Chemonics Chief of Party Job Vacancy for USAID-Funded Strengthening Somalia's National Parliament Project

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Somalia's National Parliament project. 

The project aims to build the deliberative capacities of the country's legislatures to promote good governance and promote stability, reconciliation, and peace-building in the state formation process. 

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as the primary point of contact between Chemonics and USAID/East Africa
• Oversee day-to-day management and implementation of legislative strengthening activities
• Ensure quality control
• Manage long- and short-term personnel
• Guarantee appropriateness and responsiveness of assistance

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant social or administrative science required
• Minimum 10 years of experience with USAID or other donor-funded legislative strengthening programs or working at the management-level within a legislature, preferably in a fragile or post-conflict environment
• Progressively responsible managerial experience implementing complex donor-funded activities and motivating a culturally diverse workforce
• Track record of being a proactive project director or successful chief of party who collaborates effectively with counterparts, other contractors, and donors
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity 
• Fluency in English required; Somali language skills highly desired

Application Instructions:

Please send an updated resume and cover letter in electronic submissions to SomaliaCOP@chemonics.com by May 27, 2013. 

No telephone inquiries, please.

Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics' equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "Strengthening Somalia's National Parliament - Chief of party" in the subject line. 

Please include the name of the position and the region or country in the subject line. 

If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check "I do not wish to complete the information requested." Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

Chemonics Parliamentary Strengthening and Development Team Lead Job Vacancy

Parliamentary Strengthening and Development Team Lead
Chemonics seeks a long-term parliamentary strengthening and development team lead for the anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Somalia’s National Parliament project. 

The Mogadishu-based project aims to build the deliberative capacities of Somalia’s legislatures to promote good governance and promote stability, reconciliation, and peace-building in the state formation process.

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. 

Responsibilities include:

• Provide oversight for the national parliament, regional assemblies, and local deliberative bodies components;
• Serve as the technical lead in improving parliamentary functioning related to the law-making process, improving constituent relations, representation, and reconciliation, and enhancing the Somalia Federal Parliament’s role in the state formation process;
• Support the parliamentarians’ abilities to better understand, develop, and pass priority legislation to implement the provisional constitution;
• Strengthen nascent democratic practices of local deliberative bodies and encourage inclusion, transparency, and linkages with targeted local communities and national actors.

Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in a relevant technical field;
• Five years experience engaging legislative processes at the national and regional level;
• Five to eight years of experience with a USAID-funded project or similar international organization preferred;
• Progressively responsible managerial experience implementing complex donor-funded activities and motivating a culturally diverse workforce;
• Several years of experience working in fragile states and high-level conflict zones required, experience working in Somalia highly preferred;
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity;
• Fluency in English required, with Somali and/or Arabic language skills highly desired.

Application Instructions:

Please send an updated resume and cover letter in electronic submissions to SomaliaPSD@chemonics.com by May 31, 2013. 

No telephone inquiries, please. 

Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only “Strengthening Somalia’s National Parliament – Parliamentary Strengthening and Development Team Lead” in the subject line.

Please include the name of the position and the region or country in the subject line. 

If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

Chemonics Outreach and Citizen Participation Team Lead Job Vacancy

Outreach and Citizen Participation Team Lead

Chemonics, a U.S.-based international development firm, seeks a long-term outreach and citizen participation team lead for the anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Somalia’s National Parliament project. 

The Mogadishu-based project aims to build the deliberative capacities of Somalia’s legislatures to promote good governance and promote stability, reconciliation, and peace-building in the state formation process. 

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. 

Responsibilities include:

• Provide oversight for the outreach and citizen participation component;
• Serve as the technical lead in supporting the creation of linkages between members of national parliament, regional parliaments, local government representatives and civic actors for constructive dialogue on legislative processes;
• Support the parliament’s communications office and parliamentarians to launch effective media outreach, increasing citizens’ understanding of the parliament’s mandate and successes;
• Assist in the creation of platforms for constituents to raise issues with national, regional, and local government bodies, with a focus on youth, women, and marginalized groups.

Qualifications:

• Five years experience engaging civic actors – particularly women, youth, marginalized groups, and the media – with national, regional, or local level governments;
• Five to seven years’ experience with a USAID-funded project or similar international organization preferred;
• A master’s degree in a relevant technical field;
• Progressively responsible managerial experience implementing complex donor-funded activities and motivating a culturally diverse workforce;
• Several years of experience working in fragile states and high-level conflict zones required, experience working in Somalia highly preferred;
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity;
• Fluency in English required, with Somali and/or Arabic language skills highly desired.

Application Instructions:

Please send an updated resume and cover letter in electronic submissions to SomaliaOutreach@chemonics.com by May 31, 2013. 

No telephone inquiries, please.

Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only “Strengthening Somalia’s National Parliament - Outreach and Citizen Participation Team Lead” in the subject line. 

Please include the name of the position and the region or country in the subject line. 

If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

Lighting Africa Distributors Opportunities in Kenya

Opportunities for Distributors

Lighting Africa, a joint World Bank and IFC program, seeks to accelerate the development of markets for modern low cost off-grid lighting products in Kenya and 10 other African countries. 

An estimated 75% of the Kenyan population is not connected to the national grid. 

The goal is to mobilize and provide support to the private sector to supply quality, affordable and safe lighting to the people living in areas that are not connected to the electricity grid.

Affordable off-grid lighting products have the potential to transform the lives of many Kenyans. People living in rural and peri-urban areas stand to benefit the most from these innovative products, including lanterns and torches using renewable energies.

A growing number of manufacturers of good quality and affordable off-grid lighting products have expressed interest in partnering with local distributors. 

Lighting Africa is seeking to link up local distributors interested in distributing off-grid lighting products with these local and international manufacturers.

Interested national and regional distributors should meet the following criteria:

• Have an effective distribution network in key towns or counties, either directly or indirectly through reputable partners.
• Have a good working relationship with key retail channels country-wide.
• Have an established sales and marketing team capable of contributing to the steady growth of the company.
• Have a good marketing and sales structure that can integrate an additional small-sized service and maintenance unit.
• Be financially sound.

Interested organizations meeting the above criteria should send their company profile with an overview
of the range of products and brands distributed, as well as an indication of their distribution network and delivery model. 

The company profile should additionally provide a short summary of the organization strengths.

Only short-listed distributors will be contacted.

Company profiles should be submitted not later than 28th May, 2013 at the following address:
vogega@ifc.org

International Finance Corporation, IFC - Lighting Africa Program
CBA Building, 4th Floor
Upper Hill, Mara/Ragati Road
P.O. Box 30577 - 00100 - Nairobi, Kenya

For more details on the Lighting Africa program visit: www.lightingafrica.org