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List of Jobs - November 3, 2007 |
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Table of Contents:
(Nov-3-2007) 
There are 7 messages in this issue:
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- Country Director,
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- Financial Officer +b
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3
- Senior advisor Basic services /
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- Senior Education Advisor +b
Message
5
- Senior Advisor Value Chain development +b
Message
6
- Project Manager +b
Message
7
- Country Directors, Andes & Central America +b
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Country
Director,
Posted by: Karen Cheng
Name of company or organization :
Drew Cares International
Place of Assignment :
Job description : Drew Cares
International (DCI), an affiliate of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and
Science in the
DCI has been operating in
We are seeking qualified candidates for an immediate
opening in the position of
COUNTRY DIRECTOR (
The Country Director is responsible for the day-to-day
management of our HIV/AIDS program in
• administrative and fiscal oversight
• oversight of HIV/AIDS treatment and care program, ensuring
that services are of high quality and that deliverables are met
• tracking
progress of the program and preparing progress reports
• developing
and maintaining work-plans and budgets
• planning
and developing growth areas for the programs
• coordinating
with partners and funders
• representing
the organization at all levels
The position will require some in-country travel. 2-year commitment required.
Job qualifications :
Requires:
Master\'s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or equivalent
experience; 5 years management experience; 2 years experience in developing countries;
proven track record of supervising both expatriate and nationals in the implementation
of health care projects in developing countries; proven track record of managing
large budgets; strong organizational and communications skills; fluency in English.
Prefers: Prior
experience in HIV/AIDS treatment and care programs. Prior experience working with military. Fluency in French.
Nationality : Open
Education : Masters degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up date : 1 January
2008
Deadline for submission of applications
: 15 December 2007
Submit applications to : Karen
Cheng, PhD at this email address karencheng@cdrewu.edu
Instructions to applicants :
Qualified candidates may submit a resume, cover letter, and 3 references by email
to:
Karen Cheng, Ph.D.
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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Financial
Officer +b
Posted by: Karen Cheng
Name of company or organization :
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Place of Assignment :
Job description :
CDU has been operating in
General Summary:
Under the direction of the Project Director, the Financial
Officer will be responsible for managing the day-to-day financial and administrative
operations of the HIV/AIDS project located in
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Participates in the development
of policies and procedures
related to
· Analyzes complex financial data
and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose
of determining past financial performance and/or to project a financial probability.
· Oversees the preparation of
and ensures that budget expenditures and grants and contracts are monitored and
that financial reports are prepared to maintain balanced accounts.
· Prepares the monthly reconciliations
of accounts and bank statements.
· Develops management, narrative,
and financial reports for donors.
· Develops and oversees the maintenance
of budget monitoring systems.
· Develops complex financial reports
for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.
· Monitors, identifies, and communicates
over-expenditures to Project Director and administrative staff.
· Keeps abreast of laws and regulations
that apply to a particular staff function or field of professional expertise to
maintain up-to-date compliance.
· Oversees the receipt of payments
from sponsors. May participate in the development of payment schedules.
· Uses appropriate cost rates,
such as indirect and benefit rates for proposed budgets. Reviews budget justification
to ensure it relates to budgeted dollars. Confirms that anticipated promotions
and other increases are calculated into the cost of project. Ensures compliance
with all relevant
· Confers with Project Director
and Los Angeles Financial Manager to ensure that required procedures are followed.
Provides instruction and answers questions relating to budget procedures and serves
as liaison between
· Monitors and approves expenditures
throughout the budgetary period. Trains internal and sub-contracted personnel
in finance procedures. Provides administrative support to staff in financial and
human resources.
· Prepares and processes payroll
documents needed to implement payroll/personnel transactions. Applies knowledge
of procedures to review and record personnel activities of individuals compensated
through federally-funded projects.
· Maintains individual attendance
records and payroll processing.
· Uses various software applications,
such Microsoft Excel, Word and Quicken or Quickbooks,
and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports.
· Performs other related duties
as assigned or requested.
· Position is renewable each year,
depending on funding.
Job qualifications : Qualifications/Requirements:
· Bachelor\'s degree in accounting,
business, or related field.
· Intermediate Training reinforced
with considerable experience in Finance and/or Accounting might be considered.
· Five years or more who has relevant
work experience in accounting and finance preferably in a non-government organization
(NGO).
· Hands-on experience in bookkeeping,
accounting, journal entries, general ledger through financial statements, analysis
and budget.
· Knowledge of federal and
· Self motivated, independent,
detail oriented, strong technical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
· Fluent in Portuguese and English.
· Proficient in the use of financial
software applications such as Quicken or Quickbooks,
Microsoft Excel and Word.
