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There are 8 messages in this issue:
Message 1 - Regional Director - Africa
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Message 2 - Team Leader of Professional
Development - Jordan +b
Message 3 - Director of Programs +b
Message
4 - Chief
of Party - Georgia (#5698) +b
Message 5 - Agricultural Specialist
(Portuguese Speaking) +b
Message 6 - Country Director, Rwanda Programme +b
Message 7 - Finance Officer +b
Message 8 - Job Vacancies from ReliefWeb
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Regional Director - Africa +b
Posted by:
Teresa LaRocca
Name of company or
organization : American Institutes for Research
Place of Assignment : Other Foreign Localities
Job
description : Overview:
AIR’s
International Development Program(IDP)seeks to enhance the capacity of
developing countries to improve their quality of life through education and
social development. We have worked in collaboration with local partners in more
than 80 countries over the past three decades. In partnership with others, we
seek to: ensure children’s equitable access to all levels of education; improve
the quality and relevance of education; and empower individuals, communities,
and institutions as agents of social and behavioral change. We are currently
seeking a Regional Director who will be responsible for the overall leadership
and management of AIR’s International Project Portfolio within Africa. In
addition, the Regional Director will contribute to the International
Development Program\\
Education
: Bachelors degree
Job
type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline
for submission of applications : 11/1/08
Submit
applications to : Kathleen Small at
this email address ksmall@air.org
Instructions
to applicants : To apply, please go to http://jobs-airdc.icims.com
and reference job number 5695. EOE.
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Team Leader of Professional Development -
Jordan +b
Posted by: Teresa LaRocca
Name
of company or organization : American Institutes for Research
Place
of Assignment : Jordan
Job
description : Overview:
The
American Institutes for Research\'s (AIR) International Development Program
seeks to enhance the capacity of developing countries to improve their quality
of life through education and social development. We have worked in
collaboration with local partners in more than 80 countries over the past three
decades. In partnership with others, we seek to: ensure children’s equitable
access to all levels of education; improve the quality and relevance of
education; and empower individuals, communities, and institutions as agents of
social and behavioral change. Headquartered in Washington, DC, AIR is
recruiting candidates for the position of Team Leader of Improved Professional
Development and Certification in Jordan.
Responsibilities:
Provide
leadership in developing the technical aspects of this project in collaboration
with the COP and DCOP.
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Provide technical assistance/advice to the Ministry of Education (MOE), school
communities, other stakeholders, and other project team members in developing
teacher professional development program.
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Review and revise the National Teacher Professional Standards and make the
necessary update and modifications in collaboration with the MOE.
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Collaborate with Team Leader of Monitoring & Evaluation on professional
development needs assessment and monitoring and evaluation of teacher training
programs.
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Develop a framework for pre-service and in-service training.
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Provide technical support responsible for developing the content of training
for teachers both pre and in-service alongside the MOE.
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Develop the models and timelines for program implementation for both
Pre-Service and In-Service training.
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Work alongside the MOE staff in implementation to ensure that the priorities of
the MOE are followed and to respond to the professional development needs of
teachers.
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Create strategy with the MOE for the accreditation and certification of newly
appointed and current teachers.
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Train, support and supervise the team responsible for teacher training
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Oversee the work of, and provide guidance to, short-term consultants recruited
to provide assistance to this project component.
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Continually assess progress toward project results and modify and revise
activities.
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Provide regular updates to project staff.
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Prepare required reports for USAID.
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Respond to any other assignments identifies by the COP or DCOP.
Qualifications:
Undergraduate
degree in Professional Development, Teacher Education Program, Learning and
Teaching, or any other very closely related field. Master’s preferred.
10
years of experience in professional development, developing pre and in-service
training programs or any other very closely related area.
Leadership
qualities, management experience, interpersonal skills and written and oral
presentation skills.
Fluency
in English is required and Arabic is preferred.
