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16 febrero, 2017

La basura electrónica: Desechos que valen millones

¿Cada cuánto cambias de teléfono celular? Para 2018 se pronostica que los latinoamericanos generarán 4.800 kilotoneladas (kt) de basura electrónica o e-waste, lo que representa un 70% más que en 2009, por encima del 55% que se espera a nivel global, según un reporte de la GSMA y el Instituto de Estudios Avanzados sobre la Sostenibilidad de la Universidad de las Naciones Unidas (UNU-IAS). Pero la basura electrónica no incluye sólo los teléfonos móviles, ordenadores y aparatos domésticos, sino también equipos cuya existencia apenas se percibe, como los medidores de energía. Aunque sean pequeños, permanezcan ocultos en las casas y no contengan metales pesados, los medidores pueden causar riesgos ambientales y para la salud desde el momento en que son enviados a los vertederos. Por otro lado, son totalmente reutilizables y tienen potencial lucrativo si se eliminan correctamente y reciclan, en un esquema más conocido como logística inversa. Así se hizo en Brasil, el país latinoamericano que más produce e-waste: fueron más de 1,400kt en 2014, de acuerdo con la GSMA y el UNU-IAS. Una alianza entre el Banco Mundial y las Centrales Eléctricas Brasileñas (Eletrobras) en seis estados (Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia y Roraima, en el norte, y Alagoas y Piauí, en el noreste) hizo posible la subasta de medidores obsoletos, transformadores, cables y otros equipos para empresas de reciclaje. Con la venta, los operadores de energía locales recaudaron 5,4 millones de reales (1,7 millones de dólares) que será destinados a proyectos sociales. También se generaron más de 2 toneladas de materias primas recicladas. La iniciativa forma parte del proyecto Energía Más, que tiene como objetivo mejorar la calidad de transmisión y reducir los problemas de medición incorrecta y robo de electricidad, que cuestan a Brasil alrededor de 15.000 millones de reales (4.700 millones de dólares) al año. Elementos rastreables "En cada subasta, las empresas de reciclaje se han comprometido a destruir los medidores obsoletos, para poner fin a cualquier posibilidad de que sean reutilizados en la propia red de distribución, lo que agravaría los problemas", explica Christophe de Gouvello, director del proyecto en el Banco Mundial. "El destino final de estos elementos se hizo rastreable para que estuviéramos seguros de que el material no iría para un vertedero", añade. Gouvello destaca el interés que el mercado de reciclaje tuvo por los equipos, a pesar de que estaban en estados distantes de la mayoría de las empresas del sector. Para muchas de estas compañías, la subasta sirvió como motivación para organizarse y brindar mejores servicios. Una de ellas, Trafominas, se encuentra en Guaxupé, ciudad de 70.000 habitantes en Minas Gerais, sudeste brasileño. El fundador, Geovani Marques, se desempeñaba como pequeño comerciante de metales cuando decidió fundar la compañía en 2007. Marques aprendió que, para cerrar negocios importantes, tendría que reformar la planta de reciclaje y buscar certificaciones de gestión ambiental.

16 febrero, 2017

Peru: Sending Markets the Right Signals

Every year in August, Peru commemorates the National Day of the Elderly. With the average life expectancy of pensioners projected to reach 89 years, the segment of the population over the age of 60 is projected to reach 23 percent by 2050. That’s good news for the people of Peru, a culture where the elderly are greatly valued. And with one in three adults now participating in a private pension plan, they are financially more independent than a decade ago.    Pension funds are the prime buyers of government securities, which constitute about 50 percent of their assets. That leaves room for pension funds to invest the rest of their assets in higher yielding alternative asset classes, both domestically and overseas. Peru’s sound macroeconomic and debt management allowed its credit rating to improve over the past and its sovereign bonds are now rated investment grade (Moody’s, A3 and S&P, BBB+ as of 2016). Government securities are, thus, considered safe investment options for both residents and non-residents. Consistent sound stewardship of the government’s debt and risk management operations remains key for building resiliency to financial shocks. Peru’s Partnership with the World Bank: Improving Resilience to Financial Shocks As a long-term partner of Peru, the World Bank has supported the implementation of several economic and social reforms. After the global financial crisis of 2008, a key priority for the government was to reduce fiscal vulnerability to external shocks. The World Bank, through funding obtained from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is supporting three complementary government initiatives focused on strengthening the government’s financial stability against natural disasters and financial shocks, while promoting infrastructure financing: ·         The Government Debt and Risk Management (GDRM) Program to strengthen Peru’s debt and risk management capacity and develop a liquid and efficient government securities market. ·         The Disaster Risk Management program aimed at building a robust legal framework and a financial strategy to manage the fiscal risks that arise in the event of a natural disaster. ·         The Capital Markets and Infrastructure Financing program aimed at further developing domestic capital markets and improving the infrastructure for financing public-private partnerships (PPPs).   The World Bank Treasury’s GDRM Program, the focus of this story, worked with the Peruvian Ministry of Finance and Economy on improving the debt management strategy –a rolling medium-term plan that outlines the preferred composition of the government debt portfolio. Peru’s debt management office was already publishing a three-year rolling-strategy document, but required an assessment of the quality of the strategy and expertise to improve some areas. Accessing the Best Experts in the Debt Management World The GDRM team started its assessment of the 2014-2017 debt management strategy by mobilizing world-class peer reviewers that included, the first director general of the UK’s Debt Management Office. The review pointed at two key areas for improvement: ·         The policy signals on the foreign currency versus domestic currency mix were ambiguous and could be better supported by a sound analysis of costs and risks. ·         There was a need to provide more clarity and transparency in the domestic issuance of government securities to investors. “The debt management strategy gives clear guidance to investors about the instruments the government will issue in the medium term, so that they have a clear idea of the environment they will be operating in,” said Antonio Velandia-Rubiano, Peru Task Team Leader, GDRM Program. “When investors have reliable information on future government issuances, there is a more competitive process and lower interest rates, which ultimately lower the cost of funding for the taxpayer.”      One of the key tasks of the GDRM team was to run cost-risk tradeoff simulations and train Peru’s debt management office’s middle office on running the simulations themselves to ensure sustainability once the GDRM team left. Through interviews with domestic investors, such as pension funds and banks, they uncovered problems related to the type of auctions, the auction calendar, and the number and size of benchmarks that impaired the functioning of the primary and secondary markets.  Today, the preparation and quality of the debt management strategy document is significantly improved. An Improved Debt Management Strategy Document In 2016, the debt management office issued a new strategy document, Estrategia de Gestión Global de Activos y Pasivos 2016-2019, which is much simpler and has clearer directions –now 43 pages, down from the previous 149. “We have changed our strategy document into a much more concise one, placing emphasis on the forward looking aspect of the strategy. We expect with this to better inform markets and citizens, making it much more transparent and effective.” said Rossana Polastri, Vice-Minister of Finance at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Peru. Today, with the support of the GDRM Program, the Peruvian debt management office has the sound capability to design a medium-term debt management strategy. The new strategy document will help make the economy more resilient to financial shocks and give investors, such as private pension funds, clearer guidance for improving pension investment options for the benefit of citizens. 

