Empleo

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Costa Rica
Closing date: 13 Nov 2017

Post Title:Human Resources AssistantProposed Level: G-6Duty Station: San Jose, Costa RicaSupervisor: Operations Officer

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

For every child, a champion

Under the supervision and guidance of the Operations Officer, the Human Resources Assistant provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery, whilst promoting a client-based, quality and results orientated approach to the unit and ensuring compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

How can you make a difference?

The efficiency and efficacy of the support and assistance provided by the Human Resources Assistant supports the strengthening of the offices’ capacity in attracting, retaining and motivating staff of the highest caliber within his/her office, which in turn strengthens UNICEF’s capacity in helping the most vulnerable women and children in a particular country programme.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Human Resources Assistant to support UNICEF’s Cuba programmes in the following areas:

Support in organization design and job classification

Support in recruitment and placement

Assistance and guidance in requesting entitlements and benefits, and provide orientation briefings to newly arrived staff

Serve as attendance focal point

Support in Staff Performance Management and career development

Support in learning and development

Support in Change Management

Support in organization design and job classification

Participates in the review of GS/NO/IP positions specific JDs, ensuring effective application of ICSC methodology.

Drafts and edits job descriptions to be submitted for classification for review by supervisor.

Follows up and liaises with HQ and RO over status of requests to ensure timely completion.

Compiles and analyses information and statistics related to posts and staff for reports on staffing trends.

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation.

Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

Support in recruitment and placement including Consultants

In coordination with the HRBP, plan recruitment processes, monitor implementation and update chronogram of activities as required.

In consultation with the supervisor, carry out the recruitment process of international / national professional officers, general services, and temporary staff according to UN/UNICEF rules, regulations, procedures and policies and within the Key Performance Indicators.

Review compliance of job descriptions with UNICEF standards, arrange internal and/or external advertisement (s) in consultation with supervisors.

Ensure timely and efficient screening of applications for minimum eligibility, taking into account qualifications, competencies, and post requirements.

Analyze, research, verify, and compile data which facilitates preparation of workforce planning reports for supervisor to review against benchmarks i.e. Gender and geographical balance and other recruitment related key performance indicators.

Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.

Prepares regret letters.

Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.

Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Ensure KPIs are respected and monitored on a regular basis.

Assistance and guidance on requesting entitlements and benefits and provide orientation briefing to newly arrived staff.

Assist international and local staff, to prepare documentation related to entitlements in accordance with UN/UNICEF rules and regulations (e.g. education grant, dependency allowances, and language allowances) and, exceptionally, submit them to the corresponding GSSC area.

In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research, verify, and compile data and information on cases that do not conform to UN or UNICEF’s HR Rules & Regulations, to support consistent and equitable application of decisions and implementation of agreed upon action.

Ensure appropriate and timely actions for renewals of contracts, promotions, within grade increments, etc.

In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research and verify information for the purpose of responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements, identify trends and propose improvements to processes, practices, and/or policy.

Liaise with the GSSC to follow up on requests (Onboarding, Maintenance, Offboarding) as needed.

Certify travel entitlements on initial appointment, reassignment and repatriation.

Serve as attendance focal point

Maintains and updates a system which monitors the attendance of staff.

Supports supervisor in promoting and overseeing flexible working arrangements in the office.

Recording of overtime and compensatory time.

Support in Staff Performance Management and career development

Monitors completion of Performance evaluations at the Country Office

Supports supervisor in promoting a culture of candid, positive and timely feedback in the office.

Reviews and analyses information regarding career development and supports supervisor in identifying career development challenges and opportunities.

Support in learning and development

Supports in the planning and implementation of the office learning & development plan

In consultation with supervisor, researches and analyses data and information to help identify training needs within his/her country office for the development of learning plans and other targeted training interventions. Facilitates the reporting on achievement/impact of training via use of agreed indicators of success

Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by participating in exercises which aim to build capacity of stakeholders.

Assists teams in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by preparing and organizing distribution of materials for participants, ensuring availability of training venues and required equipment and supplies, while providing logistical and secretarial support at workshops and events as necessary.

Support in Change Management

Supports in the implementation of change management activities, such as implementation of new system and policies, PBR processes, etc.

Considering that the office structure does not include an Administrative Assistant, the HR Assistant and the Finance Assistant are expected to provide support to the Operations Officer on administrative matters.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

Core Values:

Commitment

Diversity and inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication (II)

Working with people (II)

Drive for results (II)

Functional Competencies

Analyzing (II)

Applying technical expertise (II)

Planning and organizing (II)

Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

Education: Completion of secondary education, supplemented by technical or university courses in the field of Human Resources.University degree, particularly in Human Resources/Administration, will be an asset

Experience:A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible work experience in human resources is required.Exposure to multi-cultural or international environment will be considered as an asset

Language: Fluency in Spanish and English required.

General Service Staff are recruited locally. Candidates must be in possession of an existing work permit or resident/citizen of Costa Rica to be considered eligible for this post. Please note that General Service (GS) staff are locally recruited staff and therefore, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=508264

Organization: UN Development Programme
Country: Panama
Closing date: 07 Nov 2017

Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Specialist will undertake the following tasks under the guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Hub Director and in close coordination with RBLAC Communications Specialist in HQs:

Support the development and implementation of UNDP Regional Hub Communications Strategy and Work Plan

Contribute to the development and implementation of the Regional Hub´s communication, information and advocacy strategies to ensure harmonization with UNDP global initiatives, standards and messages;

Conduct analysis on communication and advocacy needs and strategy including consultation with relevant units and offices on how the communication strategy will support the socialization, promotion and mainstreaming of gender equality;

Formulate action plans for specific initiatives that will generate stakeholders’ participation, aiming at building relevant platforms and channels for their voices to be heard and for policy influencing;

Content management of the Country Fiche for the countries in the region;

Increase understanding and visibility of UNDP’s work in the region and provide a clear understanding of Regional Hub lines of services through the elaboration of communication materials and contents for different targeted audiences;

Monitoring and evaluation of communication activities and materials of the Regional Hub, as needed.

Advises on UNDP Regional Hub media/press relations:

In close coordination with RBLAC Communication Specialist, develops, plan and implements media strategies with a clear regional focus and scope in line with corporate guidelines to enhance the positioning of UNDP with the media, with a special focus on regional priority areas of concern;

Identifies opportunities for and organize press conferences; facilitate interviews with senior managers;
Drafts press releases, social media package, article, stories, photo-stories, and media kits;

Responds to media inquiries, issue statement and corporate positions to media and other external audiences;

Drafts infographics, blogs, Op-eds, brochures, fact sheets, stories, photo-stories from the field to inform media and public;

Produces information and outreach materials for different purposes and audiences, ensuring quality and timeliness of materials produced;

Maintains regional online outreach by regularly updating website and social media channels with relevant and timely content, including from field offices

Directly contributes to the updating of the regional web site, ensuring technical and editorial quality;

Supports the management of regional social media accounts in line with corporate social media policy; provide inputs to corporate social media accounts;

Contributes stories from the field and other inputs from the region for HQ website;

Supervises video producers to produce relevant video material on UNDP’s work.

