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There are7 messages in this issue:

Message 1 - Senior Civil Society & Advocacy Strengthening Manager (Local), Rwanda +b

Message 2 - Evaluation Consultants (Agriculture & Rural Development), Africa +b

Message 3 - Senior Justice Sector Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines +b

Message 4 - Senior Election Administration Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines +b

Message 5 - Country Director, Rwanda Programme +b

Message 6 - Finance Officer +b

Message 7 - Senior Advisor Sustainable Pro-Poor Tourism +b

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Senior Civil Society & Advocacy Strengthening Manager (Local), Rwanda +b

Posted by: Recruitment ( recruitment@msi-inc.com )

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  Rwanda  

Job description : Senior Civil Society & Advocacy Strengthening Manager (Local), Rwanda

Company Profile:  Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Today, it has over 100 projects under management worldwide and its technical expertise has been expanded to include implementation of a range of analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, organizational capacity building, education, and natural resource management.  At the beginning of 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., a global multi-disciplinary professional services organization with offices in 20 countries around the world. MSI became a part of Coffey International Development (Coffey ID), one of seven divisions which comprise the Coffey Group. Together, we aspire to create extraordinary outcomes for our clients, our staff and the communities in which we work. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary: 

The project is a three-year program funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) focusing on improving political rights, civil liberties, and accountability in Rwanda.  The program supports judicial capacity building, legislative reform, civil society/media strengthening, and police reform among other rule of law activities.

Position Summary:

MSI is seeking an experienced, Rwandan Senior Civil Society & Advocacy Strengthening Manager to provide long-term technical and administrative management for Component 2 promoting civil society capacity building at local government levels and in advocacy, as well as an improved code of conduct for civil servants. Component 2 will be implemented over a three-year duration. Only Rwandan citizens will be eligible for this position.

Responsibilities:

•        Lead and coordinate Component 2 of this complex program;

•        Promote civil society capacity building for strengthened advocacy, monitoring and participation in policy formulation;

•        Conduct capacity building at local government levels to promote public participation and monitoring;

•        Develop and promote a code of conduct for civil servants;

•        Interface with Rwandan government, MCC secretariat, ministry heads, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders;

•        Support monitoring and evaluation efforts related to Component 2 to assess if progress is being made and to adjust tasking when needed.

Job qualifications : Qualifications:

•        Expertise in building capacity of civil society to enhance citizen participation and conduct advocacy/watchdog campaigns at national and local levels;

•        Experience conducting small grants programs for civil society groups;

•        7+ years of relevant experience, particularly in civil society capacity building;

•        Knowledge of USAID/MCC rules and regulations a plus;

•        Experience working in Rwanda or other East & Central African countries;

•        Fluency in French.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

Nationality : Rwandan

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Deadline for submission of applications : October 23, 2008

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit www.msiworldwide.com  

Follow-up : Applicants need not do follow-ups 

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.

Evaluation Consultants (Agriculture & Rural Development), Africa +b

Posted by: Recruitment ( recruitment@msi-inc.com )

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  A place not listed  

Job description : Evaluation Consultants (Agriculture & Rural Development), Africa

Company Profile:  Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Today, it has over 100 projects under management worldwide and its technical expertise has been expanded to include implementation of a range of analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, organizational capacity building, education, and natural resource management.  At the beginning of 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., a global multi-disciplinary professional services organization with offices in 20 countries around the world. MSI became a part of Coffey International Development (Coffey ID), one of seven divisions which comprise the Coffey Group. Together, we aspire to create extraordinary outcomes for our clients, our staff and the communities in which we work. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary: 

This project is a joint evaluation of the policies and operations of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in agriculture and rural development (ARD) in Africa.  The main goal of the Joint Evaluation is to contribute towards enhancing the relevance of AfDB and IFAD operations in ARD in Africa and to improve their operational performance. This project is the Country Work Phase, the third phase in a four phase joint evaluation to take place in 8 African countries: Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Tanzania.   This phase will include fieldwork to selected countries and some focused thematic studies aimed at validating the findings, key questions, and hypotheses from the previous phases of the study.

Position Summary:

MSI is seeking Evaluation Consultants to 1) Determine the relevance of IFAD and AfDB policies and operations in ARD in Africa; 2) Assess the performance and impact of AfDB and IFAD policies and operations in ARD in Africa; 3) Evaluate the strategic partnerships of IFAD and AfDB; and 4) Develop recommendation to enhance the development effectiveness of AfDB and IFAD activities. Each consultant will cover two of the eight designated countries.

