Attention:condition to be eligible for the job: Swiss citizenship (or Lichtenstein) or holder of a valid Swiss work permit (C) Background and purpose of the assignment: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, working towards achieving a world with zero hunger. After receiving an official request for assistance from the Government of Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for people fleeing the conflict both within the country and in neighbouring ones. Since March 2022, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families displaced and affected by the war, partnering directly with local responders. WFP is seeking a highly qualified, results-oriented individual for the position of Operations Efficiency and Technology Advisor for the joint WFP-FAO project "Restoring livelihoods and revitalizing rural communities through mine action". The Operations Efficiency Advisor will be based in Kyiv but with frequent travel to project sites in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and elsehwhere. This role contributes and provides guidance to operations but also represents the projects interests regarding developments of innovation in tools and methodology including through liaison with other relevant national and international stakeholders. Accountabilities/responsibilities: - Develop a workplan and brief strategy to maximise opportunity for the introduction of improved land release efficiency into the sector - In collaboration with partner organization and in liaison with relevant focal points develop and advance tools, methods and approaches that advance operational efficiency in the sector and agendas of priority for the WFP/FAO project. - Drawing on risk management principles lobby for the adoption of efficient land release appropriate for varying levels of risk in agricultural settings - Keep abreast of develops of technology and innovation in the sector through representation of WFP in technology forums and trials and evaluation of equipment - Introduce pilots and tests of promising new technologies and approaches within the frame of the WFP/FAO project - Provide regular updates and reporting and ensure the project manager and other stakeholders are aware of new technologies gainig traction or being introduced into the sector Coordination and Engagement - Establish solid working relationship and coordination with other technical stakeholers and relevant authorities – including UNDP and national institutions - Align critical thinking in the mine action sector between operators and UN agencies to lobby for change to promote operational efficiency and introduction of new technologies and to manage risk - Assist on the operational programming of the WFP supported roller systems including liaison with the State Emergency Services of Ukraine and promote their use in relevant contexts. - Establish pilot work with SESU or other government implementing arms to contribute to the WFP/FAO project. Knowledge Management: - Actively interact with other project managers and the mine action & humanitarian community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice - Developments in new technologies, approaches, tests and evaluations of particular relevance to the WFP/FAO project documented Qualifications & experience required: Education: Master Degree or equivalent in following disciplines: engineering, design and technology, international relations, political/social/ pure science, business administration, economics or management. Experience: A minimum of 5 years of postgraduate relevant working experience, preferably in the international humanitarian NGOs, commercial operators or other international organizations in the Mine Action sector. Experience working on operational efficiency in mine action, new technologies and innovation required Knowledge and Skills: Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Good organizational, communicational and written skills; Ability to work coordinate and liaise with a range of technical partners Languages: Fluency (Level C) in English language is essential. Intermediate knowledge (Level B) of Ukrainian and/or a second official UN language such as Russian would be an advantage. Duration: asap for 12 months (with possible extension) Duty Station: Kharkiv For additional information, please contact Chris Middleton (Christopher.middleton@eda.admin.ch), Programme Manager Desk Ukraine, 058 481 94 40. Please send your application by Email until 5.5.24 to: Isabelle Mellana (isabelle.mellana@eda.admin.ch) 0258 462 35 29 Published: 25.4.24/mzi
Role & Responsibilities Working as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world's most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Logistics Manager oversees the provision of the logistical support for the programme. The Logistics Manager is responsible for ensuring an effective supply chain is in place at all times, and that standard logistics and related administrative systems are established and implemented within Medair country programmes. The role provides strategic direction, management and evaluation of all aspects of logistics, ensuring relevant information, reporting and accountability requirements are met. The Logistics Manager also plays an important role in external representation, legal compliance, team leadership and capacity building of logistics staff. Project Overview Medair implements WASH and Nutrition activities (with Protection & Inclusion dimensions) in the South that is chronically aff ected by drought, and in the South-East of Madagascar, that is regularly hit by cyclones. Medair also runs projects on Disaster Reduction Risk, from Antananarivo, and implements Emergency Response Projects in the country in collaboration with the National Disaster Government Management body. Workplace & Working conditions Field based position in Antananarivo, Madagascar with frequent visits to field locations. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details As soon as possible. Full time, 7 months. Key Activity Areas Logistics Management – Supply chain - Provide technical oversight and monthly logistics status report, ensure proper supply chain management practices and procedures are in place according to Medair standards to provide optimum support. - Proactively engage with key staff to ensure project planning and budgeting incorporates adequate funding for logistics capacity and resources. Provide support for and carry out logistics assessments. - Support the management of the procurement process in an efficient & cost-effective manner. - Locate and negotiate contracting for storage/warehousing that is secure, well-maintained, and meets health and safe working practice requirements. Ensure international and national transportation of freight by land, sea and air is in line with programme budgets and needs; ensuring the most cost effective and reliable means of transport is used for the timely delivery of supplies to projects. - Support the maintenance of accurate filing systems (physical and cloud based), with documented and supported records of logistics transactions for audit purposes and submit logistics reports to the in-country management team, and GSO logistics pursuant with Medair policies and procedures. - Assist GSO in the transition to the newly implemented finance software, FIN4U and to the Supply Chain Management software proactively. - Ensure efficient support in the implementation of emergency responses during the cyclone season by building the staff logistics response capacity and with close coordination with the emergency response management Logistics Management – Resources - Ensure management of vehicle fleets; ensure appropriate allocation and safe use of vehicles throughout the programme and ensure servicing and maintenance schedules are adhered to. Ensure usage of fuel is correctly supervised, logged and recorded. - Serve as Asset Management Focal Point for the Country Programme through the supervision and coordination of all matters regarding all types of equipment and assets including communication, IT and power, to ensure that equipment are managed diligently. - Liaise with the landlord(s) to ensure proper maintenance and optimum availability of facilities and utilities (e.g. electricity, water, phone-lines, physical security and building repairs). Representation - Represent Medair in a professional manner contributing to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of Medair's mandate, ethics and values. - Proactively engage with suppliers, partners, local authorities, other NGOs and clusters to plan, organise, and schedule distribution of goods and material to ensure good coordination and adequate information sharing, address common concerns/problems and seek solutions. Financial management - Compile and validate the logistics component of all base and project budgets. Monitor spending of assigned budgets, and ensure they operate in line with guidelines for financial accounting and reporting practices. Staff Management - Manage and motivate staff with integrity and foresight, to ensure that they maintain the highest standards of accountability and professionalism. This includes recruitment, appraisal, objective setting, performance review, producing development plans, determination of training needs, etc. - Ensure that all logistics and relevant programme staff are adequately trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for cap acity building, mentoring and coaching. Provide cross training to project managers and other staff on warehouse and (drug) supply chain procedures to enable monitoring and spot checking of remote warehouses and stock points. Coordinate the delivery of training for national staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build capacity and ensure sustainability of programs. Security Management - Give support to Country Director (CD) and Deputy Country Director (DCD) in ensuring that security procedures for Tana and field bases are in place, security plans and other guidelines kept up-to-date, and that staff receive relevant security information; This includes reviewing security arrangements on a regular basis, maintaining communication, providing briefings and ensuring the availability of emergency equipment for the Tana base. - This includes reviewing security arrangements on a regular basis, maintaining communication, providing briefings and ensuring the availability of emergency equipment. - Ensure that movement procedures are adhered to by Tana-based Medair drivers. - Provide support in managing security incidents as required, including the writing of incident reports. - Make sure that every Medair staff that wants to drive a Medair vehicle (car, motorbike, quad) passes an appropriate driving test. - On request of CD or DCD, attend all relevant external coordination and security meetings and feedback information, as applicable, to the appropriate managers and staff. Quality Management - Promote and use the Medair operating procedures, ensuring that all standardised formats and guidelines are followed. - Ensure designated projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements, in accordance with Medair, donor, country and international standards - Review, develop and implement systems to improve transparency. Ensure adequate anti-fraud procedures are in place to detect and ultimately prevent loss or fraud. - Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of the programmes and interventions during field visits and at other relevant times. Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. Qualifications - Professional qualification in logistics or training in Supply Chain Management, Business Management. - Strong working knowledge of English and French (spoken and written). Experience - Minimum 2 years relevant logistics and management experience in emergency context. - Experience of the management of budgets and the ability to prepare timely, complete and accurate reports. - Experience working in a cross-cultural setting, preferable in the logistics sector. How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/wash-and-fs-project-manager-afg/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Helvetas ist eine Schweizer Organisation für internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Humanitäre Hilfe. Unser Ziel ist eine gerechte Welt, in der alle Menschen selbstbestimmt in Würde und Sicherheit leben, die natürlichen Ressourcen nachhaltig nutzen und zur Umwelt Sorge tragen. Die Medienarbeit in der Schweiz ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Arbeit von Helvetas und Teil der Abteilung Marketing & Communications. Zur Unterstützung unserer Medienarbeit in Zürich suchen wir ab 01. September 2024 für ein Jahr eine:n Praktikant:in Medienarbeit (100%). DEINE AUFGABEN - Du verfasst und versendest Medienmitteilungen - Du recherchierst journalistisch interessante Themen aus den Helvetas-Ländern und -Arbeitsbereichen - Du recherchierst und formulierst medienrelevante «Fragen & Antworten» - Du beobachtest, was auf geopolitischer Ebene läuft und wie Medien über Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, -politik und über Helvetas berichten - Du hilfst beim Beantworten von Medienanfragen - Du arbeitest an der Schnittstelle Medienarbeit und digitale Kommunikation (Verfassen von Social-Media-Posts, Unterstützung beim Versand von Newslettern und bei der Bewirtschaftung der Webseite, Arbeit im Intranet etc.) - Du unterstützt die Medienarbeit in der Planung und in administrativen Belangen ANFORDERUNGEN - Bachelorabschluss in Medien-, Kommunikationswissenschaften oder einem ähnlichen Bereich - Sehr gute Kenntnisse der Schweizer Medienlandschaft - Gute Kenntnisse im Bereich Social Media, Erfahrung mit CMS-Systemen von Vorteil - Schnelle Auffassungsgabe und Fähigkeit, Komplexes rasch auf das Wichtige zusammenzufassen und leicht verständlich zu kommunizieren - Stilsichere Deutsch- sowie gute Französisch- und Englischkenntnisse - Gute Anwenderkenntnisse der Office-Programme - Initiative, selbstständige, zuverlässige und genau arbeitende Person, die auch in hektischen Situationen den Überblick behält - Interesse an der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und der Humanitären Hilfe UNSER ANGEBOT Wir bieten eine interessante und abwechslungsreiche Tätigkeit mit Einblick in zeitgemässe Medien- und Entwicklungsarbeit in einer modernen Non-Profit-Organisation, ein engagiertes und motiviertes Team sowie eine offene Unternehmenskultur im Zentrum von Zürich. Wir freuen uns auf deine Bewerbung mit Motivationsschreiben, Lebenslauf, Diplomen und Zeugniskopien bis 03. Mai 2024 via unser Online Recruiting Portal. Bei Fragen kannst du dich an Katrin Hafner, Medienverantwortliche (Tel. 044 368 67 79) wenden. Weitere Informationen zu unserer Organisation findest du unter www.helvetas.org. [--> Jetzt bewerben](https://helvetas.abacuscity.ch/de/jobform_1_3810700/PRAKTIKANT-IN-MEDIENARBEIT-(100%))
Role & Responsibilities Develop, establish, and manage Medair's cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and non-food items (NFI) programming in Ukraine. This involves initial assessments, engaging with other actors, designing the project(s), contributing to proposals, developing and documenting processes and procedures, effectively managing and reporting on the project, capturing learning, and shaping Medair's CVA and NFI strategy within Ukraine. Project Overview In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Medair continues to deliver multi-sector relief programmes to save lives and alleviate human suffering by providing emergency response support in the East, rehabilitation support in the North, and support to Internally Displaced People and host communities in West Ukraine. Medair is intervening through its core sectors of expertise by providing essential life-saving Health, WASH, Shelter & Infrastructure, CVA, NFIs, Protection, mental health, and psychosocial Support. Workplace & Working conditions Field-based position in North Ukraine. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details June 2024. Full time, 6-12 months. Key Activity Areas CVA Project Management - Conduct CVA and NFIs assessments in Ukraine, identifying opportunities and challenges that the implementation of CVA and NFIs in the programme implies. - Establish systems to efficiently implement CVA & NFIs interventions, including the development of SOPs. - Manage the assigned project(s) and promptly report any operational concerns to the line manager (e.g. projected failure to meet objectives; increased beneficiary needs; projected over or under-spending on project budget). - Provide strong leadership of the assigned project(s), working to ensure both short and long-term positive impacts and outcomes for the beneficiaries, local authorities, and local staff. - Contribute to the development and implementation of an appropriate and effective strategy, including proactive planning for responsible exit in consultation with staff, field managers and with the local communities. - Set clear objectives and indicators for project activities in collaboration with the staff and field managers. - Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in all aspects of the project. - Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities according to Medair, donor, and other applicable timeframes and formats. - Develop new proposals, linked to the country strategy and the assessed needs and gaps, in conjunction with the relevant field managers. - Improve service to beneficiaries through unique and more effective responses to increase their self-sufficiency - Monitor & supervise project activities, evaluating progress through outputs & impacts using both quantitative & qualitative data, and involving the project team in analysis and taking actions to ensure continued progress. Information Management - Monitor the data collection related to beneficiaries, Medair's selection of households, and the tracking of cash payments to beneficiaries. - Regular reporting to the country working groups on CVA and NFI assistance that is planned and completed. - Ensure effective systems regarding database management and security are in place and maintained. - Ensure data gathering is done according to the sector standards and relevant legislation, and results of lessons learned are integrated into the project. Household data is currently collected using Open Data Kit (ODK) through tablet software. Staff Management - Line-manage staff of the assigned project(s), including day-to-day management, recruitment, development and training, performance reviews, etc. It may also be necessary to line manage other project staff. - Facilitate regular meetings to assist information sharing between project staff, to ensure all staff members are aware of project objectives and current work plans, and to provide the opportunity for feedback. - Provide coaching & technical supervision to staff to develop ownership & responsibility for project activities. Financial Management - Create, manage and report on budgets for the assigned project(s) and ensure all project expenses are in line with budget plans, and meet the Medair's financial management standards, including accountability and good governance. - Support the team where needed in the selection, set-up, and management of cash assistance modalities for the project, in alignment with the sector standards of the banking institutions concerned. Communication and Coordination - Develop appropriate, regular, transparent, and supportive communication structures with the assigned team, Medair in-country, and GSO managers and advisors to ensure good partnerships. - Participate in coordination meetings with the Cash working group and NFI Cluster, Medair internal training, representing Medair and feeding back to staff and field managers on relevant issues. - Liaise with the GSO CVA Advisor for support with the project design, management, and CVA country strategy drafting. Logistics - Support the logistics activities of NFI staff, particularly in relation to the purchasing of supplies and equipment for the assigned NFI activities. - Liaise, as necessary, with the NFI, logistics, and finance staff to ensure items are procured, transported, stored, managed, and accounted for correctly. Quality Management - Liaise with the logistics and finance staff to ensure project implementation meets auditing standards in a timely manner. - Ensure projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Medair, donor, country, and international standards, i.e., CALP, Sphere, and CHS standards. - Ensure the inclusion of multichannel feedback measures, data protection considerations, and security aspects to be implemented to avoid fraud and corruption as well as unattended effects. - Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities in line with Medair as well as donor requirements and expectations and formats. Security Management - In the Project Coordinator's absence, attend relevant external coordination and security meetings and feedback information. - Ensure security procedures are in place, guidelines are kept up-to-date and staff receive relevant security information. Provide support in managing security incidents as required. Administration - Draw up, manage and periodically review contracts between Medair and external suppliers, ensuring they remain valid and relevant and that the terms and conditions are followed - Submit accurate and timely internal reports and contribute on request to external reports.Ensure a clear and transparent paper trail is in place for all transactions, that records are kept in an orderly and timely fashion and that the filing (archive) system is in line with Medair and donor requirements Staff Management - Manage and oversee the assigned programme support staff including recruitment, day-to-day management, development and training, appraisal, performance monitoring, disciplinary action, etc. Includes Project Support Officer(s) at sub-based where present. - Hold regular team meetings with the assigned programme support staff, reviewing team and individual objectives and ensuring team members are kept informed of issues relevant to their work Communication - Develop and maintain a transparent, honest and supportive communication structure with colleagues and partners to ensure they are kept informed of support related activities and requirements - Develop and maintain positive relationships with partners, suppliers, local authorities, other NGOs and any other stakeholders, representing Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships - Ensure good communication between project teams and support teams. Quality Management - Promote and use Sharepoint, Medair People, Fin4U, the Medair e-library and other operating procedures, ensuring that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed - In conjunction with relevant