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Organization: Mayan Families
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 12 May 2017

Mayan Families is a growing and vibrant registered 501.c.3 non-profit organization that provides opportunities and assistance to the indigenous and impoverished people of Guatemala through a wide variety of programs that focus on education and community development. We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the role of Shelter Program Development Coordinator/Manager to assist in the strategic planning and management of this growing arm of our organization.

The Mayan Families Shelter Program was established to improve the living standards of low-income families living in the highlands of Guatemala. We facilitate access to adequate, safe and suitable housing that will provide families with long term security. We also work alongside communities on community infrastructure projects.

This is a high-energy and dynamic role for an extremely organized person with excellent program management skills, strategic planning experience, and an interest in social housing and community infrastructure. The position title of Manager or Coordinator will be awarded depending upon the incumbent’s experience and strength of application.

Responsibilities

• Cultivating close relationships with VIP donors and act as point person for all VIP communications.
• Coordinate and facilitate donor visits to existing and prospective projects.
• Provide reports and updates on the construction status of a variety of large community infrastructure projects.
• Monitor and oversee budget tracking and expenditure for larger projects.
• Coordinate project selection and in-field supervision for volunteer groups
• Identify and approach potential new contacts with group leaders in the U.S. and Canada who may be interested in developing new construction projects.
• Identify and manage potential funding sources including grant opportunities and delivery of fundraising campaigns.
• Research, develop, and implement sustainable construction practices for optimal program efficiency and effectiveness
• Strengthen standard monitoring protocols and performance measures for monitoring and evaluating overall progress and achievements
• Management of intern recruitment, project scheduling and review.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Fluent in English and advanced Spanish
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 2 years of work experience
• Experience in Strategic Planning and Program Development
• Past experience in managing donors and/or client bases
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Proven success in cultivating excellent donor relationships.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Familiarity with database systems
• An ability to speak with confidence in public
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills especially in Excel
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experience living and working in a cross-cultural setting, preferably in Central America or with indigenous people is a plus
• Familiarity with construction practices is a plus

The successful applicant must be prepared to relocate to Panajachel, Guatemala for an initial period of 18 months.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should send cover letter and resume to: hr@mayanfamilies.org

Please put «Shelter Program Coordinator/Manager» in the subject line.

For more information please visit www.mayanfamilies.org

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 10 May 2017

Logistics and Security Specialist, Colombia Transforma,

Bogota, Colombia

Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

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Project Summary: **
Colombia Transforma is a program funded by USAID/OTI. Transforma provides strategically targeted support for sustainable peace in Colombia. The initial goal will be to improve Colombian ability to implement rapid response during the first 36 months after the signing of a peace accord.

**Please note: Only Colombian citizens are eligible for this position.

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for transport, both of people and of goods related to larger scale grant-related procurements, communications and driver management functions. The LSM assists the DCOP/O with security management, serving as the communication and intelligence hub for IPT, and overseeing all project security, including that of the PODs, Regional Teams and at project sites (in coordination with the FLOs or LSOs depending on the Phase). S/he also manages the inventory and storage of goods intended for in-kind grants and DDGS activities.

Responsibilities:

• Continually monitor and analyze security conditions in the country in general, and more specifically in the areas where the project works, via local media, security reports, and information collected from field-based staff and local partners/contacts.
• Help assess security risks that may impact staff movements and safety in different parts of the country, and communicate them in a timely manner to ensure timely decision-making and up-to-date situational awareness.
• Ensure the continued relevance and consistent implementation of Standard Operating Procedures related to the safety and security of all staff, grantees, and beneficiaries.
• Aid in the development and implementation of Security Contingency plans.
• Monitor the operational environment and provide updated risk assessments or security procedures as needed.
• Recommend and or enact changes to procedures in conjunction with the Deputy Chief of Party, when appropriate.
• Supervise and manage project drivers, ensuring adherence to safety and security protocols, tracking whereabouts of drivers and staff riding in project vehicles, and collecting field-specific security information.

