Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya 28/01/2010
Contract Length: Full-time staff position The opportunity Established in early 2005, FSD Kenya aims to support the development of inclusive financial markets in Kenya as a means to stimulate wealth creation and reduce poverty. Working in partnership with the financial services industry our goal is to significantly expand access to services among lower income households and smaller scale enterprises. FSD undertakes a considerable amount of research to support the development of more inclusive financial markets in Kenya. The results have contributed to shaping Government policy, the strategy and operations of financial service providers and improving the design and impact our own projects. We need an experienced researcher to develop and lead our future research programme. Based full time in Nairobi, Kenya the position will involve: developing and managing a wide range of research activities from national surveys though long-term qualitative studies to in-depth market analysis; creating a new programme on impact assessment; supporting the wider FSD team and our partners on research issues; and linking to the wider research community. Who we need We're looking for someone with a strong and relevant research background motivated to apply these skills to solving practical development problems and making a difference. You will need to be both a ‘thinker' and a ‘doer'. You will have:
If you think you could be the right person for this role then send a covering letter and CV by e-mail to Lydiah Kioko (Lydiah@fsdkenya.org). Please put "Senior Research Specialist" in the subject line. FSD is an equal opportunities employer. Applications must be received no later than Tuesday, 16th February 2010. FSD Kenya operates as an independent Trust registered in Kenya under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from its programme investment committee. Finance is provided by a number of leading development agencies including the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together with the Government of Kenya. Further information can be obtained at www.fsdkenya.org. These awards reflect the fact that the boundaries between international development policy and domestic policy increasingly parallel similar problems in developing countries so that both Canada and the less developed countries benefit from research on these issues. The complexities of national economic and social development in Canada are increasingly evident, and are often related to international issues. Similarly Canadian trade, investment, immigration and other policies often affect development in less developed countries. These awards will support research that illustrates these interrelationships. In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, the Centre Training and Awards Program is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia. Special Feature of this Award Successful candidates will propose comparative research requiring data from both Canada and a developing country to better understand the common, interrelated problem/issue, identified by the applicant. Selection will favor proposals that demonstrate:
Two Types of Canadian Window on International Development Awards 1) IDRC offers one award for doctoral research that explores the relationship between Canadian aid, trade, immigration, diplomatic policy, etc, and international development and the alleviation of global poverty. 2) A second award will be granted for doctoral or master’s research into a problem that is common to First Nations or Inuit communities in Canada and a developing region of the world. Eligibility Applicants must:
Duration Award tenure corresponds to a period of field research, which will be no less than 3 months and, in general, no more than 12 months. Value A maximum of $20,000 per year will be awarded, to cover justifiable field research expenses. Candidates must propose a budget that covers the costs of fieldwork in Canada and/or other developing countries. Please note that living expenses incurred at the researcher's home base will not be supported. Number of Awards 2 to 3 per year, depending on the final budget of the proposals.D Deadlines April 1, 2010 (awards will be announced in September 2010). Applications Candidates must secure a short statement (no longer than 1 page, single-spaced, using a 12 pitch font) from their thesis supervisor which: 1) explains how he or she sees the proposed research conforming with the overall objective of this award to better understand an aspect of Canada’s development in the light of comparative research on social, economic, political, cultural etc. issues in a developing region of the world; 2) explains how the candidate’s proposal fits within the research interests of the department in which the student is registered.Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate. Re-applicants, whose research proposal was reviewed and was unsuccessful, must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award. However, this policy does not apply for Internship Awards. If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC’s discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval for the Ethic’s Committee of the University. Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must be sent to the following address: By regular mail, Canada Post Priority Post or XPRESSPOST: Canadian Window on International Development Centre Training and Awards Program (CTAP) International Development Research Centre (IDRC) P.O. Box 8500Ottawa, OntarioK1G 3H9 - Canada By courier services: Canadian Window on International DevelopmentCentre Training and Awards Program (CTAP) International Development Research Centre (IDRC) 150 Kent Street, Mailroom Suite 990Ottawa, OntarioK1P 0B2 - Canada ax: (1 613) 236-4026 Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext.: 2098 E-mail: cta@idrc.ca We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and skills best match the criteria of the Award. More than just a course - an opportunity to exchange ideas and practice and create an International network. Previous trainees still talk about it! Every year the EACS runs an intensive 3 day course in Antiretroviral Therapy and Comprehensive Care for people living with HIV/AIDS, focused on the clinical management of HIV, in Montpellier (South of France). Aimed at experienced practitioners this course is facilitated by a faculty of professors from throughout Europe. The teaching is divided between plenary sessions and interactive workshops. Its location in Europe's oldest medical faculty ensures a didactic atmosphere and Montpellier's location in the Midi means that after the hard work the students can relax in the Mediterranean sunshine. The course is open to a maximum of 60 participants with a limited number of scholarships available to those from developing countries. In 2009 61 participants took part from 34 countries. Recruitment for the 8th Advanced HIV Course – September 8-10, 2010 is now open. Please click CLICK HERE and complete your application. For further information please contact: sylvie.chatelin@europeanaidsclinicalsociety.org Deadline to apply: February 15, 2010 Permalink: http://www.europeanaidsclinicalsociety.org/advhivcourse.asp EACS Medical Exchange Programme 28/01/2010
