Thursday, January 30, 2014

Quality Assurance Manager/eZone

Position Title:Quality Assurance Manager/eZoneApplication Deadline Date:13 Feb 2014
Position Location:Nord KivuPosition Start Date01 Apr 2014
Region:Africa\Southern AfricaPosition End Date:31 Mar 2015
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:Congo - Democratic Republic ofProgram/Office Name:Eastern Zone Region, DRC
City/Province:Nord KivuEmployee Type:Expatriate
Job Grade Level:16/164Recruitment Status:Actively Recruiting
Is this a family post?Non-family - Staff only
Requisition Num:2013RKTO-9DVK33

Finance & Support Services Director DR Congo

Position Title:Finance & Support Services Director DR CongoApplication Deadline Date:16 Feb 2014
Position Location:Kinshasa, DR CongoPosition Start Date01 Apr 2014
Region:Africa\Southern AfricaPosition End Date:31 Mar 2016
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:Congo - Democratic Republic ofProgram/Office Name:WV DRC
City/Province:Kinshasa, DR CongoEmployee Type:Contract
Job Grade Level:18Recruitment Status:Actively Recruiting
Is this a family post?Family - Spouse with Children
Requisition Num:2014AFSSSCD-9FEN6E

Water Policy, Partnerships, and Emergency Response Technical Director

Position Title:Water Policy, Partnerships, and Emergency Response Technical DirectorApplication Deadline Date:14 Feb 2014
Position Location:tbdPosition Start Date17 Mar 2014
Region:Africa\East AfricaPosition End Date:
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:KenyaProgram/Office Name:Health and WASH
City/Province:tbdEmployee Type:Contract
Job Grade Level:18/172Recruitment Status:Actively Recruiting
Is this a family post?Family - Spouse with Children
Requisition Num:2013INTLDPW-9E4NUP

Programme Grant Officer

Position Title:Programme Grant OfficerApplication Deadline Date:21 Feb 2014
Position Location:NairobiPosition Start Date01 Mar 2014
Region:Africa\East AfricaPosition End Date:28 Feb 2016
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:KenyaProgram/Office Name:Grant Acquisition and Management
City/Province:NairobiEmployee Type:Contract
Job Grade Level:15Recruitment Status:Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?Family - Spouse with Children
Requisition Num:2014AFETCHE-9FKE28

External Relations Director

Position Title:External Relations DirectorApplication Deadline Date:22 Feb 2014
Position Location:Addis AbabaPosition Start Date01 Mar 2014
Region:Africa\East AfricaPosition End Date:21 Feb 2016
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:EthiopiaProgram/Office Name:Advocacy
City/Province:Addis AbabaEmployee Type:Contract
Job Grade Level:19Recruitment Status:Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?Family - Spouse with Children
Requisition Num:2014AFETCHE-9FJK58

Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Risk Management Specialist

Position Title:Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Risk Management SpecialistApplication Deadline Date:08 Feb 2014
Position Location:BujumburaPosition Start Date01 Mar 2014
Region:Africa\East AfricaPosition End Date:29 Feb 2016
Requisition Category:InternationalRecruitment Priority:Need Immediately
Country Name:BurundiProgram/Office Name:World Vision Burundi
City/Province:BujumburaEmployee Type:Contract
Job Grade Level:15Recruitment Status:Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?Non-family - Staff only
Requisition Num:2014AFEJMBE-9FRLXH

Training Manager – Oasis Motel

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop, design and present training materials which best suits the needs and objectives of the hotel
Develop and conduct training needs analysis
Ensure all training programmes are registered and accredited with BOTA

Tradesman (Electrical) – Botswana Meat Commission

1 TRADESMAN (ELECTRICAL)
To maintain and repair electrical plant and equipment as directed to the maximize availability of the plant and equipment

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Assistant Supplies Officer (B1)

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VACANCY CIRCULAR NO 11 OF 2013

SALARY (P50124.00-P59892.00)

LEAVE: 20 working days per annum

Central African Republic: Research and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Location: Central African Republic

Description
#CARCrisis: Supporting Local Media To Inform & Engage with Local Populations

Position: Research and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager (RMEM)
Reports to: Project Director / Humanitarian & Media Liaison Officer (PD/HMLO)
Location: Bangui, Central African Republic, with frequent travel to different prefectures
Duration: 12 months

WaterAid Vacancies in Mozambique

WaterAid are recruiting dynamic and innovative individuals to fill a number of roles in Mozambique.
Deadline: 17 Feb 2014
Salary: Competitive NGO salary with benefits

Water Aid’s Vision represents a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities.

WaterAid Vacancies in Uganda

WaterAid are recruiting dynamic and innovative individuals to fill a number of roles.
Deadline: 7 Feb 2014
Interview dates : 17 February 2014
Salary : Competitive NGO salary with benefits

Water Aid’s Vision represents a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities.

Developer - Kenya

Location:         Kenya
Job Code:       733
# of Openings:  1

Developer

Location:        Zambia
Job Code:      730
# of Openings:  1

EMERGENCY RESPONSE: SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR

In response to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in the Philippines, Save the Children is in the process of putting together a team provide emergency response support. As part of this we are looking for a Supply Chain Coordinator to provide expertise and support to our upscale in the area.

