The Leveraging Business for Social Change competition is open to all types of individuals and organizations (charitable organizations, private companies, or public entities) from all countries. We consider all entries that

• reflect the theme of the competition Leveraging Business for Social Change: Building the Field of Social Business.
• Indicate growth beyond the concept or research stage. While we support new ideas at every stage and encourage their entry, the judges are better able to evaluate programs that are beyond the conceptual stage and have demonstrated a proof of impact.
• Are submitted in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese.

Please complete the entire entry form and submit before June 9, 2010.

Assessment Criteria The winners of Leveraging Business for Social Change will be those that best meet the following criteria:

Innovation: This is the knock-out test. The entrant must describe a systemic and/or transformational solution that most successfully demonstrates how to build the field of social business. The innovation will demonstrate a substantially different approach from other initiatives in the field with potential for replication. The solutions may include:

• expanded distribution - such as innovations that reach audiences that have been underserved or not well understood
• more thoughtful design - such as breakthroughs that reduce costs and allow local sourcing
• outreach and education - that may shift a culture toward embracing solutions
• creative adaptation - applying a solution in a new context may produce surprising results

The ideas and solutions generated through this challenge must spark profound transformation in the way social businesses achieve financial viability and scale up the reach and impact of social business initiatives.

Social Impact: It is important that the innovation provides a system-changing solution that builds the field of social business. Some innovations will have proven success at a small level, while others will have potential to grow, engaging millions of people. We look for breadth and depth, numbers and stories that make a substantive difference in the lives of people at the base of the pyramid.

Sustainability: For an innovation to be truly effective it must have a long-term plan for securing financial support and for increasing community impact. Entrants should describe not only how they are currently financing their work, but also how they plan to finance their work in the future. The most successful entrants describe a long-term vision with regional and or global targets and the financial model to support them. Entrants should also demonstrate that they have strong partnerships and support networks that help achieve the venture’s mission.

Challenge Deadlines, Procedures, and Rules Online submissions are accepted until June 9, 2010 at 5PM US EST. At any time before this deadline, participants are encouraged to revise their entries based on questions and insights that they receive through the Changemakers’ collaborative process. Participation in the discussion enhances an entrant’s prospects and provides the community and the judges an opportunity to understand the entrant’s project more completely. Participants are reminded to include all revisions in the entry form. Revisions made in the comment field are less likely to be viewed by the judges.

There are four main phases in the challenge:

Entry Stage, March 15 – June 9, 2010: Entries can be submitted until 5PM US EST on June 9, 2010, and throughout this stage anyone can participate in online discussion with the entrants. Early entries – received by April 28, 2010 – will be eligible for additional prizes.The 2 winners of the early entry prize will receive a digital camera each one.

Online Review and Judging, June 10 – July 27, 2010:Online review and discussion continues. Simultaneously, a panel of expert judges and a team of Ashoka staff select 10-15 finalists.

Voting, July 28 – August 11, 2010: The Changemakers community votes online to select the three award-winners from the slate of finalists.

Winners Announced, August 18, 2010:The Leveraging Business for Social Change winners—the three finalists that receive the most votes—will each receive a cash prize of USD $5000.

Participation in the challenge provides the opportunity to receive feedback from fellow entrants, Changemakers staff, judges, and the Changemakers community. Showcasing initiatives and demonstrating social impact advise potential investors about how best to maximize the strategic impact of their investments.

Disclaimer—Compliance with Legal Restrictions Ashoka complies fully with all U.S. laws and regulations, including Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, export control, and anti-money laundering laws. All grants will be awarded subject to compliance with such laws. Ashoka will not make any grant if it finds that to do so would be unlawful. This may prohibit awards in certain countries and/or to certain individuals or entities. All recipients will comply with these laws to the extent they are applicable to such recipients. No recipient will take any action that would cause Ashoka to violate any laws. Additionally, Ashoka will not make any grant to a company involved in the promotion of tobacco use.

To send your idea, use this link and once on the page, click on 'ENTER AN IDEA' button:
www.changemakers.com/en-us/socialbusiness

Accredited by the University of the Western Cape (60 credits) Course duration: 30 August 2010 – 21 May 2011

We are glad to announce the sixth Blended Learning Course on "Teaching and the AIDS Pandemic" offered by InWEnt gGmbH and the University of the Western Cape.

This further training offer is part of the InWEnt programme on "Appropriate Strategies to prevent and fight HIV&AIDS (2009 -2012) funded by the Federal German Ministry for Economic cooperation and Development and offering a wide range of HIV&AIDS related capacity building approaches in the health, education and the economy sector in the sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world.

