United States of America: USPSC Disaster Operations Specialist (Multiple)

Request for Personal Service Contractor

United States Agency for International Development

Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

Position Title: Disaster Operations Specialist (Multiple Positions)

Solicitation Number: SOL-OFDA-15-000006

Salary Level: GS-12 Equivalent: $75,621 - $98,305

Issuance Date: December 4, 2014

Closing Date: January 9, 2015

Closing Time: 5:00 P.M. EST

Dear Prospective Applicants:

The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as a Disaster Operations Specialist (DOS) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the attached solicitation.

Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed.Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.

(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.

(e) U.S. Citizenship

Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

2.Supplemental document specifically addressing the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) shown in the solicitation.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. OFDA reserves the right to select additional candidates if vacancies become available during future phases of the selection process.

Applicants can expect to receive a confirmation email when application materials have been received. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Your complete resume and the supplemental document addressing the QRFs must be mailed, delivered or emailed to:

OFDA Recruitment Team

529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20045

E-Mail Address: recruiter@ofda.gov

Telephone Number: (202) 661-9300

Website: www.OFDAjobs.net

Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to OFDA Recruitment Team via the information provided above.

Sincerely,

Renee Reed

Contracting Officer

APPLYING:

Applications must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.

Qualified individuals are required to submit:

1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.

(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.

(e) U.S. Citizenship

Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

2.Supplemental document specifically addressing the QRFs shown in the solicitation.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

By submitting your application materials, you certify that all of the information on and attached to the application is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. You agree to allow all information on and attached to the application to be investigated. False or fraudulent information on or attached to your application may result in you being eliminated from consideration for this position, or being terminated after award, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.

To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any email.

DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS

Via mail: 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20045

Via email: recruiter@ofda.gov

Business Sales Specialist

Overview

Technology enhances your life - your job should too. At Microsoft Retail Stores, that is what we believe. We are the hub of Microsoft’s cutting-edge devices and services, here to provide customers with a world-class, omni-channel experience in this evolving retail world. We serve as centers of innovation, connecting customers with technology that simplifies their lives and inspires their creative potential. As a member of the Retail Stores team you will cultivate the skills to pave the way for your ultimate career path. Your unique talents, perspective, and abilities will help inform our journey and transformation as a company. We are seeking teammates who are dedicated to finding deeper meaning and purpose in their work. Join our journey - find your passion

The Business Sales Specialists will spend their focus optimizing business sale leads from Stores, supporting Microsoft sales executives, and generating new business from their market.   The role will require internal drive to deliver impact and results showcasing Microsoft devices and services.

Key Responsibilities

- Generate new leads and build relationships to drive margin and improve the store’s team productivity and operational efficiency

- Impact, shape and simple business for greater results and impact.   This position will interact deeply with in-store and regional market leadership and North American field team members.

- Knowledge of how businesses use technology and the solutions that Microsoft devices and services can offer

- Drive results while building strong relationships through walk-in traffic, education, Regional or National businesses, small office/home office customer (SoHo), small/medium businesses (SMB), and State and local government

- Facilitate business experiences through in store briefings, workshops, events and demo’s

- Must be able to manage business relationships across multiple departments and levels.  

Additional Skills and Abilities required:

- Have a love for Microsoft, be a brand evangelist, and have a deep understanding of Microsoft products (Windows, Office, Xbox, Windows Phone, Surface, and services).

- Lead by example, take pride in your work, and enjoy helping and developing others while creating fun environments and energizing people through your passion.

- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high-level attention to detail.

- Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, public-facing environment, driven to get results by directing a team.

- Strong people and presentations skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

- College Degree preferred or equivalent work experience.

- 5+ years preferred experience in a fast paces, results driven culture

- Experience selling or in business development  

- Relationship focused and driven providing excellence in service, sales, and marketing.

Disclaimer

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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Business Sales Specialist

BUSINESS SALES SPECIALIST

MICROSOFT STORE - BUSINESS SALES SPECIALIST                    

The Microsoft Retail Stores mission is “To Profitably Showcase Microsoft Technology & Illuminate Our Innovation Story by Transforming the Microsoft Devices & Services Experience.”  

The Business Sales team focuses on the Stores’ business customers and is instrumental in bringing this mission to life in & around our Stores.   We deliver industry leading business customer experiences, solutions, profits, and operational discipline.   To support our efforts we are seeking a Business Solutions Specialists.

The Business Sales Specialist will work for the Business Solutions Sales Excellence Manager and a Microsoft Store Manager.   They will be responsible for delivering business customer margin dollars, business customer satisfaction & partner collaboration.   The BSS will also have dotted line responsibility for Business Captains in each Store.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES

The Business Sales Specialists leader and their organization will spend their focus optimizing business sale leads from Stores, supporting Microsoft sales executives, and generating new business from their market.   The role will require an internal drive to deliver results around our devices & services.

Besides margin dollar generation and satisfaction scores, the leader will be expected to always improve the Store’s team productivity and operational efficiency.

This is an exciting opportunity that provides significant management interaction across many organizations, and the opportunity to impact, shape and simplify our business for great global impact.   This position will interact deeply with in-store & regional market leadership and North American field team members.

This role requires someone who is a strategic thinker, a strong collaborator, and who has impeccable leadership, planning and execution skills with a focus on driving results while building strong relationships.   Walk-in traffic, education, Regional or National businesses, small office/home office customer (SoHo), small/medium businesses (SMB), State and local government are a focus and relevant experience across these markets is important.

The successful candidate will have cross-functional Leadership experience (between departments and levels), stays current with business/technology trends and the poses the proper discipline is in place for smooth business operations that are detailed, focused and crisp.  

