Job Vacancy Associate PSFR Officer, Thursday 1st, December 2011

The incumbent is responsible for the implementation of the Individual Giving (IG) programme in PSFR Italy and making recommendations for strategy and planning of activities. The incumbent would supervise the PSFR Individual Giving team in Italy, under the direction of the PSFR Officer and with technical support and inputs from the International PSFR team at HQ and in London.

Additionally it should be noted that the incumbent's role is also to provide support and guidance as well as budget advice for small-scale PSFR activities for individual giving in Greece (and possibly in Portugal and other countries of the Rome Region in the near future).

Under the guidance of the supervisor, the Associate PSFR Officer (Individual Giving) will also manage relations with partners, media, contractors and suppliers for PSFR programmes and supervise the Indivdual Giving team in their contact with external partners.

How to apply: 

For details on how to apply for this vacancy, please consult the UNHCR website at www.unhcr.org. – Employment -Career Opportunities – International Professional Category.

UNHCR aims for workforce diversity. Women are encouraged to apply for positions

Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 January 2012

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New Job Vacancy, Monitoring Coordinator, Thursday 1st, December 2011

Monitoring Coordinator, Karachi, Pakistan

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. In 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., becoming part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:
In June 2011, MSI was awarded the Independent Monitoring and Evaluation Contract (IMEC). On this five-year support services project, MSI is providing monitoring, evaluation, and data verification services to the USAID’s Program Office and Technical Teams on all of its projects throughout Pakistan. The goal is to assess whether USAID resources are well-spent and achieving desired results and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the administration of programs, regardless of the implementation mechanism. IMEC is headquartered in Islamabad, and is establishing small offices in Peshawar and Karachi.

Position Summary: Under the guidance of the Senor Program Advisor and the Regional Relationship Manager, Monitoring Coordinators are responsible for managing, coordinating, and implementing discrete monitoring and evaluation activities of USAID-funded programs and projects. This includes designing assignments, managing and implementing fieldwork (e.g., key informant interviews, focus groups, rapid surveys), data quality assurance, analysis and report writing. Through observation and simple analysis of reported data, the Monitoring Coordinators will identify and convey concerns they have about performance or reporting to IMEC staff and USAID.

Monitoring Coordinators are the primary point of contact between USAID’s partners and IMEC in a given technical area or region. They will work closely with other staff members, including IMEC Relationship Managers who are the primary liaisons between USAID’s Technical Teams (e.g., health, education, agriculture) and the project. Monitoring Coordinators are required to develop an in-depth understanding of assigned USAID programs and projects. They will work closely USAID’s partners and key stakeholders to identify where activities are occurring and the relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries for obtaining data related to monitoring assignments.

** Please note that this position is based in Karachi. Only local citizens are eligible to apply.**

Responsibilities: • Under the guidance of Senior Program Advisor and Regional Relationships Manager, Monitoring Coordinators will work alongside Relationship Managers allocated to specific USAID programs/ sectors; • Ongoing review of program documents related to assigned USAID programs;
• Work with the Regional Relationship Manager and other IMEC staff for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring and comparing it to targets; • Assist in the development of data collection plans, data collection instruments and schedules;
• Collect and collate project data; • Undertake primary data collection, including interviews and focus groups;

• Manage data collection efforts of sub-contractors, including ensuring the adequacy of data collection instruments, feasibility of data collection plan, timely collection of data (including surveys), and quality of data collected; and • Together with IMEC staff analyze the field data, as required, and develop draft monitoring reports in English for submission to USAID.