Qualifications:

• A high school or technical degree is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of driving experience in short and long distance routes.
• Previous experience with security assessment, planning and implementation of procedures for a donor-funded program.
• Ability to advise and support staff in a consultative manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and organizational skills, even under pressure.
• Must be reliable, flexible and able to adapt to abrupt changes on short notice.
• Must have clean and valid driver’s license record.
• Must be medically fit to operate a vehicle, and be able to lift packages up to 25kg/55lb.
• Previous experience managing drivers preferred.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website, [www.msiworldwide.com

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Especialista de Seguridad y Logística, Colombia Transforma,

Bogotá, Colombia

Resumen del proyecto:
Colombia Transforma es un programa financiado por USAID/OTI. Transforma proporciona apoyo orientado estratégicamente para lograr una paz sostenible en Colombia. El objetivo inicial será el de mejorar la capacidad de Colombia para implementar una respuesta rápida durante los primeros 36 meses después de la firma de un acuerdo de paz.

Resumen del cargo:
El Especialista de Seguridad y Logística (LSS) apoya al Gerente de Seguridad (LSM) en la gestión de la seguridad, actuando como eje central para la comunicación y la inteligencia para Colombia Transforma y supervisando toda la seguridad del Programa, incluida la de los Equipos Regionales y la de los sitios del Programa.

*Tenga en Cuento: Esta es una posición local. Solo candidatos Colombianos serán considerados.*

Responsabilidades:

• Analizar, hacer seguimiento continuo a las condiciones de seguridad y de orden público del país en general y específicamente en las áreas donde funciona el proyecto mediante los medios locales, informes de seguridad e información recopilada del personal de campo, equipo en región y contactos locales, y hacer las recomendaciones al LSM para la operación y estrategia del Programa.
• Apoyar la evaluación de los riesgos de seguridad que puedan impactar los desplazamientos del personal y la seguridad en distintas partes del país y comunicar dichos riesgos de manera oportuna al LSM.
• Colaborar en el desarrollo y la implementación de los planes de Seguridad y Contingencia.
• Supervisar el entorno operativo, realizar matrices de riesgos y evaluaciones actualizadas y apoyar en la elaboración y actualización de procedimientos y planes de seguridad según se requiera.
• Recolectar y analizar la información de seguridad del contexto, con fin de orientar y alertar al LSM de los riesgos e injerencias en seguridad para el Programa.
• Recomendar y/o poner en marcha cambios para los procedimientos conjuntamente con el LSM, cuando sea necesario.
• Monitorear constantemente de acuerdo al procedimiento el desplazamiento en viajes del personal y de los consultores del Programa.
• Realizar acompañamientos al personal, para apoyar temas de seguridad en eventos logísticos a nivel local y nacional, según se requiera.
• Mantener actualizado el listado de contactos de personal, de acuerdo a los viajes realizados por el personal del Programa y realizar los reportes al COP, DCOP, casa matriz y LSM.
• Ser parte activa del Sistema de Gestión de Salud y Seguridad en el Trabajo, organizando y gestionando las brigadas de emergencia en las oficinas donde opera el Programa.
• Hacer desplazamientos locales y nacionales para el cumplimiento de sus funciones según se requiera y tareas que le asigne el LSM y/o DCOP.
• Aportar a la organización logística del Programa en mantener la seguridad de bienes, servicios y personas tanto en lo operativo como en la implementación de las actividades programáticas.
• Otras tareas que se le asigne el LSM o DCOP.

Requisitos:

• Se requiere mínimo estudios técnicos o profesionales en áreas de apoyo a la administración de justicia y seguridad, o carreras afines o que experiencia comprobada en análisis de información de seguridad.
• Experiencia en evaluación de seguridad, planeación e implementación de procedimientos para un Programa financiando por un donante.
• Habilidad en el manejo, interpretación y análisis de información de seguridad en contextos complejos
• Certificación de la Superintendencia de vigilancia y seguridad privada (consultor – investigador)
• Conocimiento y manejo de sistemas de seguridad electrónica.
• Capacidad para asesorar y prestar apoyo al personal de manera consultiva.
• Excelente comunicación y capacidades interpersonales, capacidades organizativas, incluso bajo presión.
• Ser confiable, flexible y capaz de adaptarse a cambios abruptos con poca antelación.

