Code: 0215/ADMIN/EST

Position: Country Administrator, different Countries

Department/Area: Cooperation

Relate to: Country Representative, Desk

Location: This Job Opening is for roster purposes (Different Countries)

Apply before: 2015,31^th December

Work Context

WeWorld is a non-profit non-governmental organization for development cooperation, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; we are independent, non-denominational and apolitical. Established in Milan in 1999, WeWorld works in Italy, Asia, Africa and Latin America to support children, women and local communities in the fight against poverty and inequality and to promote sustainable development.

WeWorld collaborates with a network of other civil-society organizations to give the most vulnerable people a voice on the Italian and international political agenda, and we are involved in the main networks protecting children’s and women’s rights.

WeWorld adopts the approach of human rights as a conceptual and methodological basis for its actions. WeWorld works in seven developing countries in collaboration with local partners, supporting or implementing projects designed to: protect children, ensure their access to education, to ensure their health and that of their mothers, promote the participation of children, gender equality and women's rights. Education and health are priority areas for the organization, so the projects are based on a sponsorship program, which is implemented in kindergartens and primary schools for pupils aged 4 to 8.

In our officesabroad, we are going to seek, with different timing, differentCountry Administrators,with the following characteristics.

Scope of the job

• To ensure the proper follow up of the admin and reporting procedures of the WeWorld action in the developing country, to guarantee the transparency and the traceability of the economic and financial data flow.
• To support and following the admin and finance capacity building of the WeWorld office abroad.

Main responsabilities

Project’s financial and accountancy monitoring: 60% of working time:

• support the WeWorld implementing local partners in the projects financial management and cost efficiency balance: definition of the project budget, budget follow up and expenditure projection.
• support the WeWorld implementing local partners in managing the project accountancy: assure with monthly meetings and monthly field visits that the partner is implementing properly the WeWorld procedures and follow the WeWorld financial norms.
• ensure that the financial reports prepared by the partners are properly compiled and all the attached documents are in line with the WeWorld financial norms.
• ensure a progressive assessment of the partner in terms of financial capability and autonomy; draft a training program to enable the partner to acquire more confidence in terms of reporting and budgeting;**Office financial management: 10% of working time:**
• to implement all financial office procedures: assure the cash forecast, the management of the cash flow (in/out), the relationships with the bank, the financial authorisation of the expenditures
• to participate to the financial management of the office in collaboration with the Country Representative: drafts and updates, budget follow up and projection.
• to acquire the basic knowledge of the Financials and Fiscal rules and regulation with the support of the Local Charter Accountant (Studio commercialista) in order to ensure the respect of the mandatory dead lines and avoid payment of penalties
• ensure assistance to the CR in the LO structural changes and procedures with the relevant authority.
  Manage the accounting and administrative document filing: 5% of working time
• ensure the monthly closing : check all invoices; transmit all documents before the 10th of the following month to the WeWorld headquarters in Milan; codify the invoices and enter them in the WeWorld format; reconcile balances in the physical cash book and in the accounts. File accounting documents.
  Support the Country Representative in the human resources and logistics management: 5% of working time.
• To define, under the supervision of the Country Representative, the human resource policy of the WeWorld Office according to the local law and the WeWorld standards and define an internal staff regulation.
• To implement all the human resource procedures and assure the exact and exhaustive payment of the monthly salaries and income tax deductions. To follow the regular update of the staff files.
• To ensure the implementation of the staff regulation in the office. To ensure that each disciplinary action is documented, justified, compliant with the law and staff regulation
• To support the Country Representative in the logistic management of the office
• To participate in designing the office Organizational chart with particular attention to the LDS activities

Capacity building of the administrative staff in the WeWorld abroad office (20% of working time):

• Evaluation of the staff and support to the Country Representative for the improvement of the administration department.

Qualification and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or management
• At least five (5) years of relevant overseas experience providing administrative support, financial management and logistic support in International development projects
• Previous experience in monitoring partner NGO financial reports and in using the double-entry accounting (strong knowledge)
• Experience in the management of the project funded by main donors (es. EU and UN)
• Experience in development project in different developing countries will be considered a plus when establishing the ranking
• Experience in human resource management (training and development)
• Experience of working in team and supporting the partners in all financial and administrative issues of the project
• Willing to work on close support to the partners central and field branches, with frequent and extended field visit missions
• Italian Mother tongue, Fluency in English and/or French
• Proficiency in MS Office applications especially excel

Skills

• Excellent communication skill and sensitivity in dealing with partner administrative staff and solving critical issues
• Problem solving skills
• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude
• Dynamic and willing to take initiative to complete tasks assigned.

Apply enclosing:

• Updated curriculum vitae
• Cover Letter where 3 main motivation are listed of why your profile is matching with the vacancy in reference to the Submitted CV, including the expected salary
• Specify three references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=127156&track=

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****CDKN LEDS GP Programme Director****

****Contract: Fixed-term – until May 2016****

Salary: £49,229 – £62,321 pa

****Location: London****

****Ref: CDKN/01/15****

****ODI is the UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is a flagship programme designed to help decision-makers in developing countries tackle climate change.

It provides high-quality research, cutting-edge technical assistance and knowledge and partnership services to developing countries.

We are looking for a Programme Director to lead and provide oversight to CDKN’s nominated areas of work within the LEDS GP Secretariat, including: the Africa LEDS Partnership; Working Groups on Finance, Sub National Integration, and Benefits Assessment; and Communities of Practice and Global Engagement programmes. This includes leading cross-country and cross-institutional policy work on Low Carbon Development (through the LEDS GP), engaging with policymakers in research and advisory processes on the topic, and disseminating outputs and findings through and beyond the LEDS GP.

The Programme Director will also be required to generate new funding opportunities for the LEDS GP through in-depth knowledge of the LEDS market and their existing network and contacts, and to undertake frequent high-level networking and outreach on behalf of CDKN, ODI, and the LEDS GP.

Please add/delete accordingly:

****You will have:****

• a degree and post-graduate qualification in environmental science, low carbon development, environmental economics, environmental policy or another similar discipline
• extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organizations in low carbon development, and climate change and international development more broadly
• experience leading large multi-stakeholder programmes, coordinating outputs, liaising with donors, managing key partnerships, and managing staff both within and external to ODI
• excellent analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills
• skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making
• ability to work as part of a team

****Closing date: Wednesday 5^th August****

****Interview date: Week commencing 17^th August****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 /0351 or email**recruitment@odi.org.uk**.