16 febrero, 2017

Spain: (Deadline Extension) Urban Economic Specialist

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Spain
Closing date: 23 Feb 2017

i. Project:

Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient

ii. Duty station of assignment

Barcelona (Spain)

iii. Functional Title:

Urban Economic Specialist

iv. Contract type:

Individual Contract (Consultancy Assignment)

v. Duration:

Three months

vi. Closing date for applications:

23^rd February 2017

BACKGROUND

Fast growing cities and urban areas of the world are engines of growth and wealth accumulation. This growth can have positive social, cultural and educational impacts. On the other hand, evidence demonstrates that fast economic growth, combined with fast population expansion in urban areas, also increases disaster vulnerability and exposure. The level of urbanization is far higher in the developed world; however, the annual ‘urbanization rate’ is much faster in the developing world. The primary urban agglomerations with the highest concentrations of people and economic activity mostly overlap with the areas of extreme or high risk related to disasters such as coastal areas, along rivers and in flood plains. This joint initiative with UNISDR, UN-Habitat and the European Commission aims at improving understanding of, and capacity to, address disaster risk at the local level in crisis-prone cities. UN-Habitat will focus on supporting local capacities from crisis-prone cities, and humanitarian partners, in measuring their resilience status and have an action plan in order to build resilience.

The action builds on the achievements of the Hyogo Framework for Action – Building the Resilience of Nations 2005-2015, and paves the way toward the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 at the local level. The Action will also contribute to the European Commission’s Action Plan for Resilience in Crisis Prone Countries 2013-2020 and The EU Approach to Resilience: Learning from Food Security Crises.

The project will work with local government institutions, to plan, coordinate, implement and support the various outlined activities. The primary and most direct beneficiaries will be local stakeholders, city authorities and civil society. Women, children and other at risk groups, as local level stakeholders, often disproportionately affected by crises situations, will be engaged and receive additional attention.

MAIN OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of this project is to build more sustainable and resilient cities, by strengthening the capacity of key public, private and civil society stakeholders to measure, plan and act in building resilience to ensure that public and private investments are risk-informed and that early interventions in crisis-prone cities are linked to longer-term development goals. This joint initiative aims at improving local government and stakeholder understanding of, and capacity for, developing and implementing resilience action plans.

The expected results are:

Increased commitments to build local-level resilience,
Local Resilience and investments measured,
Key issues and challenges identified in linking early interventions in crisis-prone cities to long-term sustainable development inputs,
Capacity is built in cities and local governments to develop and implement integrated local climate and disaster resilience action plans and
Crisis-prone cities have enhanced capacity to develop and implement plans to increase their resiliency.

UN-Habitat will work in coordination with the Commission and EU Delegations in each city to ensure consistency with the EC programming documents and complementarity between thematic and geographic actions; this will also ensure complementarities of activities funded by other programmes and initiatives undertaken by other partners operating at the local level and globally.

MAIN TASKS OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of the Programme, the candidate will provide substantive professional support to the Programme and will undertake the following tasks:

• Support the creation, development and calibration of diagnostic tools – including the City

Resilience Profiling Tool (CRPT) and Resilience Action Plan (RAP).

• Examine the economy element of the CRPT to ensure it considers the direct study of urban areas and is representative of micro-economic structures and informal economies.

• Examine the urban economy within the CRPT at national, inter-urban and intra-urban scales.

• Ensure the CPRT include for the examination of economic policy and taxation at the urban scale.

• Determine how urban economic structures can be linked to the spatial elements within the CRPT.

• Analyze the inter-connected relationships of the social, public service, governance, and economy elements of the CRPT to provide holistic comprehensive assessments with a focus in intrinsic markets that drive the local economy. Special account should be taken of informal city structures, gender and land tenure issues.

• Determine if principles such as the circular economy and green growth can be applied within the CRPT analysis.

• Support the CRPP Team in facilitating communications with the programme pilot cities and partner organisation to inform the development of the CRPT.

• Assist in development of urban economic capacity indicators, results and action plans for cities.

• Advise on resilience action planning for sustainable urban growth such as competitiveness, local economic development, city creditworthiness, public private partnerships, funding and private investment for urban resilience.

• Report on progress, problems and proposed solutions contributing to the production of global reports, information and communication tools in the areas of intervention.

• Assist in the production of guidelines, focusing on economic capacity and resilience, to be used by the programme and partner organisations.

• Undertake any other tasks for the Programme, which are in line with the experience of the consultant.

DELIVARABLES AND TIMELINE

Monthly progress report to be submitted at the end of each working month, detailing the outputs, key observations, and work plan for the following months. Work plans will be agreed with the Chief Technical Advisor in advance on a monthly basis subject to the main tasks of the assignment (above) and in consideration of the workload priorities at that time.

DUTY STATION

The work shall be performed from the CRPP Barcelona office.