"Teaching and the AIDS Pandemic" is a regional capacity building programme specifically designed for teacher educators and experts in curriculum development in Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia and South Africa with a main eLearning component. It builds on InWEnt/UWC experiences with five blended learning courses and related training and network building activities for more than 100 teacher educators and curriculum experts in the region. The current blended learning course was revised and offers now an accreditation of a total of 60 credits at the level of NQF 7 (4th year B Ed or Honours level) by the University of the Western, South Africa.

The course is planned to start on August 30th, 2010. Application requirements and forms can be requested at: AIDScourse@uwc.ac.za. Applications are due to April 30th, 2010. Please find more information in the attached course announcement.

We kindly invite you to forward the course announcement to principals and interested tutors of further teacher training colleges as well as to experts in curriculum development. The institutions should dispose of a set of PCs for the participants and a broadband internet connection, accessible to tutors and experts without time restrictions. In order to facilitate the transfer and the implementation process we support the participation of small groups of colleagues from one institution.

With a maximum of 25 participants, we will be able to select the following numbers of candidates per country for the up-coming course:
Malawi, Tanzania : 8 participants each
Kenya, Namibia, South Africa: 2- 3 participants each

If you would like to get an idea on the eLearning approach of the training course please feel free to have a look at our demo version:
http://gc21.inwent.org/ibt/GC21/area=gc21/main/en/site/gc21/ibt/teaching_aids.html

We are looking forward to hearing from you,

Application Deadline: April 30 st , 2010
Request application from: aidscourse@uwc.ac.za

Download the full coourse announcement attached below

Organization(s):  FAIRTRADE LABELLING ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL

Contract Length: Long-term consulting assignment

Overview
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) unites the producer-, market- and business-facing activities within the Fairtrade Labelling system. FLO develops the Fairtrade Standards; promotes the empowerment of Fairtrade-certified producers by supporting them in gaining and maintaining Fairtrade Certification and capitalizing on market opportunities; and facilitates global Fairtrade markets, to optimise benefits for producers.

The Producer services and Relations (PSR) department at FLO is responsible for ensuring that Fairtrade Labelling delivers its agreed strategic objectives relating to improving the lives of disadvantaged and marginalised producers by:

• Translating the agreed Fairtrade Labelling strategy into robust and properly resourced operational plans (including clear objectives, outcomes and performance indicators) that enable development to happen through Fairtrade and maximise development impact
• Shaping and delivering a range of services and support programmes (such as technical, market and financial advice) that helps build the capacity of producers and assists them to enter and remain in Fairtrade
• Maintaining and seeking continual improvement in quality, transparency and accountability of all producer facing operations
• Identifying and developing opportunities for others to participate in the realisation of Fairtrade development objectives – particularly southern based
• Improving understanding of the organisation’s impact, both internally and externally, through monitoring and evaluation processes and feedback of such work into continual improvement programmes

PSR’s work is targeted in three regions: Latin America, Asia and Africa/Middle East. To support the implementation of our work in the regions, FLO PSR now seeks to contract a

Liaison Officer for Kenya and Tanzania

Liaison Officer Terms of Reference
Function
To act as the regionally based liaison person between the Producer Services and Relations Unit (PSR) and FLO certified producers, potential FLO producer partners, and Fairtrade stakeholders for Kenya and Tanzania .

Core Responsibilities

• Providing information, advice and training to producers to improve compliance with Fairtrade standards
• Providing information, advice and training to producers to improve their market opportunities and achieve Fairtrade development impact.
• Providing information to FLO e.V. about producers in their sphere of activity.

Tasks
- Seeking new Suppliers/Products/Origins
- Providing an introduction to producers to Fairtrade.
- Assessing Producer Groups as Businesses
- Support Work following Inspections
- Sourcing and liaising with local external support agencies
- Helping coordinate the Pricing Process.
- Provide information about local networks.
- Provide regular and consistent reports on targeted producer groups
- Represent PSR in local workshops/conferences as required and agreed.

Not Tasks Standard setting, Inspection, Certification, Product Management, Supply Chain Management.

Contact person: Regional Coordinator for East Africa at FLO e.V.

