Sunday, 30 September 2018

Contest: Kreative Diadem Annual Creative Writing Contest 2018 for Nigerians

Are you a writer or a poet aged 21 years or younger as at December 2018 and resident in Nigeria? Do you love to script poems or write short stories with twists and wickedly suspenseful? If yes, this is your chance to win amazing cash prizes in the ongoing 2018 edition of Kreative Diadem Annual Creative Writing Contest.

The Writing Contest is receiving entries in two genres – poetry and flash fiction.

  1. Poetry: They love the way poems leave a trace of emotions everywhere. They are words that pierce the soul just to drop a message and even leave some eyes misty. It’s not compulsory to write like Shakespeare, they only need you to provoke their thoughts.
  2. Flash Fiction: Writers live twice because even when they are no more, their stories do the talking for them. They love wickedly suspenseful fiction with twists here and there. Tell them a unique story, make them believe it’s true and go home with a cash prize.

Prizes

Poetry:

  • 1st Prize – N30,000
  • 2nd Prize – N15,000
  • 3rd Prize – N5,000

Flash Fiction:

  • 1st Prize – N30,000
  • 2nd Prize – N15,000
  • 3rd Prize – N5,000

Eligibility

  • They are reaching out to the next generation of writers and poets.
  • You must be 21 years or younger as at December 2018. Candidates older than this age will be disqualified automatically.
  • It’s open to Nigerian residents alone. They are working actively on opening this opportunity to a wider audience but they are currently receiving entries from Nigeria alone.

Submission Guidelines

  • The submitted work must be unpublished before submission.

  • The maximum amount of words for the flash fiction category is 1, 500 words.

  • For the poetry category, all poems must have a title.
  • Poems should be original and should not exceed 40 lines.
  • Every contestant is entitled to only ONE category.

Application

  • All submissions should be forwarded to [email protected].
  • The subject of the mail should read – 2018 Kreative Diadem Annual Creative Writing Contest.
  • The body of the mail should contain the following: Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Age, and Title of Entry.
  • Please attach the entry itself as an MS-Word file.

Deadline: November 10, 2018

Apply now: Click to apply now online



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Apply For P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) For Women to Study in USA and Canada 2018/2019

The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding.

The scholarship is based upon demonstrated need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to indicate additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Examples of additional resources are personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarships.

The maximum amount awarded to a student is $12,500. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs.

Eligibility

An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study and working toward a graduate degree in an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada.

A student who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada is not eligible. Note: A student with residency for tax purposes only is permitted.

Scholarships are not given for online courses, research, internships or for practical training if not combined with coursework.

In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year.

Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working only on dissertations are not eligible as first-time applicants.

International students attending Cottey College are eligible to apply for a scholarship.

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Apply For Russell E. Train Fellowships For Current and Aspiring University Faculty For Conservation ($30,000 Yearly Funding) 2019 ($30,000 Yearly Funding)

Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in conservation. Each year, WWF supports committed conservationists from target countries to receive financial support for their studies and field research. Applicants can apply to attend any university around the world and must return to their home countries to work in conservation for at least two years after completing their degree.

Building Capacity in the Galapagos
To build local capacity in the Galápagos, EFN is offering fellowships to future conservation leaders to enable them to pursue graduate-level study (master’s and PhD) with the goal of advancing conservation in the Galápagos Islands.

Eligible countries: You must be a citizen of Ecuador. Preference is given to legal permanent residents of the Galápagos.

Current & Aspiring University Faculty for Conservation
EFN is providing fellowships to support current and aspiring university faculty that are affiliated with or currently employed at African, Asian and Latin American universities to pursue doctoral degrees in conservation-related fields. After completing a degree, the individual must enhance, expand, or establish a graduate-level conservation program at a university in their home country.

Select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For a full list of eligible countries please review application guidelines.

APPLICATION

The application for the 2019 Train Fellowship competitions is now OPEN. Please review all eligibility criteria before starting an application.

 Click HERE to access the application.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for a Train Fellowship, you must meet the following criteria. Please note that eligibility criteria can vary by competition. Please also refer to specific competition guidelines to ensure you are eligible.

  • You must be a citizen and legal permanent resident of an eligible country.
  • You must have at least two years of conservation-related work or research experience.
  • You must have a demonstrated commitment to working in conservation in an eligible country.
  • Your research or academic program must address one of the focus areas listed in the guidelines.
  • You must be enrolled in, admitted to, or have applied to a master’s or PhD program anywhere in the world.
  • You must plan to begin your studies no later than January 2020.
  • You must commit to working for at least two years in your home country after the completion of your degree.
  • You must not have received a Train Fellowship or Scholarship in the past. Professional Development Grant recipients are eligible to apply.
  • You must notify EFN if you are a WWF employee, consultant, or previous EFN grant recipient.
  • You must submit all required documents by the application deadline (March 1, 2019).

SELECTION PROCESS

Train Fellows are selected through a competitive, merit-based process. An independent, interdisciplinary panel of experts is convened in each country to review applications and to identify the top candidates based on the following criteria:

  • Professional qualifications as evidenced by previous and current conservation-related positions, references from colleagues in the field, publications, and other sources
  • Demonstrated leadership through involvement in community and volunteer activities, the workplace, local and national government, and other areas
  • Prior academic achievement as shown by grades, academic awards, and references from professors
  • Motivation and commitment to contribute to conservation in a participating country and to share what is learned with others in their field and in their home communities
  • Potential impact of proposed study/research on conservation efforts in the home country or region

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information on Train Fellowships please review the frequently asked questions document. For other questions, please e-mail us at efn@wwfus.org

EFN's Facebook group is also an opportunity to learn about grant availability and other program news.

For information on WWF's Prince Bernhard Scholarships supporting academic degrees and short-term trainings, please visit the WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarship website.



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Apply For IBM Master the Mainframe Contest 2018/2019 For Students Across The Middle East and Africa (Funded)

This unique, virtual contest is open globally to high school and college students to progressively teach mainframe skills in a real world enterprise computing environment. Employers from around the globe use this contest to seek out potential candidates for mainframe careers. 

Anyone who is currently a student at the high school or university level can compete — no experience is necessary. The contest teaches the skills you’ll need and the competition difficulty increases as you progress through the contest phases. For more information on eligibility please reference the PA which can be found here.

Why compete?

Obtain unprecedented exposure to a wide variety of enterprise systems, software, and products. Earn an Enterprise Computing Open Badge to put on your resume or social media pages so potential employers can easily find you.  Yup, that’s right – this is one competition that can even land you a job!

How Does it work?

  • Part 1: Learn the Basics
    Meet the platform used by top companies around the world to run their most business critical applications.  Learn how to access a user interface, the basic concepts of mainframe programing, and the fundamentals of what differentiates the mainframe from other platforms. IBM will provide step by step instructions to complete the challenges and set you up for success in Part 2.
  • Part 2: Practice
    Continue your mainframe skills journey learning how to program with languages such as JAVA, C, COBOL and REXX. Learn JCL and assembly language to navigate the mainframe environment using advanced commands, system security tools and system navigation tools.  Earn the Part 2 IBM Digital Badge to showcase your new skills to employers around the world.
  • Part 3: Real World Challenge
    Dive even deeper into the mainframe using real life scenarios encountered by experienced systems programmers. Data Analytics, creative problem solving and knowledge gained in Part 1 and Part 2 challenges will help build out the final challenges.  Part 3 will put contestants to the test and identify those with the most drive and determination to Master the Mainframe.

