Table of Contents:

There are 7 messages in this issue:

Message 1 - Malaria Technical Advisor +b

Message 2 - MACEPA Implementation Consultant +b

Message 3 - International Advisor (Level  IV) in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods +b

Message 4 - Senior Advisor (Level III) In Primary Health Care, Public Health Financing and Governance +b

Message 5 - Senior Advisor in Pastoral Livestock +b

Message 6 - Senior Advisor (Level III) in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods +b

Message 7 - Senior Advisor (Level III) in Forestry Management and Governance
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Malaria Technical Advisor +b

Posted by: Sittiasma Cham

Name of company or organization : Health Alliance International

Place of Assignment :  Mozambique  

Job description : Program Overview:

In November 2006, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a grant to support the development of a Learning Community (LC) for malaria control scale up. A fully functional LC office has been established in Lusaka, Zambia and is currently providing technical assistance and collaborative learning opportunities to central, eastern and southern African nations that are scaling up malaria prevention and control. The LC serves as a regional platform for shared learning and the delivery of critical technical resources to strengthen health systems in the areas of planning, program management, monitoring and evaluation, and national advocacy based on the tools and methods developed in Zambia.  Mozambique is one of the LC partner countries whose MOH has expressed a commitment to partner and collaborate with MACEPA in the development and implementation of its National Malaria Prevention and Control Strategy.

Position Overview

The primary role for the Malaria Technical Advisor is to support the development and implementation of national malaria control strategies and relevant programming tools. He/she will serve as the lead liaison with the Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Program to promote awareness of and support for rapid scale-up of proven malaria control efforts. The TA will report administratively to the HAI Senior Technical

Advisor based in the MOH and Technically to MOH Malaria Program control Manager in close coordination with MACEPA Learning Community Deputy Director. He/She will serve as a representative of MACEPA in Mozambique.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership and Relationship Management

Establish and maintain close working relationships with relevant offices and staff of the Government of Mozambique.  Establish and maintain close working relationships with relevant staff of collaborating organizations such as  the Global Fund, the World Bank, UN Agencies (WHO, UNICEF and others), US Government, other donor agencies, and nongovernmental national and international agencies working in Mozambique.

Serve as a member of the HAI Leadership Team.

Participate in regional and international meetings to represent MACEPA/HAI and the work of malaria control scale up in Mozambique as needed.

Work closely with the Senior Technical Advisor and the Country Director of HAI to fully integrate the HAI health activities in the MOH

Maintain regular communication with MACEPA Learning Community Deputy Director and integrate MACEPA/HAI Mozambique programming into the Learning Community as well as contribute to the shared learning agenda of MACEPA.

Project Planning and Implementation

Serve as the primary Technical resource for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of MACEPA support to the NMCP and the Ministry of Health of Mozambique.

Provide technical support as requested to the MOH on malaria programme policy, strategy and implementation and actively participate in malaria-related technical working groups.

Work with other offices within the Ministry of Health to facilitate the integration of malaria control activities into the broader primary health care system.

Maintain updated technical knowledge in malaria and related public health topics to be able to provide vision and input to strategy development.

Work with the Ministry of Health to actively use data for decision making and to identify how malaria control activities and impact can be sustained over time.

Support Malaria Control Manager in coordination activities including technical and administrative support to the Technical Working Group (i.e. sending out minutes, communicating schedule, venue arrangement, follow-up of action points).

Develop annual work plans, budgets, and Performance Reports for MACEPA Mozambique activities.

Participate in monitoring, periodic evaluations, and semi-annual reviews of project activities, including program analysis and strategic planning for future assistance in malaria.

Job qualifications : MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

•        A post-graduate degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or Health Planning and Policy.

•        Minimum 3 years experience in international public health infectious disease programs with special focus on malaria control and prevention.

•        Minimum 3 years experience working in public health in resource poor countries in Africa to include supervision of staff, management of budgets and day to day project management.

•        Knowledge of and experience with program planning, performance monitoring and evaluation, and management of financial and human resource administration

•        Demonstrated ability to work in complex organizational structure, including with partners and other collaborators; experience with cross-cultural teams highly desirable.

•        Excellent written and verbal communications skills in Portuguese and English.

•        Demonstrated skills in collaboration and diplomacy and commitment to achieving project objectives.

•        Demonstrated proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite or comparable professional software package—specific competence in the use of work processing, presentation, email and calendaring software required.

