Empleo

Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 09 Sep 2017

M&E Reporting Specialist, USAID PROJUST, Mexico

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: **

The Promoting Justice Project (PROJUST) financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the implementation and consolidation of the Mexican criminal accusatorial system within the judicial sector with involvement from civil society. The Promoting Justice Project also provides customized direct or indirect support at the state and federal level for the final push towards the 2016 Constitutional reform deadlines and therefore contributes to mitigate conflict, reduce impunity, and promote a more transparent and efficient justice system.

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Director of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), the Monitoring and Reporting Specialist will be responsible for managing the reporting process and contributing to the team’s various monitoring and evaluation tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the report process including collection and translation of information; data analysis; writing and editing weekly, monthly, quarterly reports; and writing and editing final report in English for the Mission.
• Coordinate with the M&E database manager, the technical leaders and their assistants for the collection of information for report writing.
• Analyze information obtained and ensure it is sufficient to produce reports that meet USAID requirements and templates as well as relevant for the achievement of Program results as per PROJUST’s the Results Framework.
• Contribute to the production of program reports.
• Contribute to the planning, data gathering, and analysis of the M&E team’s various tasks.
• Assist the M&E director in preparing briefings and urgent reporting requests from the Mission (including fact sheets and state briefings).
• Assist the director of planning and M&E to prepare, update, and amend work plans.
• Assist in the organization, reporting, and the writing of program success stories.
• Review reports and background information from MSI-USAID sub-contractors or sub-grantees, partners from the government and judicial sector, and civil society organizations in order to be better informed on program results for better reporting.
• Make recommendations for additional analysis, data, or relevant information to be included in the reports and other M&E products.
• Write a summary of each activity conducted during the week in a concise and clear manner (for weekly reports only), and connect it with the program results framework to ensure it is relevant.
• Monitor program activities to ensure that they are carried out within a set timeframe and that expected outputs are completed according to program quality-standards.
• Monitor the indicators of the program’s M&E plan to ensure targets are met.
• Any other related task assigned by the M&E director.

Qualifications:

• Degree in international relations, development studies, communications or a related area; master’s level preferred.
• Comfortable with and experienced in editing and reviewing the writing of peers.
• Experience writing reports in a concise, clear manner, though incorporating high impact language to convey a compelling story of how project activities are having an impact on beneficiaries and institutions.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft applications, in particular Word (the main program used in our reporting).
• Ability to operate under pressure and cooperate with colleagues to accomplish deadlines.
• Ability to receive construct feedback in a positive light, in particular related to drafted reporting.
• High attention to detail.
• Native English speaker or someone with full fluency in English (nearly native).
• Full command of the Spanish language.
• Experience with translating material from Spanish to English.
• Superior writing skills (in the English language).

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: World Food Programme
Country: Panama
Closing date: 24 Aug 2017

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP is implementing a two years (September 2016-2018) project entitled “El Nino Response in the Dry Corridor of Central America”, funded by the European Union (PRO-ACT). This project is implemented in four Central American countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Each WFP Country Office has different implementation activities and transfer modalities to support the households most affected by recurrent drought and El Nino, in particular subsistence farmers and day laborers through food assistance, strengthening livelihoods’ resilience to climate-related shocks, and risk management.

The four Central American countries share similar socioeconomic and disaster risk profiles. The Dry Corridor which cuts across the four countries is particularly prone to disasters and has a great vulnerability to shock and food insecurity. Land degradation and deforestation are contributing to the propensity of climate shocks, which result in the loss of crops, seeds and animals, reduced work opportunities, loss of incomes, migration, deepening food insecurity and malnutrition. El Nino came on top of four consecutive years of drought. The main impacts of the drought on affected households are reflecting in the extremely poor dietary diversity and the coping strategy being employed.

PRO-ACT funding from the EU allows WFP to invest in vital resilience building activities through WFP country programmes and capacity development. In order to build community resilience, WFP will therefore strengthen livelihoods by creating and rehabilitating productive assets, intensifying production at household level, diversifying income sources, increasing human capital and providing a safety net for 52,000 beneficiaries.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Language:

Experience:

International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and Spanish.

At least 5 years of experience in this field, with specific focus on resilience*.*

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Advisor of the Programme Unit in the WFP regional bureau, the incumbent will be expected to perform the following tasks:

1. Provide advice and support to the four Central America Country Offices (COs) delivering a complex portfolio of programed and ensure that policy and programme operations are consistent with WFP policies, Executive Board decisions, and other relevant guidance;
2. Provide technical advice or mobilize technical expertise on resilience activities, transfer modalities and appropriate food products;
3. Be proactive in testing innovative approaches, particularly the WFP three-pronged approach, including the Integrated Context Analysis (ICA), the Seasonal Livelihoods Programming Consultations (SLP) and the Community-based Participatory Planning;
4. Coordinate experience sharing visits among the Country Offices, including WFP staff, national authorities and project participants, in order to spread best practices in the region.
5. Support Country Offices efforts to strengthen sustainable mechanisms for the project activities, including asset management and maintenance in the local/community level.
6. Develop strategies with COs to support government efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition;
7. Liaise with senior stakeholders of governments and other partners in relation to the project and also liaise with the sub-regional intergovernmental organizations such as the Coordination Center for Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC) and the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) bodies;
8. Keep donor regularly informed and updated on the development of the project and prepare reports in line with the Project timeline. Coordinate all information and feedback from the four COs and the donor serving as the main WFP focal point to the donor;
9. Maintain established strategic partnerships to identify opportunities for collaborative approaches and initiatives that improve assistance packages and support advocacy work;
10. Enhance WFP’s leadership status in different forums on subjects related to the project and development contexts and other related issues through direct participation, briefings, information products and other materials;
11. Manage or oversee operational research and evidence building on issues relevant to resilience/food assistance;
12. Manage or oversee preparation and dissemination of timely analytical reports, publications, press releases and communication/visibility material, and a variety of information products or proposals for internal or external use in collaboration with relevant units and sections at country and regional levels;
13. Organize and manage the yearly joint working sessions with all the country offices, prepare and revise work plans;
14. Advise and support the development of functional training in areas of expertise to enhance the capacity of WFP staff and partners to design and deliver effective food assistance programmes;
15. Ensure the best use of assigned financial resources for achievement of set objectives within a significant budget, and manage the assigned funds;
16. Lead, motivate and develop a team – at country and regional levels – to enable high performance;
17. Take responsibility for incorporating gender and protection perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men in accordance with WFP policies, strategies, guidelines and manuals;
18. With support from the RB M&E Advisor, lead and guide all the necessary monitoring and evaluation work required (baseline, follow-up survey and end studies), from a quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
19. Any other task, as required by the Senior Programme Advisor in relation to the Project.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has worked in a WFP Country Office, Regional Bureau or Headquarters;
• Has worked and has knowledge and expertise on resilience, and/or food assistance for assets and/or experience working with small holder farmers and cooperatives (P4P).
• Has led a country office programme team or a substantial component of a complex programme.
• Has gained direct experience of different programme approaches (e.g. gender, protection, cash-based transfers, etc.)
• Has worked with government agencies and gained policy experience.
• Has led team in strategic discussions.
• Has dealt with donors and senior government stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Good analytical skills; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement, tact, negotiating skills; ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing; ability to work in a team, and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds. Ability to cope with situations which may threaten health or safety; flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal desk description. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with counterparts and staff within the office, host population, donors, NGOs and other UN agencies; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those under his/her supervision. Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline for applications is 24 August 2017. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

How to apply:

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Organization: Mines Advisory Group
Country: Peru
Closing date: 03 Sep 2017

Start date: Approx. October 2017. The total salary package for this position is £53,004- £59,172 including basic salary and cost of living allowance.