Communication Lines To Producer Services and Relations Unit (PSR)

Requirements

• University degree in agricultural, social, or economic science or development studies At least three years of professional working experience
• Experience in working with hired labour organizations (especially in horticulture) Knowledge and experience with industrial relations
• Experience with Corporate Social Responsibility and certification systems Good planning and organization as well as self-management skills
• Good contacts with local NGOs and Government resources Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender balance
• Dynamic trainer
• Team player: working with local and remote teams Familiarity with local culture
• Fluent English and Kiswahili
• Preparedness to frequent travels in the region

Terms of the contract: Consultant contract for twelve month period, starting early June 2010

Location of the post: Kenya

Applications (motivation letter, honorarium indication, curriculum vitae and two references) should be sent to the following address: s.rahn@fairtrade.net

With the reference: LO Kenya and Tanzania

Deadline for applications: 23rd  April 2010

Only those applicants will be contacted who will be invited for an interview

Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the)

Company Profile:
Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. In 2008, MSI joined Coffey International, Ltd., becoming part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com

Project/Proposal Summary:
Over the course of the contract, MSI intends to assess the organizational capacity of large and small Tanzanian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). MSIs activities will include strengthening CSOs through technical assistance to improve their operational capacity through management and financial systems to manage operational changes.

Position Summary:
The M&E Specialist, a full-time and integral member of the technical planning team, will manage the monitoring and evaluation system for the overall project. S/He will advise CSO partners in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation. S/He will coordinate the development and implementation of M&E plans and training of large and small CSO partners, identify technical assistance needs, and assist with identifying training resources as appropriate, and manage the management information system for the project.

**This is a local position. Only Tanzanian citizens are eligible to apply**

Responsibilities:
• Carrying out the tasks and deliverables associated with the project, as defined through the approved project work plans, and as required by the Deputy Chief of Party and MSI Technical Director.
• Management of all project Management Information Systems (MIS).
• Fulfillment of all internal project M&E requirements, including but not limited to the preparation of data for project reporting requirements.
• Identification of technical assistance needs and training resources.
• Provide advice, training and technical assistance in M&E to project staff and CSO partners.
• Provide M&E training and advisement to CSO partners.
• Coordinate the preparation of all program reports, including providing guidance to staff and partners in delivering their contributions.
• In Collaboration with the Grants Manager, coordinate the development and implementation of grantee monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinate CSO Partner Organization input to program M&E, including site visits for grants data verification.
• Provide tools, training, and support for PEPFAR and TOMSHA reporting. Ensure that the project meets the PEPFAR and TOMSHA reporting requirements including indicators.
• Represent the Project, as appropriate, at meetings and events in relation to program monitoring and reporting, including for USAID, PEPFAR, and TOMSHA.
• Assure all M&E activities are conducted within the scope of the project budget.
• Perform other functions as directed by the Deputy Chief of Party/MSI Technical Director.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required; Master’s degree and 10 years of relevant M&E reporting experience, preferred;
• Experience with USAID, PEPFAR, and TOMSHA reporting required;
• Must be familiar with small and large Tanzanian organizations;
• The ability to travel regionally required;
• Fluency in English required, Swahili language skills a plus. How to applyOnly candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com

Closing date: 14 Apr 2010

UNHCR Representation Office Dar es Salaam, invites applications from qualified internal and external candidates for the following vacant post.

Post Title: Associate Supply Officer
Vacancy Notice No: DSM/VN/10/004
Position Number: 10007995
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam
Remuneration: Attractive salary (NOB level) and entitlements according to UN Staff Rules and Regulations
Duration: One year contract with possibility of extension
Effective date: As soon as possible

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Supply Officer, and overall supervision of the Deputy

Representative, the incumbent shall perform the following duties:

• Provides logistic support and ensure timely delivery of appropriate relief items to beneficiaries, in accordance with Letter of Instruction from HQ’s, UNHCR standard procedures and UNHCR Financial Rules and Regulations;
• Liaise on the procurement, transportation and storage of food items with the World Food Programme;
• Arrange for procurement of supplementary food and non-food items either locally or internationally;
• Arrange for construction of additional warehouses, as appropriate and monitor proper warehousing procedures;
• Monitor distribution of relief items and maintain good working relations with implementing partners, local authorities and other agencies;
• Prepare reports and up-to-date statistics on distribution of relief items to refugees;
• Frequent internal and external contacts involving matters of non-routine significance requiring discussion and explanation;
• May be required to supervise and coordinate the work of lower level staff;
• Undertakes other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• National of the United Republic of Tanzania.
• University degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Logistics, Mathematics or other related fields.
• Minimum of 4 years of previous relevant professional job experience.
• Fluency in English with working knowledge of another relevant UN Language.
• Computer literacy is essential; MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Access XP application.
• Applicant should have strong interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and demonstrate a dynamic ability to work with people of different cultural and national backgrounds.