managers, review, develop and implement (as applicable) systems to improve transparency and to detect and ultimately prevent loss or fraud. Carry-out regular inspections and spot-checks, both on systems and on-going work, to ensure the best use of Medair assets and resources Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith- based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayer, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. Qualifications - University or College degree in a relevant field. - Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written). Experience - Two years post-qualification professional experience with at least one year of project management experience. - Experience working in a humanitarian context. Experience working with CVA projects. - Ability and willingness to manage project implementation. Problem-solving ability. - Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation, and evaluation of projects. How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/cash-and-voucher-assistance-cva-non-food-items-nfis-project-manager-ukr/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Role & Responsibilities Manage Medair AFG WASH projects in Kandahar Afghanistan, ensure proposal objectives are met within the project timeframe and the overall budget allocated for the project, and that the services delivered meet Medair, donor and international quality standards. Responsibilities also include managing WASH project staff, coordinating with other partners to assess emergencies, contributing to design of new WASH interventions, preparing project reporting as well as planning and supporting the development of new project proposals. Role would also provide project management support to Food Security (FS) activities in same project locations. Project Overview Medair Afghanistan has been operating since 1996 and currently works in three provinces: Daykundi, Uruzgan and Kandahar, with a country office in Kabul. Medair implements WASH, FS, Health and Nutrition programming to address growing humanitarian needs. Typical WASH responses include construction of municipal scale water distribution networks, community protected springs, and integrated multi-sectoral hygiene behaviour change. FS responses are predominantly based on cash-assistance and do not include agricultural or livelihood activities. Workplace & Working conditions Field based position in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details August 2024. Full time, 12 months. Key Activity Areas Technical Design and Oversight *****Support to be provided for gaining familiarity with FS components as needed - Ensure project monitoring is conducted according to project plans, - Support agreed quality monitoring activities to meet relevant guidelines and standards, in coordination with WASH and FS Advisor - Coordinate contracts for sub-contracted WASH work (in liaison with WASH Advisor and logistics) and follow-up with day-to-day management/supervision of contract implementation - Contribute towards continual improvement of processes and implementation of WASH and FS activities, including standard operating procedures. - Ensure project is implemented according to agreed standards and practices for WASH and Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) - Oversee implementation of beneficiary selection processes and cash distributions according to standards and plans, in coordination with relevant colleagues for security management, financial management, and technical advisor. - Ensure that appropriate indicators are collected, and evaluation assessments conducted against project monitoring plans, in coordination with MEAL Manager - Coordinate sectoral needs assessment activities and contribute to planning and implementation Project Management - Be responsible for the implementation, management, supervision, and support of the assigned WASH & FS activities in line with the project plan and time frame of the relevant project proposal(s) - Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and AAP in the project activities. - Develop National staff at Managerial level to build capacity and experience in Project Management and reporting. - Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities for internal and external reports (e.g., monthly, quarterly, and final reports). - Input into the development of the country strategy, new projects and/or donor proposals Information management - Ensure data collection is conducted according to project plans and uploaded or provided in a timely manner. - Contribute to database management and data security. - Contribute to ongoing refinement of data tools as necessary. - Facilitate and support training of staff to ensure proper use of data management collection devices and tools. Staff Management - Line-manage staff of the assigned project(s), including day-to-day management, recruitment, development and training, performance reviews, etc. - Facilitate regular meetings to assist information sharing between project staff, to ensure all staff members are aware of project objectives and current work plans and to provide the opportunity for feedback. - Provide coaching & supervision to staff to develop their leadership skills and implementation of project activities. Communication and Coordination - Develop appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned team, Medair in-country and GSO advisors to ensure good partnerships. - Participate in coordination meetings, representing Medair and feeding back to staff and field managers on relevant issues. - Liaise with the WASH and FS Advisor for project updates, reporting and for all technical support on project implementation. Logistics - Develop and maintain procurement plans based on project log frame and activities - In close coordination with Logistics, ensure clear communication with the logistics team on issues relating to procurement, transportation of cargo and supplies Monitor stock levels, expiry dates, and submit stock and purchase requests with accurate specification. Ensure an accurate record of all assets and stock at warehouse. - Ensure the ordered items are to the standards and specification before final delivery to the field warehouse, including coordinating quality checks as required. Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith- based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayer, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. Qualifications - University degree in a field relevant to WASH (eg. civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, environmental engineering, public health, water and sanitation engineering, hydrogeology/hydrology) - Good English (spoken and written) Experience - 5 years post-qualification professional experience in a relevant field as a manager - Compassion and a desire to bring relief to humanitarian situations. - Technical experience with WASH infrastructure (e.g. hydraulic design borehole installation, hand pump repair,) and software/training (behaviour change communication) - Understanding and appreciation of the links between the hardware (water, sanitation facilities) and behaviour change - Experience with distributions (NFI or cash, with preference for cash-based activities) - Able to prioritise tasks appropriately How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/wash-and-fs-project-manager-afg/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Role & Responsibilities Working as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world's most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Health Advisor provides technical advice and support to field management and the health staff. Develop, lead, monitor, and evaluate the health aspects of country programme. Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities. Actively participate in health sector coordination supporting the development of quality standards and protocols to improve the overall response. Lead on all health elements of proposals and reports, development of strategy, providing capacity building for national and international staff, promoting best practice in the health programmes, and contributing to overall management of country programme. Project Overview Medair started a multisector response to the Ukrainian crisis in March of 2022. The health response has focused on re-establishing access to primary health care for affected populations and has included re-equipping health facilities with essential supplies and equipment, health facility repairs, training for health care workers and minor infrastructure repairs. Medair has also been providing support to vulnerable people living in the community through the provision of consumable supplies and mobility devices. Mental health and psychosocial support is integrated into the response. The role will involve travel to support our various bases in Ukraine and mentoring Medair staff. Workplace & Working conditions The position is remote with visits to the Country Program. Starting Date / Initial Contract Details June 2024. Full time, 6 months with possible extension. Key Activity Areas Health Project Technical Oversight - Maintain an overview of country health programmes and of regional context, with a view to strategically developing new projects in current sites and/or surrounding areas, and proactively plan for responsible exit when appropriate - Define appropriate policies, guidelines and protocols for medical aspects of Medair's work in country, in consultation with GSO advisors, field managers, and in line with relevant government, Sphere and WHO guidelines - Provide technical support to the health teams in all project sites, including the evaluation and impact analysis of current projects, and the writing of donor proposals and reports within the required timeframes - Carry out regular monitoring visits in conjunction with other field managers, ensuring that project objectives are met within the stated timeframes and in accordance with recognised international standards - Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for health data collection (qualitative and quantitative), analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies - Develop the country sector strategy in collaboration with the Senior Health and Nutrition Advisor - Work closely with Shelter and MHPSS/protection technical staff and other sectors as needed Representation - Develop and maintain relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, donors, partners and other stakeholders, with the objective of raising public awareness of Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships - Accompany donors on field trips, as requested, and ensure programme details are transmitted in a timely and professional manner - Represent Medair, as appropriate, at national health cluster/sector, coordination, sector and bilateral meetings, working groups, with national and/or local government departments and any other relevant meetings or events, facilitating supportive synergies and overall progress in the health sector and avoiding duplication with the work of other agencies (e.g. NGOs, UN, etc) Staff management - Be involved in the recruitment of health staff for the country programme, providing advice on technical skills and experience as requested - Ensure that all health staff are adequately trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for capacity building, mentoring and coaching, within budget constraints. - Support