Thursday, September 21, 2023

Meta Research PhD Fellowship program open to students in any year of their PhD study

   
The Meta Research PhD Fellowship program is open to students in any year of their PhD study. We encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply, especially those from traditionally under-represented minority groups. Applications are evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, research impact, and recommendation letters.

Winners of the Fellowship will receive two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs, a paid visit to Meta headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit (pending COVID office restrictions event may be virtually held), and various opportunities to engage with Meta researchers.

Before you fill out an application, please review the applicable research area fellowship descriptions. We will only be awarding Fellowships in these specific areas. If your research does not directly align with any of these descriptions, we invite you to check back next award cycle for future research alignment.

Read more and apply: Meta Research PhD Fellowship (smapply.io)

University of Toronto Pearson International Scholarship

   
About the Scholarship

The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto provide an unparalleled opportunity for outstanding international students to study at one of the world’s best universities in one of the world’s most multicultural cities. The scholarship program is intended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and creativity and who are recognized as leaders within their school. A special emphasis is placed on the impact the student has had on the life of their school and community, and their future potential to contribute positively to the global community.

Awarded annually, these scholarships recognize outstanding students from around the world, including international students studying at Canadian high schools. This is U of T’s most prestigious and competitive scholarship for international students. The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships will cover tuition, books, incidental fees, and full residence support for four years. The scholarship is tenable only at the University of Toronto for first-entry, undergraduate programs. Each year approximately 37 students will be named Lester B. Pearson Scholars.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Consultancy: Program Coordinator - ABA ROLI Advancing Freedom of Expression in Tanzania

   
Theme: Programmatic/Operations

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Contract Type: Consultant

Period of Performance: 12 months (renewable)

Anticipated start date: October 2023

Applications to: [email protected] with subject line “Tanzania Program Coordinator application”

Deadline: September 25, 2023

Organization Overview:

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) is a non-profit organization that implements legal reform programs. ABA ROLI has worked for over 25 years in more than 100 countries to promote the rule of law, advance human rights, strengthen judicial institutions, support legal professionals, and advance understanding of the law and rights of citizens by the public. To this end, ABA ROLI has established partnerships with a wide range of actors, including institutions in the justice sector (judges, prosecutors, public defense offices, mediation offices and national human rights institutions, investigators, and police), civil society organizations, bar associations, legal aid organizations, and lawyers, among others.

ABA ROLI’s work in Africa spans a variety of programing around the rule of law, access to justice, atrocity prevention as well as human rights protection and promotion. It works closely with the justice sector, law societies, law schools/universities and civil society. Its programs focus on institutional strengthening, enhancing legal service delivery, capacity building and the provision of technical and financial assistance to local partners. ABA ROLI’s Africa Division has country offices across the region including Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Gambia, Liberia, Niger, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda.

Program Overview:

ABA ROLI is hiring a Program Coordinator (PC) to support an anticipated program on Advancing Freedom of Expression in Tanzania, which is aimed at reducing restrictions on freedom of expression (FOE) in Tanzania and bolstering the safeguarding of related fundamental rights for media, civil society, and the public at large. Its principal objectives are to: (1) Enhance the capacity and coordination of media, civil society, and legal sector actors to advocate for the right to free expression, and (2) Promote policymakers to increase their understanding of and support for democracy-affirming freedom of expression policy and legal frameworks.

ABA ROLI plans to work in partnership with several multi-sector local partners to contribute sustainably to project objectives and facilitate inclusion of stakeholders from underrepresented areas of Tanzania. The Program Coordinator will support these civil society partners to promote advocacy, policy formation, and capacity building activities across sectors to achieve the program’s targeted outcomes.

Job Summary:

The Program Coordinator (PC), who will be located in Dar es Salaam, will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day operations, program activities, managing local subgrantee partners in Tanzania, and overseeing collection and quality assurance of program data. They will report directly to the Senior Program Manager located in Kampala, Uganda.

Principal Duties/Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Advancing Freedom of Expression in Tanzania project and ensure all programmatic requirements are met/exceeded according to ABA ROLI and grantor requirements.

• Accountable for all timely, accurate, and compliant in-country programmatic monitoring and reporting.

• Oversees and is accountable for the development and deployment of substantive programming and activities, including, but not limited to, project work plans, managing/assisting volunteer legal specialists and consultants, and convening, organizing and participating in training opportunities within the host country.

• Establishes and enhances effective collaboration and relationships with local entities and other development partners (e.g., local bar association, law schools, NGOs, governmental agencies, etc.) to fulfill program objectives within cost constraints and garner additional funding from partners.

• Maintains proactive communications with the Senior Program Manager (Kampala), Program Manager (D.C.) and other ROLI leadership to ensure timely and accurate updates on program activities, achievements, and shortcomings. In areas where program shortcomings are identified, creates and implements corrective action plans to improve performance against standards.

• Assists in identifying best practices derived from lessons learned.

• Collaborates with local authorities to ensure that all program activities and operations are compliant with all local laws/regulations and, if required, have received all regulatory licensing/registrations prior to offering the activities.

• Ensures compliance with all donors, ABA, federal, state, and local laws/regulations while managing the program. Ensures personal and program compliance with the FCPA.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Relevant university degree (Law, Political Science, or other International Development-related field).

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in project management and managing programmatic, operational and financial duties for USG-funded projects or other donor funded projects with similar complexity.

• Proven experience establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations, including overseeing the preparation and submission of project deliverables, stakeholder and risk management processes, cost and schedule controls, and sustainability planning and implementation.