•        Available to travel within and outside the country as needed.

Nationality : open to all nationalities

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : June 12, 2009

Submit applications to : Health Alliance International at this email address hrhai@u.washington.edu  

Instructions to applicants : To Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a CV to hrhai@u.washington.edu by June 12, 2009. Please include the position title in the subject line.

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.

MACEPA Implementation Consultant +b

Posted by: Sittiasma Cham

Name of company or organization : Health Alliance International

Place of Assignment :  Mozambique  

Job description : Length of Term: no more than 6 months

Duty Post: Maputo, Mozambique

Purpose of Consultancy:

The overall purpose of the assignment is to ensure that the revised five-year malaria strategy document, three year business plan and one year action plans are technically sound and relevant for the environment. In order to provide effective support to the development of these strategic documents, the consultant will carry out a prerequisite critical review of the current MOH malaria control program. The consultant will also provide input into the national monitoring and evaluation plan. These documents will become the reference for all partners working on malaria in Mozambique; guiding donor and when feasible, health authorities’ resources; and will provide the framework for collaboration and monitoring.  The consultant is expected to establish positive working relationships with partners and to support the process ensuring that technically sound documents emerge that are owned by the stakeholders, including the MOH.

The consultant will work at the MOH where he/she will report to the Malaria Program Manager, at the Community Health Directorate of the MOH. He/She will be administratively supervised by the HAI Country Director or his delegate and will work in close collaboration with key partners including WHO/RBM, health authorities and NGO partners and keep MACEPA LC Deputy Director updated on the progress of the agreed work plan.

The consultant is expected to provide a sound technical approach based on knowledge of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa and experience working within developing country settings.

Responsibilities:

Prepare a critical review of the programmatic progress to arrive at an overview of successes, failures and gaps areas. This will include a desk review (previous strategy document, morbidity reports, studies, progress reports, proposal documents, M&E framework for GF malaria program) and interviews with key informants.

•        Provide support to MOH’s efforts on the draft five-year Malaria Strategy document and participate fully in the consultative process.

•        Support the development of the three year business plan and one year action plan. Facilitate consultative process to finalize.

•        Provide support in the development of the National Monitoring and Evaluation plan and participate fully in the consultative process

•        As requested by the Ministry, lead consultation process with technical specialist and stakeholders such as NGOs and health authorities and may include organizing large meetings or workshops.

•        Serve as primary liaison for MACEPA in Mozambique, including provision of regular updates to MACEPA management.

Deliverables:

A critical review of Malaria program in Mozambique, outlining achievements, weaknesses, strengths and opportunities according to contexts, needs, policy and resource availability.

Consensus agreed drafts of:

•        National Malaria Strategic Plan

•        Three year business plan

•        One year action plan

•        National M&E Plan

A final report with a set of recommendations for MACEPA (Strategic, financial and human resource) in order to effectively provide support to the implementation of the annual action plan

Job qualifications : Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum:

•        Post-graduate degree in Public Health, Health Systems Research, Health Management Planning and Policy, demography, epidemiology or a related field.

•        3-5 years work experience in malaria program design, planning, and strategy & policy development in resource poor settings.

•        Knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluation of public health programs in developing countries.

•        Program management and budgeting skills

•        Diplomacy. Strong negotiation and organizational skills.

•        Ability to work under tight deadlines and in cross cultural environments

•        Good communication, writing and presentation skills

•        Fluency in spoken and written Portuguese and English.

Nationality : open to all nationalities

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Contractual job

Deadline for submission of applications : June 12, 2009

Submit applications to : Health Alliance International at this email address hrhai@u.washington.edu   

Instructions to applicants : To Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a CV to hrhai@u.washington.edu by June 12, 2009. Please include the position title in the subject line. 

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.

International Advisor (Level  IV) in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods +b

Posted by: Katarina Copova

Name of company or organization : SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV Cameroon, Duty station: Bamenda, North West Province

SNV-Cameroon provides capacity strengthening to local organisations (private, public or NGO) engaged in work for poverty reduction. In particular, we seek impact in: improvement of revenues, employment and production; better access to basic services (Water & Sanitation and Primary Health Care). In all our work, special attention is given to issues of governance, gender and inclusion. Our Advisors combine technical competencies with the ability to facilitate change.