Solamente se contactarán a los candidatos que se hayan seleccionado para una entrevista. Favor de no llamar.

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Challenge The subsystems comprising Mexico’s upper secondary educational structure worked independently and without clearly defined national policies. Also lacking were adequate quality assurance mechanisms to guarantee the relevance of the education provided and to avoid excessive, ineffective, or inappropriate transfers of students between subsystems. These gaps in efficacy help explain the persistently high dropout rate (only about 60 percent of students enrolled in USE graduated) and the low levels of achievement and learning among Mexican students. In 2008 only 15.6 percent of the students in 12th grade scored at levels considered good or excellent on the mathematics portion of the census-based standardized test (ENLACE). Upper secondary education represented a major bottleneck in the education system: few students were graduating, leading to a lack of skilled workers. Preparing Mexico’s workforce for the knowledge economy required a different kind of education system — one that emphasized new competencies and analytical ability and responded to the demands of the productive sector. Approach Between 2010 and 2016, with the Series of Programmatic Development Policy Loans on Upper Secondary Education, the World Bank provided general budgetary support to back up reforms creating the institutional basis for the National Upper Secondary Education System (Sistema Nacional de Bachillerato, SNB).  The development policy loan (DPL) series supported key policy actions to improve the quality, relevance, and equity of upper secondary education in Mexico, and Bank engagement in the reforms proved essential to guaranteeing policy continuity through the changes in ruling party and administration in December 2012. In addition, the technical collaboration between the Bank and the government helped foster reforms based on evidence and international best practices. For instance, an impact evaluation provided information useful in better targeting scholarships to the poor. In addition, just-in-time technical assistance helped overcome some obstacles faced during reform implementation; for example, workshop recommendations on international best teaching practices led to critical design improvements in the Programa de Formación Docentes, the teacher-training program introduced with the reform. 

Desafío Los subsistemas que conforman la estructura de la educación media superior en México funcionaban de manera independiente y sin políticas nacionales claramente definidas. También faltaban mecanismos de control de calidad adecuados para garantizar la relevancia de la educación impartida y evitar transferencias excesivas, ineficaces o inapropiadas de estudiantes entre subsistemas. Esta falta de eficacia ayuda a explicar la elevada y persistente tasa de abandono (apenas se graduaba alrededor del 60 por ciento de los alumnos inscriptos en la EMS) y el bajo nivel de rendimiento y aprendizaje de estudiantes mexicanos. En 2008 apenas el 15,6 por ciento de los alumnos de 12.o grado obtuvo una nota considerada buena o excelente en la parte de matemáticas de la prueba estandarizada basada en el censo (ENLACE). La educación media superior se erigía así en uno de los principales cuellos de botella del sistema educativo: pocos estudiantes se estaban graduando, resultando en una falta de trabajadores capacitados. Preparar a la fuerza laboral mexicana para la economía del conocimiento demandaba un sistema educativo diferente —uno que hiciera hincapié en nuevas habilidades y capacidades analíticas y que respondiese a la demanda del sector productivo—. Enfoque Entre 2010 y 2016, con la serie de Préstamos Programáticos para Políticas de Desarrollo para la Educación Media Superior, el Banco Mundial brindó apoyo presupuestario general para el respaldo de reformas, creando la base institucional para el Sistema Nacional de Bachillerato (SNB). Esta serie de préstamos para políticas de desarrollo (DPL, por sus siglas en inglés) apoyó varias políticas clave tendientes a mejorar la calidad, pertinencia y equidad de la educación media superior en México, mientras que la participación del Banco en las reformas se tornó esencial a la hora de garantizar la continuidad de las políticas tras el cambio de administración y partido gobernante en diciembre de 2012. Además, la colaboración técnica entre el Banco y el gobierno ayudó a propiciar reformas basadas en evidencia y mejores prácticas internacionales. Por ejemplo, una evaluación de impacto proporcionó información útil para mejorar la focalización de las becas en los pobres. Asimismo, la asistencia técnica “justo a tiempo” ayudó a superar algunos de los obstáculos enfrentados durante la implementación de la reforma; por ejemplo, las recomendaciones de los talleres sobre mejores prácticas internacionales de enseñanza derivaron en mejoras cruciales en el diseño del Programa de Formación Docente introducido con la reforma. 

