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Organization: International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 31 Jan 2018

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate for the position of Digital Communications Specialist in the Corporate Communications Program based in Texcoco, Mexico This position has a critical role in enhancing the impact of CIMMYT’s work.

This position will be based at CIMMYT Headquarters located in Texcoco, Mexico.

Specific duties:

• Lead future development of the CIMMYT website platform in collaboration with CIMMYT Knowledge Management department and website Development Company.
• Organize and manage content on the CIMMYT website through CMS WordPress.
• Write and edit compelling, accurate copy for diverse audiences and formats (web, print, social media, PowerPoint, newsletters, technical publications and factsheets), working closely with scientists.
• Work with the design team, especially multi-media communications specialists, to develop and distribute compelling products to raise awareness of CIMMYT’s work.
• Lead new approaches to create and distribute multimedia content related to CIMMYT.
• Manage social media marketing campaigns and day-to-day activities and maintain CIMMYT’s online reputation.
• Develop relevant social media content topics to reach the organization’s target audiences.
• Responsible for web analytics, monitor and adjust web content/social media content accordingly.
• Work closely with editorial team to execute CIMMYT’s communication’s goals online.
• Work with and provide support to regional communicators as needed.

Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:

• A B.A. in journalism, communications, public relations, science, international development or other relevant fields.
• At least 3 years of experience in science communications, public relations and/or non-profit communications.
• Demonstrated understanding of the non-profit and/or agricultural research for development environments.
• Clear grasp of communications strategies and creativity in applying them to raise awareness of CIMMYT’s activities and achievements.
• High-level of proficiency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Spanish is an advantage.
• Knowledge and appreciation of science and the ability to express technical concepts in clear, simple language for diverse audiences, including the general public.
• Proficiency in use of social networking and new media tools.
• Innovative thinking, seeking new ways of producing content.
• Creative and technologically minded individual to support the development of digital media products.
• Knowledge of SEO.
• Digital marketing.
• Awareness of HTML, javascript, CSS a bonus.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively to deadline, under occasionally intense pressure, and as part of a diverse, multicultural, team.
• Competencies:
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Problem solving
  • Time Management

The position is for an initial fixed-term for three (3) years, after which further employment is subject to performance and the continued availability of funds. CIMMYT’s internationally competitive salary and benefits include housing allowance, car, comprehensive health and life insurance, assistance for children’s education, paid vacation, annual airfare, contribution to a retirement plan, and generous assistance with relocation shipment.

How to apply:

Candidates must apply here for IRS17121 Digital Communication Specialist
Screening and follow up of applications will begin on Friday, 18th August 2017. Incomplete applications (CV and Cover Letter) will not be taken into consideration. For further information on the selection process, please contact Diana Gómez, at d.gomez@cgiar.org.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.

CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.

Organization: Palladium International
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 04 Sep 2017

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Palladium seeks a highly-qualified candidate for the Chief of Party (COP) position for an anticipated USAID-funded HIV project in Central America. The project will engage governments, donors, civil society, private sector and other program implementers in ensuring the sustainability of HIV responses across Central America. The project will call on leadership to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination, strengthen civil society organizations working on HIV programs, and monitor progress to meet HIV targets. This will be a full-time position based in Guatemala.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical and management leadership and financial oversight, including managing partner relations and ensuring technical and management excellence;
• Represent the project to USAID, local governments, and other key stakeholders;
• Oversee project staff and manage relationships with project partners;
• Lead development and implementation of work plans and reports;
• Assure the quality and timeliness of technical products, reports, and other deliverables;
• Ensure compliance with all requirements of the contract including subcontracts and other partnership agreement;
• Maintain ongoing and regular communications with the Palladium home office.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree or higher in public health, international development, social sciences, or a closely related field;
• At least 10 years of progressive experience designing, implementing and managing large, complex development projects involving multiple partners;
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior management role, preferably as COP or DCOP;
• Demonstrated experience in managing policy development and implementation processes;
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID project management including USAID rules and regulation;
• In-depth HIV technical and management expertise, including programming for key populations;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior level government officials, donors, civil society, and private sector;
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe.
• Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct;
• Ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Fluency in Spanish and English required.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=amFuZXQuZ3JhYmVyLjY2NDkwLjM4MzBAcGFsbGFkaXVtLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ

Organization: Center for Reproductive Rights
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the premier global legal organization dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive health, self-determination, and dignity. Its mission is straightforward and ambitious: to advance reproductive health and rights as fundamental human rights that all governments around the world are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. Headquartered in New York City, the Center has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Washington, DC and a staff of more than 130 diverse professionals. Its annual operating budget is approximately $23 million, the result of an extraordinary growth trajectory; the Center is now poised for a new phase of significant expansion through its next Strategic Plan.

The Center’s game-changing litigation and advocacy work, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide. It has played a key role in securing landmark legal victories in the U.S., Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe on issues including access to life-saving obstetrics care, contraception, safe abortion services, and comprehensive sexuality information, as well as the prevention of forced sterilization and child marriage. It has brought groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights, and has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 55 countries.

To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org.

The Center seeks a Communications Consultant who will work closely with our Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Advocacy Adviser, our New York-based Communications team, and Honduran-based NGO Centro de Derechos de Mujeres in providing communications support in the implementation of a multi-faceted legal advocacy campaign. The consultants will help provide communications strategies to aid law reform, to build public support, conduct media outreach and social media campaigns and engage the broader Honduras digital landscape. We look to engage a significant number of online supports to help advance and protect our key legal and policy goals and ensure that regional news outlets are informed on key legal and policy issues that impact our constituencies.