Applications:
Must include a recent curriculum vitae and United Nations Personal History (P.11) Form (available upon request), contact address with phone/fax numbers; must quote the vacancy notice number;

Must be addressed to:
Human Resources Officer
UNHCR Representation Office
P.O Box 2666

Tel: No. 255 22 2602708-10

E-Mail: tanda@unhcr.org

Closing date for receipt of applications: 05 April 2010

Applications from qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged.

The position is in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health and involves methodological and applied work on statistical methods for data arising from environmental health studies. Examples include spatial-temporal modeling of air pollution data and disease outcomes, health effects of complex mixtures, high-throughput genomic and proteomic studies in environmental sciences, modeling gene and environment interactions, and biomarker modeling for environmental exposure and disease outcomes. The work will involve both methodological research and close collaboration with environmental health researchers.

Qualifications:
Qualifications are a PhD in statistics or biostatistics with strong programming skills in R, Matlab, or C, as well as good written and oral communication skills.

Additional Information:
Depending on research interests, the position will be supervised by Dr. Francesca Dominici or Dr. Brent Coull or Dr. Xihong Lin. Informal questions can be sent to Dr. Francesca Dominici (fdominic@hsph.harvard.edu). There is a possibility to fill the opening for the spring semester, and applications will be considered as they arrive.

To apply, send cover letter describing your research interests and interest in the position, with CV and names of three references. In your application, please reference "Environmental Statistics postdoc". Application materials should be sent by email (preferred) to biostat_postdoc@hsph.harvard.edu, or mail to:

Postdoc Search, c/o Jelena Follweiler
Department of Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health
655 Huntington Avenue
Bldg 2, 4th floor
Boston MA 02115

Deadline for application: April 23, 2010

Applications from minority and female candidates are especially encouraged. Harvard University is an AA/EOE.

Greetings!

Aegis School of Business and Telecommunication presents the Executive MBA in Telecom Management (EMPTM)/ MS under academic association with Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University (OSU), US. Aegis students can also do part of study at OSU in Stillwater campus in US.  MPTM is commonly known as MBA Telecommunication in India and MS in Telecommunication Management in US. This two year part time program is aimed at Executives working in the field of Telecom / IT. Aegis follows Globally accepted Credit hr based model and EMPTM is a 45 credits hrs program equivalent to any internationally recognized masters degree.

At Aegis candidates can choose for dual program option of Executive Masters Program in Telecom Management and Executive MBA (EMBA) by completing additional 9 credit hrs course (three courses).

Aegis, one of the top three schools, started Telecom Management Programs in India in 2002 with Bharti Airtel's support. This program is designed to develop cross functional skill that is crucial to be a telecom leader. It will enable you - the future technology manager to take decisions keeping in mind all the  aspects involved in  telecom business.

That's not all. It also helps to address your individual need to improve specific functional skill that is imperative to your domain of expertise through the range of electives. 

Two Week Program in June or July 2010 to obtain Six Graduate Credit Hours in Telecommunications Program
from Oklahoma State University, US.

What's more?
Race your resume to the top of the pile with international exposure. Opt for our 2 week program in July 2010 to obtain Six Graduate Credit Hours in Telecommunications Program from Oklahoma State University, US at an additional cost. About Aegis School of Business & Telecommunication

Aegis School of Business & Telecommunication, Mumbai is among the Top 3 Telecom Management Schools in India and one of the top five in One-Year MBA programs. Aegis was started with the support of Bharti Airtel, India's top Telecom Company, for developing the next generation leaders. Aegis is the most international business school in India, in term of student and faculty diversity. The school has over 50 % International candidates, which is the highest among any Indian Business School. Aegis is amongst the only 23 Universities across the world, which offers Telecommunication Management program.
Important Info

The Part Time Executive MPTM is a 2 year program and delivered by industry leaders and top international faculty. The three models of classroom training are:

1) Block-Week & Sunday Model: There would be 2 blocks of 9 days each in a year plus 9 Sundays between two block weeks at campus. Program commencing from 22 May 2010.
2) Distance Learning Model through Video Conferencing at  Reliance World at every city in India.
Classes held on Wed 5 to 7 PM, Sat 3 to 6 PM and Sun 3 to 6 PM, three weeks in a month for over two year period.
3) Traditional Weekend Model: 3 Weekends in every month for 2 years.

 Eligibility Criteria
- Executives working in the field of Telecom / IT can apply.
- Candidates with diploma with 2 year experience in   telecom/ networking can also apply.
Please send your resume to admission@aegis.edu.in with subject line: "Part Time E-MPTM" for pre-screening.