SNV-Cameroon seeks to influence a positive and lasting improvement of poor people’s livelihoods through the development of market value chains in Timber and Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock & bi-products.

SNV-Cameroon is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of International Experienced Advisor in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods. Experience with various environments and experience / interest in the inclusive business approach is an asset. The successful candidate will play a significant policy analysis role and provide support to local actors in key cross cutting approaches and issues.

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the Experienced Advisor Value Chain Development for Livelihoods are:

•        Developing tools and methods aiming at improving contribution livelihoods in pastoral livestock and non-timber Forest products.

•        Identifying products contributing to increasing income;

•        Improving efficiency of SNV operation in Cameroon in the field of income generation and new jobs creation.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

•        Implement SNV-Cameroon Strategy in contributing to value chain analysis and development with significant impact in livelihoods improvement in selected sub-sectors: Pastoral livestock, Community forestry and second Transformation of timber and Non Timber Forest Products. 

•        Identify key stakeholders, actors and Local Capacity Builders (LCB) in the value chains and support initiatives to establish market linkages, networks and partnerships between them

•        Identify the areas of support that would maximize local value added and creation of income and employment opportunities

•        Identify areas with Inclusive Business potential through identification and support to initiatives to establish market linkages, networks and win-win partnerships between small local stakeholders and large or international business

•        Ensure updated information about trends, market developments and market requirements (regulations, quality standards, trade conditions) in sub-sectors

•        Identify leverage points and design intervention strategies for value chains development including the enabling environment. Support the actors/stakeholders in the selected value chains through participatory processes and by providing advisory services

•        Establish networks and where possible collaborative partnerships with similar and complementary initiatives, undertaken by other organizations, institutions or programs

•        Contribute to the SNV team to further develop and fine-tune the value chain development concept, give strategic direction to the scaling up of the program activities, give technical backstopping and guidance to the SNV-Cameroon teams, provide on-the-job support and coaching of Advisors and LCB on the above mentioned issues

Outputs:

The adviser is expected to deliver the following main outputs:

•        Drafting key case studies showing used tools and achieved results

•        Drafting documents building up results on improving livelihoods.

Job qualifications : REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

•        Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (rural development, economics, etc.);

•        Work experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa;

•        Proven track record of working in pro-poor growth approaches taking into consideration social inclusion and gender, sustainability and governance related issues in a development context;

•        Very good analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results;

•        Excellent listening skills combined with oral and written communication skills (in both English and French);

•        Knowledge of and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, learning, alliance building and team building;

•        Broad experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, product development, organisational learning, change processes, and strategy formulation;

•        Good team player, pragmatic and patient negotiator with solution orientated approach.

Languages: 

•        Fluent in French (essential)

•        Very good knowledge of oral and written English (official working language of SNV) 

•        Very good knowledge of data processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet) and other computer systems

DESCRIPTION DUTY STATION:

Name: Bamenda

Medical facilities: Good medical services in hospitals, private clinics and well-stocked pharmacies

Educational facilities: Good bilingual public and private sector facilities for primary and secondary education

Security situation: Good. Bamenda is a safe town to live in. There are hardly instances of theft and aggression

Accessibility: Good tarred roads, adequate transport facilities. Yaounde and Douala can both be reached in five hours

Communication: Internet, Satellite phone, Telephone, State and Private media (TV, Radio and Press)

CONTRACT DURATION: 3 years, with the possibility of renewal

DESIRED APPOINTMENT DATE: As soon as possible

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : 21 June 2009

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

Instructions to applicants : HOW TO APPLY:

Please send your application letter and CV in English along with indication of recent salary and benefit package to cmbeng@snvworld.org (att. Carine Mbeng / HR Officer), before 21 June 2009 with reference number CM 3725. Cameroon Home Country nationals and natives are requested not to apply.

We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.

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 Advisor (Level III) In Primary Health Care, Public Health Financing and Governance +b

Posted by: Katarina Copova

Name of company or organization : SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV Cameroon, Duty station: Maroua, Extreme North Province

SNV-Cameroon provides capacity strengthening to local organisations (private, public or NGO) engaged in work for poverty reduction. In particular, we seek impact in: improvement of revenues, employment and production; better access to basic services (Water & Sanitation and Primary Health Care). In all our work, special attention is given to issues of governance, gender and inclusion. Our Advisors combine technical competencies with the ability to facilitate change.