About MAG:

MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.

About the Peru programme:

This is a new project subject to funding and a successful bid, but looking to start from October 1 2017 onwards, the project will be delivering Physical Security and Stockpile Management activities in support of improved regional security and stability.

About the role:

As a senior technical manager, you will be responsible for ensuring quality, safety and efficiency in our PSSM operations, managing and delivering EOD training to senior national military staff as well as assessing, planning and delivering large scale demolition activities with the host authority. You will hold a minimum EOD3 qualification and have experience of implementing Physical Security and Stockpile Management operations in challenging environments. Working closely with and reporting to the Country Representative, you will be accountable for ensuring the highest quality of programming. You will also support the Country representative in developing the programme’s technical strategy and delivery. The role will also involve extensive in-country travel to remote locations.

About you:

You will have excellent people and project management skills with the ability to coordinate, design, manage, improve and report on technical operations. You must be qualified and experienced in Physical Security and Stockpile Management work, with previous experience working for a similar organisation, either in the humanitarian or commercial sector. This is a demanding yet highly rewarding position that will be suited to a highly motivated, solution-focused and flexible manager. You will need previous experience of managing all phases of large-scale technical operations as well as high quality reporting skills. We are currently seeking applications from fluent Spanish and/or and English speakers

How to apply:

For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG as soon as possible, applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the vacancy removed once filled.

Organization: Mines Advisory Group
Country: Peru
Closing date: 03 Sep 2017

The total salary package for this position is £33,384 – £36,972 GBP including basic salary and cost of living allowance.

About MAG:

MAG supports the development of countries emerging from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury. One predominate area of focus in MAG’s programmes across Africa is Arms Management and Destruction (AMD) work, working with national defence and security authorities towards the safe storage management as well as destruction of weapons and munitions. These programmes include Chad, Burkina Faso, DRC, Sierra Leone and others.

About the Peru Programme

This is a new project subject to funding and a successful bid, but looking to start from October 1 2017 onwards, the project will be delivering Physical Security and Stockpile Management activities in support of improved regional security and stability.

About the role:

The role would be based in Lima with travel to Pisco and potentially other Departments in Northern Peru. MAG is seeking expressions of interest from fluent Spanish and English speaking candidates to manage our new programme in Peru. The Country Representative will be responsible for ensuring that all project objectives are met, which will include overseeing the day to day management and support of the country team. With support from the Regional Director, the Country Representative will also oversee setting up all aspects of in-country registration including financial, administrative, security, HR and logistics elements of the project. As part of this a key element of the role will be successful liaison with local authorities, and the donor representative.

About you:

Previous experience in Mine Action is not required but you should have previous experience in overseas project management roles, within an international aid/humanitarian organisation. You will also need experience across the range of project management functions, including experience of managing national staff and the ability to motivate a team. Fluent Spanish and English language skills are essential for this post.

How to apply:

For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG as soon as possible.

Organization: International Executive Service Corps
Country: Dominican Republic
Closing date: 12 Sep 2017

Exporting Quality and Safety (EQS) Program

Midterm Performance Evaluation Scope of Work

International Executive Service Corps (IESC) invites proposals from qualified, independent third-party individuals or firms to conduct a midterm performance evaluation of the EQS Program funded under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress mechanism.

Background

IESC is currently implementing EQS in the Dominican Republic, a USD $15 million program which runs from October 2015 to September 2019. IESC is the lead implementer with sub-partners Centro para el Desarrollo Agropecuario y Forestal (CEDAF), Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), and the World Food Logistics Organization / Global Cold Chain Alliance (WFLO/GCCA). The program aims to increase productivity and sales for domestic and export markets of high-value fruit and vegetable global value chains: avocado, cacao, pineapple, and greenhouse and oriental vegetables. The program will improve product quality, increase production and efficiency, increase the value of post-harvest products, and improve market and marketing linkages.

EQS is organized under the following five activity areas:

1. Capacity Building: Producer Groups and Cooperatives;

2. Capacity Building: Trade Associations;

3. Cold Chain Improvement;

4. In-kind Grants: Equipment; and

5. Public Information Campaign: Disperse Improved Market Information.

EQS activities are designed to work primarily with value chain aggregators, such as producer organizations (clusters and associations), cooperatives, packinghouses, processors, and trade associations to reach middlemen traders and producers. The program looks at end markets to determine growth-related demand and requirements, in turn focusing on technical solutions related to productivity losses (e.g., orchard underperformance, technology gaps) and product losses (e.g. spoilage, cold chain mismanagement, point of entry refusal, and food safety). The program’s interventions have focused on productivity and product losses of 30 percent or higher in the first two years in order to achieve the end-of-year-two target results related to volume (40,000 MT from a baseline of 32, 688 MT) and sales ($55 million USD from a baseline of $33.7 million USD). Losses can also be defined as not having access to key markets due to certain product bans (e.g. Medfly, Thrips, and other contamination) or refusals based on import inspections. The program has endeavored to work with a significant number of beneficiaries in each value chain to achieve the end-of-year-two targets (3,440 direct and 17,200 indirect beneficiaries), which should then allow the transformation needed for continued and sustained growth as further market-driven scaling and sector-wide replication occur.

EQS is monitoring a total of 36 result and activity indicators, of which 32 had a baseline of zero and four had baseline data established within six months of program start-up. We will provide full results framework, indicator table, and baseline study to interested applicants.

EQS is carrying out activities in the areas of Santo Domingo, La Vega, San Juan, Santiago, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, Duarte, Samaná, Puerto Plata, Peravia, Sánchez Ramírez, and Azua provinces.

Purpose of Midterm Performance Evaluation

Per USDA’s Food Aid Division (FAD) M&E Policy, the purpose is to critically and objectively review and take stock of EQS’ program implementation, assess relevance of interventions, provide early signal of effectiveness of interventions (or lack of), document lessons learned, assess sustainability efforts to date, and discuss/recommend mid-course corrections as necessary.

Objectives and Evaluation Questions

Specifically, the evaluator/evaluation team will assess the following:

1. Program design, implementation, and efficiency

   1. Is the program on track to reach specified targets at midpoint and by end of the program?

   2. Specifically, what percent is on track and what percent is not on track?

   3. For targets, not on track to be met, specify changes (if any) to the initial assumptions or within the operating context that warrant a review and recommended revision of the targets.

   4. What have been the main reasons behind current achievement against result and activity indicator targets?

   5. Specifically, what should be maintained and/or scaled up?

   6. What have been the major challenges to program implementation and how has EQS responded to these challenges?

   7. Specifically, to what extent has the Med-fly ban affected program implementation?

   8. To what extent did unexpected heavy rains in the Fall of 2016 affect oriental vegetable exports?

   9. What, if any, unintended but important direct results (positive or negative) have occurred?

   10. How should these be assessed in the overall program context?

   11. How has EQS responded to these?

   12. To what extent is staffing, management, and oversight costs suitable given the number/scope of activities carried out?

