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Connection of millions of unbanked people to formal financial systems accelerated 27 July 2017, Geneva – A new global program to advance research in digital finance and accelerate digital financial inclusion in developing countries, the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, has been launched by the World Bank Group, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-year program focuses on three different “model” developing countries – China, Egypt and Mexico – and consists of two complementary operational and knowledge work streams. The operational work stream supports each country’s national authority – countries in which digital financial inclusion can significantly improve access to financial services for a large number of people without access to financial services. The knowledge work stream is designed to advance research and develop policy recommendations in three key areas of digital finance: security of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and trust in digital financial services; digital IDs for financial services; and acceptance and use of e-payments by micro and small-scale merchants and their customers. The inter-agency working groups tackling these issues will share findings at annual symposia. The first of these is scheduled to be the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative Symposium 2017, will be held in Bangalore, India, from November 29, to December 1, 2017, hosted by the Government of India. “We are excited to work with ITU and CPMI on this new global initiative that will enable our partner countries to better harness the potential of digital technologies for financial inclusion, and to manage associated risks,” said Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Senior Director for the Finance and Markets Global Practice, World Bank Group. As part of the initiative, the three model countries are also receiving technical assistance from the World Bank Group with a view to putting into practice the guiding principles set out by the CPMI-WBG report on Payment Aspects of Financial Inclusion (PAFI). In particular, the assistance will contribute to further strengthening public and private-sector commitment and improving legal and regulatory frameworks, financial markets and ICT infrastructure for financial access and inclusion. It will also focus on improving financial product design; financial literacy and awareness; diversified access points; and large-volume, recurring payment streams. The World Bank Group leads the operational work, with ITU handling activities related to telecommunications authorities. “An estimated two billion adults are still without access to a bank account, and yet some 1.6 billion of them have access to a mobile phone, creating the potential for e-finance access,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “The ITU community is excited to leverage our unique technical expertise to make e-finance a reality for millions of people through the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, and in so doing, contribute to poverty eradication and the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goals.” “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pleased to support the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, which we believe will bring digital financial services to some of the world’s most vulnerable unbanked populations as well as advance knowledge on creating a robust digital payments ecosystem,” said Jason Lamb, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The three countries selected were chosen based on potential for country programmes, level of national government and private-sector commitment to financial inclusion, number of people that could be reached through digital financial services, and potential for reforms to encourage innovation and digital technologies use. According to analyses carried out by the World Bank Group, Egypt has the potential to bring a large number of people into the formal financial sector (more than 44 million adults). These analyses found that Egypt has adequate laws, regulations and financial and ICT infrastructure, but a lack of funding to cover related reforms. Considered a ‘last-mile’ challenge, China has an increasingly well-developed legal and regulatory environment and financial infrastructure, as well as a supportive ICT infrastructure. The People’s Bank of China has requested support from the World Bank Group for digital financial inclusion measures to reach rural people without access to financial services. Mexico has shown a strong commitment to financial inclusion with its new National Financial Inclusion Strategy launched in June 2016, as well as a draft fintech law. Mexico has the potential to become a regional and global model for digital financial inclusion, despite relatively low levels of financial inclusion. China, Egypt and Mexico are already part of the Universal Financial Access 2020 (UFA2020) initiative. Led by the World Bank Group, this seeks to bring two billion unbanked adults in 25 countries into formal financial systems. The design of country programs under the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative will be informed by the same guiding principles of UFA2020 – the PAFI guiding principles – as well as the Level One guidelines for enabling payments infrastructure, and the recommendations of the ITU-T Focus Group Digital Financial Services. Learn more about the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative and related work at: bit.ly/ITU-FIGI

