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Closing date: 2018-08-21

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the technical supervision of the Head of the Information Unit in the Regional Office in Panama, and overall direction of the National Disaster Response Advisor in Peru, the Information Management Assistant will be expected to support the implementation and maintenance of OCHA s strategy and to:

1. Act as focal point for collecting, organizing, analysis and dissemination of humanitarian information for Peru. Support these processed for other countries as requested by the regional office.
2. Develop strong links with other IM focal points in the humanitarian community to promote coordination and information-sharing between organizations
3. Work closely with clients to identify their needs and advise on the information products and services that OCHA can offer to enhance their work
4. Maintain and promote the use of global standard IM tools and services (HDX, HRInfo, H.ID) within the humanitarian community and maintain a data base of humanitarian actors by sector of activity and geographic location (3W).
5. Analyze and process data and information into formats to be used in information products (infographics, maps, situation reports, bulletins )
6. Monitor and analyze humanitarian situations to identify priority information needs and gaps and possible information sources to bridge the gaps.
7. Support the Regional OCHA information team in regular products and services to ensure that Peru s humanitarian situations and trends are reflected in regional documents.
8. In coordination with the National Disaster Response Advisor, promote the activities developed in the work plan.
9. Upon the request of the office, deploy to other countries to support OCHA response missions.
10. Any other duties as may be requested by OCHA Regional Office or the National Disaster Response Advisor.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Secondary education is required
• Geographic engineering, environmental engineering and / or studies in social sciences with specialization in information management.

Experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience in information management, emergency or disaster management, data base management or related fields.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft office software packages (Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
• Experience in web-based management systems.
• Knowledge of GIS and Adobe Illustrator desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in oral and written Spanish and English.
• English to be tested through TOEFL (minimum 500 points).
• Working knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an advantage.

Other Skills:

• Ability to work productively under pressure, cope with deadlines, and the technical ability to work with online forms and systems.

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La fecha l mite de postulaci n: MARTES 21/Agosto/2018 (NY time).

Application Deadline based on NY time, please consider the time difference between Peru and NY (USA).

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

This post is subject to local recruitment.

The people making the selection can be considered in the UNDP Peru Roster List for future processes in similar positions.

Closing date: 2018-08-24

Company Name:Canada World Youth
Project Title:EQWIP HUBs Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start:As soon as possible
Working Location:Chiclayo, Peru
Schedule:Full-time
Salary:Competitive Salary & Benefits

ABOUT EQWIP HUBs

Do you want to work with a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are motivated to create innovative solutions for sustainable youth livelihoods? If yes, then EQWIP HUBs is the team for you!

Powered by Canadian leaders in global youth development Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International (YCI) the EQWIP HUBs project is a global network that connects Canadian volunteers, youth participants, and international partners through innovative programming in six developing countries.

Through 18 youth centered EQWIP HUBS Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal and Tanzania, EQWIP HUBs offers entrepreneurship and employment training so that young people, especially women, can come together to develop market-relevant skills, learn from mentors and access technology. EQWIP HUBs is an initiative rooted in global collaboration making it a unique catalyst for sustainable development. Together, we re on a mission to change the lives of 100,000 youth by 2020.

Canada World Youth & Youth Challenge International

Each recognized as Canadian leaders, CWY and YCI bring a combined 70 years of expertise in global youth development. Young people around the world have been transformed through CWY s world-renowned global reciprocal exchange programs and YCI s youth innovation initiatives, proving young people can make a real difference in global health, the environment, and youth livelihoods.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The HUB Coordinator, reporting to the Country Manager, will provide leadership and management for the local HUB and its associated activities. S/he will support activities to build partner and youth capacity in livelihood development. S/he will establish and maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with project staff, implementing partners, youth participants and volunteers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and management for the coordination and delivery of HUB activities
• Management of and support to teams of Canadian volunteers
• Monitor annual work plans and ensure compliance
• Ensure preparation and submission of project activity reports
• Provide guidance to the HUB staff regarding tools and strategies to ensure that programming is responsive to youth and volunteer needs
• Ensure program quality through implementation of country-specific project review systems and comprehensive M&E systems
• Develop and maintain relationship with Canadian foreign missions
• Remain well-informed about national and regional issues affecting youth
• Support the development and update of sector strategies in relevant areas of programming
• Provide support to ensure that activities are meeting their goals and targets, recommend program adjustments when necessary to keep the project on track
• Support training and supervision of HUB staff and volunteer teams
• Coordinate training activities for youth
• Coordination of and support to HUB Network
• Coordinate orientation training for Canadian volunteers
• Perform other duties as delegated by the Country Manager

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicant must be a citizen of Peru
• University Diploma
• 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible leadership and coordination experience
• Understanding of and compatible vision for effective community development with a focus on networking and training delivery
• Ability to work with and through partners
• Passion for working with youth; an understanding of the current situation for young people
• Comfort with linking work to a range of stakeholders, including civil authorities, community group leaders, donors, private sector and other international NGOs on initiatives
• Experience with current approaches to adult learning and participatory methods for M&E
• Proven ability to develop and monitor work plans and training plans
• Demonstrated mentoring abilities and experience supporting peers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong verbal and written English skills required

Deadline to apply: Friday, August 24^th, 2018at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or PDF e-mail attachment to hrperu@eqwiphubs.orgwith HUB 2 Coordinator in the subject line.

