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Organization: International Maize and Wheat Improvement
Country: Mexico
Closing date: 30 Jun 2017

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

Under the direct supervision of the General Counsel, the Policy and Compliance Specialist establishes and maintains a comprehensive policy framework, and serves as team leader to accomplish the update and harmonization of existing and new policies into the updated framework. The selected candidate will support the General Counsel with oversight of internal and external resources to ensure that employee conduct and operations are in compliance with the Code of Conduct, policies, procedures, and controls, and with CIMMYT’s contractual and legal obligations. The Policy and Compliance Specialist participates in the establishment and management of, and communication and training on, CIMMYT Compliance Program elements, including the code of conduct, Compliance Committee, and related policies, standards and procedures.

The position is based at CIMMYT’s campus in Texcoco, Mexico, located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico. The job will involve extensive travel within Mexico at various research stations and some travel in collaborating countries.

Specific duties:

• Assess the adequacy of existing policies and identify gaps and issues that require change.
• Support internal committees and working groups established by management to address policy development and ongoing coordination.
• Propose an effective Policy Framework to incorporate best practices and international standards, taking into account CIMMYT’s evolving needs, and the regulatory framework of CIMMYT, sister organizations, and the United Nations Common system.
• Propose for approval, and provide training to units and departments on, standardization of requirements as to the Policy Framework, including format, content, and definitions applicable to policies with wide applicability within the CIMMYT organization.
• Provide training and direct mentoring to individuals with drafting responsibility, to ensure completion of updated and new policy drafts (and related standards, policies and procedures), recommendations, reports, studies, briefings, presentations, letters, blogs and other relevant outputs for key stakeholders.
• Develop mechanisms to establish initial and continuing awareness of comparative best practices in policy management, regionally and internationally.
• Respond to procedural questions related to policy administration.
• Support the General Counsel in managing the CIMMYT Compliance Program.
• Support the General Counsel in the management of the diverse membership of the CIMMYT Compliance Committee, in its oversight of the Compliance Program elements.
• Propose for approval and implement the standards and procedures for CIMMYT stakeholders to raise a compliance concern or make a report.
• Participate in the concern/report review process, to determine assignment of resources to resolve matters raised.
• Participate in the selection and engagement of third party training courses appropriate for the CIMMYT population.
• Collaborate with CIMMYT leadership to ensure issues raised in compliance reports are addressed with appropriate corrective action and without retaliation.
• Collaborate with CIMMYT Communication to develop communication activities to engage the work force regarding the Policy Framework and the Compliance Program elements.

Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:

• First level law degree that enables practice as an attorney, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• 6 to 10 years in similar positions.
• Communication skills in spoken and written English with fluent Spanish.
• Competencies:
  • Decision making.
  • Problem Solving.
  • Change Management.
  • Collaboration.

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.

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.

How to apply:

Candidates must apply here for 16844 Policy and Compliance Specialist, until Thursday February 9th. Screening and follow up of applications will begin on Tuesday January 23th, 2017. Incomplete applications (CV and Cover Letter) will not be taken into consideration. For further information on the selection process, please contact Enrique Martinez, at e.m.sanchez@cgiar.org.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.

Organization: Clinton Health Access Initiative
Country: Panama
Closing date: 10 Feb 2017

Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI’s teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.

Malaria is one of the world’s most important causes of illness, death and lost economic productivity. Over the past decade, dramatic increases in donor funding have facilitated scale-up of effective interventions to prevent, diagnosis, and treat malaria. This investment has successfully reduced the burden of malaria in many settings, and some countries have begun planning to eliminate it altogether. Yet these gains are fragile: global funding for malaria remains short of what is needed, last decade’s rapid growth in malaria financing appears to have halted, and resistance to insecticides and drugs threatens to set back efforts. CHAI’s global malaria program provides direct management and technical support to countries around the globe to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable, treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria elimination in the long term.

Overview of Role:

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Commodity Access Team supporting Program Support Teams and Country Teams to plan and execute effective programs in the Central America region. Over the last year, CHAI has been rapidly engaging with countries across the region and supported them to make initial but meaningful steps towards orienting their national strategic plans and systems towards malaria elimination.

One of CHAI’s primary areas of focus is providing access to critical malaria commodities, including diagnosis and treatment. As countries move closer to elimination, it becomes imperative that all cases are confirmed by parasitological diagnostic test prior to receiving treatment with antimalarial drugs and subsequently reported into the national surveillance system. While many countries in the region have made great progress to making confirmatory diagnosis available, work remains to promote and ensure access at the community level.