The Supply Chain Coordinator will lead or coordinate the set up or scale up of emergency response logistics functions and responsibilities and will supervise and manage logistics staff, under the supervision of the Country Logistics Manager.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE: LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

In response to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Response in the Philippines, Save the Children is in the process of putting together a team provide emergency response support. As part of this we are looking for 2 Logistics Coordinators (Field-based) to provide expertise and support to our upscale in the area.

SHAREPOINT ARCHITECT

The role: This role will be responsible for the development and enhancement of business-changing enterprise solutions with SharePoint and other leading-edge technologies. They will collaborate with users across the global organisation and the development team to architect, plan and deliver industry leading solutions. They will also be responsible for developing and adapting existing business solutions as well as creating new solutions.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME OPERATIONS

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Director of Program Operations shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office. The Director of Program Operations in his/her capacity is responsible for implementation of all programming in country, including the management of all sub offices, emergency preparedness and response.

MONITORING, EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEARNING MANAGER- MEE

As a key member of the Regional Program Development and Quality (PDQ) team you take shared responsibility for the transformation of the region to a new operating model, while supporting delivery of Save the Children (SC) strategy within the region. Specifically, you will be responsible supporting countries in the Middle East/Eurasia (MEE) region through:

ILRI Vacancy: Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Scientist

ILRI seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Scientist to contribute to Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation activities in the framework of the 2nd Phase of the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD 2) project with a focus on collecting, analysing and dissemination lessons learned through the EADD2 MLE activities, at farm and hubs levels. The person will also provide farm level economic assessment skills and data collection inputs for the Innovation Lab on Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) project for the remaining of his/her time. The position reports to the Senior scientist and supervises three Research technicians in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania working in the EADD project.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

SENIOR CASE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Save the Children International is a 'dual mandate' organisation that seeks to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and create lasting change in children's lives. Save the Children has worked to ensure the protection of children's rights in Lebanon since the 1950's. The child protection programme is large, ambitious and expanding, and demands the support of a Technical Advisor to ensure ongoing and future programme quality. The Senior Case Management Specialist will be responsible for spearheading case work and case management interventions within Save The Children (SC) Lebanon's child protection portfolio, with an aim of strengthening a

CHILD PROTECTION TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

FOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOODS (FSL) TECHNICAL ADVISER

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

COUNTRY DIRECTOR

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead our country presence for Save the Children in South Sudan.

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children working in 120 countries. South Sudan is the newest country in the world with its legacy of thirty years of war has yet to be even partly addressed as its new government works to both develop and reach out to its people. Education rates remain extremely low with less than 10% of the population finishing primary school; and only 200 girls completing secondary school in 2011 (out of a total population of greater than 8 million people).

Save the Children's programming extends across almost all of South Sudan, with operational presence in nine states out of the total of ten regions. Programmatically the agency works in Child Rights Governance, Child Protection, Education, Health, Nutrition, and Livelihoods, in both humanitarian and long-term development contexts. We have been active in South Sudan for over 20 years with an annual budget for 2014 of $21million.
To be successful in this role, you will have significant senior level leadership and management experience in a large and complex humanitarian and/or crisis management agency, as well as senior field operations experience in a complex environment. You will be a strategic thinker who is experienced in leading change in an organisation and building personal networks at a senior level to sure new opportunities for the organisation.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Find out more about this role by downloading the job description here  Job description
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Permanent - Full-Time
Closing date: Sunday 9 February 2014
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified

REGIONAL DIRECTOR- EAST AFRICA

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead Save the Children's strategy and operations in East Africa
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children working in 120 countries. All our international programs are now successfully transitioned into a single management structure and delivered through 7 regionally based offices around the world.

Based in Nairobi, the East Africa Region is our biggest, supporting the work in 8 countries, and with a programming portfolio of around $175 million.

FINANCE DIRECTOR

As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Afghanistan Country Office, the Finance Director shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office. The Finance Director in his/her capacity is responsible for finance administration, fiscal management, grant management, and financial and grant reporting, in both emergency and development programming contexts.

Business Manager - Barclays Shared Services Africa - 00146817

Primary Location: ZA-Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Posting Range: 28 Jan 2014 - 12 Feb 2014

Head of Payment screening - 00133344

Primary Location: ZA-Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Posting Range: 24 Jan 2014 - 8 Feb 2014

Relationship Executive - 00136195

Primary Location: ZA-Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Posting Range: 24 Jan 2014 - 1 Feb 2014

Receptionist - Botswana Examinations Council

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To receive the Council visitors, receive and direct calls in an efficient manner to enable the council to deliver a quality service to the customer.

Software Coordinator - Botswana Examinations Council

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To coordinate, manage and control the development and delivery of software and delivery of software applications, business intelligence systems and the BEC websites to meet the needs of the Council for secure, efficient, and appropriate ICT solutions to support the activities of the Council.

Branch Manager - Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board

Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) seeks the services of qualified, innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals for the above positions.

Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Advisor (OLKM), Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project, Rwanda

Proposal Summary: 
The anticipated USAID-funded Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project will provide support on performance monitoring, data verification, and program evaluations for USAID/Rwanda’s entire program portfolio. Support provided under the contract is likely to include assistance in designing and executing performance and impact evaluations, various sector and portfolio assessments, knowledge management and organizational learning, and training for USAID/Rwanda, stakeholder staff and the USAID/Rwanda program portfolio, covering the following technical areas:
  •                 Health
  •                 Education
  •                 Economic Growth
  •                 Trade
  •                 Agriculture
  •                 Food Security
  •                 Water/Sanitation
  •                 Conflict Mitigation
Position Summary:
The OLKM Advisor will work with the Chief of Party, MSI home office Technical Director, the Senior M&E Advisor and other team members to lead activities surrounding advancing USAID/Rwanda’s learning agenda to guide program interventions.

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor—Partnership for Growth Component, Monitoring and Evaluation Mission M&E Project, Tanzania

Proposal Summary
The anticipated three-year USAID-funded Monitoring and Evaluation Mission M&E Project will provide on-the-ground support on performance monitoring, data verification, evaluation of the impact, output and outcome results and environmental compliance of the USAID/Tanzania program portfolio, covering the following technical areas:
• Health
• Education
• Economic Growth
• Democracy and Governance
• Agriculture
• Natural Resources
• Partnership for Growth Initiative

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor—Partnership for Growth Component, Monitoring and Evaluation Mission M&E Project, Tanzania

Proposal Summary
The anticipated three-year USAID-funded Monitoring and Evaluation Mission M&E Project will provide on-the-ground support on performance monitoring, data verification, evaluation of the impact, output and outcome results and environmental compliance of the USAID/Tanzania program portfolio, covering the following technical areas:
• Health
• Education
• Economic Growth

Monday, January 27, 2014

Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Advisor (OLKM), Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Project, Liberia

Project/Proposal Summary: 
The anticipated USAID/Liberia CLA program will help to achieve the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) goal of “Strengthened Liberian Institutions Positioned to Drive Inclusive Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction” by strengthening USAID/Liberia’s monitoring, evaluation & learning capacities; improving USAID’s staff and organizational practices and aptitudes for learning and adaptation, coordination and collaboration within the Mission and with other key stakeholders; and, strengthening the Government of Liberia’s own capacity to monitoring and evaluate its own development programs falling under the 2012-2017 “Agenda for Transformation.”

Position Summary:
The OLKM Advisor will work with the Chief of Party, MSI home office Technical Director, the Mission M&E Advisor and the project’s CLA Trainer to lead the third component of the project: advancing USAID/Liberia’s learning agenda to guide program interventions.

Chief of Party, Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Project, Liberia

Project/Proposal Summary:  
The anticipated USAID/Liberia CLA program will help to achieve the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) goal of “Strengthened Liberian Institutions Positioned to Drive Inclusive Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction” by strengthening USAID/Liberia’s monitoring, evaluation & learning capacities; improving USAID’s staff and organizational practices and aptitudes for learning and adaptation, coordination and collaboration within the Mission and with other key stakeholders; and, strengthening the Government of Liberia’s own capacity to monitoring and evaluate its own development programs falling under the 2012-2017 “Agenda for Transformation.”

STAFF & PROGRAMME SECURITY ADVISOR

Work Location:                     Somalia - Hargeisa
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  Greater than 50%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Unaccompanied
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR LINK UP

Work Location:                     Tanzania - Dar es Salaam
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  up to 30%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Accompanied - Family
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

PROGRAM QUALITY ADVISOR

Work Location:                     Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                 
Language Requirement:  
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Accompanied - Family
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Work Location:                     Sudan - Nyala
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                 
Language Requirement:  
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Unaccompanied
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

HYGIENE BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Work Location:                     South Sudan - Juba
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  up to 30%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Unaccompanied
Funding:                                  THIS POSITION IS PENDING DONOR APPROVAL
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT & FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR

Work Location:                     South Sudan - Juba
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  up to 50%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Unaccompanied
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

CHIEF OF PARTY

Work Location:                     Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  up to 30%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Full Time
Type of Post:                         Accompanied - Family
Funding:                                  THIS POSITION IS PENDING DONOR APPROVAL
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

ASSISTANT COUNTRY DIRECTOR - PROGRAM QUALITY

Work Location:                     South Sudan - Juba
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                  up to 50%
Language Requirement:   English
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Unaccompanied
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATION ADVISOR

Work Location:                     Dem Rep of Congo - Goma
Other Possible Locations:            
Expected Travel:                 
Language Requirement:  
Employee Duration:           Active Full-Time
Type of Post:                         Accompanied - Family
Funding:                                  Approved
*For U.S.-based positions, applicants who are not currently employed by CARE must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the United States.

CHIEF OF PARTY

Work Location:                     Malawi - Lilongwe
Other Possible Locations:             BURUNDI, MADAGASCAR
Expected Travel:                  up to 30%
Language Requirement:   Depends on country of assignment
Employee Duration:           Regular Full time
Type of Post:                         Accompanied - Spouse only
Funding:                                  THIS POSITION IS PENDING DONOR APPROVAL

 Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all 
backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.

