Guinea / Africa Program Officer

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is an independent, non-profit policy institute that promotes responsible management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good. Too often natural resource wealth results in corruption and poverty, instead of growth and development. With effective revenue management, citizen engagement and government accountability, natural resource wealth can drive economic growth and development. NRGI provides the expertise, funding and technical assistance to help countries realize these benefits. Please visit our website for more information: www.resourcegovernance.org.

Description

NRGI is seeking a program officer to support its work across Francophone Africa, with a primary focus on coordinating our projects in the Republic of Guinea with non-state actors. The Guinea country portfolio includes work with various stakeholders to promote the more effective management of the Guinea’s mineral and petroleum resources, including through capacity development, technical assistance and the provision of policy advice to the Guinea’s parliament, civil society, media and other agents of change and through support to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) process. This position is a unique opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of actors in the extractive industries, to broker dialogue, and to improve good governance in the natural resource sector. In line with its ambitious new five-year strategy, NRGI have developed a three years country strategy (2016-2018) to foster new programs in Guinea that reflect the organization’s comparative advantage, and develop partnerships with the key agents of change.

Responsibilities

• The program officer’s primary responsibility will be to support the implementation of the NRGI country strategy and coordinate the organization work in Guinea with various agents of change, including decision makers in parliament, civil society organizations, and the media, ensuring synergies and identifying new opportunities. The position will work closely with another NRGI staff member based in Guinea who leads work with the government.
• The program officer will be responsible for leading the evolution of this work through support to the Implementation of the country strategy.
• In addition, the program officer will provide general programmatic support to the francophone portfolio, including engaging with parliament, media and civil society and EITI processes.

Principal Functions

• Facilitate the implementation, and periodic adjustment, of the country strategy with support from other NRGI staff. Organize and co- facilitate NRGI training programs and provide technical assistance to parliamentarians and civil society groups in the DRC, including the development/adaptation and delivery of training modules.
• Develop, implement and report on activities to support oversight actors to play their role in Guinea. This will involve delivering trainings, providing technical assistance and leveraging internal and external expertise.
• Link transparency promotion through EITI to the extractive sector reform priorities in Guinea and across Francophone Africa by providing technical advice and capacity building to the EITI secretariats, multi-stakeholder groups and civil society organizations, creating opportunities for dialogue across civil society, government and the private sector on priority issues, and producing relevant research, analysis and training materials.
• Establish collaborative relationships with oversight groups, donors, NGO, industry and other actors interested in the governance of the extractive industries in Guinea and across Francophone Africa to remain informed of the environment and opportunities for engagement.
• Lead monitoring and evaluation of projects, including tracking activity expenditures and monitoring the overall program budget, and preparing periodical activity reports according to the agreed schedule with donors.
• Contribute to internal and external communications, sharing lessons learned and strategies employed to benefit NRGI and the field more broadly.

Qualifications

Requirements:
Education

• Master’s degree in relevant field (economics, political science, law, public administration, development studies).

Experience

• At least five years’ experience in running and managing projects in an international development context;
• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders – private sector, media, parliamentary and civil society (prior experience with stakeholders in Guinea a plus);
• Experience designing and delivering trainings, and network-building in low income countries;
• Knowledge of the extractive sector, governance and development issues, particularly in Francophone Africa;
• Experience managing complex projects.

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage several simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills;
• Strong oral presentation skills;
• Fluency in French and English;
• Ability to manage a team to coordinate and leverage different competencies;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and to work independently;
• Integrity and professional discretion;
• Pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with colleagues and the general public.

Other Requirements Travel within Guinea and some international travel may be required.

Work Location: Conakry, Guinea

Reports To: Africa Deputy Director

To apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and a writing sample (of less than 5 pages) to jobs@resourcegovernance.org, with “Guinea/Africa program officer” in subject line by 10th February 2017. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Only those candidates we are interested in will be contacted.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and a writing sample (of less than 5 pages) to jobs@resourcegovernance.org, with “Guinea/Africa program officer” in subject line by 10th February 2017. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Only those candidates we are interested in will be contacted.

Communications Officer

Baylor-Malawi is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill the position of Communications Officer to primarily support the TSP Program but also the Baylor-Malawi Tingathe program as needed. Specifically, the TSP Communications Officer will provide support to both the TSP Program (75%) as well as the Tingathe program (25%), an outreach program that employs Community Health Workers (CHW) to improve HIV care in Malawi. The project provides support for HIV testing, clinical and health systems strengthening, mentorship, community education, training of clinical staff, and patient case management.

The Communications Officer will provide communications support and facilitate internal and external communications with stakeholders. Examples of internal stakeholders include other Baylor-Malawi programs, Baylor employees, senior management of partner organizations in the TSP consortium, the TSP Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Baylor-Malawi Board of Directors. External stakeholders include USAID and other donors, TSP consortium partner organizations, and the general public.