line managers in inductions and appraisals of health staff, particularly regarding technical skills Financial Management - Ensure the health project expenditures are in line with approved budgets, advising on potential under/overspending and recommending appropriate corrective action. Quality Management - Ensure health projects are implemented in line with donor proposals/requirements and in accordance with Medair, donor, country and international standards e.g. Sphere and HAP standards, WHO recommendations, etc. Follow direction of Senior Health and Nutrition Advisor at GSO regarding quality, strategy and technical guidelines - Attend Medair's annual health and nutrition workshop, as well as periodic online meetings, with GSO advisors to keep up to date on recommendations and guidelines for Medair health and nutrition programming Staff Health - Generally, the health advisor has overall responsibility for staff health/occupational health procedures and compliance, and the development of procedures in-country, however with this position being remote it is expected that part of this responsibility would be delegated to a health staff in country. Delegated Responsibilities - Development of and adherence to the in-country health policy, strategy and guidelines in consultation with other relevant field managers and GSO staff - Oversight of the technical aspects of the health projects, including recommendations for health staff objectives, training, promotion and disciplinary action - Take the lead in health aspects of external relations in the country with authorities and government ministries, UN agencies, partner NGOs and donors, in consultation with the Country Director Team Spiritual Life - Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts. - Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement. - Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network. Qualifications - Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree - Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written). Experience - At least 3 years' experience in managing programmes in international public health work, with at least 1 year in humanitarian emergency context - Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members - Able to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips - Knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standards, as well as other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols - Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes How to applyPlease ensure you are fully aware of the: a) [Medair organizational values](https://www.medair.org/jobs/our-culture/) b) Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, [Medair's accountability policies and best practices](https://www.medair.org/accountability/). c) [Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)](https://www.medair.org/jobs/roc/) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions). Application Process To apply, go to this vacancy on our [Medair Page.](https://www.medair.org/positions/health-nutrition-psychosocial-health-advisor-ukr/) Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.
Background and Partner Organization SHEN NGO is an important player, facilitator and guarantor of quality: over the past 25 years, the NGO has established the concept of organic agriculture, organic agriculture laws and national criteria for organic agriculture, as well as a Master's Degree Program in organic agriculture at the Armenian National Agrarian University. SHEN NGO, which means „prosperous village", particularly focuses on creating vibrant communities, for example, by strengthening skills and employment, community-based organizations and agricultural cooperatives, and by improving infrastructure and market access. Based on the above successes in spreading organic agriculture, SHEN NGO is motivated to digitalize it. Already, a pilot project transferring real-time weather data to smartphones and computers has been successful: farmers and cooperatives have been able to anticipate and respond to weather events such as hail, floods and drought. Equally well received was information on plant diseases and pest control. SHEN NGO is looking for an international professional for the follow-up of the above mentioned pilot project and further pilot projects, e.g. for methods of cropping, time of planting, pricing, nutrition, small livestock breeding. The position is located in Yerewan, headquarters of SHEN NGO, Armenia. Job Scope At SHEN NGO, you will contribute to the establishment, further development, implementation and management of agroforestry projects by analysing the need for further training of colleagues and strengthening their skills through creative workshops. In cooperation with universities, you will contribute to the capacity development of knowledge/skill building in agroforestry. You will contribute to the conceptualisation of innovative agroforestry projects and the development of a national and international agroforestry network. In particular, you are responsible for the following: - Support in planning, establishing and managing agroforestry systems, designing plots and selecting species - Implementation of water management and erosion control concepts - Needs analysis to strengthen the expertise of colleagues - Conception, organisation and implementation of on-the-job training/workshops - Designing learning materials for the adaptation of agroforestry systems - Establishing a national and international network for the protection and restoration of forest landscapes, for example together with local partner organisations of SHEN and associations - Supporting alliances and cooperation, e.g. for the identification of needs, including through the organisation of round tables with relevant stakeholders from science, ministries and public administration as well as civil society, e.g. non-governmental organisations - Supporting the policy and strategy development of state actors in the areas of forests and biodiversity Profile - Master's degree in agriculture/horticulture/forestry or Bachelor's degree in agriculture/agriculture/forestry - Work experience in the development and management of agroforestry projects - Knowledge of agroforestry concepts - Very good knowledge of English - Intercultural communication skills and sensitivity - Enjoy promoting colleagues through collegial counselling/workshops - Openness for social integration into the culture of Armenia and for business Please note that citizenship of a Member State of the European Union or Switzerland is a formal requirement. Benefits provided by Bread for the World and Dienste in Übersee Bread for the World provides a framework in which the professionals of Dienste in Übersee share their knowledge and skills with people of another culture. Supportive cooperation, mutual learning and intercultural exchange are enabled by: - Individual preparation - Three year contract with benefits in accordance with the German Development Aid Workers Act - Coaching
[AGIAMONDO](https://www.agiamondo.de/wir-ueber-uns/) places qualified specialist personnel on the basis of the Development Workers Act (EhfG) for the international cooperation of church and civil society organisations. The German Caritas Association (DCV) is the social welfare organisation of the Catholic Church in Germany. [Caritas international (Ci)](https://www.caritas-international.de/home/home?campaignid=10493238884&adgroupid=103983913836&adid=446825261695&gclid=CjwKCAjwoa2xBhACEiwA1sb1BF54DZReZk-SsxU8gY5jq3hzkXnJIkluJ1QI2kH6emVGxX9f4Xaj8hoCYT8QAvD_BwE) is the globally active aid organisation of the German Caritas Association. Ci supports around 1,000 aid projects worldwide every year, providing help regardless of the religion, ethnicity or nationality of those affected. Caritas Jordan was founded in 1967 and has been registered as a charitable organisation since 1968. Caritas Jordan was founded in response to the Six-Day War and has been committed to helping refugees from neighbouring countries, migrants and vulnerable Jordanians ever since. Caritas Germany has a long-standing and intensive partnership with Caritas Jordan. On behalf of Caritas International, AGIAMONDO is looking for a Project Coordinator Humanitarian Aid (m/f/x) to start as soon as possible. Your Tasks - You will advise and support the local partners in the identification of needs, planning, management and implementation of projects and programmes for emergency aid and rebuilding measures according to the Caritas Germany project agreements and guidelines. - You will carry out training for managers and program coordinators in the application and monitoring of institutional funding bodies (German federal government, EU), train local partners in administrative and financial matters and support them in narrative and financial reporting. - You will check project applications from local partner organisations, carry out content and administrative monitoring of ongoing aid programmes and projects, report promptly on the project progress as well as draw up recommendations for Caritas Germany. - You will coordinate and oversee the short-term deployment of specialist consultants. - When specifically agreed on, you will take part in relevant coordination meetings on location (German Embassy, OCHA, ECHO, UNHCR), represent Caritas Germany at meetings and support public relations work. Your Profile - You have completed a relevant degree (e.g. social sciences, international cooperation, international emergency and disaster relief) and have professional experience in the field of humanitarian aid and/or development cooperation, ideally in a comparable environment. - You use your communication and counselling skills in a culturally sensitive way and have already gained experience in carrying out training. - You are experienced in the education sector and/or inclusion in humanitarian aid. - You are experienced in programme management and have knowledge of financial management, accounting and administration. You are also familiar with the management of public funds. - You identify with the objectives and substance of Caritas Germany and the values of the Christian church. - Your written and spoken English and German is excellent, ideally you have knowledge of Arabic The AGIAMONDO offer - Individual and comprehensive preparation - Two-year contract, social security and remuneration according to the Development Aid Act - Further training in the country, language or other professional skills as well as coaching and supervision, individual counseling Have we aroused your interest? Then apply via our[ ](https://www.agiamondo.de/en/applicants/job-market/job/educator-for-training-and-school-counselling-m-f-x)[online application portal](https://www.agiamondo.de/en/applicants/job-market/job/program-advisor-humanitarian-aid-m-f-x)[ ](https://www.agiamondo.de/en/applicants/job-market/job/research-associate-for-gender-and-conflict-transformation-freetown-sierra-leone-m-f-x)by 19.05.2023.