Connection of millions of unbanked people to formal financial systems accelerated 27 July 2017, Geneva – A new global program to advance research in digital finance and accelerate digital financial inclusion in developing countries, the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, has been launched by the World Bank Group, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-year program focuses on three different “model” developing countries – China, Egypt and Mexico – and consists of two complementary operational and knowledge work streams. The operational work stream supports each country’s national authority – countries in which digital financial inclusion can significantly improve access to financial services for a large number of people without access to financial services. The knowledge work stream is designed to advance research and develop policy recommendations in three key areas of digital finance: security of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and trust in digital financial services; digital IDs for financial services; and acceptance and use of e-payments by micro and small-scale merchants and their customers. The inter-agency working groups tackling these issues will share findings at annual symposia. The first of these is scheduled to be the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative Symposium 2017, will be held in Bangalore, India, from November 29, to December 1, 2017, hosted by the Government of India. “We are excited to work with ITU and CPMI on this new global initiative that will enable our partner countries to better harness the potential of digital technologies for financial inclusion, and to manage associated risks,” said Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Senior Director for the Finance and Markets Global Practice, World Bank Group. As part of the initiative, the three model countries are also receiving technical assistance from the World Bank Group with a view to putting into practice the guiding principles set out by the CPMI-WBG report on Payment Aspects of Financial Inclusion (PAFI). In particular, the assistance will contribute to further strengthening public and private-sector commitment and improving legal and regulatory frameworks, financial markets and ICT infrastructure for financial access and inclusion. It will also focus on improving financial product design; financial literacy and awareness; diversified access points; and large-volume, recurring payment streams. The World Bank Group leads the operational work, with ITU handling activities related to telecommunications authorities. “An estimated two billion adults are still without access to a bank account, and yet some 1.6 billion of them have access to a mobile phone, creating the potential for e-finance access,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “The ITU community is excited to leverage our unique technical expertise to make e-finance a reality for millions of people through the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, and in so doing, contribute to poverty eradication and the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goals.” “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pleased to support the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, which we believe will bring digital financial services to some of the world’s most vulnerable unbanked populations as well as advance knowledge on creating a robust digital payments ecosystem,” said Jason Lamb, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The three countries selected were chosen based on potential for country programmes, level of national government and private-sector commitment to financial inclusion, number of people that could be reached through digital financial services, and potential for reforms to encourage innovation and digital technologies use. According to analyses carried out by the World Bank Group, Egypt has the potential to bring a large number of people into the formal financial sector (more than 44 million adults). These analyses found that Egypt has adequate laws, regulations and financial and ICT infrastructure, but a lack of funding to cover related reforms. Considered a ‘last-mile’ challenge, China has an increasingly well-developed legal and regulatory environment and financial infrastructure, as well as a supportive ICT infrastructure. The People’s Bank of China has requested support from the World Bank Group for digital financial inclusion measures to reach rural people without access to financial services. Mexico has shown a strong commitment to financial inclusion with its new National Financial Inclusion Strategy launched in June 2016, as well as a draft fintech law. Mexico has the potential to become a regional and global model for digital financial inclusion, despite relatively low levels of financial inclusion. China, Egypt and Mexico are already part of the Universal Financial Access 2020 (UFA2020) initiative. Led by the World Bank Group, this seeks to bring two billion unbanked adults in 25 countries into formal financial systems. The design of country programs under the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative will be informed by the same guiding principles of UFA2020 – the PAFI guiding principles – as well as the Level One guidelines for enabling payments infrastructure, and the recommendations of the ITU-T Focus Group Digital Financial Services. Learn more about the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative and related work at: bit.ly/ITU-FIGI