Education
: Bachelors degree
Job
type : Full-time, long-term
Deadline
for submission of applications : 10/15/08
Submit
applications to : Kathleen Small at this email address NA
Instructions
to applicants : AIR offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. For more information, please visit our To
apply, please go to http://jobs-airdc.icims.com
and reference job number 5685. EOE.
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Director of Programs +b
Posted by: INMED Partnerships for Children
Name
of company or organization : INMED Partnerships for Children
Place
of Assignment : USA
Job
description : Nonprofit development organization with over 20 years experience
seeks director of programs to cultivate, oversee and evaluate programs and help
to build and support partnerships in U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean and
Southern Africa.
Job
qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
• At least 5 years experience in
international development with focus on health and education for children
• Master’s degree or equivalent
• Background and expertise in evaluation
and training
• Strong working ability in English,
Spanish and Portuguese
• Ability to travel
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to foster collaboration and
build partnerships
ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: Northern Virginia
Send
resumes to contact@inmed.org
Education
: Masters degree
Job
type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up
date : N/A
Salary
range : Competitive, Commensurate with experience
Deadline
for submission of applications : No deadline
Submit
applications to : contact@inmed.org at this email address contact@inmed.org
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: Applicants need not do follow-ups
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Chief of Party - Georgia (#5698) +b
Posted by: Teresa LaRocca
Name of company or organization : American Institutes
for Research
Place of Assignment :
Georgia, Republic of
Job description : Overview:
AIR’s International Development Program seeks to
enhance the capacity of developing countries to improve their quality of life
through education and social development. Headquartered in Washington, DC, AIR
is recruiting candidates for the position of Chief of Party (COP) in Georgia.
The project will involve establishment of an education management training
program for administrators to include building a strong Master’s of Education
Administration degree program as well as short-term training programs.
Graduates from these programs will have the necessary management skills needed
to improve administration and educational quality in their institutions.
Responsibilities:
The COP will provide the vision, technical leadership
and management oversight for the project in addition to the supervision,
administration, and implementation of the contract in the field. This
individual will establish and maintain systems for project operations, ensure
that all contractual deadlines are met and targets are achieved, maintain
working relationships with project stakeholders and partners, and oversee the
preparation and submission of periodic progress and financial reports. The COP
will deal with partner organizations and coordinate with USAID and other donors
in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and execution.
Job qualifications : Qualifications:
Interested candidates should possess the following
qualifications: Masters level (PhD preferred) degree in one of the three
following fields: education administration, education policy, or education
management; knowledge of USAID regulations; experience managing donor-funded
education reform projects in developing countries, with special emphasis on
education decentralization, education finance, and/or education policy; 7 or
more years previous successful experience managing and providing technical,
administrative and financial guidance as either a chief of party or similar
senior level position on international education projects; experience in
strategic planning, managing and directing a large staff and multiple
sub-contractors on complex projects; experience managing a national
intervention with a large budget; USAID project management experience;
excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
are required. Georgian language skills desired.
Education : Masters degree
Job type :
Full-time, long-term
Deadline for submission of applications : 11/3/2008
Submit applications to : http://jobs-airdc.icims.com at this
email address NA
Instructions to applicants : To apply, please go to http://jobs-airdc.icims.com and reference job number 5698. EOE.
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Agricultural Specialist (Portuguese
Speaking) +b
Posted by:
Todd Crosby
Name of company or
organization : NCBA
Place of Assignment : Mozambique
Job
description :
NATIONAL
COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Agricultural
Specialist (Portuguese Speaker)
The
National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is involved in the development
of domestic and international cooperative programs. NCBA represents cooperatives in all sectors
of the U.S. economy including: agricultural, child care, consumer goods,
finance, food, housing, health care, insurance, and rural utilities. For more
than 50 years NCBA has maintained significant international cooperative
development programs, doing business internationally through its CLUSA
International Cooperative Development Program. . The goal of the international programs is to
equip rural communities, farmers, and entrepreneurs with the skills and
resources they need to improve incomes, increase food security and create
long-term, scalable, and sustainable business opportunities that ensure
long-term economic growth.
