WASHINGTON, 13 de julio de 2017 – El Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial apoyó hoy el Marco de Alianza con el País (MAP) 2018-2023 para Brasil. Este MAP cubre un período de seis años y orienta el trabajo del Banco Internacional de Reco…
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:
Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:
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
Requirements
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:
Qualifications:
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:
Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:
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.
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.
EXPECTED RESULTS (measurable results):
ACTIVITIES
Activities for the internal RRR. Cohort 2018.
Activities for the external RRR mechanism for 2017 – 2018.
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:
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:
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
How to apply:
Please apply on company website: https://rew21.ultipro.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*6B970217DE70E684
La agricultura es responsable del 66% de las amenazas a las especies, mientras que cada año se tiran más de mil millones de toneladas de comida. Hay que reducir el desperdicio
Las urbes y campos de la costa Caribe de Colombia sufren una deforestación abusiva pero hay personas que trabajan para frenarla y hasta han salvado árboles centenarios de la región
Marit de Wit, asesora sanitaria de MSF, acaba de regresar de un viaje por Kivu Norte, una región asediada por décadas de violencia brutal e indiscriminada
El paraíso natural de Caño Cristales, instransitable hace unos años por el conflicto armado de Colombia, es hoy un destino creciente de ecoturismo
Your Excellencies, Prime Minister Mitchell,Heads of Government, CARICOM Secretary-General, CDB President, OECS Director General, and Partners, · It is a privilege for me to join you today to discuss development finance opportunities for Small States and how the blue economy has become the next frontier for economic growth for the Caribbean, as well as other island and coastal countries. · To discuss this, I cannot think of a better setting than being in the beautiful spice island of Grenada. With its rich and pristine coastline and colorful reefs, and understanding of climate risks, Grenada is demonstrating its commitment to inclusive growth and enhancing investment in the Blue Economy. · Often when we meet to discuss development prospects for Caribbean countries, we devote significant attention to common challenges: small scale, high debt, exposure to external shocks, and dependency on fossil fuels. · Today, I would like to focus more on hope and opportunity. Small economies are more open to trade and foreign investment. While they are highly specialized in their export sectors, they are also more nimble and able to change the structure of their economies and exports over time. · In fact, Caribbean countries have been more successful in reinventing themselves than some of the region’s giants. This region managed to find a niche in the highly competitive global industry after it lost its trade preference treatment with Europe in the 1980s. · Today, there is an opportunity for CARICOM countries to find new sources of growth by transitioning to a blue economy and to leverage new sources of financing. · There are a number of important questions that would be useful to reflect on today, but for this discussion I would like to focus on two: 1. What is the blue economy and what opportunities it can offer for growth? 2. How can the World Bank assist the CARICOM countries to leverage new sources of financing in their pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth? New report: “Toward a Blue Economy: A promise for sustainable growth in the Caribbean” · Ocean assets and services are drivers of economic growth: The Caribbean Sea generated US$407 billion in gross revenue in 2012, equivalent to almost 18 percent of Caribbean GDP, including mainland Caribbean coastal countries. This comes from marine tourism, oil and gas, maritime shipping, fishing, etc. · Caribbean island and coastal states may be small in terms of population and land area, but large when it comes to marine area. In fact, they are ‘Great Ocean States’. For example, St. Lucia’s ocean area is over 7 times greater than its land area and for Grenada over 70 times greater. · Ocean Health = Ocean Wealth Harnessing marine resources while preserving the Caribbean Sea’s health, can help countries address key challenges such as high unemployment, low growth, food security, poverty and resilience to climate change. – 1.5 million people rely on fishing for their livelihood and fish for food security; – Reefs such as Belize Barrier Reefs reduce 75% of destructive capabilities from storm surges – Marine Tourism directly and indirectly supports two million direct and indirect jobs and generates over US$ 40 billion annually to Caribbean islands alone. · With a growing population, demand for seafood and aquaculture production will increase, shipping traffic and tourism will continue to grow, and new ocean industries will emerge. · If we look globally, ocean based industries such as fisheries, tourism, and shipping drive global trade, and annually contribute around 3 percent or $1.5 trillion in value added globally. · If “Thinking green” was the focus of the past decade, Small Island Developing States and Coastal Economies are now starting to “think blue”. · This report identifies key priorities to generate blue growth, while ensuring that oceans and marine ecosystems are sustainably managed and used. · Already the impacts of overfishing, coastal development, pollution and climate change are being felt by coastal communities around the world: about 75 percent of the region’s coral reefs are considered to be at risk from human activity and 85 percent of wastewater enters the Caribbean Sea untreated. · Tourists come to the Caribbean region largely for its beautiful beaches and sea attractions, which puts tremendous pressure on the very coastal ecosystems that drive economies. · A successful transition to a blue economy would mean that countries could better measure the region’s rich marine resources, better manage its ocean space, and ultimately achieve greater growth and prosperity from sound management of the ocean. Three recommendations are: 1) Identify, value and map ocean assets: This will allow countries to better manage their ocean wealth and develop smart policies to promote a healthy, resilient and productive marine environment: marine special plans like OECS countries are planning to do with our support. 