QUALIFICATIONS AND CRITERIA

- Adaptability, flexibility and the ability to do quality work under tight deadlines

- Ability to drive sales from a team & cross functional collaboration

- Ability to understand how to sell devices and services, navigate complex operational processes

- Ability to impact and influence at all levels of the organization, including at the Senior Leadership levels

- Solid program and project management skills

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; skilled in translating ideas into clear, high impact

  communications

- Organization agility and ability to work successfully across a complex, highly-matrixed environment

- Ability to deal with ambiguity and navigate uncertain situations to drive for clarity

- Ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments

- High personal accountability for self and others

- An ‘Always On’, intrinsically driven attitude

- Up to 10% + local travel required.   National travel occasionally.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

- Post Graduate studies or Bachelor’s Degree a requirement; Masters a plus or proven performance

- Minimum of 7+ years of similar experience in a fast-paced, results-driven culture

- Experience leading complex organizational change.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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Compliance Specialist - Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond, VA

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University Of Richmond (Richmond), VAOctober 29, 2014 (last updated 14 hours 12 min ago)

Job Description

Altria Group is a FORTUNE 200 company that owns the premier tobacco companies in the United States including Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton and Nu Mark. The companies' brands include Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal, Black & Mild, MarkTen and VERVE. Altria also owns Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of the country's top premium wine producers, and Philip Morris Capital Corporation, an investment company. Altria's mission is to own and develop financially disciplined businesses that are leaders in responsibly providing adult tobacco and wine consumers with superior branded products.

Philip Morris USA's role is to responsibly manufacture and market PM USA Brands to adult tobacco consumers in a financially disciplined way. We are currently seeking a highly qualified
Compliance Specialist to join the Quality Assurance organization at our Manufacturing Center in Richmond, VA.

The successful candidate will identify, develop, lead and coordinate activities to effectively integrate Compliance, Quality System requirements into associated business process. Provide a consistent focus to prevent and detect compliance risks, meet regulatory and Quality System requirements.

Specific accountabilities include:

Leading/participating on functional area or cross-functional area development teams, as the functional area representative to define the requirements for Compliance, Quality System and associated business processes.Identifying issues relating to the management of Compliance, Quality System and associated business processes.Coordinating the implementation of Compliance, Quality System initiatives for the functional area.Leading or coordinating functional area initiatives for the development of programs/processes that meet or exceed the requirements for Compliance, Quality System and associated business process requirements.Defining and interpreting the impacts of new/revised Compliance, Quality System and associated business process requirements for the functional area (resources, implementation, related changes, etc.)

Specific Skills

Qualifications include:

3 + years of experience with at least one year dealing with regulatory, compliance and/or quality issues.Strong knowledge of Compliance Programs and Quality InitiativesDetailed knowledge of the relationship between the functional area business processes and associated infrastructure.Demonstrated ability to lead and apply structured problem solving techniques.Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.

At Philip Morris USA, we recognize that our people are the reason we achieve our business goals. We believe in developing the leadership potential of our employees by providing them with opportunities for training, development and advancement.

In addition to the opportunity to apply and develop your skills toward key business objectives, we offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive base salary, comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance, and participation in our incentive compensation and deferred profit sharing programs.

Note*

Each Altria company is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected class.

Please mention DiversityJobs.com
if asked how you found this job.

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United States of America: USPSC Senior Program Operations Specialist

Request for Personal Service Contractor

United States Agency for International Development

Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

Position Title: Senior Program Operations Specialist

Solicitation Number: SOL-OFDA-15-000012

Salary Level: GS-13 Equivalent: $89,924 - $116,901

Issuance Date: December 4, 2014

Closing Date: December 22, 2014

Closing Time: 5:00 P.M. EST

Dear Prospective Applicants:

The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. citizens to provide personal services as a Senior Program Operations Specialist (SPOS) under a United States Personal Services Contract (USPSC), as described in the attached solicitation.

Submittals must be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified. Applicants interested in applying for this position MUST submit the following materials:

1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.

(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.

(e) U.S. Citizenship

Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

2.Supplemental document specifically addressing the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) shown in the solicitation.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. OFDA reserves the right to select additional candidates if vacancies become available during future phases of the selection process.

Applicants can expect to receive a confirmation email when application materials have been received. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Your complete resume and the supplemental document addressing the QRFs must be mailed, delivered or emailed to:

OFDA Recruitment Team

529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20045

E-Mail Address: recruiter@ofda.gov

Telephone Number: (202) 661-9300

Website: www.OFDAjobs.net

Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to OFDA Recruitment Team via the information provided above.

Sincerely,

Renee Reed

Contracting Officer

APPLYING:

Applications must be received by the closing date and time at the address specified in the cover letter.

Qualified individuals are required to submit:

1.Complete resume. In order to fully evaluate your application, your resume must include:

(a) Paid and non-paid experience, job title, location(s), dates held (month/year), and hours worked per week for each position. Dates (month/year) and locations for all field experience must also be detailed. Any experience that does not include dates (month/year), locations, and hours per week will not be counted towards meeting the solicitation requirements.

(b) Specific duties performed that fully detail the level and complexity of the work.

(c) Names and contact information (phone/email) of your current and/or previous supervisor(s). Current and/or previous supervisors may be contacted for a reference.

(d) Education and any other qualifications including job-related training courses, job-related skills, or job-related honors, awards or accomplishments.

(e) U.S. Citizenship

Your resume should contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the experience requirements as stated in this solicitation. This information should be clearly identified in your resume. Failure to provide information sufficient to determine your qualifications for the position will result in loss of full consideration.

2.Supplemental document specifically addressing the QRFs shown in the solicitation.

Additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

By submitting your application materials, you certify that all of the information on and attached to the application is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. You agree to allow all information on and attached to the application to be investigated. False or fraudulent information on or attached to your application may result in you being eliminated from consideration for this position, or being terminated after award, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.

To ensure consideration of applications for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line in any email.

DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS

Via mail: 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20045

Via email: recruiter@ofda.gov

Field Property Loss Specialist - National Catastrophe Team - USA

Liberty Mutual Insurance At Liberty Mutual Insurance, doing the right thing is essential to all that we do. Our commitment to building and sustaining a talented and diverse workforce has helped us to become a global leader in property and casualty insurance. As of December 31, 2012, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $36.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue. Our financial strength and profitability rely on the skills, knowledge, and creativity of our more than 50,000 employees in over 900 offices worldwide. As number 81 on Fortune Magazine’s list of the 100 largest corporations in the U.S., we have the resources and training our employees need to drive our business forward and be successful in an ever-evolving, complex world. Liberty Mutual Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, property, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, reinsurance and surety. Liberty Mutual Insurance (www.libertymutual.com) employs over 45,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

Advance your career at Liberty Mutual Insurance- A Fortune 100 Company!