2. Relevance of interventions

   1. To what extent do EQS activities address the core issues of target beneficiaries?

3. Effectiveness of interventions

   1. Which interventions/activities have the highest potential in being the most effective approach to achieve the program’s higher-level results (increased agricultural productivity and more market transactions)

   2. How effective is EQS at reaching women beneficiaries? What could be done to improve women’s participation?

   3. How effective has the training approach been to build and/or enhance capacity of target beneficiaries?

   4. To what extent do public authorities and private sector partners have an influence (positive or negative) on the achievement of program objectives?

4. Sustainability efforts to date

   1. What factors contribute towards sustainability of program results and how has EQS focused on these?

   2. Is there a well-developed exit strategy?

Methodology Guideline

The evaluator/evaluation team should use a mixed methods approach, including but not limited to quantitative surveys, focus group discussions with target beneficiaries, and key informant interviews with government officials and relevant public/private stakeholders including EQS staff and USDA.

The data collection tools for collection of key data should be similar to the tools used during the baseline study or during routine monitoring (to the extent possible) so that results may be comparable.

The quantitative sample size should ensure a 95% confidence level with a 5% margin of error. The total direct beneficiaries as of March2017 is 698, which could be used for the sampling frame.

The evaluator/evaluation team will meet with IESC and USDA to discuss proposed methodology prior to initiating evaluation activities.

Key Activities

The evaluator/evaluation team will undertake the following key activities:

1. Desk review

   1. Review program-related documents including:

   2. EQS agreement and any modifications

   3. Approved M&E plan

   4. Baseline study report

   5. Semi-annual reports 1, 2, 3, and 4

   6. Approved work plan

   7. USDA M&E policy

   8. Value chain assessment reports

   9. Beneficiary mapping report

   10. Any other relevant program documents provided by IESC

   11. Review other relevant documents to understand the operating environment in which EQS operates:

   12. Biweekly communiques

   13. Program Facebook Page

2. Develop and finalize evaluation methodology

   1. In collaboration with IESC and USDA,

   2. Confirm sampling frame and finalize sampling technique and sample size;

   3. Develop and propose survey design and data collection tools for quantitative survey, follow-up focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. Refine or create any tools necessary to answer the evaluation questions; and

   4. Based on the desk review, propose any additional topics or issues for analysis in the final evaluation at the end of the program.

3. Field data collection

   1. Plan and coordinate all necessary logistics to conduct evaluation.

   2. In terms of office space, the evaluator/evaluation team will co-locate with the EQS program in Santo Domingo. The evaluator/evaluation team will also receive assistance from EQS in locating relevant beneficiaries. Other than this, all resources (HR and material) should be arranged by the evaluator/evaluation team.

   3. Translate, pre-test, and finalize data collection tools including survey instruments and focus group questionnaire.

   4. Train enumerators, as needed.

   5. Carry out fieldwork with liaison support from EQS staff, particularly M&E manager and analyst.

4. Data analysis and reporting

   1. Scrub, synthesize, analyze, and interpret data from survey, focus groups, and interviews.

   2. Prepare and submit datasets with relevant documents to EQS and USDA.

   3. Prepare a draft evaluation report addressing the objectives and questions of this midterm evaluation as well as propose course correction or scale-up recommendations for review by EQS.

   4. Present evaluation findings in-person to EQS, and relevant stakeholders

   5. Submit final report.

Timeframe and Proposed Level of Effort

This contract should take about eight weeks starting on or about October 16, 2017. An illustrative timeline is presented below.

Activity

Level of Effort

Due Date

Comments

Desk review

2 days

NA

Does not have to be consecutive days

Kick-off meeting with USDA and IESC staff to discuss expectations, protocol, methodology, and timeline

1 day

TBD

IESC/EQS staff to coordinate.

Develop draft evaluation work plan (including methodology and draft data collection tools)

5 days

TBD

Present draft evaluation work plan to USDA and IESC. Refine based on comments received.

2 days

TBD

IESC/EQS staff to coordinate presentation date and location.

Field work/data collection

15 days

NA

Includes training of enumerators, if needed.

Data entry and scrubbing

3 days

NA

Data analysis and report writing

8 days

NA

Submit draft report to IESC for comments and clarifications

NA

Within 7 weeks of contract signing

EQS and USDA will review and provide comments within 5 days of receiving draft report

Prepare oral presentation of findings to USDA, IESC/EQS, and relevant stakeholders and conduct presentation.

2 days

TBD

IESC/EQS staff to coordinate presentation date, location, and required attendees.

Finalize report and submit to IESC.

3 days

Within 8 weeks of contract signing

Submit to IESC and USDA

Deliverables

1. Evaluation work plan that describes the following:

   • Understanding of the program based on desk review and kick-off meeting

   • Final evaluation methodology, including detailed sampling plan, field work plan, and any limitations of the proposed approach

   • Description of planned quality control measures

   • Description of communication protocol

   • Final timeline

2. Electronic copies of all clean and final versions of data collection tools, both in English and Spanish

3. Clean and final versions (both English and Spanish) of quantitative datasets and qualitative transcripts in agreed upon format

4. Electronic draft midterm evaluation report in English, addressing all evaluation objectives and questions

5. Oral presentation materials of evaluation findings in agreed upon format

6. 15 – 20 high quality pictures of the process

7. Electronic English version of the final evaluation report in PDF and Word, as well as two printed copies in color (one for USDA/DR and one for the EQS office). The final report should include, but not limited to:

   • List of acronyms/abbreviations

   • Table of contents

   • Executive summary

   • Background

   • Detailed evaluation methodology

   • Findings

   • Recommendations for the remainder of the program

   • Annexed scope of work

   • Annexed data collection instruments

Qualificatons and Selection Criteria

All interested parties will be assessed based on the following:

1. Experience conducting evaluations of economic growth programs

2. Knowledge of USDA Food for Progress programs

3. Experience using various quantitative and qualitative methodologies

4. Fluency in both English and Spanish required

5. Clarity of thought process aand writing style, as evidenced in technical proposal

6. Previous experience in the DR highly preferred

How to apply:

Submission Requirements

All interested parties should submit the following:

1. Technical proposal (not to exceed 8 pages on typed single-space 8 ½ by 11 paper) that includes:

   • Proposed approach to the evaluation

   • CV(s) of evaluator/evaluation team and specific roles/responsibilities of each

   • At least 2 references of other clients for which similar evaluation assignments were undertaken with contact information for each one

   • If bidder is a firm, submit organizational capacity statement.

2. Itemized budget with narrative explanation of line items.

Submit electronic application on the link below by September 12, 2017 with subject line EQS Midterm Evaluation. https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/v2/applyRequisition?org=IESCORG&cws=39&rid=569

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 14 Aug 2017

UNICEF es un organismo especializado de Naciones Unidas cuya función es la de promover la vigencia de los principios y derechos contenidos en la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño. Para ello UNICEF se alía con gobiernos centrales y locales, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y otros organismos de cooperación para promover compromisos nacionales e internacionales que conviertan en realidad los principios enunciados en la Convención.

