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UK Staff

Applications for UK posts must have the right to work in the UK

International Programmes Director
International Service, York

International Service works with grassroots organisations in West Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, helping to strengthen them in their efforts to build sustainable communities. Reporting to the Chief Executive, your role will be to support, manage and develop IS's international work. You will manage Field Directors and programme staff in the UK, oversee the strategic development of IS's programmes, lead the development of organisational tools and systems for knowledge management and learning, contribute to the diversification of IS's funding base, and represent IS in networks and meetings within the UK development sector. This is a key management role, requiring an in-depth understanding of development programme design, implementation and evaluation, significant programme management experience, solid financial management skills, and demonstrable capacities in managing, motivating and supporting staff, including in complex and challenging situations. You will need highly-developed cross-cultural communication skills (fluent English, and working knowledge of one or more of French/Spanish/Portuguese/Arabic desirable), an understanding of/commitment to IS's mission and values, and a participatory and collaborative approach. You will be expected to travel for 6-8 weeks per year, including remote areas.
Salary: c £32,000 per annum. Closing date: 8 June 2008. Interviews: June/July, in UK
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Marketing and Education Coordinator, York
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with at least three years' experience in a marketing/ PR role and experience in teaching in both formal and informal education.

You will develop and implement a marketing strategy to promote International Service to a wide range of audiences and will be responsible for organising IS's marketing activities and events, managing media and external relations. In collaboration with the Development Awareness team you will also help to grow IS’s educational projects and develop productive relationships with educational contacts.

You should be educated to degree level with a proven track record in developing/contributing to strategy, with excellent communication skills and highly developed capacities in persuasion and in motivating and enthusing others.
(REF: ST/YO/18)
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Ireland

No current vacancies

Field Staff

No current vacancies

Development Worker posts

Bolivia

Disability Awareness Trainer
SNAP (Servicio Nacional de Administración de Personal), La Paz, Bolivia
SNAP is a Bolivian public administrative body, whose responsibilities include the training and development of public servants. Based in La Paz with 35 staff, it has 15 regional training centres, covering rural and urban areas across Bolivia's nine administrative regions. Bolivian law requires that 4% of the staff of public entities should be disabled, but provision for disabled employees in the public sector remains very limited, and the situation faced by disabled people generally is one of exclusion, discrimination, and ignorance. Your role will be to support SNAP's training and development unit in its efforts to address some of these issues. You will contribute to the development of a professional inclusion strategy, including designing and facilitating awareness raising workshops, developing appropriate materials, coordinating with media representatives to increase coverage of disability issues and the work of SNAP, as well as networking with other actors in the disability field. This post forms part of a programme called Towards the Social Inclusion of Disabled People into Local and National Development Processes which is financed by Irish Aid.

Essential requirements: education (ideally to Masters level) related to disability; at least 3 years' experience in capacity building/training in the public sector, ideally in a development context; understanding of/commitment to the situation of disabled people in Bolivia, good Spanish, and a highly flexible, patient approach. (REF: BOL/47)
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Chile

No current vacancies

Brazil

Communications adviser
Apôitchá - Associação de Apoio ao Trabalho Cultural, Historico e Ambiental, Lucena, Paraíba, Brazil
Situated in Lucena, a small coastal town in northeastern Brazil, Apôitchá is a Brazilian NGO established by education, psychology and arts professionals, to support children and adolescents in the face of increasing social vulnerability. Activities include three projects: A Roda Do Sol (the sun circle): residential accommodation for children and adolescents who are living with HIV or are the victims of domestic violence; Rede Participava (participative network): workshops in basic literacy, music, theatre, art; and the Apôitchecos puppet theatre. Your role will be to strengthen Apôitchá's communications strategies and develop its inistitutional image, so that it can better demonstrate the effectiveness of art and education in the fight for children and adolescents' rights. You will help develop tools and systems for internal/extermal communication, identify and participate in networks and fourums, develop promotional materials including the website, and where possible, participate directly in communications workshops (skills in serigraphy/theatre/puppetry/music an advantage). You should have a background in communications and experience (ideally in a Latin American context) of working with children/adolescents at a grassroots level, together with a highly flexible, adaptable and participative approach, and good Portuguese and/or Spanish. (REF: BRA/48)
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Communications/organisational development specialist
Rede de Mulheres Rurais da América Latina e Caribe (Rede LAC), Recife, Brazil
UNIFEM estimates that at least 50% of the world's food is produced by women - up to 80% in some regions - but despite their economic impact, rural women continue to be marginalised and invisible. Rede LAC is a network established to bring together rural women from Latin America and the Caribbean. With a structure of international, national, and local committees, across 25 countries, and a secretariat in Recife, Rede LAC articulates and supports rural women, focusing its activities on 4 strategic lines: use and access to water, sustainable development of semi-arid areas, indigenous people and health, and young people and sexuality. Rede LAC is entering into a process of progressive professionalisation, and one of the key issues identified has been the management of communication. With all-round communication skills, experience of working with community groups/social movements, and in-depth understanding/experience of the reality of rural areas in Latin America/Caribbean, you will support and develop communication, monitoring and evaluation and fundraising activities. Based in Recife, and willing to travel as needed, you should be a multi-lingual professional - working knowledge of English & Spanish; French and Portuguese desirable, with a highly flexible and adaptable approach, and proven commitment to the situation of rural women. (REF: BRA/45)
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Burkina Faso