Liberty Mutual is seeking new talent for future opportunities within our Personal Insurance Catastrophe Claims Department. A Field Property Loss Specialist Catastrophe is dedicated to providing superior customer service to Liberty Mutual Insurance customers by providing a fair and timely resolution of a large volume of homeowner claims.  Liberty Mutual Insurance is an industry leader in employee development, and all Property Loss Specialists receive thorough training in insurance principles, analytics, building products, and the systems used to conduct business.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for investigating the facts of property (homeowner's) damage claims and evaluating damages. Meet with customers in their homes, facilitate repairs to damaged property, facilitate the replacement of destroyed personal property and when necessary, help customers find alternate living quarters until they can return home. Use the latest technology to prepare computer diagrams of damaged areas, write estimates for repairs and issue payments. Field Property Loss Specialist will work remotely and travel 75%.Qualifications:
At least 3-5 years of prior work experience in construction or homeowner's claims (scoping losses and completing estimates). Must possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills, strong analytical skills, as well as superior customer service and negotiation skills. Must possess knowledge of estimating software and the ability to work independently is essential. Bachelor's degree required. Benefits:
We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following:

401K and Company paid pension plan

Medical coverage Dental coverage Paid time-off Pay-for-Performance Discounts on automobile and homeowner's insurance Discount fitness memberships Flexible spending accounts Tuition reimbursement Vision care coverage Work/Life resources Credit Union membership Employee and Dependent life insurance Disability insurance Accidental death & dismemberment insurance

Overview:

We believe strongly that success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded by doing the right thing the right way.
We believe that the Company's success is inextricably linked to our employees' satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success.
We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday.
Responsibility. What's your policy? Base Pay $49,700.00 - $60,900.00 /Year

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Solution Specialist - Productivity

EXCITING JOB SHARE OPPORTUNITY - 20 hours a week!

As a Productivity Solution Sales Specialist (Prod SSP), the successful candidate will be a leader within the Midwest Enterprise Sales Team in qualifying, developing and managing Office 365 sales opportunities. As a key member of the Account Team, you will work with a defined set of enterprise customers with the following responsibilities:

•      Share your passion for the Microsoft Collaboration Platform as a contributing member of a senior, seasoned team

•      Willingness to collaborate and create best practices in the most exciting launch year in Microsoft’s History

•      Create and execute opportunity plans to exceed revenue objectives for Office, SharePoint and Office 365 and be accountable for a monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast.

•      Build a foundation for long term Office and SharePoint revenue growth in assigned territories

•      Ensure successful deployment of the Office platform in assigned territories

•      Improve customer satisfaction in assigned accounts

•      Develop and own key Vice President-level and Director-level relationships in assigned accounts

•      Demonstrate the ability to partner with a Technology Solutions Professional to jointly exceed sales targets

•      Develop and engage with solutions partners early in the sales cycle

Successful candidates will enjoy one of the most impactful positions within field sales.   In addition to senior level interaction with our largest customers, the Productivity SSP will be a sought after resource by Microsoft account managers for their leadership in tough competitive situations and simultaneously work with Microsoft’s product development and marketing teams to share competitive insights and recommendations.

To be successful in this demanding role, the Productivity Solution Sales Specialist must possess world-class selling skills as well as solid business knowledge of both Microsoft and competitive collaboration and business productivity technologies. Successful candidates will have great communication and relationship-building skills, are sincerely customer focused, are action oriented, deal well with ambiguity, think strategically, and are self-starters. Candidates with sales experience in the Microsoft Office 365 Platform are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

•      10-15+ years of related experience

•      Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint and competitive Collaboration and Enterprise Social platforms, services and tools.

•      Strong negotiation, organizational, creative, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

•      Significant experience delivering persuasive presentations to both technical and business decision makers;

•      Strong virtual teaming abilities, exceptional leadership skills, and a strong commitment to customer service.

•      Knowledgeable in strategic planning, risk analysis and business justification.

•      Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline required

•      Master’s degree a plus.

This Job is eligible for the following work arrangements: Job Share

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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United States of America: Senior Knowledge Management Specialist

Organization Description

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has implemented over 150 projects in over 85 countries. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance and conflict mitigation.

Proposal Summary

IBTCI is seeking immediate candidates to be proposed as a long-term expert of Senior Knowledge Management Specialist on an USAID proposal. Requirements are as follows.

Position Description

The Senior Knowledge Management Specialist shall:

· Provide technical leadership, guidance and managerial oversight of the knowledge management and communications components of the task order.

· Facilitate knowledge capture, organization, synthesis, use and adaptation; and implement effective strategies for closing knowledge gaps.

· Identify appropriate dissemination and learning activities and programs targeting appropriate development stakeholders.

· Provide assistance and expertise in designing and implementing communication approaches appropriate to developing country contexts.

· Oversee website development, content management, and support ICT (including new and emerging technology) needs of project.

Qualifications

· A minimum of 10 years of experience planning, establishing, and directing a wide range of learning and knowledge-sharing activitiesthat support and advance collaboration, learning, use and adaptation of both evidence-based and experiential knowledge, such as communities of practices, partners meetings, and online engagements.

· Demonstrated experience assessing knowledge-sharing needs and identifying appropriate dissemination and learning activities and programs that promote Youth Power priorities.

· Experience providing assistance and expertise in designing and implementing communication approaches appropriate to developing country contexts; conducting workshops and trainings; and/or overseeing website development, content management and supporting the ICT needs of a project.

· Experience in the use of new and emerging technology (for example, social media and/or delivery of mobile content).

· Demonstrated leadership and strong interpersonal skills.

· Strong writing and oral presentation skills.

· A Master’s degree or higher graduate degree.

· Experience with working on you development activities involving Communities of Practice are highly desired.

· Fluency in English required and working knowledge of a second language desired.

Director Solution Specialist Azure

• Understanding customer’s business model and profit drivers and demonstrated ability to map platform capabilities to priority business objectives.

• High-level system and application design; Cloud Solutions Architecture.

Trusted Advisor:

• Works effectively with all levels in the customer organization helping them understand and solve their business problems.

• Becomes the “go to” person the customer seeks out when new business problems must be solved.

• Is welcomed by top customer management to discuss new ideas and approaches.

• Acts as a mentor for less experienced Azure Solution Specialists.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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Senior Licensing Sales Specialist SMSP

The Licensing Sales Specialist is responsible for:

Directly interfacing with clients, partners, field Sales and District leadership to successfully implement licensing solutions that result in high customer satisfaction while maximizing customer revenue contribution across Microsoft product, Online and service offerings.