****Research Officer 2 / Research Fellow (Evaluation, Learning and Accountability - ELA)****

****Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action****

****Contract: Permanent****

****Salary: Research Officer 2: £32, 600 - £38,917 pa /********Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,228 pa /********Research Fellow 2: £49,229 - £62,321 pa****

****Location: London****

****Ref: ALNAP/01/15****

****The UK’s leading think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

Founded over 50 years ago, ODI is the UK’s leading international development think tank, influencing and shaping policy on the major global challenges of our time. Our views are informed by innovative research, a global outlook and first-hand knowledge and experience from developing countries and emerging economies.

Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) is a system-wide network organisation dedicated to improving the accountability and performance of humanitarian action by strengthening the humanitarian evidence base through sharing lessons, identifying key issues and, where appropriate, providing leadership to find collective approaches and solutions.

ODI is seeking to appoint a talented and dynamic ****Research Officer / Research Fellow**** with world-class knowledge to join ALNAP and contribute to developing, conducting and managing high-quality, innovative and utilization-focused work on humanitarian evaluation, learning and accountability (ELA).

****About you****

The successful candidates will have:

*Research Officer:\*

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
• Significant experience in an international policy development research environment.
• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical and project management skills.

*Research Fellow:\*

• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in aid evaluation.
• Familiarity or understanding of the specificities of humanitarian action.
• Understanding of, or some level of exposure to, key issues and organisations working in international development and/or humanitarian action.
• Research experience demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports.
• Developing country experience.
• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work.
• Ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Strong analytical skills, excellent organisational and oral communication skills.
• Analytical and project management skills.
• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making.

****Closing date: 23 August 2015****

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk****

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer – Green Growth

Contract: Fixed Term until 30 June 2016

Salary: Research Officer 1, £27,328 - £32,599 per annum

Location: London

Ref: CEP/02/15

The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.

About us

ODI aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking to appoint a Research Officer (RO) focused on energy policy and finance. Under the supervision of the green growth team leader the RO will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives.

ODI’s work on climate change and environment spans almost all of the Institute’s programmes, anchored by a core of 40 experts in our Climate and Environment Programme (CEP). We aim to support sustianable development and poverty reduction through high quality research, analysis and debate. Our work on climate change and environment is organised around three themes: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Finance, and Green Growth.

CEP’s Green Growth team is focused on research that identifies pathways towards natural resource and pollution-efficient economic growth. The Green Growth team’s research agenda currently focuses on (1) implementation of green growth planning and policy, (2) fiscal policy reform and the public sector’s role in enabling climate-compatible private finance, (3) energy access in a low-carbon world, (4) the governance and management of forests and other natural resources and (5) sustainability and cities.

This position would be primarily focused on energy policy and finance issues, but candidates should be interested in, and prepared to conduct research and writing on, other green growth research topics.

About you

*A*bove all, you have a passionate commitment to climate change, the environment and development, backed by experience and skills. You have:

• A degree and post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline;
• Demonstrated knowledge and qualifications in energy policy, energy subsidies, energy finance, and power sector market analysis;
• Experience in producing research outputs:
• Ability to collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to think critically about primary and secondary literature and perform meta-analytical research;
• a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational skills and oral communication skills in English;
• Interpersonal skills, inter-cultural skills and ability to work within a team
• Ability to work on own initative
• multitask and produce research outputs on short time-frames
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Ideally, you will also have**:**

• Experience with energy policy and finance in developing and emerging economies;
• Knowledge of policy issues related to energy access and electrification;
• Strong oral communication skills in English;
• Some developing country work experience;
• Experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports;
• Ability to write to different audiences;
• Experience editing;
• Statistical analysis; and
• Experience in visualising quantitative data.

Closing date: 11^th August

Interview date: week commencing 17^th August

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at [https://jobs.odi.org.uk](http://reliefweb.int/https://jobs.odi.org.uk/)and](http://reliefweb.int/https://jobs.odi.org.uk**and) apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone**020 7922 0351**or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Operations and partnership Manager – Global Girls Research Initiative****

****Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 5 years****

****Salary: £38,918 - £49,228****

****Location: London****

****Ref: SocDev/02/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI****aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking to appoint an experienced operations and partnerships manager to lead the deliverly of a new £26.4m, 9 year longitudional policy research programme designed to provide decision makers with an evidence base to make informed policy and programming decisions that can improve development outcomes for adolescent girls in developing countries. This includes areas of reducing child, early and forced marriage, violence against women and girls; improved health, education and improved economic empowerment.

The job will involve complex consortium and stakeholder management, intensive work planning and delivery tracking, full oversight of the budget, external representation of ODI and the GGRI programme and many other management aspects involved with an assignment of this size and complexity.

****About you****

As the Operations and Partnerships Manager, the post-holder will be responsible for overseeing and managing the financial, administrative and partner relationships of the consortium, underpinning the GGRI research, communications, monitoring and evaluation and learning programme of work. You will lead delivery of the financial, administrative and partner and donor relationships in line with the work plan.You will have strong existing experience in managing complex multi-country multi-year donor-funded programmes, be comfortable with all aspects of donor financial and narrative reporting and communications, and have excellent interpersonal skills in order to be able to work within a dynamic and large international team.

****Closing date: 23 August 2015****

****Interview Date: First Round: 7^th September-11^th September****

****Second Round: 14^th September- 18^th September****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at [https://jobs.odi.org.uk](http://reliefweb.int/https://jobs.odi.org.uk/)and](http://reliefweb.int/https://jobs.odi.org.uk**and) apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone**020 7922 0351**or email**recruitment@odi.org.uk**

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer – Chronic Poverty Advisory Network****

****Contract: Fixed Term – 2 years****

****Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,328- £32,599 per annum****

****Location: London****

****Ref: CPAN/03/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI**** aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Chronic Poverty Advisory Network. Under the supervision of Research Fellows, the post holder will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives. You will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results. The role will include analysis of panel data to investigate the association between poverty dynamics and other factors including policies and programmes.

The Chronic Poverty Advisory Network builds on the work carried out by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. CPAN has recently published the third Chronic PovertyReport2014-5: the road to zero extreme poverty.

It is:

• Continuing to develop sectoral and thematic policy guides addressing chronic poverty and poverty dynamics
• Working with network partners on Chronic Poverty Reports, national policy briefs and policy engagement
• Working towards a fourth Chronic Poverty Report on Pro-poorest Growth in 2014.
• Developing an evaluation of anti-discrimination measures.

You will work closely with the Director of CPAN and other CPAN staff to contribute to policy research and advisory projects, often cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policy-makers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results. Analysis of panel data will be a core part of the job, and linking this to other quantitative and qualitative analysis.