El enfoque de trabajo para el nuevo Programa de País 2017-2021 es el de fortalecer sistemas de promoción y protección de derechos de la infancia en el nivel municipal, centrándose en la niñez en condiciones de mayor desventaja. Comprende cuatro componentes: a) desarrollo de la primera infancia, b) educación inclusiva y de calidad, c) protección de la niñez frente a la violencia, d) inclusión social y monitoreo de los derechos del niño.Entre los diferentes productos establecidos en el proyecto ProNiñez para fortalecer el Sistema de promoción y protección de derechos de la infancia, existen dos relacionados con la gestión de la evidencia para mejorar el diseño e implementación de la política pública. Estos son:

1121 Los sistemas institucionales de recopilación de datos ya existentes dentro del sistema nacional de protección infantil están bien coordinados y están generando información analítica de calidad desagregada por ciclo de vida, sexo y otras categorías analíticas pertinentes.

1122 Creado un Observatorio Nacional para los Derechos de la Niñez para vigilar la implementación de las normas internacionales y regionales de derechos humanos aplicables y las recomendaciones del CDN, CEDAW y otros comités pertinentes de NNUU y del Sistema Interamericano de los Derechos Humanos.

En el país existen esfuerzos precedentes que servirán de base para la consecución de los productos anteriormente mencionados. Por ejemplo, el INE con el apoyo de UNICEF ha desarrollado un Sistema de Información sobre Niñez, Adolescencia y Mujer, denominado SISNAM Se trata de un producto elaborado con la tecnología DevInfo, el cuál facilita la organización de bases de datos y la presentación de indicadores de desarrollo social relacionados con niñez en base a la información que se puede extraer principalmente de Encuestas de Hogares y Encuestas de Salud. Sin embargo, aún hace falta una revisión del sistema para incorporar otros indicadores complementarios que permitan dar seguimiento integral a los temas relevados en la Convención de los Derechos del Niño o los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Uno de los compromisos del INE con las instituciones miembros del comité SISNAM es el fortalecimiento de los registros administrativos de las mismas para la generación de datos con oportunidad, calidad y validez.

Por otro lado, la Dirección de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia tiene como una de sus estrategias institucionales la instalación de un Observatorio Nacional en materia de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia, entendiéndose como una instancia o programa oficial y de carácter nacional que articule las políticas públicas y las acciones de vinculación interinstitucional, que facilite el monitoreo, la evaluación objetiva al respeto y cumplimiento de los derechos de la niñez y la familia ejecutada a través de las políticas públicas antes mencionadas, que abra un espacio de reflexión e interacción entre actores estratégicos, quienes trabajan en materia de niñez, adolescencia y familia y ejecutar iniciativas, estudios e investigaciones o sustentar políticas públicas a nivel local y nacional.

Entre los retos que se vislumbran para un observatorio de derechos de la niñez están: elaborar una visión precisa de la situación de la niñez, adolescencia y familia a nivel nacional; abordar los temas, consultas o problemas tanto de carácter de investigación o denuncia, como también de demanda; determinar las tendencias, formulación y ejecución de las políticas de protección social; poner en común información objetiva sobre buenas prácticas para la planificación y la organización de intervenciones; y proporcionar a los responsables de la aplicación de políticas los datos acreditados necesarios para el diseño de estrategias nacionales y regionales sobre protección, prevención, oportunidades y competencias como la evaluación de éstas.

La implementación de un observatorio de derechos de la niñez sería un llamado de responsabilidad compartida entre el Estado a través de la DINAF y los grupos colectivos de sociedad civil, academia, cooperantes externos, empresa privada, ONGs y otras organizaciones interesadas. En este contexto, el observatorio será un referente nacional en materia de monitoreo y evaluación para dar seguimiento a la aplicación de políticas públicas a nivel nacional. Se prevé que el observatorio desempeñara un papel fundamental puesto que los datos, información e investigación, facilitarán y permitirán la objetividad de cualquier sistema de seguimiento y también la toma de decisiones en materia de niñez, adolescencia y familia.

Se necesita contratar los servicios de un consultor que apoye al Instituto Nacional de Estadística y la Dirección de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia para avanzar en la construcción de una hoja de ruta que permita la consecución de estos dos productos que están muy relacionados.

Objetivo de la Consultoría

Apoyar al INE y a la DINAF en la construcción participativa de un diseño y hoja de ruta que sirva de guía práctica para tomadores de decisión y grupos técnicos en la implementación de un Sistema de indicadores y un Observatorio del cumplimiento de los derechos de la niñez en Honduras.

Para ello, se deberá facilitar procesos que conduzcan al logro de los siguientes objetivos específicos:

Definir un set de indicadores estandarizados a ser monitoreados periódicamente como parte del Sistema de Promoción y Protección de los Derechos de la Niñez en Honduras basado en los principales marcos de seguimiento a los derechos de la niñez (Convención de Derechos de la Niñez, Código de la Niñez, Agenda 2030, Visión de País, etc.).

Inventariar las fuentes de información existente a nivel de instituciones centrales de gobierno, academia y organizaciones de sociedad civil relevantes para la construcción del sistema de indicadores estandarizados sobre derechos de niñez.

Facilitar junto a sectores de Gobierno, Sociedad Civil y Academia un proceso participativo de intercambio de experiencias con otros países para definir conceptualmente el Observatorio del cumplimiento de los derechos de la niñez en Honduras, delimitando su propósito, principios, enfoques, características, funciones, estructura general y productos esperados.

Elaborar una propuesta metodológica, hoja de ruta y estrategia de sostenibilidad para la implementación de un sistema de indicadores y un Observatorio de derechos de niñez.

Actividades y/o Responsabilidades Principales

Para lograr el objetivo general de esta consultoría será importante desarrollar un proceso por etapas conforme a una metodología definida, teniendo en cuenta los diferentes contextos, tiempos, recursos y estructura disponibles. Además, un proceso en etapas permitirá el apropiamiento y desarrollo de capacidades por parte del personal técnico del INE, DINAF y otros actores relevantes para llevar a delante esta tarea. Por ello, se ha considerado clave partir de diferentes diagnósticos y revisión de otras experiencias, que brinden insumos para analizar obstáculos y lecciones aprendidas, así como también ideas para adoptar definiciones nacionales, plantear enfoques, lineamientos estratégicos y operativos que servirán de marco referencial para el diseño de las hojas de ruta. Entre las principales actividades que se contemplan para llevar a cabo esta consultoría están:

Revisión de literatura relevante sobre el tema

Preparación de una propuesta metodológica para lograr los objetivos de la consultoría y cronograma de trabajo en el que además de señalar actividades, se identifique los hitos o productos que se irán entregando mensualmente.

Facilitación de un proceso participativo para la definición de una propuesta de indicadores estandarizados basados en la Convención de los Derechos del Niño y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible con el propósito de dar seguimiento a la situación de cumplimiento de derechos de la niñez (con el apoyo del INE).

Inclusión de indicadores específicos de género en la propuesta de sistema de indicadores.

Preparación de protocolos e instrumentos, así como facilitar su aplicación para llevar a cabo un inventario de las fuentes de información para alimentar el cálculo periódico de los indicadores definidos arriba al mayor nivel de desagregación posible.