PROGRESS CONTROLS AND PAYMENT INSTALLMENTS

Payment will be done in installments on a monthly basis upon completion and acceptance of monthly progress report. A time sheet must be submitted by the individual contractor, duly approved by the Chief Technical Advisor, which shall serve as the basis for the payment of fees. Final payment amount will be based on actual man-days worked for that month.

TRAVEL

If UN-Habitat determines that the individual contractor needs to travel outside the UN-Habitat CRPP Barcelona office in order to perform his/her assignment, that travel is provided by the organisation. When travel is authorized for the individual contractor, economy class shall be the standard of accommodation for air travel in all cases and irrespective of the duration of the journey. Individual contractors are responsible for all necessary visas and work permits required by local authorities before commencing their assignment with UN-Habitat.

COMPETENCIES

Professional: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to donor relations, public-private partnerships and private sector fundraising. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods. Conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and the use of a variety of research sources. Ability to organize seminars, consultations, training workshops and special events. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. 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. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently. Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Economics with specialisation in Urban Economics, or similar fields deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by the CRPP Terms of Reference.

• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 5 years of experience in

• Demonstrated experience in the development area, participation, good governance and liaising with governmental authorities, other national/international institutions and NGOs.

• Demonstrated experience in the development of guidelines, toolkits or policies in relation to urban economics.

• Knowledge of the urban environment in fragile cities, gender mainstreaming, and monitoring

and evaluation techniques.

• Knowledge of environment, climate change, disaster risk reduction, recovery and reconstruction.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and with good sense of initiative to keep the supervisor regularly informed of progress.

• Good communications, reporting and representation skills

• Good team-work and drive for results.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.

• Knowledge of Spanish and French will be considered an asset.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The candidate should be:

• Familiar with, and committed to the goals of UN-Habitat

• Willing to take responsibility, act professionally at all times, and make sure tasks are fully completed

• Able to work under pressure in diverse environments with minimum supervision

• Sensitive to gender issues and issues of concern to vulnerable groups

• Able to meet deadlines for reporting and all project work

• Express enthusiasm and willingness to continue learning new skills and share experiences with other members of the team

Evaluation criteria

Applicants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications, work experience and financial proposal. The award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: responsive/compliant/acceptable having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical (70%) and financial criteria (30%) specific to the solicitation.

CV Review:

• Educational qualifications as defined in the ToR (15 points);

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience as defined in the ToR (25 points);

• Language proficiency in spoken and written English (10 points)

Competency based interview max points (20 points)

Maximum available technical score points: 70.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The fees might be subject for changes and negotiations starting from the proposed fee of the consultant. All consultants are required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org. General Conditions of contract for the services of Individual contractor can be downloaded from:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=7879

How to apply:

Interested candidates must submit an email quoting the post title and the duty station to the following email address: office@cityresilience.org

with the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Cover letter explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

• Completion of a CV in P11 Form which can be downloaded at

http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?typeid=24&catid=435&id=3867 ·

Financial Proposal. The offeror’s letter including form for the financial proposal can be downloaded at

http://unhabitat-kosovo.org/repository/docs/Financial_proposal_IC_6631.docx

The CV shall include information on the past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Please be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the UN-Habitat e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org

All applications should be submitted to:

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

City Resilience Profiling Programme

Email: office@cityresilience.org

Deadline for applications: 23^rd February 2017

UN-Habitat does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org round_s?t

16 febrero, 2017

Mexico: Logistics, Procurement, and Administrative Assistant

Organization: Social Impact
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 15 Mar 2017

Logistics, Procurement, and Administrative Assistant, Mexico Civil Society Activity, Mexico City, Mexico

Reports to: Director of Finance and Administration

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to create dramatic improvements in the performance of organizations and programs working to enhance the social and economic well-being of people around the world. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.

Project Description:

SI is implementing a five-year USAID-funded Mexico Civil Society Activity with the goal to improve the institutional capacity of intermediate service organizations and civil society organizations to effectively implement their development agendas related to crime and violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and human rights.

Position Description: SI is seeking a full-time Logistics, Procurement, and Administrative Assistant to provide operational and office support for the USAID-funded Mexico Civil Society Activity.

**Please note: This is a local position. Only Mexican citizens will be considered.

Responsibilities:

Support Senior Finance Manager with daily administrative points;
Serve as the administrator for petty cash; work with finance team to conduct reconciliations and spot checks;
Prepare routine daily financial transactions and gather supporting documentation;
Review and reconcile consultant and vendor invoices;
Maintain records and files;
Enforce office visitor protocols;
Ensure office is stocked with office supplies;
Coordinate meetings and scheduling;
Arrange travel and hotel reservations, securing visas etc.
Assist with programmatic data entry as needed;
Oversee the cleanliness and general maintenance of the office;
Receive and distribute packages or mail within the office;
Perform inventory maintenance activities;
The incumbent will receive all expendable and non-expendable items purchased;
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Diploma required, Bachelor Degree preferred
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, business professionals, and the general public
3-5 years administrative management experience with international projects
Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality in day-to-day work
Ability to establish, maintain, and prepare records and reports
Computer skills including use of PowerPoint and Excel Microsoft Office programs
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work with staff and consultants from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities.

Deadline for submission: Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world. To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

How to apply:

http://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=1&rid=1159

16 febrero, 2017

Ecuador: Contratista Individual: Estrategia para disminucion de desnutrición crónica en niños menores de dos años, Ecuador: Esmeraldas, Riobamba y Portoviejo (Cuatro meses)

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Ecuador
Closing date: 01 Mar 2017

Antecedentes y Justificación

La desnutrición crónica sigue siendo uno de los principales problemas del desarrollo en países en América Latina y el Caribe; es un problema de causas múltiples entre las que se encuentra el acceso a los alimentos y su preparación, acceso a servicios básicos, poder adquisitivo de la familia, entorno saludable, acceso a servicios de salud, así como la generación de capacidades y conocimientos relacionados a alimentación y nutrición en los responsables de los menores de cinco años.

