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Organization: Danish Demining Group
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 20 Sep 2017

The Danish Demining Group (DDG), the specialized unit within the Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Mine Action Operations Manager (OM) to support DDG’s mine action programming in Colombia. The OM will be responsible for a dynamic operations team and will be involved in the setup, launch, and implementation of survey and mine clearance activities.

About the job

DDG has recently received administrative accreditation to work in Colombia, to conduct humanitarian mine action activities including area clearance, mine risk education (MRE) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). DDG’s operations will be conducted in Meta and Caquetá departments of Colombia.

DDG Colombia’s main goal is to assist the Government of Colombia, the Directorate of Mine Action in Colombia (DAICMA), and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in achieving compliance with the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and to support national priorities for mine action services in light of the implementation of the recent Peace Accords.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Planning, delivery and quality management of all DDG Colombia’s survey and clearance operations inclusive of: non-technical survey (NTS), technical survey and clearance methodologies.
• Launching the setup, operational accreditation process, and initial implementation of NTS and clearance operations in Colombia (including oversight of recruitment, training, and monitoring of operations staff).
• Daily management and supervision of the operational activity, including:
  • Planning and tasking of operational assets
  • Ensuring the correct and appropriate deployment of operational assets
  • Monitoring the procedures and quality assurance of operations, including internal quality assurance of EOD and NTS, teams and providing corrective action where necessary.
• Ensure that priorities set by the DDG programme and the DAICMA are met and the requirements of the donors and beneficiaries are taken into consideration.
• Conduct operations in accordance with DDG Mine Action Framework, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) and National Mine Action Standards (NMAS).
• Mentor, manage, monitor and supervise the national staff ensuring that they carry out their duties in a responsible manner in accordance with SOPs, international/national standards, and their job descriptions.
• Monitor and analyse productivity and ensure recommendations for improvement are subsequently met, including keeping relevant DDG HQ staff informed
• Deliver and monitor, where applicable, training to build capacity within the national staff in consultation with the DDG Head of Operations and Head of Program.
• Implement security measures in accordance with the security plan, coordinate with the DRC/DDG Safety Team, and keep relevant HQ personnel informed of the local security situation
• Liaison with relevant donors, partners, and government authorities.
• Advising and ensuring that appropriate support services (Logistics, HR, Finance, and Administration) are in place and serving the mine action teams adequately.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a strong background in project management and technical mine action operations, including working in contexts with improvised devices. The Operations Manager has the primary function of providing technical advice to the national staff under his/her responsibility. The purpose of providing this technical advice is to develop the capacity and technical knowledge of the national staff within DDG. The objective of building technical knowledge and capacity within the national staff is to ensure that the correct and safe Mine Action practices are followed and sustainable supervision and management capacity is developed within the organisation.

It is important that the OM does not take over tasks and responsibilities of the national staff under his/her supervision, but rather monitors and ensures that these tasks and responsibilities are carried out correctly, efficiently and effectively. The OM is to develop staff capacity, in particular from a strategic point of view focusing on planning, operational statistics, information management, and innovative approaches.

All employees should master DRC’s core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Excellent command of project management activities, with proven record of achievements
• A minimum of 8 – 10 years substantial documented professional technical experience in managing mine action operations
• Experience in program startup and proven ability to take the initiative
• A minimum of EOD Level 3, with strong proven practice of using conventional alternative destruction methods.
• Good computer skills including Excel, Word, Access, GoogleEarth, and ArcGIS
• Experience – or interest in – humanitarian/development work.
• Strong administration and organizational ability.
• Excellent management and personnel skills – a calm and diplomatic disposition will be preferred
• Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local authorities.
• Ability to work independently and still be a good team player
• Willingness to live and work in remote and isolated area under basic conditions
• Fluency in spoken and written English, working ability in Spanish (spoken and written)
• A background in training

Desirable

• Working experience in Colombia, or in a similar challenging work environment
• Project Management or Leadership Qualification

We offer

Contract length: 2 years with a possibility of extension (position length is subject to funding).

Level: B2 (base salary, plus Per Diem, Location Allowance, Explosives Allowance, regular Rest & Recuperation benefits (contingent on duty station), comprehensive insurance, and Annual Home Leave)

Designation of Duty Station: Unaccompanied, non-family duty station (potential to change in future as operational setup is completed)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Clare O’Reilly (clare.oreilly@drc.dk).

How to apply:

Interested? Please apply by clicking here.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English, through the DRC HR Manager system. Please note that applications sent by email to DRC/DDG staff will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 20th September 2017.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

Danish Demining Group (DDG) is widely recognised asprovider of efficient and community-oriented solutions to human security problems caused by landmines and other explosive remnants of war as well as small arms and light weapons.
DDG is part of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), which is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 35 countries throughout the world. We are the largest humanitarian NGO in Denmark and consistently ranked as one of the world’s best NGOs according to Global_Geneva.
We fulfil our mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people and host communities in the conflict areas of the world. We also advocate on behalf of conflict-affected populations globally on the basis of humanitarian principles and the Human Rights Declaration. Our work and long-term strategies are guided by our five core values: Humanitarian approach – Respect – Independence & neutrality – Inclusion – Honesty & transparency.
You can read more about our vision and work on drc.ngo.