The Position: The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor position is located in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Chief, SCMU. The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, Office of the Executive Director, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners. The Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor will support the Chief, SCMU, to execute and oversee the Supply Chain Quality Management System at UNFPA. This role is focused on establishing and maintaining high standards through comprehensive policies, processes, and procedures, ensuring consistent monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of the quality of products and services at every stage of the supply chain. The position will proactively detect and address supply chain risks in collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders, while driving continuous improvements in supply chain processes to enhance quality and efficiency. This position is integral in cultivating a culture of risk management and safeguarding the quality of supplies and services in UNFPA's supply chain operations. How you can make a difference: UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes. Job Purpose: As the Head of Pillar 3 – Quality Management Advisor, you will provide key leadership in the strategic development and implementation of UNFPA's Supply Chain Quality Management initiatives. Your role entails spearheading efforts to elevate quality management practices, championing risk management strategies, and leading collaborative endeavours with internal and external stakeholders to ensure excellence and integrity in supply chain operations. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving systemic changes and innovations that enhance the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and quality assurance within UNFPA's supply chain. The position will provide strategic oversight and management of a dedicated Pillar. Qualifications and Experience: Education: Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Criminology and Management, Public Health disciplines, or other related fields is an added advantage. The following are additional assets: - Specialist training on internal investigation and Enterprise Risk Management. - Expert knowledge in Product Quality Assurance practices, including experience in technical evaluations, quality control, and monitoring. Familiarity with international quality standards and regulations for health commodities. - Experience in working with and aligning to quality assurance systems of United Nations partner agencies and the World Health Organization (WHO). - Strong background in supply chain related Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), with proven experience in establishing and implementing GRC frameworks. Knowledge and Experience: - A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in supply chain-related Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at the international level within one or more of the following: - International NGOs or similar global organizations, - Donors such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Union, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or the United Nations system or equivalent, with an understanding of their compliance and reporting requirements. - Regulatory bodies or other organizations for example within police services; with a focus on governance, risk management, and compliance. - At least two (2) years of hands-on experience working in development and/or complex humanitarian operating environments in low-resource countries. Candidates must demonstrate a deep understanding of the unique challenges and regulations specific to these contexts. This field experience is required. - Demonstrated expertise in change management, with a strong track record in guiding teams through significant organisational changes. - Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required. - Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required. - Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required. - Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is required. - Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of sexual and reproductive health commodities in global development and humanitarian setting is an asset. Languages: Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. 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The Position: The Regional Supply Chain Management Specialist is located in the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO). You report directly to the Head of Country Support and Monitoring in Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) in Copenhagen with a dotted reporting line to the International Operations Manager in the Regional Office. You will work closely with the colleagues in SCMU, the Technical Division/ Commodity Security Branch, the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, the Humanitarian Office, RHCS regional advisor, LACRO's humanitarian response team and the Country Offices in the region. You are tasked with supporting the Head of Country Support and Monitoring on regional efforts to strengthen national forecasting/quantification, procurement planning, introduction of new products, and potential suppliers and strengthening downstream supply chain management, ensuring "end-to-end" visibility and effective distribution of UNFPA donated commodities, and identifying, troubleshooting, and providing follow-up and technical assistance for the implementation of Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process recommendations for the countries in the Region. You will apply an integrated, coordinated, and systems-strengthening approach to support country offices to respond to governments and other implementing partners' needs, which is fundamental to UNFPA's overall strategy of building a ready, responsive, and resilient supply chain required for sustained and equitable access to and delivery of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) commodities and emergency supplies. How you can make a difference: UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA's strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to "build forward better", while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results. UNFPA occupies a unique position in the Reproductive Health Commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. Additionally, in humanitarian settings, UNFPA is responsible for ensuring the availability of lifesaving sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence prevention and response commodities to those hardest to reach, and commodities to enable operational programme implementation in the hardest to operate settings. The Supply Chain Management Unit, which was established in January 2022, ensures that UNFPA can support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies effectively and efficiently to the end user when and where they are needed. To do so, it provides enabling services to Regional Offices and Country Offices and ensures coordination, end-to-end visibility, and accountability on all supply-chain-management related activities, across all UNFPA Programmes. Job Purpose: As Regional Supply Chain Management Specialist, you will support the Head of Country Support and Monitoring on regional efforts on oversight for sexual and reproductive health supply chain initiatives in the Region, providing advice and support to ensure that UNFPA Country Offices lead the access to quality assured contraceptives, essential, lifesaving maternal health commodities, and other related core reproductive health commodities. You will support the provision of technical and programmatic guidance to Country Offices to develop and implement supply chain management strategies applicable in development and humanitarian settings, and to ensure programme supplies are effectively managed and safeguarded in accordance with the applicable supply-chain management and procurement policies, procedures, and related guidelines. In the broadest definition, this role is multi-sectoral and crosscutting, engaging in all issues affecting commodity security, health system strengthening, supply management and quality assurance, as well as promoting availability, accessibility, and sustainability of SRH commodities. The role will also contribute to relevant data collection and consolidation processes, developing guidelines and tools, and ensuring interagency coordination and maintaining relevant partnerships and facilitating/monitoring compliance with policies. You will support the provision of relevant advice and capacity building in the forecasting/quantification as well as development and validation of national supply plans, procurement plans for countries in the Region, and guidance on distribution, inventory, and warehouse management, in line with good storage and distribution practices for health products. You will work in close collaboration with the Technical Division, UNFPA Supplies Partnership, Supply Chain Management Unit, Humanitarian Office, RHCS regional advisor, LACRO's humanitarian response team and Country Offices in the Region, Third-Party-Procurement clients and Donors, ensuring timeliness, adequacy, relevance and quality of substantive outputs. Qualifications and Experience: Education: Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management or equivalent field is an added advantage. Medical sciences or Pharmacy certifications would be an asset. A professional Supply Chain Management certification such as CIPS at Level 4 Advanced Diploma and/or CILT at any of the Level 4 qualifications and/or Supply Chain Operation Reference Professional (ASCM SCOR) would be an additional asset. Knowledge and Experience: - A minimum of five years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience, including management experience of managing people and/or health projects at the international level, with ideally at least two years spent in low-resource or humanitarian settings. - Demonstrated expertise in humanitarian preparedness and prepositioning. - At least 5 years of knowledge and experience of supply chain operations in LAC countries. - Experience in developing analytical tools for management reporting and performance metrics in supply chain. - Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated SRH health care in the global development and humanitarian settings is an additional asset. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address supply chain issues and opportunities in the region. - Working knowledge of global supply chain dynamics and international trade regulations. - Ability to analyze and interpret data to drive improvements. - Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex technical documents for both technical and non-technical audiences. - Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships. - Familiarity with UN agencies procurement and supply chain management policies, and guidelines is an asset. 