En el Ecuador la ENSANUT 2012 reportó que el 25.3% de niños menores de 5 años presentaban desnutrición crónica. En el 2014 la ECV indicó que esta cifra había bajado a 23.9 %, lo cual representa alrededor de 388.000 niños ecuatorianos menores de 5 años con desnutrición crónica.

Además, La ENSANUT (2012) evidencia que la desnutrición crónica tiene mayor prevalencia en la población indígena (77.7%) seguida por la blanco-mestiza (41.0%) afrodescendiente (39.0%), la montubia (23.0%). También se evidencia que la desnutrición infantil tiene relación con el nivel de instrucción de la madre (61.3% de desnutrición en niños con madres analfabetas, el 54.2% en madres con estudios primarios, el 44.2% en madres con estudios secundarios, 36.5% en bachilleres). A menor educación de la madre, la desnutrición en niños y niñas se incrementa; esto demuestra que el problema tiene directa relación con la exclusión social e inequidad.

En el marco de la Estrategia para la reducción acelerada de la desnutrición crónica de niños y niñas menores de 2 años , se han priorizado las siguientes prestaciones : 1. Gestante controlada, 2. Vacunas completas para la edad, 3. Control de crecimiento y desarrollo completo para la edad, 4. Consejería a hogares. El Ministerio de Salud Pública ha priorizado además la intervención en las siguientes provincias: Esmeraldas, Manabí, Pichincha, Guayas, Santa Elena, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Morona Santiago, y Zamora Chinchipe.

Además de lo anteriormente mencionado, en abril del 2016 el Ecuador sufrió un terremoto de 7.8 grados en escala de richter que afectó a las zonas 1 y 4, especialmente las provincias de Esmeraldas y Manabí. Dentro de las consecuencias inmediatas se evidenció el riesgo de desnutrición aguda, por lo tanto el MSP vio la necesidad de dar un seguimiento a los niños menores de 5 años de éstas provincias para prevenir daños ocasionados por dicha patología

Con estos antecedentes y con base en el CONVENIO DE COOPERACION UNICEF-MSP, que se encuentra detallado en el POA 2016-2017, se han definido varias acciones con la finalidad de dar soporte a las zonas más vulnerables con talento humano capacitado que pueda solventar las actividades prioritarias, tanto de la estrategia de desnutrición crónica, como de desnutrición aguda en las zonas afectadas por el terremoto.

Objetivo General

Brindar apoyo técnico orientado a fortalecer las acciones que al momento ha implementado el Ministerio de Salud Pública, en el marco de la «Estrategia para la reducción acelerada de la desnutrición en niñas y niños de 0 a 2 años de edad». Especial ensafis en la administración de alimento terapéutico en Esmeraldas y Portoviejo y apoyo en temas de primera infancia en Riobamba

Descripción de las Actividades

a) Apoyar la formulación, desarrollo, monitoreo y evaluación de los lineamientos en temas de nutrición tanto en salud pública como en el área clínica, así como de Seguridad alimentaria, en relación con la administración del ATLU.

b) Apoyar en la gestión con las autoridades, Zonales, Municipales, Comunitarias y con diferentes Instituciones del sector Salud y otros sectores, la obtención y el cumplimiento adecuado y de calidad de las actividades y resultados en los temas objeto de su contratación.

c) Acompañar técnicamente y dar seguimiento, a la realización de las actividades así como la elaboración e implementación de los productos de los diferentes convenios, incluido el acompañamiento y monitoreo del pilotaje de la entrega de KITS de Infancia plena en Imbabura.

d) Brindar asesoría para el desarrollo de acciones estratégicas, revisión de planes, para mejorar la implementación de los lineamientos técnicos, conceptuales y contextuales de la línea de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, teniendo en cuenta la diversidad multiétnica, las desigualdades en salud, con un enfoque de Atención Primaria en Salud (APS) y de determinantes sociales de la salud, orientados a la administración de alimento terapéutico listo para el uso (ATLU. Las acciones se centran en las poblaciones con la participación activa, consciente y decidida de la población, según perfil epidemiológico.

e) Mediante la activación de los CLS, que contribuya a la toma de conciencia de las causas y consecuencias de los problemas nutricionales de la población y que ejerza la defensa del derecho a condiciones sociales que eleven su calidad de vida.

f) Bajo las estrategias del MAIS, impulsar la intersectorialdad, que los equipos integrales de salud con los enlaces de los Comités locales de Saludse intervenga en la identificación, intervención y seguimientonominal de los niños y niñas identificados con problemas nutricionales.

g) Mediante herramienta de registro realizar un cuidadoso seguimiento individualizado de los niños y niñas con desnutrición aguda, a quienes se seleccione para proceder con la administración del ATLU, así como el monitoreo y seguimiento de acciones realizadas en territorio para la recuperación de niños reportados en el VIEPI con desnutrición aguda.

h) Entregar a los CLS, el listado de los menores identificados con problemas nutricionales, para apoyo en reporte de las condiciones de los mismos, y continuo monitoreo.

i) Apoyo en el monitoreo y supervisión de los indicadores nutricionales en niños y niñas menores de 5 años, en base al SIVAN (568), Sivan WEB

j) Apoyo en el monitoreo de Micronutrientes, en base a la normativa de micronutrientes y que se registra en el SIVAN (570)

k) Monitoreo y seguimiento de las acciones de los comités de los 1000 días en territorio

l) Implementación de Estudios de Caso de Niños con Desnutrición en las unidades de salud de la Zona

m) Apoyo a la implementación de estrategia de primera infancia en territorio acorde a lineamientos del MS, con apoyo especifico en plan piloto de entrega de kit de infancia plena en Colta y Guamote (Sólo para zona Riobamba)

Reportes y Supervisión

Los honorarios se definirán de acuerdo a los criterios de contratación de UNICEF y al perfil profesional. La contratación se formalizará por medio de un contrato de servicios profesionales.

Este trabajo será supervisado por la Coordinación Zonal de acuerdo a directrices de la Gerencia del Proyecto de Desnutrición y en coordinación con la Oficial de Salud de UNICEF.

