OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

HR systems and projects Advisor

Contract: Permanent

Location: London

Salary: £32,926 – £39,306 per annum

Ref: HR/01/17

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 seeking a HR ystems and projects Advisor to join our small friendly team. You will be responsible for project managing our new HR Information Systems (HRIS) and ensuring that HRIS processes and workflows are optimised. The post holder is expected to manage and provide a pro-active, professional, strategic and effective service and be the first point of contact at ODI for all matters relating to ODI staff remuneration and corporate benefits provision such as payroll, reward and HRIS.

About you

You will be the project lead for implementing, embedding and ensuring continuous improvement of HRIS. You will focus on benefits and reward operations and actively support the Head of HR with the development and implementation of the revised reward strategy. You will also be expected to take the lead role on HR projects as required. We will expect you to understand and support the aims of a strategic HR function which is focussed on organisational development and implementing best practice policies in line with the Institute’s values.

The successful candidate will have experience of having sucessfully project managed and implemented a new HRIS system and/or payroll provision. You will have experience of working with different types of employee benefits and of delivering payroll and pension related services. Knowledge of legal and statutory payroll issues and requirements, with an ability to communicate these to a non-Financial / non-payroll audience is required.

You will be proficient in IT, have excellent communication and organisational skills with strong attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. As well as being able to work on your own initiative, you will also be a motivated and enthusiastic team player.

Closing date: 15 January 2017

Interview date: 23 January 2017

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*\* and apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone (0)207 922 0394 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer – Social Protection

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Research Officer: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Senior Research Officer: £32,926 - £39,306 per annum

Location: London

Ref: SocPro/02/17

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 seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Social Protection Programme. 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 work will require a knowledge of social protection to provide inputs into ongoing research projects such as literature reviews, interviews, data analysis and preparing reports. You will also be required to contribute to the development of research proposals, to disseminate research in a variety of ways, and to provide project management support.

ODI’s Social Protection Programme (www.odi.org/programmes/social-protection) is a multidisciplinary research and advisory programme, focusing on social protection and social policy. It supports the design and implementation of effective social protection through high-quality applied research and provides policy advice on key issues in social protection, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. Recent work by the team includes analysis of social protection and employment, the distributional impact of taxes and transfers, policy options to extend social protection to marginalised and excluded groups, the effectiveness of social protection in a crisis, and a review of the evidence on the impacts of cash transfers.

About you

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline (e.g. social policy, development studies, economics)
• Knowledge of key issues in social protection (for example, targeting, instruments, financing)
• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond
• Experience in producing research outputs on social protection
• 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, which may include overnight and weekends on occasion
• Ability to work on own initiative

Closing date: 19 February 2017

Interview date: 10^th March 2017

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](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Fellow – Social Protection Programme

Contract: Permanent

Salary: (Dependant on experience) Research Fellow: £39,307 - £49,702;

Senior Research Fellow: £49,721 - £62,944

Location: London

Ref: SocPro/01/17

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.

ODI’s Social Protection Programme (www.odi.org/programmes/social-protection) is a multidisciplinary research and advisory programme, focusing on social protection and social policy. It supports the design and implementation of effective social protection through high-quality applied research and provides policy advice on key issues in social protection, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. Recent work by the team includes analysis of social protection and employment, the distributional impact of taxes and transfers, policy options to extend social protection to marginalised and excluded groups, the effectiveness of social protection in a crisis, and a review of the evidence on the impacts of cash transfers.

The Social Protection Programme is seeking a Research Fellow to develop, fundraise for, conduct and manage policy relevant, high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public-affairs programmes.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for the development and delivery of a portfolio of research and policy advice on social protection. The portfolio will reflect the Social Protection Programme’s strategic priorities as well as the candidate’s skills and preferences. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates with demonstrable experience in the following areas:

• Social protection financing

• Social protection policy impact evaluation

• Social protection and labour markets

• Social protection, urbanisation or migration

• Social protection, poverty and the SDGs

• Social protection, risk and resilience

You will work closely with the Head of Programme and Social Protection Research Fellows and will join a growing team of researchers working on major themes in social protection. You will lead and 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Research and funding: developing and leading policy relevant research in social protection policy. This includes attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio.

• Project management: taking responsibility for the implementation and overall management of research, advisory and public affairs projects.

• Policy advice, public affairs, and dissemination: carrying out public affairs work and disseminating and promoting the programme’s work and ideas.

• *Contribute to the Institute’s collegiate life:* contributing to ODI papers and activities.

The successful candidate will have:

• a post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, public policy, social policy, political science or development studies (a PhD in a relevant discipline is desirable);
• extensive knowledge of key issues in social protection, including on social protection programmes (e.g. in-kind and cash transfers, active labour market programmes and subsidies), financing, targeting, delivery and monitoring;
• substantial experience in policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports on social protection;
• substantial experience in international organisations and actors working on social protection;
• demonstrated ability to win work and attract funds;
• fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language.

Closing date: 19 February 2017

Interview date: 09 March 2017

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](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer – Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Location: London

Ref: RAPID/02/2017

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.

The Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme works to improve the use of research-based evidence and local knowledge in policy-making. This leads to better decision-making and better policies that can help transform lives. We do this by working with all actors to develop capacity for both policy influence and evidence-informed policy-making

We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Research and Policy in Development Programme. 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 Research Officer will work across the RAPID programme, including with the evaluation team to support evaluations and other projects with the aim of making evaluation methods, practices and systems more useful.

Current programme work includes:

• Collaborative research with UK and Chinese research and government agencies to increase resilience to earthquakes.
• Support to the Indonesia Knowledge Sector Initiative which aims to strengthen the production and use of research for better policy and practice.
• Advisory work to improve the caoacity of UN agencies to engage with and influence policy.
• Support to Save the Children UK to develop a system to monitor the impact of their advocacy work.
• “Learning Partner” to a MasterCard Foundation funded programme to improve youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa.

