Sabtu, 31 Juli 2010

International Programme Specialist, ICS 10, Monrovia

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Location: Liberia - Monrovia

Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING:

Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA Representative, the Programme Specialist develops and administers the UNFPA programme in Liberia, with a particular attention paid to the implementation of the UN Reform in the context of the Delivering as One, addressing gender issues and specifically focusing on the SGBV joint programme in which UNFPA is the lead agency The incumbent shall provide advice in all aspects of the Country Programme management and operations. His/her role will be to ensure a smooth functioning, well-managed and results oriented Country Programme and to facilitate programme implementation and delivery by providing for the operational needs of programmes/projects and annual work plans.

Kamis, 29 Juli 2010

Consultant: IVD Campaign Manager, Bonn

CONSULTANT: IVD CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Location :     Bonn, GERMANY
Application Deadline :    16-Aug-10
Type of Contract :    SSA
Post Level :    International Consultant
Languages Required :    English
Starting Date : (date when the selected canditate is expected to start)    01-Sep-2010
Duration of Initial Contract :    Up to 80 days over a four month period
Expected Duration of Assignment :    Four Months

Background
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme wishes to contract for professional services to perform certain services related to the International Volunteer Day campaign activities. The services will be contracted either from an individual consultant under an SAA contract or from a company providing the services of one or more individuals under a sub-contract. In the following, the term consultant refers to either contracting modality.

Selasa, 27 Juli 2010

Portfolio Advisor, Nairobi

Vacancy announcement number:      10/17/P
Date of issue:     12 July 2010
Deadline for applications:     11 August 2010
Position Title:     Portfolio Advisor
Organizational unit:     East and Southern Africa Division - Programme Management Department
Level:     P-5
CCOG Code     1.A.01
Duty station:     Nairobi
Date of entry on duty:     As soon as possible
Duration of assignment:     3-years fixed term

Organizational Context:
IFAD is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized United Nations Agency whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. IFAD's headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and its staff work with poor rural people and their governments, communities and organizations in more than 80 countries to develop and finance programmes and projects aimed at improving poor rural people's livelihoods and increasing agricultural productivity and incomes. IFAD's Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall lending programme of the Fund and its Eastern and Southern Africa Division is covering 21 countries in Sub Sahara Africa. The division has established a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya performing loan administration and technical support functions and housing the Kenya country programme operations.

Senin, 26 Juli 2010

Municipal Specialist, Kandahar and Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Closing Date: Sunday, 08 August 2010

MUNICIPAL SPECILAIST UNDP/ASGP VA NO. 2010-07-248 RE-ADVERTISEMENT (2 POSTS)
Location :     Kandahar and Bamyan, AFGHANISTAN
Application Deadline :    08-Aug-10
Additional Category    Millennium Development Goals
Type of Contract :    Service Contract
Post Level :    SB-4
Languages Required :    English
Duration of Initial Contract :    One Year (with possibility of extension)

Background

The Afghanistan Subnational Governance Programme (ASGP) is the UNDP’s flagship governance programme and plays a key role in developing the institutions and systems to ensure effective implementation of the sub-national governance strategies outlined in the Afghan National Development Strategy and the Afghanistan Compact.

ASGP works with and through the Government of Afghanistan to build the institutional structures required for effective service delivery at the central, provincial, district, and municipal levels. ASGP’s activities are designed to achieve long term sustainability through institutional, organizational and individual capacity development.

ASGP is directly implemented in partnership with the Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) and the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC). Currently beginning its second phase, a five year period through 2014 with an anticipated budget of USD 180 million, ASGP will expand significantly over the next five years.

Jumat, 09 Juli 2010

System Integration Assistant - Access to Information Programme, Dhaka

COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SPECIALIST - ACCESS TO INFORMATION PROGRAMME
Location :     Dhaka, BANGLADESH
Application Deadline :    21-Jul-10
Type of Contract :    Service Contract
Post Level :    SB-4
Languages Required :    English

Background
UNDP Bangladesh in partnership with Prime Minister’s Office, PMO has established an ICT4D Programme titled, “Access to Information (A2I)”, BGD/06/005 to harness e-Governance activities in Bangladesh.
Access to Information Programme aims at ensuring the appropriateness of new initiatives and programmes for e-Governance/e-Services/ICT4D within the changed context of national priorities (ICT Policy 2009, ICT Act 2009, Digital Bangladesh declaration and over 50 Quick Win initiatives led by the Secretaries and facilitated by the ongoing A2I programme). With the declaration of Digital Bangladesh campaign with a development vision for 2021, government has incorporated ICT in the national development agenda and as a result this programme based at the PMO has gained added significance and visibility. It continue to identify, prioritize and mainstream ICT into national development policies and to assist in the formulation of national e-Governance/e-Services/ICT4D Vision and strategy that can harness digital opportunities for development in consultation with stakeholders. This programme will also support the implementation of the Vision and strategy by developing new projects and programmes for e-Governance/e-Services/ICT4D and provide technical assistance for monitoring and evaluation of these projects/programmes.
This programme will also support capacity development of the e-Governance Cell at PMO aimed at strengthening skills and competencies to execute the projects undertaken by the cell. Such assistance include assuming appropriate roles and responsibilities in project initiation, knowledge advisory support to projects quality assurance and monitoring of progress and evaluation of results during implementation, and in defining the exit strategy.
The A2I Programme is looking to recruit a Media and Communication Specialist, who will work as the media focal point of the project and coordinate other media related issues.