Los productos de la contratación deberán ser respaldados y entregados en forma digital al profesional a cargo de la supervisión del proyecto, junto con una copia física en papel de los mismos.

Lugar y duración

Los contratistastendrán como base la ciudad de Esmeraldas (Sede Distrital Esmeraldas),Riobamba (Sede distrital) y Portoviejo (Sede distrital)con visitas a los territorios priorizados según necesidad y disposición institucional definida por la Coordinación Zonal de acuerdo a directrices de la Gerencia del Proyecto de Desnutrición del MSP, la misma que se encuentra anclada a la Subsecretaría de Vigilancia de la Salud. Se ha estimado la contratación para 4 meses a partir de la fecha de la firma del contrato.

Perfil del Candidato

Profesional de la Salud Nutricionista o conocimientos en nutrición.

Experiencia en la línea de trabajo de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.

Conocimientos en Salud Pública

Conocimientos en Manejo Comunitario

Experiencia específica: Con conocimientos, experiencia y destrezas para manejo de grupos multidisciplinarios y organización de grupos comunitarios.

Experiencia en organización de sistemas locales de salud y particularmente en organización de servicios con finalidad pública.

Capacitación o conocimientos que debe poseer el candidato: Conocimiento de planificación, ejecución, monitoreo y evaluación de proyectos

Manejo y coordinación con grupos comunitarios.

PERFIL Y EXPERIENCIA REQUERIDOS

Experiencia de al menos cinco años en formulación, implementación, conducción, monitoreo y evaluación de planes o proyectos especialmente en Seguridad alimentaria nutricional dirigido a la población infantil y mujeres gestantes.

Experiencia de al menos 5 años de trabajo como Nutricionista con enfoque de Salud Pública y /o epidemiologia.

CONOCIMIENTOS TECNICOS EXIGIDOS

a) Conocimientos intermedios en el idioma inglés.

b) Excelentes habilidades de escribir documentos técnicos.

c) Conocimiento de Word, Excel, PowerPoint, entre otros relacionados.

d) Conocimiento de las estrategias, lineamientos, normas del MSP en nutrición.

COMPLEJIDAD

Requiere la coordinación con el equipo de salud de los diferentes procesos, además del apoyo en la planeación, organización, ejecución y evaluación de los procesos técnicos, administrativos y operacionales, los que deberá coordinar con el responsable de nutrición de la zona de Salud, así como con el responsable del Proyecto de desnutrición en planta central del MSP

Este es un anuncio para tres contrataciones diferentes en Esmeraldas, Riobamba y Portoviejo, por favor indicar el lugar al que está aplicando en la Carta de Motivación, que debe ser adjunta a su aplicación. Contratación Nacional, sólo personas naturales de Ecuador.

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=503006

16 febrero, 2017

Colombia: Programme Assistant (GS6) Bogotá Colombia

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 04 Mar 2017

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

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

Purpose of the Position

Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the programme assistant supports the respective section through providing a range of procedural, administrative, and operational support in developing, implementing, executing and monitoring their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.

Key Expected Results

Support to programme development, planning and execution.

Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results

Support in resource mobilization

Support in knowledge management and capacity building

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

1. Support to programme development, planning and execution.

Researches, analyzes, verifies, synthesizes and compiles qualitative and quantitative data and information from a variety of sources on subject matters relevant to the work of the section to facilitate preparation of reports, working papers, and presentations.

Drafts project documents, work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements.

Carries out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and makes amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.

Monitors and tracks the efficient distribution of supplies that are required for effective programme delivery.

2. Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results

Prepares monitoring and reporting information for supervisor on agreed performance indicators to drive more efficient management and accountability for results.

Monitors budgets and financial expenditures of section, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision/follow up.

3. Support in resource mobilization

Researches, analyzes, verifies, and synthesizes data and information in support of preparing reports pertaining to donors (both current and potential).

Researches, analyzes, verifies, and synthesizes data and information to assist in the preparation of periodic or ad-hoc financial reports relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds.

Carries out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants for his/her section such as registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.

4. Support in Knowledge Management and capacity building

Researches, analyzes, verifies and synthesizes information on best practices and lessons learnt to support knowledge development and capacity building

Supports capacity development activities related to performance monitoring, programme development, and related internal UNICEF systems/tools by preparing training materials and participating on exercises pertaining to program processes and procedures which aim to build capacity of stakeholders.

5. Specific Duties:

Aiding in the dissemination of SCR 1612and other related resolutions and support the capacity building of Local Teams Contributing to the processing and management of information for the Case Database. Maintaining, updating and monitoring the cases reported and verified, in accordance with the information collected in collaboration with the rest of the Country Task Force members.

Contributing to the generation of inputs for the reports produced by the monitoring and reporting mechanism, analyzing the contexts and tendencies of the situation of children and adolescents in situation of armed conflict: the Global Horizontal Note which the ECR 1612 Country Task Force must present every three months ; and annual and global reports

Collecting and systematizing studies, reports, research and other publications on transitional justice: truth, peace, reparation and non-repetition guarantees.

Supporting the inclusion of a children perspective if needed in all different transitional justice tools and mechanisms

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

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

A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience is required.

Fluency in English and in the local language of the duty station required.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication (II)

Working with people (II)

Drive for results (II)

Functional Competencies

Analyzing (II)

Applying technical expertise (II)

Planning and organizing (II)

Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

To view our competency framework, please click here.

How to apply:

16 febrero, 2017

Spain: (Deadline Extension) Urban Social Development Specialist

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Spain
Closing date: 23 Feb 2017

i. Project:

Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient

ii. Duty station of assignment

Barcelona (Spain)

iii. Functional Title:

Urban Social Development Specialist

iv. Contract type:

Individual Contract (Consultancy Assignment)

v. Duration:

Six months

vi. Closing date for applications:

23^rd February 2017

BACKGROUND

MAIN OBJECTIVE

The expected results are:

Increased commitments to build local-level resilience,
Local Resilience and investments measured,
Key issues and challenges identified in linking early interventions in crisis-prone cities to long-term sustainable development inputs,
Capacity is built in cities and local governments to develop and implement integrated local climate and disaster resilience action plans and
Crisis-prone cities have enhanced capacity to develop and implement plans to increase their resiliency.