Qualifications: • At least a Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, development, economics, statistics or related field; • A minimum 5 years of work experience in a relevant professional field; • Demonstrated experience in data collection using qualitative methodologies; • Experience in working with different types of organizations; • Ability to multi-task and work under intense deadlines; • Excellent English communication skills (writing and speaking); • Fluency in Urdu is required; knowledge of regional languages a plus; and • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software

S/he must have: • Good understanding of monitoring processes for development projects, with a focus on participatory processes, joint management, and gender issues; • Willingness to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders; and • Leadership qualities, personnel and team management (including mediation and conflict resolution);

Desirable: • Knowledge and understanding of USAID development programs, its partners and monitoring processes; and • Experience managing or conducting surveys

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

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

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

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Hot Job Vacancy, Corporate Relations Officer, Thursday 1st, December 2011

The incumbent reports to the P4 Senior Fundraising Officer who manages the Corporate Partnerships Unit, one of the units within PSFR’s Leadership Giving section. The primary responsibilities of the Corporate Relations Officer are to; i) manage UNHCR’s relationship with an assigned group of international corporate accounts, ensuring that the relationship develops so that partnership and income generation goals are met and ii) act as the Focal Point in the Unit for support to the PSFR Network for training related to delivery of the PSFR Corporate Partnerships Strategy.

Collaboration within the wider PSFR Team is essential to the success of UNHCR’s PSFR strategy and therefore the post holder must establish collaborative working relationships both internally with key staff across the organisation and externally with donors, volunteers and other key stakeholders. Work relationships and contacts: External: - Corporate leaders and their representatives. - Suppliers, consultants, agencies and freelance advisors. Internal: - The wider PSFR Team with special focus on the Regional Leadership Giving staff to support delivery of the PSFR department strategy. - The Thematic Project & Proposal Development Unit for proposals and reporting.

How to apply: 

For details on how to apply for this vacancy, please consult the UNHCR website at www.unhcr.org. – Employment -Career Opportunities – International Professional Category.

UNHCR aims for workforce diversity. Women are encouraged to apply for positions

Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 January 2012

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Vacancies, Staff Welfare Officer/ Social Worker, Teusday 29th, November 2011

The incumbent is a part of the Staff Welfare team whose mandate is to develop and implement a range of psychosocial strategies aiming to address the psychosocial well-being and welfare of UNHCR personnel worldwide. The role of the Staff Welfare Officer/Social Worker is to: a. ensure that the social aspect of the psychosocial well-being is well covered at the individual and policy/strategy level of the Staff Welfare Section's work. b. provide counselling and facilitate social action for UNHCR employees and their family members.

In order to ensure good case management, the Staff Welfare Officer/Social Worker should develop close contacts with different parts of UNHCR, such as Personnel Administration and Payroll Section (PAPS), Legal Affaires Section (LAS), Medical Service, Staff Council (SC), Ombudsman, Field Safety Section (FSS), Emergency Preparedness and Response Section (EPRS), Inspector General's Office (IGO), etc.

The Staff Welfare Officer/Social Worker works on the basis of the professional code of ethics, within which professional integrity and confidentiality are amongst the highest requirements.

Establish and maintain good contacts with the UN bodies (Mutual Insurance, Association of Retirees, Sickness Insurance etc.) in order to be up to date with their social policies as well as to alert UNHCR when such policies have a specific interest for UNHCR staff.

Maintain regular contacts with the Swiss Cantonal Authorities (Swiss Mission, Office Cantonal de la Population, etc.) as well as the relevant French authorities in order to maintain up to date knowledge about their policies related to the UNHCR staff legal status in Switzerland and France (domestic helpers, extended families residence status, humanitarian cases, retirement rights).

Regularly keep in contact with the professional associations in the area of social work and psychosocial care for the staff to maintain up to date knowledge and skills in this discipline.

The Staff Welfare Officer/Social Worker is a member of the Network of the UN system Staff/Stress Counsellors, which gathers counsellors of other UN agencies. Networking within this circle, professional exchange and mutual support is strongly encouraged. The Staff Welfare Officer/Social Worker may occasionally be required, in coordination with the Chief, Staff Welfare Section, to provide support to the humanitarian staff of other UN agencies/NGOs.