More about our work can be found at www.odi.org.uk/rapid

About you

You will be expected to have

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
• Formal training (such as university courses) in research and/or evaluation methods
• Experience in producing research outputs.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Good 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

Closing date: 13^th February 2017

Interview date: During the week of the 13^th March

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/jobs](http://www.odi.org/jobs](http://www.odi.org/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

About the organization:
We World 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 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 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 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.
Since 2010 an integrated project including primary and pre-primary schools has been implemented in Nyamira County. After the conclusion of the first phase project (2010-2012), a second phase started in 2013 which is due to finish in June, 2017. This new phase 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 new phase, We World is currently looking for a Programme Economic Officer. His/her mission is to support the Project Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the economic development component of the project.

Vacancy Code: WWKF/KEN/001/2017
Position: Programme Economic Officer
Date Issued: 26th January 2017
Apply before: 3rd February 2017
Start Date: asap
Location: Kisii with frequent missions in project villages (Nyamira County)

Responsibilities and Tasks
• Support the Project Manager in the execution of economic development activities according to the project proposal, implementation framework and Project Manager instruction
• Monitor project performance in economic development by carrying out field visits, collecting/processing project information (records, surveys, assessments, etc.) and regularly updating the project database in collaboration with the Project Manager
• Organize project activities related to economic development (training and monitoring of SMCs and CBOs’ IGAs)
• Draft reports related to economic development activities
• Assist the Project Manager in the drafting of reporting tools, narrative reports and in the relations with beneficiaries and local authorities
• Complete administrative and operational tasks related to economic development activities
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualification and Experience
• At least 3 years’ experience in rural and community development
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or similar
• Previous experience with NGOs
• Experience in the management of projects funded by main donors
• Proficient spoken and written English (spoken Swahili is an advantage)
• Proficiency in MS Office applications especially Excel
• Kenyan nationality
• Preferable: driving license (car and motorcycle)
Personal Skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Rigor and autonomy
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures
• Ability to delegate
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player
• Problem solving skills
• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude
• Excellent communication skills

Type Contract: 5 months

How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter and CV by email clearly stating in the subject Vacancy No: WWKF/KEN/001/2017 to: marco.carlini@weworld.it by 3rd February2017 and attach a recent recommendation letter from one of the last employers.
Specify on the CV the last gross salary received, your expected salary and two references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Réf: 0217/PROGRMGRBEN/EST

Poste: Gestionnaire de Programme Bénin

Département : Coopération

Se réfère à: Représentant Pays Bénin, Desk Officer Afrique

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: 19 février 2017

Date d’affectation: mi-mars 2017

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, est enregistrée dans le Pays depuis janvier 2011 et son bureau est à Cotonou. L’ONG 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 suffisante et vise aussi à favoriser l’accès des familles rurales aux ressources économiques nécessaires à une vie digne. WeWorld cofinance, supervise et appuie trois interventions exécutés par des partenaires et gère un projet en directe.

Objectif

La personne sélectionnée aura la responsabilité de supporter le Représentant pays dans l’exécution du Projet en gestion directe, la supervision des projets gérés par les partenaires, le renforcement des capacités des partenaires, les relations institutionnelles, la conception et écriture de nouveaux projets, l’élaboration de la stratégie Pays et son application à travers un plan opérationnel annuel.

Tâches

1. Gérer le Programme de WeWorld au Bénin et les activités de M&E sous la supervision du Représentant Pays.

2. Réviser et approuver, en coordination avec l'administrateur Pays de WeWorld, les rapports périodiques narratifs des projets.

3. Planifier et exécuter les activités de suivi et évaluation des projets avec des fréquentes visites de terrain.

4. Mettre à jour les Outils de M&E et gérer la base de données sur le suivi des projets.

5. Rédiger des rapports mensuels sur l’état d’avancement des projets.

6. Aider les partenaires dans la Gestion du Cycle du Projet et les soutenir dans la préparation du plan d'activité par quadrimestre, des rapports périodiques et de l’Outil de M&E.

7. Aider les partenaires à renforcer leur connaissance sur la gestion des projets et les bonnes pratiques.

8. Superviser le projet exécuté en directe par WeWorld Bénin et en assurer la correcte gestion, le suivi-évaluation, le reporting.

   1. Soutien au Représentant Pays

9. Définir la stratégie de WeWorld à mi et long terme au Bénin.

10. Renforcer les relations avec les principaux acteurs du développement, tels que les ONG, les réseaux, les Ministères, les autorités locales opérant dans les mêmes domaines de WeWorld et les principaux bailleurs de fonds.

11. Assurer la coordination avec le Département Parrainage pour favoriser une meilleure intégration entre le système de parrainage et la gestion du cycle de tous projets.

    Qualités souhaitées

Expérience et connaissances

• Diplôme universitaire ou de master en Sciences sociales (par exemple, sciences politiques, sociologie, anthropologie, études sur le développement, droits de l'homme).

• Une expérience d'au moins 2 ans à l'étranger dans la gestion de projets internationaux de développement financés par les principaux donateurs (ex. UE et ONU).

• Expérience dans la conception de projets à soumettre aux principaux bailleurs de fonds (UE, agences des Nations Unies).

• Expérience dans le renforcement des capacités de la société civile et le suivi-évaluation des projets.

• Capacité de travailler en équipe et de soutenir les partenaires dans toutes les phases de la Gestion du cycle de projet.

• Disponibilité à travailler dans le support de proximité aux partenaires avec des fréquentes missions de terrain.

• Une précédente expérience dans des projets de développement au Bénin sera considérée un « plus ».

• Excellente connaissance de l’italien (langue maternelle) et du français (parlé et écrit)

• Maîtrise des logiciels MS Office, Excel en particulier.

  Compétences et Capacités

• Excellentes capacités de communication et sensibilité dans la relation avec les responsables des organisations partenaires.

