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Gbowee Peace Foundation: Africa Scholarship for one African Female Student from Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana

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Deadline: 13 November 2015

The University of Dundee in partnership with Leymah Gbowee Foundation is offering  one African female student, from Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana, the opportunity to undertake a 1 year Masters degree at the University of Dundee for both tuition fees and living expenses up to a total of £20,000.

Leymah Gbowee was a single mother of four, living in the war-ravaged nation of Liberia, struggling to feed her children and living in constant fear of brutal death at the hands of the country’s warring factions. She now works promoting the education of women in Africa which she believes is a key strategy for the transformation of the continent and its leadership.

Preference will be given to a candidate who has shown evidence of upholding the ethos of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa through sustained personal growth, involvement in community development, and a strong commitment to the advancement and education of women and youth in her home country.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria for awarding the scholarship are as follows:

  • The applicant must be a Liberian, Nigerian, Ghanaian country national citizen.
  • The applicant must be permanently resident in Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana at the time of application.
  • The applicant must be female.
  • Applicants will be selected on the basis of their merit and potential evidenced by their personal statement.
  • The awards will be given to students who are undertaking a one year taught masters programme at the University of Dundee, in the academic year 2015-16 (January 2016 entry).

How to Apply

Interested applicants must complete the application form and submit all relevant documentation and return by email at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit Africa Scholarship.

USAID/MADASCAR: Community Capacity for Health to Improve the Community Health System

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Deadline: 8 December 2015

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. organizations to fund a program entitled “Community Capacity for Health”.

The Community Capacity for Health activity aims to improve the sustainability of the existing community health system, as well as increase quality of its services through an integrated approach. The activity will be implemented primarily in the north and west of Madagascar in the regions of Menabe, Melaky, Boeny, Sofia, Diana, Sava and Analanjirofo15. These are regions where USAID has invested in the community health system through MAHEFA or previous programs and where community health volunteers have been active.

Objectives

  • to rebuild the capacity of the public sector to adequately plan, deliver, and manage community health services.
  • to strengthen community engagement in the community health and health service delivery.

Priority Intervention Areas

  • Nutrition
  • Infant and Child health
  • Maternal health and family planning
  • Health commodity distribution

Award Information

  • USAID intends to provide $30 million in total USAID funding over a five year period.
  • The ceiling for this program is $30 million.
  • Actual funding amounts are subject to availability of funds.

Eligibility Criteria

  • U.S. and non-US organizations are eligible to apply for this program.
  • USAID encourages applications from a broad range of interested parties, foreign and domestic non-profit organizations, foreign and domestic for-profit companies that forego profit, faith-based organizations, individuals, foundations, academic institutions, civic groups and regional organizations.
  • USAID welcomes applications from organizations which have not previously done business with USAID.
  • Applicants must have established financial management, monitoring and evaluation processes, internal control systems, and policies and procedures that comply with established U.S. Government standards, laws, and regulations.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit grants.gov and download the full announcement of the opportunity.

Latest Jobs in Accounts and Finance, Education, Administration, Program Management and Business Development

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Latest Jobs in Accounts and Finance: Finance and Budget Assistant, Finance and Grants Director, Director of Finance, Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Manager, Nostro Control…[more]

Latest Jobs in Education: Training Officer, Deputy Director, Technical, Consultant – Gender and Education, Education Specialist – Teacher Training…[more]

Latest Jobs in Administration: Senior Advocacy Expert, Officer, Administrative Services, Chief of Party, Director, Financial Planning and Analysis,  Deputy Country Director…[more]

Latest Jobs in Program Management: Program Manager-Food, Nutrition and Agriculture, Community Resiliency Program Manager, Managing Associate, Programme Officer, Coordinator…[more]

Latest Jobs in Business Development: Business Development Officer, Sustainability Manager, Management Officer, Investment Officer…[more]

More jobs in Kenya, Iraq, Mozambique, USA and Niger.

Nominations Open for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Awards 2015- Recognizing Excellence in Urban Sanitation

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Deadline: 26 November 2015

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India has launched Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) – scheme for eliminating open defecation and for enhancing sanitation and public health outcomes in urban areas of country within five years from October 2nd, 2014 to October 2nd 2019 by providing technical and financial support to state and city governments.