Challenge The conclusions of the Argentine Second National Communication (2008) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) identified core climate vulnerabilities through 2040, including increased water stress; intens…

Challenge Between early 2003 and May 2004, approximately 15 percent of the Dominican population (1.4 million people) became poor, and about 6.5 percent (600,000 people) fell into extreme poverty, due to an economic and financial crisis in 2003 that undermined real incomes. With a recently established Social Cabinet mandated to monitor and oversee all social assistance and protection programs, the Dominican government committed itself in early 2007 to important reforms of its social assistance programs. Central to this effort was locating and providing documentation to poor people who were excluded from social services because they lacked proper identification papers. Strengthening the targeting of social programs, particularly the cash transfer program, was another goal. The government identified approximately 400,000 poor individuals eligible for social assistance programs (subsidized health insurance, cash transfers, and others), but who had been excluded for lack of legal identity papers. Approach The objective of the Social Protection Investment Project was to improve the coverage, targeting, and effectiveness of social protection programs in the Dominican Republic. These programs combined preventive, promotional, and active measures with the goal of improving the education and health investment (that is, the human capital development) of the poorest Dominicans. The project used a multisectoral approach to document excluded individuals by financing an active search for poor undocumented Dominicans and then guiding them through the process of obtaining their identification documents. The active search included the coordinated participation of the Social Cabinet’s institutions, the Central Electoral Council, and the municipalities to ensure the services were delivered to beneficiaries. This component used output-based financing. In addition, the project facilitated the introduction of improvements in the cash transfer program by confirming conditionalities in education and health that had not formerly been verified. The project supported improvements in the monitoring capacities of the education and health ministries involved, and it supported the design of a pilot for a community-based social audit mechanism (Community Report Cards) that was successfully expanded nationally by 2015. Finally, the project supported institutional development and strengthened the monitoring and evaluation capacities of the Social Cabinet, leading to improved targeting, updating the poverty status of the families registered in the Unified Beneficiary Identification System, and consolidating social programs.  

Washington April 7th, 2017 – More than 1.4 million people will benefit from a new loan approved yesterday by the World Bank Board of Directors for US$ 300million to strengthen flood protection in the Salado river basin within the Province of Buenos Aires. “For years we, Buenos Aires residents, have suffered every time it rains due to a decades-long lack of investment.  We are beginning to undertake works which will take time, the sort that won’t be seen in the short-term, but which will change people’s lives. Thanks to the World Bank’s input will be able to invest in improving the infrastructure and strengthening the economy of our Province,” said Maria Eugenia Vidal, governor of the Province of Buenos Aires. “This project is an example of World Bank support to Argentina to improve the standard of living of the population”, said World Bank Vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar. “We will continue working with the country to strengthen infrastructure and productivity, among other issues, so as to promote sustainable growth and job creation.” This loan is part of the “Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project”, which will finance works to adjust the river basin in order to contain rising waters and to minimize the impact of floods along 34 km of the middle course of the river and to enhance bridges so as to reduce risks to human life and economic activities. It will also finance the strengthening of institutional capacities for improved water resources management, protecting the environment, and supporting the sustainable management of infrastructure investments. The project will benefit the Basin’s entire population – 1.4 million people – and the structural work will directly and positively impact the populations in the districts of San Miguel de Monte, Lobos and Roque Pérez, an estimated 75,000 inhabitants. The Salado River Basin is situated in the central-northern part of the Province of Buenos Aires, and is of strategical importance not only to the regional economy, but also at a national level. The area’s agricultural production is responsible for 20 percent of national grains and meat production, contributing significantly to national export income. “We need more investment in infrastructure, not just to guarantee the wellbeing of the population, but also to develop a more competitive economy and to create genuine employment. For this reason, it’s fundamental that we have a strategic ally like the World Bank, who guarantees us the financing we need to grow,” said Luis Caputo, Minister for Finance in Argentina. Extreme climate events periodically and recurrently threaten the Province of Buenos Aires through floods and prolonged droughts. From 2000 to 2011, floods generated losses of US$ 4.5 billion and affected more than five million people in the Province. In 2015, the highest level of precipitation on record within the Salado River Basin caused flooding over more than 800,000 hectares, causing the death of over 6,000 cows and losses of over US$652 million. The project will be financed by a variable spread loan of US$300 million, with a 27.5-year total maturity period, including a 5-year grace period.