Identificación de los retos y limitaciones que enfrentan las instituciones, centros y/o organizaciones identificadas para generar y compartir información (descripción de los mecanismos de flujos de información)

Preparación y desarrollo de un foro para conocer experiencias de observatorios de la región para identificar buenas prácticas y lecciones aprendidas en la definición e implementación de un observatorio de derechos de la niñez en Honduras (con apoyo de DINAF).

Desarrollo de talleres participativos para consensuar y validar elementos importantes en la definición y diseño del observatorio (con apoyo de DINAF).

Identificación y caracterización de las principales instituciones centrales de gobierno, academia y organizaciones de sociedad civil relevantes como fuentes de información para el sistema de indicadores y el Observatorio.

Preparación de protocolos e instrumentos, así como facilitar su aplicación para consensuar y validar mecanismos de funcionamiento, pasos para la implementación y recomendaciones para la sostenibilidad que sirvan de base al diseño de las hojas de ruta para implementar el sistema de indicadores y el observatorio.

Preparación de documentos de conceptualización y hoja de ruta para la implementación de un sistema de indicadores y un observatorio sobre derechos de la niñez

Productos Esperados

Plan y cronograma de trabajo.

Elaborada propuesta de indicadores estandarizados basados en la Convención de los Derechos del Niño y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible con el propósito de dar seguimiento de la situación de cumplimiento de derechos de la niñez.

Propuesta preliminar de indicadores basados en la literatura internacional.

Propuesta preliminar de indicadores específicos de género.

Propuesta final consensuada, validada y respaldada por fuentes de información existentes que permitirán el cálculo de los indicadores.

Elaborado inventario y línea de base de las fuentes de información provenientes de instituciones centrales de gobierno, academia y organizaciones de sociedad civil relevantes

Centros/instituciones/organizaciones proveedoras de información en materia de niñez, identificadas y caracterizadas.

Protocolos e instrumentos elaborados para recoger información (los datos/información que generan, procesan y utilizan, los medios y metodologías utilizadas para la generación, procesamiento y análisis de la información, principales usuarios identificados, capacidades y conocimientos técnicos de los funcionarios a cargo del manejo de los sistemas, etc.)

Documento de inventario, incluyendo los retos y limitaciones que enfrentan los diferentes actores generadores de información identificados y la descripción de los mecanismos de los flujos de información.

Realizado foro de observatorios de la región, especialmente en materia de derechos de la niñez, habiendo identificado buenas prácticas y lecciones aprendidas tanto en el diseño como en la implementación.

3 ó 4 observatorios regionales identificados que cuenten con buenas prácticas que puedan ser replicables en el país.

Encuentro regional de observatorios organizado y preparado logísticamente.

Encuentro regional de observatorios llevado a cabo y sistematizado.

Sistema de indicadores y Observatorio de los derechos de la niñez conceptualizado y hoja de ruta elaborada para su implementación

Documento marco de conceptualización en el que se incluya: definición, propósito, principios/enfoques, características, funciones, metodología, estructura de personal, indicadores de monitoreo, fuentes y flujos de información, productos esperados, etc.

Hoja de ruta para la implementación que explique: las estrategias para la implementación, las fases para llevar a cabo el proceso, los sistemas y procesos para asegurar continuidad, los procesos de actualización periódica de la información, procesos de actualización de mapeo organizaciones relevantes para alimentar el sistema de indicadores y el trabajo del observatorio, cómo desarrollar procesos de comunicación de evidencia y abogacía en favor del cumplimiento de los derechos de la niñez.

Perfil Requerido

Formación académica

Formación de posgrado en el área de Ciencias Sociales, Económicas, Estadística, Ingeniería y/o afines.

Formación en materia de derechos humanos, derechos de la niñez y enfoque de género.

Experiencia

Al menos diez años de experiencia general.

Al menos tres años de experiencia especifica en temas de monitoreo, evaluación e/o investigación.

Diseño de instrumentos para la recolección de datos cuali y cuantitativos.

Planificación estratégica y operativa.

Facilitación de procesos de consulta.

Competencias

Habilidades analíticas, de redacción y comunicación demostrables a través de publicaciones relevantes para los fines de la consultoría.

Familiaridad con un enfoque de niñez, demostrable a través de trabajos anteriores

Redacción de informes técnicos bajo enfoque de derechos de la niñez y humanos.

Criterios de Selección

La selección del profesional se hará basada en los siguientes aspectos y ponderaciones:

Conocimiento (incluyendo el conocimiento deseable): 20%

Experiencia (incluyendo la experiencia deseable): 25%

Propuesta técnica:25%

Costo (incluyendo movilización): 30%

Duración y Fecha Estimada del Contrato

Nueve (9) meses a partir de la firma del contrato.

Lugar de Trabajo

1. Lugar de desarrollo de la Consultoría:

La consultoría se desarrollará en la ciudad de Tegucigalpa

2. Visitas al campo:

No se prevén visitas fuera de la ciudad de Tegucigalpa.

3. Viajes aéreos o terrestres:

N/A

4. Viáticos:

N/A

5. Espacio y equipo de Oficina:

El consultor procurará su propio espacio de oficina y equipo. En caso de ser necesario y para reuniones de coordinación UNICEF podrá procurar un espacio de trabajo. Se realizará también solicitud con las autoridades del INE y DINAF para que brinden un espacio de trabajo en esas instituciones cuando el consultor deba trabajar en coordinación con ellos.

6. Seguros:

El consultor adquirirá sus propias pólizas de seguro para soporte de gastos médicos y/o de accidentes personales que le cubran estas eventualidades mientras dure el presente contrato. UNICEF no asume responsabilidad por algún accidente que el consultor pudiera sufrir, ya que este contrato no supone relación patronal de ningún tipo.

7. Entrega de productos y/o reportes:

El consultor entregará los productos y reportes acordados por medio electrónico, en lenguaje universalmente aceptable y a satisfacción de la supervisión de esta consultoría. Los gastos de emisión y entrega de estos productos/reportes, correrán por cuenta del consultor.

8. Reserva de derechos de propiedad:

Todos los documentos, materiales o productos de la presente consultoría son propiedad de UNICEF y no podrán ser utilizados por terceros sin su autorización.

Honorarios y forma de pago

Sujeto a condiciones establecidas en el contrato. Pago contra entrega de factura y productos esperados en el acápite IV y a entera satisfacción de la supervisión del contrato.

5% a la entrega del Producto 1

20% a la entrega del Producto 2

25% a la entrega del Producto 3

25% a la entrega del Producto 4

25% a la entrega del Producto 5

Fecha de Cierre Para las Ofertas

La fecha límite de entrega será el 13/08/2017 a las 24 horas de Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Aplicaciones

El interesado en aplicar a esta consultoría debe entregar lo siguiente:

Una carta de aplicación donde destaque el conocimiento, experiencia y competencias relevantes para el desarrollo de esta consultoría.

Su hoja de vida actualizada que incluya enlaces a las páginas web donde se acceda a las publicaciones realizadas (en caso de que no estén disponibles en línea, se solicita que se adjunten las más representativas a la carta de aplicación en físico).