Responsibilities:

•        Review past and ongoing operations in each of the selected sample countries;

•        Validate and test the preliminary conclusions and hypotheses formed during the previous phases of the joint evaluation;

•        Hold consultations with and capture the perspective of government authorities, donors, beneficiaries, civil society organizations, and others;

•        Visit selected project sites funded by IFAD and AfDB as appropriate;

•        Collect additional data and information, if necessary.

Job qualifications : Qualifications:

•        Experience conducting formal program evaluations required, preferably in Africa;

•        7+ years experience in designing and implementing formal evaluation methodologies;

•        Experience in agriculture and/or rural development programs desired, in Africa preferred;

•        Experience working with IFAD and/or AfDB a plus;

•        English language skills a must.  French and Portuguese language skills a plus.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Short-term consultant

Deadline for submission of applications : October 24, 2008

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit www.msiworldwide.com  

Follow-up : Applicants need not do follow-ups 

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 Justice Sector Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines +b

Posted by: Recruitment ( recruitment@msi-inc.com )

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  Philippines  

Job description : Senior Justice Sector Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines

Company Profile:  Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Today, it has over 100 projects under management worldwide and its technical expertise has been expanded to include implementation of a range of analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, organizational capacity building, education, and natural resource management.  At the beginning of 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., a global multi-disciplinary professional services organization with offices in 20 countries around the world. MSI became a part of Coffey International Development (Coffey ID), one of seven divisions which comprise the Coffey Group. Together, we aspire to create extraordinary outcomes for our clients, our staff and the communities in which we work. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Position Summary:

MSI is looking for a short-term consultant with expertise in the monitoring of justice sector budgets, particularly with regard to public appropriations and expenditure.  The consultant will travel to the Philippines for up to two weeks, arriving on/about October 16, to provide training and technical assistance to NGOs. More information about the project can be found here: http://www.msiworldwide.com/index.cfm?msiweb=project&p_id=30

Assignment Duration: The assignment duration is approximately 12 days, including preparation, travel, days in country, and reporting writing.  Dates are approximately 15-26 October.

Responsibilities:

•        Pre-travel assistance to MSI’s local training partner organization in the design of a training workshop on justice sector budget monitoring;

•        Conduct one day of the workshop (to be held October 17-19), with an emphasis on international best practices in monitoring of government budgets for the justice sector, in a participatory manner;

•        Provide tailored technical assistance to interested NGOs following the training;

•        Write a brief report (no more than 5 pages) on your assignment.

Job qualifications : Qualifications:

•        Experience in monitoring/auditing of national government justice sector budgets;

•        Experience in working in national government justice sector agencies and courts;

•        MA/PhD in relevant field;

•        English speaking and writing skills;

•        Experience working with government national government ministries.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Short-term consultant

Deadline for submission of applications : October 24, 2008

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit www.msiworldwide.com  

Follow-up : Applicants need not do follow-ups 

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.

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Senior Election Administration Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines +b

Posted by: Recruitment ( recruitment@msi-inc.com )

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  Philippines  

Job description : Senior Election Administration Budget Expert Consultancy, Philippines

Company Profile:  Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Today, it has over 100 projects under management worldwide and its technical expertise has been expanded to include implementation of a range of analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, organizational capacity building, education, and natural resource management.  At the beginning of 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., a global multi-disciplinary professional services organization with offices in 20 countries around the world. MSI became a part of Coffey International Development (Coffey ID), one of seven divisions which comprise the Coffey Group. Together, we aspire to create extraordinary outcomes for our clients, our staff and the communities in which we work. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Position Summary:

MSI is looking for a short-term consultant with expertise in the monitoring of election administration budgets, particularly with regard to public appropriations and expenditure.  The consultant will travel to the Philippines for up to two weeks, arriving on/about October 16, to provide training and technical assistance to NGOs. More information about the project can be found here: http://www.msiworldwide.com/index.cfm?msiweb=project&p_id=30

Assignment Duration: The assignment duration is approximately 12 days, including preparation, travel, days in country, and reporting writing.  Dates are approximately 15-26 October.

Responsibilities:

•        Pre-travel assistance to MSI’s local training partner organization in the design of a training workshop on election administration budget monitoring;

•        Conduct one day of the workshop (to be held October 17-19), with an emphasis on international best practices in monitoring of government budgets for election administration, in a participatory manner;

•        Provide tailored technical assistance to interested NGOs following the training;

•        Write a brief report (no more than 5 pages) on your assignment.