Part 1 “Learn the Basics” Prizes:

  • $25 gift card to 300 randomly chosen from first 2,000 completions

Part 2 “Practice” Prizes:

  • Cash Prizes
    • $100 gift card to first 150 to complete
  • Exclusive QTUM Computer Webinar and Q&A Invite
  • Invite to randomly chosen 25 from all those that finish Part 2 correctly

Part 3 “Real World Challenge” Prizes: 

  • $2750 travel stipend & IBM Master the Mainframe Hoodie to the top 2 individuals from EACH region

Grand Prize

  • The top 3 individuals globally will receive a $1,000 USD prize pack

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Apply For Trust for Sustainable Living International School Essay Competition and Debate 2019 (Funded to Bristish Columbia, Canada)

The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren around the world to share their unique perspectives on the role young people can play in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal #15 – to conserve and sustainably manage life on land.

For more information, please see the links below including How to enter, The brief, Judging criteria and Entry resources.

The essay competition is aimed at primary students and secondary students, supported by Teacher Champions, parents and schools.

All students and Teacher Champions who participate in the essay competition are warmly invited to attend the 2019 International Schools Debates in British Columbia, Canada (8-12 July, 2019).

The prizes

Every year, one overall Grand Prize winner (plus Teacher Champion and parent) wins a free trip to the TSL International Schools Debates & Awards. The 2019 debates will take place in British Columbia, Canada.

The writers of the top ten essays in each category (Primary or Secondary) receive medals and all Finalists, Honourable Mentions and Debate Attendees receive personalised certificates.

Become a Teacher Champion

Teacher Champions submit all essays on behalf of their school. Children can participate in one of two categories – Primary Schools (ages 7-11) or Secondary Schools (ages 11-17).

Registrations opens in September and closes in December.

Study this year's brief

Every year the competition focuses on a different global sustainability challenge.

This year’s theme is LIFE ON LAND.

The deadline for submissions is 20 December 2018.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Essay results are announced online in mid-February.

The top entries either receive Finalist (top 10%) or Honourable Mention (top 33%) awards. The overall Grand Prize Winner, and top ten medallists in each category, are announced at the Debates and Awards.

Attend the schools debate

The Schools Debates build on the essay competition, and anyone who enters the essay competition can participate.

The 2019 Debates on Life on Land will take place in British Columbia, Canada.

Apply: Click to apply now



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Saturday, 29 September 2018

Apply For PZ Cussons Sale Trainer (Worldwide)

Apply for PZ cussons sales trainer in Nigeria and worldwide. From 1st October to 14th. sent your CV in word document to Pzgtrecruitment@pzcussons.com or visit: www.pzcussons.com 



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Apply For Wellcome Trust Fellowships for International Master’s Students 2018/2019

Deadline: 16 April 2019

The Wellcome Trust is seeking applications for its International Master’s Fellowships that offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level.

Benefits

  • a stipend
  • travel costs (eg outward and return airfares)
  • approved tuition fees, according to the rate charged by the training organisation.

Funding Information

Funding of up to £120,000.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant’s can apply for an International Master’s Fellowship if:
    • Applicant’s are a national of a low- or middle-income country
    • Applicants proposed research focuses on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country
    • Applicant’s have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in a low- or middle-income country.
  • Applicants must:
    • hold a clinical or non-clinical undergraduate degree in a relevant subject
    • be at an early stage in applicants career with limited research experience (but applicant must have demonstrated interest in, or aptitude for, research).

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Call For Application: DFID Anti-Corruption in Nigeria Programme 2018

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking applications for its “Anti-Corruption in Nigeria Programme”.

DFID seeks a SP (Service Provider) to contribute towards the effective delivery of the Anti-corruption in Nigeria Programme (ACORN) which runs from December 2018 to December 2021.

Expected Outputs

The 3 main outputs of the overarching programme are as follows:

  • Output 1: Stronger Sanctions Regime- Strengthening the capacity and organisational coordination of enforcement agencies and judiciary to detect, investigate, prosecute and convict those that break the rules and to recover stolen assets. Also enhancing the policy; legislative and institutional framework on anti-corruption and accountable asset recovery. For the purposes of this tender, components of Output 1 alone is the subject of these Terms of Reference.
  • Output 2: Supportive Society and Social Norms- Expectations and attitudes towards corruption in Nigeria changed over time. The programme will base activities on a solid evidence base on how social attitudes and behaviours affect corruption in Nigeria, whether they are established as norms, and whether and how they can be influenced.
  • Output 3: Results, Evidence, Communication and Programme Coordination- Updating evidence on corruption to stimulate public discourse and ensure the continued relevance of the programme. Ensuring coherency and effectiveness of UK support by informing and helping to coordinate HMG AC interventions, including centrally managed programmes.

Deadline: 12 October 2018

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Friday, 28 September 2018

Job Opening at British Council Nigeria

The British Council is the world's leading cultural relations organization and creates opportunities for people in the UK and worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn from one another. We see this as crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all. We build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

Admin and Resource Assistant 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND   
  • Experience: 2 years 
  • Location: Abuja
  • Job Field: Administration / Secretarial  

 

Role Type: Advisory, Policy & Expertise
Pay Band: 4/H
Duration: Fixed Term (till December 2020)
Reports to: Procurement and Estate Manager

Role Purpose

  • To provide logistical and administrative support to the FCR programmes managed through the Abuja office that will enable the programmes to achieve their outcomes and targets including close collaboration with the State Offices.

Geopolitical/SBU/Function Overview
The British Council in Nigeria is implementing the European Union Conflict Management in Nigeria programme under their Trust Fund (EUTF) and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption programme in Nigeria under their Development Fund programme (EUDF). We have agreed with the EU to deliver the Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation under the development fund. In partnership with COFFEY, we are delivering the Policing work under their Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and have plans to position ourselves for DFID’s forthcoming Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ACorN) programme.

To support our existing contracts as well as future contracts, we are developing flexible structures that meet the global British Council standards to provide support to our FCR (Justice, Security and Conflict) work in Nigeria. The Conflict Management programme in North Eastern Nigeria is a €21m EUTF-funded Programme (2017-2021) and works with the overall aim of enhancing state and community level conflict management capability to prevent the escalation of conflict into violence in a number of locations in North-Eastern Nigeria.

The Programme has an annual turnover of around £5-£6m and work in 3 states – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe as well as in Abuja. The programme is being delivered alongside a partner (International Alert) with the British Council leading the contract. The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme in Nigeria is a €25m EUDF-funded Programme (2017-2021) and has the overall aim of enhancing good governance in Nigeria by contributing to strengthening of the rule of law, curbing corruption and reducing impunity. The programme has an annual turnover of around £5-£6m and work in 4 states – Adamawa, Anambra, Kano and Lagos as well as in Abuja.

The Agents for citizen-driven Transformation Programme is a €15m EDF-funded Programme which aims to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in Nigeria through enhancing the credibility of CSOs and enhancing their role as independent development actors and drivers of change. The programme will be implemented at the Federal and in selected states where EU programmes concentrate.

The ACT programme has commenced with a 6 months inception phase from July 2018. The Nigerian context is generally challenging, having poor infrastructure and currently facing a volatile security situation. There is still a significant reliance on the cash economy, corruption is high and the regulatory and compliance structures that exist are highly ineffective. The overall economic situation is not good with the low oil prices leading to high unemployment, increasing inflation and a shortage of foreign currency causing the value of the Naira to weaken considerably.

This makes Nigeria a very challenging environment in which to deliver programmes. The Programmes Support Office is located in Abuja, but in an office separate from the main British Council office. The post holder must therefore have the ability to work in an ambiguous and difficult environment in which British Council processes need to be adapted or developed to cope with unusual requirements and difficult context. The post holder will work closely with the programme delivery and management teams as well as having significant interactions with the technical teams and Nigerian partners.