Organisational capacity builder/inclusive education
Coordination Provinciale des Associations des Personnes Handicapées du Poni (COPAPH/Poni
Burkina Faso is currently ranked as the fourth poorest country in the world, and the majority of disabled people live in the poorest conditions. There are few schools accessible for disabled children and staff are rarely trained, as no specialist courses currently exist in-country. Based in Gaoua, a small town in the south-west of Burkina Faso, your role will be to strengthen the organisational capacities of COPAPH/Poni, a provincial network of disabled people's organisations, focusing particularly on activities around inclusive education - setting up a training programme and providing training and technical support to DPOs, children's parents, teachers and children to assist integration of children in inclusive classrooms. You will also help strengthen the organisational capacities of COPAPH/Poni and its member organisations through improving project management and fundraising. You should have specialist qualifications and at least one year's teaching experience in inclusive classrooms, proven skills in designing and delivering training, skills and experience in project development, management and planning, and initiative, creative and patience. French language skills and willingness to learn Dioula essential. (REF: BF/40)
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Mali

Organisational and public health adviser
Yam Giribolo Tumo – YAGTU – Bandiagara, Mali
YAGTU, created in 1997, supports women and children in the Dogon country. It has executed a range of programmes over the last 5-10 years related to food security, environmental protection and reproductive health, as well as promoting women's rights and the inclusion of women in decision-making processes at a local level. In an area characterised by rock, poor soil and very low rainfall (only 12% of land can be cultivated), child malnutrition is a major problem; your role will be to support YAGTU in the thematic area of nutrition (for which it has recently received new funding) as well as helping to develop its organisational capacity (including reviewing structures and systems, providing training and tools in fundraising and project management, and engaging board members). You should have qualifications related to public health/child nutrition (preferably to masters level), together with at least 3 years' experience in project management and in working at a grassroots level, ideally in a rural African context. A significant amount of your time will be spent in the field, and you should be highly flexible, adaptable and culturally sensitive. Good french is essential, together with a willingness to learn other languages (many ethnic groups live in the area, and many different dialects are used). (REF: MAL/31)
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Training & marketing adviser
AJA - Association Jeunesse Action Mali, Bamako, Mali
AJA was created in 1993 (amongst the first NGOs to be established in Mali) in response to the poor organisation of the craft sector, lack of training/education for craftspeople, and the situation of high youth unemployment and illiteracy. AJA's professional training centre has a number of objectives: to provide a professional qualification in metalwork to young people without any previous experience; provide 'learning by doing' training to young people already working; contribute to 'dual' training (part of a state financed programme) and to develop innovative products/appliances. Your role will be to strengthen the training modules and training capacities of the staff team; strengthen the wood and metalwork workshops; develop and deliver training in small enterprise development and marketing, and contribute to researching and developing new products. You should have extensive practical and theoretical knowledge/experience in an appropriate field (ie education/technical training for young people/small enterprise development), together with an understanding of the local situation, proven training skills, project management expertise, a spirit of initiative and the capacity to work with limited means in difficult circumstances, and good French (and willingness to learn local language). (REF: MAL/42)
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Organisational capacity builder/fundraiser
AEDM, Sevare, Mali
Since 1996, Mali has been going through a process of decentralisation and democratisation. Civil society has become an increasingly important actor in recent years, with many NGOs established since the popular uprising in 1991. Based in Sevare and involved in a variety of activities in and around Mopti, AEDM is a relatively new organisation (operational since 2002) whose mission is to support the strengthening of civil society and democratic governmance, promote human rights by lobbying and to contribute to sustainable development. Working closely with AEDM's small headquarters team, your will focus on the general strengthening of the NGO. In the role of organisational adviser, facilitator and trainer, you will help develop improved organisational structures, systems and procedures, and stronger capacities in project elaboration, fundraising and networking. 70% of your time will be spent in Sevare, and 30% with field staff and projects. You should have significant experience in small organisation/programme management (ideally in an African context), with proven skills in training and fundraising, fluency in French, and a highly adaptable, flexible and dynamic approach. (REF:MAL/30)
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Palestine

International law training & research coordinator - Palestinian Women's Human Rights Programme
Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, Ramallah
WCLAC was established in Jerusalem in 1991 to develop programmes and projects promoting equality and the rights of Palestinian women. Based within WCLAC's Research & Documentation Unit, your role will be to support its newly established Palestinian Women's Human Rights Programme (PWHRP). You will help build capacities in advanced legal research on international laws and conventions applying to human rights violations of women and girls, resulting both from the Israeli occupation and internal gender-based inequalities, assist in its reporting to CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women), and coordinate all networking activities. Educated to postgraduate level, with a sound knowledge of international human rights law, UN mechanisms and instruments, and at least two years' action-research experience related to human rights, you will develop the theoretical and conceptual frameworks related to the international aspect of the PWHRP, as well as providing appropriate training to staff and community fieldworkers in international human rights law. You should be confident, self-motivated and highly flexible, with proven communication skills, and an understanding of/commitment to the situation of Palestinian women. Fluent English essential; basic Arabic an advantage. (REF: PAL/36)
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Internships

Internships may be available with IS partner organisations from time to time, providing opportunities to gain experience and/or undertake research.
They are generally self-financing, although some expenses may be covered by the organisation.

No current vacancies

Conditions of Service

All posts require candidates with relevant qualifications and at least two years’ appropriate experience, preferably in a development context. Unless otherwise stated, appointment is for a minimum of two years, under the following conditions: monthly living allowance, resettlement grant according to length of service, medical costs, personal insurance and medical evacuation cover, travel costs, training costs, 20 days’ annual leave. IS welcomes applications from non-UK nationals, but is unable to consider applications from nationals of the country in which the project is located.

Limited costs (flights/insurance/accommodation) may be covered for accompanying partners (further details available on request). Selection for all posts takes place over two days at our offices in York, for which accommodation is provided and travel expenses reimbursed to a maximum of £350.

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