Job qualifications : Qualifications:

•        Experience in monitoring/auditing of national government election administration budgets;

•        Experience in working in national government election administration agencies and;

•        MA/PhD in relevant field;

•        Experience training in technical sector in international setting;

•        English speaking and writing skills;

•        Experience with USAID or another donor;

•        Experience working with government national government ministries.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

Education : Bachelors degree 

 

Job type :  Short-term consultant

Deadline for submission of applications : October 24, 2008

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit www.msiworldwide.com  

Follow-up : Applicants need not do follow-ups 

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.

Country Director, Rwanda Programme +b

Posted by: Christine Sadgrove

Name of company or organization : Send a Cow

Place of Assignment :  Rwanda  

Job description : Send a Cow is an international NGO set up in 1988 now working in 9 African countries.  Its vision is a world without hunger and malnutrition.  Its mission is to enable disadvantaged families in rural Africa to attain food and livelihood security by developing sustainable agricultural systems which integrate crops and livestock with social development.  Send a Cow (SAC) has been working in Rwanda for 7 years.

We are now seeking to appoint a Country Director for this established programme.

Key responsibilities

•        To work with staff, partners and the UK office to develop and implement organisational and programmatic strategies, policies and procedures

•        To develop and maintain on an annual basis, a rolling strategic plan and budget

•        To ensure results-based information management systems are in place

•        To monitor and report to the UK office on all SAC Rwanda performance and financial matters

•        To lead, manage, mentor and support the Rwandan Senior Management Team

•        To ensure effective financial and resource management including preparation of annual budget and accounts

•        To ensure the organisation has an appropriate strategy for generating and raising funds to finance its strategic plans

To ensure funds are managed to achieve value for money and in a transparent manner which can be explained to donors and supporters in the UK

•        To represent SAC to other organisations, government, partners and donors within Rwanda and more widely in the region

Job qualifications : Essential competencies

•        5 years’ experience in a senior management position, preferably in an NGO

•        Relevant Bachelors degree

•        Motivating a multi-disciplinary team

•        Promoting accountability and stewardship of resources

•        Working sensitively with community, government and religious organisations

•        Participatory strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation

•        Developing project proposals for funding

•        Skills and experience of budgeting

•        Fluency in spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda

•        Actively committed to Send a Cow’s Christian values and Cornerstones

Desirable competencies

•        Experience of working at grassroots level in rural development

•        Experience of working in livestock, agricultural extension and/or social development projects

•        Relevant Masters degree and/or MBA

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Deadline for submission of applications : 5.00 p.m. Monday 20 October 2008

Submit applications to : christine.sadgrove@sendacow.org.uk  at this email address christine.sadgrove@sendacow.org.uk  

Instructions to applicants : The application form and job pack can be downloaded from www.sendacow.org.uk under \"What\'s new\" or picked up from the Kigali Send a Cow Rwanda office in Remera (near Chez Lando Hotel.) 

Follow-up : Phone call follow-ups are OK

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.

Finance Officer +b

Posted by: Sandra S. van Doesburg

Name of company or organization : SNV/Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is an international advisory organization that is dedicated to a society in which all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. SNV contributes to this by strengthening capacity of local organizations.

Our advisors offer a mix of capacity development and thematic expertise in the areas of ‘production, income and employment’ as well as in ‘access to basic services’. SNV works with a diverse range of public, private and non-governmental actors. Together with our (international) partners, we constitute a unique world-wide local capacity development network. SNV is financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherland and has additional funding from international donors.

SNV is present in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans and employs 1500 national and international staff. The Cameroon program is part of the region SNV West and Central Africa. Currently Cameroon employs 59 staff, of which 34 advisors. SNV has a vast network in the country and more than 100 organizations receive advisory services.

As a Finance Officer you will support the Country Director in ensuring smooth and compliant financial and administrative processes. You will support the Regional Controller in implementation corporate and regional guidelines and will give input for improvements.

You do so through ensuring high quality financial and administrative data and providing sound analyses in all relevant domains: internal auditing and control; planning and control; financial accounting; logistics and procurement and ICT.

Together with the HR officer, you are responsible to shape a client oriented support team in the country. As a member of the management team in Cameroon you provide advice towards the country director and the portfolio coordinators.

You stimulate others in being transparent and trustful, result orientated, pro-active and efficient through leading by example.

You report directly to the Regional Controller. You work closely with the Country Director and with colleagues in the countries. The Logistics Officer will report directly to you.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

•        Financial administration:

Carries out accounting at country level; checks and consolidates financial and non-financial data of portfolios; carries out necessary reconciliations and adjustments between existing administrations; and takes care of liquidity management within the country; archives all relevant documents; takes care of payment to suppliers and monitors actual delivery; monitors reporting by portfolios; is in charge of salary and tax related issues at country level periodical hand over of salaries and taxes.