Organization: Social Impact
Country: Peru
Closing date: 27 Sep 2017

Local Evaluation Team Members, Baseline Assessment of the DoS U.S. – Peru Child Protection Compact Partnership

Location: Peru

Description

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Proposal Objective:

This baseline assessment is the first stage of an impact evaluation of the U.S. – Peru Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership aims to collect data that measures key factors in the government’s response to all forms of child trafficking in Peru, prior to implementation of the CPC Partnership. The evaluations which follow this baseline will seek to measure the effectiveness and impact of all CPC components. Ultimately, this evaluation will allow the Department of State (DoS) Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) to determine the impact of these types of partnerships, and shape future partnerships to be more effective in bringing about improvements in a government’s response to child trafficking. This assessment will consider the three fundamental anti-trafficking strategies: prosecution, protection and prevention, along with coordination of efforts.

**Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Peruvian citizenship will be considered.

Position Description:

Social Impact seeks two Local Peruvian Evaluation Team Members to support the U.S. – Peru Child Protection Compact Partnership baseline assessment with the objective of providing the TIP Office and the GoP information on the Peruvian government’s current response to child trafficking in Metropolitan Lima, the region of Loreto, and the region of Cusco, considering activities and data related to prosecution, protection, prevention, and interagency coordination. Each team member’s level of effort is approximately 27 days over the expected period of performance of October 2017 through September 2018.

Responsibilities:

• Review background research and develop proposed methodology, level of effort, team composition and qualifications, key evaluation questions, and anticipated challenges; to draft timeline with key deliverables and milestones and evaluation budget.

• Work on the evaluation plan and data collection tools, organize and provide data collection, train any enumerators and verify data quality.

• Work with the data analyst and Team Lead on analysis and on writing of evaluation report. May participate in meetings to disseminate evaluation findings.

• Provide information on criminal justice and social service processes in the country of evaluation

• Participate in meetings to disseminate evaluation findings.

Qualifications:

• Graduate-level Degree.

• At least three years of experience in human trafficking and evaluation methodology in the Philippines.

• At least two years of experience in research methods that include, but are not limited to survey implementations, focus group discussion, and key informant interviews.

• Must have knowledge of the criminal justice and social service processes in Peru.

• Must understand the differences between child trafficking and related crimes such as child labor, sexual exploitation, and child selling.

• Understanding of the definition of human trafficking under the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which is not identical to Peruvian law, preferred.

• Strong interpersonal skills and proven track record of professional competence.

How to apply:

This opportunity is for local Peruvians only. If you meet the qualification of this opportunity please submit a most up to date CV/resume through by clicking this https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=1&rid=1748

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Crowd: multitud. Shipping: envío. Al juntarse las dos palabras, surge un concepto cada vez más conocido entre los que se interesan por transportes, logística y movilidad urbana. En el espíritu de la economía colaborativa, el crowdshipping …

Crowd. Shipping. These two words together form an increasingly familiar and emerging concept among those interested in transportation, logistics and urban mobility. In the spirit of collaborative economics, the idea behind crowdshipping is using ordinary citizens – on foot, by bicycle or by any means of transportation available to them – to make deliveries. Entrepreneurs, couriers, and consumers simply need to sign up in an application to connect. Crowdshipping services are booming around the world, driven by online retail – which is expected to move US$ 4 trillion by 2020, according to research firm eMarketer. As e-commerce grows, so does the need for same-day delivery systems. Crowdshipping can complement truck deliveries with lighter, easier-to-maneuver vehicles, as more and more cities impose restrictions on truck traffic. “Just as we encourage projects that promote the use of public transportation, sustainable transport and non-motorized transportation, we also need products to reach these concentrated cities. Thus, urban logistics is a vital component of sustainable cities,” says Bianca Alves, Transportation Specialist at the World Bank.               Crowdshipping can save companies money – as they no longer need to set up a carrier structure – and can be a new source of income for many people, but it also requires good regulation to work well. The video discusses aspects to consider when planning for innovative logistics solutions for the cities of the future. 

Crowd: multidão. Shipping: remessa. Juntando-se as duas palavras, surge um conceito cada vez mais conhecido entre os que se interessam por transportes, logística e mobilidade urbana. No espírito da economia colaborativa, o crowdshipping propõe usar cidadãos comuns – a pé, de bicicleta ou no meio de transporte que tiverem – para fazer entregas. Empreendedores, entregadores e consumidores precisam simplesmente se cadastrar em um aplicativo para se conectarem. Em todo o mundo, os serviços de crowdshipping estão crescendo impulsionados pelo varejo online, que deve movimentar US$ 4 trilhões em 2020, segundo a empresa de pesquisa eMarketer. Com o crescimento do comércio eletrônico, aumenta a necessidade de sistemas de entrega no mesmo dia, e o crowdshipping pode complementar as entregas por caminhão com veículos mais leves e fáceis de manobrar, já que cada vez mais cidades têm leis restringindo a circulação de caminhões. "Da mesma forma como estimulamos projetos que permitam maior uso de transporte público e não motorizado, precisamos que os produtos cheguem às cidades. Portanto, a logística urbana é uma parte vital das cidades sustentáveis", explica a especialista em Transportes Bianca Alves, Banco Mundial. O crowdshipping dá às empresas a promessa de economia – pois elas não precisam montar uma estrutura de transportadora – e a possibilidade de uma nova fonte de renda para várias pessoas, mas também exige regulamentos para funcionar bem. O vídeo discute alguns aspectos que devem ser considerados quando se pensa em soluções logísticas inovadoras para as cidades do futuro.