• Attitude flexible, patiente et constructive.

• Dynamisme et pro-activité pour une efficace résolution des problèmes et l’atteinte des tâches confiées.

Pour postuler, envoyer sa candidature

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=158248&track=

incluant:

• CV mis à jour

• Lettre de présentation et motivation mentionnant le salaire attendu

• 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.

  Seront prises en considération seulement les candidatures contenant l’autorisation au traitement des données personnelles en conformité avec le D.Lgs.196/2003.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Project Manager – Social Protection / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium

Fixed-term contract until 31 December 2018

Salary: £32,926 - £39,306 per annum

Location: London

REF: SLRC/01/17

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 an experienced and highly organised Project Manager to join the Social Protection Programme and the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC).

SLRC is a multi-donor, multi-country research programme consortia, led by ODI and running from 2011 to 2018. SLRC is exploring how people make a living, how they educate their children and how they stay healthy in a range of fragile and conflict-affected countries. It provides decision makers with an evidence base to make informed policy and programming decisions that can improve development outcomes for all in conflict-affected countries. Further information about the project can be found on the SLRC Project Site.

The Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project, and will play a key role in delivering arrangements for project implementation. They will ensure the smooth management of work plans, budgets, reporting and external partnerships. This will include maintaining and developing management tools for tracking project objectives and supporting the Project Research Director and associated team in the delivery of project outputs and outcomes.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Financial management and reporting: tracking and coordinating financial information flows; managing quarterly expenditure tracking and invoicing to tight donor deadlines, and ensuring compliance with the donor’s Financial Principles, value for money and key performance indicators.

• Governance: designing and managing the reporting process; responsibility for ensuring regular reporting on performance and compliance to the funder is delivered according to an agreed timetable.

• Planning and performance support: providing guidance and support to project teams within ODI for planning, delivery and reporting; co-ordinating with key internal support teams; maintaining an overview of output delivery and flagging any risks to the Head of Programme.

• Strategic communications and knowledge management: coordinating the development and functioning of internal and external communications systems, networks, intranet, website, etc. to ensure strong internal and external relationships for the project; managing activities and supporting teams to promote project output dissemination and uptake, with input from colleagues in the Communications team.

• Partnerships and external relations: working with the team on formalising key partnerships and relationships for project implementation; facilitating external relations with relevant stakeholders; convening high-level project and stakeholder meetings as required.

• As necessary, manage all business development processes: identification of new opportunities/donors; securing additional funding; leading the process of the preparation of bids and proposals; developing budgets and tailoring technical documentation.

About you

• Masters’ degree in a relevant discipline.

· Significant programme management experience and proven ability to manage multiple project-level inputs within a high-level programme framework.

· A strong track record of reporting on complex donor-funded (e.g. multi-sector or multi-country) projects or programmes, monitoring performance standards through task-management structures, and delivering convincing and quality reports.

· Extensive budget administration and reporting experience, ideally including devolved budgets.

· Proven track record of effective co-ordination with key internal support functions, in support of project/programme output planning, delivery, reporting and dissemination.

· Excellent time management skills and proven ability to organise inputs from other individuals and teams in order to meet key project or programme deadlines.

• Substantial experience of managing staff to tight deadlines in a team environment.

· Demonstrable ability to form strong and productive working relationships with external stakeholders and partners for learning and knowledge sharing.

· Proven ability to influence and negotiate with staff and stakeholders in relation to project and programme management and delivery, often without direct authority.

· Ability to anticipate and manage risk and take active steps to mitigate them, and act quickly to deal with emerging challenges.

· Ability to manage and develop financial information systems to support timely donor reporting and business planning.

· Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.

· Ability to maintain a high-level overview of programme performance and progress, and provide more hands-on support to project teams if necessary.

· Excellent attention to detail, especially in ensuring consistency across multiple reports and project documents.

• Advanced IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and databases.

· Knowledge and understanding of development issues and a personal commitment to international development and poverty reduction would be desirable.

• Experience working in a developing country or with developing country partner organisations is desirable.

Closing date: 19^th February 2017

Interview Date: w/c 27^th February 2017

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](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone (0)20 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE **

Project and Operations Manager – Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until May 2018 with possibility of extension

Salary: £38,155 - £48,263 per annum

Location: London

Ref: RR/02/17

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 to appoint an experienced project and operations manager to lead the deliverly of a £9m programme to manage a knowledge hub on disaster and climate resilience.

The project and operations manager will co-ordinate the delivery of the Knowledge Manager function for the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme, funded by the UK Department for International Development.

BRACED is a £110m programme helping people become more resilient to climate extremes in Southeast Asia, the African Sahel and East Africa. Over four years (2014-2018), this is being achieved through the efforts of 15 major consortia.

The Knowledge Manager works with these 15 consortia to generate evidence and learning on resilience from across the BRACED programme to inform and influence the policies and programmes of practitioners, governments and funding agencies.

The project and operations manager will join ODI’s Risk and Resilience programme. About you

As a project and operations manager, the post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of monitoring, evaluation, research, communications and learning services to BRACED and other programmes. You will lead delivery in line with the work plan, manage a complex consortium and co-ordinate all financial and narrative reporting. You will have strong existing experience in managing complex donor-funded programmes including work planning and donor reporting, be comfortable with all aspects of partnership management, be able to work across countries and regions in a dynamic team and ideally have a personal commitment to building resilience to disaster risks and climate extremes. **Closing date: 27 February 2017

Interview Date: 6 March 2017 **

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at 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

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 and apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

ODI is an equal opportunities employer

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

PA to Managing Director

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Location: London

Ref: HPG/03/17

The UK’s leading 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual to support and provide an exceptional level of professional personal assistance to the ODI Managing Director responsible for Humanitarian, Resilience and Gender programmes.

