Chief of HIV Section

Chief of HIV SectionUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations
Closing date: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Angola

Do you want to be a leading player in HIV & AIDS prevention and control in Angola?

UNICEF is looking for a dynamic professional to support government and partners in prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst young people, PMTCT+ and care for infected and affected children in Angola. In this strategic position you will be leading and coordinating activities of a multisectoral team of UNICEF staff. You will represent UNICEF within the UNAIDS Joint Programme and be the focal point for leveraging resources and funding. You will closely work with the National AIDS Institute (INLS) and have an impact on the policy development and contribute to leveraging and scaling up and effective and evidence-based national response to prevent and control HIV/AIDS in children.

This is a senior international level position. You will need:

1. A Medical Degree and/or an Advanced University degree in Social Sciences or Public Health.

2. Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in program planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation.

3. High level of technical knowledge in the fields of PMTCT+ and Pediatric AIDS and a good knowledge in the areas of Primary Prevention and Protection for OVCs. Field experience of HIV/AIDS programming in Africa would be an asset.

4. Good communication skills, well organized and efficient, and able to work under stressful conditions with high workloads and tight deadlines;

5. Networking and advocacy competencies to establish and maintain good relationships with counterparts in Government and civil society.

6. Fluency in English and another UN language required. Knowledge of Portuguese is an asset.
How to apply
If you have the above profile and want to join and lead our highly committed and HIV Team of professionals, apply register at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index.php

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Programme Officer

Location: Angola - Luana

At MAG (Mines Advisory Group), we deliver practical and positive solutions that assist the process of peace building in both conflict and post-conflict countries.

During the past 15 years we have safely found, removed and destroyed millions of landmines, small and large bombs, missiles and other tools of armed conflict.

By freeing up millions of acres of land we are the precursor to the development and economic growth of conflict-affected countries throughout the Middle East, South East Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in an established programme which now has 180 national and 8 international staff.

The MAG Angola programme is looking to consolidate its position in Angola and to strengthen and develop its national capacity.

Mine action in Angola is critical to the ongoing efforts to reconstruct and rehabilitate a country devastated by years of conflict.Reporting to the Country Programme Manager, the Programme Officer’s role involves a wide range of responsibilities including proposal and report writing, grant administration and information management.

The role also involves providing administrative support to the programme. You will therefore need some previous experience in these areas of work.

In addition the successful candidates will have experience of working overseas, preferably within the region, and be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently.

The ability to produce written material of a high quality and prioritize a heavy workload to meet deadlines is essential. You will also need to be able to demonstrate awareness of personal security, cultural sensitivities and a diplomatic manner.

Portuguese language skills would be advantageous for this role, though not essential.

The salary for this role is £22,792 - £24,906 per annum, plus accommodation and per diem.


How to apply

For further information and details of how to apply, please see our website at www.maginternational.org before the closing date of Wednesday 4th March 2009.

- Please note that CV's will not be accepted as a means of application.

- Application must be via the MAG application form, available at our website, www.maginternational.org

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Finance and Administration Manager

The BBC World Service Trust uses media and communications to reduce poverty and promote human rights in developing countries.

Location: Angola - Luanda

In Angola the Trust has recently been running
(1) a multi-media HIV and AIDS campaign targeted at youth and
(2) a journalism training programme to support radio stations and newspaper editors on reporting governance issues.

We are now looking for a Finance and Administration Manager to perform the following duties:

Key Accountabilities

Maintain the financial integrity of the Trust’s operations in Angola, and ensuring full compliance with policies and procedures, particularly around cash, advances, banking and assets.
Safeguarding the assets of the Trusts operations in Angola, including the maintenance of the fixed asset register.

Ensuring a fair selection of quality vendors and service providers, and fairness and transparency in the awarding of all contracts.

Accurate recording of all income and expenditure. Responsible for maintaining the in-country financial system.

Budgeting of the Trust’s projects in Angola, with such forecasting and budget revisions as required by the Country Director or the London finance team.

Ensuring compliance with all financial reporting and forecasting requirements of donors and others, and ensuring the smooth flow of funds from donors.