Main Accountabilities
Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:

  • To support all administrative processes affecting the arrival, presence and exit of programme staff (internal and external) to ensure they can carry out their duties effectively
  • Receipt and despatch of international staff personal effects on arrival and departure
  • To support the effective delivery of the programme through knowledge of key processes and official organisations applicable to incoming international staff including immigration, National Planning Commission (NPC) residence registration, driving licences, etc.
  • Lead in documenting appropriate processes/procedures for various residence permits for visiting international staff and consultants
  • Building and maintaining effective relationships with key individuals who facilitate the official status of expatriate staff in country
  • Facilitating all clearances necessary to ensure effective entry, presence and exit of international staff and consultants
  • Make key programme policy documents available to visitors, e.g. Equality policy; IT Usage Policy Code of Conduct and ensuring that necessary papers/documents required from visiting consultants/staff are submitted on time and filed appropriately.
  • Provide Visa application and processing support to programme staff on official duties; provide relevant visa letters and liaise with relevant embassies and visa agents to obtain visas
  • Handle all hotel accommodation, venue and flight booking arrangements for staff and consultants as requested and to raise the relevant purchase orders (PO)
  • Seek feedback from visitors and staff to check quality of and satisfaction with arrangements (hotels, transport etc)
  • Develop and update data of various contact details of the hotels and ticketing agents used by the programme (including immigration and National Planning Commission)
  • Lead in providing timely data on costs (hotel accommodation, hall/venue and flight) to the technical team to support preparation of budgets and analysis of VFM ratios
  • Line management of Abuja Driver/Office Assistants including overseeing the maintenance office of the vehicle fleet and ensuring that drivers complete and record details of all the vehicle safety checks
  • Raise purchase orders and process vendor invoices on time
  • Cover the Abuja front desk and ensuring mobile phone top-up is available for staff and visitors
  • Provide support to the Procurement & Facilities Manager around Inventories, Procurement, Office and Residential issues etc including being the first contact point for any maintenance issues required at the office or any of the residences
  • Ensure that appropriate service contracts are in place for the state office and necessary services of the equipment are carried out in line with the agreed schedule
  • Ensuring that fire drills are completed and fire equipment is maintained and that any security issues are reported promptly back to the Management team.

Standards:

  • Programme team and external contacts are satisfied with logistical and administrative support
  • Financial administration is prompt and in line with British Council and EU standards
  • All logistic arrangements for staff, consultants and visitors are made in accordance with agreed standards, in good time and communicated effectively to the persons concerned
  • Effective relationships are maintained with external contacts in relation to visit management, visas, flight bookings etc.
  • Positive feedback from visitors and other team members about arrangements for workshops and Events
  • Service is delivered in line with Equality Diversity and Inclusion standards to internal and external stakeholders
  • Personal information is stored in compliance with data protection legislation and agreed standards
  • Detailed vendor contacts documented, filed and shared with other resources team members
  • Line management is carried out in accordance with the British Council standards
  • Inventories are maintained to global standards as verified through audits.

Staff Management:

  • Line manage the Abuja drivers

Other Administrative Work:

  • As required.

Key Relationships:

  • Internal:
    • Portfolio Lead, National Programme Managers, Technical Lead, Operation Managers, Procurement and Estate Manager, Finance Manager, Programme Officers, Admin and Resource Assistants in Abuja and other locations, Drivers
    • All Visiting National and International Consultants
    • All programme staff – MCN, RoLAC, ACT, and DDiN2
  • External:
    • External relationship management where appropriate (i.e. linked to function of role), to include: Immigration Office, Officers of the National Planning Commission, Vendors, Hotel Account Managers and other Suppliers, etc.

Person Specification
Qualifications:

  • Essential:
    • Graduate level education
  • Desirable:
    • Evidence of continuous professional development.

Role Specific Knowledge & Experience:

  • Essential:
    • Minimum of 2 years experience of working on programme logistics for an international organization
    • Experience of working as part of a successful team/function
    • Experience working with SAP.
  • Desirable:
    • Experience of managing fleet of vehicles
    • Experience of operating in a complex, multi-cultural context.

State Office Admin and Resource Assistant (Maternity Cover) 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND   
  • Experience: 2 years 
  • Location: Anambra
  • Job Field: Administration / Secretarial  

 

Location: Anambra
Role Type: Advisory, Policy & Expertise
Pay Band: 4/H
Duration: Fixed Term (6 months October 2018 – April 2019)  
Reports to: State Programme Coordinator
Eligibility: Right to live and work in Nigeria

Role Purpose 

  • This is a temporary role for maternity cover during which the job holder will be expected to oversee the resources function in the Anambra Office in line with the programme strategy, implementation plan and financial plan and to client and corporate standards.

Geopolitical/SBU/Function Overview
The British Council in Nigeria is implementing the European Union Conflict Management in Nigeria programme under their Trust Fund (EUTF) and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption programme in Nigeria under their Development Fund programme (EUDF). We have agreed with the EU to deliver the Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation under the development fund. In partnership with COFFEY, we are delivering the Policing work under their Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and have plans to position ourselves for DFID’s forthcoming Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ACorN) programme. To support our existing contracts as well as future contracts, we are developing flexible structures that meet the global British Council standards to provide support to our FCR (Justice, Security and Conflict) work in Nigeria.

The Conflict Management programme in North Eastern Nigeria is a €21m EUTF-funded Programme (2017-2021) and works with the overall aim of enhancing state and community level conflict management capability to prevent the escalation of conflict into violence in a number of locations in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Programme has an annual turnover of around £5-£6m and work in 3 states – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe as well as in Abuja. The programme is being delivered alongside a partner (International Alert) with the British Council leading the contract.

The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme in Nigeria is a €25m EUDF-funded Programme (2017-2021) and has the overall aim of enhancing good governance in Nigeria by contributing to strengthening of the rule of law, curbing corruption and reducing impunity. The programme has an annual turnover of around £5-£6m and work in 4 states – Adamawa, Anambra, Kano and Lagos as well as in Abuja.

The Agents for citizen-driven Transformation Programme is a €15m EDF-funded Programme which aims to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in Nigeria through enhancing the credibility of CSOs and enhancing their role as independent development actors and drivers of change. The programme will be implemented at the Federal and in selected states where EU programmes concentrate. The ACT programme has commenced with a 6 months inception phase from July 2018.

The Nigerian context is generally challenging, having poor infrastructure and currently facing a volatile security situation. There is still a significant reliance on the cash economy, corruption is high and the regulatory and compliance structures that exist are highly ineffective. The overall economic situation is not good with the low oil prices leading to high unemployment, increasing inflation and a shortage of foreign currency causing the value of the Naira to weaken considerably. This makes Nigeria a very challenging environment in which to deliver programmes. The State Office is located in Awka, Anambra State.

The post holder must therefore have the ability to work in an ambiguous and difficult environment in which British Council processes need to be adapted or developed to cope with unusual requirements and difficult context. The post holder will work closely with the programme delivery and management teams as well as having significant interactions with the technical teams and Nigerian partners.

Accountabilities

  • Accountable for ensuring that the state office resources/administrative functions support the operations of the state for the EU programmes.

Responsibilities and Main Duties
Logistic and Facilities – 15%:

  • Handle arrangements for all incoming visitors to the state office including transport and accommodation arrangements

Main duties will include:

  • Ensure transport arrangements for all incoming staff/consultants to the state offices are in line with British Council policies.
  • Ensure hotel accommodation reservations are made on time and that staff and consultants are informed on arrangement of their transport and hotel arrangements.
  • Ensure that appropriate service contracts are in place for the state office and necessary services of the equipment are carried out in line with the agreed schedule.