This position will be based in Honduras.

The will be a 35 hours/week position, and will start in August 2017 and end in January 2020.

Responsibilities:

The Communications Consultant’s primary job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Engage key strategies such as: optimization of online platforms and paid acquisition;
• Drive targeted media outreach to national, regional and international news outlets;
• Issue and support joint press releases;
• Place opinion editorials;
• Engage international supporters via online/traditional media;
• Engage Honduran and international online supporters by expanding CDM’s online audience;
• Develop online influence strategy;
• Support design and web development;
• Engage and grow audiences on social media, particularly Twitter and Facebook;
• Engage online supporters with urgent email actions;
• Provide and create advocacy toolkits;
• Strategically promote personal storytelling; and,
• Produce video filming and production.

Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, purpose, and values;
• Bachelor’s or equivalent advanced degree in communications, journalism, public/media relations, or a related field;
• Minimum of five years of experience in progressive media, journalism, and/or public relations, and a track record of media in raising the visibility of political, social, and cultural issues and organizations, and shaping public debate;
• Proven ability to manage the workflow of projects, including facilitating project scope, identifying goals and deliverables; planning and scheduling project timelines; and monitoring project progress;
• Experience in providing non-profit communications support (e.g. drafting press releases, developing online strategies) and in expanding and strengthening the communications knowledge, capabilities, and resources of non-profit organizations;
• Broad awareness and deep understanding of local and regional media landscapes, as well current and developing strategies for communicating effectively in a continually and rapidly evolving media environment;
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills;
• Experience in online advocacy strategy and implementation, including social media and email marketing, a plus;
• Experience developing content for a variety of materials (e.g. social media messages, online advocacy materials and toolkits, fundraising and advocacy emails, website features and articles, traditional media toolkits and advocacy resources) a plus;
• Demonstrated ability to research, write, fact-check, and edit a variety of communication pieces for target audiences with minimal supervision;
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines, handle simultaneous assignments, and work within a team setting across varied time zones;
• Experience working on human rights or women’s rights, reproductive health and/or social issues a plus; and,
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Compensation: The Center offers competitive fees commensurate with experience.

How to apply:

How to Apply: Please click on the link below to apply, and attach a cover letter, resume, two writing samples (one in English and one in Spanish), and contact information for three references. It is encouraged to include these application materials as attachments.

https://reproductiverights.applicantpro.com/jobs/607937-29628.html

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Organization: International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 18 Aug 2017

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org

CIMMYT is seeking an innovative, self-motivated, and flexible professional for the position of Communications Specialist to the Director General. The selected candidate will assist the Director General with presentations and other communications to key partners and audiences about agricultural research for development issues and

CIMMYT’s activities to address them. Reporting to the Head of Communications and working with the Director General’s Office, the Communications Specialist to the Director General is a creative, solutions-oriented, analytical and results-oriented professional, with excellent communication and presentation skills and outstanding organizational and planning abilities.

The position is based at CIMMYT’s campus in Texcoco, State of Mexico, located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico.

Specific duties:

• Support the Director General in preparing presentations, think pieces, op-ed articles, and manuscripts for diverse fora and publications, in coordination with scientists and staff.
• Serve as a key contact in the Director General’s office for high-level visits and assist in coordinating and facilitating special events, meetings, and activities for the Director General during his official travels. This includes developing briefings for travels.
• Coordinate public relations for the Director General during meetings and events, including working with communications team to arrange and support media interactions.
• Assist in planning, developing and implementing communication strategies with the Head of Communications and the Director General.
• Respond to inquiries from internal and external parties, providing information and/or direction.
• Assist in or lead development and publication of organizational documents, such as strategies, annual reports, country profiles and theme topics.
• Support the communications team in online campaigns and other external communication.
• Support the Director General’s internal communication, including speeches and other communications to staff, staff surveys, interactions during CIMMYT events, internal communications campaigns, articles on the CIMMYT intranet.
• Assist in other CIMMYT communications tasks and initiatives as assigned by the Head of Communications.

Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:

• MSc in Communications or a related discipline (journalism, etc.).
• Experience in communications, public affairs or related fields.
• Knowledge of international development issues, research for development in agriculture and an interest in keeping abreast of emerging issues via diverse outlets and media.
• Excellent mastery of Powerpoint and other presentation applications, as well as some elementary design skills.
• Ability to find relevant, compelling source materials (studies, statistics, quotes by recognized authorities, graphics, images) internally and externally for messaging and use in presentations.
• Outstanding writing skills in English for diverse audiences and formats.
• Ability to speak and write in Spanish (desirable but not required).
• Ability to work both individually and in teams.
• Positive attitude and self-confidence.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural setting and under pressure.
• Travel availability.
• Competencies:
  • Relationship with External Stakeholders
  • Communications
  • Collaboration
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Time Management
  • Team work
  • Relationship Management

The position is for an initial fixed-term for three (3) years, after which further employment is subject to performance and the continued availability of funds. CIMMYT’s internationally competitive salary and benefits include housing allowance, car, comprehensive health and life insurance, assistance for children’s education, paid vacation, annual airfare, contribution to a retirement plan, and generous assistance with relocation shipment.

How to apply:

Candidates must apply here for IRS17123 Communications Specialist to the Director General.
Screening and follow up of applications will begin on Friday, 18th August 2017. Incomplete applications (CV and Cover Letter) will not be taken into consideration. For further information on the selection process, please contact Diana Gómez, at d.gomez@cgiar.org.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.

CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 03 Aug 2017

BACKGROUND:

Latin American and Caribbean Region is continually facing critical humanitarian and political situations in many countries with an increased risk of significant humanitarian crises. In 2016, around 10,7 million people have been affected by disasters in the region. Another 3,7 Million people were also affected by Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika outbakes. Population movements, displacement, forced migration, violence, and economic and political crisis are also generating humanitarian concern requiring UNICEF to be ready to provide effective relief. UNICEF in LAC plays and active and critical role in the four areas of global sectorial responsibility, leading response and preparedness activities in these areas in most countries and scaling up coordination capacity during emergencies.

Given the frequency of emergencies in the LAC region and expectations placed on UNICEF Country Offices (COs), the Regional Office in LAC (LACRO) needs to create a pool of readily available, previously vetted candidates, able to be deployed on an immediate no regret basis. To address this demand, LACRO created in 2015 a LAC Rapid Response Roster (“LAC RRR”) formed by its own staff which has been successfully implemented during the last 2 years. The goal of the RRR is to ensure that LACRO can deploy qualified staff in all programme and functional areas to support CO emergency response within 48 hours of a request.

The LAC RRR provides a reliable and systematic mechanism for human resource mobilization in emergency response, thereby contributing to a stronger overall emergency response for Latin America and the Caribbean. The first phase of RRR has focused in the development of an Internal Roster. The second phase will complement UNICEF’s internal capacities with an external pool of professionals in a Response Roster. External candidates preferably residing in the region will be identified for contract and deployment as consultants, contractors, or temporary staff, for an approximate period from three to nine continuous months.

Based on our current RRR Guidelines and the recent Ecuador Earthquake Emergency 2016 experience the following has been identified as important actions:

The Regional Rapid Response Roster (RRR) needs to be updated and extended.

The RRR should be extended to assistant functions and include Programme Assistants, Supply and Logistics Assistants, Warehouse Assistants and Admin/Finance Assistants.

C4D as well as Health and Nutrition sectors need to be enhanced.

The development of an External Talent Roster is important to complement UNICEF’s internal surge capacity.

Both Rosters have the purpose to set the conditions and jumpstart assessment, coordination, planning and fund raising for humanitarian action.

Lessons learned from the Ecuador earthquake and other emergencies in the regions clearly demonstrate the importance of a comprehensive and integral approach for preparedness and readiness of Multisectorial teams at country level that play a crucial role at the various phases of the organizational response therefore the LAC RRR will include qualified staff from one or more of the following Programme and Functional areas: Education; Child Protection; WASH; Nutrition/Health; Programme Coordination and Planning; Emergency Assessment; Monitoring and evaluation (HPM); Information Management (IM); Communication (Internal/External); C4D; Human Resources; Finance, Procurement, Administration, ICT.

OBJECTIVES:

In coordination with Operations and the HR Section in LACRO and the ESRS (​Emergencies & Surge Recruitment) Section in DHR NY, the selected consultant is expected to provide support to the Emergency Unit in:Compiling information that can be converted into shareable knowledge from recent experiences of RRR deployments and other similar experiences outside the Region.

Adjusting the current guidelines, managing and monitoring the selection and deployment process for the next internal RRR Cohort (2018) accordingly.

Developing and managing the rollout of the a sustainable and innovative external RRR mechanism or Talent Pool for 2017 – 2018 formulating the necessary specific administrative and technical procedures and tools according to existing regulations and guidelines.

Assisting the rollout and monitoring of the training program for the internal RRR (Current and potential members, 2017 – 2018) making sure procedural learnings are captured and documented.

EXPECTED RESULTS (measurable results):

Internal RRR information from recent experiences converted into shareable knowledge adequately compiled and disseminated among LACRO relevant sections to inform further RRR implementation, including the relevant information from the RRR training Program.

Internal RRR procedures and guidelines with corresponding sectorial annexes, successfully updated and expanded in coordination with all relevant LACRO Sections.

Internal RRR 2018 Cohort successfully managed, rolled out and monitored in coordination with all relevant LACRO Sections in compliance of the updated procedures and guidelines.

External RRR procedures successfully formulated in coordination with all relevant UNICEF Regulations

External RRR 2018 Cohort successfully managed and rolled out.

ACTIVITIES

Activities for the internal RRR. Cohort 2018.

Compile Lessons learned from the rollout of previous cohorts, useful for informing the RRR adjustment of management procedures.

Compile Lessons learned from the training process useful for informing the RRR adjustment of management procedures.

Review and adjust the current RRR guidelines based on lessons learned considering the following points, among others:

Revise the process of application, nomination and screening by a review committee of nominations as well as the monitoring of evaluation processes involved through a RRR Annual Cycle.

Propose differentiated categorization of RRR members per deployment capabilities:

Members in full capacity: available for immediate and autonomous deployment for up to 6 weeks.

Members in training: available for shadowing-conditioned deployment with support from RO staff or a member with proven experience in emergencies.

Members in capacity for remote support: available for desktop tasks for a certain number of hours in an estimated period in support of a country in emergency. Ex. Review and edit documents, translations etc.

Include the training program and incentive mechanisms as part of the RRR guidelines.

Clarify the roles of the receiving offices, the offering offices and RO, including a retribution from the receiving offices for the nomination of a minimum percentage of staff to the next Roster Cohort after 10 months of Roster support.

Clarify the participation of LACRO Staff in the internal Roster and all procedure and costs related to their deployment.

Support the LACRO sections for a complete and standardized formulation, review and final edition of TORS available for roster member deployments.

Propose incentive mechanisms for the growth and formation of the RRR.

