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UNICEF works in some of the world s toughest places, to reach the world s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up!

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For Every Child, AN ADVOCATE:

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society s most disadvantaged citizens addressing inequity not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in the world's thereby ensuring a better future for every child, this is the chance to make a difference. Under the supervision of the Procurement Specialist in Supply and Procurement section, the incumbent performs highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manages the more complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. This is the senior General Services (GS) level for specialized supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience.

The function is characterized as highly independent and provides opportunities for Associates to lead and carry out responsibility for end to end supply chain management from the beginning to the end of the process and provide input into the design and development of improved supply chain services and delivery mechanisms.

Major duties and responsibilities:

I Supply Chain Service Delivery and Response

1. Planning:

2. Procurement/contracting:

II Alternative delivery mechanisms

III Partnership coordination and collaboration

IV Other duties/responsibilities:

Impact of Results:

The Senior Procurement Associate s impact is founded on the provision of input into the design and development of improved services, systems and delivery processes. The impact directly affects the quality and timeliness of the delivery of a range of different specialized services for which the unit is accountable. Working with a high degree of operational independence, Associates are accountable for the achievement of overall service delivery results to clients.

Their client interface focuses on handling of specialized and complex supply chain processes and delivery of services with clients. They liaise with concerned clients and with suppliers to solve issues on purchase orders, contracts, delivery and payments. These relationships are important to ensure that service standards and deadlines are met, and that proposals and actions adhere to policies and rules. The Associates work relationships require skills to promote understanding and acceptance of regulations, rules and procedures and/or otherwise improve client services.

External contacts involve liaising with similar organizations for collaboration, research and data/information gathering to compile and assess best practices. Furthermore, extensive external contact with suppliers is required, including to negotiate or clarify unique, complex issues or processes. Collaboration with partners and Governments is also applicable.

For every Child, you demonstrate

Core Values (Required)

Core Competencies (Required)

Functional Competencies (Required)

To view our competency framework, please click here.

Skills Required

To qualify as a championfor every child you will have

Requirements of the position (QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES):-

Education:

Experience:

Language Requirements:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all national, religious, gender and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

UNICEF has recently become the first United Nations agency to be awarded the EDGE certification the leading global standard for gender equality in the workplace. UNICEF s commitment to EDGE reaffirms our pledge to gender equality and inclusion all UNICEF staff worldwide.

This certification recognizes UNICEF s commitment to achieving significant milestones in gender equality for all its staff, including strong gender balance at all levels of the organization, pay equity, a solid framework of policies and practices, and an inclusive workplace culture.

UNICEF s most important asset is our staff all of our staff. Gender diversity and equal opportunities for men and women is not only a matter of rights. It makes us more effective as an organization. Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.

We are the first United Nations agency to be awarded the EDGE certification the leading global standard for gender equality in the workplace.

For more information on UNICEF EDGE Certification, kindly view the video here.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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About Blossom

Blossom Trust is a women empowerment grassroots non-profit organisation founded in 1993 in Tamil Nadu, India. Our organization is working towards the personal, social and economic development of disadvantaged and marginalized members of the community especially women and children. The projects and activities of Blossom Trust fall into three main areas of focus:

1. Health advocacy with a focus on Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Diabetes
2. Children: Working to uphold the rights of disadvantaged children, ensuring access to health and educational services
3. Sustainable Agriculture: Projects related to organic farming and free range livestock

Find out more about our projects on our website:https://www.blossomtrust.org

What We're Looking For

Blossom Trust is seeking a highly motivated and creative Fundraising and Office Communications Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be able to create and implement a successful fundraising strategy and communication strategy (70%) and be in charge of maintaining office operations (30%). In this position you will be the right hand to the Director and expected to be on top of all operations within the organization. Alongside the Project Coordinators and the Grant Coordinator the candidate will also be working on project development and grant writing.