On a daily basis you will work on diary management, travel arrangements, scheduling meetings and liaising with both internal and external stakeholders. You will also be asked to manage the Director’s inbox, which entails drafting email and letter correspondence to send to stakeholders of varying levels; preparation of presentations and documents and producing synopses of articles as requested by the Director. Correspondence must be accurate and of a highly professional standard.

You must be able to anticipate the needs of the Director and act accordingly to ensure the smooth running of their commitments and their person.

The Managing Director is a political scientist whose work involves frequent travel around the world. You will be based in our busy London office and will be fully involved in all aspects of the Director’s commitments. Tasks will range from full diary management through to more substantive tasks. The right candidate will benefit from working very closely with one of the most senior and respected professionals in the humanitarian sector, providing assistance with meetings, presentation and supporting research.

About you

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, proactive personal assistant who thrives under pressure and is able to manage a complex workload independently and to tight deadlines in a busy professional environment.

You must have:

• education to degree level in a relevant discipline/or relevant qualifications or have substantial related work experience

• strong communication and IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint with the ability to learn new software quickly;

• excellent written and spoken English and the ability to draft correspondence to and liaise with senior humanitarian professionals;

• experience of diary management and arranging international travel itineraries;

• experience of providing support at a senior level, often while maintaining high levels of confidentiality;

• experience of working with a high workload and being flexible enough to adapt to new tasks;

• experience of providing an administrative support at a senior level

• experience of working under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines

• excellent organisational and prioritisation skills especially when dealing with multiple requests;

• Ability to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

Closing date:Thursday 30 March at 12pm

Interview date: Wednesday 05 April

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 Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 0394 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

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 Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 0394 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

Code: 0717/PROGOFFTANZ/ESTERO

Job: Program Officer Tanzania

Department/Area: International Cooperation

Relate to: Tanzania Country Representative, Desk Africa

Location: Dar es Salaam – Tanzania; field visits play a large part of the job; as such, it is expected that the selected person is willing and able to take part in these activities, as and when needed and sometimes with short notice.

Contract type: consultant 12

Apply before: 1st April 2017

Starting Mission: by the end of April / beginning of May 2017

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may commence prior to the advert closing date.

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

In Tanzania WeWorld is leading a primary and pre-school-centered education program in three geographical areas, namely Temeke and Kinondoni Municipalities (Dar es Salaam) and Ludewa District Council. Moreover, in Dar es Salaam WeWorld is supporting children and youths victims of violence.

The education program is composed of three community-based projects. Two of them are based on co-financing partnerships between WeWorld and local NGOs: Organization for Community Development (OCODE) in Temeke and Kinondoni Municipalities and Southern Highlands Participatory Organization (SHIPO) in Ludewa District. The infrastructural project is directly implemented by WeWorld in Dar es Salaam.

The project supporting children and youths victims of trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, domestic work, domestic violence and sexual violence is based on a co-financing partnership between with the local NGO Kiota Women Health and Development Organisation (KIWOHEDE).

The projects are implemented in close cooperation with local authorities ruled by Memorandum of Understanding.

Scope of the job

In close collaboration with the Country Representative and the Program Manager, the Program Officer will be responsible for the design of new projects, for the reporting (to WeWorld, donors and third parties), for the support in following up project implementation and gathering and dissemination of best practices.

Main responsabilities

Project design

• Project identification and elaboration for WeWorld funding as well as for institutional and private donors;

• Identify and track funding opportunities within the institutional donors’ strategy and action plan for initiation of new projects and give active contribution to the overall WeWorld effort in resource mobilization;

• Carry out research of information and analysis about donors and prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation;

• Carry out policy analysis and follow up of main evolution in the relevant sectors for WeWorld action (especially education, children’s and women’s rights) as well as in project management;

• Research on and contribute to studies, articles and advocacy material.

Follow up of project implementation

• Provide support to technical and financial follow up of projects’ implementation, including field visits, according to WeWorld planning and procedures

• Support the management as well as the monitoring and evaluation of WeWorld programs / projects.

• Contribute to the implementation and review of WeWorld Tanzania strategic plan in cooperation with the other staffs, including participation to interim and annual planning and monitoring.

Reporting

• Manage and coordinate scheduled reporting in compliance with We World’s and donors’ requirements

• Disseminate projects information to third parties (donors, Government of Tanzania, etc.)

• Support sharing of information between WeWorld Tanzania and WeWorld Headquarter

Gathering and dissemination of best practices

• Assist the Program Manager in capturing lessons learnt from WeWorld project portfolio and support sharing of best practices and policy insights

• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to WeWorld programs and to institutional and country policy goals

Qualification and experience

• University Degree or Master in Social Sciences (e.g. Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Development Studies, Human Rights)

• At least 1-2 years of overseas experience in management of cooperation development projects

• Proved experience in designing projects, preferably about Quality Education, Gender Equality, Children’s Rights, to be submitted to the main Institutional donors (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, European Union, UN and other agencies)

• Experience in civil society capacity building and project’s monitoring and evaluation

• Experience in development project in Tanzania will be considered a plus ranking factor

Skills and abilities

• Excellent project proposal writing skills

• Capable of working in team and supporting the partners in all phases of the Project Cycle Management

• Excellent communication skill and sensitivity in dealing with partner managers and solving critical issues

• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude

• Dynamic and willing to take initiative to complete tasks assigned

• Good skills in MS Office applications especially Excel, Word and Power Point

• Italian Mother tongue; fluency in English

• Fluency in Swahili will be considered a plus ranking factor

Apply to

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=161007&track=

enclosing the following:

• Updated curriculum vitae

• Cover Letter, including the expected salary

• Specify three references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

We are seeking to appoint a Country Coordinator and Research Uptake Manager in Rwanda to join the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research initiative.