Develops and implements communications strategies and plans for UNDP Regional Hub special events and campaigns

Develops and implement Communications components of UNDP and/or UN campaigns, in coordination with relevant Units in the Regional Office and HQ;

Conceptualizes and organizes Special events (co-)organized by UNDP with a view to reaching wider audiences; develop concept and messaging and develop and compile relevant materials.

Identifies and supervises effective channels for dissemination of all information products, publications and advocacy materials to relevant target audiences identified and distribution.

Corporate Competencies:

Innovation: ability to make new and useful ideas work.

Leadership: ability to persuade others to follow.

People Management: ability to improve performance and satisfaction.

Communication: ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery: ability to get things done.

Functional competencies:

Excellent writing and editing skills in Spanish and English;

Strong information presentation and production skills;

Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task;

Attention to detail is crucial;

Responsible, responsive, and enthusiastic;

Must be able to work in a multi-cultural environment and be aware of political sensitivities; Strong initiative-taker;

Focuses on impact and results for the client;

Interest in global issues and the United Nations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in communications, journalism, international relations, fine arts or related fields.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of proven experience in successful development and implementation of communications strategies and plans at the local or international level, including experience in journalism, public relations, communications or media relations;

• Outstanding writing and editing skills in English and Spanish (the candidate will be contacted to provide a professional portfolio with different publications developed in the last three (3) to five (5) years of their

• professional career. (essential requirement to be considered for this post);

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in media relations at the local or international level and an in-depth knowledge of the Latin America and the Caribbean region;

• Knowledge of online social networking required;

How to apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application by visiting:

https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=12288

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017

Job Title: Head of Mission

Sector: Program Administration

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Location: El Salvador

Job Description The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

In recent years, the region known as the Northern Triangle, comprising El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, has seen a dramatic escalation in violence by organized criminal groups. Homicide rates are among the highest ever recorded in the region and are as deadly as many contemporary armed conflicts such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Disappearances, forced recruitment into gangs, and the sexual exploitation of women and girls also form part of the pattern of violence. The overwhelming majority of survivors of sexual violence are between the ages of 10 and 19 years. The scale and severity of the epidemic of violence has caused people to flee their homes and seek international protection in record numbers. According to UNHCR roughly 164,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been forced out of the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) with reports of over 700,000 internally displaced as of 2015.

In response, (following initial assessments to identify gaps in the areas of protection & partnership development), the IRC has decided to open a country office in El Salvador and is launching an integrated protection pilot programme (with possibility of later continuation and scale-up) to help meet the acute needs of people displaced by violence, as well as those returning to the country following deportation. This programme will use innovative approaches to deliver humanitarian programming, primarily through a partnership approach with local civil society organizations.

SCOPE OF WORK The Head of Mission’s core responsibilities will be to: support the start-up and management of the IRC office and activities in El Salvador; represent the IRC to external stakeholders at all levels; develop strategic relationships and engage in the national dialogue around internal movement due to violence, identify and cultivate partnerships/funding opportunities in coordination with IRC teams across the organization; engage in appropriate and coordinated advocacy and communications on relevant issues; and explore and develop IRC’s longer-term presence in El Salvador and the Central American region.

The Head of Mission is responsible for overall leadership and supervisory management of IRC operations in El Salvador, including stewardship of resources, staff safety, security and risk management within a complex operating environment, program quality and accountability, and performance management. The Head of Mission is the IRC’s representative to the Salvadoran government, donors, international organizations, and other NGOs/civil society. S/He will provide overall oversight and guidance for IRC’s presence and implementation of pilot programming in El Salvador, and will be expected to work effectively across the organization to deliver high-quality programs, advocacy and strategic engagement.

Success in this position requires an individual with strong initiative and a demonstrated ability to lead teams and work effectively with colleagues/functions based in different locations, and represent the IRC and our work to a range of internal and external audiences (including media relations). Additionally, the Head of Mission will be expected to have exceptional communications and risk management skills and proven experience in developing networks and building partnerships.

The Head of Mission will be directly responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of the program, providing supervision and coaching for line reports, leading teams to deliver responsive, high-quality technical support to the efforts of actors working with displacement within the country including civil society, government, and NGOs, ensuring efficient management of funds for results, compliance and high-quality, timely reporting, and oversight of financial management systems.

Based in San Salvador, the El Salvador Head of Mission will report to the Director of the Emergency Unit in New York. The post will receive support from headquarters/regional staff in the areas of program quality, new business development, safety and security management, finance, and operations management.

The Head of Mission will have a small core team under his/her direct supervision during the pilot phase of the operations in El Salvador, including a Senior Program Manager (Protection), Finance Manager, Safety and Operations Manager, HR Officer, and an Admin and Procurement Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership and Representation

• Establish and lead the country program by maintaining open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit and providing guidance, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully;
• Initiate and sustain strong, mutually beneficial and authentic partnerships with organizations in El Salvador;
• Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of the IRC and its partners in El Salvador, as well as the lives and needs of the people the IRC seeks to serve;
• Play a leadership role in efforts to improve coordination around issues and needs related to people displaced by violence.

Strategic Direction, Program Quality, Partnerships and Growth:

• Set the strategic vision and direction of the program to develop the highest quality technical assistance that is adapted to the Salvadoran context;
• Align programming to the IRC’s mission and strategy, sectoral expertise and technical standards;
• Remain current on national, regional and international issues impacting the program and partners, and develop responsive strategies to ensure the IRC’s mission can be carried out appropriately in rapidly changing contexts;
• Ensure program alignment with and involvement in meeting regional and global objectives;
• Identify opportunities for appropriate expansion and growth of programs following the pilot period of operations in country, supported by the acquisition and investment of human resources;
• Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities, country plans and planned funding initiatives;
• Maintain and expand participation with key donors, host government, local stakeholders and relevant policy and coordinating bodies.

Fundraising and Budget Management

• Ensure submission of appropriate, timely high quality proposals and lead required donor negotiations;
• Monitor and identify appropriate sources for match fund requirements and coverage of funding gaps;
• Provide timely and effective oversight of the financial position of the country program including identification and implementation of required changes to match funding levels;
• Maintain effective and coordinated budget monitoring processes for grant funds and discretionary funds.

Security and Operational Management

• In coordination with the Operations and Security Manager, ensure that the security management plan for the country program is updated and that there is consistent monitoring and analysis of the security environment, along with adherence by all staff to the IRC security protocols and procedures;
• Oversee the opening of the IRC office in El Salvador, coordinating all operational aspects with support from HQ/Regional departments;
• Oversee the development, deployment and utilization of IRC’s Global policies including financial and operational policies, procedures, and systems to deliver compliance with IRC and donor requirements;
• Supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely performance feedback, and leading documented semi-annual performance reviews;
• Model and encourage active practice of the principles of the «IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct»;
• Maintain a healthy and empowering office environment that encourages open, honest and productive communication among IRC staff and with partner organizations;
• Maintain open communications with regional management staff, regional technical advisors, and HQ departmental staff.

Human Resource Management, Staff Development & Retention

• Develop a positive work environment for all staff supported by a professional level human resource management function;
• Support and hold management staff accountable for providing staff development opportunities and planning;
• Work with regional or HQ HR staff to identify and implement recruitment and retention strategies.