Nominations are invited for the awards that cover wide range of good practices across various categories that have resulted in enhanced quality of sanitation service delivery levels to the citizens at large and the poor and marginalized in particular.

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Awards are instituted by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India in association with the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in urban sanitation management. These awards have been instituted with the explicit purpose of honoring urban local bodies, water boards and organizations that assist them in taking significant steps towards effective sanitation management and effecting improvement in service delivery.

What are the categories for the Award?

The awards are meant to acknowledge organizations that have made an exceptional contribution to the urban sanitation sector in one or more of the following categories:

  1. Innovative Practices in Improving Access: Individual toilets, Community toilets, Public toilets, Mobile toilets, SHE toilets, Sanitation in institutions, Technology innovations such as biotoilets, Eco-san toilets, Cost effective options, Model wards etc.
  2. Solid Waste Management
  3. IEC and Public Awareness
  4. Public Private Partnership
  5. Innovative Financing
  6. Innovative O & M
  7. ICT in Urban Sanitation & Regulation

Eligibility Criteria

The awards would be open to:

  1. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
  2. Parastatal agencies /Water Utilities and Boards
  3. Non-Government Organizations, Community-Based Organizations, Private-Sector Organizations, Bilateral and Multilateral agencies in collaboration with ULBs / Water Utilities and Boards.

How to apply?

  • Eligible and interested organisations are invited to submit entries in the format prescribed in Entry Form. All the eligible organisations can submit multiple entries in different categories.
  • An Advisory Committee, comprising sector experts, policy makers, academia, civil society organisations will assess entries based on the evaluation criteria. Finalists will be selected following a multistage procedure that will include initial screening and shortlisting followed by field validation of the shortlisted entries. Organisations that make it to the shortlist will be invited to make a detailed presentation.

For more information please visit this Link.

Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for Europe, the Middle East and Africa

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Deadline: 31st December 2015

Applicants are invited for Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship that aims to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders in this field.

A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s academic background, passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science, and demonstrated leadership.

Applicants will have a chance to participate in a unique program that includes professional development as well as outreach in the community which kicks-off at the Scholars Retreat in summer 2016.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

  • Be a female student currently enrolled at a university for the 2015-2016 academic year
  • Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD program at a university in Europe, the Middle East or Africa for the 2016-2017 academic year
  • Be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or a closely related technical field
  • Maintain a strong academic record

How to Apply

Interested applicants may apply online via website, given at the end.

For more information, please visit Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship.

Applications Open for 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize!

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Deadline: 12 November 2015

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Prize honors and elevates U.S. communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships and deep commitments to make change: change that will enable all in the diverse society to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come.

The foundation works with a mission to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

Awards Information

Up to 10 RWJF Culture of Health Prize winning communities will be honored in 2016 and each will receive a $25,000 cash prize.

Foundation’s Focus Areas

  • Child and Family Well-Being
  • Health Coverage
  • Health Leadership and Workforce
  • Health System Improvement
  • Healthy Communities
  • Healthy Weight

Eligibility Criteria

  • To be eligible for a prize, a community must be based in the United States and fall into one of the following categories:
    • Town, village, borough, and other local incorporated places
    • City
    • County or parish
    • Federally-recognized tribes
    • Native Hawaiian organizations serving and representing the interests of Native Hawaiians in Hawaii
    • Region (such as contiguous towns, cities, or counties)
    • Communities within U.S. territories are welcome to apply.
    • Neighborhoods, states, and unincorporated local communities are not eligible to apply.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit RWJF Culture of Health Prize.

Deshpande Foundation India: Pitch your idea for Social Change at Sandbox Samvidha

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Deadline: 20 November 2015

After successful completion of the 1st phase of Samvidha program across the sandboxes in Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh,  the 2nd Phase of the program is open for the next round of Social Impact Pitch-Off to be held at Hubballi. The program seeks to enable next generation social ideators and organizations to scale their initiatives. Sandbox Samvidha invites applications to the ​​Social Impact Pitch-Off to be held this December in Hubballi, North Karnataka.

