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There are 7 messages in this issue:

Message 1 - Two Evaluators for Evaluation of the Health and Education Reconciliation Program +b

Message 2 - Water Sanitation Advisor, Angola +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
+ b

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Two Evaluators for Evaluation of the Health and Education Reconciliation Program +b

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

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  Sudan  

Job description : 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: 

MSI was recently awarded a three-year contract with USAID/Sudan. The Services Under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking (SUPPORT) program is responsible for executing functions associated with the Mission’s Program and Communications offices. As a part of the SUPPORT program, MSI is currently establishing an office compound suitable for USAID and partner meetings in Southern Sudan, hiring technical and support staff and facilitating VIP visits. For more information on our Sudan project please follow this link: http://www.msiworldwide.com/index.cfm?msiweb=project&p_id=150.

Position Summary:

The two evaluators will lead a mid-term collaborative evaluation team of Health and Education Reconciliation Program in Sudan. One of the evaluators will serve as the overall Evaluation Team Leader. The purpose of this formative mid-term evaluation is to help USAID, GoSS, and CAII learn from experience to date and consider what can be done to improve the chances of success in the remaining time of the project.  The consultants will work very closely with the USAID, GoSS, and CAII representatives. This is a short-term technical assignment. The duration of the project is estimated to be approximately four weeks in the field.

Responsibilities:

•        Take the lead in conducting the evaluations, leading interviews, framing the analysis, facilitating group discussion and consensus;

•        Work under the joint direction of MSI’s Chief of Party and USAID/Sudan’s Program Office;

•        The Evaluation Team Leader will take full responsibility for managing the team, organizing its work, and ensuring quality control and delivery of the final report acceptable to USAID.

Job qualifications :

•        Strong skills in assessment and analysis of USAID community-level health and education projects (with experience assessing ABE/LINK programs preferred);

•        Extensive experience working in Africa and/or similar post-conflict environments;

•        Experience leading participatory evaluations, or at least evaluations where evaluation teams include critical stakeholders as active participants, or significant experience as a facilitator;

•        Advanced degree in evaluation, public/private management, international development, public policy, quantitative analysis, or related field;

•        Willingness to travel throughout Southern Sudan;

•        This position is a short-term assignment, starting the beginning of September 2009.

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Short-term consultant

Start-up date : September 2009

Deadline for submission of applications : July 4, 2009

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit our website: 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.

Water Sanitation Advisor, Angola +b

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

Name of company or organization : Management Systems International

Place of Assignment :  Angola  

Job description :

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 Summary: 

MSI is working on a project to provide support services to USAID/Angola.  USAID plans to implement a water project in Angola through a public-private partnership. MSI will be assisting in the development of the Program Implementation Plan and an accompanying “Request for Assistance” (RFA) procurement document.

Position Summary:

This is a short-term position (29 LOE days) with an anticipated period of performance starting late June/early July and ending mid-August.  The water sanitation specialist will work with USAID EGAT’s water advisor to develop both the implementation plan and follow-on RFA. The specialist will conduct fieldwork to gain an understanding of local conditions, review current peri-urban water and sanitation activities funded by other donors, and meet with NGOs and private sector companies who implemented the previous USAID supported water project. The specialist will coordinate with USAID’s EGAT water advisor in Angola as well as in Washington DC for the development of the implementation plan and subsequent RFA.

Responsibilities:

•        Conduct appropriate field work for the development of the implementation plan;

•        Coordinate with USAID’s EGAT water advisor in Angola and in DC;

•        Develop the implementation plan;

•        Develop an RFA which conforms to the standard format of USAID RFAs;

•        Revise the RFA following mission review;

•        Analyze results and write the draft and final report for the Mission. 

Job qualifications :

•        Demonstrated expertise and analytical capability to understand the complexities of water and sanitation programs in peri-urban settings. Experience in Southern Africa preferred;

•        At least 10 years of experience working on USAID and/or other donor planning and/or procurement documents;

•        Ability to organize field work and meetings for information gathering purposes;

•        Excellent writing skills with the ability to articulate in a straightforward manner that can be understood by the lay person as well as water and sanitation professionals;

•        Overall understanding of the USAID programming and procurement processes;

•        Portuguese-speaker preferred, but not required;

Education : Bachelors degree 

Job type :  Full-time, long-term

Start-up date : Beginning of July

Deadline for submission of applications : June 22, 2009

Instructions to applicants : To apply, please visit our website: 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.

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
+ 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 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.