Develop the Internal RRR monitoring tool to be implemented along the management process. Manage the entire internal RRR rollout once guidelines have been updated.

Activities for the external RRR mechanism for 2017 – 2018.

Establish a technical and procedural proposal for the creation of an external RRR or Talent Pool based on UNICEF’s operations and human resources regulations.

Map possible opportunities for standby partners to cover costs of external Consultants.

Design the process of application and screening of candidates by a review committee as well as the final selection, monitoring of evaluation processes or the Roster through an Annual Cycle.

Design the process of identification and selection of external roster members.

Identify the best rapid procedures for the funding and contracting the external Roster members in close coordination with OPS – LACRO.

Create the guidelines and any legal arrangements required for the deployment of external RRR members.

Support LACRO sections for the formulation, review and final edition of standard TORS available for external roster member deployments.

Manage the entire external RRR rollout once guidelines have been updated and report the monitored results.

Develop a mechanism of periodic check of validity (availability, capacity etc) of the selected members.

Identify the right ratio of members per secto, taking into account the efficiency of sustaining the good enough number of members per sector and modality of deployment.

Stablish a mechanism to pre-determine and agree adequate standardized fees and deployment conditions for each profile Sector/function)

Explore possible linkages between our external roster /Talent Pool and the UNV Program.

DELIVERABLES:

Description

Duration

(Estimated # of days)

Delivery deadline

1) Internal RRR Lessons Learned document compiling RRR implementation relevant aspects to inform the update of the RRR guidelines.

15

August 20

2) Updated Internal RRR procedures and guidelines approved by LACRO.

3) Standard TORs for each Program and Functional area in the internal RRR.

4) Internal RRR monitoring tool approved and ready to be rolled out.

30

October 10

5) External RRR procedures successfully formulated and approved by all relevant UNICEF Regulations.

6) Standard TORs for each Program and Functional area in the external RRR.

7) External RRR monitoring tool approved and ready to be rolled out.

45

Dec. 15

8) Management report of the Internal RRR 2018 Cohort rollout.

9) Management report of the External RRR 2018 Cohort rollout.

45

March, 19. 2018

TOTAL

135

KEY QUALIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

University degree in organizational management, social sciences or any human resources management related field of knowledge.

More than 10 years of overall experience and more than 5 years of progressive experience with human resources in international humanitarian organizations.

Experience in the United Nations is an asset.

Experience in emergency management is an asset

Fluency in Spanish and in English (written & oral) is essential. The selection process includes an interview in both languages.

CONSULTANT’S WORKPLACE:The consultant is expected to work in Panama. She/he might be required to travel to country offices where surge mechanisms are or were previously activated. LACRO will cover economy airticket and corresponding DSA for travelling to each country.

FEES:

Qualified candidates are requested to submit a financial proposal daily/monthly rate in US Dollars. Proven experience (70%) and financial proposal (30%) will be taken into consideration during selection process. Travel will be covered by UNICEF as per policy.

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=506035

Organization: Creative Associates International
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017

Project Summary:

The U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) seeks to improve citizen security in El Salvador by working with the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, mayors and community representatives across 55 high and medium-risk municipalities. To achieve its objectives, the project works across three key components i) increasing the Government of El Salvador’s capacity to prevent violence and crime on a national scale, ii) supporting municipal-led, and community-based crime and violence prevention initiatives, iii) and replicating and adapting innovative crime and violence prevention models.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Advise the Chief of Party and USAID on program and strategic direction of programming;
• Identify program opportunities and potential local partners;
• Manage, oversee, and report on activities implemented to the CoP and USAID;
• Ensure compliance with all requirements for activity development, recipient worthiness, activity implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, and activity closing. This includes ensuring compliance with USAID and Creative’s regulations and procedures, ensuring that all procurement processes are perceived as transparent by beneficiary communities, assuring fair and transparent procurement processes, review of financial management, and monitoring activity implementation;
• Under the guidance of USAID and Chief of Party, contribute to the design and implementation of the M&E system at the activity level and ensure that all activities implemented are monitored and evaluated;
• Ensure the quality and completeness of information that is uploaded into the Activity Database and ensure that office staff use, maintain, and upload information into the Activity Database;
• Supervise local staff assigned to design and implement activities, both on programs and operations;
• Oversee operations related to specific activities, including logistics, procurement, budgeting, finance, and property management; and
• Identify new ways of achieving project efficiencies.

Required Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of relevant experience working with a USAID Contractor or international NGO managing an office or program, and with some demonstrated supervisory experience;
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working on complex, high-speed and challenging field operations in developing countries;
• Experience with OTI grants management, preferably in-kind and small grants;
• The candidate should be fluent in the USAID’s policies and procedures in regards to financial management, financial reporting, procurement processes, and grants management;
• Experience working in Latin America is required, preferably in a fragile or transitional state environment;
• Financial management experience, including budgeting; tracking, reporting and accounting; and procurement;
• Experience with activity design, development, and implementation;
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required;
• Excellent writing skills in English; and
• Experience working in the following technical areas required: crime and violence prevention, citizen security, community organizing, and urban development.

Desired Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience implementing programming related to violence prevention working with community groups and/or government institutions;
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including the ability to mentor staff; and
• Past representational experience with host governments, other donors, and civil society and demonstrated success with inter-agency coordination and joint programming ideally.