To improve access to these and other commodities in our focus countries Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, the Associate is expected to support the country teams in further developing the elimination strategies tailored to each of the countries and best supporting the teams to execute against these strategies.

The Associate will be part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Team, based in one of the four focus countries in the region and will report directly to the global malaria diagnosis manager as well as the regional malaria manager. Due to multi-country support function of this role, up to 50% travel is expected. The candidate will work closely with CHAI’s other Technical Teams to advance access to prevention and treatment commodities in this region.

The individual will bring a generalist skillset to the team and be willing to take on a variety of tasks ranging from data analytics to guidance for teams on leading workshops with government stakeholders. Examples of the country support include the design and implementation of community health workers expansion or forecasting the multi-year need for malaria commodities; in addition to other commodity access needs (i.e. in prevention) that may arise.

The candidate must be able to work independently to drive implementation and have deep personal commitment to producing results. H/she will bring outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, be able to work independently and have deep personal commitment to producing results. CHAI places great value on the resourcefulness, tenacity, patience, humility, and high ethical standards of its staff.

Anticipated travel to Panama, Haiti, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Placement location may change to another Central American country based on leadership approval.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Global Malaria Program Support Teams and CHAI Country Teams in the Central America region.
• Work with CHAI’s Regional Managers to provide coordinated support on access to diagnosis and treatment for malaria
• Assist in the national forecasting and quantification of diagnosis and treatment commodities to support accurate procurement of all malaria-related health products
• Draft presentations and reports for national and global teams on topics related to commodity access
• Coordinate meetings and facilitate knowledge sharing between the government program and partner organizations in the region to ensure effective coordination
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to support Program Support Teams and CHAI Country Teams
• Support Country Teams in designing strategic plans and concept note development for fundraising efforts
• Support donor reporting as necessary working with Regional Managers and Country Team on coordination and information synthesis

• Explore and assess new areas of interest for the Commodity Access Team.
  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum with 3+ years of working experience with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership;

• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications;

• Demonstrated excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills;

• Knowledge of malaria and/or other major global infectious disease problems;

• Ability to work independently in unstructured settings and to adapt to new environments and challenges;

• Enthusiasm for applying research methods to solve global health problems; and,

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

Advantages:

• Strong spoken and written Spanish and French
• Experience working in management consulting, investment banking, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments
• Experience working in health system strengthening and/or healthcare worker engagement
• Preferred to have some knowledge in the following areas: malaria, diagnosis, supply chain, forecasting, training, and quality assurance systems
• Advanced degree
• Experience with infectious disease control programs
• Experience working in a developing country context on multicultural teams

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How to apply:

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Organization: Tsamota
Country: Portugal
Closing date: 31 Jan 2017

POSITION: Junior Systems Administrator

LOCATION: Lisbon, Portugal

OVERALL DESCRIPTION:

An international NGO is looking for a Junior Systems Administrator. Under direct supervision of Deputy Chief of Operations the primary responsibility of the Junior Systems Administrator will be to ensure and maintain security practices.

The Junior Systems Administrator will be the focal point for IT systems administration and IT security for our team at the HQ and consultants working overseas.

The selected candidate will be employed on a consultancy basis and must be articulate, quick thinking, and able to tackle problems with minimal supervision. The offer is ideal for candidates who want to participate and showcase their skills in a fast-paced, operationally focused NGO environment, simultaneously developing their technical skills as well as their professional portfolio.The post holders will provide direct support to the Deputy Chief of Operations in relation to all of the areas outlined below:

· Installing, upgrading and monitoring of software and hardware

· Maintaining the essentials such as operating systems, business applications, security tools, web-servers, emails, PCs, local and wide area networking

· Set up and maintenance of local intranet as well as the local network infrastructure

· Set up and maintenance of work stations for staff

· Service, repair, and upgrade of the different IT and communication equipment

· Troubleshooting and user support as Help Desk

· Advice on purchase and installation on hardware and software

· Identifying staff IT capacity building needs, then developing and implementing effective training programmes to address the identified skills gaps

· Manage and maintain the server room and all equipment installed

· Maintain organization’s website

· Undertake regular technical test, software upgrades/updates including antivirus

· Liaise with suppliers and support companies in requesting for goods and services and follow-up on the correctness of the payments

· Provide advice and recommendations to develop and IT tools

· Carry out any other duties that may reasonably or exceptionally be required to ensure the smooth operation of the IT infrastructure

Profile

As Junior Systems Administrator, you will need:

· Proven, minimum 2-year experience in the Junior Systems Admin role, Network Administration or a similarly related position.

· First level university degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Web Technology, or equivalent certificate/degree.