Zambia - Public Finance Management

Job Reference Number: EMUK1157
Job Type: International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets
Schedule: Contract
Job Location: Africa; Zambia; Lusaka

Senior Capacity Building Expert

Job Reference Number: EMUK1142-1
Job Type: International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets
Schedule: Contract
Job Location: Africa; Botswana

Sunday, January 26, 2014

ILRI Vacancy: Program Management Officer

Vacancy Number: PMO/ABP/01/14
Animal Biosciences
Duration: 2 years renewable contract

ILRI seeks to recruit a Program Management Officer for the Animal Bioscience Program. Under the supervision of the Program Leader and supervising all administrative staff within the assigned program, the Program management Officer is responsible for overall administrative, financial, human resource and grants/program management within the Program.

Botswana Insurance Company Limited (BIC) Sales Consultants

Do you like being your own boss?
  • Are you energetic, entrepreneurial and a people’s person?
  • Would you like a career where you set your own working hours & your earning potential is unlimited?
  • Do you have previous sales experience and want to master the art of selling?
  • Have you considered a career as an insurance agent at a top insurance company in Botswana?

Employment Opportunities at Lamworld Technologies Pty Ltd

1.SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST
2.ACCOUNTANT
3.PROCUREMENT/PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES OFFICER

Botswana Railways Vacancies III

All positions tenable in Mahalapye

1.HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
2.HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER ( ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
3.LEGAL SERVICES OFFICER

Botswana Railways Vacancies II

All positions tenable in Mahalapye

1.TRAINING COORDINATOR
2.HUMAN CAPITAL ANALYST

Botswana Railways Vacancies

All positions tenable in Mahalapye

1.SHEQ OFFICER (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT)
2.SHEQ OFFICER (QUALITY MANAGEMENT)

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Vacancies for Lectures at Clearlit College, Botswana

Clearlit College is committed to offering outstanding and inclusive practical learner ships that provide individuals, the community and the economy with every opportunity to succeed.

CORE VALUES:
The College values inform the way we work and the culture we wish to develop and project externally.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Regional Advisor

The Regional Advisor will be a highly motivated individual with expertise and experience in gender based violence programming and demonstrable experience in working with key populations.They will have significant knowledge of HIV/AIDS in developing countries and in concentrated epidemics in middle income countries.

FGM Program Manager

Experienced Program Manager sought for an international human rights organization working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide, to manage and coordinate work to end female genital mutilation (FGM), one of the organization’s program areas.

Programme Assistant

UHAI EASHRI is looking for a dynamic, result-oriented individual to take up the position of Programme Assistant – Research and Learning, he/she will work with the Programme Officer to plan, develop, and organize different meetings and conferences, and to identify advocacy opportunities nationally, regionally and internationally for UHAI EASHRI.

Programme Officer

UHAI EASHRI is looking for a dynamic, result-oriented individual to take up the position of Programme Officer – Grant Making & Capacity Support, he/she will Identify capacity support opportunities for UHAI EASHRI grantees working on LGBTI and sex worker rights,fundraising and donor reporting. Assist the Director of Programmes on all aspects of programme management.

Deadline:            February 14, 2014
Location:            East Africa
Organization:     UHAI

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
UHAI- the East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative is an indigenous activist fund which provides flexible, accessible resources to support civil society activism around issues of sexuality, health and human rights in the Eastern African region with a specific focus on the rights of sexual and gender minorities. UHAI EASHRI aims to build a strong, diverse and organized movement for change through grant making, capacity support and convening. UHAI EASHRI is looking for a dynamic, result-oriented individual to take up the position of Programme Officer – Grant Making & Capacity Support.
The Programme Officer: Grant Making and Capacity Support reports directly to the Director of Programmes and works with them in the coordination of UHAI EASHRI’s Grant Making and Capacity Support programmes. This role specifically entails:
a. Capacity Building and Technical Assistance:
  •  Identifying capacity support opportunities for UHAI EASHRI grantees working on LGBTI and sex worker rights.
  • Development of capacity support interventions and programmes for our partners.
  • Managing consultants who are contracted to provide capacity building support to our partners.
  •  Managing the implementation of our internship programme and offer direct support and management to interns in the programme.
b. Fundraising and Donor Reporting:
  • Development of quality proposals for submission to potential donor partners.
  • Preparation and review of draft and final project reports in particular but not limited to:
1-Summary monthly and quarterly internal reports
2-Donor reports
3-Board programme reports
c. Grants Management:
  • Overseeing the collection and maintenance complete documentation of the proposals submitted for funding.
  • Overseeing the preparation of documents necessary for the award processing of grants made to our partners.
  • Overseeing and ensuring that the grants funds are disbursed to our partners appropriately and within reasonable turnaround time.
  • Overseeing the regular communication with our grantee partners to ensure grantee.
  • reporting is done appropriately, as well as sharing information on any upcoming activities
  • Conducting monitoring visits to our grantee partners.
  • Overseeing the operation of the grants management system to manage individual grantee files effectively.
  • Overseeing analysis of submitted grantee reports and assisting them with monitoring and evaluation of their work.
  • Ensuring the maintenance of the grants management system including but not limited to: data entry and retrieval, scanning and storing work paper selectronically and in hard copy.
d. Programme Management:
  • Assisting the Director of Programmes on all aspects of programme management.
  • Assisting the Director of Programmes in the preparation of programmatic annual budgets and work plans.
  • Representing UHAI EASHRI and its grantees at national and regional forums relevant to sexual and gender minority health and rights.
  • Supervising the work of the programme assistant and the programme interns.
e. Any other responsibilities as assigned.
PERSON REQUIREMENTS:
  • A degree in public health, public policy, human rights, law or social sciences.
  • Five years of experience in advocacy, capacity support or direct service delivery related to sexuality, human rights and/or HIV and AIDS; at least three years of which should be in East Africa.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to human rights and social justice approaches to promoting sexual health and rights.
  • Familiarity with grants management, programme design, budget management, and monitoring and evaluation with grassroots organisations.
  • Experience in managing a team.
  • Demonstrable experience in resource mobilisation and donor reporting.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills in English. Proficiency in French and Swahili will be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrated skills in presentations, research, writing, communications and media work.
  • Demonstrable analytic and strategic thinking skills
  • Strong organisational and management skills with attention to detail.
  • Willingness to travel within the East African region and internationally.
  • Knowledge and experience of sex worker and LGBTI rights is highly desired.
  • Sensitivity, flexibility, tolerance and ability to listen and communicate clearly and effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
  • Discretion and ability to handle confidential issues.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently (without detailed daily supervision) and as a member of a team, on a wide range of tasks.
  • Ability to question and challenge existing norms in a bid to create new avenues of thought and practice.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
UHAI EASHRI will offer competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and ability. UHAI EASHRI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis including ethnicity, physical ability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation.The position is open only to Eastern African nationals and residents