You may also work more widely with ODI’s Poverty and Inequality cluster and with other programmes across ODI.

****About you****

A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline, eg econometrics, statistics, or another social science

Strong Ability to analyse large cross country datasets and some experience of panel data analysis.

Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully and cultural awareness.

Excellent analytical and writing skills.

Good presentation and networking skills.

Multitasking skills.

Excellent IT and statistical skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, STATA/SPSS).

Some experience of survey design.

Ability to work in a team.

Willingness to travel.

Ability to work on own initiative.

****Closing date: 30 August 2015****

****Interview date: w/c 14 September 2015****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk.****

About the organization:

We World (former Intervita) is an Italian-based independent, non-sectarian and nonpartisan organization. It operates in developing countries and its aim is to improve the living conditions of populations in the poorest areas. We World (former Intervita) cooperates in the realization of long-term development Projects in Africa, Asia and South America.

In all its projects and through the involvement of the entire community, We World (former Intervita) operates with the main objective of tackling the causes and consequences of poverty. For this purpose, Education and Health are the priority intervention areas in its fight against the consequences of poverty; whereas the causes of poverty are fought through Food Safety and Economic Development Projects; finally, special care is given in all Projects to Children’s rights, the Environment, Community participation and Equality in general.

We World (former Intervita) works in Kenya since 2010 in collaboration with local partners in Nyamira, Migori, Homabay and Narok areas. The projects are mainly focused on promoting child rights in education and health. A special attention is also paid to woman and girl rights. Actions on advocacy and education for development are also carried out.

An educational project in Nyamira County is due to start in 2015. This intervention focuses on promoting the access to a better quality primary and pre-primary education through a set of various activities including trainings for teachers (in Montessori method, as an example), provision of furniture and learning materials, infrastructural and watsan support, linkages to the healthcare system, and development of school-based income generating activities (IGA).

Within this project, We World (former Intervita) is currently looking for an Office Assistant. Its mission is to ensure the hygiene and the cleanliness of the Office and to complete in an effective way office operations.

Vacancy Code:*FIN/WWIKF/KEN/009/2015*

Position: Office Assistant

Start Date: Asap

Location: Kisii

Responsibilities and Tasks

·Perform cleaning duties (i.e. dusting, mopping, sweeping, polishing)

·Keep equipment clean and functioning

·Ensure that Health and Safety regulations are adhered to at all times

·Ensure that safe working practices are applied at all times

·Empty waste bins, transport waste material to designated collection points

·Notify administration when materials are running low

·Prepare the conference room for meetings

·Fax, scan and copy documents

·Maintain office filing and storage systems

·Greet public and direct them to the correct staff member

·Retrieve information when requested

·Assist with event planning and implementation

·Monitor office supplies

·Ensure office equipment is properly maintained and serviced

·Perform work related errands

·Perform other related duties as required

Qualification and Experience

• Previous office experience in the same position
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience with NGOs
• Proficient spoken and written English (spoken Swahili and Ekegusii is an advantage)
• Kenyan nationality
• Preferable: driving license (motorcycle)

Personal Skills

• Organization and planning skills
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures
• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Accuracy
• Numeracy and literacy skills

Type Contract:\*1 year contract renewable*(after 3 months of successful probation period)

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter and CV by email **clearly stating in the subject Vacancy No: FIN/WWIKF/KEN/009/2015 to*: marco.carlini@weworld.it and attach a recent recommendation letter from one of the last employers.*

Specify on the CV the last gross salary received and two references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Fellow – Poverty and Inequality****

****Contract: Full-time****

****Salary: Research Fellow 2: £49,229 - £62,321pa****

****Research Fellow 3 - Competitive****

****Location: London****

****Ref: GPIP/03/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues****

****About us****

****ODI**** aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

Our Growth Poverty and Inequality programme is seeking a Research Fellow with world class knowledge to support a portfolio of research, policy advice and public affairs work. The successful candidate will join an established team of independent researchers working on a wide range of research areas relating to poverty and inequality.

Recent programme highlights include:

• publications, policy dialogue and media work on the Sustainable Development Goals.
• new research on poverty measurement and quantifying progress
• leading a global policy debate on the ‘data revolution’ and how to improve data for sustainable development.

As part of a dynamic team you will be responsible for the following key responsibilities:

• *research and policy advisory work:*leading a small team which conducts high-quality applied quantitative research into poverty and inequality
• fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio
• public affairs: disseminating and promoting the programme’s work and ideas.
• *Advice and guidance:*playing a leadership role in the development of quantitative work throughout the institute by advising on methods and ensuring that research is rigorous and effective.

The successful candidate will have:

• a degree and post-graduate qualification in economics or with a substantial economics component, with a substantive quantitative element.
• extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development
• fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language
• experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports
• extensive developing country experience
• demonstrated ability to win work and attract funds
• the ability to work as part of a team and support the Head of Programme in people and project management.

****Closing date: 23 September 2015****

Interview: w/c 12 October 2015

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at [www.odi.org.uk/jobs**](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk****

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Programme Manager: Social Protection****

****Contract: permanent****

****Salary: £32,600 - £38,917 per annum****

****Ref: SocPro/02/15****

****The UK’s leading think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****ODI**** aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

Our is Social Protection Programme looking for a Programme Manager to assist the Head of Programme in overseeing the existing Social Protection Programme (SPP) project portfolio at project and programme level. You will devise strategic and management tools for the achievement of the programmes long-term objectives, manage all business development processes, identify opportunities for key partnerships and enhance existing ones both with donors and with research and operational partners for the programme.

The successful candidate will have:

• a masters degree in development studies or equivalent
• knowledge of social protection policy issues
• experience of donor performance and financial reporting
• substantial experience of project development and administration within a development context
• exceptional planning and execution skills
• high level IT skills
• outstanding multi-tasking skills in a high pressure environment
• ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision.

****Closing date:****23:59 Sunday 13^th September 2015

****Interview Date:****25^th September 2015

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email**recruitment@odi.org.uk**

****Research Officer – Youth Livelihoods Consortia Applied Research Lead****

****Research and Policy in Development Programme (RAPID)****

****Contract: Fixed Term Three Year Contract****

****Salary: £32,600- £38,917per annum****

****Ref: RAPID/02/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****ODI****

Founded over 50 years ago, ODI is the UK’s leading international development think tank, influencing and shaping policy on the major global challenges of our time. Our views are informed by innovative research, a global outlook and first-hand knowledge and experience from developing countries and emerging economies.

ODI is seeking to appoint a talented and dynamic Research Officer that will contribute to the Research and Policy in Development Group with the aim to develop, fundraise for, conduct and manage policy relevant, high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs programmes, broadly within the Institute’s overall strategy and with the aim of inspiring and informing policy.