MAIN TASKS OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of the Programme, the candidate will provide substantive professional support to the Programme and will undertake the following tasks:

• Support the creation, development and calibration of diagnostic tools – including the City Resilience Profiling Tool (CRPT) and Resilience Action Plan (RAP).

• Examine the public services element within the CRPT to ensure social inclusion and protection are being represented fully in the urban system analysis.

• Analyse the inter-connected relationships of the social, public service, governance, and

economy elements of the CRPT to provide holistic comprehensive assessments.

• Develop the social element of the CRPT to ensure that culture, ethnicity, well-being and social change aspects of the urban system have been fully considered in the analysis. Special account should be taken of informal city structures, gender and land tenure issues.

• Support the CRPP Team in facilitating communications with the programme pilot cities and partner organisation to inform the development of the CRPT.

• Assist in development of social resilience indicators, results and action plans for cities.

• Advise on data collection processes for inclusive cities.

• Report on progress, problems and proposed solutions; contributes to the production of global reports, information and communication tools in the areas of intervention.

• Assist in the production of guidelines, focusing on social and public service capacity and resilience, to be used by the programme and partner organisations.

• Undertake any other tasks for the Programme, which are in line with the experience of the consultant.

DELIVARABLES AND TIMELINE

DUTY STATION

The work shall be performed from the CRPP Barcelona office.

PROGRESS CONTROLS AND PAYMENT INSTALLMENTS

TRAVEL

COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Urban Anthropology, or similar fields deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by the CRPP Terms of Reference.

• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 5 years of experience in

• Demonstrated experience in participation, good governance and liaising with governmental

authorities, other national/international institutions and NGOs.

• Demonstrated experience in the development of guidelines, toolkits or policies in relation to

social inclusion, social protection, culture and ethnicity with consideration of disaggregated data.

• Knowledge of the urban environment in fragile cities, gender mainstreaming, and monitoring

• and evaluation techniques.

• Knowledge of environment, climate change, disaster risk reduction, recovery and

• reconstruction.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and with good sense of initiative to keep the supervisor regularly informed of progress.

• Good communications, reporting and representation skills

• Good team-work and drive for results.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.

• Knowledge of Spanish and French will be considered an asset.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The candidate should be:

• Familiar with, and committed to the goals of UN-Habitat

• Willing to take responsibility, act professionally at all times, and make sure tasks are fully completed

• Able to work under pressure in diverse environments with minimum supervision

• Sensitive to gender issues and issues of concern to vulnerable groups

• Able to meet deadlines for reporting and all project work

• Express enthusiasm and willingness to continue learning new skills and share experiences with other members of the team

Evaluation criteria

CV Review:

• Educational qualifications as defined in the ToR (15 points);

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience as defined in the ToR (25 points);

• Language proficiency in spoken and written English (10 points)

Competency based interview max points (20 points)

Maximum available technical score points: 70.

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=7879 l

How to apply:

Interested candidates must submit an email quoting the post title and the duty station to the following email address: office@cityresilience.org

with the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Cover letter explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

• Completion of a CV in P11 Form which can be downloaded at

http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?typeid=24&catid=435&id=3867 ·

Financial Proposal. The offeror’s letter including form for the financial proposal can be downloaded at

http://unhabitat-kosovo.org/repository/docs/Financial_proposal_IC_6631.docx

The CV shall include information on the past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

All applications should be submitted to:

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

City Resilience Profiling Programme

Email: office@cityresilience.org

Deadline for applications: 23^rd February 2017

16 febrero, 2017

Spain: Urban Planner

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Spain
Closing date: 26 Feb 2017

i. Project:

Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient

ii. Duty station of assignment

Barcelona (Spain)

iii. Functional Title:

Urban Planner

iv. Contract type:

Individual Contract (Consultancy Assignment)

v. Duration:

Four months

vi. Closing date for applications:

26th February 2017

BACKGROUND

Fast growing cities and urban areas of the world are engines of growth and wealth accumulation. This growth can have positive social, cultural and educational impacts. On the other hand, evidence demonstrates that fast economic growth, combined with fast population expansion in urban areas, also increases disaster vulnerability and exposure. The level of urbanization[1] is far higher in the developed world; however, the annual ‘urbanization rate[2]’ is much faster in the developing world. The primary urban agglomerations with the highest concentrations of people and economic activity mostly overlap with the areas of extreme or high risk related to disasters such as coastal areas, along rivers and in flood plains. This joint initiative with UNISDR, UN-Habitat and the European Commission aims at improving understanding of, and capacity to, address disaster risk at the local level in crisis-prone cities. UN-Habitat will focus on supporting local capacities from crisis-prone cities, and humanitarian partners, in measuring their resilience status and have an action plan in order to build resilience.

Furthermore, there is indeed an urban planning crisis: the unplanned city is largely inefficient and requires increasing resources to make it more functional and liveable. Only those cities able to embrace different patterns of growth and address inequalities and inefficiencies will be able to provide better lives for their residents, while limiting ecological damage.

Urban Planning Frameworks have changed very little in the past 50 years, despite huge changes in the urban world, and a new approach is required which links planning to legal instruments and a sound financing and economic rationale.

In relation to the above, UN-Habitat is providing technical expertise to several partners, including the local government of Chengdu, China[3]; the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[4] and with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)^{^[5]},

MAIN OBJECTIVE

The overall objectives of this project are:

• to build more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities, by strengthening the capacity of key public, private and civil society stakeholders to measure, make decisions, plan and develop actions for building resilience to ensure that public and private investments are risk-informed and that early interventions in crisis-prone cities are linked to longer-term development goals in line with the actions of the New Urban Agenda. This joint initiative aims at improving local government and stakeholder understanding of, and capacity for, developing and implementing resilience action plans.