To apply for the position, please submit the following documents:
1. A one page cover letter describing why you are interested in the position and why you are the ideal candidate for this position.
2. Your CV.
3. UHAI EASHRI wants to create an annual leadership institute to strengthen the skills of the leadership of UHAI's Sex Worker and LGBTI grantee partners. In no more than 3,000 words, develop the framework for this institute including its curriculum, criteria for selection of grantees for the institute, work plan and budget.Send your application documents via email tovacancies@uhai-eashri.org with Programme Officer – Grantmaking & Capacity Supportas the subject line.
The application deadline is 14th February 2014. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


Gender M&E Innovator

This exciting Youth Innovator opportunity will include a pre-project distance-learning program, followed by an intensive six-week placement in Mwanza. While in-country, you will work with YCI’s field staff, local partner organizations and the local government to further the reach and relevance of their programming.

Deadline:         On a rolling basis
Location:         Mwanza, Tanzania
Organization:  YCI

YCI is a global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Working with local partners in eight countries around the world, YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face. Kivulini is a women’s rights organization that facilitates the creation of social, economic and legal environments that guarantee women and girls’ rights to live in violence-free communities.

Key Responsibilities:
In conjunction with Kivulini staff:
• Review Kivulini's new Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) and Gender Policy
• Develop an M&E plan specifically for the Gender Policy that fits within the overarching PMP
• Develop tools as necessary to support the implementation of the M&E plan
• Conduct presentations and final reports for Kivulini and YCI

Your Skills and Experience:
• Social studies with a focus on gender issues
• Demonstrated experience working with on policy adaptation/development
• Experience developing M&E indicators and strategy
• Experience in facilitating trainings and workshops
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Prior cross-cultural experience and strong inter-cultural communication skills
Fundraising Goal: YCI volunteers are required to fundraise and/or contribute a minimum of $600 for these projects to contribute towards YCI’s global youth development programs.

What’s Covered:
• Preparatory support and pre-project distance learning
• In-country orientation
• Modest homestay accommodation and food
• In-country work-related travel
• Comprehensive emergency travel medical insurance


What’s Not Covered:
• Airfare
• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Participants will be expected obtain the required vaccinations and take anti-malarials at their own expense
Please apply online using YCI’s volunteer application form at http://www.yci.org/html/volunteer/globally/applynow.asp

When submitting your application online, please also send a copy of your resume and references to generalinfo@yci.org.
In the section “Please share with us your reason for selecting these particular countries, project lengths, range of months and sector focus,” specify that you are applying for the “Tanzania Gender Monitoring & Evaluation Innovator Project – 2014". Please highlight your skills and experience that make you a suitable candidate for this volunteer opportunity.

Application deadline: YCI accepts applications on a rolling basis.
About YCI:  Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through four integrated sectors: livelihoods, health, leadership and the environment. We engage youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face. YCI incorporates youth development, volunteerism, partnership and equity into all that we do.


FGM Regional Communications And Advocacy Coordinator

Experienced FGM Regional Communications and Advocacy Coordinator sought for an international human rights organization working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. He/she will provide both leadership and support to advance the goals and implement the strategic vision of the ‘Global Ending FGM/C Secretariat’.

Deadline:        January 28, 2014
Location:         Nairobi, Kenya
Organization:  Equality Now

Experienced FGM Regional Communications and Advocacy Coordinator sought for an international human rights organisation working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. This is a full-time position based in Nairobi reporting to the Media Relations Manager and working closely with the FGM Programme Manager and the FGM thematic team. The Regional Communications and Advocacy Coordinator will provide both leadership and support to advance the goals and implement the strategic vision of the ‘Global Ending FGM/C Secretariat’, described below.