SNV-Cameroon seeks to influence a positive and lasting improvement of poor people’s livelihoods through the development of market value chains in Timber and Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock & bi-products.

SNV-Cameroon is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of International Senior Advisor in Primary Health Care / Health Financing and Governance. Experience with various environments and experience / interest in the inclusive business approach is an asset. The successful candidate will play a significant national advisory role as Health Thematic Leader (30% of time) as well as provide technical advice and support to local actors, District Health teams and mutual health organisations (in collaboration with local councils) for improved interaction of service users and providers, more efficient planning and service governance for overall improved quality and equity of health services in the far north region.    

Objective:

The main objectives of the Senior Advisor in Primary Health Care are:

•        To improve equity in access to public health, especially in relation to financing mechanisms to ensure such equity.

•        To coordinate the knowledge development in the sub sector and ensure high quality of advisory services

MAJOR ACTIVITIES:

•        Provide thematic leadership to the health financing work of the Cameroon country programme

•        Support team and partners’ knowledge of public health policies and their various levels of implementation and progress;

•        Reinforce local actors’ capacities so as to enable and monitor progress towards the MDG health goals;

•        Reinforce health districts’ capacities to improve, sustain and monitor progress in terms of quality, accessibility and efficiency of health services;

•        Support organisations and local actors to get a better understanding of micro and macro economic issues affecting health services in the Extreme North region;

•        Help develop and reinforce effective and result orientated partnerships and sharing of knowledge between relevant actors;

•        Participates in knowledge development/ expertise groups and in external and internal networks;

•        Develop / reinforce health service providers’ capacities to develop and engage in a regular and constructive dialogue with health users with a view of making services more relevant to the latter;

•        Reinforce capacities of public services and partners for more equity in access to health services and to measure progress towards such equity;

•        Coaching of peers;

•        Ensure smooth meso and macro relationships among actors.

Outputs

The adviser is expected to deliver the following main outputs:

•        Various governance tolls are in place to support the voice of health service users but also the voice of those who cannot use the services because of inability to pay. This new tools are related to efficiency, rules of law, accountability, transparency, participation and equity.

•        In 8 Health Districts Areas (in two to three provinces), health management committees (at district and at provincial level) are working in a more effective manner in participating to the health service management and controlling the use of health resources.

•        Drafting key case studies showing used tools and achieved results

Job qualifications : Qualifications: 

•        Master’s degree in Public Health (or equivalent) in a relevant field (epidemiology, etc.)

•        Work experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa;

•        Proven track record of working with pro-poor approaches, social inclusion and gender, sustainability and governance related issues in a development context;

•        Knowledge of and experience with the functioning of decentralization and transfer of competences in the field of Primary Health Care;

•        Excellent analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results;

•        Excellent oral and written communication skills;

•        Knowledge of and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, learning, alliance building and team building;

•        Broad experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, product development, organisational learning, change processes, and strategy formulation;

•        Good team player, pragmatic and patient negotiator with solution orientated approach.

Languages: 

•        Fluent in French (essential)

•        Good knowledge of English (official language of work of the SNV) 

•        Very good knowledge of data processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet)

Description duty station:

Name: Maroua

Medical facilities: Good medical services in hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies

Educational facilities: Good French international. Fairly good quality national schools

Security situation: Good. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of safety measures is necessary

Accessibility: Regular flights, reasonable to good roads, adequate transport facilities

Communication: Internet, Satellite phone, Telephone, State and Private media (TV, Radio and Press)

Contract duration: 3 years, with the possibility of renewal

Desired start date: As soon as possible

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : 21 June 2009

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

Instructions to applicants : HOW TO APPLY:

Please send your application letter and CV in English along with indication of recent salary and benefit package to cmbeng@snvworld.org (att. Carine Mbeng / HR Officer), before 21 June 2009 with reference number CM 3732. Cameroon Home Country nationals and natives are requested not to apply.

We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.

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 Advisor in Pastoral Livestock +b

Posted by: Katarina Copova

Name of company or organization : SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV-Cameroon, (Duty station: Maroua, Extreme North Province)

SNV-Cameroon provides capacity strengthening to local organisations (private, public or NGO) engaged in work for poverty reduction. In particular, we seek impact in: improvement of revenues, employment and production; better access to basic services (Water & Sanitation and Primary Health Care). In all our work, special attention is given to issues of governance, gender and inclusion. Our Advisors combine technical competencies with the ability to facilitate change.