2) Regional integration and cooperation is essential to drive economic growth from the Caribbean Sea: This is particularly important as many ocean assets are transboundary in nature (fisheries; shipping; minerals; oil and gas; biodiversity). The Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy is a good framework that can help countries pool resources and more effectively manage their ocean wealth. 3) Promoting private sector investments in blue economy: This means creating enabling conditions for private investment in ocean industries; building ‘blue green’ infrastructure (e.g. building a port using natural mangrove barriers); and supporting ocean MSMEs to generate ‘blue jobs’. · Your Excellencies, in our view, there has never been a better time than now for the coastal and island nations to invest in the transition to a blue economy. I would like to congratulate many of you for the important steps that you are already taking. This brings me to the second question; how can the WBG leverage new sources of financing in support of growth? · In recent years, small states have taken a collective stand in international fora to highlight the development challenges they face and urge more attention to their concerns. · In response, the World Bank Small States initiative, now chaired by Grenada, has developed a roadmap for World Bank Group Engagement with Small States which identifies priorities for engagement including: predictability of affordable financing; access to new and existing climate financing; and capacity building among others. · We are working with different partners in the region and across the globe to find ways to make these priorities become concrete actions. · For example, together with the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States Commission, we have secured over $6 million in additional Global Environmental Facility grants to support the implementation of regional activities of the Eastern Caribbean Regional Oceans Policy (ECROP). A comprehensive marine spatial plan is expected to be prepared and adopted under this program. The Caribbean states also require special financing to help them address common vulnerabilities. This means combining both public and private financing. 1. In the context of small, open and highly volatile economies, continued efforts on fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are essential to free up greater public financing for growth. A few countries in the region have taken concrete measures that will allow them to save in good times so that they can respond fast when the need arises. Grenada has recently adopted a medium-term fiscal framework anchored on clear spending rules, While Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has established a contingent fund within the state budget that will be used exclusively to respond to disasters. 2. Leveraging private finance in the face of increasing volatility is indeed challenging. The World Bank Group is addressing this by working on operationalizing a new approach to development financing. · We will be devoting more resources to help governments create the right conditions for boosting private investments in transport, connectivity, technology, as well as climate resilience. · We are also using concessional finance through the International Development Association (IDA) in innovative ways to mitigate risk, and blend finance to support private sector investment. This includes the new IDA 18 Private sector window, which will leverage $2.5 billion in IDA capital to mobilize at least $6-8 billion in private sector investments in the poorest and most fragile markets over the next three years. · In addition, under the three year IDA18 cycle, starting from July 1, US$630 million will be available to six eligible CARICOM countries: Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This is tripling of resources available under the IDA17 cycle providing a unique opportunity to earmark resources in support of regional and country priorities. · For the first time, IDA 18 also provides enhanced crisis response facilities and instruments that will be available to small states: The Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT-DDO) is a contingent financing line that until now was only offered to IBRD countries. It provides immediate liquidity to countries after a catastrophe. · To build resilience, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility is another example of effective and attractive risk pooling mechanism able to mobilize emergency funds within the first two weeks of a disaster. Several countries, including Haiti, are members and have used this Facility. · In closing, I would like to reiterate the World Bank Group’s continued and deep commitment to work as your partners in support of country and regional priorities. · At present, committed financing under World Bank assisted ongoing projects amounts to $1.5 billion in the region, out of which almost $1 billion is IDA concessional financing. This is complemented by analytic and knowledge support such as the Blue Economy report I discussed today. · Your Excellencies, this is a special time for CARICOM and its member-states to come together and join forces in the pursuit of stable growth, while leading the transition to a blue economy. · I look forward to an energizing and engaging discussion. · Thank you once again for inviting me to participate in this forum. Read the report: Towards a Blue Economy
