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Message 1 - Country Director – Caucuses +b
Message 2 - General Manager –
Message 3 - Senior Writer/Editor +b
Message 4 - 80 Job Vacancies from ReliefWeb
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Country Director – Caucuses +b
Posted by: HRREC@chfhq.org
Organization
name: CHF International
Place of assignment: Caucuses
Country
of assignment: US
Job description: The Program is 2-year (base period), $2.6 million participatory job creation, vocational training and public works development program (three optional one-year extensions may be granted based on availability of USAID funding). The overall goal of the program is to achieve greater self-reliance amongst targeted vulnerable populations through market-driven skills building and creating opportunity to earn income.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
§ Provide program oversight and innovative technical input in implementing a program focusing on public works infrastructure improvement program and vocational training in the Former Soviet Union.
§ Serve as the program liaison to HQ, local NGOs, other implementing partners, implementing units, and international donors.
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Coordinate program activities with ongoing
USAID programs, other donor initiatives, and government initiatives
§ Need to travel extensively throughout the country to ensure sufficient oversight of projects, grants, training and to liaise with donors.
§ Responsible for all aspects of the program including monitoring and evaluation; strategy, programmatic reporting operations; personnel; finance; strategic management; management of three regional offices, proposal development and other program areas.
§ Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the overall program goal, as well as CHF’s mission.
§ Represent CHF and deliver presentations on behalf of CHF in the region and in related conferences.
§ Travel to and work in underdeveloped geographic areas of political instability.
The duties listed above are not inclusive of all your duties at CHF International. CHF reserves the right to change and update and change position description at any time.
Qualifications
and skills required: QUALIFICATIONS
§ The ideal Country Director should have a combination of at least 10 years in positions of progressively greater responsibilities and experience in work with construction and community development programs.
§ Five of those years should have been in a transition or developing country and/or relevant development setting.
§ Five to seven of those years should be in direct management of staff
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Experience in program development and
expansion
§ Must have documented professional credibility, leadership skills and experience in a specialty area addressed by this statement of work.
§ Professional experience in international development and managing USAID programs.
§ Knowledge and experience with community, economic and public works programs, media outreach and building successful government and civil society partnerships.
§ Experience working in a transition economy desirable.
§ Direct experience with USAID programmatic, compliance and reporting requirements;
§ Knowledge of and/or experience working in the region preferred.
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USAID Contract Experience and knowledge of
FAR preferred
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
An
advanced degree is preferable in a relevant field of study such as construction
engineering and construction management, economic development, or community
development
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Able to read and interpret documents, and communicate with others as necessary to perform job duties effectively. English fluency required; Knowledge of Russian preferred.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Basic skills and able to perform job specific mathematics. Skills in construction cost estimates, budget
development and management
WORKING CONDITIONS
Able to sit at a computer and operate a keyboard, for extended periods of time. Caucases
education: 5
jobtype: 2
Deadline
for submission of applications: 1/30/2006
Submit your
applications to: Global Staffing
Applications must be emailed to: hrrec@chfhq.org
Instructions to applicants: Please submit cover letter and resume/CV to hrrec@chfhq.org
Include the job title in the subject line of the email.
Follow up:
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Please mention clearly in your application letter that you learned about this job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is http://www.devjobsmail.com.
General Manager –
Posted by: HRREC@chfhq.org
Organization name: CHF International
Place of assignment:
Country of assignment: US
Job description: CHF
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
§ Provides overall leadership and direction of the company to uphold long-term vision and mission to provide quality financial services to low and middle income entrepreneurs and communities.
§ Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the organization.
§ Supervises all AMFI staff.
§ Recruits, trains and mentors staff established through the organizational chart approved by the AMFI board.
§ Assesses and manages operational and financial risks, such as foreign exchange risk.
§ Develops business and operational plans, including annual budget.
§ Ensures achievement of lending and operational targets and other goals as outlined in the business plan and approved by the AMFI board.
§ Oversee the operational transition into an Afghani NGO.
§ Ensures portfolio quality and growth for long-term sustainability and profitability of the institution.
§ Manages relationships with donors, banks, board members and government officials and sets the overall tone for the organization. Represents institution in all official communication.