Providing financial guidance to senior management and project staff

Training and developing other finance and project staff in policies, procedures and other finance issues as appropriate.

Acting as a member of the Country Management Team

Ensuring full compliance with Angolan law and regulations

Overseeing HR processes and procedures, including contract terms, for all locally recruited staffPerson specification

Essential:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or recognized international accounting designation
Fluency in both Portuguese and English

Minimum of 3 years' experience in working with international donors and a working knowledge of donor compliance for the major donors.

Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with financial and non-financial managers within the Trust.

Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation
Proven experience in managing HR and administrative functions
Willingness and ability to take the initiative not only to identify problems but also in suggesting and implementing solutions.

Appropriate work permission in place for Angola (citizenship or valid work visa).

Desirable:
Excellent IT skills with experience of operating computer-based financial management systems. Competent to advanced level in Microsoft Excel.

How to applyApply in English.

Send CV and covering letter, specifying the Job Title, by 08 Mar 2009 info.angola@bbcwst.net; or by mail to:

BBC World Service Trust, Attn: Recruitment for Angola Finance Manager, Room 301NE Bush HouseAldwych, StrandLondon WC2B 4PHby fax : +44(0) 207 379 1622

Reference Code: RW_7P8JKE-41

Closing date: 08 Mar 2009

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Business Operations Director

Location: Angola

PSI seeks an entrepreneurial leader for the position of Business Operations Director, Angola to manage operations within a dynamic platform (with current annual revenue of $8 million) in an environment of evolving opportunities. PSI is a key actor in the Angola health sector and has developed excellent relationships with various donors, government officials and other local stakeholders. Founded in 2001, the program plays a prominent role in HIV prevention through targeted communication, and is quickly becoming a significant contributor to Child Survival by helping to address the two leading causes of death for children under five: malaria and diarrheal disease. PSI’s Child Survival activities include the national distribution and promotion of subsidized, Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets, the development of national generic malaria prevention and control campaigns in partnership with the Angola Ministry of Health, and the promotion of point of use water treatment via its newest product “Certeza”. Multiple donors support the platform, including the Global Fund, USAID and prominent oil companies. Having firmly established its activities, the program now offers great opportunities for greater depth of programming and portfolio diversification.

The Business Operations Director will oversee the national expansion of HIV and Child Survival product portfolios, including sales, distribution, MIS, and below the line promotions in coordination with the Marketing Department. She/he will also manage office operations for the platform inclusive of procurement, IT, asset management and logistics. Line management responsibilities include the Deputy Director of Administration and National Sales Coordinator, with a total team of 40+ staff. Building capacity of local staff and mentoring qualified individuals to take on increasing levels of responsibility over time is essential. This management level position is based in Luanda, will start in April 2009 and reports to the Country Representative.

RESPONSIBILITES:

Duties include, but are not limited to:Sales/Distribution/MIS
- Expand distribution via wholesalers, retailers, NGOs/CBOs; strengthen and manage supply chain
- Ensure product distribution is targeted and supports purpose level log frame indicators
- Strengthen planning, reporting and existing monitoring and MIS systems;

Procurement

- Ensure compliance with existing procurement policies
- Minimize fraud via active monitoring and close coordination with internal and external audits
- Manage all international and local procurements, increase responsiveness to internal requests
- Maximize efficiencies and cost-savings

Administration & Logistics
- Inventory, Asset and IT management
- Manage all transportation needs, including PSI’s growing vehicle fleet
- Oversee office operations (security, generator, cleaners, renovations, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience (MBA preferred) - 3-5 years management experience overseeing multiple functions and/or office operations; ideally in a business development capacity
- Experience managing staff and programs in a developing country context
- Minimum two years developing country work experience
- Private sector experience preferred
- English and Portuguese/Spanish fluency required

The successful candidate will be a strong analytical thinker, decision maker and problem solver with excellent organization, communications, and interpersonal skills; a hands-on manager capable of keeping large teams disciplined and performing; able to deliver results in a challenging environment; and possess an interest in private sector approaches to development.

How to apply
APPLY ONLINE at http://www.psi.org.
No calls or emails please.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

Reference Code: RW_7NPSK2-36

Closing date: 27 Mar 2009

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Data analyst for MICS III

International Organisation, UN

Location: Angola - Luanda

Background:

The National Statistics Institute (INE) of Angola is implementing the Inquérito sobre o Bem-Estar da População – IBEP, a national survey which aims at updating socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the population.

This survey is a combination of the third MICS (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey) financed by UNICEF and the second Income and Expenditure Survey (IDR) financed by the World Bank.

The data from this survey will be used by the Angolan government and its development partners to monitor the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, the 11 Commitments to children and other programs in the social sector.

The information from IBEP will also be used for setting targets for the country’s development plans and public policies.

The IBEP has a sample size of 12,200 households, representative of all 18 provinces. The preliminary results are planned for April 2009, while the final results are planned for December 2009.

To meet these deadlines, UNICEF Angola would like to hire a high level consultant, to execute the tasks specified below.

Specific Tasks:

The MICS III data analyst will be the overall responsible person for the analysis of the MICS indicators of the IBEP and will work in close collaboration with the analysts from the World Bank and the technical staff from INE in order to achieve the following:

1. Conduct a desk review of relevant documents, including, but not limited to, the MICS I and II of 1997 and 2003, the IDR I of 2000-01, the Malaria Indicators Survey of 2007 and the Nutrition Survey of 2007.

2. Make a list of reports (international, regional and Angolan) to be used for each sector (education, HIV/AIDS, health, child protection, etc.) and analyze these documents in order to have a good understanding of key issues regarding children and women in the national and international context.

3. Clean the MICS III data of the overall data base (SPSS, STATA). Identify errors, e.g. age-heaping, and adjust data using the appropriate methods.

4. Prepare cross tabulations per sector of the various indicators on national level and provincial levels and suggest other tabulations as may be deemed necessary.

5. Assist INE/sectors to prepare outline of the preliminary and final report

6. Supervise and assist sectoral report writing

7. Assist INE/sectora to prepare a Power point presentation of the key results (preliminary and final)

8. Assist INE to write up of the preliminary and final report, including executive summary and references

9. Provide on the job-training to the INE staff on data analysis

Results:

1. A ‘clean’ version of the MICS information including adjustment of all age and sex data.

2. A short report about the main errors found in the data and how they were managed.

3. Tables produced based on the initial list of MICS and IDR indicators

4. Tables produced from any additional list of MICS and IDR indicators (if needed)

5. A preliminary and a final report, including executive summary and references

6. A summary report on existing reports

7. Key findings on Angola by sector

8. An analytical report on MICS III indicators

9. Any other duty that will be given to him/her related to this work.

Requirements:

1. Master’s degree in demography, social statistics, public health, health economics, education, social sciences, or other related field.

2. At least 7 years’ experience analyzing national household surveys, preferably with MICS, Demographic and Health Surveys or Household Incomes and Expenditures.

3. Proven experience in data cleaning and analysis (demography, health, social statistics, etc.) of national surveys

4. Knowledge of SPSS data analysis software

5. Good knowledge of the Angolan development context

6. Proven report writing skills in Portuguese

7. Excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills

8. Capacity of working with minimum supervision

9. Strict observation of confidentiality and the national statistics law

10. Ability to do on-the-job training of staff in analysis of socio-demographic and health data

Duration:

This consultancy is planned to happen in two phases:

1. Two months for the preliminary report from March to April 2009

2. Four months for the final report from September to December 2009

Work place and hierarchy:

The work place will be in Luanda, Angola, in the offices of INE, but the consultant will report to the UNICEF M&E Section Chief.

Contact: UNICEF Angola
Human Resources
luandarecruit@unicef.org

How to apply
Send your CV and cover letter until the 17th of February 09 (COB local time) to: luandarecruit@unicef.org
Only candidates identified for interviews will be contacted

Reference Code: RW_7NPMVK-80

Closing date: 17 Feb 2009

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