While providing some support across the whole of RAPID, this post will focus primarily on leading the Applied Research component of the Youth Livelihoods Consortia (YLC) Learning Partnership (LP) in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation.

The successful candidate will be leading the Applied Research component of The MasterCard Foundation Youth Livelihoods Consortia Learning Partnership focusing primarily on three research questions:

1. What are the principal push and pull factors driving youth engagement in and out of farming, migration (rural/urban) and employment (seasonal/informal/formal) patterns? What are their attitudes towards the agricultural sector?
2. How do broader national and global sector contexts shape opportunities and impose constraints on local industries and the potential for youth employment? This analysis has already begun, and will be updated on an annual basis.
3. To be defined by YLC Implementing Partners in response to questions related to youth employment and entrepreneurship that emerge during programme implementation. The third topic could examine youth financial behaviour, for example.

He/She will also working with YLC LP Manager on other aspects of the program (including liaison with the donor).

You will have:

• A degree and post-graduate degree in social sciences
• Extensive knowledge of youth employment, entrepreneurship and youth workforce development
• Strong knowledge of qualitative methods and good knowledge of quantitative methods
• Knowledge and understanding of the politics of policy change and evidence use
• Active knowledge of key national and international stakeholders in the youth employment sector and beyond
• Experience conducting primary data (i.e. focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, surveys)
• First-hand work experience in sub-Saharan Africa or in developing countries
• Experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports
• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences
• Experience working with young adults (ages 15-24)
• Demonstrated ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Strong presentation and networking skills
• Multitasking skills
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work in a team
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a frequent basis, which may include overnight and weekends on occasion.
• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems

****Closing date: 13 September 2015****

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone ****(0)20 3817 0032**** or you can send an email to****recruitment@odi.org.uk****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer, Charity Reg. No.228248

****Programme Manager – Supporting Economic Transformation****

****International Economic Development Group****

****Contract: Fixed Term to June 2018****

Salary:£32,600 - £38,917 per annum

****Location: London****

****Ref: IEDG/02/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI**** (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to oversee the day-to-day development and management of IEDG’s Supporting Economic Transformation project . The Programme Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day development and management of the project and will provide oversight and information to the Head of Programme, as well as administrative support to the project staff. They will ensure the smooth management of the project. This includes responsibility for work plans, budgets and relationship management.

****About you****

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge and experience of coordinating report delivery and of relationships with donors
• Knowledge of development policy issues
• Experience of establishing relevant systems and procedures for project development.
• Experience of knowledge management.
• Experience of administration within a development context
• Experience with donor relationships, including donor narrative and financial reporting in the context of development
• Experience of organising workshops and public events (in the UK and overseas) and working with overseas partners
• Experience of managing programme communication activities, i.e. websites and social media.
• Experience of managing public affairs activities to promote media coverage of the project’s findings and of public events
• Experience of keeping staff to tight deadlines in a team environment
• Advanced IT skills including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint
• Ability to prepare tailored excel databases using online data sources
• Ability to write well and to prepare reports with minimum supervision
• Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems
• Exceptional planning and execution skills
• Ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision

****Closing date: 9 September 2015****

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email**recruitment@odi.org.uk**.

****Research Fellow – Humanitarian Policy Group (Livelihoods, migration, displacement and urbanisation)****

Contract: full time 12 months fixed term

****Salary: Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,228 per annum****

****Location: London****

****Ref: HPG/03/15****

The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development.

****About us:****

ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking for a Research Fellow with world class knowledge to contribute to our ‘Livelihoods and food security in crises’ and our ‘Displacement, migration and urbanisation’ research and policy areas.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.

****Recent highlights include****

• Managing crises together: towards coherence and complementarity in recurrent and protracted crises**(HPG working and discussion papers)**
• International and local/diaspora actors in the Syria response**(HPG working and discussion papers)**
• How to study livelihoods: Bringing a sustainable livelihoods framework to life**(HPG working and discussion paper)**

You will join a dynamic team, and will support HPG in strategy development, fundraising, research and public affairs, helping to drive a multidisciplinary and innovative programme.

****About the job:****

• *Research and policy advisory work:*conducting high-quality applied research
• Public affairs: disseminating and promoting the programme’s work and ideas, and representing the team
• Fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio.

****You will have:****

• Extensive and deep knowledge of key humanitarian issues, organisations and current policy debates, in particular around livelihoods, displacement, migration and urbanisation.
• Experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a solid track record of publications and reports
• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly and excellent organisational skills
• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs/representation work, based on an analytical approach
• Excellent communication skills in relation to a wide variety of humanitarian topics, audiences and approaches
• Demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects
• The ability to work as part of a team and undertake people and project management.

Closing date: 30 September 2015

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs.

If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or you can send an email to recruitment@odi.org.uk

****Poste****: Administrateur Benin

****Réf:**** 1115/ADMINBEN/EST

****Localité:**** Benin, Cotonou - BJ

Durée: la durée (12 mois) et le type de contrat seront définis en fonction de la mise à jour de la Loi de l’emploi italienne

Postuler avant le: 6 octobre 2015

****Date d’affectation:**** 1^er décembre 2015

WeWorld est une organisation non gouvernementale (ONG) de coopération au développement reconnue par le Ministère italien des Affaires étrangères, non confessionnelle, non politique et indépendante. Née à Milan en 1999, est engagée en Italie, en Asie, en Afrique et en Amérique latine, en faveur des enfants, des femmes et des communautés locales dans la lutte contre la pauvreté et les inégalités, pour un développement durable. WeWorld travaille en réseau avec d'autres organisations de la société civile pour faire entendre la voix des plus faibles dans l'agenda politique italienne et internationale et est présente dans les principaux réseaux de défense des droits des enfants et des femmes. WeWorld adopte l'approche des droits de l'homme comme base conceptuelle et méthodologique de ses actions. WeWorld travaille dans sept pays du Sud du monde en collaboration avec des partenaires locaux en appuyant ou mettant en œuvre des projets visant à: protéger les enfants, à assurer leur l'accès à l'éducation, à garantir leur santé et celle de leurs mères, à promouvoir la participation des enfants, l'égalité des sexes et les droits des femmes. L'éducation et la santé sont des priorités, par conséquent, les projets sont basés sur un programme de parrainage à distance réalisé dans les écoles maternelles et primaires.