Workshops and Events – 15%:

  • Assist with the running of the logistical arrangements for all workshops, events and meetings

Main duties include ensuring that:

  • All workshop logistical arrangements are in line with agreed standards.
  • Procurement of workshop items are in line with procurement policy.
  • Logistical support is provided to workshops, meetings and events according to stated requirements so that all workshops and events are carried out successfully and to agreed standards.

Office Management – 15%:

  • Maintain appropriate filing system, accountable stationary register and asset register (in liaison with the Facilities & Procurement Manager) so that all contracts, reports and correspondence are filed properly and all stationary and equipment is recorded correctly.

Main duties include ensuring that:

  • All documents are accurately filed.
  • The Accountable Stationary register is up to date.
  • The Asset Register and Inventory is up to date and all the required items are correctly recorded .

Procurement – 15%:

  • Liaise with all outside contractors and service suppliers concerning all services/utilities supplied to the state office.

Main duties include:

  • Ensure that all procurement is held in line with British Council’s procurement policy.
  • Ensure that Purchase Orders (PO) are raised before any services are carried out or goods are supplied by selected vendors, and all payments and approvals are in line with British Council policy and delegation of authority.

Health, Safety and Security – 15%:

  • Ensure the state office meets all the British Council’s standards around Health, Safety and Security.

Main duties include ensuring that:

  • Fire drills are completed and fire equipment is maintained.
  • Any security issues are reported promptly back to the Abuja office team
  • The office vehicle fleet is maintained and that drivers complete and record details of all the vehicle safety checks

Finance – 15%:

  • Carry out basic finance duties as required in the state office in line with British Council policy.

Main duties will include:

  • Holding and maintaining the office Petty Cash
  • The correct filing of all finance documentation
  • Distributing the monthly WHT and PAYE payments to the necessary state authorities.

IT Management – 10%:

  • Assist with the maintenance of regional office IT infrastructures liaising with the IT and Web Support Officer.

Main duties include ensuring that:

  • All IT equipment is properly maintained and serviced when due.
  • GTI laptops are functioning well and that state office staff have the appropriate access.
  • Back-ups are completed in line with agreed standards.
  • Escalate on timely basis any IT issues to be resolved – either to the IT and Web Support Officer or via Service now.

Staff Management:

  • Line manage the state office drivers.

Other administrative work:

  • As required.

Key Relationships
Internal:

  • National Programme Managers, Operation Managers, State Teams, Procurement and Estate Manager, HR Manager, Finance Manager, IT and Web Support Officer, Programme Officers, Admin and Resource Assistants in other locations.
  • All Visiting National and International Consultants.
  • Other Project Teams

External:

  • External relationship management where appropriate (i.e. linked to function of role), to include: EU, Civil Society Organizations,Facilitating Organizations,Vendors and other Suppliers, etc.

Person Specification
Qualifications:

  • Essential: Graduate level education
  • Desirable: Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Assessment Stage: Shortlisting

Role Specific Knowledge & Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working on programme logistics for an international organization – Essential
  • Experience of working as part of a successful team/function – Essential
  • Experience working with SAP – Essential
  • Experience of operating in a complex, multi-cultural context – Desirable
  • Experience of managing fleet of vehicles – Desirable
  • Assessment Stage: Shortlisting.

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Fresh Jobs at Plan International Apply Now!

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood.

Advocacy & Research Coordinator 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND   
  • Location: Abuja
  • Job Field: Research / Data Analysis  

 

Dimensions orf Role

  • The Advocacy & Research Coordinator (Humanitarian) is expected to provide high quality advocacy services in support of the policy influencing initiatives of Plan International Nigeria’s Humanitarian works and maintain close working relationship with the organisation’s Policy, Research and Influencing Manager.

Key Roles/Responsibilities

  • The Advocacy & Research Coordinator (Humanitarian) will lead in coordinating the organisation’s humanitarian advocacy actions in Borno and Adamawa States and support CMT situational awareness and analysis.
  • Lead on the development of humanitarian advocacy strategy, and work with the Policy, Research and Influencing Manager on the development of integrated development and humanitarian strategic framework for the organisation.
  • Lead on the rapid development and implementation of a short-term humanitarian advocacy plan, using tools and guidance from the HAWG and in close collaboration with the HAWG country backstop and Country Office and where relevant, Regional Office advocacy counterparts
  • Manage all advocacy initiatives in close coordination and cooperation with ERM, operations and technical emergency response staff, the HAWG, and communications, media and global influencing staff, as appropriate.
  • Work closely with the Plan Nigeria Policy, Research and Influencing Manager to ensure alignment and inclusion of humanitarian advocacy priorities in the National Influencing strategy.
  • Ensure that all advocacy messages, documents and strategies for the emergency response are evidence-based, of high quality, and when necessary signed-off by the Country Director
  • Lead the coordination of research efforts by IH, the Regional Office and the Lake Chad unit which focus on the crisis in Nigeria and which support advocating for girls and communities that are affected by the crisis in North east Nigeria
  • Provide regular analysis of how children and young people, especially girls have been affected and the emergency response and policy framework, as well as other factors such as UN coordination, security, and current and future challenges which have an impact on children and young people and their access to humanitarian assistance.
  • Define key advocacy opportunities and targets at national, regional and international levels and lead, mobilize and coordinate national, regional and international advocacy colleagues to influence these, as appropriate.
  • Develop, with influencing and communications focal persons, production of advocacy messaging and material to be used at national, regional and international levels.
  • Liaise with HAWG colleagues on what information and products are required to support international and capital-level advocacy on the emergency response.
  • Ensure Plan International’s emergency response strategies and situation reports have clear advocacy objectives and strategies, and indicators for assessing the impact of Plan’s advocacy work.
  • Carry out, with the support of Policy, Research and Influencing Manager, advocacy capacity-building with emergency response staff, as needed.
  • Represent Plan International at appropriate country-level working groups.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

  • Significant prior experience working in advocacy on humanitarian issues, child rights, human rights, or development issues, preferably in emergency response contexts or fragile states
  • Experience of influencing and advocacy work including lobbying, policy development and information provision in humanitarian issues at national, regional and/or international level
  • Excellent skills in advocating towards government officials, humanitarian actors and UN agencies in developing countries
  • Experience of and strong skills in developing and implementing humanitarian advocacy strategies
  • Good attention to detail
  • Extensive knowledge of child rights and international humanitarian law
  • Understanding of UN and donor operations at country level and humanitarian response-planning cycles
  • High-level analytical and strategic thinking skills and strong research skills
  • Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
  • Patience, adaptability, flexibility, and ability to improvise and remain responsive and to communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
  • Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
  • Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
  • Strong leadership skills with an ability to seek people’s views while also taking responsibility to determine the most appropriate course of action and to act decisively
  • Experience in working with other NGOs and coordinating inter-agency advocacy activities, strategies and products.

Desirable:

  • Proven skills in media work, including engagement with popular media and celebrity campaigners
  • Ability to work in a team

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Finance & Grants Officer GIZ 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND   
  • Experience: 3 years 
  • Location: Adamawa
  • Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit  

 

Location: Mubi, Adamawa

Role Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate financial information and ensure that Grants expenditures are in line with specific FAD/donor requirements. The role’s support is to the GIZ Projects – (GIZ Education & GIZ Resilience)

Dimensions of Role:
Communicates within Plan International Nigeria and with partners and related government institutions. The post holder will contribute towards grant and financial management of the office and programmes, interfacing with both operational and programme team members. The post holder will also contribute towards the organisational development of Plan International’s implementing partners.