It is important that you have analytical and problem-solving skills, a strong attention to detail and are able to work under pressure with minimum supervision. You will work in a small team, but be primarily self-directed and adaptable to ever-changing situations.

Duration

The successful candidate will be primarily based in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. On occasion we agree for you to work remotely throughout India. Our team works on a full-time basis from 9:00 pm - 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday. Your work schedule is flexible depending on you and your time management skills. We ask for a minimum commitment of 3 months starting ASAP. Longer stays are welcome, please state your preference in the cover letter.

Roles and Responsibilities

Your task will be to create and implement a successful fundraising strategy and maintain donor relations, as well as to create content for our Social Media pages and website.

• Fundraising:Raise funds through online crowdfunding platforms and Social Media accounts and identify fundraising opportunities
• Donor relations: Maintain donor relations and create strategies to increase our donor base
• Website and Social Media: keep media up to date and create communications strategies
• Administration: act as administrative assistant for the director of Blossom and maintain files and online database
• Grant proposal Writing: To develop a proposal for the assigned project you must familiarize yourself with our programs, goals and financial needs as well as current trends and best practices in the development field. Then assist with grant writing. Identify relevant funding opportunities, flag requests for proposals and other grant opportunities.

Qualifications and Skills

Required

• Bachelors degree. Ideally in Communications, International Development, Global Health or a related field
• Demonstrated knowledge of Fundraising and Social Media
• Experience in organizing and prioritizing work
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel and Google Drive
• Strong writing and research skills
• Effective team player with the ability to work and think independently, and to be resourceful and proactive.
• Adaptable, patient, respectful of diversity and cultural differences
• Proficiency in English

Desired

• Masters degree
• Experience with website development and maintenance
• Experience living in a developing country
• Demonstrated interest in India
• Demonstrated interest in International development
• Demonstrated interest in HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis prevention
• Demonstrated interest in Environmental and agricultural sustainability
• Demonstrated interest in Women s rights or children s rights

Compensation

• 3,000 Rupees per month
• 2 simple meals a day 6 days a week & basic accommodation
• Official certificate of completion

Please send your CV along with a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and your intended period of stay to Mara van der Kamp at blossom.grantcoordinator@gmail.comand Ksenia Paliczak at blossom.fund.comm@gmail.combefore November 1, 2019. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis so we encourage you to apply early.

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmer's homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.

Job Description

As an organization, we constantly seek to impact more farmers. In India, this work started in 2018. The Data Coordinator role is part of a small team based in Motihari, Bihar. This team's purpose is to successfully establish the One Acre Fund model in India. We are starting small but aim to scale rapidly within the next few years.

The Data Coordinator will report to the India Impact Lead and mainly support the development of surveys, data gathering efforts and effective management of the M&E field team. More specifically, this role includes: creating and testing surveys on CommCare software, monitoring and managing data quality, and executing basic data cleaning and analysis. By constantly developing, gathering and analyzing data about the program's impact on farmer's lives, the start-up will be in a position to scale much more quickly.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Project Management:

• Survey Planning & Preparation
  • Support Impact Lead in developing the annual Project Management Dashboard, detailed project plans and project calendars.
  • Participate and actively contribute to survey development and design.
  • Manage translation of surveys into Hindi and translation review.
  • Prepare survey training guides
  • Manage all components of CommCare survey design:
  • Program survey in CommCare with strong display and validation conditions
  • Standardize variable names (logical and short)
  • Manage survey testing process (tablet and field)
  • Manage cases in CommCare
  • Prepare survey participant lists
  • Code relevant survey management tools using CommCare
  • Determine M&E team staffing needs
  • Create KPI-related reporting tools including dashboards
  • Ensure that the M&E field teams survey tool needs are met
  • CommCare Management
  • Manage and maintain the India program CommCare application
  • Manage mobile users
  • Manage/delete test applications and/or exports
• Survey Execution
  • Manage KPI process
  • Use CommCare to generate KPIs
  • Update the KPI dashboard weekly
  • Analyze results and resolve discrepancies
  • Produce weekly reports on field comments/observations for the operations team
  • Manage Back Check process
  • Select back check questions and program in CommCare
  • Analyze results for performance evaluations
  • Monitor follow-up actions
  • Manage Data Quality and Monitoring process
  • Select data check questions
  • Produce weekly data check reports
  • Analyze results for performance evaluations
  • Monitor follow-up actions
  • Conduct field visits
  • Able to address most challenges and ad-hoc problems independently
• Survey Analysis
  • Export data from CommCare
  • Create export in CommCare
  • Export data from CommCare to Excel
  • Create summary statistics/codebook
  • Clean data
  • Set maximum and minimum value checks for key variables in Excel
  • Remove duplicates
  • Translate and convert Hindi data text into English
  • Build reports
  • Create mid-survey summary report
  • Update or edit existing Excel report/dashboard
  • Build new report
  • Summarize key findings
  • Summarize key recommendations
  • Manage and create presentations for M&E field team

Inventory, Asset & Budget Management

• Establish inventory/asset management system.
• Develop inventory management dashboard and related tools/trackers.
• Manage procurement and ensure overhead costs are tracked and within the budget.
• Report on overhead-related expense amounts.

Knowledge Management

• Establish knowledge management systems.
• Consolidate documents used for each survey/project undertaken and update Global M&E folders as required.
• Make regular updates to shared files (e.g. shared management files, policies, etc).
• Provide internal and external training and mentorship opportunities to the M&E field team.

Risk Management

• Track and report on all M&E Controls (e.g. inventory, back checks, data quality, etc).
• Develop process documentation for existing and any newly developed processes.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. Youll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. Youll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

We are seeking exceptional professionals with a demonstrated passion for social development, agriculture and technology. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Undergraduate degree in Management, Economics, Statistics or related field.
• 2+ yearsof experience in M&E and survey operations with data management and/or data processing and analysis, especially in a demanding environment such as rural agriculture required.
• Hindi fluency required (verbal and written); English strongly preferred (verbal and written); Bhojpuri desirable.
• Strong quantitative skills and experience with data collection and analysis tools such as CommCare, ODK, Stata, R or similar software is an asset.
• Strong communication skills, as you will be interacting with farmers as well as local and global team members and senior leadership.
• Time management, personal organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and deliver results.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Working knowledge of Google Suite also needed.
• Positive attitude with a strong work ethic. Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
• Willingness to live in Motihari full-time, close to our farmers, with an expectation to progress professionally as this is a long-term, career-track role.

Preferred Start Date

As Soon As Possible

Job Location

Motihari, Bihar, India

Compensation and Benefits

Commensurate with experience

Duration

Full-time job.

Candidate Eligibility

Must have existing rights to work in India. Bihar-based candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here.

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Position Description

EnCompass LLCis seeking Chief of Party (COP)candidates for an anticipated five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India monitoring, evaluation, and learning program. In addition to providing overall leadership, management, and technical direction, the COP will be expected to have experience working in performance management, strategic decision-making, quality control, and project learning, preferably in the USAID context and with Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) practices.

The position will be based in New Delhi, India.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

The COP will lead all program planning, implementation, and evaluation as well as lead communication and close coordination with the Mission COR and other staff, implementing partners, and Government of India stakeholders. The COP will be accountable for the quality and timeliness of all deliverables under the contract. The COP will also provide leadership in learning and adaptive management services (related to CLA), performance and impact evaluations, sector studies, evaluation design and methodology, project design support, knowledge management, performance monitoring, and capacity building in monitoring and evaluation for USAID, partners, and Government of India stakeholders.