Education : Bachelors degree
Job type : Contractual job
Start-up date : ASAP
Deadline for submission of applications
: 15 December 2007
Submit applications to : Cora
Ortile at this email address coortile@cdrewu.edu
Instructions to applicants :
Please email your cover letter and resume to Ms. Cora Ortile
at coortile@cdrewu.edu.
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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Senior
advisor Basic services /
Posted by: Karin Grunewald
Name of company or organization :
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Place of Assignment :
Job description : SNV has been
working in
The Government of the
nior advisor Basic services (Water,
sanitation & hygiene) in
The advisors of SNV Mozambique are organised
in a matrix structure consisting of four sector teams (i.e., Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene, Tourism, Banana and Cashew (and Education as emerging) and three
advisory teams (i.e., in
The main tasks of the senior advisor will be:
• Advisory
services
- Provide
capacity development services: advising local organisations
(including NGOs, private sector and water user’s associations) to improve access
to water and sanitation. Work with government departments at provincial (Direcção
Provincial de Obras Públicas
e Habitação), district and sub-district level (i.e.,
Posto Administrativo) to support development of policies and regulations
that promote access to safe water & sanitation
- Ensure
the incorporation of governance issues, gender and HIV/AIDS within SNV’s support and the interventions by the local capacity
builders
• Analysis
& identification
- Identification
and exploitation of opportunities for the improvement of access to, and quality
of water and sanitation for the people living in central Mozambique - with special
attention to hygiene education - through supporting local capacity builders
• Relating
& networking
- Coaching
of clients and colleagues to enhance their performance
- Developing
and sustaining strategic linkages with other actors including government, non-government,
private sector and international organisations and embassies
in
• Visioning
- Contribute
to programme development to enhance impact of SNV’s advisory services
- Support
the strategic positioning of SNV Mozambique including actively engaging with new
clients and strategic partners (including resource mobilisation
initiatives) and development of approaches and methodologies
• Innovations
- Identification
and promotion of innovative approaches to supporting the improvement of the delivery
of basic services by local authorities, government departments and the private
sector in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene
• Knowledge
development
- Promoting
of platforms for learning, sharing and documenting these learning processes
- Support
and engagement in research activities that generate baseline -, evaluation data
and publications to be used towards joint learning processes (especially in relation
to gender impact and governance issues)
- Contribute
to knowledge development in water issues, internally in SNV and externally with
principle actors and stakeholders in
- Take on
responsibilities as knowledge leader in
Job qualifications : Education:
A Masters degree in public -, or business administration or development studies
is required. In addition, proven experience in supporting decentralization efforts
and in developing PPPs
for delivery of basic services, specifically in the Water and Sanitation sector.
Work experience: Minimum 8 years of experience in providing
advisory services gained either within a professional consultancy firm or a reputable
advisory organisation that has an international outlook
and focuses on developing human capacities. The candidate must have a proven track
record of experience in a multicultural environment and the ability to transfer
these experiences to a developmental context. Private sector experience and a
proven track record of dealing with gender issues will be an added advantage.
Knowledge: Broad knowledge of and insights into theories
of development focused on structural poverty alleviation and the achievement of
the MDGs. Good knowledge of organisational and institutional development processes, decentralisation processes and the functioning of local authorities.
Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues as governance, social inclusion (gender,
people living with HIVAids) and sustainability will
be essential. Knowledge on current trends and developments in the area of water
and sanitation like Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Ecosan,
etc, is requested.
Skills: Self motivated, entrepreneurial, creative, confident,
result-oriented and inspiring.
Language: Fluency in English and Portuguese (lessons
can be provided for Portuguese).
Other: Computer skills; the candidate should be willing
to travel regularly to Maputo and other areas in Mozambique as well as in East
and Southern Africa to undertake assignments and to participate in knowledge meetings;
demonstrate commitment to work in a challenging and dynamic context.
Network: The candidate has an extended network in
Education : Masters degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up date : as soon as possible
Salary range : minimum € 2,740,22
– maximum € 4210,61 gross per month
Deadline for submission of applications
: 16 November 2007
Submit applications to : Marta
Madeira at this email address mmadeira@snvworld.org
Instructions to applicants :
Description of duty station:
Health services: Acceptable, specialist services available
in
Education: International school, Catholic
Security: Good
Access to transportation:
Internet: Broadband internet is available (wireless or
ADSL)
Contract Period: Two years with possible extension
Desired appointment date: January 1, 2008
Salary Scale 11: minimum € 2,740,22
– maximum € 4210,61 gross per month depending on relevant working experience,
excluding attractive secondary conditions and individual allowances.
Information on the application
You can send your application letter and CV (in English)
till to Mrs. Marta Madeira, HR Officer (mmadeira@snvworld.org) before 16 November
2007 with reference number MZ 2021.