  • Budgets – Monitor the budget of all GIZ Projects. 
  • Reporting – Support financial reporting on the GIZ Projects.
  • Area of Responsibility – All the GIZ Projects.

Key Roles/Responsibilities:

Grants Administration: 

  • Assist with the grants set-up in SAP.
  • Support the full cycle of grants management activities beginning from pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and close-out procedures.
  • Track grantee contractual obligations, e.g., pre-award conditions
  • Support the Finance & Grants Manager – Humanitarian and project managers to prepare the annual grants budgets for all GIZ projects.
  • Support the KP06 budget preparation and periodic upload in SAP.

Capacity Building and Support:

  • Provide technical assistance in terms of accounting (use of SAP), financial management, financial policy formulation, and systems of internal control to all partners/grantees to ensure compliance in terms with donor rules and regulations.
  • Support the assessments of partner/grantee organizations as directed by the Finance & Grants Coordinator and the Finance & Grants Manager-Humanitarian.
  • Review partner budgets and provide assistance and guidance where necessary including the monitoring and interpretation of project budgets versus actual expenditures.
  • Support, train staff and partners on donor policies, rules and regulations.
  • Facilitate timely partner advance request and liquidation in SAP.
  • Review Partners/grantee liquidation and recommend for approval.
  • Conduct and document regular partner visits to ensure compliance with grant agreement.
  • Ensure receipt of timely and accurate accounting and financial reports from partners.
  • Monitor the partner burn rate and offer timely advice to the partner and programs team for prompt action and decision-making.
  • Monitor and track grants related performance measurement indicators and liaise with Finance & Grants Coordinator to implement strategies to improve performance.
  • Explain donor requirements and organizational financial policy & procedures to staff and ensure compliance.
  • Prepare and review on a monthly basis, donor-specific bank reconciliation statements and receipts/deposits reconciliations.
  • Support the preparation of financial reports based on donor requirements.
  • Ensure proper filing (electronic and hard copy) of grants financial reports.
  • Periodically update the financial reporting matrix.
  • Ensure that partners use the standard reporting templates and formats for their reports.
  • Prepare monthly GIZ Projects burn rate – expenditure traffic tracker.
  • Prepare monthly GIZ Projects cost recovery tracker.
  • Support the preparation of all GIZ Projects funding/grant tracker.
  • Prepare all GIZ Projects expenditure tracker. 
  • Support the CO in recharging costs to GIZ Projects.
  • Fulfill Plan’s Child Protection Policy at all times.

Travel Advances:

  • Ensure that filing of travel advances, per diem calculations and travel reconciliation forms are reviewed;
  • Ensure that all travel and purchase advances are liquidated on time.

Others:

Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Finance & Grants Coordinator and/or the Finance & Grants Manager-Humanitarian.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge:

Essential

  • Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in donor funds grants administration.
  • Experience working with sub-grantees required.
  • Fluency in local language and English required.
  • Preferred qualifications: knowledge of and experience with the key donors in the industry is strongly preferred.
  • Experience providing capacity development assistance to sub-grantees strongly preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

  • Excellent and demonstrable experience in grant and financial management.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, influencing, negotiation and coaching.
  • Capacity to build and maintain relationships and to work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity.
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

Desirable

  • Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders.
  • Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
  • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity.
  • Provides good and adequate support to enable programmes to meet its agreed financial and program outcomes.
  • Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
  • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
  • Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations.
  • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
  • Leads by example to motivate high performance of others.
  • Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

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Guinness Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme 2018

Guinness Nigeria Plc   – We are Guinness Nigeria, member of Diageo Plc the world's leading   premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage   alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer   categories.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified students who wish to be considered for:

Title: Guinness Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme

Location: Nationwide

Programme Summary

  • This scholarship supports Guinness Nigeria's commitment to  implementing transformative schemes that foster youth development.
  • The scholarship will provide full tuition for students  who are currently studying in  Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics. Student from our host communities are encourage to apply.

Eligibility

  • Applications are open to students studying the following courses: Engineering & Sciences – Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Lab Science, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry, Marketing & Sales, Human Resources/Industrial & Labour Relations and Accounting.
  • Candidates must be 1st or 2nd year students in Nigeria Universities or Polytechnics.

Selection Criteria

Candidates may be required to write an aptitude test

Shortlisted candidates may be required to provide a letter of introduction from the Chairman of their Community Development Associations where applicable.

Application Closing Date

12th October, 2018.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send the following details below to: info.gn@diageo.com

  • Full Name
  • University/Polytechnic
  • Matriculation Number/Year of study
  • Home Town/Local Government Area/State of Origin 
  • Phone Number/e-mail address
  • Scanned copy of Student ID card or
  • Admission letter.


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Apply For Palliative Care Development in Africa: Small Grants Programme

The Trustees of the True Colours Trust have set aside funds towards a small grants programme for hospices and palliative care providers across Africa to support the development of palliative care. All work supported by this programme must adhere to the WHO definition of palliative care (http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/). 

All funding decisions are made by the Trustees of the True Colours Trust, who meet twice a year to review applications. Applications and approved grants are administered by the African Palliative Care Association. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, with a duration of no more than one year.  The size of grants ranges from £500- £5,000.   

Funding Priorities 

Trustees favour support for items which directly improve the patient experience and the standard of palliative care services for people of all ages.  Priority is given to the following, in no particular order:

  • Training courses for palliative care service providers held in Africa (applicants must supply a curriculum / outline of the topics covered, and supply the name of the accrediting body. Funds will be released on receiving the letter of acceptance for the training institution)
  • Equipment for patients (e.g. beds, wheelchairs). For equipment we will require at least three quotes attached to the application, with the preferred quote indicated and reasons why.
  • Projects supporting paediatric palliative care services (this could include purchasing toys, integrating paediatric services into an existing programme, developing materials for advocacy, etc.).
  • Medicines.
  • Capital improvement costs (such as refurbishing buildings to improve the patient experience, buying furniture, etc.)
  • Developing small palliative care projects (integrating palliative care components in existing health care services, adapting palliative care models, quality improvement activities e.g Palliative Care standards, developing materials, etc.) and helping health care providers to establish new palliative care projects where none currently exist.
  • Increasing access to palliative care in rural areas. 

Grants will not be approved for:

  • Attending conferences
  • Education courses outside Africa
  • General work with children and young people which does not adhere to the WHO definition of palliative care
  • Per Diems or grants to individuals or governments.
  • As multi-year grants are not considered, the Trustees will not normally fund salary costs. 

Only registered hospices and/or palliative care providers in any setting of care can apply.
Each applicant may include a request for up to £500 within their application for their core / administration costs. This component must be included as part of a bigger proposal. This part of a grant will only be included if the organisation applying makes a convincing case for the need for core / administration costs. This does not increase the maximum grant size which can be applied for, which remains at £5,000.

Grantees will be required to share with APCA any required information related to the grant in a timely manner, for the further development of the programme and other official purposes. 

Trustees are keen to make this programme available to as many organisations as possible. They are therefore unlikely to approve consecutive grants to any organisation. This means that an organisation which has received funding from the small grants programme, will have to wait at least one year (starting from the date of approval of final narrative report and financial report), before being eligible for another grant. 

Applications 

The deadline for applications this year will be 01st March and 01st September respectively.  Trustees will then review applications in April and October. Trustees will only consider appeals made by completing the small grants application form which is available here. Should you require additional support or information while developing the proposals you can contact the Small Grants Officer at APCA by telephone +256 312 264978 or email at: truecolourssmallgrants@africanpalliativecare.org or Pamela.kalema@africanpalliativecare.org 

Please attach all required documents to this application form. Incomplete applications risk not being considered. 