Minimize risk to Microsoft by making business and legal decisions within field sales empowerment guidelines that maximize the value of the agreement and the relationship to the client and to Microsoft.

Building a sustainable business case for exceptions and proposals for resolution.

Negotiates with representatives of the client’s cross functional teams including directly interfacing with CXO level clients to close highly complex, customized licensing and services business. An awareness of the legal, financial and operational impacts, risks and costs, for all required concessions.

Typically manages business/customer issues with a level complexity which requires further internal negotiations with senior sales leadership or cross business unit / function.

Acts as a consultancy to field reps to arrive at a sound proposal - financially and well as through terms and conditions that is fair and maximizes MS business potential, within program parameters and field empowerment guidelines.

Represent Microsoft position on common business or legal negotiations, concessions.

Liaison with cross functional departments (legal, finance, marketing, operations and WWLP).

Responsible for educating sales force on licensing including rolling out new programs and licensing changes, and is the Licensing Team lead for on premise to cloud transformations.

Key deliverables for this role include:

Development of Annuity business plan in support of the segment / regional sales goals and objectives.

Key accountabilities include sales quota responsibility for platform volume licensing business (on-premise and cloud) and on-time revenue recapture rate (OTRRR).

Selling Enterprise Agreements and recommending alternatives where appropriate.

Maximizing contract revenues: manage discount and concessions, exploit up sell opportunities, and deliver appropriately flexible solutions.

Able to successfully engage the support and assistance of the local Sales management to drive appropriate business practice and consistency.

Negotiates successful solutions with customers, within Business Desk guidelines while maximizing revenue.

Strong internal and external negotiation skills and proven track record of leading complex deal negotiations.

Contribute and support development of revenue and licensing targets as well as metrics on behalf of local geography and local licensing team for business measurement and territory development purposes.

The candidate will act as advisor to field management and Microsoft Business Desk, but also has ability to independently assess tradeoffs associated with empowerment concessions and pricing.

Qualifications include a minimum of 6-8 years of directly applicable experience in sales, consulting, licensing, contract negotiation, and/or services experience with Enterprise customers. Candidates must have four year degree in Business or related discipline, MBA preferred. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Licensing for Large Orgs is a requirement within the first 6 months, if the candidate is not already certified.

Moderate travel required,

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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Programme Development Specialist

Programme Development Specialist for African Francophone Countries and North Africa
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) is an international non-profit technicalassistance organization, established by the UN and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya which has amandate to advise and assist Governments in the socio-economic development of their countries through the widespread integration of technology for knowledge society development, especially in the education, skills training and community development areas.In particular, GESCI partners Governments in effective policy making for education provision with an emphasis on the systematic use and integration of technology. Currently GESCI works with 12 East and southern Africa Governments in providing leadership development programmes for policy-making for social, economic and knowledge society development.GESCI’s strategy is to bring its range of programmes and national ICT-related supports in education & training to African Francophone countries and to North Africa, beginning with theAfrican Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development (ALICT/TIC) and associated leadership development programmes.The primary duty associated with this post is to lead in the identification, development and contextualisation of GESCI programmes and projects in Francophone Africa. Possessing of a thorough knowledge of donor policies and strategies for Francophone and Northern Africa the incumbent will be responsible for leading the development and preparation of funding proposals in response to calls for bids from donors as well as for synthesising new and innovative ideas and their formulation into projects and proposals which attract donor collaboration and funding. For example, a critical opportunity exists to design new and innovative technology-driven models for the acquisition of literacy and numeracy at great scale in Africa and for the improvement of teaching and learning and skills development in the face of rapidly growing youth populations.  Advocacy and Donor Relations for Francophone Countries and North AfricaHaving regard to GESCI’s Donor Relation Management Strategy, this key function will be implemented through direct collaboration with GESCI’s CEO and with the operational support of the communications and advocacy functions within GESCI. The incumbent will cultivate good relations with French, Canadian and Swiss ministries of foreign affairs and their development agencies and with other donor countries to explore opportunities for collaboration with GESCI on funding for potential projects in Francophone Africa. The facilitation of GESCI introductions to the relevant government offices and institutions as well as appropriate private sector partners in selected Francophone countries will be an ongoing function of the post.the development of a fundraising implementation strategy for GESCI.  Lead on the creation of an online donor database for GESCI.Research Development aid policies and identify, quantify, and prioritize potential funding opportunities for possible projects and programmes in Francophone and Northern AfricaInitiate and contribute new and innovative ideas, their synthesis and formulation into projects and proposals which address urgent educational needs and which will attract donor collaboration and fundingcollaboration with the communications & knowledge management specialist in developing marketing and promotional materials (online and hard copy).Lead on the French content for the GESCI website, the development of donor pages and in collaboration with the Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist on regular updates to the French sections of the site and on selected social networksNew programme/project proposals will be taken to the director of programmes for discussion and approval to develop to submission level.African Leadership for ICT and Knowledge Society DevelopmentDuring the first 18 months, working in close collaboration with the ALICT programme manager and reporting to the director of programmes, the incumbent will have a high work assignment on the preparation for and implementation of the ALICT/TIC (African Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development ) programme, already earmarked for three West African countries. The incumbent will also take the lead in liaison with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions as regards the development and implementation of the course and with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g. Canada, France) for the accreditation and certification of the TIC in line with that already secured for ALICT in Anglophone countries.Coordinate the development and contextualisation of the French language version of the ALICT course and blended learning deliveryIdentify and recruit suitable subject matter and other experts as and when required to develop/contextualize course content and implement the courseLead the preparation for country workshops and act as lead facilitator at such workshopsTo liaise and negotiate with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions in the development and implementation of the courseLiaise and negotiate with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g.Canada, France) for the accreditation of the French version of the ALICT coursecollaborating with the ALICT/TIC programme manager in developing funding proposals for wider access to this programme in Francophone countries in Central, West and North AfricaProvide monthly, quarterly and annual reports in line with programme implementation strategies and in conjunction with the ALICT/TIC Programme Manager for Eastern andWest AfricaThis appointment is a full time position for an initial duration of 2 years with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance evaluations and funding availability.Primary university qualification in either business/economics, international relations, science & technology or  MBA or Post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as international relations, human capital development, economics, ICT in educationStrong background in development policy and implementation in education and training  Fluent French and English are essential requirementExtensive ( min 5 years) experience in human capital and education policy and strategy development & implementation at national levelExperience (min 5 years) of ICT in education national policy development and implementationExperience (min 5 years) in partnership development and donors relations centred on national human capital development programmesExperience (min 5 years) in proposal development and fundraising initiativesExperience ( min 5 years) in programme/course content development and in the contextualisation of content for Francophone African audiencesExperience of information management, platforms, methodologies and their effective useWide experience of successful project management  including tracking of impact/M&EWorkshop coordination and facilitation experienceStrong analytical and problem solving capabilitiesExcellent research, writing and communication skills  Ability to coordinate, develop and manage online networksExcellent team leadership skills and capacities to work as a member of a number of teams within GESCI Excellent project proposal design, development and presentation skillsGood interpersonal communication skills both internally in GESCI and in the external environmentAbility to multitask and consistently meet deadlinesAbility to effectively collaborate with  the communications function in the conceptualization and development of creating promotional material (including newsletters, web copy, articles, video scripts, and other)Excellent online and software skills (web, email, MS Word, Excel etc.)Good knowledge of multimedia trends and tools and their application in education and training arenas