• to translate UN-Habitat planning principles in relevant and sound technical and advisory inputs and capacity building to UN-Habitat partners engaged in urban planning activities and in other urban development work in close collaboration with UN-Habitat UPDB and Regional Offices.

The expected results are:

Increased commitments to build local-level resilience,
Local Resilience and investments measured,
Key issues and challenges identified in linking early interventions in crisis-prone cities to long-term sustainable development inputs,
Capacity is built in cities and local governments to develop and implement integrated local climate and disaster resilience action plans and
Crisis-prone cities have enhanced capacity to develop and implement plans to increase their resiliency.

Urban Planning and Design LAB

Technical capacity of counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Kenya and Chengdu is enhanced
Technical inputs related to the Future Saudi Cities Programme (FSCP), Kalobeyei New Settlement Plan and Shaocheng District Urban Renewal are available and relevant
Local plans in the partner cities and countries incorporate UN-Habitat planning principles and better support sustainable urbanization and more connected, compact and inclusive cities.

For the City Resilience Profiling Programme component, UN-Habitat will work in coordination with the Commission and EU Delegations in each city to ensure consistency with the EC programming documents and complementarity between thematic and geographic actions; this will also ensure complementarities of activities funded by other programmes and initiatives undertaken by other partners operating at the local level and globally.

With the Urban Planning and Design Lab projects, UN-Habitat is working in close relation with its Regional Offices and local projects, and with the respective projects teams.

MAIN TASKS OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of Risk Reduction and Rehabilitation Branch, Urban Risk Reduction Unit, City Resilience Profiling Programme and the City Planning, Extension and Design Unit the candidate will provide substantive professional support to the Programme and will undertake the following outputs and tasks: the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of the Programme, the candidate will provide substantive professional support to the Programme and will undertake the following tasks:

Output 1:

Report and Recommendations for Build Environment Urban System Element

Tasks:

· Support the development and calibration of the indicator diagnostic and reference tables for the built environment element of the CRPT

· Create and run a workshop to contribute to the built environment indicators of CRPT

· Source and invite relevant experts to Built Environment Workshop

Output 2:

Document Template for Resilience Action Plan

Tasks:

· Develop a universal template for the Resilience Action Plan (RAP) including:

data maturity gaps;
integrated programming recommendations and priorities for urban resilience; connections between humanitarian and sustainable urban development actions;
connections to existing policy frameworks;
methodologies for integrated resilience in local government and relevant stakeholders;
monitoring and evaluation mechanisms;
the identification of media platforms;
and the identification of future funding and investment streams.

Output 3:

Map of interagency resilience-based programming and report on potential synergies:

Tasks:

· Advise, develop and support connections and synergies across all UN-Habitat resilience based programming.

· Analyse existing CRPP research as a basis for engagement.

Output 4:

Analysis and map of global resilience-based platforms in local governments

Tasks:

· Examine existing connection with Resilience Platform in the Ayuntamiento of Barcelona

· Advise and support CRPP in the work with the Ayuntamiento of Barcelona

· Analyse similar resilience platforms in various municipalities in geographically diverse locations.

· Include findings as a proposal for programme long-term sustainability and as a methodology for resilience programming within the RAP for local governments.

Output 5:

Technical support to Future Saudi Cities Programme, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tasks:

· Support UPDB LAB in providing technical, advisory and capacity building to city leaders, technical staffs and consultants and planning services related to the Future Saudi Cities Programme (FSCP)

· Preparation of tailored materials for different workshops and participation to these in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

· Participation to technical meetings related to output 5 accomplishment.

Output 6:

Technical support to the Kalobeyei New Settlement Plan

Tasks:

· Provide technical inputs and advise to UPDB LAB for the Kalobeyei New Settlement Plan.

· Participation to technical meetings related to output 6 accomplishment

Output 7:

Technical support to the renewal plan for Shaocheng District in Chengdu.

Tasks:

· Support UPDB LAB in providing technical, advisory and capacity building to city leaders, technical staffs and consultants and planning services related to the Shaocheng District Renewa

· Support Urban Planning and Design LAB in the development of first concept guidelines, criteria and urban renewal scheme for Shaocheng District Renewal Plan.

· Participation to technical meetings related to output 7 accomplishment.

DELIVARABLES AND TIMELINE

N°

Outputs

Timeline

(working weeks)

Report and Recommendations for Build Environment Urban System Element

1 w/week

Document Template for Resilience Action Plan

1 w/week

Map of interagency resilience-based programming and report on potential synergies

0.5 w/week

Analysis and map of global resilience-based platforms in local governments

0.5 w/week

Technical support to Future Saudi Cities Programme, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

4 weeks

Technical support to the Kalobeyei New Settlement Plan

5 weeks

Technical support to the renewal plan for Shaocheng District in Chengdu

4 weeks

DUTY STATION

The work shall be performed from the CRPP Barcelona office.

PROGRESS CONTROLS AND PAYMENT INSTALLMENTS

TRAVEL

COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Urban or Regional Planning, Architecture, Development Studies, Engineering, or similar fields deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by the CRPP Terms of Reference.

• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 5 years of experience in

• Demonstrated experience in developing strategies, guidelines, toolkits or policies for effective shelter planning and neighbourhood integration programmes.

• Demonstrated experience working in participation, good governance and liaising with governmental authorities, other national/international institutions and NGOs.

• Demonstrated experience working within fragile urban environments.

• Demonstrated experience in urban planning or design, a significant part of which should be directly related to different aspects of urban planning such as city-wide planning, urban extension plans, urban redevelopment, land management, landscape and public space design.

• Knowledge of humanitarian and development fields particularly around environment, climate change, disaster risk reduction, reconstruction, recovery and monitoring and evaluation techniques.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and with good sense of initiative to keep the supervisor regularly informed of progress.

• Good communications, reporting and representation skills

• Good team-work and drive for results.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Fluency in verbal and written English is required.

