Learning communities on strengthening accountability

Capacity building specialist, Mozambique

25/04/12

Contracting organization: Management Systems International (MSH)
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Application Deadline: Not specified
Type/duration of assignment: Full-time management position
More information: http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=2897981

MSH is seeking candidates for an upcoming results-oriented five-year award to support health systems strengthening in Mozambique. More specifically the program will: 1) increase effectiveness in health governance to achieve a more participatory, transparent and accountable health system; 2) improve management of health sector financing to ensure rational allocation of resources, impact expenditures and better management of external funds; 3) strengthen sector management and operations capacity at the national and provincial levels for improved planning, management, and execution of priority health and social welfare interventions; and 4) strengthen institutional capacity to improve the management, budgeting, and performance of key health and social welfare staff.

Consultancy: Plan UK Independent Progress Review

05/04/12

Contracting organization: Plan UK
Location: Unspecified
Application Deadline: 23 April 2012
Type/duration of assignment: Short-term consultancy
More information: http://www.plan-uk.org/jobs-and-volunteers/consultancy-plan-uk-dfid-ppa-independent-progress-review/

Plan UK is looking for an experienced evaluator/s to conduct an Independent Progress Review of the DFID PPA funded programme: Building Skills for Life: Empowering Adolescent Girls through Education. The programme is focused around 4 thematic areas of programming: Education; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Economic Empowerment; Protection from Violence. PPA projects are being implemented in 9 Plan countries offices: Pakistan, Cambodia, El Salvador, Mali, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Kenya.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability Co-ordinator

05/04/12

Contracting organization: Oxfam GB - UK
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Application Deadline: 18 April 2012
Type/duration of assignment: Fixed Term 1 year, Unaccompanied
More information: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs (ref: INT5330)

Reporting to the Country Director, and working very closely with Programme Managers, Programme teams and with other Oxfam Affiliates,  the MEAL Coordinator will lead the development of monitoring and evaluation framework across the programme.

Aid effectiveness consultant for the review of the development assistance strategy

02/04/12

Contracting organization: UNDP
Location: Malawi
Application Deadline: 16 April 2012
Type/duration of assignment: Short consultancy (25 days)
More information: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28907

The purpose of the consultancy is to carry out a qualitative assessment of the Development Assistance Strategy implementation and two thematic case studies on the quality of dialogue and the division of labour. The results will inform the preparation work for the next country framework on aid effectiveness for the period 2012-2016, in line with Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II for the same period.

Interactive seminar series: Learning from mega disasters

28/03/12

Dates: 18 April - 11 May 2012 (NB: Registration deadline is 11 April 2012)
Type of event: Video conference series (6 sessions) with live webcasts
Location: Various (region-based) + Online
Organization: Global Development Learning Network(GDLN)
More information on themes and target countries: http://www.jointokyo.org/en/programs/catalogue/mega_disasters/

This video conference series is organized as part of a Government of Japan/World Bank programme “ Learning from Mega Disasters: Program of Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Exchange,” launched in October 2011. The project has developed 33 Knowledge Notes so far, which will be grouped into 6 clusters for the GDLN knowledge-exchange sessions. The objectives of the KS sessions are to: (i) share initial findings and lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake with practitioners throughout the world, and (ii) exchange views among experts on how these lessons could be transferred and adapted to developing countries.

"Do No Harm" Exposure Workshop and Training of Trainers (ALNAP)

22/03/12

Dates: 02 to 06 April 2012
Type of event: Training workshop (NB: This is a paid course)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Organization: ALNAP/CDA Collaborative Learning Projects
More information: http://www.alnap.org/members/173.aspx

The Do No Harm (DNH) Program seeks to identify the ways in which international humanitarian/development assistance given in conflict settings may be provided so that, rather than exacerbating and worsening the conflict, it helps local people disengage from fighting and develop systems for settling the problems which prompt conflict within their societies. DNH concepts are widely used in humanitarian and development programs, but have increasingly been incorporated into other fields as well.

Do No Harm Exposure Workshop (April 2-3, 2012) Provides a broad exposure to the lessons learned by Do No Harm and the concepts and elements of the DNH Framework. It raises awareness that humanitarian assistance can exacerbate conflict. It also raises awareness that a tool exists to recognize and understand the patterns of assistance in conflict, and that through identifying the patterns, we can identify options for addressing these issues.

Do No Harm Training of Trainers (April 2-6, 2012) Presents the same content as the Exposure workshop and then builds upon that with sessions on teaching adults, case study methodology and practice training sessions. Participants in the Training of Trainers should have prior experience with DNH.

Multi-stakeholder processes for institutional strengthening

30/11/11

Dates: 27 February to 9 March 2012
Type of event: Training
Location: Wageningen, the Netherlands
Organization: Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation

Thinking about the relationships between government, the private sector and civil society has changed considerably. Instead of being perceived as passive beneficiaries, rural populations are increasingly seen as citizens who have the right to participate and who demand good local governance. This has led to the understanding that local governance for rural development should be addressed as a multi-stakeholder process with interactions taking place at different levels amongst actors with different ambitions or perceptions.

Panel discussion on "Capacity Development: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward" at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

14/11/11

Dates: 29 November to 1 December 2011
Type of event: High Level Forum and Side Events
Location: Busan, Korea
Organization: Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD)

This session will identify key actions to strengthen the practice of and knowledge on country-led capacity development, building on lessons learned. It will examine two areas that are critical to the forward-looking agenda on capacity development: putting country-driven, results-focused capacity development into practice; and creating and exchanging knowledge on what works.

ECB interactive learning series

13/10/11

Dates: Various, November 2011 to February 2012
Type of event: Online conference series
Location: Global
Organization: Emergency Capacity Building Project (ECB)

ECB inter-active is a series of five regional events in Africa, Asia and South America that will share ECB Project learning for the first time across the humanitarian sector. The aim is to share experiences of capacity building and understand more about the ECB Project's innovative approaches for successful collaboration and joint action. Participants will be drawn from government, UN, humanitarian networks, NGOs, donors, and inter-governmental agencies. Each event will include a series of inter-active learning opportunities focused on the core themes of National Staff Capacity Building, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Accountability to beneficiaries.

Invitation to participate in country and regional CD dialogue

06/06/11

Dates: Open-ended
Type of event: Dialogue
Organizer: LenCD/UNDP

The Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) has issued a call for a series of one-day events to engage country stakeholders and development partners in a dialogue on their capacity-development priorities. Supported by UNDP, the dialogues will build on the Cairo Consensus on Capacity Development that was adopted in March 2011 as a contribution towards an agenda for action for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.

Training course in citizen participation and accountability

26/05/11

Dates: 12-23 September, 2011
Type of event: Training (Please note that this is a paid course)
Location: The Hague, the Netherlands
Organization: The Hague Academy for Local Governance

How can municipalities increase accountability towards their citizens? And how can they benefit from involving citizens and organizations in a smart way? This innovative training course will address such governance concepts as the accountability chain and the participation ladder. It will also include visits to participation projects in urban planning, social cohesion and safety.