Challenge With a GDP per person of US$673, Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean and one of the poorest countries in the world. In the last several years, a series of external shocks have hit, including the 2010 earthquake, exacerbating the country’s fragility and reversing the poverty gains achieved since 2001. Haiti’s education sector faced tremendous challenges post-earthquake, including significantly diminished capacities for responding to them. The losses of schools, teachers, and staff from the Ministry of National Education and Professional Training (Ministère de l’Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle, MENFP) compound the problems of a sector that already faced a shortage of schooling infrastructure, trained teachers, and effective governance mechanisms. On the supply-side, there were simply not enough spaces for children to enroll in free public schools, as four out of five primary schools in Haiti are private.  Tuition, even in the lowest-cost private schools, was prohibitive for poor families, especially for those living in rural areas characterized by poverty rates of 82 percent (77 percent living in extreme poverty). Although access to education has improved dramatically over the past twenty years, due to high demand from families and a proliferation of low-cost private schools, challenges still exist regarding late entry and school progression due to the cost burden on families and the relatively low quality of education. While 90 percent of children aged between 6 and 12 are enrolled in school, they start primary school on average two years later than national goals suggest, and once at school, only 50 percent of students successfully reach sixth grade on time. Approach The objective of Education for All Project for Haiti: Phase II is to support (i) enrollment of students in select non-public primary schools in disadvantaged areas; (ii) student attendance in select public and non-public primary schools in disadvantaged areas; and (iii) strengthened management of the Haiti’s primary education sector.  Project financing aims at (i) improving access to primary education through the tuition waiver program and provision of basic educational services in underserved rural communities; (ii) supporting teaching and learning through a school health and nutrition program, as well as through pre-service and in-service training for primary school teachers; and (iii) improving sector management by building the institutional and monitoring and evaluation capacity of the MENFP

Challenge Pernambuco, a poor, largely arid northeastern state, was characterized by low education attainment. The resulting poorly qualified labor pool was considered a bottleneck to growth and reduced the impact of state-planned investments. P…