• Knowledge of Spanish and French will be considered an asset.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The candidate should be:

• Familiar with, and committed to the goals of UN-Habitat

• Willing to take responsibility, act professionally at all times, and make sure tasks are fully completed

• Able to work under pressure in diverse environments with minimum supervision

• Sensitive to gender issues and issues of concern to vulnerable groups

• Able to meet deadlines for reporting and all project work

• Express enthusiasm and willingness to continue learning new skills and share experiences with other members of the team

Evaluation criteria

CV Review:

• Educational qualifications as defined in the ToR (15 points);

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience as defined in the ToR (25 points);

• Language proficiency in spoken and written English (10 points)

Competency based interview max points (20 points)

Maximum available technical score points: 70.

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=7879

How to apply:

Interested candidates must submit an email quoting the post title and the duty station to the following email address: office@cityresilience.org

with the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Cover letter explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

• Completion of a CV in P11 Form which can be downloaded at

http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?typeid=24&catid=435&id=3867 ·

Financial Proposal. The offeror’s letter including form for the financial proposal can be downloaded at

http://unhabitat-kosovo.org/repository/docs/Financial_proposal_IC_6631.docx

The CV shall include information on the past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

All applications should be submitted to:

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

City Resilience Profiling Programme

Email: office@cityresilience.org

Deadline for applications: 26th February 2017

16 febrero, 2017

Spain: Communication Specialist

Organization: UN Human Settlements Program
Country: Spain
Closing date: 02 Mar 2017

i. Project:

Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient

ii. Duty station of assignment

Barcelona (Spain)

iii. Functional Title:

Communication Specialist

iv. Contract type:

Individual Contract (Consultancy Assignment)

v. Duration:

Six months (with possibility for extension)

vi. Closing date for applications:

2nd March 2017 >

BACKGROUND

MAIN OBJECTIVE

The overall objectives of this project are:

MAIN TASKS OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The general purpose of the assignment is to provide communication services to the UN-Habitat City Resilience Profiling Programme. The incumbent will report directly to the Chief Technical Advisor CRPP. The main purpose of the assignment is to provide mainly two communication services to the UN-Habitat Programme:

A strategic view of the communications and advocacy and outreach for the Programme
Focused on the reporting requirements from donors and partners

More specifically the assignment will include the following tasks:

• Develop and carry out the communication strategy.

• Promote awareness of the objectives of the program through the dissemination of different communication materials. Internally and externally.

• Develop the social media strategy and define the messages aligned with the objectives of the programme.

• Writing, design and development of press materials and media campaigns of the Programme and do the follow-up with the media to insure high visibility and coherence within our focus area in English and Spanish.

• Design and development of multimedia contents for the website and the social media channels of the Programme;

• Assist in the research and identify events, publications, websites, organizations, etc. related to the purpose of the Programme that would be suitable to partner, advertise, interact or get involve with;

• Coordinate and support the organization with the follow-up of local and global events of the Programme;

• Develop visual and graphic materials related to the activities of the Programme;

• Monitoring and analysing the communication efforts and impact.

• Assist in the writing and editing reports with Partner Cities of the Programme;

• Assist in the liaison with the resident institutions in the Sant Pau compound.

• Responsible for the coordination and the evaluation of the Interns in charge

DELIVARABLES AND TIMELINE

DUTY STATION

The work shall be performed from the CRPP Barcelona office.

PROGRESS CONTROLS AND PAYMENT INSTALLMENTS

TRAVEL

COMPETENCIES

*Professionalism: *Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to donor relations, public-private partnerships and private sector fundraising. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods. Conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and the use of a variety of research sources. Ability to organize seminars, consultations, training workshops and special events. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. 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. ***Communication**: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently. Client Orientation*: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in journalism, political science, communication sciences & technologies or media, or similar fields deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by the CRPP Terms of Reference.

• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 3 years of experience progressively responsible experience in areas related to the communication strategy, editing and publication development and reporting, preferably in the United Nations system. Ability to work independently under minimal supervision.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Fluency in verbal and written English and Spanish is required.

• Knowledge of Catalan will be considered an asset.

OTHER SKILLS

• Ability to work co-operatively with other staff and share experience;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Familiar with UN procedures;

• Advanced Computer skills in Web-Applications, Adobe Creative Suite as well as any other relevant tools that can be used for the Programme, audio/video editing and graphic design.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The candidate should be:

• Committed to UN-Habitat’s mission, vision and values.

• Willing to take responsibility and make sure tasks are fully completed

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously within a team of colleagues from varied cultures and professional background.

• Displaying cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

• Sharing knowledge and experience

• Providing helpful feedback and advice to others in the office

• Able to meet deadlines for reporting and all project work

**
Evaluation criteria **

CV Review:

• Educational qualifications as defined in the ToR (15 points);

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience as defined in the ToR (25 points);

• Language proficiency in spoken and written English and Spanish (10 points)

Competency based interview max points (20 points)

Maximum available technical score points: 70.

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=7879 w

How to apply:

Interested candidates must submit an email quoting the post title and the duty station to the following email address: office@cityresilience.org

with the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Cover letter explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

• Completion of a CV in P11 Form which can be downloaded at

http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?typeid=24&catid=435&id=3867 ·

Financial Proposal. The offeror’s letter including form for the financial proposal can be downloaded at

http://unhabitat-kosovo.org/repository/docs/Financial_proposal_IC_6631.docx

The CV shall include information on the past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

All applications should be submitted to:

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

City Resilience Profiling Programme

Email: office@cityresilience.org

Deadline for applications: 2nd March 2017

16 febrero, 2017

Las mujeres y una guerra sin fin

Colombia ha vivido durante décadas un conflicto que parecía eterno. Las mujeres han sufrido, más que el resto, las consecuencias. ‘Mujeres al frente’, de Lula Gómez, les pone rostro y voz

16 febrero, 2017

Construyendo la paz en Colombia desde El Salado

No es solo una cuestión de compensar los sufrimientos vividos, sino de encontrar una fórmula para que se pueda mirar al futuro dejando atrás la lucha armada

16 febrero, 2017