SNV-Cameroon seeks to influence a positive and lasting improvement of poor people’s livelihoods through the development of market value chains in Timber and Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock & bi-products.

SNV-Cameroon is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of International Senior Advisor in Pastoral livestock. The successful candidate will play a significant national policy role as Thematic Leader (30% of time) in the sector. S/he will also provide technical advice and support to a range of local actors that need support in advocating for a more enabling environment but also for the development of pastoral livestock products, in particular milk into the national value chains. The advisor will need to ensure regular interaction with local communities and pastoral groups of various ethnic origins, with local administrations and various service providers. S/he will be able to facilitate improved interaction of actors (with often very different interests) for more efficient planning and governance for overall improved quality equity and social inclusion of local communities in the Province.    

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the Senior Advisor in Pastoral livestock are:

•        To help local actors to manage and secure pastoral area in supporting partnership and functioning network on pastoral livestock issues;

•        To support local actors in order to analyze the impact of decisions on environment in the field of pasture lands;

•        To reinforce the capacities of local actors to plan their actions particularly in using the results provided by the Geographical Information System software.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

•        Provide thematic leadership in pastoral livestock issues in the Cameroon country programme;

•        Support team and partners’ knowledge of pastoral livestock and their various levels of implementation and progress;

•        Reinforce local actors’ capacities so as to enable and monitor progress towards poverty reduction and improved governance;

•        Support organisations and local actors to get a better understanding of micro and macro economic issues affecting populations in the Extreme North Province;

•        Help develop and reinforce effective and result orientated partnerships and sharing of knowledge between relevant actors;

•        Participates in knowledge development/ expertise groups and in external and internal networks;

•        Work in close collaboration with value chain and livelihoods Advisors to support pastoral communities engage – in a win-win collaboration – in the milk product value chain;

•        Develop / reinforce pastoral service providers’ capacities to develop and engage in a regular and constructive dialogue with pastoral livestock users with a view of making services more relevant to the latter;

•        Reinforce capacities of public services and partners for more equity in access to pastoral livestock and to measure progress towards such equity.

Outputs

The adviser is expected to deliver the following main outputs:

•        A visible and useful participation to the definition of a national policy in the field of regulations of pastoral activities (in particular, new Cameroonian Pastoral Law and development of the milk industry);

•        As thematic leader (or country focal point) in the field of pastoral livestock, he/she will draft documents on building up results in this domain.

•        National advisers are coached and other advisers are informed of the achieved results.

•        Drafting key case studies showing used tools and achieved results.

Job qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS:

•        Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (agricultural engineer specialized in livestock or zootechnics or Doctor Vet. or in rural development, economics, sociology, etc.

•        Work experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa;

•        Proven track record in working successfully on pastoral livestock issues;

•        Mastering word processing, PowerPoint, and data base software;

•        Excellent understanding of and sensitivity to power relations and ethnicity issues that come in the way of work for strengthened collaboration of various actors for improved governance;

•        Knowledge of and experience with the functioning of government/public sector, private sector and civil society organisations, including private public partnerships;

•        Excellent analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results (knowledge of Geographical Information System software would be a must);

•        Excellent listening skills combined with oral and written communication skills (in both English and French);

•        Knowledge of and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, organizational learning, change processes, and strategy formulation and team building;

•        Broad experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, product development, regulations and natural resource management, decentralization/local governance processes;

•        Good team player, pragmatic and patient negotiator with solution orientated approach.

DESCRIPTION DUTY STATION:

Name: Maroua

Medical facilities: Good medical services in hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies

Educational facilities: Good French international. Fairly good quality national schools

Security situation: Good. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of safety measures is necessary

Accessibility: Regular flights, reasonable to good roads, adequate transport facilities

Communication: Internet, Satellite phone, Telephone, State and Private media (TV, Radio and Press)

Contract duration: 3 years, with the possibility of renewal

Desired start date: As soon as possible

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : 21 June 2009

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

Instructions to applicants : HOW TO APPLY:

Please send your application letter and CV in English along with indication of recent salary and benefit package to cmbeng@snvworld.org (att. Carine Mbeng / HR Officer), before 21 June 2009 with reference number CM 4136. Cameroon Home Country nationals and natives are requested not to apply.

We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.