· A keen interest to work in IT technology

· Very familiar with Microsoft Office suite, Google Docs, Windows 10 and Apple OSX

Personal qualities:

· Incumbent must be a self-starter and able to set priorities in working schedule and exercise initiative and independent judgment in determining what needs to be done and the best working methods.

· Attention to detail

· Must be a flexible team player, able to work effectively with others

· Possess a proactive ‘can do’ attitude, with the ability to deal with short-notice tasks effectively and efficiently

· Capable of prioritising and managing multiple tasks, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

· Work well under pressure

· Legally able to live and work in the EU

Languages

· English is the working language; candidates must have excellent oral and written skills.

Application

· Please send your CV and letter of motivation as well as salary expectation for a consultancy contract to recruitmentngopositions@gmail.com

· Only applications in English will be considered

· Only applicants holding a valid working permit for EU countries can be considered for the position

How to apply:

Application

· Please send your CV and letter of motivation as well as salary expectation for a consultancy contract to recruitmentngopositions@gmail.com

· Only applications in English will be considered

· Only applicants holding a valid working permit for EU countries can be considered for the position

Organization: Plan
Country: Spain
Closing date: 31 Jan 2017

The “Director of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid programmes” will lead the Programmes Department and will be a member of the Senior Management Team of Plan Spain. Experience in fundraising and in-depth knowledge of child-rights programming and multilateral donors (UE, UN…) are a must. The successful candidate will be an English native speaker (preferably) or bilingual. French is also desirable. Results orientation, Negotiation and communication skills are also required. The position will be based in Madrid – with frequent travels >50%, sometimes with short notice. Applicants should have a valid work permit at the time of applying to enable them to work in Spain.

Overview

Plan is an international child centred community development organization working in 70 countries, 51 of which are developing countries. With a focus on long term sustainable development, Plan works in a participative way with children and families across a range of programmes including education, health, household economic security, protection and water/sanitation. Plan also engages in humanitarian work. Advocacy cuts across all programmes.

General Description of the Role

The Programme Department is looking to grow substantially over the next five years with a targeted income of €4 million this year, with diverse institutional donor base. The Director of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid programmes, in conjunction with the National Director, will be responsible for establishing a new strategic plan for Plan Spain, that sets out its ambition around programme quality, resource mobilisation, cost efficiencies, effectiveness, campaigns and profiling. Children are at the heart of Plan’s work, and this position will be responsible for ensuring that the principles and values of Plan, its child centred community development approach and commitment to programme quality are strengthened both in Plan Spain and across the Plan family.

The Director of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid programmes will be a key influencer in international programme strategy, global account management policy and other developments at an international level. The ability to network internationally is important.

Managing a team of 5 currently across development programmes, disaster management, energy, development education, the Director of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid programmes will have the following key objectives:

1. To diversify and grow income mainly trough institutional donors;

2. To support the delivery of high quality, child centred development and humanitarian programmes;

3. To enhance critical understanding and commitment towards the realisation of children’s’ rights in developing countries among Spain, government officials, donors and civil society organisations;

4. To ensure Plan Spain’s Programme team has the relevant knowledge management systems and skill-sets to work effectively, to support the implementation of quality programmes, and to influence policy and advocacy;

5. To influence the internal processes of Plan globally through various networks and groups so they reflect best practices of aid effectiveness;

6. To promote a culture of managing for results and outcome monitoring so that the real change in children’s lives are captured, promoted, shared and used in learning.

7. Strengthen relationships with current donors and ensure that ongoing projects are completed with the highest quality standards, and that the donor’s information requirements are meet.

Main Responsibilities

1. Contribute to the fulfilment of Plan Spain’s strategy through active participation in the senior management team and the effective delivery of the Programme team’s objectives

2. Ensure an economically viable Programme function through full cost recovery, sustainable co-financing and a strong grants pipeline.

3. Build relationships with programme countries and engage in programme country strategic planning to ensure that programme priorities and funding options are matched and maximised

4. Nurture and manage donor relations, ensuring all communication, both informal and formal, is of the highest standard

5. Build relations with other National Offices for joint programming, harmonised approaches, match funding, donor positioning, etc.

6. Engage with the Board to ensure the Board is fully aware of risks, governance concerns and programme direction

7. Work with the National Director and Finance and Admin Director to prepare, monitor and control budgets for all programme activity overseas and in Spain.

8. Endeavour to have real time project information for all projects

9. Ensure grant management and programme quality are of the highest standard and in line with donor expectations and best practice

10. Represent Plan at relevant fora, conferences, through media, etc. to promote issues around child rights and to build the organisation’s profile

11. Engage with Plan international groups, Regional Offices, International HQ, etc. on key issues relevant to Plan Spain and contribute to Plan’s global One Plan One Goal strategy.