Contexte de travail

WeWorld travaille au Bénin depuis 2008 et est enregistrée dans le Pays depuis janvier 2011 ayant son siège à Cotonou. A l’état actuel WeWorld collabore avec trois partenaires locaux en développant son action dans les Départements Atlantique, Ouémé, Plateau, Zou et Collines. L’intervention de WeWorld vise principalement à soutenir les droits des enfants à une éducation de qualité, à la santé de base, à une alimentation saine et à favoriser l’accès des familles rurales aux ressources économiques nécessaires à une vie digne. WeWorld ne réalise pas directement les projets, mais cofinance, supervise et appuie les partenaires dans l’exécution des actions.

Objectif: Assurer de façon ponctuelle l’application des procédures administratives et du reporting financier du bureau local de WeWorld au Bénin et des ces partenaires afin de garantir la traçabilité des flux d'informations financières.

Domaines de responsabilités:

• Gestion administrative et logistique du siège local
• Appui au reporting financier des projets affectés aux partenaires locaux ou gérés directement par WeWorld.
• Appui à l’élaboration et à la supervision de la planification financière de la stratégie d'intervention dans le pays.

Tâches

1.Comptabilité de projet, rapports financiers et suivi: 50% du temps de travail:

• Appui aux partenaires locaux de WeWorld au Benin en suivant la comptabilité des projets: rencontres mensuels et missions sur le terrain à fin d’assurer l’implémentation correcte des procédures WeWorld et le respect des normes financières.
• S’assurer que les rapports financiers préparés par les partenaires soient remplis correctement et que les pièces jointes respectent les normes financières de WeWorld.
• S’assurer que les rapports financiers avec les pièces jointes soient scannés et envoyés en Italie.

2.Suivi financier des projets: 25% du temps de travail:

• Appui aux partenaires locaux de WeWorld au Benin dans la gestion financière des projets: définition du budget de projet, respect du budget et prévision des dépenses.
• Assurer une évolution progressive des partenaires en termes de capacité financière et d'autonomie; élaborer un programme de formation pour permettre aux partenaires d'acquérir plus de confiance en termes de reporting et de budgétisation;

3.Gestion financière du bureau: 20% du temps de travail:

• Assure l’application des procédures financières du bureau local: prévision de trésorerie, gestion des flux financiers, rapports avec la banque, autorisations aux dépenses
• Participer à la gestion financière du bureau en collaboration avec le Représentant Pays: brouillons de documents et mises à jour, suivi du budget et projection des dépenses.
• Etre à jour avec les connaissances de base relatives aux règlements financiers et fiscaux avec l’appui d’un comptable local agréé à fin d’assurer le respect des échéances relatives aux taxes, impôts et autres accomplissements obligatoires en évitant le payement de pénalités
• Superviser la correcte gestion des documents comptables et administratifs; assurer la clôture mensuelle de la comptabilité et la transmission au siège de WeWorld à Milan des pièces comptables avant le 10 du mois suivant; appliquer les procédures relatives à la gestion des ressources humaines; assurer le payement des salaires et impôts et le maintien du registre du personnel.
• Assurer la logistique du bureau selon en accord avec le Représentant Pays et avec le support du staff local affecté.

4.Supporter le Représentant Pays et le Chargé de projets: 5% du temps de travail:

• Assurer l’application du règlement du personnel et que toute action disciplinaire soit documentée, justifiée et conforme par rapport aux lois et règlements locaux
• Supporter le Représentant Pays dans la gestion des ressources humaine
• Supporter le Chargé des projets dans le suivi financier des projets (chaque quatre mois).
• Contribuer à l’amélioration continue du bureau local et de ses départements du point de vue administratif et financier, partager expériences et connaissances, formation du staff local

Qualifications requises

Expérience et connaissances

• Diplôme en disciplines économiques (idéal).
• Expérience d'au moins 5 ans en tant que administrateur/logisticien dans le domaine de la coopération internationale.
• Expérience préalable dans le suivi des rapports financiers des ONGs partenaires en utilisant un système comptable en partie double (connaissance solide)
• Expérience dans la gestion de projets financés par les principaux donateurs (par exemple, l'UE et l'ONU).
• Expérience en gestion des ressources humaines (formation et valorisation)
• Expérience de travail en groupe et dans le support des partenaires par rapport à tous les problèmes de nature financière et administrative qui se présentent au cours des projets
• Disponibilité à travailler pour l’appui des partenaires auprès de leurs bureaux centraux ainsi que périphériques à travers des missions sur le terrain
• Compétences linguistiques: excellente connaissance de l’italien (langue maternelle) et du français (parlé et écrit)
• Excellente connaissance des principaux outils informatiques (par exemple MS Office), en particulier Excel.
• Une expérience précédente de coopération internationale en Afrique francophone sera un avantage.

Compétences et capacités

• Capacité à travailler par objectifs et par priorités et une forte aptitude à résoudre les problèmes.
• Grande capacité d'organisation et de travailler en équipe dans un environnement multiculturel.
• Excellente capacité de planifier et de gérer le temps en relation avec les objectifs confiés.
• Facilité de contact et de relation avec différents types d'interlocuteurs.
• Capacité de assurer le transfert de compétence au personnel (interne et des partenaires).

Envoyer sa candidature au lien suivant

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=135645&track=

incluant:

• CV mis à jour
• Lettre de présentation et motivation y compris le salaire et bénéfices attendus
• E-mail et téléphone de 3 personnes de référence

Nos recherches de personnel sont ouvertes à tout type de candidature, sans aucune discrimination de nationalité, religion, genre, âge et appartenance politique.

Les seules candidatures contenant l’autorisation au traitement des données personnelles en conformité avec le D.Lgs.196/2003 seront prises en considération.

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer – Humanitarian Policy Group****

****Contract: Permanent****

Salary:£32,600 - £38,917 per annum

****Location: London****

****Ref: HPG/04/15****

The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development.

****About us:****

ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking for a Research Officer with world class knowledge to contribute to HPG’s high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs programme, with a view to informing and inspiring humanitarian policy at international and country level.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.

****Recent highlights include****

· Managing crises together: towards coherence and complementarity in recurrent and protracted crises**(HPG working and discussion papers)**

· International and local/diaspora actors in the Syria response**(HPG working and discussion papers)**

· How to study livelihoods: Bringing a sustainable livelihoods framework to life**(HPG working and discussion paper)**

You will join a world class team and contribute specifically to one or more projects within the HPG research strategy, particularly on the themes of livelihoods, displacement and migration. You will engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results.

****You will have:****

• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond
• A degree and post-graduate degree in social sciences
• Some developing country work experience, preferably in the humanitarian sector
• Significant experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports
• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data
• Strong presentation and networking skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems
• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis

Please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs.