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 Advisor (Level III) in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods +b

Posted by: Katarina Copova

 

Name of company or organization : SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV Cameroon, Duty station: Yaoundé  

SNV-Cameroon provides capacity strengthening to local organisations (private, public or NGO) engaged in work for poverty reduction. In particular, we seek impact in: improvement of revenues, employment and production; better access to basic services (Water & Sanitation and Primary Health Care). In all our work, special attention is given to issues of governance, gender and inclusion. Our Advisors combine technical competencies with the ability to facilitate change.

SNV-Cameroon seeks to influence a positive and lasting improvement of poor people’s livelihoods through the development of market value chains in Timber and Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock & bi-products.

SNV-Cameroon is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of International Senior Advisor in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods. Experience with various environments and experience / interest in the inclusive business approach is an asset. The successful candidate will play a significant national policy analysis role and provide support to local actors in key cross cutting approaches and issues.

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the Senior Advisor in Value Chain Development for Livelihoods are:

•        Developing tools and methods aiming at improving contribution livelihoods in pastoral livestock and non-timber Forest products;

•        Identifying products contributing to increasing income;

•        Improving efficiency of SNV operation in Cameroon in the field of income generation and new jobs creation.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

•        Implement SNV-Cameroon Strategy in contributing to value chain analysis and development with significant impact in livelihoods improvement in selected sub-sectors: Pastoral livestock, Community forestry and second Transformation of timber and Non Timber Forest Products.

•        Identify key stakeholders, actors and Local Capacity Builders (LCB) in the value chains and support initiatives to establish market linkages, networks and partnerships between them

•        Identify the areas of support that would maximise local value added and creation of income and employment opportunities

•        Identify areas with Inclusive Business potential through identification and support to initiatives to establish market linkages, networks and win-win partnerships between small local stakeholders and large or international business

•        Ensure updated information about trends, market developments and market requirements (regulations, quality standards, trade conditions) in sub-sectors

•        Identify leverage points and design intervention strategies for value chains development including the enabling environment. Support the actors/stakeholders in the selected value chains through participatory processes and by providing advisory services

•        Establish networks and where possible collaborative partnerships with similar and complementary initiatives, undertaken by other organizations, institutions or programs

•        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 program activities, give technical backstopping and guidance to the SNV-Cameroon teams, provide on-the-job support and coaching of Advisors and LCB on the above mentioned issues

Outputs:

The adviser is expected to deliver the following main outputs:

•        Drafting key case studies showing used tools and achieved results

•        Drafting documents building up results on improving livelihoods.

Job qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS:

•        Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (rural development, economics, etc.) 

•        Work experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa;

•        Proven track record of working in pro-poor growth approaches taking into consideration social inclusion and gender, sustainability and governance related issues in a development context;

•        Excellent analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results;

•        Excellent listening skills combined with oral and written communication skills (in both English and French);

•        Knowledge of and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, learning, alliance building and team building;

•        Broad experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, product development, organisational learning, change processes, and strategy formulation;

•        Good team player, pragmatic and patient negotiator with solution orientated approach.

Languages: 

•        Fluent in French (essential)

•        Excellent knowledge of oral and written English (official working language of SNV) 

•        Excellent knowledge of data processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet) and other computer systems

DESCRIPTION OF DUTY STATION:

Name: Yaoundé

Medical facilities: Good medical services in hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies

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

Security situation: Good. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of safety measures is necessary

Accessibility: Daily international flights, reasonable to good roads, adequate transport facilities

Communication: Internet, Satellite phone, Telephone, State and Private media (TV, Radio and Press)

Contract duration: 3 years, with the possibility of renewal

Desired start date: As soon as possible

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : 21 June 2009

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

Instructions to applicants : HOW TO APPLY:

Please send your application letter and CV in English along with indication of recent salary and benefit package to cmbeng@snvworld.org (att. Carine Mbeng / HR Officer), before 21 June 2009 with reference number CM 6543. Cameroon Home Country nationals and natives are requested not to apply.

We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.

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 Advisor (Level III) in Forestry Management and Governance
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Posted by: Katarina Copova

 

Name of company or organization : SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Place of Assignment :  Cameroon  

Job description : SNV Cameroon, Duty station: Yaoundé is looking for a:

SNV-Cameroon provides capacity strengthening to local organisations (private, public or NGO) engaged in work for poverty reduction. In particular, we seek impact in: improvement of revenues, employment and production; better access to basic services (Water & Sanitation and Primary Health Care). In all our work, special attention is given to issues of governance, gender and inclusion. Our Advisors combine technical competencies with the ability to facilitate change.