Una propuesta técnica en la que describa brevemente el proceso que llevaría a cabo para desarrollar la consultoría.

Una oferta económica que incluya sus honorarios profesionales a suma alzada para la realización de la consultoría.

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=506480

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Brazil
Closing date: 24 Aug 2017

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

The Human Resources Assistant is responsible to provide 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.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities

1. Support in processing of entitlement and benefits

– 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.

– In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research and verify information for the purpose of responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements.

– Processes entitlements and benefits for local staff in accordance with UNICEF rules and regulations, by ensuring all relevant forms are completed by staff and data is entered into VISION.

– Maintains and prepares all personnel-related records and files, ensuring all information on each staff member is up-to-date and accurate.

2. Support in recruitment and placement

– Drafts vacancy announcements for positions within his/her office for review by supervisor to help attract ideal candidates.

– Ensures 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 formal acknowledgement, offer and 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.

3. Support in learning and development

– 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.

– In consultation with supervisor, researches, analyzes, verifies, and compiles information on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps in his/her country office.

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

– Develops and processes contracts for institutions providing training and courses, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations.

– Assists team 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.

4. Support in organization design and job classification

– Participates in the review of GS 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.

5. Time Attendance

– Maintains and updates a system which monitors the absence of staff.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education

– Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.

– University degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent)in Human Resources orrelated areais an asset.

Experience

– Six (6) years of progressively responsible work experience in human resources, administrative or clerical work experience required.

Language

– Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

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 & Organizing (II)

Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

To view our competency framework, please click here.

In relation, please note that all candidates who wish to apply to this Vacancy Announcement are requested to prepare and submit their respected UNICEF applications in English language.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, representing the diversity of Brazil, such as black and indigenous people, to apply to become a part of our organization. Candidates will be treated equally regardless of gender, sexual orientation, special needs, social and HIV/aids status. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.

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=506429

Organization: Heartland Alliance
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 08 Sep 2017

Job Title: Project Manager, Expanding Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Protection for IDPs in Colombia

Reports To: Colombia Program Director

Location: Colombia

*Transform the lives of the most marginalized and vulnerable communities and be at the forefront of social change. Be a part of a dedicated team of human rights workers and make a lasting impact.**

Organizational Background:

Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is the global arm of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a family of organizations that has been leading anti-poverty and social justice work in Chicago for more than 125 years. HAI’s offices in nearly a dozen countries implement programs on a range of global human rights issues, as well as the Chicago-based Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture, which serves individuals from more than 50 countries. HAI has significant expertise in the fields of trauma-informed mental health care and access to justice for survivors of rights abuses. It is also an industry leader in access to high-quality and stigma-free health care. Across all of its programs, HAI promotes progressive, innovative approaches to human rights protections and gender equality.

In Colombia, HAI provides innovative, collaborative, and community-based mental health services, including individual and group psychosocial therapy, to underserved populations most affected by armed conflict and violence in the Pacific region of Colombia. HAI’s culturally-competent and locally-adapted programs allow people to heal, become empowered to access justice and social services, and ultimately lead change in their own communities. HAI in Colombia includes direct survivors of the conflict who provide services to vulnerable populations, including Afro-Colombians and indigenous communities. HAI partners with community leaders, local organizations, and institutions to provide effective, evidence-based and culturally- adapted mental health services, and continuously strengthen these programs to better support people in need. As Colombia builds the foundation for an enduring peace, communities that have been historically marginalized and most affected by decades of violence need sustained support. HAI is committed to addressing crucial humanitarian needs and protecting human rights for the most vulnerable and underserved populations in the country. HAI will support the construction of an inclusive and sustainable peace through community engagement, strategic partnerships, and a focus on concrete results at the territorial and national levels.

About the Project: “Improving Health and Building Resilience: MAS Colombia Mejorando el Acceso a la Salud y fortaleciendo la resiliencia: MAS Colombia”, is a two year project to increase access to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and protection for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict victims, including by strengthening support from government authorities, and enabling communities to effectively and collaboratively advocate for their rights. This innovative project builds on HAI’s extensive experience providing integrated services for IDPs including for women and girls, Afro-Colombians and other particularly vulnerable communities. The project will expand existing coordination efforts among government, civil society organizations and communities impacted by forced displacement and create identification and referral networks to respond to the needs of IDPs.

(Please note that offer is contingent on availability of funding).

Overview

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program Management and Oversight:

• Guide the implementation of the program components and the methods of follow-up, with a focus on technical aspects and quality assurance through close monitoring and supervision.
• Ensure that the program components are implemented according to approved work plan to achieve program deliverables. Through strong planning, monitoring, and activity tracking, identify potential obstacles to programmatic success in a timely fashion, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Manage program components budget in close coordination with Finance and Program staff to ensure spending is executed as appropriate.
• Ensure the development and timely submission of program documents, including narrative reports, lessons learned, success stories, and beneficiary-related data.
• Manage contractual and programmatic aspects of relations with communities and implementing partners.
• Support regular evaluation of program components in terms of feasibility, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure that program documentation is prepared according to donor standards.
• Ensure technical oversight and field-monitoring of the program staff, notably to ensure quality control and adequate implementation of the planned tools and frameworks.
• Provide regular comprehensive program updates to supervisor as to program status, current and emerging issues.
• Draft narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial reports through regular budgetary follow up.
• Oversee the recruitment of field staff as well as personnel and documentation follow-up.

Technical:

• Design MHPSS programming in line with activities detailed in proposal and work plan.
• Capacity building:Develop and implement capacity building training relevant to the MHPSS program activities and provide supervision for national MHPSS staff.
• Provide technical advice to local partner on their project related psychosocial activities.
• Coordination: Participate in and contribute to MHPSS and GBV subclusters or working groups and actively work with and coordinate with other local and international agencies and organizations engaged in MHPSS programming and services
• Work in coordination with HQ MHPSS Technical Advisor to review MHPSS program design, trainings, materials, and other deliverables.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or competency required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Master’s degree or higher in mental health, social work, counseling or related field

Technical Skills:

• Master’s degree or higher in clinical social work, counseling or clinical psychology with a minimum of 3 years post-licensure experience
• At least two years of experience implementing MHPSS programming in development and/or humanitarian settings
• Demonstrated ability to train staff and implementing partners on MHPSS
• Experience with program design, development and management
• Experience working on protection issues including gender based violence (GBV) in emergencies preferred

Other Competencies:

• Time Management – Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time and complete projects in a fast-paced, changing environment with minimal supervision
• Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Analytical – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively
• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Cultural Sensitivity – Respects cultural environment in which person is working and does not act in a manner that is outwardly offensive to the local community

Language Skills:

• Excellent oral and written English language communication skills required
• Advanced proficiency in oral and written Spanish required

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems
• High proficiency in Excel, SPSS, or another statistical analysis software
• Other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee may be required to remain on Organization premises during breaks and/or meal periods and may be required to stay on Organization premises until their replacement arrives.
• The employee is required to travel regularly to often insecure and limited-resource environments.

Heartland Alliance makes all hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the Organization’s AIDS Policy Statement of September, 1987. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Employee Services Office at +1 (312) 660-1431.