All applicants must include the following documents with their application: 

  • A copy of the registration of your organisation confirming that it is a legal entity in the country of operation.
  • Reference letter from a relevant local hospice and palliative care organisation, ministry of health or any other credible network organisation e.g. cancer society, hospital, academic institution. Proof of employment with the organisation of the person responsible for the project.
  • Proof of registration of the person responsible with the relevant professional body/council such as the Medical Association where applicable.
  • A copy of a valid work permit if the responsible person is not a national.
  • Current audited accounts. In the absence of current audited accounts, please provide an explanation of why it is not possible to provide accounts and instead submit an annual statement of income and expenditure.
  • Detailed project budget using the attached template. (The budget should be provided both in the local currency and GBP currency, indicating the date of currency conversion and rate used)
  • A copy of the organisation structure if available.  Alternatively, a summary list of staff positions in the organisation indicating number of people per position.
  • Curriculum vitae (CVs) of the key institutional contact, the person responsible for project coordination and for the person responsible for finance management of the project. 

If applying for training courses, please also include the following:

  • Completed training sheet for activities involving training using the attached template. 
  • If applying for the purchase of equipment, medicines or materials, please also include the following:
  • A minimum of three quotes for proposed equipment purchases if applicable indicating the preferred quote and reasons for this. 

Please note that we receive a large number of applications and some applications will therefore be unsuccessful. We will endeavour to communicate the trustees’ decision to all applicants within two months of the closing date. 

What to expect if you are successful in applying for a grant

If you are successful in applying for a grant, you will be notified by APCA who will send you a grant approval letter and contract outlining the terms and conditions of the grant. 

Once the grant has been paid to your organisation, you will be required to report on the progress of the grant on a quarterly basis. This will be explained in your contract. 

Once you are a successful applicant, please ensure that you stick to the project implementation timeline, activities and budget lines. If, at any time, you need to make changes, you must contact APCA for approval. A failure to meet the compliance requirements of the grant may result into:

  • Forfeiting of any undisbursed funds
  • Disallowance of any ineligible costs charged to the grant, and your organisation will be asked to pay back to APCA any disallowed costs
  • Being banned from reapplying for future grants, among others. 

What to do if your application is not successful 

If your application is not successful, you will receive a letter of regret from APCA. Please feel free to request any clarification from APCA if required. We know that all organisations that apply for small grants have interest in the programme and are doing important work in palliative care. 

APCA will therefore be providing you with information on how to improve your application in future. 

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Job Opening: Technician – Engineering at Fan Milk Plc

Fan Milk Plc, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of healthy, nutritious and safe frozen dairy and non-frozen dairy food products with distribution channels across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Fan Milk Nigeria is a well established and fast growing food processing industry offering wide range of products.

Technician – Engineering 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: OND   BA/BSc/HND   
  • Experience3 – 4 years 
  • Location: Nigeria
  • Job Field: Engineering / Technical  

 

Purpose

  • The purpose is to keep all production and process machine to full operational condition all the time and make machines available to production department to follow production planning.
  • To reduce the down time of Process and production machines to ZERO.
  • To ensure that Machinery and equipment are maintained and any Electrical issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Principal Accountabilities
Manage and Maintain:

  • All processes equipment’s: Frosto, DJ machines, IS6, Scanico and Scanima, Mixing equipment, cooling equipment, compressors, Process equipment and Utility equipment.
  • Complete Automated filling machine, Automated Frosto Ice Cream machines, Scanima freezer, Homogenizer, Centrifugal/Positive Displacement pumps, Product storage tanks with Gear box, Mini-cone Baking machine, Saxon and Auto Packing sealer machine, Pneumatic valves, Agitators, Create washing machine, conveyors line

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate:

  • The position requires a professional standard of knowledge to carry-out his duties through functional/general expertise in his field and associated functions.
  • OND – HND in Electrical Engineering.
  • 3-4 years proven experience in a manufacturing plant.
  • Hands on Mechanical Process Machines and electrical knowledge
  • Good communication skills ( Oral & Written)
  • Computer Skills and maintenance related software.
  • Must have organisational skills to handle team and assigned jobs in engineering section.
  • Must have certificate in safety and health hazards.
  • Knowledge of packaging machines, freezers, ICE cream making machines.

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New Job Opening: Apply Now For Job Opportunities at INTERSOS

INTERSOS, is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.

KAP Baseline and Smart Survey Consultancy 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA   
  • Location: Borno
  • Job Field: Consultancy  Medical / Healthcare  NGO/Non-Profit  

 

Starting Date: ASAP
Location: Magumeri and Baga LGAs Duration: (35 days)

Contract type: Consultancy
Funding Monthly amount Starting date Ending date
8th October 2018 11 th November 2018

Required Language
English Fluent

Background
Since 2009, the Boko Haram driven crisis (herein, Armed Opposition Groups [AOGs]) has crippled north eastern Nigeria. The Borno State continues to be most the affected, with over 1.8 million internally
displaced persons (IDPs). In support to the UN-led coordinated humanitarian response in the region, INTERSOS is proposing the continuation of its current provision of services through a one-year
integrated project that will address critical gaps in health, nutrition, protection and WASH services for a highly vulnerable population in host communities and IDPs camps in the Local Government Areas
(LGAs) of Ngala (Ngala-Gambaru), Bama (Bama), Dikwa (Dikwa), Magumeri and Kukawua LGAs, Borno State, Nigeria.
In Magumeri, INTERSOS is the only organisation providing essential curative services to children under 5, ANC, PNC, deliveries and referral in 7 wards in Magumeri LGA (Magumeri, Hoyo, Furram, Kareram,
Gajiganna, Kalizoram, Titwa) of which five are in existing Ministry of Health structures and the other two wards are outreach health and nutrition services in a selected accessible location within each
ward. Due to limited funding INTERSOS could not include immunization services, Comprehensive emergency Maternal Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) family planning and stabilisation of
severe medical and nutrition cases before referral. The OFDA -INTERSOS target population in Magumeri is 123,000 and Baga 50,000.

Purpose of the Terms of Reference
The KAP and SMART survey consultant will be responsible to set-up, organize, and implement nutritional survey using the SMART methodology. The data collected will have to include
anthropometric measurement, coverage, and indicators of the mortality (SMART) and KAP (WaSH, Nutrition and Health indicators). Following initial analysis, a final report including the main findings of
the analysis of the data as well as recommendations will be expected by the end of the survey. This survey will cover Health, Nutrition, Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Magumeri
and KAP baseline in Baga.

Scope of Work

  • Develop and design SMART/KAP survey protocol, including sample size estimation, population size, clustering of the villages etc., and validate contextual tools using the SMART methodology
  • Train the SMART data collection teams and data clerks (including field testing)
  • Organize survey: Ensure accurate data collection at field level. Ensure adequate supervision and coordination of the survey teams in the field and collect relevant reference materials for report writing
  • Be responsible for data cleaning and analysis using appropriate software i.e. Epi Info, SPSS, ENA for SMART
  • Prepare a draft SMART survey report for review by INTERSOS, ensuring that the assessment is comprehensive and includes all relevant indicators
  • Prepare a final report including background, methodology, results, limitations, conclusions and
  • recommendations incorporating feedback from INTERSOS staff on the draft report and Nutrition Information Management group for validation/ Nutrition.

