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Table of Contents:
(Dec-5-2007) 
There are 8 messages in this issue:
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- Temporary Proposal Recruiter +b
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2
- Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists +b
Message
3
- Health and
Message
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- Quality Assurance Senior Advisor +b
Message
5
- Reproductive Health Communications Consultant, Timor-Leste +b
Message
6
- International Senior Advisor Collaborative
Message
7
- Democracy and Governance Specialist – Associate/Sr.
Associate +b
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- Project Manager +b
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Temporary
Proposal Recruiter +b
Posted
by: Recruitment
Name
of company or organization : MSI
Place
of Assignment :
Job
description : Temporary Proposal Recruiter
MSI has an opening for a Proposal Recruiter to join our
team over the busy winter season. The Recruiter
will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment, from writing position descriptions
and interviewing candidates to collecting biodatas, checking references and editing CVs. The Recruiter will work closely with the members
of the proposal team as well as with MSI’s internal
Recruitment Department.
Applicants must have prior international development
experience, either as a Recruiter or Project Manager with recruiting responsibilities.
Applicants must be organized, professional, work well under deadline pressure
and be comfortable with web-based recruiting databases.
The position can be from half to full-time and will likely last until mid-January
with the possibility of other work in the future. While we prefer local applicants, we will consider
telecommuting for exceptional candidates.
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Full-time, short-term
Deadline for submission of applications
: ASAP
Submit applications to : Recruitment
at this email address NA
Instructions to applicants :
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and your most recent salary/daily
rate via our website, www.msiworldwide.com.
Click “About MSI” and then “Job Opportunities.”
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: Please mention clearly in your application letter that
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Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists
+b
Posted by: Recruitment
Name of company or organization
: MSI
Place of Assignment :
Job description :
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists
*Rwandan Citizens Only*
MSI has several openings for Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialists on our upcoming project in
Nationality : Rwandan
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications : ASAP
Submit applications to :
Recruitment at this email address NA
Instructions to applicants
: To apply, please visit our website (www.msiworldwide.com) and click “About
MSI,” then “Job Opportunities.”
Follow-up : Applicants
need not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: Please mention clearly in your application letter that you learned about this
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Health
and
Posted by: Recruitment
Name of company or organization :
MSI
Place of Assignment :
Job description : Health and
Capacity Building Specialists – Management and Senior Level Positions - Global
Management Systems International seeks senior level health
experts for management, technical and consulting positions around the globe.
Professionals with experience building the capacity of local health organizations,
particularly in management systems, establishing linkages between local service
providers, building private/public partnerships and directly implementing and
evaluating health programs are encouraged to apply.
10+ years of international development experience required; fluency in
a second language (French/Spanish) preferred.
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications
: ASAP
Submit applications to : Recruitment
at this email address NA
Instructions to applicants :
To apply, please visit our website (www.msiworldwide.com)
and click “About MSI,” then “Job Opportunities.”
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: Please mention clearly in your application letter that you learned about this
job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is
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Quality
Assurance Senior Advisor +b
Posted
by: Recruitment
Name
of company or organization : MSI
Place
of Assignment :
Job
description : Quality Assurance Senior Advisor –
Tatweer is working with the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development
Cooperation (MoPDC) on developing the capacity of the
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC). This organization
is responsible for setting standards for all economic sectors, testing procedures
and quality control/ assurance certification program.
The Quality Assurance (QA) Advisor for the TATWEER project’s
in
The QA Advisor is responsible for providing technical
assistance to the COSQC in the following areas:
• Work as
team leader for a number of Iraqi specialists to increase the administrative capacity
of COSQC over a period two years.
• Carry out
an assessment of the current situation oft COSQC to develop a new vision, mission
and objectives of the organization.
• Design
a new organization structure of COSQC that reflects the new vision.
• Reform
COSQC administrative systems to reflect the adopting of new standards in the following
areas:
o Fundamental
standards which concern terminology, metrology, conventions, signs and symbols,
etc.;
o Test methods
and analysis standards;
o Product
and service activity standards and performance thresholds to be reached (fitness
for use, interface and interchangeability, health, safety, environmental protection,
standard contracts, documentation accompanying products or services, etc.);
o Organization
standards which deal with the description of the functions of the company and
with their relationships, as well as with the modeling of the activities (quality
management and assurance, maintenance, value analysis, logistics, quality management,
project or systems management, production management, etc.);
• Increase
the capacity of COSQC to carry out conformity assessments including testing, inspection,
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, assurance of conformity, accreditation and
mutual recognition agreements.
• Increase
the capacity of COSQC to carry out metrology services such as standards measures
and calibration.
• Develop
a system and train COSQC on the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for standards.
• Increase
the active participation of COSQC in the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) and International Organizations for Standardization (ISO).