Position Requirements

Qualifications

• A graduate degree in a social science, development studies or a related field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively increasing responsibility in managing large comprehensive contracts of similar nature, size and complexity
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and/or capacity building preferred

Experience and Skills

• Prior experience as a senior manager or COP working on complex USAID-funded projects preferred
• Strong experience with evaluation standards and practices required
• Experience working in performance management, strategic decision-making, and project learning
• Experience building monitoring, evaluation, and learning capacities of USAID staff, implementing partners, and government counterparts highly preferred
• Experience managing complex relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to work with host-country governments at different levels
• Substantial experience in managing a team using mixed research methods of similar magnitude
• Strong communication, supervision, and management skills required
• Working knowledge of and experience with USG-funded program management, policies, regulations and procedures
• Strong familiarity with USAID CLA practices
• Familiarity with USAID/India mission is preferred
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written English skills; Hindi and other Indian regional language proficiency is desirable

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.

How to Apply

Please submit CV and cover letter to: https://encompassworld.com/careers-and-consulting/#op-354706-chief-of-party-india-mel

Project Description:The Operations and IT Officer is an intermediate professional position at IFES providing operational and programmatic support to the IFES Myanmar office on a range of activities in the lead up to the 2020 elections. Specific duties will include administrative and financial management support and oversight, human resources, IT and program management support. This position is based in Yangon, Myanmar with the potential for frequent travel to other states and regions. Job Responsibilities: Assist the Country Director and Senior Advisor to ensure the timely execution of project activities within the allocated budget, and strategic development and implementation.
Support achievement of project requirements within budget, established time frame, standards of quality, and funder satisfaction.
Support ongoing IT activities of IFES Myanmar including procurement, shipping and inventory of equipment.
Support onging IT web-based needs of IFES Myanmar including supporting websites, social media engagement, e-learning tools, digital file system management, archive, etc.
Support managing a small team of national staff, hold regular meetings and also provide feedback on progress of activities and their performance.
In coordination with the Country Director and Senior Advisor, oversee program management, administration, finances, budgeting, compliance to IFES and donor rules, reporting and human resources coordination.
Oversee any necessary procurement in accordance with IFES policies and USAID as well as non-USG rules and regulations.
Troubleshoot project problems, identify and suggest creative solutions.
Monitor pending IFES grant/contract actions and coordinate timely action and response.
Participate in proposal development/new initiative process as needed.
Provide input into annual workplans, PMPs, and other programmatic reports.
Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Bachelor s degree required. Master s Degree in international relations, political science, international development preferred.
Minimum of 4 years of overall work experience in the international development or IT sector with INGO experience a plus.
Experience with budget management and oversight of large single project or multiple small projects.
Supervisory experience a plus.
Experience with program design and project management.
Demonstrated IT and social media experience.
Knowledgeable on USAID, DFID, DFAT and other non-US based grant and contract proposals, regulations, and procedures.
Familiarity with USAID, DFID, DFAT and other non-US structure and personnel as well as other international donors.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Demonstrated past experience with report development or communications.
Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation techniques preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: English required.

TRAVEL: Travel up to 15% of time.

All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment/promotions and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

IFES takes affirmative action with respect to the employment and promotion of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. IFES will also take affirmative action on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

IFES is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor

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Part-time position average 20 hours/week

Location: This consultancy will be based in India, with a preference for Mumbai or Kolkata with some domestic travel.

Reports to: Regional Director for Asia

BACKGROUND

Global Fund for Children partners to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong, and valued. We pursue this mission by investing in innovative, locally led organizations, helping them deepen their impact and build their capacity for social change. To further advance and protect the rights of children and youth, GFC supports its partners to engage in grassroots advocacy initiatives to effect policy and social norm change from the local level. Since our founding nearly 25 years ago, GFC has invested nearly $40 million in over 600 grassroots organization around the world. Our work advances the rights of children and youth across four focus areas: education; gender equity; youth empowerment; and freedom from violence and exploitation.