If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

****Poste****: Représentant Pays Benin

****Réf:**** 1015/COUNTRYREPBEN/EST

****Localité:**** Benin, Cotonou - BJ

Durée:la durée (12 mois) et le type de contrat seront définis en fonction de la mise à jour de la Loi sur l’emploi

Postuler avant le: 6 octobre 2015

****Date d’affectation:**** Janvier 2016

WeWorld est une organisation non gouvernementale (ONG) de coopération au développement reconnue par le Ministère italien des Affaires étrangères, non confessionnelle, non politique et indépendante. Née à Milan en 1999, est engagée en Italie, en Asie, en Afrique et en Amérique latine, en faveur des enfants, des femmes et des communautés locales dans la lutte contre la pauvreté et les inégalités, pour un développement durable. WeWorld travaille en réseau avec d'autres organisations de la société civile pour faire entendre la voix des plus faibles dans l'agenda politique italienne et internationale et est présente dans les principaux réseaux de défense des droits des enfants et des femmes. WeWorld adopte l'approche des droits de l'homme comme base conceptuelle et méthodologique de ses actions. WeWorld travaille dans sept pays du Sud du monde en collaboration avec des partenaires locaux en appuyant ou mettant en œuvre des projets visant à: protéger les enfants, à assurer leur l'accès à l'éducation, à garantir leur santé et celle de leurs mères, à promouvoir la participation des enfants, l'égalité des sexes et les droits des femmes. L'éducation et la santé sont des priorités, par conséquent, les projets sont basés sur un programme de parrainage à distance réalisé dans les écoles maternelles et primaires.

Contexte de travail

WeWorld travaille au Bénin depuis 2008 et est enregistrée dans le Pays depuis janvier 2011 ayant son siège à Cotonou. A l’état actuel WeWorld collabore avec trois partenaires locaux en développant son action dans les Départements Atlantique, Ouémé, Plateau, Zou et Collines. L’intervention de WeWorld vise principalement à soutenir les droits des enfants à une éducation de qualité, à la santé de base, à une alimentation saine et à favoriser l’accès des familles rurales aux ressources économiques nécessaires à une vie digne. WeWorld ne réalise pas directement les projets, mais cofinance, supervise et appuie les partenaires dans l’exécution des actions.

****Objectif****

Le candidat sélectionné aura la responsabilité de représenter WeWorld dans le Pays, notamment il /elle sera chargé de: coordonner l’action de l’Ong au Bénin; superviser les activités SAD (soutien à distance = parrainage des enfants), gérer les relations institutionnelles, assurer l’accompagnement et le capacity building des partenaires des projets, garantir le respect des procédures WeWorld.

****Domaines de responsabilités:****

• Représentation de WeWorld avec les partenaires, les institutions locales, centrales et internationales, les bailleurs
• Monitorage et évaluation des projets en cours et identification des nouveaux projets / partenaires
• Organisation et supervision des activités SAD
• Gestion général du bureau local de WW (ressources humaines, supervision de l’administration et de la logistique, etc.)
• Actualisation de la stratégie de l’organisation dans le Pays.

****Tâches****

• Supervision de la gestion du bureau local: il/elle supervise l’application des procédures WeWorld dans la gestion du bureau local (ressources humaines, matérielles et financières) en collaboration avec l’administrateur expatrié, surveille la conformité avec la normative locale (par exemple maintien de l’enregistrement à travers la mise à jour des documents requis, etc.) et assure la bonne organisation des missions que WeWorld réalise sur place pour des raisons techniques, de communication ou de gestion du SaD.
• Identification des partenaires et des projets: il/elle identifie des interlocuteurs fiables qui répondent à la stratégie de l’organisation au Bénin ; leur fournit le support nécessaire dans l’élaboration des propositions de projet à soumettre à WeWorld ou à des bailleurs externes et assure le respect des procédures et le correct remplissage des formulaires.
• Monitorage et évaluation des projets et des partenaires: il/elle visite régulièrement les projets et organise des rencontres avec les partenaires et les acteurs impliqués pour identifier les mesures correctrices au cours de l’implémentation; assure la supervision des partenaires dans la rédaction des rapports narratifs et financiers périodiques avant l’envoi au siège de Milan ; assure le monitorage et évaluation des partenariats.
• Organisation et supervision des activités SaD (parrainage): il/elle garantit l’application des procédures de WeWorld (Manuel SaD) de la part du personnel local et des partenaires, le respect de la planification annuelle et d’éventuelles tâches supplémentaires.
• Coordination et relations institutionnelles: il/elle gère les relations avec les autorités locales et centrales, assure la participation aux réseaux de la société civile - surtout dans le secteur de l’éducation - et évalue les possibles partenariats avec les agences internationales présentes dans le Pays (participation à appels à proposition, etc.).
• Appui opérationnel direct à WeWorld: il/elle appui les missions de monitorage et évaluation périodiques des projets réalisées par WeWorld ou ses consultants et tout autre type de mission organisée sur place (par ex. testimonial, journalistes, etc.).
• Modèle organisationnel et Code éthique: il/elle assure l’application du Modèle d’organisation et du Code éthique adoptés par WeWorld en conformité avec le décret Dlgs 231/01.

Il est important de souligner que la supervision des activités SaD et la coordination du siège requièrent un fort engagement dans la gestion et l’opérativité.

****Expérience et connaissances****

• Expérience dans la gestion et l’implémentation des projets de coopération internationale (minimum 5 ans)
• Connaissance théorique et pratique des outils techniques du secteur (ex. Cycle de gestion du Projet)
• Connaissance du secteur de l’Enfance et en particulier des droits des enfants
• Précédente expérience dans le même rôle (Représentant Pays de une Ong)
• Elaboration et rédaction de projets pour les principales agences du secteur (UE, ONU, Ministère Italien des Affaires Etrangères, etc.)
• Compétences linguistiques: excellente connaissance de l’italien (langue maternelle) et du français (parlé et écrit)
• Solides connaissances de l’outil informatique

Seront considérés atouts les expériences et connaissances suivantes:

• Précédente expérience dans la gestion des activités SaD (Soutien à distance = parrainage)
• Connaissance du Pays (Bénin)
• Connaissance dans le domaine de l’équité de genre et des droits des femmes.

****Compétences et Capacités****

• Excellentes capacités de communication en contexte multiculturel
• Capacité de gestion de relations complexes avec les institutions locales (ong, autorités, ministères, etc.)
• Attitude flexible, patiente et constructive
• Dynamisme et pro-activité pour une efficace résolution des problèmes

Envoyer sa candidature au lien suivant

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=135707&track=

incluant:

• CV mis à jour
• Lettre de présentation et motivation
• E-mail et téléphone de 3 personnes de référence

Nos recherches de personnel sont ouvertes à tout type de candidature, sans aucune discrimination de nationalité, religion, genre, âge et appartenance politique.