How to apply:

https://chk.tbe.taleo.net/chk01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=HEARTLANDALLIANCE&cws=1&rid=…

Organization: Abt Associates
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 07 Sep 2017

Opportunity

Abt Associates seeks a qualified Chief of Party for the upcoming five-year USAID-funded Civil Society and Media activity in Honduras. This activity will focus on strengthening social auditing and mobilizing youth groups to engage in oversight of the management of public funds/programs. The activity will also engage public policy departments of universities, think tanks, and private sector associations to conduct analysis, develop recommendations, and socialize these using social media. This will be a full-time position based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

The Chief of Party is responsible for overseeing the implementation of project activities, management of project staff, and coordination with partner organizations. S/he will serve as the lead technical expert and also oversee project implementation activities. This may include, but is not limited to the following:

• Responsible for serving as primary contact to USAID for this activity and ensuring effective coordination of project activities with relevant ministries and agencies, civil society and private sector organizations, international donor institutions, various project stakeholders, and other USAID and U.S. government-funded initiatives.
• Manages the development of annual planning and timely, high quality implementation and monitoring of activities and deliverables
• Serves as lead technical advisor providing ongoing guidance and inputs to technical staff.
• Oversee the country office and supervise a multi-disciplinary team of experts
• Provides mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff.
• Oversees all administrative, contracting, hiring, recruitment, financial, and logistical aspects of the program in compliance with Abt Associates policies and procedures.

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Minimum of 10 years progressively responsible international development experience with a minimum of 8 years’ demonstrated experience managing international development projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing USAID-funded projects required. Experience managing or implementing large and complex programs involving various stakeholders strongly preferred.
• Proven technical expertise in anti-corruption, transparency, public administration and service delivery, institutional development, and civil society; related work experience in Honduras or Latin America is strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English required; fluency in Spanish and English required
• Demonstrated understanding of social, economic, legislative, environmental, and cultural context of Honduras. Experience living or working in Honduras strongly preferred
• University degree in public administration, international relations, economics, business administration, law or a related field. Advanced degree preferred

How to apply:

To be considered for this position, please submit your CV and an updated USAID Employee Biodata Data (EBD) form. Please send these documents to AbtHonduras@abtassoc.com.** Only finalist candidates will be contacted.

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 06 Sep 2017

Background/IRC Summary:

The IRCs Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit (EPRU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EPRU is to help meet the immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in conflict or disaster affected populations during the acute phase of an emergency. The EPRU also works in protracted emergencies, where the risk to life may be reduced but the population is still subjected to rights abuses and a lack of basic services.

The IRCs fulltime Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a standing team of specialized professionals ready to deploy to an emergency within 72 hours. The ERT is supplemented by personnel drawn from the IRCs Emergency Internal and External Rosters.

Job Overview/Summary:

External Emergency Roster Staff are deployed to support either existing country programs in their emergency response, or to initiate a new program in the crisis zone. The overall responsibility of the team is to rapidly and effectively design, develop and manage the IRC’s on-site humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of the affected population. Response personnel are also responsible for supporting the transfer of responsibilities and knowledge to the long-term staff to ensure the continuity of IRC programming and operations.

The Emergency Safety and Security Coordinator (ESSC) will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of IRC’s Safety and Security Policies during emergency deployments. The Emergency Safety and Security Coordinator will work with the Deputy Director, Emergency Response, to ensure that organizational security policies and procedures are adapted to the specific context of each response, adequate and known to staff. The ESSC will conduct training on site for staff and others (external security providers) and facilitate development and implementation of appropriate security plans and Standard Operating Procedures. S/he will provide expert security advice to all levels of IRC staff working in the emergency response including security updates, travel advisories, and incident management. The position reports to the ERT Field Director responsible for each deployment/response, and to the Deputy Director, Response Management for non-field deployments. The position also reports to the Director International Safety and Security for all technical matters related to S&S.

Major Responsibilities:

Safety and Security Management Planning

• Conduct assessments of the risk environment and provide prioritized recommendations for context specific security management requirements to the ERT Field Director. Execute all approved recommendations.
• Based on the outcomes of the risk assessment; produce, roll out and maintain updated security management planning policies for the IRC ERT / Country Team, ensuring compliance to global IRC safety and security standards.
• Establish and ensure maintenance of all IRC S&S management framework components including incident reporting and trend analysis systems to inform program design and implementation, staff movement, and contingency responeses.
• Construct a suitable communications infrastructure to allow the ERT Team to communicate appropriately. Using this infrastructure implement context appropriate movement control protocols.
• Train staff on IRC safety and security management policy, approaches, systems and practices specific to response. Monitor compliance, suggesting refreshers or reassignments where required.

Building Acceptance to empower and expand humanitarian programming

• Within each response build with key team members, a community outreach and acceptance plan, and liaise with the ERT Field Director to ensure that appropriate staff time is allocated to achieve implementation, follow up and effectiveness analyzis of the plan.
• Develop ongoing relationships with community elders and other power brokers within response regions. Work both internally and externally to ensure that IRC, its mission and work in the region is known and accepted. Encourage stakeholders to work with the IRC in ensuring that staff and programs are safe and allowed to continue humanitarian activities. Liaise with program staff to ensure stakeholders feedback are informing program design and implementation.
• Provide technical input and advice in assessments to consider new IRC programs in new geographic areas, and technical input in the writing of new program proposals as required;
• In coordination with ERT Field Director, liaise with relevant security actors
• Ensure monitoring of the context preparing and disseminating daily update and context brief while deployed

Monitoring, Analysis and Supervision

• Identify, recruit, and train new security staff for new country programs
• Identify, establish and manage context appropriate approach to assure IRC facilities are secure – i.e. third party security companies or directly hired IRC security watchmen.
• Compile and submit security reporting that track incidents and trends within the IRC’s area of operation. Submit daily contextual updates as needed to the ERT Field Director
• Ensure all incidents and accidents are followed up with an official written report, which is then shared with relevant stakeholders and filed appropriately. Ensure also that final incident reports are provided when IRC is closing the case.
• Coordinate regularly with the concerned Regional Safety and Security Advisor, and fulfill reporting requirements.
• Report to Director International Safety and Security on all technical and contextual safety and Security issues

Job Requirements:

• At least five years of experience designing and coordinating corporate security for international organizations working in high risk contexts, with at least two years of that experience in the Northern Central America, preferably El Salvador.
• Ability to commit to deployment within 72 hours of notification of assignment for a minimum of 6 and up to 12 weeks
• Understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct and ideally, specific sub-sector work linked to NGO field operations contexts
• Advanced level knowledge of communications technology, including VHF, HF radio systems, satellite communications, cell phone mediums, etc.
• Substantial and documented, prior experience as a trainer and training skills – the ability to develop, implement, facilitate and impart learning to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to gain a precise understanding of the various local, regional, country and international policies, operational positions and interactions, providing clear dynamic briefings and analysis of given and unfolding security and political situations when they occur.
• Fluent in Spanish and intermediate level English.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YXN0cmlkLm1hdGhldy41NjQ3OC4zODMwQGlyYy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

Organization: Oxfam Intermón
Country: Spain
Closing date: 11 Sep 2017

Oxfam Intermón es la organización global para el desarrollo que moviliza el poder de las personas contra la pobreza y tiene poder para cambiar vidas. Somos una organización activista que luchamos contra la injusticia, la pobreza y las desigualdades y que trabaja sobre las causas de los problemas. CAMBIAMOS VIDAS QUE CAMBIAN VIDAS.