Qualifications

• University degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years’ experience leading complex emergency response projects and/or programs requiring extensive judgment and interpretation. Professional experience in the Northern Triangle region is required, experience in El Salvador is preferred.
• Strong initiative skills
• Proven abilities in all aspects of project design and implementation including start-up phases
• Demonstrated ability to support coordination of peer agencies, local government and community leaders to work effectively towards a common and agreed upon result.
• Demonstrable experience in capacity building of partners (civil society, public and/or private sectors);
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement best practices and processes affecting multiple technical specialties to achieve rapid, consistent and high quality outcomes.
• Experience developing, resourcing and leading on multi-donor budgets, and complex projects spanning multiple technical specialties.
• Strong security management experience
• Fluency in Spanish and English required

Work environment:

• This position is based in San Salvador with some travel within the country and region.
• The security phase for El Salvador is Orange, and all employees are required to abide by any security directives put in place.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=a2F0cmluYS5taWxsZXIuNDI0MTMuMzgzMEBpcmNjZC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017

Job Title: Senior Protection Manager

Sector: Program Administration

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Location: El Salvador

Job Description The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

In recent years, the region known as the Northern Triangle, comprising El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, has seen a dramatic escalation in violence by organized criminal groups. Homicide rates are among the highest ever recorded in the region and are as deadly as many contemporary armed conflicts such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Disappearances, forced recruitment into gangs, and the sexual exploitation of women and girls also form part of the pattern of violence. The overwhelming majority of survivors of sexual violence are between the ages of 10 and 19 years. The scale and severity of the epidemic of violence has caused people to flee their homes and seek international protection in record numbers. According to UNHCR roughly 164,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been forced out of the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) with reports of over 700,000 internally displaced as of 2015.

In response, (following initial assessments to identify gaps in the areas of protection & partnership development), the IRC has decided to open a country office in El Salvador and is launching an integrated protection pilot programme (with possibility of later scale-up) to help meet the acute needs of people displaced by violence, as well as those returning to the country following deportation. This programme will use innovative approaches to deliver humanitarian programming primarily in partnership with local civil society organizations.

SCOPE OF WORK The Senior Protection Manager will serve as the overall technical lead for the Protection programme and will be responsible for providing strategic direction and vision to the IRC’s protection response in El Salvador as the team launches programming in the country (initial programme to be focused in/around the San Salvador area). The Senior Protection Manager will be responsible for the implementation of all aspects of a quality, protection response combining information sharing, access to information on rights and entitlements, access to services and basic needs assistance, risk reduction, vulnerable case identification and referrals and specialized programming for women and children. The Senior Protection Manager will oversee an initial overall team of 7 staff plus community volunteer focal points during the pilot phase of the project, who will focus on setting up activities in target communities in/around San Salvador, launching and managing an innovative interactive information and referral platform which would include hotline and online chat capacity, support to acute basic need provision (cash-based support) through small grants to existing civil society and NGO partners, and capacity building and partnerships with NGOs/Civil Society serving populations affected by violence within the country.

Based on needs identified during the assessment phase, the Senior Protection Manager will launch programmes building on the initial pilot strategy for the IRC mission in El Salvador, interfacing with technical colleagues in HQ. The Senior Protection Manager will also support fundraising efforts as needed, participate in protection actor coordination meetings, and work closely with the IRC El Salvador Head of Mission to continuously review the implementation strategy for effectiveness and fit for purpose, as well as to support the adaptation of the model for further expansion throughout El Salvador and/or the region, as needed.

The Senior Protection Manager will report directly to the IRC El Salvador Head of Mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Quality

• Provide technical and management leadership to the start-up and implementation of the Protection Programme in accordance with best practices and IRC policy
• Contributes to the development of any revision of the El Salvador Programme Strategy planning and documentation during and at the end of the initial 6-month pilot phase, in consultation with the technical unit and in collaboration with the IRC El Salvador Head of Mission.
• Provides technical guidance on confidential and safe data collection, case identification, safe information sharing and referral mechanisms in line with internationally recognised best practices.
• Support, as needed, the identification of key partners working with targeted persons of concern for partnerships based around acute basic need provision (cash programming) and capacity building/programme expansion for protection programming.
• Support to improve quality of specialized services available in country in addition to contributing to the standardization of protection protocol and SOP’s.
• Support actions to mainstream cash/voucher assistance into protection programming.
• Liaise with Violence Prevention and Response Unit technical experts at HQ to ensure program quality.

Coordination

• Participate in coordination mechanisms at the national, and, as appropriate, at the sub-national, level.

  1 As much as possible, participate in general protection and child protection coordination mechanisms (in the event a separate mechanism exists for women and girls (i.e. GBV task force).

Staff Supervision and Development

• Directly supervises the Protection Manager (Capacity Building and Monitoring), Information Platform Officer, and the Protection Programme Cash and Voucher Senior Officer (in an overall team of 7 full-time protection staff) and provides quality oversight to and mentoring of the protection teams in the field, including support to volunteer community focal points.
• Ensure a focus on providing adequate capacity building and training for IRC staff and volunteer community focal points especially in the initial phases of the programme.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions
• Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probation reviews and performance reviews
• Overall responsible for staff work plans, work and vacation schedules, and staff training/development activities
• If/as required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies

Articulation of broader Protection Strategy

• Based on experience during the initial 6-month pilot phase of IRC programmes in El Salvador, support articulation of a broader programme strategy (if indicated) to include considerations for longer timeframe, geographic scale up, and increased direct service provision.

Fundraising against Program Strategy

• As needed, support the El Salvador Head of Mission to pursue new funding opportunities to deliver on the initial program strategy and/or to support an eventual scale up.

Grant Planning, Implementation, and Reporting

• Lead the overall implementation of the Protection programme and provide guidance to the protection staff to ensure that stated goals and objectives are met, that the project is appropriately monitored and evaluated, and that project reports are written and submitted in a timely manner
• Prepare program work plans that meet the program objectives and prepare appropriate operational guidelines for project staff;
• Ensure that project activities are implemented within the assigned budget parameters, manage all financial aspects of the protection programs, approve relevant expenses and review expenditures, in consultation with the Finance Team;
• Analyze protection concerns in San Salvador and throughout the country, propose new areas of work to IRC, and participate/lead in proposal development;
• Development/ maintenance of effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes
• Ensure regular field monitoring and modifications as required.
• Ensure IRC and donor reports as per set schedules on grant activities, indicators and achievements are produced in quality.
• Aid in the adaptation of the program stategy at the midway point of the pilot, support donor reporting and the final pilot project report, as well as aid in the development of any reports/recommendations related to next steps or the continuing strategy for programming in El Salvador.

Other Reporting

• Provide support to sit-reps, and other reporting as requested by the IRC El Salvador Head of Mission or Technical Unit.