WASHINGTON, 28 de julio de 2017 – La ministra de Planificación del Desarrollo, Mariana Prado, y el representante del Banco Mundial en Bolivia, Nicola Pontara, suscribieron hoy un contrato de préstamo por US$100 millones, correspondiente al financiamiento adicional para el Proyecto de Alianzas Rurales II (PAR II). Estos recursos permitirán el establecimiento y ejecución de 768 nuevas alianzas productivas, con las que se beneficiarán cerca de 28.000 hogares de pequeños productores en áreas rurales de todo el país. El proyecto, que en 2016 cumplió 10 años de vida, ha logrado resultados positivos en términos de mejora de la productividad e incremento del ingreso de miles de familias del campo, lo cual tiene una alta incidencia en la reducción de la pobreza. En esta nueva etapa se adoptará un enfoque de fortalecimiento de la resiliencia climática en los sistemas productivos rurales, para lo cual se planea destinar cerca del 75 por ciento de los nuevos recursos a inversiones orientadas a reducir la amenaza climática, a través de tecnología de adaptación, incluyendo manejos agronómicos con fuerte contenido ambiental y riego tecnificado. Además de las alianzas entre productores y compradores, el financiamiento apoyará 48 sub proyectos de infraestructura pública municipal, productiva y de servicios, cuya ejecución proyecta beneficiar directamente a cerca de 5.500 hogares. “Se trata de un monto significativo que, además, demuestra que junto al Banco Mundial no sólo realizamos operaciones vinculadas a carreteras, sino este tipo de infraestructura de riego, que beneficia el ámbito rural”, señaló la ministra Prado. Nicola Pontara, representante del Banco Mundial en Bolivia, resaltó la importancia de expandir esfuerzos para reducir la vulnerabilidad de los productores rurales. “El Banco Mundial valora el esfuerzo del Gobierno boliviano y su interés en ampliar el financiamiento del PAR II para beneficiar a más familias rurales y consolidar los resultados exitosos que este proyecto tiene en la lucha contra la pobreza. Valoramos también el impulso decidido a las prácticas de resiliencia climática que se incorporan a partir de estos nuevos recursos”, dijo. El financiamiento adicional del Banco Mundial equivale al 76.6 por ciento del costo total del proyecto, que será complementado con recursos de contraparte de los beneficiarios en 20.8 por ciento (US$27.2 millones) y de los gobiernos municipales en 2.6 por ciento (US$3.4 millones). Los recursos corresponden a un préstamo del Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento (BIRF) con un plazo de vencimiento de 21 años y un periodo de gracia de tres años y medio. Durante su implementación, que inició en 2006, el PAR ha financiado más de 1.300 alianzas rurales, generando inversiones de alrededor de US$98 millones y beneficiando a cerca de 68.000 pequeños productores rurales.  ————–   Para conocer el trabajo del Banco Mundial en América Latina y el Caribe visite: www.bancomundial.org/alc Visítenos en Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bancomundial Manténgase informado via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC Nuestro canal de YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC

Organization: Panagora Group
Country: Dominican Republic
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017

Team Leader and Team Members

Panagora Group LLC is seeking a Team Leader and Team Members for a Mid-term Evaluation of the USAID/Dominican Republic CLIMA project, comprised of four separate activities aimed at strengthening the resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change in order to reduce insecurity and economic losses caused by the havoc of climate change-induced severe weather events. To achieve this overall climate change objective, USAID/DR is working with local, national, and regional organizations on information management, land use planning, and implementation of small-scale adaptation actions in selected municipal governments in the Dominican Republic. The evaluation will take place between November and December, 2018, and will require up to 45 days of effort during that period, including three to four weeks of field work in the Dominican Republic.

Team Leader:

· A graduate degree (PhD, MA, MSC or similar) in a related field, such as urban and regional planning, municipal management, environmental management, climate change, or other related fields

· At least 10 years of professional experience in designing, managing or evaluating international development programs in the fields of urban and regional planning, municipal management, environmental management or climate change adaptation

· Significant experience as Team Leader of evaluations of donor funded international development programs, especially USAID projects and activities

· Experience evaluating climate change adaptation programs

· Practical skills in the use of mixed methods for evaluations

· Proven experience in managing evaluation teams and analytical and report drafting skills

· Fluent English and Spanish

Team Member:

· A graduate degree (PhD, MA, MSC or similar) in a related field, such as urban and regional planning, municipal management, environmental management, climate change, or other related field

· At least 5 years of professional experience in designing, managing or evaluating international development programs in the fields of urban and regional planning, municipal management, environmental management or climate change adaptation

· Experience as Team Member of evaluations of donor funded international development programs, especially USAID projects and activities

· Practical skills in the use of mixed methods for evaluations

· Fluent English and Spanish

How to apply:

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to connect@panagoragroup.net with the full position title in the subject line. No telephone inquiries please. Finalists will be contacted.

Panagora is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices.

Organization: Creative Associates International
Country: El Salvador
Closing date: 30 Sep 2017

Creative Associates seeks a Chief of Party for the Crime and Violence Prevention Project (CVPP), a USAID-funded contract works to address high levels of homicide, robberies, assaults, and other crimes by improving the ability of communities, municipalities and national institutions to address violent crime*.* This Chief of Party (COP) position is similar to that of a Chief of Party under a USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives program, where he/she serves a more traditional responsibility of a Chief Operating Officer due to the USAID – Contractor relationship and key decision making processes. The COP will take a leadership role in coordinating with the donor, other implementing partners, other donors, and any other key stakeholders. The COP will have demonstrated ability to work in complex environments and manage diverse teams to deliver impact.

Reporting & Supervision:

The COP will report the Project Director at Creative headquarters.