How to apply:

Please apply on company website: https://rew21.ultipro.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*6B970217DE70E684

Organization: Free the Slaves
Country: Dominican Republic
Closing date: 31 Jul 2017

Company Description

Founded in 2000, Free the Slaves (FTS) is a pioneer and leader in the global effort to eradicate slavery. Our mission is to liberate those in slavery and to change the conditions that allow slavery to persist. Free the Slaves works at the grassroots to empower vulnerable individuals and communities to achieve freedom from slavery and develop resistance to slavery. We work with and through local partners to build national capacity to combat slavery and trafficking.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with programs in Ghana, India, Nepal, Haiti, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Free the Slaves has an annual operating budget of approximately $3.5 million, a talented and dedicated staff of 25, including 9 in its country offices and field programs, and a highly engaged and supportive board of directors.

For more information, see: www.freetheslaves.net.

This is an exciting opportunity to inaugurate a new country program. The Dominican Republic program will initially be focused on eradicating trafficking, with community empowerment, victim identification, and survivor access to basic services in communities of San Domingo, Santiago, San Cristobal and Puerto Plata.

The Dominican Republic country coordinator will provide capacity building and ongoing technical assistance to the project’s partner organizations in strategic design, implementation, measurement and reporting of community group training in the project area. The Dominican Republic country coordinator will be supervised by the Haiti country director (based in Haiti) and the Africa & Caribbean Regional Programs Director (based in Washington, D.C.). The Dominican Republic country coordinator will coordinate closely with the FTS Haiti country director for the design of the training and the supportive supervision of partners and key stakeholders. The Dominican Republic country coordinator will also coordinate with the FTS program operations officer (based in Washington, D.C.) who will carry out operational tasks connected to the Dominican Republic program. The Dominican Republic country coordinator will be based in the Dominican Republic. San Domingo is the preferred base, but individuals preferring to be based in San Cristobal may still apply and note this preference within their application.

Free the Slaves offers competitive benefits, and salary commensurate with experience and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide capacity building and ongoing technical assistance to the project partner organizations in timely implementation, strategic design, measurement and reporting on the community groups training in the project’s area.
• Work with partner organizations and stakeholders to develop/adapt project documents and materials.
• Assist the project partner organization with the planning and implementation of organizational capacity assessment and community maturity assessment.
• Maintain regular contact with partners by visiting their work in the field and at their offices and giving them feedback on a regular basis. Help them reflect on and resolve both immediate and strategic challenges as they move toward eradication of slavery.
• Document actions, achievements and challenges and provide updates to FTS U.S.-based programs, development and communications teams on a regular basis.
• Participate in the analysis and create realistic recommendations in collaboration with the project’s partner organizations regarding current legislation, regulations and implementation of policies in relation to preventing slavery and trafficking.
• Represent the project in multi-stakeholder meetings, including government officials, civil society leaders and religious leaders.
• Regularly attend and participate in multi-stakeholder meetings, contributing lessons learned from partners in the field and identifying gaps in efforts to address the root causes of trafficking

Qualifications

Requirements

• Dominican national or authorized to work in the Dominican Republic
• Fluency in Spanish and Creole with fluency in English prefered
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong participatory learning and action experience
• Extensive adult education experience and good facilitation skills
• Experience providing technical assistance to partner organizations.
• Program management and operational experience, skills and aptitude.
• Relevant educational qualification (e.g. international development, human rights, law, community work/social work) or breadth of work and educational experiences to substitute effectively.
• Passion and commitment to ending modern slavery.
• Innovative spirit and willingness to use creative thinking.
• Determination and ability to sustain positive, respectful and dynamic relationships with national and international partners in the Dominican Republic, alongside expectations of mutual accountability.
• Willingness to travel between Santiago, San Cristobal and Puerto Plata to conduct training and supervise activities.
• Ability to develop budgets, understand income and expenditure reports and give meticulous attention to financial management.
• Ability to work with limited administrative support.

How to apply:

Applicants should submit the following documents in English: a tailored cover letter that outlines your interest and experience, a resume and a list of three references from former supervisors.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER and REFERENCES AS ONE (1) WORD OR PDF DOCUMENT. Please include your last name in the title of the submitted document to the following:

http://smrtr.io/GR6OJA

Deadline for Submissions

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 13 Aug 2017

Technical Specialist – Defense, 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:

The Ombudsman’s coordinator will support the processes of implementation of the criminal justice system reform in the Public Ombudsman’s Offices of the objective states of the PROJUSTICIA Program, and will establish contact with the various ombudsman offices as well as with other institutions of justice to seek the increase in the capacities of the defenders around it. The technical specialist will be involved with justice institutions to identify best practices as well as areas of opportunity for proposing specialized activities that support judicial reform. The coordinator will maintain constant communication with the various Ombudsman Offices and Justice Institutions to know and assist in resolving the areas of opportunity detected in them.

The leader in public defender’s affairs in the new criminal justice system will be responsible for directing the development of tools, manuals, protocols, as well as technical assistance and training for public defender’s operators for their implementation and strengthening. The coordinator will carry out technical coordination sessions with the specialist technicians under their care, in order to identify the areas of opportunity in the operation and management of public defenders.