Next Step:
Information/counseling session: Send a request to join information/counseling session at our campus or on Skype (aegis.school.of.business).

Application Process:
a. Download the application form from www.aegis.edu.in
b. Send the completed application form along with two References, Application Processing fee of  Rs. 2000/- as DD , CV, Transcripts & Certificates and Letter of Employment by post or email at admission@aegisedu.org
c. Interview
d. Admission offer to short listed candidates
e. Offer acceptance & Registration

Registration is on for May 2010-12 session for EMPTM Program.

Fees & Financial aid
    * Easy Installment facility from Aegis
    * Study loan from HDFC bank
    * Scholarship: Candidate with 70% and above score in degree can apply for Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship.

 Feel free to get in touch with admission office; we will be glad to answer your queries.

The PhD Program offered by theDepartment of Economics at the University of Bologna (DSE)aims at training a selected group of outstanding scholars for a career as economists in academic institutions or in research departments of corporations, public organizations, financial institutions and the government.

The considerable diversification of research areas covered by the members of the DSE and their international reputation provide an outstanding environment where students of most fields in economics may find research ideas and tight guidance for their doctoral studies. Students are encouraged to pursue a personalized curriculum, by choosing courses within a wide list of options under the close supervision of distinguished academic members who are at the cutting edge of world research in their fields.

The DSE organizes many conferences, workshops and weekly seminars in all the main fields and attracts distinguished international visitors who collaborate with the members of the Department. This international environment offers to Ph.D. students the opportunity to make important international contacts for their careers.

Successful graduates are actively assisted in career placement by the DSE.

The Department of Economics of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (www.dep.unimore.it) is a partner institution in the PhD Program.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications must be received no later than May 31, 2010. Admission is conditional on obtaining a Master's Degree no later than September 20, 2010. Successful candidates will be informed of admission as the selection committee processes the applications, and no later than June 30, 2010.

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Website: www.phdeco.unibo.it

Sikika (formerly Youth Action Volunteers, YAV) works to improve citizen participation, transparency, and accountability of the health sector in Tanzania. Sikika is based in Dar es Salaam and operates in Dar es Salaam and Coast regions. We are currently in the process of re-establishing the organization as ‘Sikika’ that reflects more appropriately our objectives in health policy advocacy and governance. We also have plans to expand our activities to two more regions. This is an exhilarating time for the organization. To further support and strengthen our growth and development in Policy and Advocacy work in the health sector, we are now looking to fill one senior level position. 

Programme Officer for Social Accountability (Health)
Your key roles and responsibilities shall be: Lead Sikika’s health sector social accountability interventions through evidence based critical policy analyses of public planning and resource allocation, public expenditure management, performance management, public integrity and oversight roles and effectiveness. In essence, the Programme Officer will contribute to national policy monitoring and debate on health sector in Tanzania by seeking answers to the following questions on behalf of Sikika and Tanzanians: What public funds/resources are available to officials and service providers? How do they plan to use them? How effectively are public funds spent? How do service providers perform in implementing their plans? Are quality public health services delivered? What mechanisms exist to prevent, and what corrective action is taken in response to, the misuse and abuse of public resources? Are officials and service providers called to account by oversight bodies for their performance? The Programme Officer will write accessible policy analyses, briefs and position papers, and participate in key health policy processes by government and parliament independently as Sikika or as part of CSOs networks. The Programme Officer will guide and motivate other staff to produce quality results on time. As a member of the management team, advise the Executive Director and contribute to the overall conceptualization, planning and monitoring at Sikika.

Key competencies:
(a) Masters degree in a relevant field
(b) At least three years experience in areas related to your responsibilities
(c) Excellent writing and communication skills
(d) Strong analytical skills
(e) High level strategic ability and advocacy skills, including coalition building and sustaining joint action (f) Computer skills
(h) Strong organizational and management skills 

Applicants should send:
(a) cover letter stating why you consider yourself a suitable candidate for this post
(b) an updated CV which includes your contact details and 3 full addresses of references
(c) Salary history (include last salary slip where possible).  

Send applications to: The Executive Director, Sikika, and P.O Box 12183, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or by e-mail to jobs@sikika.or.tz or info@sikika.or.tz.

Please send in your application on or before 16th April 2010. 

The selection process: Sikika is conducting this appointment on equal opportunity principles and welcomes applications from candidates who can fulfill the requirements of the post irrespective of gender, age or disability.