The EACS Medical Exchange Programme enables doctors from Europe and from Developing Countries to benefit from a 4 month exchange to one of EACS European centres. The current scholarship is 6500 euros (four months). This covers accommodation and living expenses. Travel expenses will be reimbursed based on actual cost (upon receipt of original documentation). The trainees are expected to submit an activity report at the end of their stay. Recruitment for the 2010 Medical Exchange Programme is now open. Please CLICK HERE and complete your application. For further information please contact: sylvie.chatelin@europeanaidsclinicalsociety.org Deadline to apply: February 15, 2010 Permalink: http://www.eacsmep.org/forms/EACS2/php/index.php Job Title: Business Analyst Department: Business Analysts, Operations Regional Group: Africa Location: Tanzania, Kenya, or Rwanda Contract Term: Full time Contractor/Employment Application Deadline: February 5, 2010 Voxiva, a leading global service provider of practical information solutions to strengthen public health and safety systems, seeks an energetic Business Analyst to fill a critical role bridging system design and delivery efforts between its internal teams and its clients. As a member of the Operations Team, the Analyst will largely provide functional support for various applications by serving as the main liaison between business users and technical teams to identify analyze and translate business needs into system specifications utilizing his/her experience in enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems and methodologies. Reporting to the Business Analyst Manager this position requires both a focus on understanding client's needs and the skill to translate those into working configurations in line with an existing solution framework. TO BE A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
Voxiva is a leading global provider of practical information solutions to strengthen health care systems, enhance safety, support emergency response, and improve government service delivery. With offices in Asia, Africa, South America and the US, Voxiva has an impressive list of public sector and international clients including USAID, The Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of Health, International Ministries of Health, and many more. Visit our website to learn more at www.voxiva.net. Contact Information: Please send a cover letter and a comprehensive curriculum vitae to: careers@voxiva.com. Please enter "Business Analyst" in the subject line. DFID’s White Paper, ‘Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future’, outlines DFID’s approach to working with civil society. It highlights the fact that DFID recognises that the work of governments alone will not be enough to eliminate world poverty and that to achieve further and faster poverty reduction, governments must work closely with citizens and civil society groups. The White Paper states that over the next few years DFID will increase its work with organisations in the UK and overseas who play an important role in development. This will include groups with who do not currently benefit from DFID support. Many of these groups are involved in supporting very small scale, often localised activities which do not meet the criteria we have for our existing centrally managed civil society funding schemes, such as the Partnership Programme Arrangements (PPA) and Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF). To address this, DFID is establishing a new funding stream aimed at community based organisations involved in providing specific small scale, one-off support that directly targets poverty in the developing world and includes a significant development awareness component in the UK. The Fund will be operational for an initial 16 months from 2010. The Fund is intended to offer funding opportunities to not for profit organisations but is not intended to replace or overlap with other DFID funding mechanisms. Details of the Fund and application process Key elements
The Development Innovation Fund can support a very broad range of projects as long as they target poverty in the developing world include a significant development awareness component in the UK Examples include: support to health camps, provision of text books, education/learning materials or other appropriate technology materials, skills exchange programmes. Process What is the application process? You must submit a completed application form together with the additional documentation requested in 2.2 (above) to the Fund Manager at dif@dfid.gov.uk. The Fund Manager will acknowledge receipt of your application and provide you with a unique reference number within 3 days of receipt. The Fund Manager will also inform you of which Funding Round your application will be considered under. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their applications within a week after the relevant funding round. If you have any questions about any aspect of these guidelines please e-mail dif@dfid.gov.uk Visit this link for any other information you may have and for the FAQs: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/dif 10 Comments I. GENERAL INFORMATION: TechnoServe, Inc. (www.technoserve.org) is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries. Our work focuses on identifying promising business opportunities with a positive economic role for and impact on the rural poor, and facilitating the business linkages and partnerships needed to make deals occur. In addition to market linkages, we also provide credit linkages through loan guarantees and the sourcing of debt capital through commercial banks, and in improving managerial talent through transfer of skills to client firms. For several years now we are proud to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on projects in Africa – ranging from coffee and dairy sector initiatives in East Africa to cocoa and cashew interventions in West Africa. The BMGF has made agricultural development a strategic priority, with a grant portfolio of close to $800 million to date, focusing on increasing farm incomes as a way of reducing rural poverty. Multi-national corporations (MNCs) are key partners in such endeavours – they are already present in the target countries, making major purchases, and they are likely to be increasingly open to innovative smallholder sourcing given the global climate of increasing commodity and food prices. The BMGF intends to leverage win-wins for MNCs to invest in supply chain facilities