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The Position: The Freight Services Specialist (Team Lead) position is located in the Logistics Management Services (LMS) Team within Pillar 2 – Supply Operations in the Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Logistics Management Services Manager. The Freight Services Specialist Team Lead will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the new integrated HQ division (name To Be Decided), the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, the Humanitarian Response Division, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners. The position is focused on the specialized area of Freight Management Services; to support the design and implement of specific strategies in achieving operational excellence in freight management. How you can make a difference: UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA's strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to "build forward better", while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results. UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes. Job Purpose: The Freight Services SpecialistTeam Lead plays a crucial role in supervising the freight management function under the guidance of the Logistics Management Services Manager. This position involves managing the Freight Management Services Team, focusing on designing and implementing freight actions and procedures that are aligned with UNFPA's Strategic Plan across 119 country programmes. The position is responsible for planning and ensuring the team's alignment in achieving strategic objectives. Qualifications and Experience: Education: Advanced university degree required. An advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Commerce, Logistics or, a professional Supply Chain Management certification such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) at Level 4 or above Certificate and/or Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT-UK) Level 4 or above and Project Management qualifications and certifications such as PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner certifications, PMP® or CAPM® from Project Management Institute (PMI) is an added advantage. Knowledge and Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in public or private sector logistics is required. Candidates should demonstrate experience in the below key areas, with the understanding that these experiences may overlap: - At least three (3) years of hands-on experience in managing international freight operations including air, sea, and land transportation modalities. - At least two (2) years of hands-on experience in freight management within development and/or complex humanitarian operating environments in low resource countries. - At least two (2) years of hands-on experience in managing international health supply chain operations with focus on temperature-sensitive logistics. - Experience in supporting the implementation of logistics business transformation projects, especially those involving digitalisation and technological innovation is required. - Experience in supporting the implementation and management of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) project within logistics operations, demonstrating successful integration of EDI technology to streamline supply chain processes is required. - Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required. - Knowledge of global supply chain security, risk management, and compliance regulations is required. - Intermediate proficiency in project management skills is required. - Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required. - Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required. - Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is required. - Experience in supporting the implementation of large-scale logistics projects especially in the public health sector and establishing strategic public-private alliance/partnerships in the logistics industry is an asset. - Knowledge of UNFPA's country classification system, UNFPA's Strategic Plan, Strategy for Family Planning 2022-2030 and Acceleration Plan is an asset. 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The Position: The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) position is located in the Office of Chief, in the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU). The position reports directly to the Chief of SCMU with a dotted reporting line to the Division of Communications and Strategic Partnership. The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) will work closely with other SCMU colleagues, the new integrated HQ division (name To Be Decided), the Humanitarian Response Division, the Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, other HQ Business Units, the Regional Offices and the Country Offices and with a number of external partners. The position plays a pivotal role in driving SCMU's business development strategy, actively engaging in business development activities, and seeking out opportunities for collaborative ventures to expand SCMU's reach, fostering partnerships, and identifying new markets and funding sources to drive growth and sustainability, aligning closely with UNFPA's overall mission and goals. How you can make a difference: UNFPA occupies a unique position in the sexual and reproductive health commodity ecosystem as a critical player in supply chain management, a leading public procurer of sexual and reproductive health commodities, a trusted partner to national governments, and one of the few organizations with the scale and partnerships necessary to build accountability for last mile delivery. The UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) is self-funded and was made operational in January 2022. It is tasked with ensuring that UNFPA is able to effectively and efficiently support the delivery of life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to the end user when and where they are needed. To achieve this, it is important to strengthen the capacity of governments and implementing partners to ensure coordination, end-to-end visibility and accountability on all supply chain and logistics management related activities, in particular for programme supplies, across all UNFPA programmes. Job Purpose: The Business Development Specialist (Team Lead) will lead and manage a dedicated team to develop business acquisitions including writing high-quality technical proposals, concept notes, presentations and talking points, ensuring technical relevance, clarity, and consistency to make a compelling case for resource mobilization for SCMU and developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally. While primarily providing strategic leadership, this position also demands significant involvement in operational activities. Qualifications and Experience: Education: Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Fundraising, Marketing, Communications Management or other related technical field. Knowledge and Experience: - A minimum of five (5) years of relevant progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization and partnerships building, including: - Direct responsibility for setting and meeting income targets. - Demonstrated strong background in grant proposal writing and securing funding from UN, institutional donors, foundations, and corporations. - Experience in government and multilateral donor relations and fundraising, especially with entities like FCDO, USG, and the EU. - Proven success in proposal development for public health programmes - Knowledge of current theories and practices in international fundraising/marketing, partnership is a requirement. - Professional written and spoken presentation skills, including for the development of reports, presentations, and the ability to synthesize complex supply chain documents for both technical and non-technical audiences is required. - Strong interpersonal skills and capability to develop and maintain broad diversified partnerships is required. - Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is required. - Experience in managing a team, particularly within a remote and/or matrix organizational structure is required. - Field experience is strongly desirable. - Experience working within a matrix organizational structure is an asset. - Basic knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated reproductive health care in the global development and humanitarian community, familiarity with UNFPA programmes and policies, knowledge of international development policies and institutions and international politics is an advantage. - Knowledge of UNFPA mandates, policies, and guidelines is an asset. 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Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) Region EAP is a large and diverse region, ranging from Small Island States of the Pacific to the Philippines and China. Despite substantial economic growth and poverty reduction, the EAP region faces huge development challenges. Growth has been uneven across and within countries, institutions still need strengthening, and most countries are heavily affected by climate change. The Bank plays a significant role on global public goods, including climate, biodiversity, water pollution, and health. The COVID pandemic, and more recently food and energy price increases are compounding the impact of the global economic slowdown. The World Bank Group is seen as a premier development institution in the Region, with a leadership role on analytical and advisory services as well as financing. East Asia and the Pacific Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eap Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions The Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI) Practice Group provides support to low- and middle-income countries to build the economic and institutional foundations for inclusive and sustainable growth and, thereby, make progress towards achieving the World Bank Group's twin goals of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity! The EFI Practice Group includes the WBG Global Practices of Finance Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI); Poverty and Equity (POV); Governance (GOV); and Macroeconomics Trade and Investment (MTI). Governance Global Practice (GP) Context Our GP helps developing countries build capable, efficient, open, inclusive, and accountable institutions to support economic growth, reduce poverty, deliver needed services, and earn citizens' confidence. Our work encompasses fiduciary assurance, public financial management, public procurement, civil service reform, open government, anti-corruption, and the use of technology to improve quality and access to government services. More information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance Unit Context The Governance-Financial Management (FM) unit in EAP, is responsible for the implementation of the Bank's FM framework for Bank-financed operations, delivering high quality FM services, throughout the project cycle. The Unit also undertakes analytical FM work and country fiduciary assessments. The services provided by the unit include (i) fiduciary assurance; (ii) FM risk management, oversight and monitoring; (iii) quality assurance of FM services; (iv) country portfolio reviews; (v) contributions to country engagement products; (vi) supporting partner countries in enhancing their fiduciary and public financial management systems performance and capacity; (vii) supporting partner countries in developing their professional accountancy institutions, and corporate financial reporting performance (including accounting and auditing standards); (viii) supporting partner countries in developing their internal and external oversight institutions e.g Internal Audit Departments and National Audit Offices. The unit works collaboratively with other Global Practices (GPs), regional and corporate Bank units. Duties and Accountability The Financial Management Specialist (FMS) will be based in Sydney, Australia, will be required to support the Bank's program in the Pacific Islands and will report to the Practice Manager of the Unit. The FMS is responsible and accountable for operation-level FM support and monitoring FM arrangements