Challenge The grasslands of the Pampa biome in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul State support high levels of biodiversity, and the area is considered one of the most globally significant for endemic birds. It occupies 176,496 square kilometers, 63 percent of the state’s total area (and 2.07 percent of Brazil’s total area). These natural grasslands provide forage for approximately 18 million animals, mainly cattle and sheep, and livestock production is a primary economic activity in the biome. In recent decades, the area has gone through a process of intense land use change and degradation as natural vegetation has been replaced by rice paddies, soybean fields, and forests of alien species. The Pampa consequently became the second most devastated biome in Brazil. In 2009, only 35.6 percent of its natural vegetation remained, leading to losses of both biodiversity and socioeconomic opportunities. Consequently, the Rio Grande do Sul government recognized the complex issue of the interaction between agriculture and biodiversity conservation to be a central development and conservation challenge. Approach The goal established for the Rio Grande do Sul Biodiversity Project was to contribute to the protection of natural habitats and biological diversity through the following activities: •  Strengthening state policies and the operational capacity of the institutions charged with environmental management and rural development. •  Strengthening the system of state protected areas. •   Promoting sustainable practices by rural producers in the cattle ranching and forestry sectors that, when integrated into agricultural activities, lead to reversion of marginal agricultural areas to forest. • Increasing knowledge about biodiversity conservation and sustainable rural production systems in the Pampa biome to provide a sound scientific basis for developing a strong regulatory framework for the control of invasive alien species and the restoration and conservation of relevant sites and indigenous species. Though this was a pilot project, the strategy intended to support a small number of landholdings and demonstration units as a basis for strong outreach and dissemination activities to educate potential beneficiaries on sustainable practices.

Challenge Despite advances in criminal procedural reform and more transparent processes, lack of access to justice was a fundamental challenge in Peru. The costs of accessing justice services was high, including formal costs such as attorneys’ and court fees and informal ones such as bribes paid and opportunity costs for time invested in the process. Another challenge was the limited technical capabilities and professionalization of staff at the judiciary and in the Attorney General’s Office, as no permanent system existed to select, evaluate, train, or remove judges and prosecutors. Related challenges to professional development were weak accountability mechanisms and inefficiencies in judicial processes. Finally, the gradual implementation of the new criminal procedural code (NCPC) required coordination and close cooperation among the central stakeholders, including the judiciary, the Ministry of Justice (MINJUS), the Attorney General’s Office, the Judicial Academy, and the National Judicial Council. Approach The World Bank’s 2007–11 Country Partnership Strategy for Peru identified as an essential pillar the modernization of state institutions, with special focus on improving justice and reducing corruption. Additionally, improving access to justice (understood as both having the opportunity to present claims before a competent authority and receiving a timely process) ­­was one of the government’s main priorities. The Justice Services Improvement II Project sought to improve the quality of service delivery of the institutions forming part of the Justice Service Administration System and to enhance access to justice services. Overall, project activities targeted improved justice services delivery, strengthened managerial capabilities of justice-sector institutions, and enhanced transparency and access to justice.   

Challenge As in most resource-limited settings, the health of the population depends on equity and efficiency and on overcoming access gaps in the provision of healthcare services. In 2010, Nicaragua was one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Between 2005 and 2010, the country experienced a slight reduction in maternal and infant mortality, with better control of transmissible diseases and improved immunization coverage. However, the health system continued to respond poorly to other health challenges, including the spread of H1N1 and dengue and the rise in non-communicable diseases, creating a double burden of disease. Through the introduction of health reform in the early 2000s, Nicaragua created a new Community and Family Health Model focused on universal access to basic health and nutrition services; health promotion and prevention; access to health services for vulnerable populations of indigenous residents, women, children, and the elderly; and community participation. Approach The Improving Community and Health Care Services Project (and its additional financing) was designed to support the Community and Family Health Model, and it aligned with Nicaragua’s 2009–11 National Human Development Plan (NHDP) and the World Bank’s 2008–12 and 2013–17 Country Partnership Strategies (CPS). The project’s interventions included introduction of the results-based financing mechanism in 66 municipalities; establishment of social contracts for well-being between administrative levels; results-based budgets at the hospital level; development and implementation of the National Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health; strengthened knowledge and skills bases for health workers; improved Ministry of Health (MOH) operational capacity at the central, regional, and local levels, including rehabilitation of health centers; maintenance and repair of medical equipment; and activation of a public health emergencies component. The project also effectively supported several policy goals articulated in the NHDP and CPS, including reducing maternal and child mortality and progressing toward the Sustainable Development Goals. It narrowed gaps in health service coverage and quality for vulnerable groups, and it implemented strategies for the better use of existing financial funds and health infrastructure.