We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on
this advertisement
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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Senior
Education Advisor +b
Posted by: Karin Grunewald
Name of company or organization :
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Place of Assignment :
Job description : SNV Netherlands
Development Organization has now been operating in South Sudan is for 2 years
based in Kapoeta in
Furthermore, in order to make education relevant for
the local development context and opportunities, SNV will support initiatives
(at County and State levels) related to the development, articulation and implementation
of public policies and national strategies within the educational sector.
The senior advisor will contribute to the capacity development
within the educational sector, with specific emphasis on supporting local actors,
both public and private, in their efforts to influence and contribute to the increased
primary school enrolment, increased enrolment of girl child, improved teacher
recruitment, training and retention and development of national policies and strategies
for quality enhancement of education. In this respect, he/she will contribute
to further alliance building among key stakeholders and relevant cross-sector
educational initiatives.
Specific responsibilities of the Advisor will include:
• Mobilizing
expertise of local capacity builders and service providers in the education sector
and linking them to national initiatives to enhance access and quality of education
in
• Further
elaborate SNV’s
• Further
institutionalize and operationalize partnerships with
other local actors and international donors involved in the education sector
• Identifying,
institutionalizing, and documenting good practices;
• Supporting
initiatives of local actors to influence and contribute to policy and strategy
development within the education sector, facilitating scaling up and rolling out
of lessons learnt at the State and national level;
• Actively
promoting the understanding of actors for increased community involvement and
awareness and gender equity in relation to access to and management of education
activities;
• Extend
and contribute to institutional alliances of SNV within education sector, at all
levels in
• Contributing
actively to knowledge development and sharing within the East African Region,
both outside and within SNV;
• Coach and
guide, other staff working in the education sector.
Job qualifications : Requirements:
Education:
• Masters
degree in Education Management or other relevant education in education,
or international development;
• Academic
level of working and thinking in SNV related themes.
Specific knowledge and experience for the position:
• Recognized
results in the management and development of knowledge in the improvement of basic
service delivery in education sector in developing countries;
• Possess
a demonstrable high level of competence in training and advisory methods;
• A strong
flare for problem and evidence-based approaches to capacity development;
• Familiar
with technical aspects of teaching and learning in order to contribute to education
quality improvement or familiar with technical aspects of improvement of education
services;
• Recognized
experience in change management, Institutional Development and Organizational
Strengthening;
• Knowledge
of capacity assessment, self-assessment and change and the relevant facilitation
techniques;
• Able to facilitate the organizational and
institutional processes of change in clients and in SNV.
• Experience with decentralization process
and transfers of competencies to local authorities;
Work
experience: a minimum of 7 years in:
• Organizational development and change management,
of which at least 3 years in a senior consultants/advisory position.
• Governmental organizations, NGOs, civil
society, preferably in a variety of countries, especially in a post conflict environment.
• Demonstrated Networking experience.
• Very good knowledge of data processing
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet).
Language:
Speak and write fluently in English (communication language within SNV-worldwide).
Knowledge of local language (Juba Arabic) is an added advantage.
Sex:
Male/female. The female candidatures are strongly encouraged.
Education
: Masters degree
Job
type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up
date : as soon as possible
Salary
range : minimum Euro 2740 – maximum Euro 4210 gross per month
Deadline
for submission of applications : 16 November 2007
Submit
applications to : Christine Ogolo
at this email address kenya@snvworld.org
Instructions
to applicants : Description of duty station:
Juba
is the capital of
Health
services: Basic, specialist services available in
Education:
No International school available
Security:
Fair, post conflict environment
Access
to transportation: Juba is 3 hour flight from
Internet:
internet is available
Contract
Period: Three years with possible extension
Desired
appointment date: January 1, 2008 or as soon as possible.
Salary
Scale 11: minimum Euro 2740 – maximum Euro 4210 gross per month depending on relevant
working experience, excluding attractive secondary conditions and individual allowances.
Information
on the application
You
can send your application letter and CV (in English) till to Mrs. Christine Ogolo, HR Officer Country (kenya@snvworld.org) before 16 November 2007
with reference number 6210.
We
do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.
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.
Senior
Advisor Value Chain development +b
Posted by: Karin Grunewald
Name of company or organization :
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Place of Assignment :
Job description : SNV Netherlands
Development Organisation is working in over 33 developing
countries across the world. In these countries, we are dedicated to a society
where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own development. The emphasis
of our work is on poverty alleviation through (1) increasing production, income
and employment and (2) increasing access to basic services in the sectors of water,
sanitation & hygiene, education, health and renewable energy. We aim at achieving
considerable impact in both ¡¥impact areas¡¦. We do this through providing advisory
services, facilitating knowledge development, brokering and networking, strengthening
local capacity builders and carrying out advocacy at national and international
levels.
In its 2008-2009 strategy, SNV South Sudan programme has identified two value chains for potential interventions.