Responsibilities:

The coordinator of public defenders must collaborate according to the instructions of the general Directorate of PROJUST and their responsibilities will cover:

• Communication with public defenders.
• Establish communication with the implementing body or “organs” for the development of activities with the corresponding public defenders.
• Technical support to PROJUST for the execution of activities of its work plan in the public defender’s office.
• Meet with authorities in the justice sector and constant visits to local institutions responsible for monitoring the implementation of penal reform.
• Drafting minutes of work sessions and technical assistance.
• Report of activities in the entities under its responsibility to the monitoring and evaluation team of Investigation.
• Logistic support to PROJUST for the execution of activities under its charge.
• Development of standards, indicators, protocols, and other instruments for the proper operation of the justice system.
• Institutional diagnoses to design instruments for improvement for the operation and implementation of the new criminal justice system.
• Development of technical activities according to the expertise of the public ombudsman’s office.
• Direct and guide the design and implementation of the management model (manuals, protocols, instruments, standards and indicators) of public defender’s offices.
• Design and supervise the implementation of models, mechanisms or procedures for monitoring and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

Coordinador(a) de Defensorías, PROJUST, México

Objetivo/Descripción del Puesto:

El/la Coordinador(a) de Defensorías prestará apoyo a los procesos de implementación de la Reforma al Sistema de Justicia Penal en las Defensorías Públicas de los Estados objetivo del Programa PROJUSTICIA, asimismo, establecerá contacto con las diversas Defensorías así como con otras instituciones de Justicia para buscar el incremento en las capacidades de los defensores en torno al mismo. Como técnico, se involucrará en las actividades de las instituciones de justicia que correspondan para conocer a detalle su operación así como sus buenas prácticas y áreas de oportunidad en la implementación de la reforma, con el objetivo de proponer actividades especializadas que apoyen a que la Reforma Penal se implemente y opere adecuadamente. El coordinador mantendrá comunicación constante con las diversas Defensorías e Instituciones de Justicia para conocer y coadyuvar en la solución a las áreas de oportunidad que se detecten en ellas.

El/La Lider en materia de Defensorías Públicas en el nuevo sistema de justicia penal se encargará de dirigir el desarrollo de las herramientas, manuales, protocolos, así como asistencia técnica y capacitación a los operadores de las Defensorías Públicas para su implementación y fortalecimiento, llevando a cabo sesiones de coordinación técnica con los técnicos especialistas a su cargo, a fin de identificar las áreas de oportunidad en la operatividad y gestión de las Defensorías Públicas.

Responsabilidades:

El Coordinador de Defensorías Públicas deberá colaborar de acuerdo con las instrucciones de la Dirección General de PROJUSTICIA y sus responsabilidades abarcarán:

• Comunicación con las Defensorías Públicas que sean el objetivo de PROJUSTICIA.
• Establecerá Comunicación con el Órgano u Órganos implementadores para el desarrollo de las actividades con las Defensorías Públicas que correspondan.
• Apoyo técnico a PROJUSTICIA para la ejecución de actividades de su plan trabajo en las Defensorías Públicas bajo su responsabilidad.
• Reuniones de trabajo con autoridades del sector justicia y visitas constantes a instituciones locales a su cargo para dar seguimiento a la implementación de la Reforma Penal.
• Redacción de minutas de sesiones de trabajo y de asistencia técnica en la entidad a su cargo.
• Reporte de actividades en las entidades a su cargo al equipo de Monitoreo y Evaluación de Projusticia.
• Apoyo logístico a PROJUSTICIA para la ejecución de actividades a su cargo.
• Desarrollo de estándares, indicadores, protocolos y demás instrumentos para la adecuada operación del sistema de justicia.
• Diagnósticos institucionales para diseñar instrumentos de mejora para la operación e implementación del nuevo sistema de justicia penal.
• Desarrollo de actividades técnicas de acuerdo a su experticia (capacitación y asistencia técnica) en las Defensorías Públicas a su cargo.
• Dirigir y orientar el diseño e implementación del modelo de gestión (manuales, protocolos, instrumentos, estándares e indicadores) de las Defensorías Públicas.
• Diseñar y supervisar la implementación de modelos, mecanismos o procedimientos de monitoreo y mejora continua respecto a resultados de la operación de las Defensorías Públicas.

Calificación del Candidato:

• Licenciatura.
• Mínimo 5 años de la experiencia técnica en el área.

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 13 Aug 2017

Normativity Area Leader, PROJUST, Mexicp

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: **

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.

Responsibilities:

• Institutional design of public policy implementation procedures in the security and justice sectors.
• Technical analysis of the legal-normative area, and presence in the diverse institutions of the state level criminal justice system; state attorneys, public prosecutors, and judicial powers and public defenders the design of laws and rulings.
• Establish structural design of the institutions in line with the laws and rulings.
• Monitoring and analysis of the reforms impacting the criminal justice system.
• Legal-normative technical analysis in order to integrate, design and draft constitutional and legal reform initiatives that combat regressive schemes within the institutions.
• Supporting the adequate functioning of the criminal justice system.
• Collaborate with technical assessors of civil society organizations towards the integration, design, drafting and promotion of legal and constitutional reforms at the state and federal levels.
• Present and carry out meetings with civil society organization members or project authorities contributing to the consolidation of the criminal justice system.
• Direct teams and consultants providing technical assistance in required structural norms within the criminal justice institutions.
• Present and carry out meetings with civil society organization members or project authorities contributing to the consolidation of the criminal justice system.
• Perform technical legal-normative analysis on the diverse state-level criminal justice institutions; state attorneys, public prosecutors, judicial powers and public defenders, for the design of laws and rulings.
• Collaboration in the institutional strengthening area to establish the structural design of the institutions in such a way that conforms to the organic rulings.
• Monitoring and analysis of federal and state reforms impacting the criminal justice system.
• Legal-normative technical analysis in order to integrate, design and draft constitutional and legal reform initiatives that combat regressive schemes within the institutions. Support the adequate functioning of the criminal justice system.
• Technical design and organization of events that promote constitutional and legal reform.
• Work in collaboration with technical assessors in civil society organizations towards the design, drafting and promotion of legal and constitutional reforms.
• Plan and budget analytical activities, design and draft laws and rulings.
• Supervise the continued quality of M&E reports regarding the advances in the implementation of activities approved under the work-plan.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience.
• Experience in legislative work with state and federal congresses and the direction of teams.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

