The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is seeking a full-time Programme Analyst for its Regional Office in Johannesburg, South Africa, who will be reporting to the Deputy Director. The Programme Analyst will be responsible for tasks related to programme development and implementation, knowledge management and resource moblization. The education requirement for the job includes postgraduate degree in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, economics. international relations etc in addition to two years of professional experience in international development. Applications for this job can be posted online. The last date for submitting them is 30 March 2009. For more information, visit this link.
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking a Consultant to support Flour Fortification in three countries of West/Central Africa for a period of 39 days starting from middle of April 2009. The consultant is required to work in the flour production sites and capitals in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania and Senegal. The qualifications required for this consultancy include a minimum bachelor’s degree in relevant field such as nutrition, public health, chemistry etc) in addition to postgraduate training or preferably Master’s degree in the desired field. Experience should be at least 10 years in food fortication with knowledge of legislation on food fortication systems. Fluency in French and working knowledgeo of English are also required. Applications can be submitted online. The deadline for submitting applications is 20 March 2009. For more information, visit this link.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has advertised for the position of the Senior Field Programme Officer to be employed for a fixed term of three years at Accra, Ghana. The Senior Field Programme Officer will have the overall responsibility of coordinating and implementing the field programme in the Africa region, which will include monitoring, managing, operating etc and the incumbent will be reporting to the Chief, Field Programme Monitoring and Coordination Service, TCOM. Advanced degree in Agriculture along with 10 years of experience with working knowledge of English and French are required for the candidates to apply for this position. The last date for submiting application is 25 March 2009. For more information, visit this link.
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