GAGE is a nine-year (2015-2024) £26.4 million mixed methods longitudinal research and evaluation programme. GAGE will strengthen the evidence base on ‘what works’ for adolescent girls in diverse Global South contexts to fast-track social change. GAGE is funded by UK Aid from the UK government (Department for International Development – DFID).

Please see the full job description here.

The Country Coordinator will play a vital role in:

• Coordinating the research partners from GAGE across the different work-streams and ensuring it follows a robust mixed methods approach. This will include liaising closely with the national research partners and with the implementers of the adolescent programming at the heart of the impact evaluation work-stream.
• Supporting substantive uptake and application of the research from GAGE by key national and regional policy makers, practitioners and research stakeholders.
• Building national and regional key partnerships for GAGE.

Experience: Essential

• Proven track record of meaningful research uptake in relevant areas (which has led to changes in policy and practice);
• Established national and ideally also regional networks (e.g. with government, NGOs, United Nations agencies, private sector and media); established existing relationships with key stakeholders;
• Coordination and management experience (ideally of large and longer-term research projects or at research institutions);
• Experience collaborating with local and international NGOs who work on adolescence and gender;
• Experience publicly representing projects and institutions;
• Experience of delivery and/or management of rigorous, mixed-methods research in areas related to adolescence and gender/empowerment / social norms change;
• Significant experience related to programming for girls/women;

Desirable:

• Experience of working within major donor (research) programmes.

Skills/abilities:

• Fluent written and spoken English (the working language of the overall GAGE consortium is English). Fluent written and spoken Kinyarwanda is preferred;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures;
• Skills in listening, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution;
• Ability to work as part of a team;
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving project demands;
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

All applicants should send a resume/CV and cover letter explaining how you would meet the requirements of the role to Alexandra Vaughan at a.vaughan@odi.org.uk (please note whether the application is for an individual or on behalf of your organisation). The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday, 27th April. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview in Kigali on Tuesday, 16th May.

We are seeking to appoint a Country Coordinator and Research Uptake Manager in Ethiopia to join the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research initiative.

GAGE is a nine-year (2015-2024) £26.4 million mixed methods longitudinal research and evaluation programme. GAGE will strengthen the evidence base on ‘what works’ for adolescent girls in diverse Global South contexts to fast-track social change. GAGE is funded by UK Aid from the UK government (Department for International Development –DFID).

Please see the full job description here.

The Country Coordinator will play a vital role in:

• Coordinating the research partners from GAGE across the different work-streams and ensuring it follows a robust mixed methods approach. This will include liaising closely with the national research partners and with the implementers of the adolescent programming at the heart of the impact evaluation work-stream.
• Supporting substantive uptake and application of the research from GAGE by key national and regional policy makers, practitioners and research stakeholders.
• Building national and regional key partnerships for GAGE.

Experience: Essential

• Proven track record of meaningful research uptake in relevant areas (which has led to changes in policy and practice);
• Established national and ideally also regional networks (e.g. with government, NGOs, United Nations agencies, private sector and media); established existing relationships with key stakeholders;
• Coordination and management experience (ideally of large and longer-term research projects or at research institutions);
• Experience collaborating with local and international NGOs who work on adolescence and gender;
• Experience publicly representing projects and institutions;
• Experience of delivery and/or management of rigorous, mixed-methods research in areas related to adolescence and gender/empowerment / social norms change;
• Significant experience related to programming for girls/women;

Desirable:

• Experience of working within major donor (research) programmes.

Skills/abilities:

• Fluent written and spoken Amharic and fluent written and spoken English (the working language of the overall GAGE consortium is English). Fluent written and spoken Afaan Oromo is also desirable;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures;
• Skills in listening, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution;
• Ability to work as part of a team;
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving project demands;
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

All applicants should send a resume/CV and cover letter explaining how you would meet the requirements of the role to Alexandra Vaughan at a.vaughan@odi.org.uk (please note whether the application is for an individual or on behalf of your organisation). The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday, 27th April. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview in Addis Ababa on Friday, 19th May.

We are seeking to appoint a Country Coordinator and Research Uptake Manager in Nepal to join the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research initiative.

GAGE is a nine-year (2015-2024) £26.4 million mixed methods longitudinal research and evaluation programme. GAGE will strengthen the evidence base on ‘what works’ for adolescent girls in diverse Global South contexts to fast-track social change. GAGE is funded by UK Aid from the UK government (Department for International Development –DFID). Please see the full job description here.

The Country Coordinator will play a vital role in:

• Coordinating the research partners from GAGE across the different work-streams and ensuring it follows a robust mixed methods approach. This will include liaising closely with the national research partners and with the implementers of the adolescent programming at the heart of the impact evaluation work-stream.
• Supporting substantive uptake and application of the research from GAGE by key national and regional policy makers, practitioners and research stakeholders.
• Building national and regional key partnerships for GAGE.

Experience: Essential

• Proven track record of meaningful research uptake in relevant areas (which has led to changes in policy and practice);
• Established national and ideally also regional networks (e.g. with government, NGOs, United Nations agencies, private sector and media); established existing relationships with key stakeholders;
• Coordination and management experience (ideally of large and longer-term research projects or at research institutions);
• Experience collaborating with local and international NGOs who work on adolescence and gender;
• Experience publicly representing projects and institutions;
• Experience of delivery and/or management of rigorous, mixed-methods research in areas related to adolescence and gender/empowerment / social norms change;
• Significant experience related to programming for girls/women;

Desirable:

• Experience of working within major donor (research) programmes.