The Organisation
Equality Now fights for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. Working with grassroots women’s and human rights organisations and individual activists, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilises international action to support efforts to stop these abuses. Our work is focused into three main programme areas: Discrimination in Law, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and Trafficking and we have a cross cutting focus on the right of Adolescent Girls through the AGLDF. We operate in the US, UK, and Africa, with a growing presence in the Middle East and expansion plans for Asia.
The Global Ending FGM/C Project 
The ‘Global Ending FGM/C Secretariat’ is a five year programme, starting in late January 2014. During a six month inception phase, detailed work plans will be developed for the remainder of the programme.
Equality Now is a key partner in the ‘Global Ending FGM/C Secretariat’, which will use a wide range of communications and advocacy strategies at local, regional, national and international levels to end FGM:
  • Globally, it will mobilise a critical mass of people, organisations and networks as part of a powerful and united global movement to end FGM
  • It will promote increased political will to tackle the issue, including holding governments to account
  • It will raise further financial resources for grassroots work to end FGM
  • Across ten focal countries in Africa it will work with existing networks of grassroots activists to help support a critical mass speaking out for change
  • Across ten focal countries it will help strengthen and support existing coalitions against FGM
  • Working with the diaspora, it will mobilise people to contribute skills and resources to support country-led efforts to end FGM
Responsibilities: 
  • Developing and implementing specific sections of the programme’s grassroots-led social change communications strategy, which will include tools to ensure that a local, national, regional and international groundswell of support is galvanised for ending FGM
  • Coordinating the adaption/tailoring of these communications and advocacy solutions for national movements in conjunction with other partners on the programme
  • Maintaining a regular flow of information from and to coalitions in target countries,  including offering strategic and trouble-shooting support to coalitions on the roll-out of national communications and advocacy strategies
  • Identifying opportunities to recruit network partners to support the work of the global movement and coalitions (including media and private sector partners)
  • Liaising closely with the Nairobi-based communications partner (Ogilvy Africa) and representatives from the United Nations Joint Programme to End FGM
  • Acting as key facilitator of any East African events hosted by the programme, and coordinating the participation of the programme in other regional and global events
During the six month inception phase, specific responsibilities will include:
  • Identifying potential networks and regional platforms to work with during implementation of the programme
  • Contributing to the development of communications and advocacy strategies as required by the programme
  • Providing logistical support by arranging meetings and planning and supporting scoping visits from team members and partners
  • Supporting the ongoing partnership with Ogilvy Africa, which will be coordinated from the London office
Requirements: 
  • B.A. in Journalism, Communications or Media Studies
  • Expertise in development of social change communications, media advocacy and marketing strategies, preferably in the context of FGM or related issues
  • Established networks/relevant contacts in 3-5 countries in East Africa
  • Expertise in digital media including updating and organising website content and experience in developing and maintaining an online presence through the use of social media.
  • Exceptional and creative written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated cross-cultural competency; availability to travel internationally.
  • Dynamic and proactive approach to work
  • Ability to work independently and remotely within an international team
  • Ability to work in partnership with a diverse range of organisations
  • Fluency in Swahili, Arabic and/or French highly desirable.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.

To Apply: 
Please send a cv and cover letter to equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org with the subject line “FGM Regional Communications and Advocacy Coordinator.” Deadline is 28 January 2014. No calls please.


Advocacy Director

The Advocacy Director will lead the Fund’s advocacy work, with the goal of creating a campaign that brings increasing government and donor attention to girls’ education, and gives visibility to effective solutions.

Deadline:           Open until filled
Location:           New York, USA
Organization:    Malala Fund

About Malala Fund
The Malala Fund is the organization founded and inspired by the Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. Malala campaigned in Pakistan for the right of all girls to go to school in the face of a ban on female education by the Taliban. She was shot by the Taliban for her campaign at the age of 15 on her way home from school, causing global outrage. Malala survived the attack and went on to become a world-renowned leader for peace and education, the youngest ever Nobel Prize nominee, and the most powerful advocate for girls’ rights of our time. 

Malala launched the Malala Fund launched in October 2013, along with co-founder Shiza Shahid and a group of advisors, with the goal of creating a world where every girl has access to an education that empowers her to recognize her potential. The Fund has a two-pronged approach to its mission. First it invests in local entrepreneurs: working in communities to develop education solutions that are grounded in the reality of the girl and teaching her skills that empower her to lift herself out of poverty. Second, it aims to take these solutions to scale by pushing governments and donor organizations to prioritize high quality girls learning programs for girls. Malala and the Fund direct attention to the current state of girls’ education, and the potential of girls as an unparalleled force of change and development. The Fund then spotlights high-impact solutions that can de adopted and scaled by governments and multilateral institutions.
The organization is a start-up in its early stages. It is run by Shiza Shahid, who is the CEO, and advised by a cross-functional group of committed and passionate advisors including a partner at McKisney and a VP at Google. The team and the board will be built over the course of 2014.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
The Advocacy Director will lead the Fund’s advocacy work, with the goal of creating a campaign that brings increasing government and donor attention to girls’ education, and gives visibility to effective solutions.
This includes:
  • Work with CEO to develop advocacy strategy and implementation plan; 
  • Keep informed about and engaged with relevant research, debates, innovations and policy changes in education
  • Help prepare written materials, including policy analyses, innovation briefs, advocacy documents, and op-eds
  • Co-develop papers with partner organizations with key policy recommendations
  • Present policy recommendations to relevant groups, such as high-level government officials, international and regional institutions, media and general public;
  • Develop and maintain core partnerships with NGOs, UN, World Bank, Governments and communities;
  • Represent the Fund along with CEO, and sometimes Malala, at key international meetings at UN, World Bank
  • Be part of the start-up team and willing to contribute to other areas of work as need arises
Profile
Required Skills & Qualifications 
  • Experience in designing and implementing advocacy initiatives at the international, national land community level on gender/education/ related areas;
  • Strong relationship building skills with UN/multilateral agencies, government, and civil society/communities
  • Good analytical skills - ability to understand complex issues and present positions to governmental and intergovernmental bodies as well as to media and staff;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
  • Creative thinker – eager to explore out-of-the-box ideas rather than simply fit within the traditional framework
  • Passion for start-ups, willing to play different roles as necessary, work in a small-team and get things done
To Apply
Mission Talent has been tasked by the Malala Fund to undertake this search. Therefore, all applications must be addressed to Mission Talent via email to applications@missiontalent.comstating MF-DA-NY/+your surname in the subject line.
To apply for this role, kindly attach your CV (in English) and motivational letter (of 350 words or less) which summarizes how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role. Kindly send these documents as word files to us.Thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Please note that only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted by Mission Talent for follow-up.