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Programme Development Specialist

Programme Development Specialist for African Francophone Countries and North Africa
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) is an international non-profit technicalassistance organization, established by the UN and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya which has amandate to advise and assist Governments in the socio-economic development of their countries through the widespread integration of technology for knowledge society development, especially in the education, skills training and community development areas.In particular, GESCI partners Governments in effective policy making for education provision with an emphasis on the systematic use and integration of technology. Currently GESCI works with 12 East and southern Africa Governments in providing leadership development programmes for policy-making for social, economic and knowledge society development.GESCI’s strategy is to bring its range of programmes and national ICT-related supports in education & training to African Francophone countries and to North Africa, beginning with theAfrican Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development (ALICT/TIC) and associated leadership development programmes.The primary duty associated with this post is to lead in the identification, development and contextualisation of GESCI programmes and projects in Francophone Africa. Possessing of a thorough knowledge of donor policies and strategies for Francophone and Northern Africa the incumbent will be responsible for leading the development and preparation of funding proposals in response to calls for bids from donors as well as for synthesising new and innovative ideas and their formulation into projects and proposals which attract donor collaboration and funding. For example, a critical opportunity exists to design new and innovative technology-driven models for the acquisition of literacy and numeracy at great scale in Africa and for the improvement of teaching and learning and skills development in the face of rapidly growing youth populations.  Advocacy and Donor Relations for Francophone Countries and North AfricaHaving regard to GESCI’s Donor Relation Management Strategy, this key function will be implemented through direct collaboration with GESCI’s CEO and with the operational support of the communications and advocacy functions within GESCI. The incumbent will cultivate good relations with French, Canadian and Swiss ministries of foreign affairs and their development agencies and with other donor countries to explore opportunities for collaboration with GESCI on funding for potential projects in Francophone Africa. The facilitation of GESCI introductions to the relevant government offices and institutions as well as appropriate private sector partners in selected Francophone countries will be an ongoing function of the post.the development of a fundraising implementation strategy for GESCI.  Lead on the creation of an online donor database for GESCI.Research Development aid policies and identify, quantify, and prioritize potential funding opportunities for possible projects and programmes in Francophone and Northern AfricaInitiate and contribute new and innovative ideas, their synthesis and formulation into projects and proposals which address urgent educational needs and which will attract donor collaboration and fundingcollaboration with the communications & knowledge management specialist in developing marketing and promotional materials (online and hard copy).Lead on the French content for the GESCI website, the development of donor pages and in collaboration with the Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist on regular updates to the French sections of the site and on selected social networksNew programme/project proposals will be taken to the director of programmes for discussion and approval to develop to submission level.African Leadership for ICT and Knowledge Society DevelopmentDuring the first 18 months, working in close collaboration with the ALICT programme manager and reporting to the director of programmes, the incumbent will have a high work assignment on the preparation for and implementation of the ALICT/TIC (African Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development ) programme, already earmarked for three West African countries. The incumbent will also take the lead in liaison with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions as regards the development and implementation of the course and with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g. Canada, France) for the accreditation and certification of the TIC in line with that already secured for ALICT in Anglophone countries.Coordinate the development and contextualisation of the French language version of the ALICT course and blended learning deliveryIdentify and recruit suitable subject matter and other experts as and when required to develop/contextualize course content and implement the courseLead the preparation for country workshops and act as lead facilitator at such workshopsTo liaise and negotiate with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions in the development and implementation of the courseLiaise and negotiate with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g.Canada, France) for the accreditation of the French version of the ALICT coursecollaborating with the ALICT/TIC programme manager in developing funding proposals for wider access to this programme in Francophone countries in Central, West and North AfricaProvide monthly, quarterly and annual reports in line with programme implementation strategies and in conjunction with the ALICT/TIC Programme Manager for Eastern andWest AfricaThis appointment is a full time position for an initial duration of 2 years with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance evaluations and funding availability.Primary university qualification in either business/economics, international relations, science & technology or  MBA or Post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as international relations, human capital development, economics, ICT in educationStrong background in development policy and implementation in education and training  Fluent French and English are essential requirementExtensive ( min 5 years) experience in human capital and education policy and strategy development & implementation at national levelExperience (min 5 years) of ICT in education national policy development and implementationExperience (min 5 years) in partnership development and donors relations centred on national human capital development programmesExperience (min 5 years) in proposal development and fundraising initiativesExperience ( min 5 years) in programme/course content development and in the contextualisation of content for Francophone African audiencesExperience of information management, platforms, methodologies and their effective useWide experience of successful project management  including tracking of impact/M&EWorkshop coordination and facilitation experienceStrong analytical and problem solving capabilitiesExcellent research, writing and communication skills  Ability to coordinate, develop and manage online networksExcellent team leadership skills and capacities to work as a member of a number of teams within GESCI Excellent project proposal design, development and presentation skillsGood interpersonal communication skills both internally in GESCI and in the external environmentAbility to multitask and consistently meet deadlinesAbility to effectively collaborate with  the communications function in the conceptualization and development of creating promotional material (including newsletters, web copy, articles, video scripts, and other)Excellent online and software skills (web, email, MS Word, Excel etc.)Good knowledge of multimedia trends and tools and their application in education and training arenas