First, SNV aims to support emerging private sector, local authorities and local
service providers to enhance livestock production and marketing in
Secondly,
In order to guide, coordinate and give strategic direction
to the scaling up of these programme activities, SNV
South Sudan is looking for a senior advisor value chain development, with duty
station Kapoeta.
The Senior Advisor will work within a team of 6 advisors
and a network of 15 other advisors in
Main responsibilities:
ooo Refine SNV
Sudan Strategy and evolve the value chains selected and translate them into continued
support activities to a wide range of actors within the value chains with the
aim of creating income opportunities for small-scale producers to increase their
access to markets.
ooo Ensure updated
information about market developments in the value chains and an ongoing analysis
of trends in these markets: identify, together with all relevant stakeholders
and through a participatory process, critical constraints and promising opportunities
in order to improve the functioning of the value chains,
ooo Identity
key stakeholders and actors in the value chains and support initiatives to establish
market linkages, networks and partnerships between them.
ooo Based on
market and actor analyses, develop ideas together with the stakeholders and actors
on how to improve access to markets in the value chains
ooo Support the
actors/stakeholders in the selected value chains, in a facilitative and advisory
role, to identify and select a number of value chain interventions to be undertaken
within the country and portfolio context.
ooo Be instrumental
in the promotion of linkages to markets: identify promising markets, constantly
track changes in the market requirements (regulations, quality standards, trade
conditions), collect data on specific markets and translate all the gathered data
into relevant information for decision making by the actors at the various levels
in the selected value chains.
ooo Establish
networks and where possible collaborative partnerships with similar and complementary
initiatives, undertaken by other organisations, institutions
or programmes,
ooo Document
results, including the process followed and the support supplied by SNV, and present
study and research findings at relevant fora.
ooo Take the
lead within the SNV team to further develop and fine-tune the value chain development
concept, give strategic direction to the scaling up of the programme activities, give technical backstopping and guidance
to the SNV Sudan PIE team.
Besides work at the portfolio, the advisor is expected
to develop national level linkages and partnerships within the sub sectors and
to participate in national networks, meetings, conferences relevant for SNV practice.
This will involve a substantial amount of time spent in
Job qualifications : Skills
we are looking for
The successful candidate is able to:
• Make
detailed analysis of productions and markets at national, regional and international
levels and develop strategies for increasing production and better access to the
markets.
• Translate the results of this capacity assessment into advisory
strategies and practices to improve performance of clients in order to improve
impact on poverty reduction and good governance
• Share
knowledge with colleagues.
• Be innovative, result oriented and able to coach and to influence
others.
• Be able to work independent as well as being a team player.
Requirements
Education:
• Master
degree and/or post graduate qualification in Economics, Development Studies, agri-business
or Natural Resource Management, with bias in business development services and
market chain development.
• Academic
level of working and thinking in SNV related themes.
• Specific
knowledge of Livestock development or Non-Timber Forest Products is an added advantage
Specific knowledge for the position:
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Knowledge of regional and international agricultural markets.
• Knowledge
of value chain approaches to economic development;
•
Excellent conceptual knowledge of different approaches of organisational
development and change management.
• experience
with relevant facilitation techniques to implement the approaches;
• Evident
and relevant track record of working developing countries or post conflict environment;
• Knowledge
of (inter)national strategies for poverty alleviation and rural economic development
•
Knowledge of SNV cross-cutting themes as good governance, gender equity,
social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Work experience: a minimum of 7 years in:
• Organizational
development and change, of which at least 5 years in a senior consultancy/ advisory
position in international development.
• Good
experience of working in private sector development
• Good
experience of policy development and partnership building
• Demonstrated
writing and publishing skills
•
Very good knowledge of data processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet).
Languages: fully proficient in English.
Education : Masters degree
Job type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up date : as soon as possible
Salary range : Minimum Euro
2740 - Maximum Euro 4210 gross per month
Deadline for submission of applications
: 16 November 2007
Submit applications to : Christine
Ogolo at this email address kenya@snvworld.org
Instructions to applicants :
Medical and educational facilities: Basic facilities. Good facilities available
in
Schooling: No
Security situation: Peace
is prevailing but a post conflict environment
Accessibility: Daily flights from
Contract Period: 3 years with possible extension
Desired appointment date: 1 January 2008 or as soon as
possible
Salary Scale 11: Minimum Euro 2740 - Maximum Euro 4210
gross per month (hypo tax will be deducted)
depending on relevant working experience, excluding attractive secondary conditions
and individual allowances.
Information on the application
You can send your application letter and CV (in English)
till to Mrs. Christine Ogolo, HR Officer Country (kenya@snvworld.org)
before 16 November 2007 with reference number SD 6211.
We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on
this advertisement.
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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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 Qu