Expected Outcomes:

• To lead the ramp up and implementation of a high paced small grants program focused on violence prevention in highly violent communities in El Salvador
• To successfully manage ongoing crime and violence prevention programming in partner municipalities
• To build and maintain productive working relationships with USAID, key government and non-governmental stakeholders, other relevant USAID partners working in the same geographic and thematic areas, and local beneficiaries.

Primary Responsibilities:

A strong COP for CVPP should:

• Be willing to have close, daily collaboration with USAID’s designated staff providing direction to the program;
• Take programmatic and strategic direction from USAID staff;
• Have strong management, mentorship, and leadership skills;
• Be flexible.

The Chief of Party is responsible for:

• Making key operational decisions and solving problems in short time frames while ensuring operational and program integrity. Overall program direction is provided by USAID through the COR and Alternate COR;
• Financial and program management, oversight, and reporting of contractor progress and quality of performance in meeting the activity undertakings in this program;
• Overall management of the in-country relationship with USAID;
• Supervising program design, implementation, and management under the guidance of the USAID; and
• Contributing to the design and implementation of the M&E system at both the activity level (ensuring that all activities are monitored and evaluated) and beyond the activity level (outcomes and impact).

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• The COP may be an expatriate, third-country or cooperating country national.
• A university degree in a related field such as Law, Social Work, Criminal or Juvenile Justice, Public or Business Administration, Community Development; a higher degree—Master’s, J.D., or Ph.D. is desirable;
• The candidate must have demonstrated experience in working with senior government officials and municipal authorities across partisan lines and the private sector to support a program’s objectives;
• Experience working with donor-funded youth at-risk, crime and or violence reduction, public safety or community development programs, and proven capacity to facilitate coordination amongst diverse sectors;
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a progressively more responsible position with at least three years as a COP for a small project under $6 million) or two years as a deputy COP for a large project (over $7 million);
• A minimum of 5 years of experience supervising complex, high-speed and challenging field operations in developing countries;
• Experience with programs that provide quick delivery of assistance in response to emerging windows of opportunity;
• Experience with grant management, preferably in-kind and small grants;
• Financial management experience, including budgeting and financial management (tracking, reporting and accounting);
• Experience with activity design, development, and implementation; and
• Spanish and English fluency in speaking and writing is required (FSI IV).

How to apply:

Please apply on company website: https://rew21.ultipro.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*B802FE674EF20CDD

Organization: Miyamoto International
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 18 Aug 2017

Overview

Miyamoto International is a global engineering, construction management and project management company that provides critical services that sustain industries and safeguard communities with offices worldwide. Known for executing successful projects in some of the world’s most challenging environments, Miyamoto International will be soon expanding its successful work under the PREPARE Program in Costa Rica and Colombia to El Salvador and Mexico.

There are two major phases of the Program. Phase 1 advances risk studies and data-driven decision making. Phase 2 works with stakeholders on strengthening capabilities, policies and planning as a result of the data collected.

Responsibilities

The National Program Manager will be based in Guadalajara, Mexico. He/she will report to the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Program Manager who will be covering multiple countries across the LAC region. The National Program Manager will also receive support from Miyamoto’s International Programs team, including the engineering teams who will oversee any technical submissions or technical programmatic activities.

The overall scope of responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

Program Management and Leadership

The National Program Manager is responsible for the overall timely and quality delivery for all PREPARE program deliverables and activities in Mexico.

This includes:

• Leading on engagement and coordination with relevant national and local stakeholders to deliver on program objectives.

• High-level representational duties with key government and other stakeholders.

• Leading on organizing and delivering workshops and conferences as outlined in the program.

• Leading on collecting data for required donor and other internal and external reporting.

• Leading on collecting data for required reporting on monitoring and evaluation information.

• Leading on collecting data for required technical assessments, according to the needs of the program (and/or identify data sources for future use).

• Leading on other program communication, including success stories and assistance with identifying and drafting content for social media.

• Managing deliverables within the allocated country budget.

• Acting as the Miyamoto security focal point for the country and advising on security matters.

Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Work

This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Institutional Mapping: To better identify, build and foster a network of relationships within and among key stakeholder groups.

• Policy Analysis: The National Program Manager will conduct policy analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the current gaps in the disaster risk reduction and mitigation policy environment and new opportunities to strengthen policy through the use and incorporation of risk assessment and other data. This will ensure that the results of any studies are used to inform development of DRR policy/operational procedures, as appropriate. This would include all stakeholders, including the USAR teams.