SNV-Cameroon seeks to influence a positive and lasting improvement of poor people’s livelihoods through the development of market value chains in Timber and Non Timber Forest Products and pastoral livestock & bi-products.

SNV-Cameroon is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of International Senior Advisor in Forestry Management and Governance. Experience with various environments and experience / interest in the inclusive business approach is an asset. The successful candidate will play a significant national policy analysis role and provide support to the other teams in key cross cutting approaches and issues.  S/he will also provide advisory services to national clients.

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the Senior Advisor in Forestry Management and Governance are:

•        To implement the SNV strategy 2010-2012 in the forestry sector;

•        To draw up SNV strategy 2013-2015 in the forestry sector;

•        To make sure that the SNV operations in the forestry sector are coherent (thematic leadership).

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

•        Implement SNV-Cameroon Strategy in contributing to Timber and Non Timber Forest Products with significant impact in governance and pro-poor issues: Community forestry, second transformation of timber and NTFP 

•        Identify key stakeholders, actors and Local Capacity Builders (LCB) in forestry and support initiatives to establish effective and result orientated linkages, networks and partnerships between them

•        Identify areas with inclusive business potential through establishment and support to initiatives in market linkages, networks and win-win partnerships between small local stakeholders and large or international business

•        Identify leverage points and design intervention strategies for sustainable forest management including the enabling environment. Support the actors/stakeholders through participatory processes and advisory services

•        Identify the areas of support that would maximise local value added and creation of income and employment opportunities

•        Reinforce local actors’ capacities so as to enable and monitor progress towards poverty reduction and improved governance

•        Ensure updated information about trends, market developments and requirements (laws, regulations, programs, policies, quality standards, trade conditions) in sub-sectors

•        Establish networks and where possible collaborative partnerships with similar and complementary initiatives, undertaken by other organizations, institutions or programs

•        Take the lead within the SNV team to further develop and fine-tune forestry management and governance, give strategic direction to the scaling up of the program activities, give technical backstopping and guidance to the SNV-Cameroon teams, provide on-the-job support and coaching of Advisors and LCB on the above mentioned issues.

Outputs:

The adviser is expected to deliver the following main outputs:

•        Drafting key case studies showing used tools and achieved results;

•        Writing a monitoring report on Action Plan 2010-2012;

•        Drafting a mini strategy for forestry sector 2013-2015;

•        Drafting documents building up results on SNV strategy in the forestry sector from 2007 to 2012.

Job qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS: 

•        Agricultural or Forestry Engineer or equivalent master’s degree;

•        Work experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant working experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa;

•        Knowledge in forestry and sustainable forest management including community forestry, forest certification, climate change, Carbone market issues, etc.

•        Proven track record of working in pro-poor growth approaches taking into consideration social inclusion and gender, sustainability and governance related issues in a development context

•        Excellent analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results

•        Excellent listening skills combined with oral and written communication skills (in both English and French)

•        Knowledge of and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, learning, alliance building and team building

•        Broad experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, product development, organisational learning, change processes, and strategy formulation

•        Good team player, pragmatic and patient negotiator with solution orientated approach

Languages: 

•        Fluent in French (essential)

•        Excellent knowledge of oral and written English (official working language of SNV) 

•        Excellent knowledge of data processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet) and other computer systems

DESCRIPTION OF DUTY STATION:

Name: Yaoundé

Medical facilities: Good medical services in hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies

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

Security situation: Good. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of safety measures is necessary

Accessibility: Daily international flights, reasonable to good roads, adequate transport facilities

Communication: Internet, Satellite phone, Telephone, State and Private media (TV, Radio and Press)

Contract duration: 3 years, with the possibility of renewal

Desired start date: As soon as possible

Education : Masters degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

 

Start-up date : ASAP

Deadline for submission of applications : 21 June 2009

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

Instructions to applicants : HOW TO APPLY:

Please send your application letter and CV in English along with indication of recent salary and benefit package to cmbeng@snvworld.org (att. Carine Mbeng / HR Officer), before 21 June 2009 with reference number CM 6748. Cameroon Home Country nationals and natives are requested not to apply.

We do not appreciate any commercial mediation based on this advertisement.

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.