Desired Qualifications:
• Degree
in engineer preferably in quality control/assurance;
• Demonstrated
experience to manage a team;
• Experience
in leading organizations in the reform and development process;
• Experience
in the administration of a national standards institute preferably as a manager
of such organization or a department in such an organization;
• Expert
in quality assurance standards and tools;
• Expert
in the life cycle of establishing a national standard;
• Working
knowledge of the international standards published by the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO), IEC, International Electrotechnical
Commission, ITU, International Telecommunications Union, Other International standardizing
bodies, CEN, European Committee for Standardization, CENELEC, European Committee
for Electrotechnical Standardization, ETSI, European
Telecommunications Standards Institute, COPANT, Pan American Standards Commission,
MERCOSUR, the Common Market of the South and
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Arabic
language skill is an advantage
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications
: ASAP
Submit applications to : Recruitment
at this email address NA
Instructions to applicants :
To apply, please visit our website (www.msiworldwide.com)
and click “About MSI,” then “Job Opportunities.”
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: 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.
Reproductive
Health Communications Consultant, Timor-Leste +b
Posted
by: Candice Middlebrook
Name
of company or organization : Health Alliance International
(HAI)
Place
of Assignment :
Job
description : Job Summary:
Work with HAI and Ministry of Health (MoH) staff to: review and refine existing communications strategy
for the child spacing program; develop training and oversee community-level use
of an existing film on child spacing; and develop a radio drama series and other
BCC materials that focus on benefits of child spacing in Timor-Leste.
Scope of Work:
1) Assess and provide recommendations for HAI’s child spacing program’s existing communications strategies.
2) Work with MoH and HAI staff
to develop tools to accompany and assist in the utilization of the child spacing
film:
• discussion guides (to be used
by MoH health staff, other NGOs and partners) that are
relevant to different audiences within the community that will view the film i.e.
community leaders, groups of women, groups of men, secondary school students etc.
• short training modules that
use excerpts from the film to communicate key messages related to child spacing
• an interactive discussion
format for MOH staff on issues related to the two parts of the film for airing
on TV-Timor-Leste.
3) Together with MoH develop
training for health staff and/or community volunteers on using the tools mentioned
above. This is to be followed by a training of training of the trainer (TOT) for
staff members of a local NGO and selected health staff. Training needs include
audience preparation, effective health education and communication techniques,
how to generate and encourage discussion, and assessment of the audience reaction
to the film.
4) Together with MoH, HAI staff
and other partners develop a culturally–appropriate dramatic radio series on child
spacing in Timor-Leste, taking into account how the drama can compliment discussions
and other health education in the community around the child spacing film.
5) Create related products such as TV spots, jingles,
promotional items and print medium (posters, flash cards, comic strips or educational
brochures) that would be reinforcing elements to a birth spacing campaign.
6) Evaluate HAIs current workshop
materials used in improving midwife capacity to communicate/educate about child
spacing and provide suggestions for refinement of current materials.
7) Provide oversight, support and capacity development
for teams that are trained to show the film at community level.
Job qualifications : Applicant
must have:
• A strong background in communications strategies, with
at least 3 years experience in behavior change communication (BCC) for reproductive
health or related programs in one or more developing countries
• Speaking, reading, and written fluency in English
Preference will be given to candidates with:
• Fluency in Bahasa, Tetun or other locally-spoken languages
• Experience in the production of radio programs
• Experience with family planning services at the community
level
• Masters degree in relevant area
Nationality : All international applications accepted
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Short-term consultant
Start-up date : January 2008
Deadline for submission of applications
: January 2008
Submit applications to : Human
Resources Administrator at this email address hai@u.washington.edu
Instructions to applicants :
To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and CV to:
HR Administrator
Follow-up : Applicants need not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: 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.
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International
Senior Advisor Collaborative
Posted by: Karin Grunewald
Name of company or organization :
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Place of Assignment :
Job description : SNV/Albania
has been operating in
As an International Senior Advisor in Collaborative Forest
Management (CFM) the main objective is to lead and coordinate the CFM Practice
Area ensuring that all advisors have best practices, tools and methods to do their
work. This will be done together with facilitating and coordinating the development
of knowledge on the impact of SNV work in forestry practices and products.
Currently, SNV/Albania operates through four portfolio
teams, Tirana, Peshkopi/Kukes, Fier
and Korca. The advisor will work in the Tirana team
but s/he will also support the other teams in a unique leadership and cross-team
coordinating role. The management context
is matrixed. Vertical management rests with the Portfolio
Coordinator and Country Director. The International Senior Advisor has responsibility
for horizontal coordination among all portfolios involved in CFM practice and
CFM externally-financed projects (e.g.: SIDA and World Bank projects.)
Collaboration/coordination with SNV Balkan Regional Management Team is
expected for resource mobilization and corporate partnerships.