GFC s growing presence in India, and our commitment to ourselves and our partners to strengthen the capacity of grassroots organizations in programmatic outcomes and organizational development, has allowed us to create a unique role to strengthen grantee partner knowledge, capacity in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning as it pertains to child protection and anti-trafficking in India.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Consultant with a training and capacity development mindset to work with our cohort of anti-trafficking grantee partners, to strengthen their MEL systems while also identifying areas of learning and feedback to incorporate in to their work. The MEL Consultant will work closely with the Country Representative in India and report to the Regional Program Director for Asia in Washington, D.C. The Consultant will be a champion of GFC s mission, embracing our Core Values of Courage, Passion, Partnership, Learning, Inclusion and Excellence.

DELIVERABLES:

Internal role

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous development of the Child Protection and Anti-trafficking program s monitoring, evaluation and learning system and necessary tools to be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness, quality and performance of activities:
  • Revise and propose any necessary improvement to the results framework
  • Build and implement MEL Plan
  • Use existing GFC data collection tools and develop necessary data collection tools, indicator tracking mechanism and databases
• Ensure that monitoring data is regularly analyzed and communicated to inform ongoing learning and key programmatic decisions.
• Oversee data quality assurance processes throughout monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the program meets rigorous evidence standards at every stage (i.e. data capture, analysis, reporting).
• Coordinate quarterly and annual reports to reflect program implementation progress and impact
• Support the Regional Director in decision-making and donor reporting by providing timely and relevant information based on M&E data
• Collaborate with Regional Director to synthesize, analyze, and share practices and ideas from grassroots partners work with development team and externally;
• Collaborate with GFC Capacity Development Advisor and Grantmaking team to identify and adapt approaches, tools, and resources to better equip grantee partners to demonstrate program outcomes and impact;
• Coordinate efforts with GFC MEL Unit to ensure consistency across global and regional approaches, tools and resources;
• Keep abreast of developments in the field to ensure GFC partners employ the best evaluation and organizational learning strategies;
• Lead, with support from the regional team, in designing and implementing MEL component for partner convenings. Support internal MEL capacity building for the India office
• Support other related MEL needs of the India office, as needed.

External role

• Interface with core group of 5 anti-trafficking partners in India, leading the development of MEL plans based on program objectives and committed indicators
• Assess existing systems and propose necessary solutions at partner level to track the indicators and analyze changes in the indicators over the 5 year period of the partnership
• Use existing GFC data collection tools and define additional data collection tools needed by grassroots for effective collection of data
• Work with partner to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and learning practices through training, workshops, webinars, etc.;
• Create the data infrastructure at partner level required for ongoing monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and learning to strengthen strategy and implementation.
• Be a focal point of contact for partners on MEL activities and updates.

Desired Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor degree, Master s degree preferred, from a recognized institution in relevant academic fields such as social science, economics, statistics, international affairs or development;
• Mid-level MEL professional with a contextual understanding and experience of implementing M&E solutions around anti-trafficking in India
• Five or more years of experience in supporting evaluation and learning in an international cooperation and/or human rights context, within multi-year development programs, with strong preference for child and youth development/rights experience;
• Experience working with a diverse range of organizations with varying levels of MEL practices (nascent to advanced)
• Advanced skills in monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and learning methods; including significant knowledge of international best practices and experience with MEL frameworks, feedback, and learning processes;
• Direct experience building simple MEL systems;
• Familiarity with no or low cost software applications to support data management, analysis, and visualization;
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in monitoring and evaluating within a philanthropic context is desirable;
• Exceptional quantitative and qualitative data processing and analysis skills. Strong knowledge of MEL quantitative and qualitative methodologies, ideally with children and youth in vulnerable situations.
• Experience ensuring data quality and protection;
• Empathy and appreciation for the context and constraints of grassroots organizations
• Experience in knowledge management and data analysis with a solid grasp of qualitative methodology is important;
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills;
• Familiarity with the link between project design, proposal writing, project implementation and evaluation and learning is helpful;
• Ability to strategically assess key technical issues across the organization s core thematic areas education, gender equity, freedom from violence and exploitation, and youth empowerment;
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to work collaboratively with humility across multiple cultural contexts;
• Working proficiency in English and Hindi is required, regional languages preferred

This consultancy is term-limited, based on a projected four-year time-frame for an anti-trafficking project in India. Compensation for this role is capped at USD 860/month based on technical skills and prior work experience.