Les seules candidatures contenant l’autorisation au traitement des données personnelles en conformité avec le D.Lgs.196/2003 seront prises en considération.

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Strategic Learning Manager****

****Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 5 years****

****Salary: £38,918 - £49,228 per annum****

****Location: London****

****Ref: SocDev/03/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI**** aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking for a highly experienced Strategic Learning Manager to join the Social Development team. As a senior member of the Social Development team, the MEL Manager will ****lead and manage the delivery of learning strategies for Social Development and for for an exciting multi-year programme, the Global Girls Research Initiative (GGRI).****

The Social Development Programme undertakes a wide range of work on gender, adolescence and exclusion, with a strong learning and impact element across many of our projects to which this position will contribute. Amongst these, GGRI is a £26.4 million 9 year programme designed to provide decision makers with an evidence base to make informed policy and programming decisions that can improve development outcomes for adolescent girls in developing countries, including reducing child marriage, violence against women and girls; improved health, education and improved economic empowerment.

****About you****

As the Strategic Learning Manager, you will be involved in multi-stranded internal project monitoring and evaluation in the UK and with country teams, learning across multiple UK and international stakeholders, developing and quality assuring learning and dissemination products external representation of ODI and the GGRI function and multiple other reporting and communications functions.

You will have:

• MA in Development Studies/Gender Studies/ relevant social science discipline, or relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of learning, monitoring and evaluation approaches and strategies and their application in development sector settings
• Knowledge of gender and development sector
• Excellent experience of donor relationship management
• Extensive experience of establishing complex monitoring and learning systems
• Substantial experience of project management in multi-year, multi-partner and multi-country projects in the developing world
• Substantial experience of managing staff and sub-contractors to tight deadlines in a team environment, including in a context of distance management.
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures
• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving project demands
• Ability to work independently but to keep team members regularly and adequately informed of progress as well as challenges
• Excellent inter-personal communication and coordination skills
• Willingness to travel to developing countries

****Closing date: 28 October 2015****

****Interview date: 5 November 2015****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

https://jobs.odi.org.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=24421

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer – Development Progress****

****Contract: Fixed Term Contract****

****Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,328 - £32,599 per annum****

****Location: London****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI****aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are seeking to appoint two Research Officer’s to join ODI’s Development Progress Programme. Under the supervision of Research Fellows, the post holders will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives. You will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results. The first RO role will focus on the education sector, the second will support Development Progress’s work on SDG Implementation and the ‘Leave No One Behind’ agenda.

The Development Progress project aims to measure, understand and communicate where and how progress has been made in development. The project brings together case studies, opinion, and in-depth research, with a range of supporting content including infographics, animation and photography.

Recent programme highlights include:

• *Cartagena Data Festival: Better Data for a Better Tomorrow:*a three day conference focused on driving the changes required to advance the ‘data revolution’
• *Projecting progress: reaching the SDGs by 2030:*a first systematic attempt to project progress across the full SDG agenda, showing where – if current trends continue – the world will be in 15 years’ time.

****About you****

Research Officer 1

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
• Experience in producing research outputs.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully and cultural awareness.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Good presentation and networking skills.
• Multitasking skills.
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

****Closing date: 25th November 2015****

****Interview date: 9th December 2015****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk.****

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer 2/Research Fellow 1 – Development Progress****

****Contract: Fixed Term Contract****

****Salary:****

****Research Officer 2: £32,600 - £38,917 per annum****

****Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,123****

****Location: London****

****Ref: DP/04/14****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****OD****aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer2/ Research Fellow 1 to join ODI’s Development Progress. Under the supervision of Research Fellows, the post holder will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives. You will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results. This role is particularly focused on gender analysis in relation to the SDGs.

The Development Progress project aims to measure, understand and communicate where and how progress has been made in development. The project brings together case studies, opinion, and in-depth research, with a range of supporting content including infographics, animation and photography.

Recent programme highlights include:

• *Cartagena Data Festival: Better Data for a Better Tomorrow:*a three day conference focused on driving the changes required to advance the ‘data revolution’
• *Projecting progress: reaching the SDGs by 2030:*a first systematic attempt to project progress across the full SDG agenda, showing where – if current trends continue – the world will be in 15 years’ time.

****About you****

Research Officer 2

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
• Some developing country work experience.
• Significant experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports.
• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Strong presentation and networking skills.
• Multitasking skills.
• Fluency in a language other than English and competency in others.
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems.
• Strong knowledge of gender issues
• Active knowledge of current debates around the SDGs and implementation

Research Fellow 1

Development Progress are looking for a researcher to take leadership on key projects within our portfolio, undertaking innovative research and analysis, and influencing the international debate through public affairs activities including publications, media engagement, speaking at conferences, and providing advice to governments and business at a senior level. The postholder will also have the opportunity to develop their own research interests within the team’s broad areas of focus, including designing research projects, obtaining funding and managing resources for delivery. This role is particularly focused on gender analysis in relation to the SDGs.

The Development Progress project aims to measure, understand and communicate where and how progress has been made in development. The project brings together case studies, opinion, and in-depth research, with a range of supporting content including infographics, animation and photography.

Recent programme highlights include:

• *Cartagena Data Festival: Better Data for a Better Tomorrow:*a three day conference focused on driving the changes required to advance the ‘data revolution’
• *Projecting progress: reaching the SDGs by 2030:*a first systematic attempt to project progress across the full SDG agenda, showing where – if current trends continue – the world will be in 15 years’ time.

****About you****

• A degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development.
• Fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language.
• Experience in policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports.
• Extensive developing-country experience.
• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills.
• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communications ability.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences.
• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills, including managing a complex and varied workload.
• Strong knowledge of gender issues
• Active knowledge of current debates around the SDGs and implementation

****Closing date: 9th December 2015****

****Interview date: 17^th December 2016****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Fellow 1 / 2 – Development Progress****

****Contract: Permanent****

****Salary:****

****Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,123****

****Research Fellow 2: £49,229 - £62,321****

****Location: London****

****Ref:DP/05/15****

****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****

****About us****

****ODI**** (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

Development Progress are looking for a researcher to take leadership on our SDG implementation work, with particular outreach to southern actors. S/he will undertake innovative research and analysis, and influence international, regional and in-country debate through public affairs activities including publications, media engagement, speaking at conferences, and engaging with southern think tanks and researchers at a senior level. The postholder will also have the opportunity to develop their own research interests within the team’s broad areas of focus, including designing research projects, obtaining funding and managing resources for delivery.