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Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist

Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) is an international non-profit technicalassistance organization, established by the UN and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya which has amandate to advise and assist Governments in the socio-economic development of their countries through the widespread integration of technology for knowledge society development, especially in the education, skills training and community development areas.In particular, GESCI partners Governments in effective policy making for education provision with an    emphasis on the systematic use and integration of technology. Currently GESCI works with 13 East and southern and West Africa Governments in leadership development programmes for policy-making for social, economic and knowledge society development.Effective communications and Knowledge Management are central to GESCI’s operations. The role is two-fold to cover the complementary functions of internal and external organisational communications, public relations, outreach and publicity on the one hand as well as the development and management of processes, tools and reporting mechanisms associated with knowledge creation, sharing and distribution on the other hand.Communications, public relations and publicity responsibilities:The primary function of this dimension of the role is to ensure consistency in organisational messages and to promote and maintain a positive organisational image. Several of these functions, especially those related to advocacy, donor relations and fund raising, will be carried out in close collaboration with GESCI staff responsible for Donor relations/fundraising.Develop and implement an organisational communications and outreach strategy which reflects GESCI’s strategic visionInitiate and maintain relationships with local, regional  and international media outlets (radio and TV networks, newspapers, magazines) and establish positive associations with the public and mass media on behalf of GESCIUse a range of media to promote GESCI and its programmesAssist with the re-design of the GESCI website and update it on a regular basisMaintain and update GESCI’s social networking pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) with fresh dataCoordinate media and fund raising eventsDevelop press releases and publicity  materials (including videos, photos) to promote GESCI news, events, services, products and achievementsDevelop and disseminate GESCI promotional materials (e.g. brochures, leaflets, programme fliers, marketing and recruitment materials)Take responsibility for the display of resources and stands during conferences and/or GESCI eventsPrepare documents for publication including the GESCI annual report and other periodic reports.Propose and manage advertisements on behalf of the organisationManage partner, stakeholder and programme beneficiary relationships Edit, design and print internal publicationsCollaborate with the relevant staff in the preparation  of proposals and responses to donorsContribute to the development of innovative technologies and processes to help GESCI better serve its clientsAdvise on social media use for marketing and promotional purposes.Coordinate and facilitate GESCI networks and Communities of Learning.Knowledge Management responsibilities:Knowledge management is the explicit management of vital knowledge and information possessed by individuals in the organisation so that it is effectively shared and used by others in the organisation.  The primary function of the KM dimension of the role is to facilitate and support improved knowledge utilisation, sharing and collaboration for cross-functional learning across GESCI programmes and teams as part of GESCI’s knowledge management system.Assist with developing  a corporate knowledge management system and strategyImplement   the Knowledge Management System and once established manage the on-going operation and enhancement. This includes developing GESCI’s corporate information and knowledge management inventory and consolidating  GESCI’s repositories for more effective knowledge management and knowledge sharing Compile and maintain a detailed inventory of existing electronic and paper resources, and identify knowledge gaps and make recommendationsDevelop a policy for and implement document controlManage and maintain all GESCI information resources and associated contentEnsure the storing, archiving and taxonomical layouts of information resources are consistent across and throughout the organisation.Design and implement cataloguing systems, as well preserving the freshness and accuracy of catalogued itemsIn collaboration with the IT officer ensure that proper technology platforms are in place in order to distribute the findings from information gathering to the relevant individuals (This might lead to upgrades in hardware or software solutions used throughout the organisation)Identify, recommend and purchase appropriate Knowledge Management software tools as required, and track new standards and methodologiesDevelop innovative ways to promote knowledge sharing, coordinate with  content contributors and subject matter experts to identify cross-practice content priorities, and work as part of a team to capture and codify materialsManage processes, tools and reporting associated with knowledge creation, sharing and deliveryEnsure all staff are aware of the centralised repository and are able to access and use itSolicit opportunities for teams to exchange information and share best practices, then document that knowledgeMonitor and report on the effectiveness of knowledge creation, sharing and utilisation. This appointment is a full time position for an initial duration of 2 years with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance evaluations and funding availability.University level qualification in Communications, Media Studies, Marketing and/or Knowledge Management (R)MBA or Post-graduate degree in relevant field (D)Strong background in information/knowledge  management (R)Excellent English (R)French as a  second language an advantage (D)Extensive ( min 5 years) experience in knowledge management/communications, advocacy or public relationsExperience (min 3 years) in a senior communications management position dealing with both internal and external communicationsSome recorded experience on Knowledge ManagementCampaign management history in the not-for-profit sectorExperience on brand management both traditional and onlineGood knowledge of multimedia trends and tools Proficiency in content managementAwareness of knowledge sharing methodologiesExperience of information management systems and methodologiesKnowledge and experience of KM tools and platforms.Excellent writing skills and command of the English language.A working knowledge of French is an advantage.Excellent  communications and technology skillsConceptualizing skills for creating promotional material (including newsletters, web copy, articles, video scripts, and other)Proficiency in media / press relationsUnderstanding of Knowledge Management, Organisational Behavior and Change Management processes and procedures Ability to coordinate and manage online networksStrong analytical and problem solving capabilitiesAbility to multitask and consistently meet deadlinesExcellent online and software skills (web, email, MS Word, Excel etc)Graphic design skills and experienceCreativity and visualization skillsGood interpersonal communication skills.

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Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Financing Specialist

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.Abt Associates seeks a Senior Health Financing Specialist for an upcoming USAID-funded project, which intends to implement HIV/AIDS and other health services for mobile populations, other key affected populations, and general communities in transport and cross-border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and other Central African countries. With support from home office Abt staff, the successful applicant will lead Abt's contribution to the overall project in terms of designing and piloting innovative financing mechanisms for the health services to be provided.Advanced degree in health financing, health economics, development economics or related fieldMinimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing health financing programs with a minimum of (5) years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa experience preferredDemonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing8+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. We hire locally.

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Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Financing Specialist

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.Abt Associates seeks a Senior Health Financing Specialist for an upcoming USAID-funded project, which intends to implement HIV/AIDS and other health services for mobile populations, other key affected populations, and general communities in transport and cross-border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and other Central African countries. With support from home office Abt staff, the successful applicant will lead Abt's contribution to the overall project in terms of designing and piloting innovative financing mechanisms for the health services to be provided.Advanced degree in health financing, health economics, development economics or related fieldMinimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing health financing programs with a minimum of (5) years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa experience preferredDemonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing8+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. We hire locally.

