL RECHERCHE
Formation en lien avec la description du poste (humanitaire, développement, droit, management, gestion de projet, etc.)
Expérience d’au moins 4 ans dans l’humanitaire en ONG internationale, agence UN ou autre type d’organisation internationale à un poste de gestion de base
Expérience en management de grandes équipes, opérationnelles et supports
Expérience en gestion de projet et reporting
Fortes capacités d’analyse et de synthèse
Bonnes capacités de représentation
Maitrise pack office dont Excel avancé
Maitrise parfaite du français
Compréhension de l’anglais
Connaissances log et admin
SALAIRE
* Date de prise de poste : Août 2017
* Durée du contrat : 6 mois
* Salaire à partir de 2750 € (brut)/ mois selon expérience transposable
* Perdiem : 641€ (net)
* Indemnité « hardship » : 500€ (net)
* Assurances: maladie, prévoyance, retraite, rapatriement
* Congés payés : 25 jours par an + R&R (5 Jours toutes les 6 semaines)
* Poste non ouvert aux couples ou familles
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