Ad hoc support to Head of Mission

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as needed (in line with IRC security protocols and joint decisions through the Head of Mission and Security and Operations Manager) to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs
• As needed, support Head of Mission for occasional tasks that may arise that are not detailed above.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred; in social work, psychology, human rights, international law, social science or related field.
• Five plus years of experience implementing child protection, women’s protection and/or protection programming in an emergency or complex emergency and security contexts, with demonstrable understanding of the relevance of international humanitarian law and human rights law to humanitarian action; Professional experience in the Northern Triangle region is required, experience in El Salvador preferred.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of international child protection and women’s protection standards and best practice
• Applied experience in mental health and psychosocial support programming;
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff, as well as identified partner organisations.
• Must be capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct implementation, advisory functions, training, and the transfer of technical knowledge and management skills to others.
• Demonstrated experience and success working in partnership models and with remote management
• Demonstrated experience working with new programme start up preferred
• Demonstrated capacity to work with innovative systems and creative approaches to programming. Experience working with new technologies and/or hotlines is an asset.
• Strong program and budget management skills including planning and reporting across multiple grants;
• Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with internal and external parties
• Strong program/technical and budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required
• INGO experience required

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=a2F0cmluYS5taWxsZXIuOTQ1NzguMzgzMEBpcmNjZC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017

Field Officer, Colombia Transforma, Putumayo

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 financed by USAID/OTI. Transforma provides support strategically aimed at achieving sustainable peace in Colombia. The initial goal will be to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Colombian government to implement rapid response during the first 36 months after the signing of the peace accords.

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

Position Summary:

The field officer (FO) is responsible for supporting operational, technical, logistical, and administrative needs of implementation in the municipality and its surroundings in coordination with the project development officer (PDO). The field officer must support operational, technical, logistic and administrative needs of the program. They guide and supervise the beneficiary communities, from the start date of the agreements underpinning the development of activities until the end of the term, and verify that commitments are met. The field officer will be based in the municipality of Puerto Asís, with a vailability of travel to other municipalities in Putumayo as required by the program and with the permission of the supervisor of the contract. The duration of assignment is three (3) months initially, with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical, administrative, and logistical support during the project’s execution, evaluation, and systematization.
• Support programmatic and technical aspects of the Colombia Transforma Program. Generating an implementation model through continuous progress and impact monitoring, identifying issues and obstacles, and promptly evaluating solutions for these to maximize the project’s impact.
• Monitor grants in progress, including but not limited to: Attending grant events, collecting information, and drafting impact and progress reports.
• Attend grant and activity coordination meetings.
• Guarantee donor adherence to the grant agreement, implementation plan, and execution timetable.
• Support monitoring of the program’s development and implementation tasks.
• Provide donors as much technical assistance as they require during the grant’s planning phase, including the creation of the implementation plan and budget.
• Develop and maintain kind, professional, and open relations with local partners, counterparts, donors, and local authorities.
• Assist grant specialists in document processing as needed.
• Ensure donors submit deliverables and final reports adequately and by the stipulated deadline.
• Contribute pictures, documents, testimonies, and information to the grant archive.
• Visit and report on project sites when authorized by the contract supervisor.
• Contribute continuously to the political analysis and security updates (knowledge of the situational context).
• Support coordination of the project’s events, conferences, and activities, including logistics and site selection.
• Develop other tasks as requested by the Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Professional or accredited experience in the social sector that includes 3-4 years of experience leading or coordinating community projects.
• Experience working autonomously, preferably with community development.
• Experience performing similar roles.
• Knowledge of the social context in the Putumayo department.
• Dynamic connections and links with groups and community actors in the region.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, events, and projects.
• Able to report during an activity or ongoing project.

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

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017

Field Officer, Colombia Transforma, Arauca

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.**
Project Summary:**

Colombia Transforma is a program financed by USAID/OTI. Transforma provides support strategically aimed at achieving sustainable peace in Colombia. The initial goal will be to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Colombian government to implement rapid response during the first 36 months after the signing of the peace accords.

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

Position Summary:

The field officer (FO) is responsible for supporting operational, technical, logistical, and administrative needs of implementation in the municipality and its surroundings in coordination with the project development officer (PDO). The field officer must support operational, technical, logistic and administrative needs of the program. They guide and supervise the beneficiary communities, from the start date of the agreements underpinning the development of activities until the end of the term, and verify that commitments are met. The field officer will be based in the municipality of Araucita, with a vailability of travel to other municipalities in Arauca as required by the program and with the permission of the supervisor of the contract. The duration of assignment is three (3) months initially, with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical, administrative, and logistical support during the project’s execution, evaluation, and systematization.
• Support programmatic and technical aspects of the Colombia Transforma Program. Generating an implementation model through continuous progress and impact monitoring, identifying issues and obstacles, and promptly evaluating solutions for these to maximize the project’s impact.
• Monitor grants in progress, including but not limited to: Attending grant events, collecting information, and drafting impact and progress reports.
• Attend grant and activity coordination meetings.
• Guarantee donor adherence to the grant agreement, implementation plan, and execution timetable.
• Support monitoring of the program’s development and implementation tasks.
• Provide donors as much technical assistance as they require during the grant’s planning phase, including the creation of the implementation plan and budget.
• Develop and maintain kind, professional, and open relations with local partners, counterparts, donors, and local authorities.
• Assist grant specialists in document processing as needed.
• Ensure donors submit deliverables and final reports adequately and by the stipulated deadline.
• Contribute pictures, documents, testimonies, and information to the grant archive.
• Visit and report on project sites when authorized by the contract supervisor.
• Contribute continuously to the political analysis and security updates (knowledge of the situational context).
• Support coordination of the project’s events, conferences, and activities, including logistics and site selection.
• Develop other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Professional or accredited experience in the social sector that includes three (3) to four (4) years of experience leading or coordinating community projects.
• Experience working autonomously, preferably with community development.
• Experience performing similar roles.
• Knowledge of the social context in the Arauca department.
• Dynamic connections and links with groups and community actors in the region.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, events, and projects.
• Able to report during an activity or ongoing project.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017

Oficial de Campo, Colombia Transforma, Norte de Santander

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.**
Project Summary: **Colombia Transforma is a program financed by USAID/OTI. Transforma provides support strategically aimed at achieving sustainable peace in Colombia. The initial goal will be to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Colombian government to implement rapid response during the first 36 months after the signing of the peace accords.

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

Position Summary: The field officer (FO) is responsible for supporting operational, technical, logistical, and administrative needs of implementation in the municipality and its surroundings in coordination with the project development officer (PDO). The field officer must support operational, technical, logistic and administrative needs of the program. They guide and supervise the beneficiary communities, from the start date of the agreements underpinning the development of activities until the end of the term, and verify that commitments are met. The field officer will be based in the municipality of Cúcuta , with a vailability of travel to other municipalities in Norte de Santander as required by the program and with the permission of the supervisor of the contract. The duration of assignment is three (3) months initially, with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical, administrative, and logistical support during the project’s execution, evaluation, and systematization.
• Support programmatic and technical aspects of the Colombia Transforma Program. Generating an implementation model through continuous progress and impact monitoring, identifying issues and obstacles, and promptly evaluating solutions for these to maximize the project’s impact.
• Monitor grants in progress, including but not limited to: Attending grant events, collecting information, and drafting impact and progress reports.
• Attend grant and activity coordination meetings.
• Guarantee donor adherence to the grant agreement, implementation plan, and execution timetable.
• Support monitoring of the program’s development and implementation tasks.
• Provide donors as much technical assistance as they require during the grant’s planning phase, including the creation of the implementation plan and budget.
• Develop and maintain kind, professional, and open relations with local partners, counterparts, donors, and local authorities.
• Assist grant specialists in document processing as needed.
• Ensure donors submit deliverables and final reports adequately and by the stipulated deadline.
• Contribute pictures, documents, testimonies, and information to the grant archive.
• Visit and report on project sites when authorized by the contract supervisor.
• Contribute continuously to the political analysis and security updates (knowledge of the situational context).
• Support coordination of the project’s events, conferences, and activities, including logistics and site selection.
• Develop other tasks as requested by the Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Professional or accredited experience in the social sector that includes 3-4 years of experience leading or coordinating community projects.
• Experience working autonomously, preferably with community development.
• Experience performing similar roles.
• Knowledge of the social context in the Norte de Santander department.
• Dynamic connections and links with groups and community actors in the region.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, events, and projects.
• Able to report during an activity or ongoing project.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 26 Nov 2017
Grants Assistant, Colombia Transforma, USAID/OTI, Colombia

Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development …

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 13 Nov 2017

Though diet-related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) often manifest themselves in adulthood, they have their origin early in life. Child overweight and obesity, which is increasing globally and particularly in Latin America, affects a child’s immediate health and wellbeing, peer relations e.g. through bullying and discrimination, and opportunities to participate in educational and recreational activities but also contributes to the development of non-communicable diseases throughout childhood and into adulthood.

Eating and lifestyle habits are established early in childhood with learned behaviors often continuing into adulthood. As children and adolescents spend a high proportion of their time in schools both for academic and extracurricular activities the school environment provides excellent opportunities for prevention initiatives. Unhealthy feeding practices, and low nutritional and health literacy are barriers to healthy growth and development and schools should foster a protective and enabling environment for children to reach their full potential.

Fostering an appreciation of quality non-processed food and the development of cooking skills at school and the home environments are considered as key preventive measures, empowering children and adolescents with the knowledge and skills to adopt healthier dietary choices.

To this effect, UNICEF wishes to develop a cooking teaching and learning tool for use by children and adolescents in schools and at home. UNICEF is a key advocate for the protection of child rights, including the right to a healthy growth, and the right to quality education.

PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

General objective:

UNICEF seeks to produce a cookery book of recipes created by top Latin America chefs, to stimulate consumption of healthy diets, develop cooking skills and promote the social aspect of cooking and eating in primary and secondary school children. The book would be available for free download (pdf form) from UNICEF LACRO website but also available for purchase (hardcopy) from publishers for UNICEF’s fundraising purposes.

Specific objectives:

Under the overall guidance of the Regional Nutrition Specialist and in coordination with the Communication team, UNICEF is looking for a consultant to coordinate the production of a cookery book of recipes created by top Latin America chefs.

Main tasks:

Contact Top 50 Latin American Chef association for contact list

Prepare introduction letter to be sent to Chefs

Prepare agreement for free and unrestricted use of recipes by UNICEF, including rights of sale of printed book for fundraising.

Prepare modalities/standards for images/photos of chefs and dishes

Contact Chefs and follow up with material and deadlines

Prepare media material (documentary style) regarding the book development process. Additional media material on the book initiative and its use

Edit and format material for publishing

Select printer/publisher

Establish hardcopy ordering modalities and sale cost. Availability for purchase through Country Offices to be consider.

Top 50 Latin American Chef contributing:

Chef profile (with photo), what prompted their passion for coking and how they developed their career path (max 1000 words) (written in 1st person could be an option)

3 dish recipes. 1 starter 1 main course and 1 dessert. Each recipe should have no more than 500 words and be accompanied by no more than 4 images of key preparation stages and a picture of the final dish. (each recipe to fit in 1 page). Dishes are the own creation of chefs.

Recipes:

Recipes should be developed for school children and adolescents for preparation in school or at home with basic coking instruments and basic cooking skills.

The recipes should be exciting to the palate and to the eye, stimulating an interest in raw ingredients, their origin, preparation and should promote the social aspect of eating.

The recipes should promote healthy balanced diets, proposing exciting ways to prepare a variety of foods and, fruit and vegetables.

The recipes should promote the use of ingredients local to the chef’s restaurant but also suggest alternatives if an ingredient may be difficult to find in other Latin American countries.

The 3 recipes should have sugar, fat or salt content within limits set in WHO guidelines for a healthy diet.

Recipes should have different degree of difficulty and preparation times: a) easy requiring no more than 20min. preparation b) medium difficulty with no more than 40min preparation; c) challenging, with no more than 60min preparation.

Recipes will be presented in the book in 3 sections (starters, Main courses and Desserts) starting with easier/faster recipes and progressing with more complex/longer preparation times. Given the contribution by several Chefs, the proposed recipes and their degree of difficulty/time needed for each recipe will be discussed with Chefs, to ensure a variety and balance in the recipe collection,

The book:

Language: Spanish

Title: To be defined

Foreword by UNICEF Regional Director

Introduction by UNICEF Regional Nutrition Specialist on healthy diets, the importance of Nutrition, cooking and the social aspect of cooking and eating.

Chefs Profiles

Starters Sections

Main courses

Desserts

1 page of drinks recipes with low or no sugar content: (water with fruit pieces or herbs)

DELIVERABLES

Product

Description

Deliverable 1:

Delivery date: 24/11/17

· Work plan for 4 months (the contract will be suspended for two weeks during the period 25 December 2017and 5 January 2018)

Deliverable 2:

Delivery date: 08/12/17

· Established contact with Chefs organizations and key top Chefs.

· List of well-known chefs in LAC including contact details

Deliverable 3:

Delivery date: 15/12/17

· Chefs BIO of 30-50 Chefs interested in contributing to project

· Book outline proposal

Deliverable 6:

Delivery date: 26/01/18

· First Draft of Publication

Deliverable 7:

Delivery date: 09/02/18

· Second Draft of Publication

Deliverable 8:

Delivery date: 23/02/18

· Final Publication

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education:

University degree in Communications, journalism, marketing or any related área

Work Experience:

A minimum of five years working in the field of communication, journalism or marketing in the public or private sector.

Experience in public relations, audiovisual production and Print Media.

Work experience with the media sector, particularly as an editor and/or writer is required.

Additional skills:

Demonstrated excellent writing skills

Demonstrated ability to collect information, undertake research and present findings

Communicates effectively in writing and verbally to varied audiences, including formal public speaking

Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment

Sets high levels of quality and productivity for self

Ability to seek and quickly absorb new information

Ability to clearly defined objectives and plans activities

Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines. Must be detail oriented and creative and possess strong communication skills

Languages:

Spanish mother tongue.

Knowledge of English will be considered as an asset.

The duration for the contract is estimated to be of no more than 4 (four) months starting on the date of the signature of the contract, 20th November (expected). The contract will be suspended for two weeks during the period 25 December 2017and 5 January 2018.

HONORARIA & FEES

Qualified candidates are requested to submit a weekly and monthly rate. Proven experience and financial proposal will be taken into consideration during selection process. Any travel, if and when required, will be covered by UNICEF as per the United Nations standards.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit CV including the proposed weekly and monthly rate.

To view our competency framework, please click here.