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Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Financing Specialist

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.Abt Associates seeks a Senior Health Financing Specialist for an upcoming USAID-funded project, which intends to implement HIV/AIDS and other health services for mobile populations, other key affected populations, and general communities in transport and cross-border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and other Central African countries. With support from home office Abt staff, the successful applicant will lead Abt's contribution to the overall project in terms of designing and piloting innovative financing mechanisms for the health services to be provided.Advanced degree in health financing, health economics, development economics or related fieldMinimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing health financing programs with a minimum of (5) years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa experience preferredDemonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing8+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. We hire locally.

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Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Financing Specialist

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.Abt Associates seeks a Senior Health Financing Specialist for an upcoming USAID-funded project, which intends to implement HIV/AIDS and other health services for mobile populations, other key affected populations, and general communities in transport and cross-border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and other Central African countries. With support from home office Abt staff, the successful applicant will lead Abt's contribution to the overall project in terms of designing and piloting innovative financing mechanisms for the health services to be provided.Advanced degree in health financing, health economics, development economics or related fieldMinimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing health financing programs with a minimum of (5) years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa experience preferredDemonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing8+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. We hire locally.

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Technical Specialist 11 / Senior Health Financing Specialist

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.Abt Associates seeks a Senior Health Financing Specialist for an upcoming USAID-funded project, which intends to implement HIV/AIDS and other health services for mobile populations, other key affected populations, and general communities in transport and cross-border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and other Central African countries. With support from home office Abt staff, the successful applicant will lead Abt's contribution to the overall project in terms of designing and piloting innovative financing mechanisms for the health services to be provided.Advanced degree in health financing, health economics, development economics or related fieldMinimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing health financing programs with a minimum of (5) years' experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa experience preferredDemonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing8+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. We hire locally.

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Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist

Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) is an international non-profit technicalassistance organization, established by the UN and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya which has amandate to advise and assist Governments in the socio-economic development of their countries through the widespread integration of technology for knowledge society development, especially in the education, skills training and community development areas.In particular, GESCI partners Governments in effective policy making for education provision with an    emphasis on the systematic use and integration of technology. Currently GESCI works with 13 East and southern and West Africa Governments in leadership development programmes for policy-making for social, economic and knowledge society development.Effective communications and Knowledge Management are central to GESCI’s operations. The role is two-fold to cover the complementary functions of internal and external organisational communications, public relations, outreach and publicity on the one hand as well as the development and management of processes, tools and reporting mechanisms associated with knowledge creation, sharing and distribution on the other hand.Communications, public relations and publicity responsibilities:The primary function of this dimension of the role is to ensure consistency in organisational messages and to promote and maintain a positive organisational image. Several of these functions, especially those related to advocacy, donor relations and fund raising, will be carried out in close collaboration with GESCI staff responsible for Donor relations/fundraising.Develop and implement an organisational communications and outreach strategy which reflects GESCI’s strategic visionInitiate and maintain relationships with local, regional  and international media outlets (radio and TV networks, newspapers, magazines) and establish positive associations with the public and mass media on behalf of GESCIUse a range of media to promote GESCI and its programmesAssist with the re-design of the GESCI website and update it on a regular basisMaintain and update GESCI’s social networking pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) with fresh dataCoordinate media and fund raising eventsDevelop press releases and publicity  materials (including videos, photos) to promote GESCI news, events, services, products and achievementsDevelop and disseminate GESCI promotional materials (e.g. brochures, leaflets, programme fliers, marketing and recruitment materials)Take responsibility for the display of resources and stands during conferences and/or GESCI eventsPrepare documents for publication including the GESCI annual report and other periodic reports.Propose and manage advertisements on behalf of the organisationManage partner, stakeholder and programme beneficiary relationships Edit, design and print internal publicationsCollaborate with the relevant staff in the preparation  of proposals and responses to donorsContribute to the development of innovative technologies and processes to help GESCI better serve its clientsAdvise on social media use for marketing and promotional purposes.Coordinate and facilitate GESCI networks and Communities of Learning.Knowledge Management responsibilities:Knowledge management is the explicit management of vital knowledge and information possessed by individuals in the organisation so that it is effectively shared and used by others in the organisation.  The primary function of the KM dimension of the role is to facilitate and support improved knowledge utilisation, sharing and collaboration for cross-functional learning across GESCI programmes and teams as part of GESCI’s knowledge management system.Assist with developing  a corporate knowledge management system and strategyImplement   the Knowledge Management System and once established manage the on-going operation and enhancement. This includes developing GESCI’s corporate information and knowledge management inventory and consolidating  GESCI’s repositories for more effective knowledge management and knowledge sharing Compile and maintain a detailed inventory of existing electronic and paper resources, and identify knowledge gaps and make recommendationsDevelop a policy for and implement document controlManage and maintain all GESCI information resources and associated contentEnsure the storing, archiving and taxonomical layouts of information resources are consistent across and throughout the organisation.Design and implement cataloguing systems, as well preserving the freshness and accuracy of catalogued itemsIn collaboration with the IT officer ensure that proper technology platforms are in place in order to distribute the findings from information gathering to the relevant individuals (This might lead to upgrades in hardware or software solutions used throughout the organisation)Identify, recommend and purchase appropriate Knowledge Management software tools as required, and track new standards and methodologiesDevelop innovative ways to promote knowledge sharing, coordinate with  content contributors and subject matter experts to identify cross-practice content priorities, and work as part of a team to capture and codify materialsManage processes, tools and reporting associated with knowledge creation, sharing and deliveryEnsure all staff are aware of the centralised repository and are able to access and use itSolicit opportunities for teams to exchange information and share best practices, then document that knowledgeMonitor and report on the effectiveness of knowledge creation, sharing and utilisation. This appointment is a full time position for an initial duration of 2 years with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance evaluations and funding availability.University level qualification in Communications, Media Studies, Marketing and/or Knowledge Management (R)MBA or Post-graduate degree in relevant field (D)Strong background in information/knowledge  management (R)Excellent English (R)French as a  second language an advantage (D)Extensive ( min 5 years) experience in knowledge management/communications, advocacy or public relationsExperience (min 3 years) in a senior communications management position dealing with both internal and external communicationsSome recorded experience on Knowledge ManagementCampaign management history in the not-for-profit sectorExperience on brand management both traditional and onlineGood knowledge of multimedia trends and tools Proficiency in content managementAwareness of knowledge sharing methodologiesExperience of information management systems and methodologiesKnowledge and experience of KM tools and platforms.Excellent writing skills and command of the English language.A working knowledge of French is an advantage.Excellent  communications and technology skillsConceptualizing skills for creating promotional material (including newsletters, web copy, articles, video scripts, and other)Proficiency in media / press relationsUnderstanding of Knowledge Management, Organisational Behavior and Change Management processes and procedures Ability to coordinate and manage online networksStrong analytical and problem solving capabilitiesAbility to multitask and consistently meet deadlinesExcellent online and software skills (web, email, MS Word, Excel etc)Graphic design skills and experienceCreativity and visualization skillsGood interpersonal communication skills.

