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There are 8 messages in this issue:
Message 1 - Deputy Director - Emergency Unit +b
Message 2 - Senior Advisor for Emergency Staff Development + b
Message 3 - Economic Recovery Monitoring and Evaluation Expert +b
Message 4 - The New Leadership Skills - Bringing Project Teams to Success International Change Management Training Event May 16-22, 2004 in Berlin, Germany +b
Message 5 - Public Sector Project Management Specialist +b
Message 6 - Senior Information System Specialist +b
Message
7 - Project
Development Manager - WOCCU + b
Message 8 - Job Vacancies from AWID Resource Net (Part1)
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Deputy Director - Emergency Unit +b
Posted by: Tiffani Fuller <tfuller@care.org >
Organization
name: CARE
Place
of assignment:
Job
description: CARE USA is searching for a Deputy Director for the Emergency
& Humanitarian Assistance Unit (EHAU) will support the Director in the
management of the Unit and help coordinate appropriate technical and financial
support to 20-30 CARE country offices that are preparing for, dealing with, or
recovering from a crisis resulting from either a natural disaster or
conflict. S/he will support the Director
of EHAU in the development, implementation, monitoring and documentation of
relevant strategies for EHAU and will provide oversight and support to the EHAU
to ensure the Unit’s priorities and program strategies are aligned with global
organizational program strategies that are responsive to emerging global
trends. In the absence of the Director,
the Deputy Director will assume responsibility for management of EHAU and may
represent the Director vis a vis CARE's Executive
Team, Board, and CARE International (CI). S/he will also support the Director
in ensuring productive working relationships within CARE and represent the Unit in external
relations with the US Agency for International Development, the World Bank,
CARE International partners, private institutions, foundations, and others.
This position is based in
Qualifications
and skills required: Requirements: Master's degree in International
Relations/Social Sciences or a relevant technical specialty; 7-10 years
management experience in international development of which 5 years should have
been field based; specific knowledge of early warning and disaster preparedness
methodologies and tools; and broad-based knowledge of international relief and
development programming.
Deadline for submssion of applications:
Submit
your applications to: www.careusa.org/careers
Instructions
to applicants: Please apply online at www.careusa.org
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letter that you learned of this job opportunity through DEVJOBS, and mention
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Senior Advisor for Emergency Staff
Development + b
Posted by: Tiffani Fuller <tfuller@care.org >
Organization
name: CARE
Place
of assignment:
Job
description: CARE
Qualifications
and skills required: Requirements: Master's degree in International Relations
or Education or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. 7 -
10 years experience in staff development and training, preferably working in a
developing country; knowledge or experience in developing strategies, workshop
development and facilitation preferably in a cross-cultural setting; direct
experience with CARE long-term development and/or emergency relief programs.
Deadline for submssion of applications:
Submit
your applications to: www.careusa.org/careers
Instructions
to applicants: Please apply online at www.careusa.org
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application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through DEVJOBS,
and mention the URL of its website - www.devjobsmail.com. Thanks.
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Economic Recovery Monitoring and Evaluation
Expert
+b
Posted by: Geri Gritchley
MSI
(www.msiworldwide.com) is looking
for a monitoring and evaluation economic recovery expert to work long term in
The initial trip will focus on establishing
relationships in the field in Economic Recovery, working with USAID/Iraq
personnel and USAID contractors that will be contributing data to MEPP
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The New Leadership Skills - Bringing Project
Teams to Success International Change Management Training Event
Posted by: "Holger Nauheimer" <h.nauheimer@snafu.de>
You
will learn how to:
Establishing
direction: developing a shared vision of the future, together with your project
team and other relevant stakeholders, and helping to find strategies for achieving
this vision. Aligning people: deciding on the appropriate level of
participation for creating the vision, and communicating the vision to those
who have not participated in the design process. Motivating and inspiring:
helping people to energize themselves to overcome political, bureaucratic and
intra-personal barriers to change. Solving conflicts: understanding conflicts
as a part of daily business life and helping to solve emerging conflicts by
appreciating and working with different thinking styles. Strategic thinking:
predicting future trends and communicating them to the project staff and other
stakeholders. More information can be found at http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/training_2004_nls.html
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Public
Sector Project Management Specialist +b
Posted by: "Institut IDEA International" <institut@idea-international.org
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Information about the Institute
The Institute for Development
in Economics and Administration (IDEA International Institute) was established in
1997. It is a private institute recognized as such by the Federal Government of
Canada. Its mission is providing advisory services, applied training, and new
IT solutions for poverty reduction and sustainable development. It is
specialized in four strategic areas and organized accordingly in four clusters:
·
Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and Millenium
Development Goals (MDGs) monitoring and evaluation systems;
·
Economic governance (strategic planning, public
finance and MTEF, and public sector reform);
·
Socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS and incorporation
of HIV/AIDS into development strategies and programs;
·
Information
systems.