Exemplary job duties include (but are not limited to):

• Devising a strategy for improving and increasing internal communication among and implementing that strategy via direct writing assistance and writing as well as capacity building of program staff;
• Writing and creating communication pieces (project updates, success stories, fact sheets, case studies) to keep stakeholders and internal staff informed about TSP activities;
• Crafting and maintaining a communications policy and standards, including ensuring compliance with USAID branding and marketing requirements
• Creating and distributing a periodic internal newsletter used to disseminate information to internal stakeholders;
• Contributing to technical briefs and abstracts for publication;
• Coordinating Baylor and TSP inputs on communication for Baylor-Malawi websites, including SHARE (hivsharespace.net) with our partner overseeing day-to-day SHARE administration of the website and its user community;
• Conducting capacity-building workshops for program staff to develop writing and communications skills
  Applications are sought from experienced, mission-driven candidates who meet the following profile:
• 5+ years experience in a communications focused role
• Bachelor’s Degree required, concentration in communications or a related subject preferred
• Outstanding communicator and writer (in English) who can tell stories, communicate strategically, and articulate messages logically and persuasively to various audiences
• Experience designing visual communications pieces preferred; exposure to and experience with graphical editing software (e.g. photoshop) is a plus
• Experience communicating with different cultures; sensitive to the way different cultures communicate
• Excellent interpersonal skills, mature, disciplined, loyal, and shows initiative with an ability to work independently and within a team
• Experience working with organizations doing in HIV/AIDS programming, especially testing, treatment and care is a plus;
• Experience with teaching/capacity building; enjoys teaching others
• Experience with social media and websites is a plus
• Established skills in building effective internal work relationships at all levels, and maintaining productive and cordial working relationships with stakeholder counterparts
• Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR programming
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must include the following:

1. A motivation letter providing explanation and detail on how the applicant satisfies the required candidate profile;
2. A current Curriculum Vitae;
3. A portfolio of their communications work, including a least 5 pieces of independently created writing and/or visuals that demonstrate the quality and variety of candidate’s communication experience.
4. Names and contact information of two (2) traceable referees who are not relatives.

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should address their applications to:

For physical delivery:
Tingathe Program Director
c/o Human Resource Officer
Accord House, 2nd Floor
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
+265-1-751-047

For email delivery:
recruitment@tingathe.org
Please cc Jon Crisp, TSP Senior Strategy Officer (jcrisp@tingathe.org).

Only short listed applicants will be acknowledged.

Lead Methodologist

Position: Lead Methodologist

Location: Maputo, Mozambique

Job ID#: MZ0005

Forcier Consulting is a dynamic, research consultancy firm operating across Africa since 2011. Our core services include research, capacity building training and strategic planning for development actors, governments and private sector clients operating in post-conflict contexts and challenging environments. Forcier currently works in South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nairobi and Sierra Leone and is supported by its administrative, financial and training headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

We offer a dynamic working environment with highly motivated and talented Mozambican and international peers who share a passion for conducting research in challenging environments and a competitive salary based on your experience and qualifications.

Reports to: Director of Research Description of Main Duties:

•  To lead in the conceptualization of qualitative and quantitative research questions, sampling design and respondent selection procedures for all data collection;
•  To adapt research methodologies to ensure their implementation is feasible and sustainable in the current context of Mozambique;
•  To support the Research Officer (RO) and Research Manager (RM) with conceptualizing and operationalizing the research design, including the development of data collection instruments/tools;
•  To assist and advise the RO and RM on appropriate quality assurance and control measures for data collection;
•  To maintain communication with the client on all pertinent issues related to research design and tool development;
•  To work alongside the business development unit in drafting appropriate and innovative research designs for proposals;
•  To attend client interviews for (potential) business opportunities and represent the firm according to the company’s brand identity;
•  To provide additional training and support on project-specific methodologies where required to Researchers, Assistant Research Officers (AROs) and ROs;
•  To support and assist in data cleaning and quality control;
•  To support and assist in data analysis;
•  To work closely with the Director of Research in developing structures and mechanisms that enhance the ongoing (on-the-job) building of research capacity among researchers, AROs, ROs and RMs;
•  To expand the breadth of research methodologies beyond Forcier’s current most commonly used options;
•  To work with other departments (business development, analytics, operations, etc.) to ensure a continuity of systematic improvements of workflow, with the objective of improving data quality.
  Required Skills and Competencies:
•  Understanding how to read and interpret the methodological requirements stated in a Terms of Reference document or Statement of Work;
•  Ability to explain/clarify technical details of research design and sampling to non-experts;
•  Practical understanding of how technical choices about research design impact project
  timeline and budget;
•  Proficiency in research design and operationalization (drafting tools based on indicators that can be linked to specific research questions and objectives);
•  Ability to draw simple random, stratified random, and PPS samples, preferably using STA TA;
•  Ability to use, merge, and clean datasets, code variables, generate appropriate sampling weights and perform other necessary aspects of data management and manipulation to create a sample frame with the necessary characteristics to draw a sample;
•  Experience with using STATA is preferred, although not a prerequisite
•  Ability to moderate focus group discussions (FGDs), conduct key informant interviews, and
  transcribe, code and analyze qualitative data;
•  Experience with (on-the-job) training and capacity building on research methodology, data collection techniques and ethics of research;
•  Ability to identify potential design weaknesses and threats for data quality, and familiarity with how these can be mitigated using quality control strategies;
•  Preferred candidates will bring specific skills to the Mozambique office, including experience with some or all of the following: participatory/interactive approaches to monitoring and evaluation, GIS mapping, ethnographic (participant) observation, experimental design (including RCTs);
•  Ability to pro-actively and constructively contribute to the standardization and systematization of workflow and procedures;
•  Ability to assess the feasibility of a given research strategy or data collection tool with regard to practical/logistical/security constraints and the cultural and socio-political context of Mozambique.
  Skills Required:
   Master’s degree in any of the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, etc.), PhD preferable;