§ Ensures timely submission of all required financial and operational reports to the AMFI board, donors, government authorities, lenders, investors.
§ Promotes the views of the organization within local microfinance/banking industry bodies.
§ Develops marketing and product delivery policies.
§ Develops and implements strategies for promotion and expansion of client services.
§ Builds and nurtures financial partnerships, particularly with local commercial banks and international investors.
§ Conducts periodic monitoring visits to the field, ensuring client satisfaction and competitive edge in the market, and that all procedures are being followed.
§ Ensure MIS meets the institution’s management requirements, as well as reporting needs of the donors, lenders, and investors.
Qualifications and skills required: QUALIFICATIONS
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At least five years’ experience in the financial sector. Past experience in banking or credit
management in
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Knowledge of
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University degree in economics, business administration, or related
field
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Entrepreneurial skills and outlook
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Leadership skills and ability to motivate others in a team environment
§ Demonstrated experience in project planning.
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Strategic thinker
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Excellent communication skills
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Experienced problem solver
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Degree in finance/banking/business
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficiency in written and spoken English required; ability to communicate in Dari/Farsi desired.
education: 5
jobtype: 2
Deadline for submission of applications:
01-16-06
Submit your applications to: Global Staffing
Applications must be emailed to: hrrec@chfhq.org
Instructions to applicants: Please submit cover letter and resume/CV to hrrec@chfhq.org
Include the job title in the subject line of the email.
Follow up: 1
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Please mention clearly in your application letter that you learned about this job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is http://www.devjobsmail.com.
Senior Writer/Editor +b
Posted by:
Organization
name: World Agroforestry Centre
Place of
assignment:
Country
of assignment: KE
Job description:
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)is one of 15 Future Harvest centres supported by the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). As a global
leader in agroforestry research and development, ICRAF’s ultimate purpose is to improve human welfare by
reducing poverty, increasing cash income, improving food and nutritional
security, and environmental resilience through improved agroforestry
systems. ICRAF has its headquarters in
The Communications Unit of the World Agroforestry Centre provides global coordination for the development of its library, publications, websites and public awareness. The Eastern and Central African (ECA) region is the largest African programme of the Centre and the Regional Land Management (RELMA) project is one of the Centre’s largest projects with particular emphasis on improving extension information services.
The Position:
The Senior Writer/Editor will be responsible to the Head of the Communications Unit, and will act as Deputy Head of the unit. S/He will be expected to work closely with regionally-based staff in refining their publications, and with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which provides strategic advices on publications matters. She/he will take the lead in setting editorial standards for the Centre’s publications, and providing guidance to regionally-based communication staff and external consultants. Specific duties will include:
1. Working with scientists and senior managers to identify publications that should be produced, to assess the quality of manuscripts delivered, and to provide guidance on what needs to be done to ensure publication quality.
2. Working with centre staff to synthesize the RELMA development experiences into publications, assessing which dissemination materials need to be produced and ensuring their quality.
3. Take primary responsibility for ensuring quality control of the Centre’s global and regional publication series, and to assist in the writing and review of major Centre research and development documents.
4. To assist in editing the Centre’s newsletters aimed at donors and key partners, and to work closely with the Centre’s Public Awareness and Resource Mobilization staff to ensure that well-crafted and targeted messages are produced.
5. Ensuring consistency in approach and the development and monitoring of the quality of all publication series.
6. Managing the provision of writing training to centre staff.
7. Assess the range of suitable external publications available to meet particular needs, ensure their purchase and supervise their distribution in lieu of internal production of similar material.
8. Under guidance from the Head of Unit, supervising day-to-day operations of the Unit related to staff project work including activity planning and budget development and tracking.