Job description
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Technical support in strategic planning, program and
project design, operational implementation, management, and monitoring and
evaluation, in the public sector of developing countries;
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Preparing training modules in these areas using
strategic planning and management software, in particular MS Project;
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Delivering training using the above training modules;
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Providing tutorial support to professional trainees at
the Institute;
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Professional report writing;
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Participation in the preparation of bids for tender.
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Master’s in public administration or management;
·
8 years of professional experience in this field,
including at least 2 years in developing countries;
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Significant experience in public finance;
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Significant experience in conducting short term
consulting missions in developing countries;
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Fluency in French AND English, another language a
plus;
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Capacity to supervise national teams involved in
strategic planning, program and project design, operational implementation,
management, and monitoring and evaluation, in the public sector of developing
countries.;
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Mastering software used for public sector management
and project management (Excel, Access, MS Project, accounting software, etc.);
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Facility for intercultural exchanges and to give short
term training;
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Canadian citizens or permanent residents favoured.
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Full time job based in
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Be prepared to travel for missions of 2 to 4 weeks in
developing countries for a total of approximately 4 months per year.
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Competitive remuneration.
Please send applications to:
Sylvain Lariviere
IDEA International Institute
964
Mainguy
Sainte-Foy,
G1V
3S4
slariviere@idea-international.org
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Senior Information System Specialist +b
Posted by: "Institut IDEA International" <institut@idea-international.org
>
Information about the Institute
The Institute for
Development in Economics and Administration (IDEA International Institute) was
established in 1997. It is a private institute recognized as such by the
Federal Government of Canada. Its mission is providing advisory services,
applied training, and new IT solutions for poverty reduction and sustainable
development. It is specialized in four strategic areas and organized
accordingly in four clusters:
·
Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and
Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) monitoring and evaluation systems;
·
Economic governance (strategic planning,
public finance and MTEF, and public sector reform);
·
Socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS and
incorporation of HIV/AIDS into development strategies and programs;
·
Information systems.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The
senior information system specialist will work in the following areas in the
context of developing countries:
RESPONSIBILITIES
The senior information system specialist will have the following responsibilities:
This is
a permanent position based in
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Work
Experience
Core skills
Languanges
Fluency in English AND French; other language a plus.
Other Skills
Canadian citizens or permanent residents favoured.
DEADLINE
Applications will be accepted until November 15th 2003.
CONTACT
Please
send applications to:
Sylvain Lariviere
IDEA
International Institute
964, Mainguy
Sainte-Foy,
slariviere@idea-international.org
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Project Development
Manager - WOCCU + b
Posted by: Ana Valdes
The World Council of Credit
Unions, Inc. (WOCU) - an apex trade association and development organization of
the international credit union system - is actively recruiting for the position
of Project Development Manager in
To learn more about our
organization please visit our website at http://www.woccu.org
. Human Resources,
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Job Vacancies from AWID Resource
Net (Part1)
1)
Membership Relations Coordinator / AWID /
DESCRIPTION:
Are you looking to apply your language
skills and join a diverse and dynamic team working for gender equality around
the world? The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is seeking
a trilingual, culturally sensitive and detail-oriented individual who can work
in a progressive, fast-paced environment in our
AWID is a growing international
membership organization with 4,500 individual and institutional members in over
120 countries working to promote gender equality, sustainable development and
women’s human rights. Since 1982, AWID has been sharing strategic information,
creating critical spaces for organizing and learning practical tools for our
members: gender equality researchers, activists, policy makers, students,
funders and practitioners.
As Membership Relations Coordinator you
will work with staff to increase and sustain our institutional and individual
member base particularly in
RESPONSIBILTIES:
Specifically, your responsibilities
would be to:
* Assist in the development of a
‘membership strategy’ that you would help implement;
* Communicate effectively to members and
non-members in English, French and Spanish via e-mail, mail, telephone and in
person as needed;
* Represent the organization and market
its member services as needed;
* Manage the database (members and
non-members), ensuring that all updates and subscriptions are processed in a
timely manner, preparing mailing lists as requested and sending membership
notices on a monthly basis.
* Work with the Technical/Website
Coordinator to establish a new member database and assist with the accurate
transfer of information into the new database.
* Work closely with the Finance Director
to ensure that all membership fees are properly accounted for.
* Liaise with the website technician,
e-list moderators and translators to ensure that the trilingual website content
is updated and relevant.
* Liaise with the French and Spanish
e-lists moderators to ensure the effective delivery of these services.
* Coordinate with Spanish and French
translators with respect to ensuring timely translations for AWID outputs and
publications.