Programme Development Specialist

Programme Development Specialist for African Francophone Countries and North Africa
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) is an international non-profit technicalassistance organization, established by the UN and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya which has amandate to advise and assist Governments in the socio-economic development of their countries through the widespread integration of technology for knowledge society development, especially in the education, skills training and community development areas.In particular, GESCI partners Governments in effective policy making for education provision with an emphasis on the systematic use and integration of technology. Currently GESCI works with 12 East and southern Africa Governments in providing leadership development programmes for policy-making for social, economic and knowledge society development.GESCI’s strategy is to bring its range of programmes and national ICT-related supports in education & training to African Francophone countries and to North Africa, beginning with theAfrican Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development (ALICT/TIC) and associated leadership development programmes.The primary duty associated with this post is to lead in the identification, development and contextualisation of GESCI programmes and projects in Francophone Africa. Possessing of a thorough knowledge of donor policies and strategies for Francophone and Northern Africa the incumbent will be responsible for leading the development and preparation of funding proposals in response to calls for bids from donors as well as for synthesising new and innovative ideas and their formulation into projects and proposals which attract donor collaboration and funding. For example, a critical opportunity exists to design new and innovative technology-driven models for the acquisition of literacy and numeracy at great scale in Africa and for the improvement of teaching and learning and skills development in the face of rapidly growing youth populations.  Advocacy and Donor Relations for Francophone Countries and North AfricaHaving regard to GESCI’s Donor Relation Management Strategy, this key function will be implemented through direct collaboration with GESCI’s CEO and with the operational support of the communications and advocacy functions within GESCI. The incumbent will cultivate good relations with French, Canadian and Swiss ministries of foreign affairs and their development agencies and with other donor countries to explore opportunities for collaboration with GESCI on funding for potential projects in Francophone Africa. The facilitation of GESCI introductions to the relevant government offices and institutions as well as appropriate private sector partners in selected Francophone countries will be an ongoing function of the post.the development of a fundraising implementation strategy for GESCI.  Lead on the creation of an online donor database for GESCI.Research Development aid policies and identify, quantify, and prioritize potential funding opportunities for possible projects and programmes in Francophone and Northern AfricaInitiate and contribute new and innovative ideas, their synthesis and formulation into projects and proposals which address urgent educational needs and which will attract donor collaboration and fundingcollaboration with the communications & knowledge management specialist in developing marketing and promotional materials (online and hard copy).Lead on the French content for the GESCI website, the development of donor pages and in collaboration with the Communications, Outreach & Knowledge Management Specialist on regular updates to the French sections of the site and on selected social networksNew programme/project proposals will be taken to the director of programmes for discussion and approval to develop to submission level.African Leadership for ICT and Knowledge Society DevelopmentDuring the first 18 months, working in close collaboration with the ALICT programme manager and reporting to the director of programmes, the incumbent will have a high work assignment on the preparation for and implementation of the ALICT/TIC (African Leadership in ICT & Knowledge Society Development ) programme, already earmarked for three West African countries. The incumbent will also take the lead in liaison with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions as regards the development and implementation of the course and with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g. Canada, France) for the accreditation and certification of the TIC in line with that already secured for ALICT in Anglophone countries.Coordinate the development and contextualisation of the French language version of the ALICT course and blended learning deliveryIdentify and recruit suitable subject matter and other experts as and when required to develop/contextualize course content and implement the courseLead the preparation for country workshops and act as lead facilitator at such workshopsTo liaise and negotiate with the Francophone government Ministries and institutions in the development and implementation of the courseLiaise and negotiate with relevant Francophone universities in Africa or elsewhere (e.g.Canada, France) for the accreditation of the French version of the ALICT coursecollaborating with the ALICT/TIC programme manager in developing funding proposals for wider access to this programme in Francophone countries in Central, West and North AfricaProvide monthly, quarterly and annual reports in line with programme implementation strategies and in conjunction with the ALICT/TIC Programme Manager for Eastern andWest AfricaThis appointment is a full time position for an initial duration of 2 years with a possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance evaluations and funding availability.Primary university qualification in either business/economics, international relations, science & technology or  MBA or Post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as international relations, human capital development, economics, ICT in educationStrong background in development policy and implementation in education and training  Fluent French and English are essential requirementExtensive ( min 5 years) experience in human capital and education policy and strategy development & implementation at national levelExperience (min 5 years) of ICT in education national policy development and implementationExperience (min 5 years) in partnership development and donors relations centred on national human capital development programmesExperience (min 5 years) in proposal development and fundraising initiativesExperience ( min 5 years) in programme/course content development and in the contextualisation of content for Francophone African audiencesExperience of information management, platforms, methodologies and their effective useWide experience of successful project management  including tracking of impact/M&EWorkshop coordination and facilitation experienceStrong analytical and problem solving capabilitiesExcellent research, writing and communication skills  Ability to coordinate, develop and manage online networksExcellent team leadership skills and capacities to work as a member of a number of teams within GESCI Excellent project proposal design, development and presentation skillsGood interpersonal communication skills both internally in GESCI and in the external environmentAbility to multitask and consistently meet deadlinesAbility to effectively collaborate with  the communications function in the conceptualization and development of creating promotional material (including newsletters, web copy, articles, video scripts, and other)Excellent online and software skills (web, email, MS Word, Excel etc.)Good knowledge of multimedia trends and tools and their application in education and training arenas