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=508346

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Dominican Republic
Closing date: 13 Nov 2017

TÉRMINOS DE REFERENCIA

Consultoría Institucional Internacional
Asistencia técnica para un programa de formación que promueva cambios de comportamientos para la prevención del matrimonio infantil o las uniones tempranas en la República Dominicana
Términos de referencia completos:TDR final – CAP -Formacion -Comunidad MIUT (Publicacion Internacional).pdf

OBJETIVO GENERAL:
El objetivo general de esta consultoría es:

Diseñar una metodología de trabajo adecuada la realidad local, para promover aquellos cambios de comportamiento que más favorecen las uniones tempranas y sus determinantes a nivel individual y comunitario, y acompañar los pasos iniciales de su implementación en comunidades seleccionadas.

OBJETIVO ESPECÍFICOS:
A partir del objetivo general, se definen los siguientes objetivos específicos a alcanzar:

⦁ Elaborar, en base a la información de estudios previos y utilizando el modelo ecológico, una encuesta sobre los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas que pudieran promover, justificar o aceptar las uniones tempranas y el matrimonio infantil y sus factores causales asociados (normas y pautas tradicionales de género, embarazo en adolescencia y violencia de género), en zonas priorizadas de un programa piloto, definido por el socio institucional, y coordinar la implementación de la misma. Este diseño debe incluir un modelo de encuesta online, que facilite el análisis posterior de la misma.

⦁ Diseñar un marco de monitoreo y evaluación de los cambios que se pretenden lograr en el citado programa piloto en conocimientos actitudes y prácticas, con indicadores, línea de base y metas, de aquellos elementos seleccionados que, en base a la investigación realizada, tengan mayor incidencia en promover o aceptar las uniones tempranas o el matrimonio infantil.

⦁ En base a la investigación y selección de aquellos cambios necesarios, preparar y validar materiales educativos y diseñar programas de formación diferenciados para lideresas comunitarias/educadoras que trabajarán con grupos de niñas y adolescentes, en la mejora de su autoestima, y su empoderamiento en distintas facetas vitales, y para los/las promotores que trabajarán con el resto de los actores claves comunitarios (específicos para los distintos actores: adolescentes varones, padres, madres, líderes comunitarios etc.)

⦁ Elaborar criterios de selección para lideresas/educadoras/promotores que trabajarán en el programa piloto e implementar los diferentes programas de educación diseñados.

⦁ Apoyar técnicamente, acompañar y monitorear la implementación de las primeras intervenciones con las adolescentes, sus familias, la comunidad y los adolescentes varones.

RESULTADOS ESPERADOS:
Los resultados que se esperan alcanzar con la implementación de esta consultoría son:

⦁ Instituciones gubernamentales clave y UNICEF cuentan con una base de conocimientos sólida, basada en evidencias, sobre cuáles son los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas existentes, en los territorios seleccionados, que más favorecen el matrimonio infantil y las uniones tempranas y sus determinantes.
⦁ Instituciones gubernamentales claves cuentan con un programa piloto de intervención en conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas.

⦁ Instituciones gubernamentales clave y UNICEF cuentan con un plan de monitoreo y evaluación de los cambios de comportamiento a promover.

⦁ Instituciones gubernamentales clave y UNICEF cuentan con un plan de formación de lideresas/educadores/promotores, para promover cambios sociales y de comportamiento diferenciado según sea su público objetivo (las adolescentes, los varones adolescentes, los padres, las madres, los líderes de la comunidad) y con los materiales necesarios para su implementación.

⦁ Instituciones gubernamentales clave y UNICEF tienen al menos 100 personas formadas para promover los cambios de comportamientos individuales y sociales en las zonas priorizadas, y se ha acompañado sus primeras intervenciones por el consultor.

PRODUCTOS ESPERADOS:
⦁ Documento con la encuesta CAP definida sobre matrimonio infantil y uniones tempranas y sus determinantes en territorios seleccionados.

⦁ Guía de formación de los implementadores de la CAP.

⦁ Documento con los resultados del análisis de la CAP e identificación los cambios sociales y de comportamiento que más influyen en los matrimonios infantiles y las uniones tempranas.

⦁ Marco de monitoreo y evaluación de los cambios que se pretenden lograr con el programa piloto en conocimientos actitudes y prácticas, con indicadores, línea de base y metas.

⦁ Documento de criterios de selección para lideresas/educadoras que trabajarán en el programa piloto.

⦁ Materiales de formación para lideresas comunitarias, promotores y educadores, validados y diagramados.

⦁ Plan de formación para lideresas, promotores, educadores, y documento de evaluación de los conocimientos adquiridos.

⦁ Informe del número de personas formadas y de los conocimientos adquiridos por las mismas.

⦁ Documento de la observación y del acompañamiento del trabajo de las primeras personas formadas, y recomendaciones para mejorar el mismo.

METODOLOGÍA Y ETAPAS DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN:
Se prevé que la consultoría de asistencia técnica tenga una duración estimada de nueve (9) meses, dada la naturaleza y complejidad de la acción propuesta. En este periodo de tiempo se llevarán cabo, en estrecha coordinación con el equipo técnico de UNICEF las actividades correspondientes a cada etapa del proceso.

Cada producto de cada etapa debe tener la aprobación de UNICEF para poder avanzar al siguiente proceso.

Etapa

Actividad

Detalles

Primera

METODOLOGÍA Y CRONOGRAMA DE TRABAJO

Servirá para establecer un diálogo técnico-político entre el equipo consultor y las personas designadas por UNICEF y el socio local institucional. En ella se preparará la metodología de trabajo, se definirá el cronograma del mismo, y se concretarán la/las zonas piloto de intervención por parte del socio local.

Esta etapa tendrá una duración no superior a 15 días después de la firma del contrato.

Segunda

DISEÑO DE LOS INTRUMENTOS

En esta etapa se definirá los instrumentos/encuesta para el levantamiento de información (estudio CAP y sobre factores causales) para analizar los factores sociales y de comportamiento, que facilitan o favorecen los matrimonios infantiles o uniones tempranas, y sus factores asociados, tomando en cuenta los actores clave sujetos de la acción de la consultoría. Esta encuesta debe permitir la recogida online de la información.

Asimismo, en esta etapa, se diseñará el marco de monitoreo y evaluación de la futura intervención, con indicadores, línea de base y metas de los elementos seleccionados para ser modificados.

Tercera

REALIZACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS

En esta etapa se implementará el levantamiento de información en el terreno por el socio local implementador del estudio CAP para el matrimonio infantil y uniones tempranas y sus factores causales asociados, en los territorios seleccionados.

Se formará a los equipos encuestadores del socio local, para que puedan aplicar los instrumentos definidos para cada actor clave sujeto de la acción de la consultoría, y que apoyen en la coordinación de la misma.

Asimismo, en esta etapa se realizará los análisis de los registros correspondientes y se preparen los borradores preliminares del informe con los resultados de los estudios; presentación y discusión de los resultados de los estudios con los actores clave correspondientes a distintos niveles (local y nacional).

Cuarta

REALIZACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS

En esta etapa, y en base a los resultados previos, se procederá a diseñar los programas de formación de los diferentes actores: Lideres/educadoras/promotores etc., diferenciados para la población objetivo de cada uno de ellos (las adolescentes, los varones adolescentes, las madres etc.).

Asimismo, se diseñarán y validarán los materiales educativos para cada caso, y se diseñara el modelo de evaluación de los conocimientos adquiridos.