Main Responsibilities:
• Strategy
development & Team Alignment
o Support
the SNV/Balkans management in strategic choices. Includes: monitoring
and revision of the CF sub-sector strategy and indicators; identification, study
and selection of specific CF value chains.
o Inform team
and management about trends in applicable technical fields (e.g.: forestry and
natural resources management and economics) and in European geo-political environment
related to the technical fields and SNV strategies.
o Actively
assist the team and portfolio coordinator to identify new clients, client constellations
and areas of advisory services to be delivered.
o Provide
input to the portfolio coordinator, country director and regional director with
regard to the national/regional positioning of the CFM portfolio.
• Client
Advisory Services & Peer Professional Development
o Providing
advice to organizations in the framework of promotion of economic development
through farmer based forest management (SIDA) and the forestry capacity building
program (World Bank).
o Take a lead
in providing forestry planning and sector coordination support to the clients
directly and through coaching and supporting other CFM team members.
o Support
team members, local capacity builders (local public & private organizations)
and clients in delivering quality advice, product development on community forestry
issues including forestry extension, environmental and governance issues.
o Support
formulation and implementation of forest priority projects of clients on issues
as community forest management, forest harvesting/production techniques, forest
farmer systems, EU standards, certifications, participatory mapping, GIS systems,
forest and pasture land rights, etc.
o Coach and
provide feedback on technical/ professional performance to advisors and local
capacity builders in order to stimulate product development and learning.
o Support
knowledge brokering and networking for clients/partners.
• Project
Management & Resource Mobilization
o Overall
coordination of externally financed projects (World Bank, SIDA), includes: organization
of cross-team advisors with the right mix of expertise; orient them to work towards
agreed upon project goals and support them on methodology development, adequate
planning, monitoring and reporting; monitor quality of contracting, workplans,
result measurements and relations with clients, consultants, and local capacity
building sub-contractors.
o Support
administrative staff on budget preparation and control of externally financed
projects.
o Maintain
communication with donors; responsible for reporting to donors.
o Engage in
project advocacy as appropriate with the Country/Regional Director(s).
o Active resource
mobilization for clients and SNV advisory services in collaboration with Regional
Resource Mobilizer.
• Knowledge
Development & Management
o Facilitate
and lead the CFM team in identifying learning and sharing needs, opportunities
and best practices to enrich team knowledge.
o Facilitate
the documentation and storage/retrieval of SNV practices and cases.
o Participate
actively in knowledge development and publish best practices.
o Support
client participation in SNV knowledge networks and product development.
Job qualifications : •
Academic degree (masters preferred) in forestry or related field.
•
Extensive knowledge of communal forest management, harvesting techniques,
product certification, EU laws and regulations and development cooperation.
• Academic
specialization of forestry economics, production systems, business, sociology
or economics is a plus.
• Minimum
of 7 years of working experience in European context (preferred); relevant working
experience in advisory services, knowledge/ product development, networking, organizational
learning, and team leadership in horizontal and vertically managed system.
•
Leadership skills; ability to coach and inspire people to share knowledge
and improve the quality of their work; ability to lead groups of people with different
styles, cultural backgrounds and geographic settings.
• Fluent
in English (verbally and written); computer literacy, including databases and
technical softwares (e.g.: mapping); driving skills.
•
Proven capacity to publish and present in conferences; good communication
and representation skills; networking and brokering skills; entrepreneurial spirit
to develop CFM services and forest product development within SNV.
Education : Masters degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up date : February 2008
Salary range : 2740,22 - 4210,61
Euro gross per month (hypo tax will be deducted)
Deadline for submission of applications
: 7 December 2007
Submit applications to : Mrs.
Genta Sinani at this email address gsinani@snvworld.org
Instructions to applicants :
Salary Scale 11: 2740,22 - 4210,61 Euro gross per month (hypo tax will be deducted)
depending on relevant working experience. We offer a contract with attractive secondary
conditions and individual allowances in a dynamic international organization.
Contract period: Negotiable
with a minimum of 18 months; maximum three years. Starting February 1, 2008.
Description duty station: The position will be based in our Tirana office.
Tirana, as the capital city of Albania with a population
of around 600.000, is centrally located on the coastal lowlands (altitude 200
m), surrounded by hills and mountain ranges. The winters last from December to
February and are rather mild. The summers are dry and warm (35-40„a). The security
and safety situation is quite good. Tirana is a modern city with all modern facilities
and commercial services. It has a large number and variety of shops, restaurants
and bars; availability of food and other supplies is quite good. Medical services
are fairly good at private clinics. Pharmacies are present everywhere. Several
international schools are available. Good housing opportunities, if desired with
garden. Electricity supply (220V) is erratic; power cuts occur regularly. For
sensitive equipment, stabilizers and backups are advisable. Drinking water can
be bought in bottles.