throughout the project cycle and is expected to take a proactive role in providing advice and support to clients and for producing agile and innovative approaches to strengthening fiduciary assurance over the use of funds. Specific duties include: • assessing the adequacy of project financial management arrangements; • carrying out FM-related risk assessments and proposing appropriate FM arrangements for the operation; • providing implementation support and supervising projects financed by loans and grants; • monitoring the implementation of risk mitigation measures and contributing inputs to corporate risk reviews as required; • implementing Bank FM operational systems; • reviewing unaudited interim financial reports, taking appropriate action on any issues arising from the reviews and recommending actions in case of non-compliance; • reviewing audit reports, taking appropriate action on any issues arising from the audits and recommending actions in case on non-compliance; • ensuring compliance with the Bank's audit and other FM requirements; • ensuring that the project operations are carried out in accordance with sound financial management practices; • contributing to the development and implementation of approaches to make greater use of country systems for Bank- Financed operations; Selection Criteria The position requires: • A highly motivated and passionate financial management professional with strong client orientation, interpersonal and integrative thinking skills. • A qualified professional accountant (CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CA (Chartered Accountant), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) or equivalent membership of an internationally recognized professional accountancy body). • A Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., accounting, public financial management, finance, public policy) or another related field. • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience. • Project management knowledge and understanding. • Public Financial Management Systems knowledge and ability. • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. • Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in Australia [World Bank Group Core Competencies](https://bit.ly/2kbIA7O) The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Learn more about working at the [World Bank](https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/careers) and [IFC](https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Careers_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/IFC+Careers/Working+at+the+IFC/), including our values and inspiring stories. This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: - Application preparation: Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a [Job Application Support](https://www.cinfo.ch/en/individuals/get-support/career-support-in-international-cooperation/job-application-support-in-international-cooperation). 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Description This position is based in Kabul, Afghanistan but in the interim, the Country Director will be operating from Islamabad, Pakistan. Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consist of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 members countries. As the largest development bank in the World, the World Bank provides loans, guaranties, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org Regional Context: South Asia Region (SAR) The World Bank Group serves eight client countries in the South Asia Region, home to nearly 1.8 billion people. Clients range from large rapidly growing sophisticated middle-income countries to IDA countries to fragile and small island and landlocked states. Over the past few years, work has focused on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. In FY23, the region delivered $10.5 billion in financing for client countries and a wide range of ASAs and engagements with countries. The focus for the post-pandemic recovery lies on economic recovery and prudent fiscal and debt management; private sector expansion and job creation; climate resilience and improving human capital. The region will continue to support progress on structural reforms and invest in inclusion, gender equality, productive jobs, climate resilience and digital economy. For more information on the South Asia Region (SAR): https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar CMU Context Since the August 2021 fall of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan faces continued economic and poverty crisis conditions amid a difficult political environment. While the economy has recently stabilized, poverty conditions remain dire in the context of depressed activity, largescale unemployment, and continued constraints to banking sector functionality. Conditions for Afghans, particularly women and girls, and prospects for broader international support have been worsened by a series of restrictions announced by the interim administration. The Bank plays a core convening role with international partners who look to the Bank for critical analytics, intervention design leadership and financing. The Bank co-chairs the Afghanistan Coordination Group. The Bank's initial response after August 2021 (Approach 1.0) focused on providing financial support to the immediate humanitarian response, specifically health and food distributions through transfers out (TO) to UNICEF ($100 million) and WFP ($180 million), respectively. Currently, Approach 2.0 (March 2022) has made available more than US$1.7 billion in Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) resources and finances delivery of essential basic services through off-budget recipient-executed grants to UN agencies and international NGOs. Approach 3.0 (endorsed by the Board in February 2024) deploys IDA resources to complement ARTF in the provision of basic services. The Bank has technical engagement with the interim administration. The Bank's Afghanistan Futures analytics program provides public-good, data-driven analysis that helps drive the international dialogue on Afghanistan and informs global Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) knowledge. The Bank team evacuated in 2021, and began a gradual return to Kabul in March 2022, which was completed by January 2023. The Bank maintains a small workspace in Islamabad, Pakistan. Duties and Responsibilities The Country Director is accountable for performing the responsibilities, modeling the behaviors, and maintaining the technical competencies, as a member of the Regional Management Team. Accountability means being answerable for managing quality, risks, results, institutional initiatives, and compliance with Bank policies and procedures. Business Management responsibilities: • Serves as the Bank's focal point for all communications with country authorities. • Develops and implements the Bank's step-wise Approaches in Afghanistan, with an eventual view toward a SCD and CEN that produce practical, visible, and sustainable development results. • Manages the day-to-day operations of the country office in Kabul. • Leads or supports the coordination and delivery of the Bank's strategy and related work program. • Manages the day-to-day dialogue with the partners, and handles the careful political economy of technical interaction with the interim administration on a broad range of policy and implementation issues. • Provides guidance and support on local political, social, economic, and other relevant developments to country team members and others. Leads the donors in the Afghanistan Coordination Group. • Supervises the implementation of high-quality work programs, based on the Approaches and an eventual CEN and attuned to client demand and country context. • Provides oversight on portfolio management and quality issues, working with clients and teams to provide timely and effective implementation support. People/ Talent Management responsibilities: • Leads and motivates the country team with a focus on continuing to rebuild the team after the return to Kabul, beneficiary orientation, development outcomes, partnerships, cross-sectoral coordination, and problem-solving, and takes ownership for achieving and communicating these outcomes to operational staff, and management. • Manages the CMU and models integrity and inclusion, and offers mentoring and development opportunities for staff. Resource Management responsibilities: • Ensures that deployment of CMU resources is consistent with RM rules, policies, and internal controls. • Sets priorities and allocates budget within and across countries, in line with institutional priorities and a view to improving the impact beneficial to the Bank's activities. • Ensures that CMU budget utilization is consistent with regional and corporate priorities. Relationship Management responsibilities (Internal and External): • Leads the international community in the Afghanistan Coordination Group. Manages the complex political economy, demonstrating strategic patience with partners, interim administration officials, civil society and private sector. Exercises courageous and transformative leadership in dialogue. • Works proactively with IFC (and MIGA, when MIGA can resume work in Afghanistan) to leverage World Bank financial and technical support, including with the private sector. • Appreciates the complexities and relevance of political economy considerations on the Bank's development efficiency in the region. Collaborates appropriately with other CDs, regional and sub-regional institutions, and partners to improve such efficiency. Knowledge Management responsibilities: • Embraces good corporate citizenship, including contributing to the development, implementation, and communication of corporate policies, strategies, and priorities (including ongoing reforms in investment lending, knowledge management, HR policies, and the "Global Bank"). • Champions corporate and regional management initiatives. • As the CD in reference to the FCV strategy support collecting and sharing lessons from the Afghanistan engagement with peers and colleagues working in the FCV committee and contributing to the further evolution of the Bank's strategic engagement in difficult context. Security responsibilities: • In accordance with the Framework of Accountability for the WBG Security Management System (WBG Directive), acts as Head of Security for the Duty Station and Duty Station Area responsible and accountable for resident Staff, business and benefit travelers, Registered Dependents and Bank Group property. • Represents the Bank in the country-level UN Security Management System. Selection Criteria • Advanced degree level in relevant field and substantial professional experience, with a minimum of 15 years of experience in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility. • Prior work experience in achieving results in more than one region, with readiness and ability to work in a context of high fragility. • Sound operational experience, including extensive knowledge of Bank Group policies, programs, products, and procedures, and exposure to economic and sector work, as well as strategic work in CPSs and other strategy activities. • Demonstrated results in lending and non-lending products, portfolio management, and implementation support. • Strong strategic orientation to link macro and sector strategies within a consistent development framework, and to anchor and integrate the overall economic and sector policy dialogue. • Ability to establish and maintain high-level dialogue with multiple stakeholders and deliver a principled yet pragmatic engagement with diplomatic and tactical acumen. • Proven capacity to influence and mobilize support across institutional boundaries. [WBG Managerial Competencies](https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/wbwfa/SitePages/PublishingPages/Managerial-Competencies-06052019-094605.aspx) [World Bank Group Core Competencies](https://bit.ly/2kbIA7O) The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Learn more about working at the [World Bank](https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/careers) and [IFC](https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Careers_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/IFC+Careers/Working+at+the+IFC/), including our values and inspiring stories. 