En esta etapa se realizará la formación de todo el personal seleccionado que trabajará en la zona piloto, de manera diferenciada según sus grupos objetivos, y se evaluará el aprendizaje de los mismos.

Y finalmente, la consultoría acompañará y observará el trabajo de las personas formadas, valorando la aplicación de los conocimientos adquiridos, y, en su caso, hará recomendaciones para mejorar posteriormente algunos de los productos producidos anteriormente por esta consultoría.

ACTORES CLAVE DE LA CONSULTORÍA:
⦁ UNICEF (de la República Dominicana y de la Oficina Regional)
⦁ Equipo consultor externo
⦁ Socio local institucional

CRITERIOS MÍNIMOS PARA LA SELECCIÓN DEL EQUIPO DE CONSULTORES EXTERNOS:
Se espera que esta consultoría sea implementada en su totalidad, por una firma consultora con un equipo de consultores externos, que, en su conjunto, reúnan y demuestren lo siguiente:
⦁ Formación profesional en áreas relacionadas con la sociología, antropología, humanidades, comunicación social o psicología.
⦁ Experiencia de más de 5 años en:
⦁ La realización de estudios CAP y/o evaluaciones de programas sociales.
⦁ El diseño e implementación de programas y proyectos sociales.
⦁ El diseño, registro y reporte de indicadores sociales.
⦁ El diseño de materiales para cambio de comportamiento.
⦁ El trabajo para el abordaje de la desigualdad basada en el género y de promoción de nuevas masculinidades.
⦁ Experiencia en el manejo de relaciones con el Gobierno Dominicano (incidencia política) y el diálogo social.

PRESENTACIÓN DE LA PROPUESTA TÉCNICA Y ECONÓMICA
Se pide a las partes cualificadas e interesadas que presenten lo siguiente:

1. Carta de interés en la presentación de una propuesta.
2. Propuesta técnica detallada que demuestre claramente un conocimiento profundo de estos TdR e incluya lo siguiente:
   ⦁ Descripción preliminar de la metodología para la realización de las distintas actividades relacionadas a la asistencia técnica, basada en la información de estos TdR.
   ⦁ Plan y calendario de ejecución de la asistencia técnica.
   ⦁ Perfil de composición del equipo, con sus CV, su papel en esta asistencia y porcentaje de tiempo que cada miembro propuesto dedicará al proyecto, así como del nivel de manejo del idioma español.
   ⦁ Explicación de la experiencia previa demostrada basada en los criterios de selección de selección de estos TdR.
3. Una propuesta financiera con un desglose detallado de los costos para la asistencia técnica, tomando en cuenta los resultados, productos y etapas de la consultoría. Se incluirá lo siguiente:
   ⦁ Costos honorarios de cada personal profesional del equipo
   ⦁ Gastos de misión de campo estimados para todas las actividades de la asistencia técnica
   ⦁ Gastos administrativos (todos los gastos deben de ser cotizados con los impuestos correspondientes incluidos).
4. Perfil de la Firma de Consultoría.
5. Nombres e información de contacto de tres referencias que pueden ser contactadas.
6. Copia de un informe anterior de trabajos similares realizados sobre: a) estudios de línea de base; b) implementación de programas sociales; y/o c) proyectos de incidencia política y/o diálogo social.

CONDICIONES DE PAGO:
Los pagos se realizarán en moneda nacional (pesos dominicanos) según la tasa de cambio del dólar establecida por Naciones Unidas efectiva al momento de la contratación, conforme a los siguientes criterios:
⦁ 10% con la conclusión y aprobación de la etapa 1
⦁ 30% con la conclusión y aprobación de la etapa 2
⦁ 25% con la conclusión y aprobación de la etapa 3
⦁ 35% con la conclusión y aprobación de la etapa 4

CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN:

Evaluación Técnica (propuesta y perfil de la empresa y consultores)

70%

Propuesta Financiera:

*Solo se considerarán y valorarán las propuestas financieras cuya evaluación técnica sea satisfactoria.

30%

FORMA DE POSTULACIÓN:

Para fines de postulación enviar todos documentos y anexos indicados a Dmr.reclutamientord@unicef.org La fecha límite para aplicar es el: domingo 12 de noviembre del 2017 hasta las 11:59 PM (República Dominicana)

*Las aplicaciones que sean enviadas sin completar todos los requerimientos incluyendo documentos que avalen el historial de trabajo, formación académica y referencias relacionas a la consultoría no serán consideradas.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=508458

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 06 Nov 2017

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

How can you make a difference?

The incumbent will enhance the capacity of the LACRO Emergency Unit to support COs and governments in disaster risk analysis, reduction and resilience. He/she will also contribute to emergency preparedness and response capacity in support of CO in the region. Under the supervision of LACRO Regional Emergency Advisor (REA), the Emergency Specialist (ES) will be a key member of the Emergency Unit providing direction and support in Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience, Emergency Preparedness and Response, and related issues, both at regional level in coordination with RO colleagues and REDLAC partners, and at national level in support to UNICEF COs. He/she will provide support to the REA and work closely with the Emergency Specialist (Emergency Preparedness and Response) in these and other tasks as assigned and will act as Unit OIC as necessary.

RISK ANALYSIS, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, RESILIENCE AND RELATED TASKS

Within the responsibility delegated by the REA the ES will:

Provide high quality technical support to CO risk analysis and the design of risk informed resilience and DRR programming, and the incorporation of risk analysis in all relevant documents and processes.

Contribute to the design of capacity building programmes in DRR and resilience, identifying training needs, designing materials and implementing programmes and training. Provide technical expertise to adjust and promote risk informed programming so they are consistent and fully aligned with UNICEF Strategic Plans (SP) and Regional Office Management Plans (ROMP) processes and terminology.

Contribute high quality inputs and support to REA in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Emergency Unit´s Annual Work Plan (AWP), and assume responsibility within the Unit for assigned activities within the AWP.

Under direction of REA, liaise with key regional partners in the design of interagency or multi country DRR and resilience programming; identify funding sources and develop relevant proposals.

Support LACRO Emergency Unit in Knowledge Management activities and south-south / horizontal cooperation, both at regional and country level.

Contribute to UNICEF regional and global initiatives to advance DRR, climate change adaptation and resilience, including participate in regional interagency Resilience Group, ensuring the contribution to its work plan and actions, both at regional and country level.

Work with the regional team to ensure inclusion of DRR and Climate change issues across UNICEF´s work, including but not limited to WASH, Health, Education, Social inclusion, Nutrition and humanitarian situations.

Keep abreast of national/regional/ international development priorities on DRR and CC policy to leverage UNICEF´s position and competencies with donors, national governments and communities to advocate/ promote policies and interventions related to DRR and CC issues affecting children.

Support the REA and Emergency Unit in other related tasks as assigned.

PREPAREDNESS and RESPONSE

Within the responsibility delegated by the REA the ES will:

Ensure support to LACRO Emergency Unit in review CO’s preparedness and response capacities and gaps, in order to establish due actions for supporting COs in strengthening their capacities to support governments in emergency response, according to CCCs in Humanitarian Action.

Provide support where needed in strengthening UNICEF led / co-led sectorial coordination (Education, Child Protection, WASH and Nutrition) and capacity.

