JOB OPPORTUNITY - IITA

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization, and a member of theThe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium.We thank you for your interest in IITA and invite you to explore many exciting and diverse career opportunities in a work environment that enables you to be the best you can, advancing your professional and personal growth in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

Join a vibrant team that is committed to facilitating agricultural solutions for hunger, poverty, and natural resource degradation throughout the tropics.IITA is an equal opportunity employer and consideration for employment is given to qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national/ethnic origin or social status.

Please view our current job openings below. Click on the position that suits your profile and fill in the application form. CGIAR Consortium.We thank you for your interest in IITA and invite you to explore many exciting and diverse career opportunities in a work environment that enables you to be the best you can, advancing your professional and personal growth in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

Please view our current job openings below. Click on the position that suits your profile and fill in the application form. http://www.iita.org/careers/

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Program Officer/Safe Abortion

Program Officer/Safe Abortion

IPPF/WHR seeks a professional with expertise in project management related to sexual and reproductive health and rights to help coordinate a multi-country initiative to increase women’s access to safe and legal abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean. BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES Provide technical support to IPPF Member Associations (MA) and partner organizations in the implementation of service-delivery programs to increase access to safe and legal abortion.  Specifically, the Program Officer will assist with the coordination of the regional safe abortion initiative, support the implementation of projects in six countries, organize regional-level meetings and workshops, and represent IPPF/WHR in regional abortion-related groups and coalitions.  Tasks Under the supervision of the IPPF/WHR Senior Program Officer, the Program Officer will be responsible for ensuring that  project outcomes are achieved, including: ·         Strengthened capacity of IPPF Member Associations and their civil society partners to carry out successful and innovative strategies to increase women’s access to safe and legal abortion services. ·         Improved strategies to ensure the use of data for decision-making to improve clinic and provider performance and client health outcomes.  To achieve this, the Program Officer will work in an integrated fashion with the Universal Access team to: Monitor country-level activities and provide on-site and remote technical support to the IPPF Member Associations and partner organizations participating in the regional abortion initiative.       Coordinate workshops, meetings and project-related events  Support activities to monitor and evaluate the regional initiative and facilitate the documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned Prepare project presentations, abstracts, grant proposals, and donor reports as needed; review and provide feedback on narrative and financial reports from country partners. Support the Senior Program Officer and MA Finance Senior Officer with the financial management of the regional initiative and execution of restricted project funds. Maintain communications and coordinate with donors as requested Represent IPPF/WHR in regional abortion-related groups and coalitions as requested Participate on behalf of the Regional Office in external meetings, conferences and workshops as requested. Write articles and technical publications as requested. Carry out other activities related to reaching project goals as established in the donor agreements Requirements TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Master's degree or equivalent in Public Health, Public Affairs, Social Work or relevant field; Proven ability in project management and coordination; Strong commitment to and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially in the Latin American/Caribbean context; Experience in designing, planning, and implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights programs and/or advocacy efforts in an international context; Experience in monitoring and evaluating health programs; Experience working on the issue of safe abortion a plus; Previous experience writing technical reports and funding proposals a plus SKILLS Advanced oral and written skills in Spanish and English REQUIRED Ability and willingness to travel (30-40% of time) Essential traits include being systematic, organized, detail- and deadline-oriented, self-motivated, diplomatic, strategic, able to multi-task and work well in a fast-paced team-oriented environment Salary: Commensurate with experience. This position is based in New York Please send resume and cover letter, including salary history to: Sharon Harrison Director of Human Resources IPPF/WHR 125 Maiden Lane, 9th Floor New York, NY 10038 NO FAXES PLEASE E-mail : sharrison@ippfwhr.org IPPF/WHR IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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The Fund for Gender Equality

Welcome to the Online Grants Management System (GMS), an interactive tool providing easy access to information from two global grant-making mechanisms ̶ UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. Use the filters below to aggregate and view data by programme country, grant amount, and/or programme duration.

The Fund for Gender Equality is UN Women’s grant-making mechanism dedicated exclusively to the economic and political empowerment of women. The fund selects grantee partners through a demand driven bi-annual call for proposals and since launching in 2009 has delivered US$56.5 million to 96 programmes in 72 countries. The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, an inter-agency mechanism managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system, supports innovative and pioneering programmes aimed at preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls. Since 1996, the UN Trust Fund has awarded US$95 million in grants to 368 initiatives in 135 countries. 

https://grants.unwomen.org/

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Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship

The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship enables outstanding scientists from developing countries to carry out research on the conservation and use of agricultural and forest biodiversity. The research involves collaboration with an academic institution outside of the fellows’ home countries. To date, 41 scientists from 25 countries from all regions of the world have received the Fellowship.
Many studies have focused on crops and species of significant economic, nutritional and cultural importance to the Fellows' home countries; examples include wild and domesticated populations of cactus, ebony, pistachio, cacao, common vetch, peach, oat, wild potato, Grewia optiva, sorghum, fluted pumpkin, oriental beech, emmer wheat and barley.

The 2015 call for Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship is open

Bioversity International is inviting applications for research on grain species relevant to both Australia and the applicant’s home country. The fellowship, up to US$ 20,000 for a research project of up to 12 months duration, is supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2015.

Download the 2015 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship call for research proposals

Download the 2015 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship application form

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Are you a young, passionate writer? Exciting opportunity!

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is currently recruiting for the Key Correspondents network<http://www.keycorrespondents.org/>, a citizen journalism programme which helps get the voices of those most affected by HIV into global debates.

You don't need to have a journalism background to become a Key Correspondent (KC), but we are interested in people who are passionate about communicating on HIV issues, particularly those who have been affected by HIV - either personally, or through their friends/family/community/work.

Our editorial policy and KC agreement are attached  which explain what we offer KCs and the commitment KCs need to make in return.

As our correspondents are volunteers they do not get paid, although there are a number of benefits to joining the network, which include the following opportunities that are exclusive to members:


*         Bespoke mentoring and training to build skills in news reporting, blogging, social media and digital media.

*         Publishing your work on an international platform (our website), and support to raise the profile of you and your work through social media and our partnerships with other regional and international media platforms.

*         Regular updates on global opportunities for fellowships, grants etc.

*         Building specific communication skills (such as blogging or video) by attending Key Correspondents workshops - run once a year with limited spaces for which KCs have the opportunity to apply.

*         The opportunity to pitch for paid work - we commission about 10-15 articles a year for which we pay USD100.

*         Attendance at international/regional conferences - we support at least two members each year and cover all costs.

*         Bursaries of up to $300 (when budget allows, we provide around 5 per year), which can be used to buy equipment or to meet a training need identified by the KC.

The next opportunity to join Key Correspondents is in March, with the deadline for applications being 1 March. If you are interested in applying, please fill out the form on the Key Correspondents website: http://www.keycorrespondents.org/about/join-the-kc-team/

We will keep all applications on file until we review them in March.

Your application will need to cover the following questions:

*             What is your motivation for wanting to join the Key Correspondents Programme?
*             Why is HIV an issue of personal importance to you?
*             Details of previous experience you have of writing articles or blogging
*             Details of any other skills that would be relevant, ie: photography, film making, radio reporting, social media, campaigning

You can also send copies of any articles you have previously written to support your application to the KC editor and coordinator Sarah Oughton: soughton@aidsalliance.org<mailto:soughton@aidsalliance.org>

But don't worry if you haven't written stories previously, the most important thing is to be passionate about communicating on HIV issues, and training will be provided via email.

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