How to apply: 

For details on how to apply for this vacancy, please consult the UNHCR website at www.unhcr.org. – Employment -Career Opportunities – International Professional Category.

UNHCR aims for workforce diversity. Women are encouraged to apply for positions

Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 January 2012

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Senior Specialist, Food and Commodities, Teusday 29th, November 2011

Save the Children Summary The Senior Specialist will be deployed to disaster areas to provide technical assistance to Country Offices in the early stages of an emergency response. The Snr. Specialist will put in place a logistics plan manage logistics staff, vehicles, assets and stocks. Deployment will be 60% of the time. In addition, when in Washington DC, the Senior Specialist will provide support to country offices and work with the Dept. of Humanitarian Response (DHR) team to improve and standardize systems and improve the logistics capacity of field staff. The Snr. Specialist will work closely with the Commodity Management Unit, and assist in establishing supply chain management. Responsibilities • Ensure appropriate logistics procedures are put in place throughout the emergency response • Develop procurement plan and supply chain strategy for procurement, transportation and distribution of program supplies including Food and Non Food Items; monitor budgets • Maintain emergency stock warehouses; monitor storage; ensure all program assets are logged and tracked according to SC procedures • Ensure management of vehicle fleets • Manage emergency program communication systems • Liaise with external actors: Logistics and supply departments, UN agencies, Government clusters • Liaise with finance and grants, ensure donor accountability, produce expenditure reports • When not deployed, work to improve logistics systems and country office capacity Requirements • Five Years' international experience in humanitarian logistics at Country Logistics Manager level • Bachelors degree • International experience in supply chain management in sudden onset emergency and/or complex environments • International experience coordinating humanitarian logistics with multiple external agencies or clusters • Experience in proposal development, budget planning, and experience with international emergency donors governing supply chain, stocks and assets • Experience with vehicle management- including motorbikes, trucks and generators • Experience with set up and use of HF and VHF radio systems, satellite phones and internet, communication procedures • Experience with aid distribution • Proven experience building capacity of logistics staff through use of training and performance management frameworks for example • Experience working in insecure environments, developing evacuation plans, implementing security plans where relevant to logistics management • Team player, Strong IT skills, fluency in written and spoken English • Able to be deployed 60% of the time to emergency situations Employee Type full time Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In 2010, we improved the lives of over 64 million children in need in the United States and around the world. Our goal is to reach more than 74 million children annually by the year 2012. Join our dedicated and diverse staff committed to improving the well-being of children.

Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

How to apply: 

http://www.savethechildren.org

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International Humanitarian Law Intern Vacancy, Teusday 29th, November 2011

Job description: International Humanitarian Law Intern- NHQ16810

We are looking for an intern (paid) to work with the international humanitarian law (IHL) team to support our education programs, including our current work in schools and colleges. The intern will work as part of a small team where he/she will gain hands on experience working with our Exploring Humanitarian Law (www.redcross.org/ehl) and International Humanitarian Law programs.

An interest in marketing and promotion, social media, communications and development is essential. Our interns work as integral members of our team and carry out professional level work in a supervised atmosphere.

Responsibilities include supporting the team’s EHL outreach and promotion activities, including preparing talking points to support chapters’ EHL efforts and their contacts with educators and schools, drafting articles and short updates for the EHL newsletter and/or educational publications, compiling monthly updates for our network of IHL instructors, supporting the team’s participation at local conferences and the organization of IHL and EHL trainings at NHQ, assisting with the collection of best practices and performing follow-up activities to strengthen our EHL and IHL network and to gather information for monitoring and reporting purposes.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Advanced undergraduate or graduate student in marketing, social marketing, communications, political science or international relations; • Must have strong written communication skills and experience with marketing and promotion; computer skills, including familiarity with the Web and social media tools; • Strong interest in international issues and in IHL; • Must be responsible, mature, able to work independently, high organized, detail-oriented, able to handle multiple tasks at the same time and work under deadline pressure; • Willingness to do background research and perform general office duties, as required. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