Provide support where needed to COs in their emergency response. This may include: support from RO in needs assessment, response planning and inter-agency coordination, also through ad hoc missions; supplies mobilization (in coordination with Supply Division); identification of human resources in cooperation with HR / DHR; review and quality control to resource mobilization proposals (CERF, EPF, etc.), etc.

Contribute to development of training and implementing trainings / refreshments and simulations for LACRO and CO colleagues, including Rapid Response Roster members.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international level in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration.

Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian assistance in international context is an asset.

Familiarity with UNICEF internal procedures and planning and reporting requirements in emergency contexts and for disaster risk reduction preparedness and response is an asset. Knowledge and technical expertise in one or more of UNICEF areas of global sectorial responsibility is an asset.

Good understanding of the disaster risk reduction, humanitarian action and development context in Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Knowledge of humanitarian action agenda within the framework of the humanitarian reform and Transformative Agenda.

Expertise in organizing, facilitating and co-leading training and simulation exercises with multi-stakeholders.

Familiarity with regional disaster management and humanitarian action interagency and subregional mechanisms.

Knowledge and capacity to represent UNICEF in interagency and regional meetings on related themes.

Capacity to work with multidisciplinary groups and good capacity for coordination, analysis and synthesis.

Able to work independently and in constant communication with the emergency team and emergency focal points in the region.

Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=508436

Organization: Miyamoto International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 03 Nov 2017

Generalidades

Miyamoto International es una empresa global de ingeniería, gestión en construcción y gestión de proyectos que proporciona servicios críticos que promueven el sostenimiento de industrias y salvaguardan comunidades. Conocido por la ejecución de proyectos exitosos en algunos de los ambientes más difíciles del mundo, Miyamoto International está arrancando un programa de respuesta al terremoto en la Ciudad de México.

El Programa es de tres meses y tiene como objetivo principal fortalecer el vínculo público-privado para capacitar ingenieros estructurales en la metodología de evaluación detallada de danos. El programa facilitara una serie de talleres para capacitar a entrenadores en la metodología para entonces extender la capacitación a un grupo mayor de ingenieros y eventualmente ejecutar la evaluación de danos en unos 4,000 edificios dañados por el terremoto.

Responsabilidades

El Gerente de Programa tendrá su sede en la Ciudad de Mexico. Reportará al Gerente del Programa de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) quien cubrirá varios países en dicha región. El Gerente de Programa recibirá apoyo del equipo de los Programas Internacionales de Miyamoto, incluyendo los equipos de ingeniería que supervisarán cualquier desarrollo o actividades programáticas técnicas.

El alcance general de las responsabilidades incluye, pero no se limita a:

Gestión del Programa y Liderazgo

El Gerente de Programa será responsable de la entrega general oportuna y de calidad de todos los productos y actividades del programa.

Esto incluye:

• Liderar la vinculación y la coordinación con los actores nacionales y locales pertinentes del gobierno de Mexico tanto del sector privado para cumplir con los objetivos del programa.

• Representación de alto nivel con el gobierno y otras entidades.

• Liderar la organización y desarrollo de talleres y reuniones necesarios en el programa.

• Liderar la recopilación de datos requeridos por la entidad financiadora y otros informes internos y externos.

• Liderar en la recopilación de datos para la presentación de informes de monitoreo y evaluación.

• Liderar la recolección de datos, o identificar fuentes, para las evaluaciones técnicas, de acuerdo con las necesidades del programa.

• Liderar otros programas de comunicación, incluyendo historias exitosas.

• Manejo y gestión de presupuesto.

• Actuar como el punto focal de seguridad de Miyamoto en el país y asesorar en asuntos de seguridad.

Trabajo en Formalizar la Metodología y Herramientas de Evaluación Detallada de Danos Estructurales y la Ejecución de dos Cursos de Capacitación:

(1) Un curso de capacitación de entrenadores dirigido a ingenieros estructurales en la metodología de evaluación detallada de danos estructurales;

(2) Un curso de capacitación dirigido a funcionarios del gobierno CDMX en temas de respuesta y recuperación a terremotos.

Esto incluye la ejecución de las siguientes actividades en colaboración con técnicos de Miyamoto International y contrapartes del gobierno de la Ciudad de México, incluyendo del Secretariado de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda (SEDUVI) y el Instituto para la Seguridad de las Construcciones (ISC), además con actores claves del sector privado, incluyendo la Sociedad Mexicana para la Ingeniería Estructural (SMIE) y el Ilustre Colegio Nacional de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de México (ICNIAM):

· Adaptar la metodología de evaluación detallada de danos estructurales utilizado por el ATC-20, ASCE y FEMA al contexto local.

· Desarrollar un curso de capacitación de entrenadores en base de la metodología adaptada.

· Movilizar 30 ingenieros estructurales públicas y privadas para participar en el curso.

· Llevar a cabo dos talleres de capacitación de entrenadores en la metodología adaptada de evaluación detallada de danos estructurales.

· Desarrollar un curso de capacitación en temas de respuesta y recuperación a terremotos.

· Llevar a cabo dos talleres de capacitación en temas de respuesta y recuperación a terremotos dirigidos a 20 funcionares del gobierno de CDMX.

· Supervisar el arranque del proceso de evaluación detallada de edificios dañados por el terremoto dirigido por ingenieros recién capacitado en la metodología.

Perfil del Candidato

El candidato deberá haber gestionado exitosamente proyectos de desarrollo internacional con un alto nivel de sensibilidad contextual y operativa en México.

Educación

• Grado en Ingeniería Estructural o Civil.

Conocimiento

• Conocimiento en relaciones públicas, capacidad y experiencia trabajando con agencias gubernamentales y funcionarios públicos.

• Habilidad y voluntad de trabajar abiertamente y en colaboración con equipos técnicos y profesionales de otras disciplinas.

• Capacidad para gestionar y ejecutar con éxito proyectos desafiantes con equipos internacionales y supervisión remota.

• Autónomo, con un alto grado de profesionalismo e integridad.

• Excelente comunicador capaz de trabajar de manera creíble y efectiva con altos funcionarios del gobierno y del sector privado.

• Capacidad y disposición para trabajar en una organización flexible y dinámica.

Experiencia

• Experiencia de trabajo de 8-10 años como ingeniero estructural en México.

· Experiencia trabajando con agencias públicas y funcionarios en México y manejando relaciones gubernamentales, preferentemente en el campo de reducción de riesgo de desastres.

• Experiencia trabajando en iniciativas de políticas con un enfoque particular en temas sísmicos, u otra reducción y mitigación del riesgo de desastres.

• Experiencia o habilidad para revisar, asesorar y redactar estrategias, políticas y planes de reducción de riesgo de desastres naturales a nivel regional, nacional y municipal y con conocimientos del marco de reducción de riesgo de desastres de México.

• La experiencia en gestión de proyectos, en trabajo con equipos internacionales, socios de desarrollo y / o donantes institucionales tendrá un valor agregado.

• Es altamente deseable experiencia en la puesta en marcha de programas nuevos.

· Proficiencia en ingles preferida.

Periodo propuesto

El periodo propuesto para esta contratación es entre noviembre de 2017 y febrero de 2018.

How to apply:

Instrucciones de aplicación

Para presentar la solicitud, envíe los siguientes documentos a procurement@miyamotointernational.com

· Currículum

· Carta de presentación

· Requerimientos de remuneración