Applications will not be considered beyond the deadline. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Closing date: 2018-11-16

CityCusco, Peru

Start DateOct -Dec 2018 (flexible)

Length of Placement12 Months

Language RequirementsSpanish

The Volunteer s Role

We are looking for a volunteer to work with our local partner, the Arariwa Association, to improve the livelihoods of small indigenous dairy and guinea pig farmers living in acute poverty in Peru s Andes. Key elements of this work include capacity-building of farmers as individuals or collectively as groups, and the promotion of indigenous women s empowerment and economic leadership. During your volunteer placement, you will live in a small Andean town or in the city of Cusco known as the Lost city of the Incas , and work in different rural Indigenous communities in collaboration with local Arariwa staff.

Dairy is one of the most important value chains in the Acomayo and Canas provinces, and the growing market demand for milk products (e.g. cheese) provides an opportunity for sustainable income-generation. Guinea pigs, which are high in protein and low in fat, show great potential to improve the nutrition and livelihoods of smallholder farmers by providing food and income, but also in the wider community with more affordable meat for sale at local markets.

In addition, you will support smallholder farmers to increase their income and power in the dairy and guinea pig value chains, thereby contributing to overall poverty reduction.

As a volunteer, you will:

• Conduct a value chain mapping exercise for the dairy and guinea pig value chains

• In collaboration with Arariwa and other relevant stakeholders, develop an action plan for each of the value chains

• Provide organizational development assistance and training to dairy and guinea pigs producers associations.

• Help Arariwa implement innovative and sustainable business models, and promote women s economic leadership.

Essential Academic Qualifications:

Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Agribusiness, International Development, Rural Development, Community Development or a related fields or equivalent experience.

Essential Professional Background:

• Experience in the agriculture sector and/or in rural business development

• Experience in organizational development

• Experience in capacity-building with participatory approaches

Support Package

• Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

• Accommodation while in placement

• Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

• Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

• Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

• Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

• Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

• Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

• Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

• Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

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Closing date: 2018-12-31

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will manage the day to day implementation of Peru's framework, strategy, and system for high-quality monitoring and evaluation, learning and knowledge management. S/he will work in close collaboration with the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to integrate technical tools and approaches into the MOCCA project and ensure that the project's technical foundation is solidly anchored in quality and performance improvements. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will analyze and document project results and impact, compiles reports and all other submissions to appropriate parties and assures transparency in the performance data system. S/he will participate in the determination of performance indicators and targets to assure the expectations and required results are understood.

• Work with the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to define and implement monitoring, evaluation, and learning conceptual framework for Peru.
• Implement appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and tracking of program activities and results;
• Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and adjust as needed;
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations and improvements might be needed;
• Provide regular updates on project progress against key metrics to the M&E Specialist for inclusion in donor reports, work planning and learning events;
• Lead the regular sharing and learning from the findings of M&E data with program staff and partners;

• Demonstrate the highest degree of integrity throughout all activities and raise any concerns with implementation quality immediately with the M&E Specialist.

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, information sciences, computer science statistics or related field, Master's degree preferred;

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in managing and oversight of monitoring and evaluation systems for international field programs;

• Knowledge of relational databases to store, manage, and analyze data and create reports and dashboards;

• Demonstrated experience in providing guidance to technical teams in developing and updating monitoring Performance Management Plans (PMPs) as well as creating and managing PMPs;

• Desired experience in monitoring and evaluation systems for US Government or other donors;

• Willingness and ability to travel to developing countries on an as needed basis;

• Fluency in Spanish required.

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Closing date: 2019-03-01

**Summary

This volunteer position aims to coordinate the process of structuring LAFF s new Strategic Plan for the next three years. The Strategic Planning Coordinator will be responsible for leading the ideation and writing phase of the Plan. Additionally, they will also be responsible for leading group workshops and individual sessions with LAFF s stakeholders in the structuring process.

Responsibilities

• Support LAFF's Programme Manager and Board with the ideation and building of LAFF's new strategic plan.

• Support LAFF's Programme Manager and Board with evaluating LAFFs recent strategic plan.

• Coordinate different group/individual sessions about strategic planning amongst LAFF s stakeholders.

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the team.

Requirements

• Have academic qualifications and/or professional experience in strategic planning, strategic management, and administration of organisations, ideally charitable and voluntary organisations

• Is an enthusiast for strategy and strategic planning (envisioning an organisation's future and marking the steps towards achieving strategic goals).

• A quick and motivated learner.

• Time Commitment: Minimum of 4 months, to begin August or September of 2018.

• Advanced spoken and written English

Desirable:

• Experience with working with programmes in education and/or childhood development.

• Previous work or volunteer experience in Cusco.

• Experience in evaluation.

• Proficient Spanish level. **

http://www.laffcharity.org.uk/volunteer/volunteer-in-peru/

To complete the application process you need to fill in an Application Form (you can find this at the above URL). You will need to send the Application Form & your CV to info@laffcharity.org.uk.