Skills/abilities:

• Fluent written and spoken Nepali and fluent written and spoken English (the working language of the overall GAGE consortium is English);
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures;
• Skills in listening, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution;
• Ability to work as part of a team;
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving project demands;
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

All applicants should send a resume/CV and cover letter explaining how you would meet the requirements of the role to Alexandra Vaughan at a.vaughan@odi.org.uk (please note whether the application is for an individual or on behalf of your organisation). The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday, 27th April. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview in Kathmandu on Tuesday, 2nd May.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the country representative in the daily management of the organization and in the relationship with the relevant Government offices, International donors and local partner organizations in the relevant sectors.
• Represent the organization at education and child protection development partners’ forum at national level and at county level to ensure working relationships and engagement with relevant ministries, Development partners and stakeholders is enhanced.
• Support the country representative in the activities of the on-going projects and the start up activities of the new field projects
• Provide technical support to the sub-offices and the local partners in developing project concepts, proposals and budgets.
• Ensure the timely and quality of Monthly and Quarterly reports of all related programs, technical and financial results in according to the donors’ requirements.
• Work closely with field teams to implement activities as per the work-plan.
• Strengthen We World monitoring system, perform a constant monitoring of the project activities and expenditures among local partners through regular field visits, use of standardized M&E tools and also ensuring at the same time that they are realized within the timeframe and according to the procedures required by the project.
• Assist the Local partners with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use and to ensure effective implementation of M&E.
• Perform any other duty that might be assigned by the Country representative

Essential Competencies:

• Bachelors' degree in Education related matters or Social Work and Child Protection matters
• 5 years minimum work experience in NGOs;
• Very strong organizational skills with proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in multi-cultural context;
• Able to relate with staff personnel and local partners and to assist them in proposal writing and monitoring and evaluation of their projects in order to meet the requirements of We World and the funding donors;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the drafting of reports.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Able to take initiatives and additional responsibilities and work without supervision to accomplish results;

Desirable Competencies:

• Master Degree will be highly valued
• Prior experience working for NGOs and/or charitable institutions
• Prior experience working on projects funded by an international institution
• Excellent computer skills, especially Word and Excel;

Contract Type: 1 year contract, (with previous 3 months of successful probation)

Location: Nairobi office based, with very frequent travelling missions

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter and CV by email clearly stating in the subjectVacancy No: EDU/WWKF/KEN/2017 to: kenya@weworld.itby 28^th April 2017 and attach a recent recommendation letter from one of the last employers.

Please, apply only if you can match the essential competencies as those who do not shall not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer / Research Fellow

(Private Sector Development/Trade/Macro Economics) International Economic Development Group

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Research Officer: £28,015 - £33,419 per annum

Senior Research Officer: £33,420 - £39,896 per annum

Research Fellow: £39,897 - £50,466 per annum;

Senior Research Fellow : £50,467 - £63,888 per annum;

Principal Research Fellow: £63,889 - £78,538 per annum

Ref: IEDG/01/17

The UK’s leading 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.

Our International Economic Development Group (IEDG) aims to influence international and national economic policy relevant for prosperity in developing countries. We undertake high-quality innovative research in areas relevant to contemporary economic policy debates, and make the results accessible to opinion-formers and policy-makers. Our work is organised around four thematic themes:

• Trade and trade policy (WTO and Brexit, Regional Integration, Aid for Trade, value chains)
• Private sector development (FDIand development, entrepreneurial and management capabilities, business environment and market regulation)
• International macro-economics and international finance (capital flows, macro-economic policy, international economic crises)
• Supporting economic transformation (productivity, industrial policy, structural change)

This is an exciting opportunity to join IEDG. We are planning to recruit up to two candidates, one at Research Officer level and one at Research Fellow level to join IEDG and contribute to strategy development, fundraising, research, advisory work and public affairs, helping to drive an innovative programme on international economic development. We are looking especially to develop our work on private sector development, trade and macro-economics.

Your work will develop and deepen IEDG’s programme of work on trade, finance and growth, ideally with an emphasis on private sector development, trade and / or macro-economics.

About the job

Responsibilities include:

• Research and policy advisory work*:* conducting high-quality applied research

• Fundraising: contributing/attracting funds through bids, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio

• Public affairs: disseminating and promoting IEDG’s work and ideas through high-level meetings, ODI publications and blogs, and other media.

About you

The successful candidates will have:

• a postgraduate degree in economics or a closely-related discipline (ideally a PhD), including research experience and skills in the area of business, FDI, trade or macro-economics)
• extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in international economic development
• for the PSD position, extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in the focus areas of PSD - business strategy and management, market regulation and/or entrepreneurial development – involving business in developing (and ideally also developed) countries
• experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports
• first-hand developing-country experience
• strong analytical, quantitative and organisational skills, including the ability to manage a complex and varied workload to tight deadlines
• excellent written and oral communication skills
• demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communication ability
• demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects
• the ability to work as part of a team and support the Head of Programme in people and project management.

Closing date: 13 June 2017

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/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

Summary: The Open Algorithms (OPAL) is looking for a Program Director to begin as soon as possible for 12 months including a 1-month trial period.

About the project: The Open Algorithms (OPAL) project is a socio-technological innovation to leverage private sector data for public good purposes by “sending the code to the data” in a privacy preserving, predictable, participatory, scalable and sustainable manner. It has two main objectives: providing a far better picture of human reality to official statisticians, policymakers, planners, businesses, and citizens, while enabling greater inclusion and inputs of all members of societies on the kinds and uses of analyses performed on data about themselves. OPAL, developed by a consortium composed of Data-Pop Alliance, Imperial College London, the MIT Media Lab, Orange and the World Economic Forum, builds on years of work of this group and others, and is a key milestone towards realizing a vision where data is at the heart of societal development around the globe, in support of the UN Sustainable Developments Goals and democracy. OPAL will start with pilots in Senegal and Colombia with funding from the Agence française de développement (AFD) provided to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). In its initial phase of OPAL’s deployment, requests for pre-determined indicators—e.g. population densities—will be sent via the platform through pre-developed algorithms running on the companies’ data servers, behind their firewalls, in a privacy-preserving manner, and results will be made available via an interface. Local engagement and empowerment will be central to the development of OPAL: needs, feedback and priorities will be collected and identified through local workshops and discussions, and their results feed into the design of future algorithms. These algorithms will be open, therefore subject to public scrutiny and redress. A local advisory committee on ethics and development—CODE in French and Spanish—will provide guidance and oversight to the project, to ensure it abides by key ethical principles. In addition, training will be delivered around the project to foster its use and diffusion as well as capacities and connections more broadly.