• Demonstrated experience overseeing implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation systems from project initiation to closeout stages.

• Experience working with and managing subgrantee organizations.

• Proven success in building and maintaining working relationships with all project stakeholders; engaging in coalition building; and empowering stakeholders to take ownership of key project outcomes for post-project sustainability of progress.

• Strong facilitation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

• Experience working in Tanzania and/or elsewhere in Eastern Africa, and strong understanding of political and operating context in Tanzania.

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) required.

• Tanzanian citizen

How to apply

Expression of Interest: Please submit the following by email to [email protected] by September 25, 2023.

Email subject line: “Tanzania Program Coordinator application ”

● Motivation letter

● Curriculum vitae

● Three professional references

Digital Technology Lead - AMREF Health

   
The Digital Technology Lead will provide technology vision and guidance to Corporate Amref Health Africa, its country offices, enterprises and programmes for developing and implementing digital information and communication technology initiatives that align with the mission of Amref Health Africa as a whole. The Digital Technology Lead has end-to-end accountability for all digital assets and services (web and mobile). The role also ensures that the Amref Health Africa brand is accurately represented with high ranking and high traffic flow to Amref Health Africa digital platforms for effective e-communication, campaigns, fundraising and social media asset utilisation.

Project Manager - Global Diaspora Confederation

   
Job Purpose

Responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed timely and within the allocated budget.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
    • Project Development and Management
    • Growing and sustaining organizational capacity through finance and human resources.
    • Support the operational development of GDC and support the human resource and fundraising teams at the Secretariat.
    • Work with the GDC board to improve the operational structure of GDC and the GDC Academy.
    • Develop concept notes and proposal documents with the Board to fundraise for GDC growth and sustainability.
    • Report on all project activities.
    • Support the project assistant and interns in the coordination of all GDC events.
    • Support the marketing team in the development of promotional materials, direct marketing, press releases and media advisories.
    • Support in gathering information for updating websites and social media.
    • Review articles for the GDC newsletter, website and social media pages; and attend routine planning and management meeting with the GDC Chair/line manager.
Administrative Support
  • Provide line management responsibility to the project team
  • Support the project team as needed, including but not limited to research, following up with team members on project activities, diaspora organisations’ support and other relevant activities.
Other Responsibilities
  • Organise, facilitate and attend GDC internal and external meetings.
  • Complete the Humanitarian Assistance online training.
  • Participate in GDC events and activities as assigned, including monthly staff meetings.
  • Develop goals with supervisors and strive to achieve goals.
Position Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree with 7 years experience or Master’s degree at a recognised institution

Experience: 5 years of working in a non-profit sector

Knowledge and Skills
  • Strong computer skills with proficiencies in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) as well as social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good leadership qualities and ability to lead a growing team.
  • Ability to build relationships with a variety of individuals across functions and outside GDC to effectively contribute to the functioning of the team.
  • Committed to the Global Diaspora Confederation’s mission and Values.
  • Agree to confidentiality statement and pass a background checks in accordance with GDC’s Employee Handbook
  • An adaptive learner, adaptable and able to work well under pressure.
  • Good organization and administrative skills
  • Highly organized with an attention to detail

Team Lead/Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist Development of USAID

   
Team Lead/Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist Development of USAID/Tanzania Mission-Wide Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP)

USAID/Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Adaptation (T-MELA) Activity

Social Impact is seeking a Team Lead to guide the development, support, roll-out, and implementation of the USAID/Tanzania Mission-wide Programmatic PERSUAP (Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan). This is a consulting position with an estimated start date of October 1, 2023. The estimated level of effort (LOE) for the Expert will be 40-50 days with the potential for in-person data collection of up to 2 weeks in Tanzania (in combination with remote data collection). The Expert will report directly to the Senior Assessment and Evaluation Specialist.

The Team Lead will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team including an Environmental Specialist and Crop Protection Expert in the development of the USAID/Tanzania Mission-wide Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP). This role includes comprehensive strategic planning, meticulous research, robust stakeholder engagement, and the formulation of technical guidelines in the realms of environmental protection, integrated pest management, and crop protection.

Responsibilities:

The Team Lead will be responsible for contributing to all aspects of the assignment to guide the development, support, roll-out, and implementation of the USAID/Tanzania Mission-wide Programmatic PERSUAP (Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan). This would include desk review of strategic documents, data collection from stakeholders and development of the Mission-wide PERSUAP

Read more and apply: https://reliefweb.int/job/3997761/team-leadintegrated-pest-management-ipm-specialist-development-usaidtanzania-mission-wide-programmatic-pesticide-evaluation-report-safer-use-ac

    USAID: Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

       
    Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist, USAID/Tanzania Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP)

    Position Description:

    Social Impact is seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist to guide the development, support, roll-out, and implementation of the USAID/Tanzania Mission-wide Programmatic PERSUAP (Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan). This is a consulting position with an estimated start date of October 1, 2023. The estimated level of effort (LOE) for the Advisor will be 30-35 days with potential in-person data collection of up to 2 weeks in Tanzania (in addition to remote data collection). The Specialist will report directly to the Team Leader.

    Responsibilities:

    The Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist will be responsible for contributing to all aspects of the assignment to guide the development, support, roll-out, and implementation of the USAID/Tanzania Mission-wide Programmatic PERSUAP (Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan). This would include desk review of strategic documents, data collection from stakeholders and development of the Mission-wide PERSUAP