GFC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. Check us out at www.globalfundforchildren.org.

To apply: Please send a cover letter and a resume or curriculum vitae to careers@globalfundforchildren.orgwith MEL India Consultant in the subject line. Please indicate your desired compensation in the cover letter.

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT , is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, self-motivated, and service-orientated professional for the position of Regional Program Manager, to work with the Sustainable Intensification Program (SIP) in South East Asia. The position will support and oversee all SIP project managers and support project leaders in Asia.

The position will be based at India or Nepal.

Specific duties:

Allocate internationally recruited staff (IRS) salaries for Asia-based SIP on a monthly basis.

Create and maintain a tracking system for Asia-based IRS travel for SIP.

Supervise and support all SIP project managers in the region on issues related to budgets, subgrants, communications, M&E and other management tasks.

Manage budgets:

o Follow up monthly with project managers on budget management.

o Assist project managers with the timely processing of donor financial reports.

o Assist project managers with other budget management tasks in collaboration with the program finance manager and CIMMYT support services.

o Support asset procurement and asset inventories as required.

Manage partner contracts:

o Keep a record of ongoing partner subgrants and follow up on implementation, reporting and payment schedules.

o Support relationships with partners where needed.

Support project communication teams in collaboration with CIMMYT Communication Unit:

o Facilitate decisions and potentially content generation for communication products for diverse audiences.

o Quality check of written material.

Support M&E and donor reporting:

o Collaborate with project managers to share best practices and tools for M&E.

o Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of M&E indicators to donors.

o Ensure a high standard for donor narrative reports.

Support project leaders in discussions and negotiations with donors and partners:

Anticipate and manage various risks inherent in project activities, including financial, logistic, political and environmental.

Support the development and execution of annual project implementation plans.

Support project managers with HR activities including recruitment and annual performance evaluations following CIMMYT procedures; liaise with CIMMYT headquarters and HR representatives in regional offices.

Support proposal development, including by helping to develop and review initial budgets.

Liaise with CIMMYT headquarters: SIP, HR, Finance, PMU, IT, Communications, Legal, and Knowledge Management.

Required academic qualifications, skills and attitudes:

Masters Degree in Agriculture, Business, Public Administration or related field.

6 to 10 years of relevant experience requires in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of related disciplines.

Significant and demonstrated experience in Project Management and in the management of agricultural R&D projects.

Demonstrated high level of attention to detail and the ability to multi-task across activities, geographies and projects.

Advanced knowledge of relevant administrative and/or operating protocols and policies.

Requires strategic thinking. e.g., the ability to identify and/or develop management systems and to formulate new policies, approaches, and procedures as needed.

Computer literacy, with proficiency in the common software packages.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Problem solving, innovation and creativity, relationship management, achievement orientation and time management.

The position is for an initial fixed-term for three (3) years, after which further employment is subject to performance and the continued availability of funds. CIMMYT s internationally competitive salary and benefits include housing allowance, comprehensive health and life insurance, assistance for children s education, paid vacation, annual airfare, contribution to a retirement plan, and generous assistance with relocation shipment.

Candidates must apply onlineto IRS18132 Regional Program Manager.Screening and follow up will begin on Monday, October 1, 2018. Application must include a CV and a letter of interest. Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. For further information on the recruitment process, please contact Ricardo P rez (r.perez@cgiar.org).

Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The candidate must be able to legally travel to India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

This position will remain open until filled.CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.