Emergency WPE Coordinator

The Emergency Women’s Protection Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator will be responsible to assist the South Sudan country program with setting up and implementing emergency WPE response programs for conflict-affected populations in South Sudan.

Deadline:              March 13, 2014
Location:              Juba, South Sudan
Organization:      IRC

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

SCOPE OF WORK:
The Emergency Women’s Protection Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator will be responsible to assist the South Sudan country program with setting up and implementing emergency WPE response programs for conflict-affected populations in South Sudan.

This position will be based in Juba at the start but could be moved to one of the field sites (existing or new) depending on the program expansion. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Programs or Emergency Field coordinator.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
  •  Proposal writing/development:
  1. Evaluate field needs for technical interventions and make program recommendations as needed
  2. Suggest possible interventions for emergency WPE programming in other areas, as needed and if possible, in collaboration with the country program and the Technical Unit
  3. Prepare emergency WPE response proposals for donors, such as ECHO and OFDA, based on own findings and recommendations as required, and in collaboration with the country program and the Technical Unit (TU)
  • Program set-up:
  1. Recruit the required staff for the emergency WPE program in collaboration with the country program adhering to the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures 
  2. Supervise the Emergency WPE team/Emergency WPE Managers when on the ground
  3. Train the WPE team on emergency response GBV programming and assist with the development of tools for program implementation in collaboration with TU
  •  Program implementation:
  1. Prepare high quality and timely donor reports
  2. Select and implement appropriate monitoring systems; ensure consistent reporting and analysis of results to enhance program effectiveness and quality
  3. Provide a comprehensive handover to the Emergency WPE  Manager and country program WPE Coordinator, including ensuring transfer of all related documentation, program monitoring data and staff performance information
  • Collaborate and coordinate with relevant stakeholders and actors
  • Participate in coordination forums such as the GBV sub-cluster or Working Groups and camp coordination meetings
  • Coordinate and work in line with the country program WPE Coordinator and WPE Managers to ensure program continuity and consistency
  • Professional Standards:
 All IRC staff is required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies

 REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor in health (MPH), social work, humanities or other related subjects, or equivalent programming experience
  • 5 years experience managing technical projects including 2 years implementing WPE programs in emergency and conflict contexts
  • Demonstrated understanding of gender-based violence response protocols and service provision
  • Previous experience supervising and managing a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of national and international staff
  • Superior internal and external communication and coordination capabilities and excellent team management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate technical expertise and standards and implement best practice approaches to implementing rapid, consistent, high quality emergency projects
 WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Security level red. The situation in Juba is calm at the moment but remains tense and unpredictable; concerns include criminality, presence of armed troops, and looting. There is active conflict in many parts of the country and a possibility for further expansion of the conflict and violence into other areas and other states.

 HOUSING:
Lodging in Juba is in a private bedroom, with en suite bathroom, in a shared IRC guesthouse. In field sites sleeping accommodations range from tent to traditional hut to permanent structures. Field compounds have latrines and showers. All IRC sites have electricity and internet at least several hours per day. Food is the individual’s responsibility.



Director of Strategic Learning (SLRE)

The director of the international programs within SLRE will be responsible for overseeing the international learning agenda and facilitating the implementation and monitoring of effectiveness indicators that assess the performance of international programmatic initiatives; identify and implement the operational structure, systems and evaluation tools needed to test and refine our theory of change; and support AJWS staff members in enhancing their capacity to lead evidence-based, effective and accountable programs.

Deadline:         On a rolling basis
Location:         New York, NY
Organization:  AJWS

Overview of AJWS
Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS advances the rights of women, girls and LGBTI people; promotes recovery from conflict, disasters and oppression; and defends access to food, land and livelihoods. AJWS pursues lasting change by supporting grassroots and global human rights organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean and by mobilizing supporters in the U.S. to advocate for global justice. Working together, the AJWS community strives to build a more just and equitable world.
AJWS prioritizes strategic learning, research and evaluation. The organization’s learning agenda is driven by the same core values that are integral to its grant-making and advocacy: we aim to co-create knowledge and learning with our partners. AJWS will disseminate its expertise and learning, ensuring that we provide meaningful and credible evidence for action in the field. Building AJWS’s partners’ learning and evaluation capacity in the field, where appropriate, is important to this strategy. AJWS’s learning agenda will contribute to amplifying grassroots perspectives, and understanding how grassroots perspectives transform policy debates.