•        Planning and control:

Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual budgets and periodically monitors progress and exhaustion.Assists the country director and management team in the establishment and follow up of budgets and KPIs, assists in follow up and reporting of externally financed activities.

•        Audit & compliance:

Establishes procedures, guidelines and work instructions concerning financial administration of portfolios within the country, in line with corporate and regional guidelines; monitors financial procedures, administrations and financial data of portfolios on quality, consistency & effectiveness and takes action if necessary; coordinates the audit process and performs control activities within the country and ensures follow up of action points.

•        Logistics and ICT:

Ensures smooth logistics processes, balancing between efficiency and effectiveness; establishes a transparent and balanced supplier portfolio; investigates and proposes measures for cost awareness and efficient allocation of funds; ensures quality of ICT services

•        Management & support:

Establishes a smooth functioning and customer oriented support team with GSOs and country office support staff. Supports the country director and management team in all administrative issues. Advices the regional controller on possibilities for improvement.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTY STATION:

•        Health services: Reasonable to good medical services in hospitals and several private clinics. SNV Expats may go to French and German embassies’ doctors for consultation. Many pharmacies have good medical supplies.

•        Educational facilities: Good French and American international schools for primary and secondary education.

•        Security situation: Good. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of safety measures is necessary. Occasionally, armed robberies take place and thefts.

•        Accessibility: At least one international flight per day at international airports in Yaounde or Douala: six times per week, direct flights to and from Europe, daily via others hubs. Good roads and adequate transport facilities

•        Telecommunication: State-owned Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL) fixed lines and two mobile telephone operators - French Mobile Network (Orange) and South Africa’s Mobile Telephone Network (MTN). Great providers of Internet services and satellite phones such as Camnet, ICCNET and GCNET.

SALARY SCALE: 10 minimum € 2349,63 - maximum € 3776,60 Euro gross per month (hypo tax will be deducted) depending on relevant working experience, excluding attractive secondary conditions and individual allowances.

STARTING DATE: As soon as possible.

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: 2 years

Job qualifications : REQUIREMENTS:

•        Higher vocational education

•        Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience.

•        Strong financial and analytical skills

•        Proven track record in audit and compliance

•        Pragmatic and result oriented attitude

•        Excellent command of French and English

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : asap

Salary range : Given in Text

Deadline for submission of applications : 9th October 2008

Submit applications to : Carine Mbeng at this email address cmbeng@snvworld.org  

Instructions to applicants : INFORMATION/APPLICATION:

You can send your application letter and a brief CV (in English) to Carine Mbeng (cmbeng@snvworld.org), under reference number CM 4772 until the 9th of October 2008.

Follow-up : Personal follow-ups allowed

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 Advisor Sustainable Pro-Poor Tourism +b

Posted by: Sandra S. van Doesburg

Name of company or organization : SNV/Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Kenya  

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, supporting the establishment of local capacity development funds and carrying out advocacy at national and international levels.

SNV Kenya focuses most of its capacity building support to the Arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. SNV currently operates in three portfolio offices namely: South Rift, located in Nairobi but serving the districts of Kajiado, Narok and Transmara; North Rift located in Eldoret, serving the Districts of Keiyo,  Marakwet, Pokot, Koibatek, Nandi, Baringo, Turkana, West Pokot, Uasin Gishu, Mount Elgon and Transmara and North Kenya located in Nanyuki, serving the districts of Samburu, Laikipia, Isiolo, Marsabit and Moyale.

With a population of 32 million people, 75% living in rural areas, the achievement of the Government of Kenya’s long term development goals will require an acceleration of growth, and a greater emphasis on growth in the rural areas. The government of Kenya has identified tourism as one such vessel of economic development for poverty reduction because of its unique characteristics such as the focus on rural areas, the potential for local participation in the value chain, the multiplier effect potential, among many others.

SNV Kenya seeks to complement the government and other industry stakeholders in using tourism as a strategic tool in wealth creation and local economic development. SNV Kenya currently covers three region specific destinations namely: The North Rift, with Lake Baringo National Park and Lake Bogoria tourism resorts, the South Rift, with Nairobi National Park, Amboseli National Park and Maasai Mara National Reserve and North Kenya with wildlife sanctuaries like Samburu game reserve, Shaba game Reserve, buffalo springs game reserve; Bisan Adhi game Reserve and a number of private and community owned conservancies which are frequently visited by tourists. SNV aims overall to contribute towards destination management efforts currently on-going and particularly informed by the need to mainstream the pro-poor dimension.