Specific Objectives of the survey

  • To assess the level of acute malnutrition (wasting), stunting and underweight among children aged 6-59 months
  • To assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among under six months, breastfeeding continuation at 1 and 2 years, children aged 6 to 23 months with proper complementary
  • feeding practices
  • To Estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition (Global and severe) amongst children aged 6-59 months.
  • To assess the child morbidity through determining the prevalence of diarrhea, ARI and malaria
  • To assess the routine polio vaccination coverage among children aged 3 to 59 months, measles vaccination coverage among children aged 9 to 59 months and vitamin A
  • supplementation coverage within the last 6 months prior to survey among children aged 6 to 59
  • To assess the level of acute malnutrition among women at child bearing age (15 to 49 years)
  • To assess the crude and under-five mortality rates during the past three and a half months.
  • To Determine some of the contributing factors of malnutrition in the survey area.
  • To assess WASH practices in the populations (To assess the population’s access to, and use
  • of improved WASH facilities)

Roles and responsibilities

  • Development of methodologies and tools: Set-up of the approach and design of the survey in accordance with the Nutrition cluster,
  • To set-up time frame of the activities (workplan), Development of the forms to be used both in field and for data analysis/reporting,
  • Development of training materials
  • Recruitment and training of survey enumerators : Identification of the job description Interview and selection of staff, Training of the staff (SMART and KAP) and test of the tool in the field.
  • To ensure good control of the tool by each staff involved, Constant follow-up and support of the team during implementation of the survey. Daily debriefing on the achievement of what has been done
  • during the day.
  • Management and follow-up of the activities
  • To organize and supervise the survey, taking into account the context and its evolution, the different actors in the areas surveyed.
  • Ensure the good implementation of the survey through the clear identification of each step of implementation: programming, coordination with actors, partners and authorities, data collection,
  • analysis and reporting.
  • To manage the team and ensure its cohesion. Organize planning, define responsibilities, follow capacities and results, etc…
  • To ensure the technical and operational follow up of all activities in the field.
  • To review the quality of the data collected and to ensure all needed improvement.
  • To coordinate with the logistic department to ensure a smooth implementation of the activities on the field (transport, etc…)
  • To identify all the materials and inputs requested and to release all the relate IOF to the logistic department (including technical specifications).
  • To participate to the update of the procurement plan according to the need identified
  • To ensure that the security plans are respected and to make sure that any security event/incident is reported to the officer in charge (logistic / head of base)

Coordination

  • To identify and plan all the expenditure requested for the daily implementation of the activities on the field and to make sure that the means are available for the team.
  • Before and during the survey in the field, to ensure the coordination with all the actors involved, including local authorities, communities’ leaders, UNICEF, and Nutrition Clusters.
  • To coordinate withINTERSOS other department all activities to ensure a smooth implementation of the activities
  • To participate in coordination meeting if requested and to report on the achievement of the activities.
  • Data management and analysis : Data processing and management; ensure accurate data entry and analyze data and compile a comprehensive nutrition/SMART survey report
  • combined to the KAP.

Evaluation and report

  • To regularly provide the PM with all relevant information relate to the implementation of the survey, according to the form and procedures set-up.To write all the necessary report for
  • the PM and other staff to follow the project
  • To write a final report based on the methodology used, the analysis of the data collected and recommendations, taking into account the context of intervention and its stakeholders
  • To develop presentation material on the outputs of the study, with the perspectives to share the findings
  • To present/communicate the outputs of the study (findings, recommendation, etc…) to
  • INTERSOS team and to the different actors that have been involved in the study (authorities,Nutrition cluster, etc…).

Reporting:

  • The preliminary assessment report will be sent to the INTERSOS within 3 days of completion of data collection; the consultant will present preliminary findings of the survey to INTERSOS, and
  • INTERSOS team will upon review, send it to the nutrition cluster and or Inter-Agency Working
  • Group for validation purpose.
  • The consultant will lead in the presentation of the survey summary before the Nutrition sector/Inter-Agency Working Group members. The final report, incorporating all comments and inputs
  • received, will be submitted to INTERSOS within 5 days after validation of the preliminary report.

The consultant is expected to provide (Required Deliverables):

  • Inception report explaining the methodology, sample size calculation and means of analyses
  • Final nutrition survey Methodology (agreed following consultant selection).
  • Powerpoint presentation of preliminary findings.
  • A preliminary and final nutrition survey report.
  • An Itemized price quotation for consultancy fee (Exclusive of international and domestic travel expenses which will be provided separately by INTERSOS)
  • Time Frame and Work Schedule
  • The duration of the survey will be 35 days. The start date will be the date indicated in the Contract.
  • See here below the survey schedule;
  • Travel days: 5 days
  • Preparation of survey protocols, developing tools and collection of secondary data: 5 days
  • Training and pre-testing of INTERSOS staff and Survey enumerators: 5 days
  • Data collection and entry: 10 days
  • Analysis and Submission of Preliminary Report: 5 days
  • Submit Final Report: 5 days
  • Total: 35 daysTime Frame and Work Schedule

General Conditions of the Consultancy

  • Accommodation will be the responsibilty of the consultant
  • Meals and other incidentals will be the responsibility of the consultant
  • The consultant will conduct his/her work by using his/her own computer equipment.
  • Other miscellaneous costs directly related to the task that can include photocopying of questionnaires etc. shall be covered by INTERSOS. Any cost needs to have prior approval from
  • INTERSOS.
  • The movement of the consultant and team to and from the field will be facilitated by INTERSOS.
  • INTERSOS will provide survey enumerators, translators as may be required.
  • The cost related to travel from/ to Field of the survey teams will be covered by INTERSOS.
  • Payments will be paid in three instalments: The First instalment 30% paid upon finalization of inception report; 30% paid upon submission of the first full draft of the report; the remaining 40%
  • paid upon validation of the report by the Nutrition Sector/Inter-Agency Working Groups.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications and Competencies
Education:

  • The Consultant should preferably be a holder of a Post Graduate Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or related discipline.
  • Qualified and experienced consultant with Health and Nutrition background in surveys and assessments using SMART methodologies.
  • Work Experience:
  • Minimum experience of having lead SMART or similar survey in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mention 2 SMART/KAP Survey that he/she has conducted (with References)
  • Proven team leading and managerial experience
  • Knowledge of working with conflict-affected populations

Languages:
Fluency in English is essential. Knowledge of local language is an added advantage.
Technical Competencies:

  • The consultant must have a strong background in statistics and data analysis. Must know SMART survey methodology and ENA for SMART, SPSS, Epi/ENA or Epi Info software.
  • Excellent reporting and presentation skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of and experience with humanitarian guidelines and principles.
  • Fluency in English and local languages spoken in the working area is an advantage. Willingness to travel extensively and work under pressure & meeting deadlines
  • Ability to work in a multicultural and inter-sectoral environment.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as a team with the other staff members.
  • Ability to coordinate, direct and supervise others to achieve a common goal.
  • Ability to live and work in an isolated area in conditions of limited comfort
  • Have significant experience in undertaking nutrition surveys (design and methodologies, staff recruitment and training, field supervision and data analysis and survey report write up).

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager 

  • Job Type: Full Time  
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND   
  • Location: Borno
  • Job Field: Medical / Healthcare  NGO/Non-Profit  

 

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Provide technical guidance and field support to the INTERSOS Borno operations in terms of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL). The position will be required to
establish & mainstream M&E and Accountability systems for direct and partner implementation in North East of Borno State in Nigeria in alignment with INTERSOS & international
humanitarian principles.