Over the last decade, the Deshpande Foundation has helped over 100 social businesses and non-profit organizations. The event provides ideators an opportunity to:

  • Pitch their idea for social change and opportunity to partner with Deshpande Foundation’s Sandboxes
  • Receive first hand feedback from mentors and experts to strengthen their operational model
  • Network with technical experts, peers and entrepreneurs from the Sandbox Ecosystem
  • Be a part of a vibrant atmosphere of ideators, passionate to create social impact

Focus Areas of Intervention

  1. Health
  2. Education
  3. Agriculture
  4. Livelihood
  5. Water Harvesting
  6. Other relevant

What You will get?

The most promising projects will be given support intended to facilitate the implementation of their ideas within Sandbox Samvidha.

  • Access to an inspiring work space
  • Regular mentorship, workshops and peer learning opportunities
  • Access to the Sandbox Ecosystem
  • IT Training and architecture consulting by Microsoft + more

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are invited that:

  • Are ​​high potential ideas yet to be piloted or have been piloted in India
  • Are led by a ​​passionate and driven team, committed to create social change in their community
  • Have social impact
  • Are innovative and scalable
  • Demonstrate sustainability​​

How to Apply

Applicants can fill the online application form available on the website.

For more information, please visit Deshpande Foundation.

To apply online, please visit Sandbox Samvidha.

2016 Hult Prize Challenge: Win $1,000,000 in start up funding

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Deadline: 18 December 2015

The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for social entrepreneurship which brings together the brightest college and university students from around the globe to solve the world’s most pressing issues.

Hult [email protected] gives participants an opportunity to bypass the traditional Hult Prize application process and fast tracks your team and idea through to one of five regional final rounds of competition. The program allows more students to compete around the world, leading to more ideas and ultimately more start-ups. Annual Hult Prize winners can make their ideas reality with the help of USD1 million in seed funding.

2016 Hult Prize Challenge Topic

The 2016 Hult Prize Challenge as selected by President Bill Clinton is Crowded Urban Spaces.

The Crowded Urban Spaces topic will focus on economic inclusion, more specifically, doubling the incomes of the residents who live in some of the toughest conditions in the world through improved mobility and increased connectivity to people, products, services and capital by 2022.

Benefits

  1. USD 1 Million Seed Capital
  2. Mentorship
  3. Advice from International Business Community

Participation

  • University students should team up to create a start-up aimed at solving an issue faced by billions in need; and submit the project.
  • The short listed teams will participate at one of the regional final locations and pitch their project.
  • A regional champion will be announced and the champion team will receive one year membership into the Clinton Global Initiative and an opportunity to spend the summer at the Hult Prize Accelerator – an innovative incubator for social enterprise.
  • These regional champions will pitch their idea in the Global Finals. Global leaders will be selected and awarded the startup capital to implement project.
  • The Global Champion will launch the start-up. They will also receive mentoring and advice to work on the social enterprise.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Students past or present from any college or university in the world are invited to form teams of 3-4. There are only two conditions:
    • All participants must have a connection with the same school
    • A maximum of one alumnus who cannot also be a faculty member of the school
  • You are considered a student if at the time of application submission, you have not yet graduated.
  • While only teams may compete, individuals who cannot form a team but are interested in competing should join the Facebook community to find others individuals who are looking to form teams.

How to Apply

Applicants can upload resumes of the team members and one team statement of purpose into the online application system.

For more information and to apply online, please visit The Hult Prize Competition.

Senior Advocacy Expert at Counterpart International, Mozambique

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Deadline: Ongoing

The Counterpart International is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Advocacy Expert based in Maputo, Mozambique.

The Senior Advocacy Expert will be responsible for the technical direction and oversight of advocacy strengthening for civil society groups.

The Counterpart International helps people build better lives and more durable futures, community by community by equipping individuals, organizations and communities to become solution creators in their own families, communities, regions and countries.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Senior Advocacy Expert will perform the following functions-

  • Provide technical leadership on advocacy strengthening.
  • Lead the development of program strategies, planning and implementation of program activities while ensuring cohesion among the program components.
  • Guide and ensure the highest quality of project monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communications, in line with USAID’s rules, regulations and requirements.
  • Document implementation successes, challenges, and lessons learned and share them with Counterpart and USAID through regular program reports and online Knowledge Management portal.
  • Provide mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff.
  • Deliver technical presentations on program achievements to audiences, including implementing partners, civil society organizations, government officials, USAID, and other relevant organizations.
  • Ensure Counterpart’s best practices are institutionalized within the program and adapted to the local context.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have-