¿Te gustaría formar parte de la cadena del cambio?

Te proponemos formar parte del equipo del Program Funding Team (PFT) como Donor Advisor, llevando la cartera ECHO. El Donor Advisor es quien asume el liderazgo sobre un donante en el área, es la persona de referencia dentro de Oxfam Intermón para todo lo relacionado con la captación (prospección, análisis, relación) y la encargada de dar orientaciones (información, formación, gestión) sobre la normativa y especificidades del donante/s de su cartera durante el ciclo de vida de la financiación del proyecto /programa. También asegurarás el máximo de colaboración con el resto de afiliados para maximizar la captación de fondos de ese donante para Oxfam Intermón y para Oxfam.

¿Cuáles serán tus funciones?

• Serás responsable de capturar, centralizar y difundir en Oxfam Intermon y en Oxfam toda la inteligencia y conocimiento sobre tu donante/s, así tendrás que seguir y analizar todas las oportunidades de financiación, dar seguimiento y analizar los cambios en los marcos de financiación y la normativa, preparar sesiones de formación (presencial y a distancia), …etc.
• Trabajarás para conseguir la mejor y más estratégica relación con los donantes, teniendo que proponer y organizar reuniones y otros eventos, compartir con ellos información clave de Oxfam Intermon y Oxfam, interlocutar en relación a los procesos de certificación, seguimiento de contratos, auditorias, así como hacer incidencia para lograr cambios en su normativa e instrumentos coordinamente con otros actores.
• Estarás en contacto con muchas otras personas, en países y en la Sede y de otros afiliados, y con una amplia variedad de diferentes perfiles (responsables y oficiales de programa, especialistas temáticos, equipo de campañas e incidencia, equipo compliance, responsables financieros, etc) a los que apoyarás en la presentación de solicitudes e informes, evaluaciones y auditorias.Tendrás que asegurar una correcta gestión y organización de tu cartera, asegurando que la información en los sistemas está actualizada, toda la documentación e información relativa al donante está disponible y se comparte en tiempo y forma con las personas que lo necesitan.

¿Qué estamos buscando?

• Estudios universitarios de grado superior
• Experiencia mínima de 3-4 años en captación de fondos públicos Experiencia en gestión de contratos de proyectos y programas humanitarios con ECHO y otros donantes humanitarios
• Proactividad e iniciativa
• Habilidades relacionales, de comunicación y coordinación
• Orientación a resultados
• Alto nivel de castellano, inglés y francés.
• Disponibilidad para viajar hasta un 20% del tiempo.

¿Qué te ofrecemos?

• Contrato laboral de 12 meses con posibilidad de continuidad
• Salario bruto anual según escala salarial de Oxfam Intermon
• Lugar de trabajo: Barcelona
• Incorporación: 2 de octubre 2017.

How to apply:

Envíanos tu candidatura incluyendo tu CV y carta de motivación en la que te pedimos responder a dos preguntas:

• ¿Cuántos años de experiencia tienes trabajando en puestos de gestión de subvenciones (terreno o sede) con proyectos ECHO y con otros donantes humanitarios?

• ¿Cuáles son los idiomas que utilizas habitualmente en tu puesto de trabajo actual?

Envía tu candidatura a seleccion@oxfamintermon.org especificando en el titulo del mail el número de referencia 54/17-18.

El plazo de presentación de solicitudes finalizará el próximo 11/09/2017.

Oxfam Intermón está comprometido con el principio de igualdad, diversidad e inclusión.

Organization: Oxfam Intermón
Country: Spain
Closing date: 11 Sep 2017

Oxfam Intermón est l’organisation globale pour le développement qui mobilise le pouvoir des personnes contre la pauvreté et qui a le pouvoir de changer des vies. Nous sommes une organisation activiste qui lutte contre l’injustice, la pauvreté et les inégalités et qui travaille sur les causes des problèmes.

NOUS CHANGEONS DES VIES QUI CHANGENT DES VIES. Voudrais-tu faire partie de la chaîne du changement?

Objectif

Placée sous la responsabilité hiérarchique de la Funding & Compliance manager, la personne sélectionnée aura pour responsabilité d’appuyer les pays dans l’élaboration des propositions de financement et des rapports aux bailleurs de fonds afin de maximiser l’obtention de financements et fidéliser les bailleurs de fonds. En assurant une coordination efficace, le respect des standards de qualité Oxfam, et l’alignement avec les attentes des bailleurs de fonds

Responsabilités

• Assurer la livraison en temps, et de bonne qualité des propositions et compte rendu de financement ;
• Elaborer ou réviser les propositions de financement (français, espagnol et anglais) à soumettre aux bailleurs de fonds, en suivant la normative des bailleurs, les standards de qualité internes et les indications de l’appel à propositions. Vérifier le respect des conditions administratives et le caractère complet des annexes. Contrôler la cohérence entre la partie narrative et la partie financière ;
• Coordonner le processus d’élaboration des propositions de financement et/ou rapports, et le suivi afin de permettre la mise en œuvre des stratégies opérationnelles d’Oxfam sur le terrain.
• Renforcer les capacités des missions ;
• Assurer une formation continue aux équipes pays en formulation, restitution et exigences spécifiques des bailleurs.

Profil requis

• Formation Universitaire en Gestion, Economie ou Coopération internationale ;
• Excellente maîtrise du français et de l’espagnol tant oral qu’écrit ; un bon niveau d’**anglais** est également requis.
• Expérience dans l’identification, la formulation, le suivi et la justification de projets d’action humanitaire et/ou de développement ;
• Expérience de travail avec des bailleurs de fonds divers, notamment ECHO, UE, OFDA, BPRM, SIDA, DGD (Belgique), DFATD (Canada), agences UN ;
• Des connaissances thématiques dans les domaines du genre et résilience seront un atout;
• Expérience de travail sur le terrain ;
• Excellentes capacités d’expression écrite et esprit de synthèse ;
• Flexibilité et capacité d’adaptation dans des contextes instables ; capacité à travailler sous pression ;
• Rigueur et sens de l’organisation ; capacité de planification ; capacité de travail en équipe ;
• Identification avec nos valeurs et notre mission.

Conditions

• Durée du contrat: 12 mois
• Salaire Brut annuel : selon échelle salariale de Oxfam Intermon – Per Diem ou frais payés pendant missions
• Lieu de travail : Barcelone – avec 60% du temps en mission
• Prise de fonction: Dès que possible

How to apply:

Les personnes intéressées peuvent envoyer leur curriculum vitae et lettre de motivation à humanitarianstaff@IntermonOxfam.org, en indiquant la référence

• Candidats internes : INT 55/17-18 Funding officer Flying
• Candidats externes : EXT 55 /17-18 Funding Officer Flying

La date de clôture pour le dépôt des dossiers de candidature est fixée au 11/09/2017

Oxfam se réserve le droit de modifier cette date si nécessaire.

Seuls les candidats présélectionnés seront contactés.

Oxfam souscrit au principe de l’équité, de la diversité et de l’inclusion.