Major Responsibilities:

Program concept & Design
Support the INTERSOS program in developing new projects by providing required secondary data on the context and thematic areas, learning from previous projects, and primary data from
needs assessments.
Monitoring, Implementation & Reporting

  • Ensure all approved projects have the following by the start of the project: INTERSOS standard log-frame, M&E plan with defined indicators, M&E calendar, Indicator tracking table (ITT),
  • Detailed implementation plan (DIP), field level data collection tools, mobile data collection tools, and databases for collection, consolidation and reporting.
  • Ensure partners are trained on the M&E and reporting requirements, and core humanitarian standards.
  • Ensure INTERSOS’s frontline and technical staff are knowledgeable on technical aspects related to M&E, tools and quality standards and are able to comply.
  • When baselines are run by external parties (external to INTERSOS), develop ToR according to
  • INTERSOS quality standards and donor requirements, oversee the entire process and ensure quality of all deliverables.
  • Ensure all INTERSOS projects (direct & partner implemented) have baselines for outcome level indicators.
  • Ensure project level ITT are updated with accurate data on a monthly basis and key findings are shared with management at the program review meetings.
  • Ensure partner & direct implementation is monitored on a regular basis for quality standards, and humanitarian principles through schedule visits, data quality audits, spot check /
  • verification visits against reports, and reports reviews (as per agreed schedule with donors and partnership).
  • Ensure the effective functioning of the M&E system and that the outputs of this system reach INTERSOS management and other stakeholder on an accurate and timely
  • manner.

Project closeout, Evaluations, & learning

  • Ensure Learning events are conducted for direct & partner implemented projects before the closure of the project in order to document learnings and best practice for future programs.
  • Ensure an end-line measurement of the outcome level indicators is conducted to understand the change INTERSOS programs contributed to.
  • If required by the donor, ensure to lead / coordinate the end of project evaluation process in alignment with INTERSOS & Humanitarian standards.
  • When end line evaluations are run by external parties (external to INTERSOS), develop ToR according to INTERSOS quality standards and donor requirements, oversee the entire process
  • and ensure quality of all deliverables.
  • Ensure key findings from the measurement processes (end-lines & evaluations) are shared with INTERSOS management and external entities.
  • Ensure all M&E data, reports, and records are clearly organized archived in a central location for future reference.

Quality assurance, coordination, capacity building & management

  • Ensure INTERSOS is well represented in M&E related working groups and forums both at local and national level.
  • Ensure INTERSOS, and Core Humanitarian principles are upheld in all aspects of the M&E function.
  • Ensure all M&E staff supervised by this position are guided, mentored and their capacities built in order to deliver high quality outputs.
  • Ensure partner capacity is built to comply and produce high quality M&E products in-line with INTERSOS & donor standards & requirements.
  • Ensure management of day-to-day M&E tasks are completed with appropriate resources, proper planning and to the highest standard required.
  • Support other tasks as required by the HoM and HoB.

Accountability

  • Develop/adapt contextually appropriate accountability tools and systems to enable response staff to better include communities in program planning, implementation and monitoring
  • Ensure information sharing, Consultation, Participation & Complaints and response of affected people is being conducted by MEAL Officers
  • Build the capacity of, support MEAL Officers, and review accountability reports generated and share critical information with management for action planning
  • Participate in inter-agency coordination mechanisms on accountability, share learning and tools with other agencies and use experience of other agencies to improve INTERSOS
  • accountability plans and practices

Staff management
Provide in-country technical leadership and support for monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management through the management and supervision of a M&E team
composed of M&E Officers, data entry officers and assistants.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

  • Relevant professional experience of three (3) years, preferably in emergency and/or development context;
  • Prior experience working in M&E
  • Prior experience or familiarity with NGO sector would be an advantage;
  • Familiarity with international M&E policies procedures and tools is an distinct advantage.
  • Good spoken and written English and relevant computer skills.
  • A high respect to client/organization confidentiality.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and respect for people with special needs and other vulnerability.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.

Competency profile:

  • Experience in management of a team;
  • Excellent analysis and reporting skills;
  • Excellent communication and organization skills;
  • Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures;
  • Ethical and transparent decision-making;
  • High regard toward preserving confidentiality of work-related information and data;
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of local communities and customary rules;
  • Independent work, i.e. with minimal supervision and under pressure;
  • Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work;
  • Flexibility, creativeness, tolerance and maturity.
  • Computer/IT literacy (OS Windows/Vista/Linux, MS Office, Internet etc.);

Languages: Spoken and written English, knowledge of a Local language is appreciated.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

  • Advanced university degree would be an asset.
  • Report writing skills.
  • Experience of work in the UN or NGO or voluntary sector is preferred but not essential

Brief Conditions
For any sort of field / official visit, travel to & from will responsibility of INTERSOS including food
allowance but travelling from home to duty station will be staff own responsibility (in some cases
facilitation could be provided as per urgency)
Other Terms & Condition will be part of Job Contract;

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Apply For Japan Foundation: 2018 Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences

The Japan Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences to encourage the deepening of mutual understanding and establishment of closer relations between Japan and other countries through global intellectual exchange.

This program provides grants partially cover expenses for implementing international intellectual collaborative projects, such as international conferences.

Benefits

  • Travel expenses (international airfares and other transportation expenses, daily allowances and accommodation fees)
  • Honoraria (for presenters, lecturers, interpreters, etc.)
  • Meeting expenses (for preparing materials, venues, equipment, public relations, etc.)
  • Other expenses (for purchasing materials, etc.

Eligible Area

Worldwide excluding the 10 ASEAN countries, the U.S. and Taiwan.

Eligibility Criteria

Non-profit organizations in Japan and overseas, excluding the 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and the U.S.

Eligible Projects

International intellectual collaborative dialogues such as international conferences, symposia, seminars, and workshops, where the themes must address to challenges that concern both Japan and other countries and participants from Japan must play a significant role in the dialogues.

  • Some examples of the eligible themes are aging population and low birth rate, environment and energy, influence of science and technology on society, cultural diversity and multiculturalism, democracy and governance, and role of culture in diplomacy and international relations. Themes that involve the sharing of information and experience gained from the Great East Japan Earthquake, disaster prevention, reconstruction and restoration, and community redevelopment are also eligible.
  • For art and cultural projects (e.g., performing arts, workshops, and demonstrations) implemented overseas by dispatching artists and Japanese culture specialists from Japan.
  • For intellectual exchange projects with the 10 ASEAN countries.
  • For Policy-oriented U.S.-Japan Intellectual exchange projects.

Deadline: 3 December 2018

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Tshimologong Digital and IBM South Africa Startup Bootcamp Application For Growth Stage Tech and Digital Startups(R500k investment)

The Startup Acceleration initiative is in the format of a Bootcamp to enable development through a series of short, intensive and rigorous modules and an investment in the successful Startup towards growth (resources, infrastructure and technology).

              The Bootcamp consists of modules on various Business and Technology topics targeted at Startups. Once the Bootcamp is complete, a round of pitching for an investment of up to R500k in services takes place.
                                            

  • To successfully obtain the highest investment amount, the Startup must demonstrate through an investment proposal and compelling pitch on how the R500k investment will yield tangible growth in their business              
  • The investment proposal must demonstrate a growth trajectory based on predictable financials, demonstrating increase in revenue and job creation
  • The Startup must be able to convince the judging panel consisting of industry experts and IBM leadership, on the reasons why IBM should invest in the business.  

  Apply to the programme if you:               

 Meet all of the eligibility criteria                              

  • Need the development and enablement support, mentorship and skills training to take your business to the next level                              
  • Are committed to full participation in the 4 week Bootcamp                              
  • Have high moral and ethical standards and a desire to contribute to the economy of South Africa Apply: Click to apply now   


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