Position Overview
The SLRE division is responsible for driving a robust, meaningful, and innovative learning agenda that will increase AJWS’s capacity for understanding and refining its impact and becoming a leader in the field of human rights learning and evaluation.
The director of the international programs within SLRE will be responsible for overseeing the international learning agenda and facilitating the implementation and monitoring of effectiveness indicators that assess the performance of international programmatic initiatives; identify and implement the operational structure, systems and evaluation tools needed to test and refine our theory of change; and support AJWS staff members in enhancing their capacity to lead evidence-based, effective and accountable programs.
Reporting to the Vice President for SLRE, the director will collaborate with international programs staff and other key stakeholders in implementing and managing the strategic learning, research and evaluation framework for all international AJWS programs. The ideal candidate will be a leader in their field(s), with a demonstrated commitment to social justice and human rights. They will be a self-starter who is flexible, has a positive attitude, and a desire and ability to work collaboratively and thoughtfully as part of a committed, integrated team that builds strong relationships.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Lead collaboration with international programs staff and in-country consultants to continually refine and develop capacity for learning, monitoring and evaluation;
    • Manage and monitor the on-going implementation of the SLRE framework;
    • Assess and identify capacity needs in the field that will enable AJWS to conduct meaningful and realistic ongoing monitoring & evaluation work and strategy strengthening;
    • Increase the capacity of AJWS staff to understand and communicate the results of evaluations, evaluation analyses, and evaluation reports;
  • Analyze international programs data, make recommendations, facilitate reflection;
  • Contribute to furthering the strategy of SLRE as a programmatic intervention;
  • Manage efforts to develop case studies, participatory baselines, and other research and evaluation activities in collaboration with international programs staff. Write terms of reference, participate in identifying grantees, contract with external evaluators, researchers and consultants related to SLRE;
  • Increase the capacity of all AJWS staff to produce data and key learnings for the board, funders, communications and other target audiences that highlight AJWS’s impact and contributions to social change, so that others can translate this data into easily understandable stories that reflect the organization’s value;
  • Serve as the lead with the Development team on international grants and fundraising efforts and reporting;
  • Serve as a member of the directors team and participate in the development and implementation of AJWS-wide strategic and tactical plans;
  • Partner with the rest of the SLRE division to serve a key role in leading the organization’s strategy management and annual priority setting processes;
  • Stay abreast of trends related to SLRE and establish relationships with collegial organizations, particularly their monitoring and evaluation staff, by serving as an active member and participant in affinity organizations (e.g. American Evaluation Association); and
  • Serve as a strategic learning, research and evaluation resource for AJWS, both internally and externally, as needed. For example, collaborating with the Director of SLRE for National programs.
  • Conduct analytic literature reviews on issue areas and strategies, and make recommendations for strengthening AJWS strategies and contributing to the wider field of human rights philanthropy.
  • Collaborate with the Director of Strategic learning, Research, and Evaluation for National Programs.
Qualifications
  • An advanced degree (MA required) in social science or other related fields, with a minimum of ten years of experience with a wide range of monitoring, evaluation and assessment strategies, both quantitative and qualitative;
  • Demonstrated ability as a strong and flexible methodologist, including participatory and/or feminist methodologies, and a deep appreciation and understanding of how to appropriately and realistically value human rights/social justice change;
  • Experience developing and managing monitoring and evaluation processes for international human rights, ideally in human rights philanthropy/grant-making;
  • Demonstrated success in all aspects of monitoring, evaluation and organizational change — evaluation design, monitoring, analysis, synthesis, report writing and editing, strategic learning, capacity building, peer learning, and group facilitation;
  • Experience in a role requiring collaboration within an organization, and a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort;
  • Proven experience in leading organizational change, particularly in transferring evaluation knowledge and skills and developing this capacity in others;
  • Excellent public speaking, interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to coach and mentor, as well as communicate effectively and concisely (both in writing and orally);
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to solve problems, work independently, and excel in a high performance culture;
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work on multiple projects simultaneously and with a minimum of supervision;
  • Innovative, creative, and ambitious;
  • Ability and willingness to travel internationally;
  • Professional maturity, credibility, good judgment and ability to motivate others in a similar way;
  • Strong work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility, and desire and willingness to take on new challenges and opportunities;
  • Strong commitment to the mission and vision of AJWS with the ability to serve as a strong, compelling ambassador for the organization; and
  • Thoroughly understand American Jewish World Service, its mission, policies, culture, values, history, key stakeholders, programs, and finances.
How to Apply
For immediate consideration, please forward your resume and cover letter to opportunities@ajws.org. Please include your name and “Director, SLRE International Programs “in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We thank you for your interest in career opportunities with AJWS. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
AJWS is an equal opportunity employer and provides competitive salaries and benefits.
We thank you for your interest in career opportunities with AJWS. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
AJWS is an equal opportunity employer and provides competitive salaries and benefits.


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