Líder de área Normativa, PROJUST, México

Objetivo/Descripción del Puesto:

• Diseño institucional y de procesos de implementación de políticas públicas, preferentemente en sector seguridad o justicia.
• Análisis técnico jurídico-normativo y presencial de las diversas instituciones del Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio a nivel estatal, Procuradurías/Fiscalías, Poderes Judiciales y Defensorías Públicas, para la diseño de las Leyes y reglamentos orgánicos.
• Diseño estructural de las instituciones y plasmarlo en las leyes y reglamentos orgánicos.
• Monitoreo y análisis de las reformas que impactan al Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
• Análisis técnico jurídico-normativo integral para integrar, diseñar y redactar iniciativas de reforma constitucional o legales que combatan esquemas regresivos dentro de las instituciones y fomentar el adecuado funcionamiento del Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
• Trabajo de colaboración y asesoría técnica a Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil para la integración, diseño, redacción y promoción de reformas constitucionales y legales a nivel federal y estatal.

Responsabilidades:

• Dirigir equipos y consultores que provean asistencia técnica en materia normativa a las instituciones del sistema de justicia penal que lo requieran.
• Presentar y llevar a cabo reuniones con organizaciones de sociedad civil o autoridades proyectos normativos que contribuyan a la consolidación del Sistema Penal Acusatorio.
• Realizar análisis técnico jurídico-normativo y presencial de las diversas instituciones del Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio a nivel estatal, Procuradurías/Fiscalías, Poderes Judiciales y Defensorías Públicas, para la diseño de las Leyes y reglamentos orgánicos.
• Colaboración con el área de fortalecimiento institucional para el diseño estructural de las instituciones y plasmarlo en las leyes y reglamentos orgánicos.
• Monitoreo y análisis de las reformas federales y estatales que impactan al Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
• Análisis técnico jurídico-normativo integral para integrar, diseñar y redactar iniciativas de reforma constitucional o legales que combatan esquemas regresivos dentro de las instituciones y fomentar el adecuado funcionamiento del Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
• Diseño técnico y organización de eventos de promoción de reformas constitucionales o legales.
• Trabajo de colaboración y asesoría técnica a Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil para la integración, diseño, redacción y promoción de reformas constitucionales y legales.
• Planear y presupuestar las actividades dirigidas al análisis, diseño y redacción de la constitución, leyes y reglamentos.
• Supervisar la calidad del reporte continuo a M&E acerca del avance en la implementación de actividades y entregables aprobados en el plan de trabajo.

Calificación del Candidato:

• Licenciatura.
• Mínimo 5 años de la experiencia técnica en el área.
• Dirección de equipos y experiencia en trabajo legislativo con Congresos federal o estatales.

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

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Organization: Management Systems International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 13 Aug 2017

Monitoring and Institutional Evaluation Director, 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.

Responsibilities:

• Assess and collaborate to define policy, objectives and frameworks to help achieve quality and institutional exceptionality.
• Procedural analysis, activities and required procedures to ensure continued best practices.
• Make improvements to procedures and incorporate new technologies.
• Implement public policies, procedural improvement, monitoring and evaluation of performance.
• Propose, implement, optimize and improve internal and external processes that will help attain better quality results.
• Direct teams and consultants who provide technical assistance to quality models in the public and private sector.
• Make presentations to authorities, civil society organizations and academic institutions which outline the policy, objectives and frameworks that contribute to quality and institutional exceptionality.
• Carry out procedural analysis, as well as analysis of activities and procedures intended to ensure continued best-practices.
• Design tools that will improve the process of incorporating new technologies.
• Suggest norms, directives and protocols with the aim of achieving quality service.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience.
• Team management and experience in quality models in the public and private sector.
• Experience in the implementation of public policy, procedural improvement, and M&E performance.

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

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

Director de Monitoreo y Evaluación Institucional, PROJUST, México

Objetivo/Descripción del Puesto:

• Asesoría y colaboración en la definición de políticas, objetivos y lineamientos para el logro de la calidad y excelencia institucional.
• Análisis de procesos, actividades y procedimientos requeridos para asegurar la mejora continua.
• Realizar mejoras a los procesos con la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías.
• Implementación de políticas públicas, mejora de procesos, monitoreo y evaluación del desempeño.
• Proponer, implementar, optimizar y mejorar los procesos (internos y externos) que aseguren, la obtención de resultados de calidad.
• Sugerir normas, directrices o protocolos, con el fin de obtener servicios de calidad.

Responsabilidades:

• Dirigir equipos y consultores que provean asistencia técnica sobre modelos de calidad, en sector privado o público.

• Presentar a autoridades, organizaciones de sociedad civil, instituciones académicas políticas, objetivos y lineamientos para el logro de la calidad y excelencia institucional.

• Realizar análisis de procesos, actividades y procedimientos requeridos para asegurar la mejora continua.

• Diseño de herramientas para la mejora de procesos con la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías.

Calificación del Candidato:

• Licenciatura.
• Mínimo 5 años de la experiencia técnica en el área.
• Experiencia en implementación de políticas públicas, mejora de procesos, monitoreo y evaluación del desempeño.
• Dirección de equipos y experiencia en modelos de calidad, en sector privado o público.

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

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Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 31 Jul 2017

Technical support to programme management in the context of fragility (emergency, violence, political complexity and institutional fragility)

Section: Programme

Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Duration: 4 Weeks (two weeks home based and two weeks based in Tegucigalpa)

Start date: September – October (Negotiable) home-based work during two weeks in December 2017.