12. Provide leadership and management to the team

Attributes for the role

^ü Minimum of seven years relevant work experience in both HQ and programme locations, with at least three in a management position. Sound understanding of integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty

^ü In-depth knowledge of child-rights programming

^ü Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications for community development

• Experience of strategic planning processes

• Strong understanding of aid effectiveness agenda, results based management and programme outcome monitoring

• Experience in networking, relationship management and resource mobilisation, in particular with institutional donors. Experience in raising funds.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build distance relationships

• Strong team building and motivational skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation and public speaking

• Native English speaker (or bilingual) essential with French an advantage

• Willingness to travel, especially to country programmes, on regular occasions (>50%) and sometimes with short notice

• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations.

How to apply:

Applicants should have a valid work permit at the time of applying to enable them to work in Spain.

Please send application and cover letter to the following email address: recruiting@plan-international.org, indicating the reference (PR0-DIR-17) in the subject message.

Organization: Plan
Country: Spain
Closing date: 31 Jan 2017

The “Project Manager DRM” will be a member of the Department of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Programs in Plan International Spain.

The post holder will play a key role in the following priorities: Fundraising and resource mobilization at local level and Assistance in emergencies due to natural disasters, armed conflict or any other humanitarian crisis.

OVERVIEW

Plan is an international child centered community development organization working in 69 countries, 50 of which are developing countries. With a focus on long term sustainable development, Plan works in a participative way with children and families across a range of programs including education, health, household economic security, protection and water/sanitation. Plan also engages in humanitarian work. Advocacy cuts across all programs.

Established in 2001, Plan Spain is a dynamic organization that supports Plan’s work worldwide, with a particular focus on Child protection. Funding is received from a variety of sources including child sponsorship, Spanish Government and Regional Governments and also multilateral donors (ECHO,UE, UN) .

In addition, Plan Spain strives to raise awareness of development issues through development education, advocacy, the media and events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To identify needs and new project opportunities in line with the strategy.

2. Lead the process of identifying and prioritizing funding opportunities

3. Effective resources mobilization in the specific areas of operation

4. Effectively manage funding relationships with major institutional donors that support funding objectives.

5. To cooperate and liaise with Plan International National Offices and Country Offices partners and, where applicable, with external stakeholders at the appropriate levels

6. To manage projects in accordance with approved plans, regulations and policies

7. To ensure full compliance with donor requirements in reporting (narrative and financial)

8. To produce project documents following specific formats (project synopsis/concept paper, result based project plan, full project proposal, project budget, project agreement with partner, regular reports)

9. To ensure effective coordination with sectors and different projects

10. To support building capacities with our implementing partner in order to improve capacities to respond and to work in joint projects respecting the special role of volunteers

11. The position will be based in Madrid with possible long-term assignments (3-4 months) with the following responsibilities when in mission:

12. Preparation of identification process and needs assessment.

13. Information analysis

14. Coordination with the rest of the members of the emergency pool and all other actors in the field intervening in

15. Coordination and technical quality of the projects of the mission.

16. To analyse the national and regional strategies and context

17. To provide technical support to the Head of Mission in the fundraising and partnership activities related to Child Protection.

18. To provide technical support to the Head of Mission (HoM) in the activities related to the technical areas and monitoring of the mission.

19. To ensure the quality and appropriateness of the definition and implementation of a possible emergency intervention.

PROFILE:

• University Degree (Master appreciated)

• 5 years of working experience in technical cooperation in international institutions and/or NGOs. Proved experience in raising funds mainly with multilateral donors (ECHO will be valuable).

• Proven track record in Child Protection and working with ECHO (other donors desirable)

• Knowledge in Project Cycle Management tools & knowledge in donors´ processes.

• Solid programmatic, financial and organizational planning skills.

COMPETENCIES ASSOCIATED TO THE POSITION*:*

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, results orientation and intercultural sensitivity, including managing expectations of different stakeholders in a balanced and diplomatic manner

• Proven abilities in decision making and problem solving- to foresee various options and objectively assess viability to these options

• Self-supporting in computing (MS-Windows, spreadsheet- and word-processing

• Ability to work independently and as a team member .Mastering English-Spanish / French-Spanish / English-French.

How to apply:

Applicants should have a valid work permit at the time of applying to enable them to work in Spain.

The candidates must send application and cover letter to recruiting@plan-international.org with the reference PRO-PM-17

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