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Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org. Global Practice for Urban, Resilience and Land The World Bank's Urban, Resilience, and Land Global Practice (GPURL) works with cities and governments throughout the world to help them tackle the challenges of disaster risks and climate change. We do this through comprehensive investments in infrastructure, social programs, and the support to policy and regulatory reforms to plan cities better and leverage their financing capacity. Ultimately, these efforts aim to contribute to the World Bank's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity by improving the living standards of the poorer segments of the population, oftentimes the most affected by uncontrolled urbanization. GPURL covers a wide array of issues including: (i) supporting the development of green, inclusive, resilient and productive cities, including harnessing urbanization to contribute to growth and poverty reduction, and strengthening local governments' capacity to plan, finance and deliver services and infrastructure investments; (ii) promoting efficient, well-coordinated spatial and territorial development processes including strengthening rural-urban linkages and developing lagging regions; (iii) strengthening disaster risk management policies, institutions and regulations and mainstreaming resilience across development sectors including risk assessment and mapping, risk reduction (including urban flood management, stormwater drainage, coastal management, and retrofitting of infrastructure), disaster preparedness (including hydromet services, early warning systems, and civil defense), risk financing (including CAT-DDO), and resilient reconstruction and recovery (including post-disaster damage and needs assessment); (iv) post-conflict reconstruction and recovery; (v) strengthening land tenure, management and information systems; and (vi) supporting the development of national and sub-national spatial data infrastructure and supporting the development of geospatial information. Global Unit for Disaster and Climate Risk Management The Global Unit for Disaster and Climate Risk Management funds and provides through paid services technical assistance to World Bank teams in the regions and their clients. The unit houses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) umbrella trust fund partnership and a number of standalone trust funds, and manages technical partnerships and delivers services through 14 global technical programs. The Unit has the majority of its staff in Washington with smaller satellite offices in Brussels, Paris, and Tokyo. The GFDRR Secretariat is responsible for resource mobilization, awarding and managing grants, reporting on results, and carrying out outreach and partnership development. The Global Unit acts as the support hub for a decentralized network of Disaster Risk Management experts within the World Bank. Senior Specialist – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Expert The GFDRR is seeking a Senior Specialist to lead the Global Unit's and GFDRR's evaluation and learning work, in close collaboration with our portfolio team currently comprised of one other Sr. Specialist as well as several analysts who oversees our grant monitoring functions. The Unit has been working to improve development impact measurement and monitoring related to both our knowledge and technical services as well as to our grant allocation functions. The Senior Specialist will be leading the continuation of this work. In addition to working closely with the unit's portfolio team, the Sr. Specialist will build relations and be working with the team leads of the Unit's 14 technical lines of work, work with the Sr. DRM Specialist leading the Unit's involvement supporting the World Bank's corporate work on disaster and climate risk related indicators, and become a core member of the team delivering the GFDRR Annual Report and the GFDRR Annual Work Plan, as well as lead the delivery of the commitments to the GFDRR donor group related to GFDRR Umbrella TF monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan. Role and Responsibilities • Oversee the implementation and when needed update the GFDRR's MEL framework, including theory of change, results framework and indicators, evaluation and learning plans covering both the GFDRR Umbrella and other trust funds managed by the Unit. • Support and advise GFDRR's results data collection, monitoring and reporting including data validation and quality control; • Assist the Unit's global technical teams in selecting appropriate M&E indicators for their lines of work • Lead the work to set baselines and targets for GFDRR's new strategy phase (starting FY25), annual work plan as well as GFDRR funded projects and programs. • Plan and organize periodic MEL workshops to agree on major decisions relating to GFDRR's MEL plan and activities based on consultation and feedback from donors, GFDRR teams and other key stakeholders. • Design and carry out or coordinate GFDRR's multiyear and multifaceted evaluations (formative and summative as well thematic, country level and programmatic evaluations) with support from the GFDRR teams and outsourced consultants/firms. • Prepare high-quality reports on the GFDRR's monitoring and evaluation progress and results, including periodic progress updates to donors, Annual Progress Report as well as other reports as needed. • Identify major gaps, lessons and areas for improvement based on M&E's findings and recommendations; extract, synthesize, and craft compelling lessons learnt from GFDRR-funded projects or programs in support of the GFDRR's key decision making, learning and communications needs and activities. • disseminate key findings and recommendations from M&E activities and promote or facilitate internal learning accordingly. • Represent the GFDRR's M&E perspectives at different fora, as needed, including within WB and other key stakeholders. • Other duties and tasks as might be specified from time to time. Selection Criteria • Master's degree in in in international development, public policy, economics, statistics, social science, or other related fields and at least 8 years of relevant professional experience in World Bank or other IFI operations that can be applied to evaluation work. Some experience and/or an aptitude for designing and conducting evaluations. • Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation principles and best practices with proven knowledge of a range of monitoring and evaluation methods, results-based management, monitoring, and participatory approaches. • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing and implementing theories of change, results frameworks, evaluation and learning plans, especially in monitoring and evaluation analysis of development projects and programs, using quantitative, statistical and qualitative analysis for complex, multicomponent programs and funds across sectors, regions, and topics. • Good understanding of international development topics, especially those relating to climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation, and disaster risk management, gender and social inclusion, or sector exposure to sustainable development in developing countries. • Knowledge of WBG operational and trust fund policies and procedures is a plus. • Ability to conceptualize and produce concise, logical, clear, user-friendly, and persuasive written outputs, reports and presentations; Data visualization and/or IT skills a plus • Proven project management, planning, and organizational skills; able to multi-task, deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high quality work on time. • Demonstrated excellent analytical, writing and oral skills. Communicates and presents information in a clear and organized manner in writing and orally. Capacity to develop visual systems and presentations that help summarize and visualize evaluation findings; and multimedia and video content is a plus. • Demonstrated ability to work independently, seeking guidance as needed from more senior colleagues and task team leaders and effectively supervising junior colleagues. • Intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial skills and demonstrated ability to adapt and innovate to answer difficult questions or analyze new subjects. • Demonstrated ability to engage with others independently: identifies potential sources of information to gather required information or data needed for monitoring and evaluations. • Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to engage proactively and constructively with diverse, multi-cultural teams; including peers, junior and senior colleagues across units. • Excellent verbal and written English language skills. Competencies • Ability to deliver in a dynamic environment with multiple demands and quick turnaround of outputs. Ability to work under pressure while retaining perspective and professionalism. • Strong technical skills and ability to translate analytical results into actionable guidance at a project level. • Results oriented, with an ability to work independently as well as devise and produce results in collaboration with departments across the WBG. • High degree of motivation, initiative, flexibility, reliability, and responsiveness to changing demands; capacity for effective multi-tasking, with demonstrated ability of being an independent starter with minimal supervision, and a high capacity to persevere for results. • Highly developed communication and advocacy skills, including ability to write concisely and clearly in English and synthesize complex documentation and ideas into fluent, understandable, English. • Strong interpersonal, organizational and team management skills, with demonstrated ability to build strong networks and teams to achieve results. Strong team skills with successful history working effectively across organizational and units and/or sectoral boundaries. • Knowledge of social media and other knowledge communications tools is an advantage. [World Bank Group Core Competencies](https://bit.ly/2kbIA7O) The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Learn more about working at the [World Bank](https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/careers) and [IFC](https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Careers_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/IFC+Careers/Working+at+the+IFC/), including our values and inspiring stories. 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