Purpose of the assignment Under the guidance of the Representative, the Consultant will provide technical advice and support to ensure sound management strategy of the UNICEF Honduras Programme of Cooperation 2017-2021. Additionally the consultant will provide external quality assurance of the COAR 2017 package including the narrative section of the COAR and analytical statements of the Results Assessment Module.

Major duties and responsibilities

1. CPMP updated • Analysis of Honduras´ socio-political and institutional context and its implications in the country programme implementation. • Advising the country office on adjustment of EWEA, ERM, BCP to the current country context • Update the CPMP incorporating management strategies to address challenges in socio-political and institutional context using the latest UNICEF guidelines. • Discussion of the updated CPMP with the CMT

2. Municipal strategy • Desk review of the document Strengthening of National and Local Child Protection System in Honduras. • Support the development of the municipal programmatic strategy of UNICEF Honduras, that includes programmatic convergence in 35 municipalities on the four components of the CPD 2017-2021: child protection, social policy, ECD and education. • Implement a workshop on the municipal programmatic strategy with the staff to validate the proposed strategy • Advises the Representative on the municipal programmatic strategy.

3. High quality COAR 2017 in accordance with the UNICEF COAR guidelines, UNICEF Brand Book and UNICEF Style Book guidelines and in line with the COAR reporting schedules and timelines (home-based during two weeks in December 2017) • Advises on how to improve the 2017 COAR from lessons learned of the 2016 COAR.

•Support the Representative to undertake an in-depth analytical review of the drafts of the COAR 2017. • Provide clear and precise guidance and feedback to the CO to address the quality gaps in line with the COAR guidance. • Review of the final draft of the COAR and RAM to ensure that the quality gaps identified have been addressed.

Deliverables 1. CPMP updated according to the last guidelines 2. Municipal CPD strategy prepared, including an internal workshop with UNICEF staff 3. High quality COAR 2017 (December 2017)

Minimum qualifications and competencies 1. Academic background

• Advanced university degree in business administration, programme management or social sciences.

2. Experience • A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, including in context of fragility • Experience in emergency and humanitarian response • Former/retired UNICEF Staff is an asset.

3. Competencies • Prior similar work experience with UNICEF. • Knowledge of UNICEF’s rules, regulations, policies and procedures • Availability and willingness to take up an assignment on short notice and ability to work under pressure • Strong analytical and writing skills. • Fluency in English and Spanish required (verbal and written).

Evaluation criteria • Education (level and relevance): 10% • Relevant Work Experience (duration and quality): 30% • Proposed Methodology and Approach: 20% (Proposed work plan and approach of implementation of the tasks as per the ToR) • Financial proposal: 40%

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=505891

Organization: Counterpart International
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 17 Aug 2017

Job Profile:

Counterpart International is currently seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to provide technical leadership on the anticipated five-year USAID Communities Building Peace Together (CBPT) Project in Guatemala. The overall goal of CBPT is to address social conflict in the Western Highlands, specifically focusing on and empowering youth and families, while building peace at the community and municipal levels. The Project will seek to address the drivers of social conflict by focusing on four general categories—youth and families, governance, land, and extractive industries and natural resource exploitation. The M&E Specalist must demonstrate the ability to lead and manage MEL strategies for large, complex projects. He/she must have experience in leading Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) activities, and must demonstrate the ability to take critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from within the project and from external partners to inform changes in project approaches and scale-up.

The M&E Specalist will be expected to work closely with program staff, local communities, USAID, and municipal governments, as well as other relevant stakeholders, to implement sound M&E activities and thoughtful CLA activities and approaches. This position will be based in Guatemala, and will report to the project’s Chief of Party (COP).

*Guatemalan nationals are encouraged to apply.

Primary Responsibilities

• Schedule, support and manage internal assessments and evaluations with the purpose of assessing program impact
• Assist external evaluators in the implementation of independent evaluations of the program
• Assist with the design and finalization of the program’s PMP
• Provide regular performance information as part of the program’s PMP
• Ensure the collection of quality data feeding into the PMP through sound data collection methodologies and data tabulation/analysis, and by conducting periodic data quality assessments
• Manage the program’s inputs into Counterpart’s M&E database and Management Information System
• Work closely with the COP and HQ staff to review program performance and propose adjustments
• Work with Counterpart HQ and local program staff on best approaches to CLA, including reflection, after action reviews, data anaylsis, and course correction
• Ensure that staff at all levels of program implementation are trained and prepared to fulfill their reporting roles, and to be fully engaged in CLA processes of the CBPT project
• Coordinate activities between the field office and Counterpart HQ
• Be responsible for conducting technical assistance and coordinating M&E related workshops for CSO partners and participants as required
• Guide and ensure the highest quality of program monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communications

Qualifications

Required:

• Advanced degree in M&E, public policy, economics, business, international development, data analysis, or a related field
• At least six (6) years of experience managing M&E for large-scale international development operations, including experience designing and implementing M&E results frameworks; developing PMPs, work plans and indicators; and monitoring on-going programs for USAID or other large donor organizations
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory and organizational skills
• A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with CLA and experience with learning programs and organizations
• Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as work effectively with civil society organizations, donors, project staff, and other beneficiaries
• Commitment to gender integration; practical implementation experience a plus
• Familiarity with evaluation methods and standards under the USAID evaluation policy
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills to meet the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders
• Prior experience in Guatemala, or Latin America is required
• Spanish and English fluency are required.

Preferred:

• Professional proficiency in a Mayan language desired

How to apply:

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