Sitting within the Growth, Poverty, and Inequality Programme, Development Progress is a five-year research project which aims to better understand, measure, and communicate progress in development. The project has produced research across a library of nearly 50 case studies, examining progress across countries and within sectors, to provide evidence for what’s worked and why over the past two decades. This research is supported by an ambitious communications and outreach strategy, which includes a global events series, films, animations, and infographics.

****About you****

• A degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development.
• Have a well established network of policy-makers, parliamentarians, academics, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders working on development issues, particularly those hailing from developing countries.
• Excellent outreach and communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of one or more of the following areas/topics:
• Post-2015 policy and planning
• Measurement, follow-up and review
• Debates on economic growth, poverty and inequality
• Fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language, with French being particularly desirable.
• Experience in policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports.
• Both qualitative and quantitative research skills are desirable
• Extensive developing-country experience.
• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills.
• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communications ability.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills, including managing a complex and varied workload.

****Closing date: 12th December 2015****

****Interview date: 22nd December 2015****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk.****

Code: 1515/ADMINNEP/ESTERO

****Job:**** Nepal Country Administrator

Department/Area: Cooperation

Relate to:WeWorld Nepal Country Representative, Administration and Controlling Department

Location:Kathmandu (Nepal)

****Contract type:**** the duration (possible 12 months) and the contract type will be defined according to the Job Act update

****Apply before:**** 08 December 2015

****Starting Mission:**** February 2016

WeWorld is a non-profit non-governmental organization for development cooperation, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; we are independent, non-denominational and apolitical. Established in Milan in 1999, WeWorld works in Italy, Asia, Africa and Latin America to defend and promote the woman and child rights.

WeWorld collaborates with a network of other civil-society organizations to give the most vulnerable people a voice on the Italian and international political agenda, and we are involved in the main networks protecting children’s and women’s rights.

WeWorld adopts the approach of human rights as a conceptual and methodological basis for its actions. WeWorld works in seven countries in the development Countries in collaboration with local partners in supporting or implementing projects designed to: protect children, ensure their access to education, to ensure their health and that of their mothers, promote the participation of children, gender equality and women's rights. Education and health are priorities, so the projects are based on a sponsorship program, which is implemented in kindergartens and primary schools for pupils aged 4 to 8.

Work Context

WeWorld works in Nepal since 2010, to promote the universal access to quality education. The program is funded by privates funds collected through a Long Distance Sponsorship Program. The action is implemented by local partners, in particular by: Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN), and in rural context by Child Nepal, Global Action Nepal (GAN) and Nanghshall. The action aims to support the primary education in the intervention areas improving the environment of schools, the quality of the education to 12.000 children, improving the school infrastructures, training the teachers, involving the community in the school management. The 25th of April an Earthquake has had a devastating impact that caused a lot of damages and destruction in many districts of Nepal with 14 districts identified as most affected by the Ministry of Education. Out of the most affected district there are Sindhupalchock, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchock, were We World was working since 2012. In these areas a high percentage of schools have been reported damaged and with a consequent impossibility of the children to resume classes in the short term. The action was focusing on emergency response for education, in order to assure the access to education to more than 5000 children. We World has supported the construction of 60 Temporary Learning Centre (TLC). The TLC are a space where the children can feel a sense of safety, structure and predictability, where they can play and spend time with their friends and a place where caring facilitators can help them releasing any stored distress they are feeling. Ending the emergency phase, We World is starting a project of reconstruction and rehabilitation of schools in the target area.

Scope of the job

• To ensure the proper follow up of the admin and reporting procedures of the WeWorld action in the developing country, to guarantee the transparency and the traceability of the economic and financial data flow.
• To support and following the admin and finance capacity building of the WeWorld office abroad.

Main responsabilities

1.Project’s accountancy and financial reporting monitoring: 40% of working time:

• Support the WeWorld implementing local partners in Nepal managing the project accountancy: assure with monthly meetings and field visits that the partner is implementing properly the WeWorld procedures and follow the WeWorld financial norms.
• Ensure that the financial reports prepared by the partners are properly compiled and all the attached documents are in line with the WeWorld financial norms.

2.Project’s financial monitoring: 40% of working time:

• Support the WeWorld implementing local partners in Nepal in the projects financial management: definition of the project budget, budget follow up and expenditure projection.
• Ensure a progressive assessment of the partner in terms of financial capability and autonomy; draft a training program to enable the partner to acquire more confidence in terms of reporting and budgeting;

3.Office financial management: 15% of working time:

• implement all financial office procedures: assure the cash forecast, the management of the cash flow, the relationships with the bank, the financial authorisation of the expenditures
• participate to the financial management of the office in collaboration with the Country Representative: drafts and updates, budget follow up and projection.
• acquire the basic knowledge of the Financials and Fiscal rules and regulation with the support of the Local Charter Accountant in order to ensure the respect of the mandatory dead lines and avoid payment of penalties
• Supervise the accounting and administrative document filing Ensure the monthly closing and the transmission of all documents before the 10th of the following month to the WeWorld headquarters in Milan; implement all the human resource procedures , assure the payment of the salaries and income taxes and update the staff files.

4.Support the Country Representative and the Program manager 5%. of working time:

• Ensure the implementation of the staff regulation in the office and that each disciplinary action is documented, justified, compliant with the law and staff regulation support the Country Representative in the logistic management of the office
• Support the program manager in the projects’ financial follow up on quarterly basis
• Contribute to the improvement of the Local Office different departments from the administrative and financial point of view, sharing experience and training the staff

Qualification and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or management
• At least five (5) years of relevant overseas experience providing administrative support, financial management and logistic support in International development projects;
• Previous experience in monitoring partner NGO financial reports and in using the double-entry accounting (strong knowledge)
• Experience in the management of the project funded by main donors (es. EU and UN)
• Experience in development project in Nepal will be considered a plus when establishing the ranking.
• Experience in human resource management (training and development);
• Experience of working in team and supporting the partners in all financial and administrative issues of the project.
• Willing to work on close support to the partners central and field branches, with frequent and extended field visit missions.
• Italian Mother tongue, Fluency in English
• Proficiency in MS Office applications especially excel

Skills

• Excellent communication skill and sensitivity in dealing with partner administrative staff and solving critical issues;
• Problem solving skills;
• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude;
• Dynamic and willing to take initiative to complete tasks assigned.

Apply enclosing:

• Updated curriculum vitae
• Cover Letter including the expected salary and benefit
• Specify three references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

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