How to apply: 

www.americanredcross.apply2jobs.com Req number: NHQ16810

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Job Vacancy, Special Community Service Worker, Teusday 29th, November 2011

The IRC has a rich history of assisting refugees to apply for U.S. resettlement, from its founding in 1933 to help vulnerable individuals escape Nazi-occupied Europe, to pioneering the Joint Voluntary Agency which assisted Indochinese refugees for 22 years, to operations in Croatia, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Over the years, IRC has processed some half million refugees worldwide for U.S. resettlement.

Based in Bangkok with four field offices in Thailand and Malaysia, the IRC Resettlement Support Center (IRC-RSC) assists persons throughout East Asia seeking permanent resettlement in the United States. Operating in fifteen countries, the RSC prepares refugee applications for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, provides information to resettlement agencies about arriving refugees and offers cultural orientation training to those refugees bound for the U.S.

SCOPE: The Special Community Service Worker will act as a liaison between a specialized caseload and all partners involved with the United States Refugee Admissions Program. This high profile caseload requires services that fall outside the regular processing activities of the RSC. All services must be provided in a professional and objective manner that reinforces clear boundaries, roles and responsibilities both for the RSC worker and the refugee. This position reports to the Deputy Casework Coordinator.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide interpretation, translation and follow-up for refugee processing activities in Thailand and throughout East Asia • Liaise with US and other country Embassy officials • Coordinate with IOM to resolve lodging, medical and departure issues for refugees • Orient refugees on house rules, emergency medical services, and other pertinent information • Liaise with personnel at shelter locations to resolve issues and provide processing information to refugees • Ensure that refugees evidence ability to access emergency care when necessary • Assist with hospital transport and interpretation in emergency situations where no alternative is available • Maintain a contact log for all refugee interactions, including visits, problems and resolutions • Manage and maintain a bi-weekly report of the special caseload for external reporting purposes • Provide weekly updates to Deputy Casework Coordinator • Prescreen, and process cases inside the Immigration Detention Center • Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS: • University degree • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including reports writing and record keeping • Fluency in English and Korean (read, write and speak) • Ability to provide services in a sensitive but professional and objective manner • Proven experience and success in working with a multi-cultural staff, ability to work successfully in both a team environment and independently • Proficient in PC use, Microsoft office, email and Internet

Specific Security Situation/Housing: Unaccompanied

How to apply: 

Please apply at http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7554

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Director of Global Programmes for the Fred Hollows Foundation, Friday 18, November 2011

Background: the Fred Hollows Foundation is one of Australia’s leading international development NGOs and specialises in blindness prevention and Australian indigenous health. The Foundation’s expanding international programmes reach across the Asia/Pacific region and parts of Africa. During 2010 the Foundation with its local partners performed 1.3 million eye screenings, delivered 194,903 eye operations and treatments, trained nearly 13,000 medical and support staff, and provided A$3.5m worth of specialist equipment.

The Job: The Director of Global Programmes provides leadership for the international programme team and has overall management responsibility for around 110 staff members. The Director of Global Programmes reports to the Foundation’s CEO and is a member of the senior management team.

The Director of Global Programmes will be a highly experienced international programme manager with professional experience of many of the regions where the Foundation and its partners work. Although the Foundation’s international work is in eye health, candidates with experience of the wider international public health sector would be welcome, as would more generalist development programme managers. Significant experience of working with international aid donors (AusAID, USAID, DFID etc), designing, submitting and managing aid funded programmes is essential.

Candidates will have robust but flexible interpersonal and cross-cultural leadership skills, and strong track records of delivering clear and measurable results. They are likely to have held senior programme management roles with international NGOs and/or other international development agencies.

How to apply: 

For further information on how to apply, please visit - http://www.oxfordhr.co.uk/index.php?pg=43&job=154

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