SNV is looking for a senior Sustainable Pro-poor Tourism Advisor to provide strategic direction in up-scaling the country tourism Programme. The Tourism Advisor will be part of the North Kenya Portfolio (NKP), comprising of advisors from other sectors, with duty station Nanyuki. The Advisor will deliver advisory services to local clients in NKP and steer national processes with national actors in the tourism industry. As the country leader in tourism, he/she will have an active role in coaching and steering tourism advisors in the other 2 portfolios of SNV/Kenya, in delivering services within their proscribed destinations.  She/he will report to the Northern Kenya Portfolio Coordinator.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

A.      Advisory services

1.       Identify and assist relevant client/client groups to conduct investment studies, identify and profile investment opportunities in the destination of operation.

2.       Advise tourism ventures in the target regions on pro-poor tourism approaches and facilitate  the development of viable bussineses that satisfy the financial, economic  ecological and socio-cultural criteria of healthy bussinesses.

3.       Provide technical advice to selected viable tourism bussinesses, (facilitate the development of strategies, business plans, quality products and services and facilitate the link with financial institutions and the market).

4.       Facilitate multi-stake holder platforms in selected destinations with a view to enhance over-all performance of the destination.

5.       Work with local capacity builders to support vocational skill development on various tourism services to increase employment.

6.       Provide technical assistance on destination governance.

B.      Learning / teamwork:

1.       Coach other advisors of the tourism team.

2.       Lead tourism sector in the identification of best practices, share and promote learning of them; identify the needs for training and/ or alliances; promote the participation of SNV in thematic national and international networks related to thematic expertise.

3.       Actively participate in national/international learning and experiences sharing networks, and feed the knowledge back into the team.

4.       Pro-actively develop the tools and review achieved results within the context of the strategic objectives and lead collective learning of clients, sector teams and expertise group from the lessons learnt.

C.      Knowledge development

1.       Lead the tourism sector in the identification of best practises, document interesting results and lessons, promote SNV participation in thematic national and international networks and contribute to internal and external knowledge development Knowledge competencies and skills

2.       Identification of new knowledge sources for clients and team members

3.       Contribute to the documentation and knowledge development in the Tourism sector in Kenya and ESA Cluster.

D.      Positioning

1.       Steer the tourism team in reviewing and transitioning SNV tourism strategy inline with destination management strategy.

2.       Proactively link pro-poor tourism initiatives with mainstream tourism industry.

3.       Proactively develop, expand and maintain effective and efficient Pro-poor tourism related networks with key stakeholders and partners for the purposes of leveraging for better impact in the sector.

4.       Play an active role in partnership building and resource mobilization activities of SNV.

5.       Assist client organizations in setting up networks and where possible collaborative partnerships with similar and complementary initiatives with actors in the tourism industry with special attention to linkages between the tourism value chain players for effective local benefits.

DESIRED APPOINTMENT DATE: ASAP

SALARY SCALE: 11 minimum € 2795,02 – maximum € 4294,82 gross per month (hypo tax will be deducted) depending on relevant working experience, excluding attractive secondary conditions and individual allowances.

CONTRACT PERIOD: starting a.s.a.p. for 3 years.

Job qualifications : KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

•        Masters degree in tourism or related field like economics or business management with sufficient experiences in planning, development and marketing of tourism businesses and ventures. 

•        Proven knowledge in theories and practices of destination management , supply chain management, tourism value chain development, pro-poor tourism approaches

•        Proven knowledge and experiences in organisational development, multi- actor facilitation and learning processes, networking and building alliances, good governance and social inclusion

•        Minimum of Ten (10) years of relevant working experience, Five (5) of which must be in pro-poor tourism and poverty related advisory programming.

SKILLS, ABILITY TO:

•        Analyze and synthesize complex development issues and interpret them into SNV’s advisory services, especially in the area of pro-poor tourism;

•        Adapt rapidly to changing context and needs and demands of tourism sector and clients  organizations in the country and SNV in general;

•        Devise methodologies to capture and share knowledge and/or contribute to quality of advisory practice in advisory teams

•        Coach and mentor colleagues and providing feedback to improve performance.

•        Apply gender aspects to tourism situation and specific interventions.

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : asap

Salary range : Given in Text

Deadline for submission of applications : 30-09-08

Submit applications to : Christine Ogolo at this email address cogolo@snvworld.org  

Instructions to applicants : INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION:

You can send your application letter and CV (in English) to Christine Ogolo (cogolo@snvworld.org) under reference number KE 3951, until 30th September 2008.

Follow-up : Personal follow-ups allowed

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.