POSTING: Nampula, Mozambique
SCOPE
AND PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The
Agricultural Specialist will be work on a USAID funded project to enhance
exports of high value export crops in northern Mozambique. The project has been funded for 5 years. Preferably, the agricultural specialist with
be familiar with value chain approaches to tropical or subtropical agriculture
and will manage several value chains for the project. These value chains may include: Bananas,
Coconuts, Mangoes, Maize, Cassava, Soybean, Sesame, and/or Groundnuts among
others.
AREAS
OF RESPONSIBILITY:
1. Leads a team of people including value chain
specialists, monitoring and evaluation specialists, and business development
services specialists. Provides
oversight, strategic direction and administrative and technical decision making
for the team.
2. Responsible for project deliverables and
monitoring of project indicators;
3. Manages relationships with project prime
contractor and with other institutional partners and the Government of
Mozambique with regards to this project.
4. Supervises reporting and manages information
requests from prime contactor, project partners and CLUSA Mozambique Country
Chief of party.
5.
Develops an overall assessment of the demand for specified commodities in
Mozambique (including, but not limited to sesame, groundnuts, soybean and
cashew), through (i) gathering insight and market intelligence; (ii) using this
market intelligence to form business contracts and alliances; and (iii) feeding
this through to producers in a structured, targeted manner to influence their
production;
6.
Assesses the overall agricultural landscape, identifying significant industry
role players, market operators (brokers, agriculture input suppliers,
wholesalers), sub-sector governmental agencies, and others, to establish and
nurture linkages;
7.
Identifies on a continuous basis new markets for targeted commodities, improved
prices, as well as value addition opportunities;
8.
Addresses any current constraints in the value chain that are hindering
producers from acting on market opportunities, including pre-production input
supplier constraints;
9.
Provides access to and promotes the adoption of improved production
technologies;
10. Exposes farmers and other entrepreneurs to
processes that empower them economically and organizationally;
11. Provides quality and demand information to
producer organizations;
12.
Facilitates improved post-harvest activities, handling techniques around
quality control, techniques for improving increasing quality standards, and
accreditations;
13.
Facilitates access to technologies required to improve quality or add value to
produce.
14.
Engages in knowledge transfer and skills development to enable producers to
become independent in identifying market opportunities, improve their skills as
devising marketing strategies and independently manager relationships with
their customers.
NCBA’s
benefits package includes:
Medical
and Dental Insurances, Rx and Vision Plans,
Flexible Spending Accounts, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability,
Life Insurance (including AD&D),
401(k) Plan with a company match, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Tuition
Reimbursement Plan, DC Metrochek Program, and Credit Union Membership.
Job
qualifications :
QUALIFICTIONS:
•Fluency
in Portuguese or Spanish essential.
•Graduate
degree in related field essential.
•A
minimum of 8 years experience managing development programs overseas,
preferably at a mid-management or senior management level.
•Field
experience in Africa preferable. Experience in Mozambique is helpful.
Experience in a developing country essential.
•Significant
Experience working with Agriculture in developing countries is essential.
Familiarity with agricultural value chains is strongly preferred.
Education
: Masters degree
Job
type : Full-time, long-term
Start-up
date : immediate
Salary
range : commensurate with experience
Deadline
for submission of applications : November 25, 2008
Submit
applications to : jobs@ncba.coop at this email address jobs@ncba.coop
Instructions
to applicants : Please forward your resume, cover letter and salary history, in
confidence to:
National
Cooperative Business Association-
Attn: Human Resources
1401
New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington,
DC 20005
E-mail: jobs@ncba.coop
Web
Site: www.ncba.coop
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Calls Please.
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: Applicants need not do follow-ups
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