 Coursework or experience in designing quantitative and qualitative research to high academic standards;

•  Minimum of 3 years’ professional experience working in research or M&E;
•  Experience living and working in Mozambique is an advantage.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply on our website: http://joinforcier.com. On the Current Openings job table, locate the Lead Methodologist job posting, job ID MZ0004 and click Apply.

Submit a single PDF containing your cover letter, CV and three professional references and any

additionally requested documents.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview .

Consultant Business Analyst SAP Finance & Budget (FFR), RMTD

Deadline for applications: 13 February 2017

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill a consultancy position of Business Analyst SAP Finance and Budget, based at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Under the general supervision and guidance of the Head of Business Analysis, the Business Analyst will be responsible to investigate business systems, analyze business processes of business enterprises, identify bottlenecks in efficient running of those processes, suggest solutions for improvement and modifications and, more particularly, work in association with an Enterprise Architect, Functional system experts and Technology implementation heads to align business goals of the business enterprise with implementation of IT solutions. Specific duties include:

* Applying strong knowledge of business processes for supporting, maintaining and optimizing the SAP FI, PS, GM and BCS modules and provide analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting and development support to end-users, business process owners and other functional areas
* Ensure availability and share timely information with both internal and external parties.
* Represent and align general ledger accounting, account payable, contribution receivable, treasury and project, PSA and extra-budgetary budgeting business functions and related IT solution.
* Develop effective relationships with Process Experts and Business Process Owners, seeking to establish and promote partnerships to ensure comprehensive delivery of IT solutions within the business area;
* Identify and anticipate needs, providing IT solutions to the business area to improve business effectiveness and efficiency;
* Undertake analysis of assigned WFP business processes within the business area, defining application system requirements, and develop the necessary solution document, ensuring alignment of systems with business strategies;
* Design, develop, document, test, deploy and maintain application systems within the business area, either directly or through the implementing partner. Interface software with IT solutions and productivity tools;
* Identify integration points within the IT system for the business area and coordinate with business experts to deliver efficiency gains at a system level and across business areas;
* Provide ongoing support to WFP’s IT systems within the business area, monitoring problem resolution and bug-fixing, application changes and enhancements;
* Manage improvements for WFP’s IT systems within the business area, overseeing the evaluation, execution, testing, verification, acceptance and deployment of the requested solution.

Qualifications & Experience Required
Education:
* Advanced University Degree and/or advanced courses/training with emphasis in one or more of the following disciplines: Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration or another related technical field.

Experience:
* Minimum 6 years post graduate, progressively responsible professional experience as Business Analyst or Solutions Architect within an organisation and proven record of accomplishment in development and implementation of IT applications.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:
* Business analysis: creation and review of business, functional and non-functional requirements for IT solutions.
* IT solution development: Requirements, Design, Development, Implementation
* Research and Analysis: Best practise, Gartner, etc.
* Experience as a Business Analyst in at least 2 entire project cycles.
* Deep experience in the following matters: SAP Finance, Controlling, Project System, Grant Management and Budget Control System modules design and configuration.

Competencies:
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
* Excellent research skills.
* Experience in working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is crucial.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate initiative and good judgment.

Language:
* Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is desirable.

Terms and Conditions
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

Profil:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill a consultancy position of Business Analyst SAP Finance and Budget, based at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Under the general supervision and guidance of the Head of Business Analysis, the Business Analyst will be responsible to investigate business systems, analyze business processes of business enterprises, identify bottlenecks in efficient running of those processes, suggest solutions for improvement and modifications and, more particularly, work in association with an Enterprise Architect, Functional system experts and Technology implementation heads to align business goals of the business enterprise with implementation of IT solutions.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application:
http://world-food-programme.contactrh.com/jobs/11864/17422261