QUALIFICATIONS:
If you apply you will:
* Be fully trilingual in English,
Spanish and French - both verbal and written (essential);
* Have a post-secondary education in a
relevant discipline;
* Be a great communicator and
knowledgeable about “customer service”;
* Have developed excellent
organizational and time management skills;
* Have knowledge of women’s rights and
development issues globally. Love computers and know lots of programs.
* Be able to work with minimal
supervision at the same succeed in a team.
* Easily multi-task and juggle multiple
priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
* Have some knowledge and familiarity
with the non-profit sector (preferred).
TO APPLY:
Send your resume along with a covering
letter via email to:
jp@awid.org (with subject line: Membership Relations
Coordinator).
This is a Toronto-based position. AWID
is able to offer a six-month
renewable contract, with
a competitive salary and benefits.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS:
We thank all those who apply, but
unfortunately we will only be contacting those individuals selected for an
interview.
For further information about AWID
please visit our website at www.awid.org.
2)
Gender Affairs Officer / The United Nations /
VACANCY DETAILS:
Title: Gender Affairs Officer, P-4
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Department of
Peacekeeping Operations
DUTY STATION:
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:
03-SOC-DPKO-002965-R-NEW YORK
Remuneration: Depending on professional background, experience and
family situation, a competitive compensation and benefits package is offered.
More Info at: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/index.html.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbent reports to the Chief of
the Peacekeeping Best Practices Unit of DPKO. The Gender Affairs Officer with
support from the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement
of Women, would be responsible for the following:
-Provide guidance and support to DPKO
Headquarters and field personnel on gender mainstreaming in all peacekeeping activities,
by ensuring that best practices are integrated into all policies, activities
and programmes of peace operations, including concepts of operations, mission
plans, peacekeeping mandates and associated resources and reports to
intergovernmnetal bodies, such as the Security Council, the Special Committee
on Peacekeeping Operations, contain information on gender mainstreaming in
peacekeeping;
-Develop an overall action plan for
gender mainstreaming, in collaboration with all areas of the Department at
Headquarters and in the field. The incumbent supports monitoring and evaluation
of gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping, including the implementation of
relevant mandates such as the Beijing Platform for Action, the outcome document
of the twenty-third special session on the General Assembly (Beijing+5) and
Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) Act as contact point for backstopping
and support on gender issues for peacekeeping missions and assist in building
capacity for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping;
-Oversee research and analysis of gender
issues in peacekeeping operations, maintain and update tools and other
resources in support of gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping, and document and share
best practices and lessons learned on gender issues and peacekeeping, as well
as support the development of monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure
measurement of progress in mainstreaming gender in peacekeeping activities;
Initiate and coordinate outreach activities, both internal and external.
COMPETENCIES:
-Professionalism: Knowledge and
understanding of gender mainstreaming concepts and approaches in a peace and
security context, practical experience in mainstreaming gender in peacekeeping activities.
-Good research, analytical and
problem-solving skills, including ability to identify and participate in the
resolution of issues/problems.
-Ability to work with minimal
supervision and define priorities.
-Commitment to continuous learning: Willingness
to keep abreast of new developments and innovative approaches to gender
mainstreaming in peace and security.
-Ability to maintain a network with
external research and academic institutes working on issues relating to gender
and peacekepeing so as to benefit from their work.
-Communication: Good communication
skills (written and spoken), including the ability to prepare succinct reports,
guidelines, SOPs and other tools to articulate ideas in a clear and concise
manner.
-Teamwork: Excellent interpersonal
skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working
relations, both within the UN system and externally. Ability
to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment with respect for
diversity.
QUALIFICATIONS:
-EDUCATION: Advanced University degree
in social science, political affairs, international relations or related
fields. In-depth knowledge of gender issues in peacekeeping is required.
-WORK EXPERIENCE: Eight to ten years of
relevant work experience at either national or international levels directly
related to issues dealing with women, peace and security and the
institutionalization of gender mainstreaming, including design and development
of policies and strategies.
-Experience with a peacekeeping or other
field mission is required. Strong communication skills and analytical abilities
are a must.
-LANGUAGES: English and French are the
working languages of the
United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in
oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN
language is an advantage.
-OTHER SKILLS: First-hand knowledge of
institutionalizing gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations or other
similar organizational environments.
-Experience in developing gender mainstreaming
methodology and tools and evaluating their effectiveness.
-Good understanding of the UN system and
key players in gender issues. Understanding of gender dimensions of peace
processes and the role of peacekeeping operations.
-Ability to analyse experiences in
gender mainstreaming and peacekeeping for the development of good practices and
lessons learned.
The United Nations shall place no
restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity
and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8).
English and French are the two working languages of the United Nations
Secretariat. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
TO APPLY:
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:
03-SOC-DPKO-002965-R-NEW YORK
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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