  • The identification of geographic boundaries would also be a part of this effort. For this, the National Program Manager will utilize a participatory approach to determine how coordination across municipal and town boundaries will be addressed regarding activities that affect more than one area.

• Evaluation of the current urban search and rescue system, capacities and capabilities: The National Program Manager will evaluate these areas in an effort to understand the system and also address gaps through the risk assessment and other data generated as a part of the program.

Candidate Profile

The desired candidate will have successfully managed high profile international development projects with a high level of contextual and operating sensitivity in Mexico.

Education

• Degree in engineering and/or degree in public policy/affairs or other relevant field.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of public relations, ability and experience working with government agencies and officials.
• Professional fluency in Spanish and English with the ability to conduct high-level meetings, create high-level reports and translate documents in both languages.
• Ability and willingness to work openly and collaboratively with technical teams and professionals from other disciplines.
• Ability to successfully manage and execute challenging projects with international teams and remote supervision.
• Self-starter with a high degree of professionalism and integrity.
• Excellent communicator able to work credibly and effectively with high-level government and private sector officials.
• Ability and willingness to work in a flexible, dynamic and global organization.

Experience

• Experience working with public agencies and officials in Mexico and managing government relations, preferably in the disaster risk reduction field.
• Experience working on policy initiatives with a particular focus on seismic issues, or other disaster risk reduction and mitigation initiatives.
• An ideal candidate will have the experience or ability to review, advise on and draft regional, national and municipal/city natural disaster risk reduction strategies, policies and plans and knowledge of Mexico’s disaster risk reduction framework.
• Strong past experience managing projects, past experience working with international teams, development partners and/or institutional donors, including USAID, is strongly desired.
• Past experience successfully starting up new programs is highly desired.

Proposed Timeframe The proposed timeframe for this engagement is between September 2017 and February 2018 with a high likelihood of extending into a multi-year engagement, pending approval of funding.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following documents by Monday, August 18th to Karla Melchiori: kmelchiori@miyamotointernational.com • Resume/CV • Cover Letter, emphasizing your work in disaster risk reduction policy in Mexico, as well as past experience in donor program management

Organization: UNOPS
Country: Spain
Closing date: 14 Aug 2017

Background Information – Job-specific

The United Nations Department of Field Support, Information and communications Technology Division (UN DFS-ICTD) is responsible for the delivery of applications that satisfy the requirements of the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support (DPKO/DFS) missions as well as Special Political Missions (SPMs).

DFS has implemented a range of systems to address the principal requirements of peacekeeping operations and to support and enhance the processes DFS undertakes. Reporting and Data Management (RDM) is an ICTD unit that provides users with a capacity for information through timely and reliable reporting, data and analytical tools. UNOPS has been requested to assist in the implementation of this activity.

Under the overall supervision of the UNOPS Senior Programme Manager, the incumbent will directly work under RDM Business Solutions Manager / Coordinator in New York.

Functional Responsibilities

The RDM Delivery Lead will be responsible for the following duties:

• Leads a team responsible for the design, plan, coordination and delivery of RDM services from UNGSC.

• Assist RDM BSM/Coordinator in projects and activities including project management, architecture, technical feasibility, requirement analysis and tactical resource and delivery planning.

• Take ownership of delivery of Umoja related BI and data services.

• Participate in the process of defining, designing and reviewing information management related projects, ETL mappings, data warehousing and business intelligence architecture, data quality, strategies and best practices.

• Prepare authoritative advice and guidance on the application and operation of various data and reporting systems and new technologies.

• Coordinate with data management, MDM, business intelligence teams and subjects

matter experts to establish standards/governance and resolve conflicts in data definitions, data sources, master data and business rules.

• Assist in analyzing project portfolio progress according to plans, requirements, standards and processes;

• Manage performance of all assigned resources and build partnership with business and other technical teams.

• Conduct business requirements gathering and gap analysis through discovery sessions, user

surveys/interviews and other forms of communication.

• Isolate trends and proactively identify potential operations issues and be able to consolidate and integrate a wide range of inputs. Must be able to decompose high level requirements and formulate them in detailed specification

• Ensure that the business requirements documents are maintained and the proper change control processes are followed.

• Makes presentations on projects, products and new ideas enabling the target audience to understand and use the models.