Other teams in
Information/application:
You can send your application letter and CV (in English) to
Mrs. Genta Sinani e-mail adres :
(gsinani@snvworld.org)
Before 7 December
2007 with reference number
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
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job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is
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Democracy
and Governance Specialist – Associate/Sr. Associate
+b
Posted by: Chris Donner
Name of company or organization :
ARD, Inc.
Place of Assignment :
Job description : DEMOCRACY
AND GOVERNANCE SPECIALIST – ASSOCIATE / SR. ASSOCIATE
ARD, Inc. (www.ardinc.com)
seeks a senior democracy and governance (D/G) expert for its home office Governance
and Institutional Development (GID) sector. The consultant will work on program implementation
and proposal development for USAID-funded D/G projects.
This position is based in ARD\'s home office in
Responsibilities:
The consultant will have broad D/G program responsibilities
in a number of possible sub-sectors, including, for example: local government
and decentralization, rule of law and administration of justice, civil society
support, anti-corruption, conflict mitigation, national public sector reform,
and program analysis. The candidate will be responsible for a mix of technical
work on active projects, overseeing program implementation in the field, and new
business development.
Job qualifications : Essential Qualifications
* PhD or Master\'s degree in a relevant field is required.
* 10+ years of professional experience working as a consultant
for D/G focused programs funded by USAID and other international donors required.
* 10+ years experience with long-term field implementation
programs and management of USAID-funded IQCs.
* 10+ years broad geographic experience in
developing/transitioning countries working as an advanced professional.
* Excellent writing ability and previous experience in
developing and writing contract proposals.
* Advanced technical knowledge in the following areas
required:
Program Management
Technical Implementation
Project Support
Client interaction and liaison
Proposal Development (writing, staffing, teaming, management)
* Prior experience with Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC), a private bank, or with a multilateral banking institution (World Bank,
ADB, and IADB) highly desired.
* Speaking and reading proficiency in at least one foreign
language (Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian) desired.
* High level proficiency in MS Office applications.
* High level multi-tasking capabilities.
* Must be comfortable working in a fast paced and sometimes
intense work environment.
* This position requires 30-40 percent international
travel and frequent short-term field work.
*
Education : Masters degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications
: 1/31/2008
Submit applications to : Home
Office Jobs at this email address homeofficejobs@ardinc.com
Instructions to applicants :
To apply:
Please email current curriculum vitae (CV) in reverse
chronological format to homeofficejobs@ardinc.com.
Please refer to DG Specialist in the subject line.
Applicants must complete the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employment Opportunity form (available at: http://www.ardinc.com/careers/eeform.php)
using
Job Code: DG Specialist
Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements
listed above will not be considered. No
phone calls will be accepted.
ARD, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: Please mention clearly in your application letter that
you learned about this job vacancy through DEVJOBS, and mention the URL of DEVJOBS, which is
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Project
Manager +b
Posted by: Chris Donner
Name of company or organization :
ARD, Inc.
Place of Assignment :
Job description : PROJECT MANAGER
ARD, Inc. (www.ardinc.com) has an immediate opening for
a Project Manager at our corporate headquarters in
Responsibilities:
* Manage all non-technical activities for short- and
long-term projects from start-up through close-out;
* Ensure contract compliance in accordance with international
donor requirements;
* Coordinate with ARD business office on logistics, procurement,
budgets, and travel;
* Monitor and approve all project expenditures;
* Monitor project timeline and contract requirements
to ensure that all contract deliverables are met on schedule;
* Coordinate subcontractors;
* Recruit and field short-term technical consultants
or long-term project personnel replacements.
Job qualifications : Essential
Qualifications and Requirements:
* Minimum BA degree in related field;
* 3 years of international development project management
experience with USAID-funded activities;
* At least one year of professional overseas experience
in a developing country context (Peace Corps experience is excellent);
* Speaking and reading proficiency in Spanish language
is highly desired;
* Must be extremely dependable, trustworthy, and flexible;
* High level proficiency in MS Office applications;
* High level proficiency in data entry and database management;
* Very strong interpersonal and communication skills;
* High level multi-tasking capabilities;
* Energetic and enthusiastic collaborative team player;
* Must be comfortable working in a fast paced and sometimes
intense work environment;
*
Nationality : *
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications
: December 20, 2007
Submit applications to : Home
Office Jobs at this email address homeofficejobs@ardinc.com
Instructions to applicants :
To apply: Please email full, current curriculum
vitae (CV) in reverse chronological format to homeofficejobs@ardinc.com
Please refer to HOPM 2007 in the subject line.
Applicants must complete the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employment Opportunity form (available at: http://www.ardinc.com/careers/eeform.php) using Job Code: HOPM
2007
Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements
listed above will not be considered.
No phone calls will be accepted.
ARD, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Follow-up : Applicants need
not do follow-ups
Important Message to All Applicants: 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.
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