9. Deputizing for the Head of Unit in his absence, being responsible for maintaining the progress of key projects.
Qualifications and skills required:
§ Post-graduate qualifications in journalism, communications management or English literature;
§ At least seven (7) years professional experience as a writer and editor;
§ Ability to provide conceptual leadership in developing a world-class body of literature based on the Centre’s work;
§ Extensive experience working with scientific or development literature;
§ Proven ability to assist scientists to articulate their research work effectively;
§ Extensive experience in working within a team and supervising projects;
§ Extensive experience in the whole process of publications production from editing through to final printing; and
§ Excellent command of spoken and written English. A good working knowledge of French would be an advantage.
education: 5
jobtype: 2
Starting
date: early 2006
Deadline
for submission of applications: December 9th, 2005
Submit
your applications to: Human Resources Unit
Applications must be emailed to: icrafhru@cgiar.org
Instructions
to applicants: ICRAF is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive
salary and benefits package, and a collegial working environment. The contract
is for an International Professional with an initial period of three (3) years,
renewable subject to assessment of performance, and availability of
resources. Applicants are invited to
send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position
against the listed qualifications/competencies/skills and a detailed curriculum
vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax
numbers and email address). Applications
should indicate “Application for Senior Writer/Editor” on their application
letters OR email submissions. All
correspondence should be addressed to Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),
Follow up:
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Please mention clearly in your application letter that you learned about this job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is http://www.devjobsmail.com.
80 Job Vacancies from ReliefWeb
Job Title - Chief of Party
Job Location -
Closing Date - 15 Dec 2005
Organisation - Creative Associates International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HWSVF?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Regional CPR Team Leader?Eastern and Southern
Job Location -
Closing Date - 28 Nov 2005
Organisation - UN Development Programme
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HWU7Z?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Media Relations Officer
Job Location -
Closing Date - 22 Nov 2005
Organisation - UN Development Programme
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HX9DF?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Logistics Coordinator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 30 Nov 2005
Organisation - Merlin
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXE96?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Country Operations Coordinator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 30 Nov 2005
Organisation - Merlin
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXELA?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Fundraising Officer
Job Location -
Closing Date - 09 Dec 2005
Organisation - ECPAT International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXFNR?OpenDocument
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Job Title - English Native Speaking Translator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 25 Nov 2005
Organisation - UN Development Programme
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXF7Q?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Research Consultant
Job Location -
Closing Date - 25 Nov 2005
Organisation - Save the Children
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXEQP?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Director:
Job Location -
Closing Date - 02 Dec 2005
Organisation - International HIV/AIDS
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXGQH?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Senior Program Officer
Job Location -
Closing Date - 01 Jan 2006
Organisation - American Refugee Committee International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXM6K?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Reconstruction Supervisor
Job Location -
Closing Date - 01 Jan 2006
Organisation - American Refugee Committee International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXMCH?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Emergency Officer
Job Location -
Closing Date - 16 Nov 2005
Organisation - Christian Aid
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXNE4?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Program Coordinator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 07 Dec 2005
Organisation - United Methodist Committee on Relief
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXQ23?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Reproductive Health Manager
Job Location -
Closing Date - 08 Feb 2006
Organisation - International Rescue Committee
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXSHP?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Reproductive Health - MISP Coordinator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 02 Feb 2006
Organisation - International Rescue Committee
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXSF7?OpenDocument
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Job Title -
Job Location -
Closing Date - 08 Feb 2006
Organisation - International Rescue Committee
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXSKL?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Program Officer-
Job Location -
Closing Date - 08 Dec 2005
Organisation - International Foundation for Election Systems
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXSL4?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Program Coordinator -
Job Location -
Closing Date - 21 Dec 2005
Organisation - International Research and Exchanges Board
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXTHZ?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Portfolio Manager, Mine Action Unit
Job Location -
Closing Date - 25 Nov 2005
Organisation - UN Office for Project Services
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXUH4?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Legal Intern
Job Location -
Closing Date - 22 Nov 2005
Organisation - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HXVDY?OpenDocument
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Job Title - International Health Program
Coordinator
Job Location -
Closing Date - 23 Nov 2005
Organisation - Partners for Development
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HY6T6?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Food Security Programme
Officer
Job Location -
Closing Date - 23 Nov 2005
Organisation - DanChurchAid
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HYC72?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Administration and Logistics Manager
Job Location -
Closing Date - 25 Nov 2005
Organisation - SurfAid International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HYDNB?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Emergency Preparedness Manager
Job Location -
Closing Date - 20 Dec 2005
Organisation - SurfAid International
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6HYDHH?OpenDocument
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Job Title - Programme
Cycle Management Advisor
Job Loc