  • A Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as international development, political science, public health or policy; a Master’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years of demonstrated experience in civil society capacity building and civic activism, including expertise in advocacy program design, training, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. A combination of experience in one or more of the following technical areas is highly desired: biodiversity conservation, climate change education, extractive industry oversight, government transparency and accountability, and health.
  • Demonstrated expertise required in coaching and training related to effective civic activism in one or more of the above mentioned areas.
  • At least five (5) years of project management for donor-funded projects.
  • Demonstrated experience with civic engagement and government accountability initiatives, especially in Southern/Western Africa; good knowledge of Mozambique’s socio-political and economic contexts preferred.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills.
  • Expertise in effective skills building and organizational learning required.
  • Demonstrated experience working effectively with diverse teams and building partnerships.
  • Commitment to gender integration; experience with gender integration a plus.
  • Professional level speaking, reading, and writing in English and Portuguese are required.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through online process.

For more information, please visit Counterpart International.

Program Manager- Food, Nutrition and Agriculture at Counterpart International, USA

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Deadline: Ongoing

The Counterpart International is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Program Manager-Food, Nutrition and Agriculture based in Arlington, USA.

The Program Manager- Food, Nutrition and Agriculture will oversee the implementation of Counterpart programs in the practice areas of food security, nutrition, and agriculture.

The Counterpart International helps people build better lives and more durable futures, community by community by equipping individuals, organizations and communities to become solution creators in their own families, communities, regions and countries.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Program Manager- Food, Nutrition and Agriculture will perform the following functions-

  • Manage the successful implementation of technical, financial, and administrative activities of programs in the areas of food security, nutrition, and agriculture.
  • Provide technical support to the field teams in the areas of food security, nutrition, and agriculture.
  • Reviews program technical products for quality. Stay abreast of new technical developments and best practices and serve as a technical resource. Support field offices on existing tools and leading the development of innovative, effective, country-appropriate approaches and best practice.
  • Develop, review, track progress against program work plans and performance monitoring and evaluation plans.
  • Capture, distribute, and promote program best practices, lessons learned, success stories and impacts in other programs and across the organization.
  • Ensure compliance with local laws; Counterpart policies and procedures; and donor rules and regulations.
  • Maintain regular communications with field to stay current on program activities; facilitate communications between HQ and field; and proactively identify and troubleshoot problems.
  • Manage program budgets and prepare financial projections. Monitor and analyze program pipelines and burn reports on a monthly basis. Track program expenditures against budget and obligated funds.
  • Prepare budget realignments and/or modifications to existing awards.
  • Review and process consultant invoices, field cash advances, expense reports, and other program billable costs. Closely collaborates with field team, finance and administration, and program staff in conducting proactive financial backstopping and budget tracking.
  • Write and edit program quarterly, annual and other regular reports for timely submission to donors.
  • Draft relevant sub-agreements, grants, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, and other documents needed for the implementation of program activities. Monitor and manage the execution of sub-agreements, grants, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, and other contracts for the delivery of goods and services.
  • Contribute to new business development activities as needed. Provide technical contributions and review on proposals as requested.
  • Prepare outreach materials, program highlights for donors, stakeholders, key decision makers, and other interested audiences.
  • Engage in professional forums, workshops, events related relevant to the programs. Represent Counterpart at conferences and other events.
  • Supervise commodity management and commodity ledger reporting. Coordinate and track commodity shipments in coordination with logistics vendors.
  • Oversee the monetization process. Monitor sales and report commodity loss, as appropriate.
  • Supervise and provide guidance to junior staff.
  • Manage the start-up and close-out of programs, and ensure prompt resolution of outstanding issues.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have-

  • Master’s degree in international development, public policy, public health, or combination of education and experience in relevant field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of program management experience in areas of food security, nutrition, and agriculture.
  • Familiarity with USDA/USAID, or other international donor rules and regulations required.
  • Experience in program start-ups, close-outs and budget monitoring.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong inter-personal skills, sound judgment and tact, ability to work in multi-cultural and lingual settings.
  • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure with attention to detail.
  • French proficiency preferred.
  • Willingness to travel to program countries.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through online process.

For more information, please visit Counterpart International.

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