and extension services as well as to provide purchase guarantees which will both meet their commercial needs and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. In the coming months, we will be engaged in the start-up of a new four-year pilot program that will demonstrate the ability of smallholder farmers in Kenya and Uganda to increase their incomes at least two-fold by becoming long-term sustainable suppliers of mango and passion fruit, both for sale on the fresh market and for processing. The program’s aim is to improve smallholder farmer incomes through productivity improvements, development of farmer-based organizations, and creation of market linkages. The program will initially focus on the domestic markets as an import substitution play, with a view to demonstrating future potential for exports. A major multinational corporation is confirmed as the main private sector partner in this project. Its participation will create a compelling pull factor and serve to lower risk for all participants along the chain. By the end of the pilot program, we will have proven the concept through the following achievements:
To enable evidence-based decision-making by program management and leadership that assures the achievement of the project goals. Working closely with the Kenya and Uganda Country Directors and the Fruit Program Manager, the Regional Fruit M&E Manager will be responsible for timely and effective implementation of the Monitoring & Evaluation systems and activities within the program, in accordance with the contractual obligations to BMGF. III. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 1.) Project Start-Up
Position Location: Nairobi, Kenya For details of how to apply, click here. The International Research Training Group "Modeling Material Flows and Production Systems for Sustainable Resource Use in Intensified Crop Production in the North China Plain" of the University of Hohenheim, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, is seeking highly qualified and motivated candidates for 2 PhD scholarships starting June 1st, 2010 for 3 years. The PhD grant amounts to 1,103 € net per month (+ allowances for stays in Beijing). The interdisciplinary research and education program is jointly conducted with China Agricultural University, Beijing. It comprises subprojects in Plant Nutrition, Plant Ecology, Biogeophysics, Agricultural Engineering, Crop Science, Plant Breeding, Weed Science, Farm Management, Computer Applications in Agriculture, and Rural Development Theory and Policy. Analysis and sustainable improvement of cropping systems in the North China Plain are the main objectives of the research. The accompanying qualification program focuses on modeling of agricultural systems. Successful applicants will work on one of the following research topics: -Economic evaluation of farm level development strategies (supervision: Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs) -Agrarian change and rural development policy (supervision: Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller) Applicants must have an above-average Master’s degree or equivalent in Agricultural Economics or related fields. Strong computer skills, and excellent command of the English and German language would be a plus. The willingness, both to do interdisciplinary research in China (including research stays of up to several months) and to actively participate in the IRTG activities, is a prerequisite for the application. Candidates are expected to take up their residence in Stuttgart or the vicinity. Applications, preferably in electronic form, should include a CV, copies of degree certificates, and possibly a letter of recommendation from a university professor, and be forwarded to the director of the IRTG: Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz, Institut für Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre (410C), Universität Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, rtgchina@uni-hohenheim.de. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled. For further information, please refer to the project website http://rtgchina.uni-hohenheim.de or contact Dr. Diana Ebersberger (rtgchina@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 45924077). 
Regional M&E Manager, East Africa Division 27/01/2010
I. GENERAL INFORMATION: TechnoServe, Inc. (www.technoserve.org) is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries. Our work focuses on identifying promising business opportunities with a positive economic role for and impact on the rural poor, and facilitating the business linkages and partnerships needed to make deals occur. In addition to market linkages, we also provide credit linkages through loan guarantees and the sourcing of debt capital through commercial banks, and support in improving managerial talent through transfer of skills to client firms. In East Africa, we are currently present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Across the region, we are implementing a range of large-scale value chain interventions (in sectors such as dairy, horticulture, cotton, coffee and tea) as well as entrepreneurship programs. II. PRIMARY PURPOSE: To enable evidence-based decision-making during all phases of program design and execution in support of TechnoServe’s mission, performance excellence and sustained impact. Key accountabilities include ensuring that:
III. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 1.) Develop and apply standardized tools and practices in support of evidence-based decision-making during all phases of program design, start-up, implementation and exit.
Strengthened M&E capacity in TechnoServe East Africa leading to:
Position Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania For details of how to apply, click here. GENERAL INFORMATION: TechnoServe, Inc. is an international non-profit economic development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and countries. The East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) program aims to move smallholder women and men farmers out of poverty by improving their profit participation in the dairy value chain. This project is being implemented through a partnership of three established organizations –Heifer International (lead partner), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and TechnoServe – working in targeted districts in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. TechnoServe’s role is to increase market access for smallholder farmers and expand dairy markets, in particular to:
Working closely with the EADD Regional Project Director and TechnoServe’s East Africa Regional Director, the TechnoServe Regional Dairy Manager will manage TechnoServe’s regional activities, with a particular focus on regional knowledge management and coordination of TechnoServe activities across the region. To do so, s/he will:
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