About the position:

The OPAL Program Director will oversee the development of OPAL’s first 2 pilots in Senegal and Colombia on a daily basis in close coordination with key local partners and the OPAL core team. The OPAL Program Director will manage the core global OPAL team as well as oversee the local workstreams leading up to the launch of the first versions of the OPAL platform in early 2018 as well as follow-up and further platform updates after the launch.

They will be responsible for promoting the development of the OPAL project particularly around local regulation/privacy environment, capacity building, and algorithm development community; representing the project in selected instances; and leading global coordination of the core OPAL team, key partners, and oversight bodies.

Key functions of the OPAL Program Director will include:

• Coordinate global and local partnership structure

• Ensure coherent project development and management including regular coordination with the OPAL team and core partners and liaising with the global and local advisory boards

• Develop a lead tracking process for partnership management – reaching out to new partners, follow-up for expressions of interest, maintaining and developing key relationships for short and long term project development

• Oversee the budgets, contracting and administrative processes jointly with a Program Assistant at ODI dedicated to the OPAL project

• Promote visibility of OPAL project and organize events and dissemination strategies around key moments and milestones of the OPAL project development globally and locally including identifying strategic partners for event implementation, designing events and branding with core partners e.g. Telcos and NSOs, and overseeing delivery of such events and strategies

• Guide the identification and prioritization of user needs and use case definition and translation into technical, governance and capacity building workstreams in particular

• Significant contributions to the impact evaluation and business model development of OPAL

• Contribute to the definition and reporting of the tracking of the project and pilot objectives

• Support with fundraising efforts

  The OPAL Program Director will be hired as an ODI contractor (on behalf of Opal Consortium) for 12 months. The salary range is 55000/65000 euro per year.

  They will sign an NDA along with her/his contract regarding aspects of the project that require discretion and confidentiality. The PM will agree to represent the OPAL project only in their capacity as OPAL Program Director and to comply with the reporting conditions laid out in the contract. They will report to the OPAL Executive Committee (EC) Chair. Regular updates will be required in written form as well as through calls and meetings with the EC. Status updates as well as feedback from the EC will be vital for the global project design and development.

About you:

• Experienced professional with minimum 5-7 years of work experience focused on management of complex technical projects and large budget involving multiple partners. Proof of successful past experience in a similar position

• Advanced academic background in public administration and/or business administration

• Interest in development issues and developing countries contexts, including Africa and/or Latin America, preferably having spent time in developing countries

• Experience working in the technology industry and managing technical projects, ideally related to the telecom industry

• Experience working with government institutions and civil society organizations

• Excellent writing, facilitation, anticipation and organizational skills

• Maturity, rigor, ability to remain calm under stress and to work and maintain relationships with people and team from different cultural and professional backgrounds; outstanding work ethics and drive

• Professional fluency in English; professional working proficiency in French with proficiency in Spanish preferred

• Ideally located Europe and willingness to travel internationally to manage the project and to represent the project at international events

Please send your application to nshoup@opalproject.org by 08/06/2017 including:

• CV or Resume (max 2 page)

• Cover letter with 2 references

• Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Social and Environmental Responsibility – compiled, signed and scanned. Each candidate should compile this is compulsory standard statement as required by the AFD. Download it from here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5841944cf7e0ab4b3cc18ae4/t/5928667c9de4bbe2b52698ec/1495819908314/statement+of+integrity.pdf

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Operations and Partnerships Manager-Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP)**

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £39,897 - £50,466 per annum

Location: London

Ref: ALNAP/01/17

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 an Operations and Partnerships Manager to oversee the day-to-day development and management of ALNAP.

ALNAP is a unique system-wide network dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability. ALNAP’s 99 Full and Associate Members include organisations and institutions from the United Nations, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, bilateral and multilateral donors, national and international NGOs, humanitarian networks and umbrella organisations, academic and research institutes, and consultancy groups. The ALNAP Secretariat, based at ODI, is the implementing arm of the network and is responsible for delivering an annual work plan, which has been informed by the needs of the ALNAP Membership.

The Operations and Partnerships Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of ALNAP and will play a key role in developing and maintaining management tools to support the ALNAP Director and ALNAP Secretariat in the delivery and implementation of ALNAP’s annual work plan. This includes the smooth management of work plans, budgets, reporting and external partnerships, including ALNAP Member organisations and other stakeholders.

Closing date: Monday 19 June 2017

Interview Date: Thursday 29 June 2017

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 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Events Manager - Communications

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 12-Month Maternity Cover

Salary: £39,897 - £50,466 per annum

Location: London

Ref: Comms/02/17

ODI events

ODI is the UK’s leading international development think tank, influencing and shaping policy on major global challenges. Our events bring together the world’s most influential thinkers, decision makers and business leaders to discuss the critical issues of our time. From our popular #GlobalChallenges debates to our ODI in Conversation series, ODI showcases the latest research on international development and humanitarian policy issues, hosting world-renowned economists, former heads of state and Nobel laureates. We work with global partners to co-host innovative events in London and around the world that help us to widen our reach and influence across sectors beyond development.

ODI is seeking to appoint a talented and dynamic Events Manager to join our fast-paced and multi-faceted public affairs and communications team. Responsible for the planning and implementation of ODI’s flagship events strategy, the role will increase ODI’s effectiveness, awareness and reputation while reaching new global stakeholders from within and beyond the international development sector.