• Provide guidance and manage the performance of technical resources located in multiple remote locations

• Keep abreast of information management, master data management, business intelligence tools, data storage technologies and data warehousing development concepts.

• Perform other related duties as required;

The incumbent is responsible to abide by UNOPS and ICTD Data and Information Management Policy

Competencies

Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same. Upholds organizational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity and inclusion.

Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others. For people managers only: Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.

Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.

Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.

Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.

Functional competencies

Professionalism – Strong theoretical background and knowledge of information technology/information management best practice implementation in the field of reporting, business intelligence and data management. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including familiarity with software development lifecycle and the implementation and support of complex information ICT systems and projects. Strong theoretical background and practical knowledge of project management. Thorough understanding of multiple functional areas related to complex projects and the ability to identify business process improvements, along with system improvements, through the use of technology. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Client Orientation: Ability to identify and analyse requirements and develop appropriate project management and quality assurance strategies and solutions to meet the business needs. Ability to see quality through the eyes of the client.

Planning and Organizing: Ability to organize, plan and implement work assignments, juggle competing demands and work under pressure of frequent and tight deadlines. Ability to lead a project team to completion and provide technical guidance to staff.

Communications: Proven ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively orally. Ability to effectively prepare specifications and other written reports/documentation in a clear and concise style. Ability to communicate with various levels of technical experience (developers/ operations/ end users/ management / support staff). Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical staff at all levels, both orally and in writing, in a clear, concise style. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of business representatives and management. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a level of professionalism and integrity.

Teamwork: Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, including gender balance.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:
Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or in field related to the post description is required. A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in information technology may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Required:

• A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in design, development, and implementation and maintenance of complex information systems mainly focus reporting, BI and data domains.
• Excellent reporting/BI, data architecture and overall data warehousing skills including several years of experience in managing information management systems,
• Extensive knowledge of SAP related data and BI products including knowledge of Umoja related reporting.
• Ability to work with multiple levels of management across technology and the supported organization units
• In depth skills in identifying and capturing business rules and business requirements in the context of information management systems.
• Proficient in resolving data and business intelligence related issues.
• Significant expertise with a variety of database software (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle), HANA , ETL Tools and BI Tools like Business Objects and MS Power BI
• Experience in managing the activities of development / programming personnel in dispersed environments
• Excellent team building and talent management skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication/presentation skills; able to tailor communication style to effectively meet the needs of the audience

Desirable:

• Solid programme/project management skills.
• ITIL Trained/Certified, PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP certifications.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies

Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language is an advantage.

Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Contract level: P4
Contract duration: One year (renewable subject to funds availability and satisfactory performance)

For more details about United Nations staff contracts, please follow this link*:* https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/UN-Staff-Contracts.aspx

Additional Considerations

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Background Information – UNOPS

UNOPS mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic, social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support, with a focus on developing national capacity.

UNOPS vision is a world where people can live full lives supported by appropriate, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and by the efficient and transparent use of public resources in procurement and project management.

With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

Background information- ECR

Based in Geneva, the Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECR) supports UNOPS offices throughout the region through: management, financial and programmatic oversight of global and country-specific portfolios, clusters and operations centres, including hosting services; fund and management advisory services; project implementation; procuring goods and services; and managing human resources.

ECR ensures that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between business units and projects across the entire region.

ECR strategy is to:

• Strengthen UNOPS role in operationalizing the Sustainable Development Goals with particular emphasis on health, environment and economic development.
• Position UNOPS in the Balkan sub-region, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Strengthen the implementation of ECR global and regional programmes, with revitalized partnerships in infrastructure, procurement and project management.

ECR operates global portfolios from offices in Geneva, Brussels and New York, and country-specific programmes from its operations and project centres located in Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries.

Background Information – Development Group Cluster

Based in the New York, the UNOPS Development Group Cluster supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. For example, within the United Nations Development Programme, the Cluster works with the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and the Office of South-South Cooperation.

The cluster also supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as a broadening community of other New York-based United Nations organizations in the delivery of project management and implementation services

How to apply:

To learn more about this opportunity, please visit : https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=12826

Organization: Acción contra el Hambre España
Country: Spain
Closing date: 18 Aug 2017

Acción contra El Hambre-España es una organización internacional no gubernamental, privada, apolítica, aconfesional y no lucrativa, creada en 1979 para intervenir en todo el mundo. Su vocación es luchar contra el hambre y trabajamos combatiendo las consecuencias y las causas de la desnutrición en más de 40 países. La estructura de la organización en España cuenta con más de 120 puestos de trabajo en España, unos 115 cooperantes sobre el terreno, más de 1.300 trabajadores nacionales en misiones y una treintena de voluntarios que trabajan en torno a cuatro ejes de intervención: nutrición, salud, seguridad alimentaria y agua y saneamiento.

OBJETIVO GENERAL

El objetivo de la Delegación de Andalucía y Extremadura es posicionar a Acción Contra el Hambre como organización de referencia en la lucha contra el hambre en Andalucía-Extremadura y aportar los recursos necesarios para el cumplimiento de la misión de la organización tanto en Andalucía-Extremadura como fuera de España.

El técnico/a de comunicación y fundraising reporta funcionalmente al área de comunicación y fundraising cuyo objetivo es asegurar los fondos privados que garantizan el cumplimiento de la misión de la organización y posicionar a Acción contra el Hambre como la organización humanitaria de referencia en la lucha contra el hambre.

El Técnico de Alianzas Corporativas, en dependencia directa del Responsable, es el encargado de gestionar las diferentes campañas, acciones y eventos que realiza el departamento para captar fondos de empresas y fundaciones para los proyectos de la organización.
Será su responsabilidad asegurar que todos los aspectos logísticos, operativos y comerciales de las diferentes campañas se gestionen adecuadamente. Vela por el cumplimiento de los objetivos cualitativos y cuantitativos definidos en la programación anual. Es responsable de la realización del correspondiente reporting y evaluación de campañas. Coordina las relaciones interdepartamentales.

OBJETIVOS DEL PUESTO

• Intervenir en la planificación y estrategia anual para la consecución de los objetivos de captación de fondos privados de su área geográfica.
• Implementación del Plan Estratégico del Área de Comunicación y Fundraising
  (COM y FR) en su ámbito geográfico respecto a los objetivos de captación de fondos y comunicación conjuntamente con los Responsables de Delegación y Departamentos.
• Ejecución, seguimiento y evaluación de las diferentes acciones de captación definidas por los Responsables de Fundraising para su Delegación.
• Análisis de resultados y elaboración periódica de informes. Coordinación administrativa de las campañas de captación.
• Gestión y monitoreo del presupuesto de las actividades bajo su responsabilidad.
• Desarrollo de las actividades de notoriedad de marca, comunicación externa y sensibilización necesarias para mejorar el conocimiento de la organización y objetivos de la organización.
• Ser la persona de referente de comunicación y fundraising de la delegación de Andalucía y Extremadura.
• Supervisar las acciones de comunicación que se realizan en las diferentes líneas de trabajo de la delegación como son cooperación, fundraising, acción social, sensibilización.
• Coordinación del equipo de voluntariado y colaboradores de la delegación.
• Coordinación con otras áreas/delegaciones de la organización.

PERFIL DEL CANDIDATO

• Licenciado/a ó Diplomado/a en Marketing, Publicidad o similar. Idealmente con conocimientos en Captación de Fondos.
• Conocimientos en técnicas de Marketing y Fundraising
• Habilidades comerciales, organización de eventos, relación con medios de comunicación..
• Valorable: Email marketing
• Mínimo Mínimo dos años en Departamento de Captación de Fondos de organización no lucrativa o en Departamento de Marketing de empresas.
• Idiomas: Inglés, francés valorable
• Ofimática y sistemas específicos: Manejo de paquete Office (todo). Se valorará conocimiento de programas de Gestión de Datos.
• Movilidad: Nacional, por proyectos

SE OFRECE

• Duración**: Indefinida**
• Locación**: Madrid**
• Remuneración: entre 21.500 € y 24.500 € brutos anuales
• Ticket restaurant de lunes a jueves
• 25 días de vacaciones al año

How to apply:

Sólo se consideraran las candidaturas recibidas a través de nuestro servicio on-line. Por favor has click en el link siguiente para acceder al servicio

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Fecha Límite de Recepción de candidaturas: viernes 18 de agosto

Nota.- Dada la urgencia en este puesto, la vacante puede cerrarse antes de la fecha prevista. Para más información sobre este puesto, consulte nuestra página Web www.accioncontraelhambre.org en caso de no encontrarla aquí publicada se entiende que el proceso de selección ha sido cerrado.

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