A talented leader with experience of securing globally-renowned speakers and delivering high-profile events, this role is an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance ODI’s diverse events programme. You will have:

• Substantial experience in a comparable senior events post
• A proven track record of delivering high-level events at a national and international level
• Experience of identifying, securing and managing the participation of high profile speakers
• Significant communications experience
• Experience of managing a budget
• Track-record in project management
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Ability to work as a constructive member of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures
• Excellent attention to detail while also keeping an eye on the bigger picture
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure
• Ability to manage work-loads and motivate team members**Closing date: Sunday 2^nd July

Interviews: Friday 7^th July and Monday 10^th July

Start Date: Early September 2017 **

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

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please contact us on 020 3327 7290 or recruitment@odi.org.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Communications Officer

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £28,015 – £33,419 pa

Location: London

Ref: RAPID/04/17

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.

The Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme at ODI works to improve the integration and use of research-based evidence and local knowledge by policy-makers and practitioners for development impact. We work with researchers, think tanks, civil society organisations, developing country governments and donors.

We are looking for a Communications Officer who will enhance the impact of RAPID’s research on development policy and practice, taking the lead in developing and producing RAPID’s research outputs and online engagement.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Supporting development and implementation of the RAPID communications strategy to expand our global reach and influence.

• Managing and developing RAPID’s output production and dissemination processes.

• Arranging policy engagement events.

• Coordinating RAPID’s digital communications, including digital platforms and social media.

• Monitoring outputs, messages and potential impact.

About you

• Educated to at least degree level.
• Practical experience in a comparable communications post.
• Excellent writing and copy-editing skills, including writing for the web.
• Experience of graphic design and InDesign.
• Practical website skills and good knowledge of communications through digital and social media tools.
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures.
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Access.
• Experience of working with international networks.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Closing date: 02 July 2017

Interview dates: 11 July 2017

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](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

Code: 1217/COUNTRYREPNEP/EST

Job: Nepal Country Representative

Department/Area: Cooperation

Reporting to: Desk Asia

Location: Kathmandu (Nepal)

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

Apply before: ASAP before 9 July 2017, but considered the urgency of the research, in the case of identification of candidate aligned with the profile, the announcement will be terminated in advance

Starting Mission: at the beginning of September 2017

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 pre-primary 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 private 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 (CN), 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 in Sindhupalchock, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchock, were We World was working since 2012. In these areas a high percentage of schools have been damaged living children out of schools. The action was focusing on emergency response for education, in order to resume classes in the short term assuring the access to education to more than 5000 children, supporting the construction of 60 Temporary Learning Centre (TLC). Ending the emergency phase, WeWorld has moved to school reconstruction and rehabilitation, done respecting international and national standards under the supervision of the National Reconstruction Authority. WeWorld operates mostly in remote areas with the engagement of local communities and authorities. In September 2016 the project “PEAK! Partnership for Equity and Access in Kapilbastu”, co-funded by the European Commission [CSOs as partners in promoting enhanced equity and quality education in Nepal], has started. The project aims to enhance capacities of 18 local CSOs to promote equity and quality early childhood and basic education in 24 Community Schools (CSs) in 8 Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Kapilbastu District, in collaboration with local communities and local Government. The project will last 3 years and will be implemented in partnership with the Nepali NGO: Siddhartha Social Development Centre(SSDC), based in Kapilbastu, and Global Action Nepal, based in Kathmandu and expert in education. We World has signed a General Agreement with the Government of Nepal for the next 5 years, has an office in Katmandhu, with 10 national staff.

Responsibilities

The selected person will be in charge of representing WeWorld in the country, coordinating the activities, and ensuring the compliance with WeWorld managing process. Being based in Kathmandu, he/she will run and develop the activities through frequent field missions.

Activities:

• Management of the program in Sindupalchock; Kathmandu and Kavre, assuring the access to education to all children in the intervention areas (reconstruction of school and support to the education system)
• Management of the “PEAK! Partnership for Equity and Access in Kapilbastu”
• Coordination with the local authorities (Social Welfare Council, Ministry of Education and District Level Authority) and the international network (OCHA, cluster education);
• Guarantee a constant communication between the local office and the HQ in Italy;
• Project monitoring and evaluation: to undertake regular visits to the project sites to gain a clear understanding of project conditions, requirements and constraints; to support WeWorld in evaluating of the projects; to supervise the partners in drawing up periodical and final reports;
• Office Management and Logistics: to ensure adequate procedures in managing the WeWorld Office (human, financial and physical resources) and provide logistic support to the missions undertaken by the headquarters for different purposes;
• Networking: to manage the relationship with the local authorities and to evaluate the possibility of creating partnerships with UN and other International agencies operating in the country;
• Application of the procedures: to ensure the compliance with the Management Model and the Ethical Code adopted by WeWorld according to the Dlgs 231/01.

Experiences and Knowledge

Particular consideration to applicants with a previous experience in Nepal

• University Degree
• Experience in management and implementation of international cooperation projects in the field (5 yrs), best if in Country Representative or Plan Coordinator Role.
• Strong administrative competencies and good knowledge of the Accountancy procedures of the main international donors
• Proved experience in writing projects for main donor agencies (UE, UN agencies, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, etc.)
• Mastery of the relevant technical tools (ex. Project Cycle Management)
• Preferably previous experience in management of child sponsorship programs

• Preferably previous experience in childhood projects, especially focused on primary education

• Italian mother tongue, proficiency in English both written and spoken

• Excellent in Excel

Expertise and Abilities

• Capable of working in team
• Excellent communication skill and sensitivity in dealing with local institutions on critical issues
• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude
• Dynamic and willing to take initiative to complete tasks assigned
• Problem solving skills
• Strong commitment to the Mission of WeWorld, genuine interest for international cooperation development topics

To apply register on:

http://lavoro.weworld.it/candidatura.php?id_an=166248&track=

enclosing:

• Updated curriculum vitae

• Cover Letter, including the expected salary

• Specify three references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses