Archive for August, 2008

Job Advertisement – Gender Project Officer

August 20, 2008 at 8:36 am · Filed under Job Advertisements for Gender work

Project:                      Gender Equality Program (GEP)

Position:                     Program Director

Country:                     Kenya

Closing Date:                        September 02, 2008 12h00 (Local time in Kenya)


The Canadian High Commission (CHC) in Nairobi, acting for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), has a requirement for the services of an experienced, motivated and dynamic leader to manage a $CAD 6 million fund for gender equality in Kenya. The Fund makes financial contributions to projects proposed by the Government of Kenya and Kenyan non-state organizations, which aim at enhancing women’s rights and contributing to the reduction of impediments that preclude women from fully contributing to and benefiting from Kenya’s development. This competitive process is to select an individual (not a firm or organization) to act as a Program Director. The estimated total contract duration is for an initial period of three (3) years with an option to extend for an additional two years subject to availability of funds.

 

Mandatory Criteria

 

Consultants must meet all of the mandatory criteria below. Consultants will have to provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV) with an accompanying text not to exceed two (2) pages demonstrating how they meet the following mandatory criteria.

 

1)       Must be a Kenyan citizen or a Kenyan resident who is legally and operationally able to work in Nairobi, Kenya;

2)       Must hold at least a Masters degree from a reputable institution of higher learning (recognized by the Ministry of Education / Commission for Higher Education) in any social science field including international development, gender studies, human rights or a related field;

3)       Must have at least five (5) years of experience in the area of gender equality and social protection development issues at policy, program planning and implementation level;

4)       Must have at least eight (8) years of relevant working experience in the following fields: project management; financial planning and management, or development cooperation with a national or an international development oriented organization;

5)       Must be fluent in written and spoken English and Kiswahili;

6)       Must be available to travel frequently all around Kenya.

 

Failure to meet any one of the mandatory criteria will result in rejection of the proposal and will not receive further considerations.  Individuals interested in applying for the position must obtain the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents from:

 


Ms Annie Njuguna

Finance & Contracts Assistant

Canadian High Commission

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Gigiri, Limuru Road

PO Box 1013 – 00621 Nairobi

E-mail: da_NRBI@international.gc.ca

 

Submissions received after the closing date and time will NOT be accepted or considered for evaluation.


                                                                         

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Children are our future

August 20, 2008 at 7:12 am · Filed under CHILDREN

Children are our future

Children are our future

In Uganda, there have been 32 recorded school fires since the fatal Budo incident that killed 20 girls under the age of 10. This is more than a tragedy. It means that the future leaders of our country are being killed before our very eyes. Investigations were done but there has been no conclusion since. Nobody seems to know the cause of the fires. Our appeal to Uganda is, Save our children, they are our future.

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EASSI CONDUCTS SALW TOT IN BURUNDI SEPTEMBER 2008

August 20, 2008 at 7:05 am · Filed under Women and the peace process, gender and small arms, women

EASSI will be holding a three day training of trainers’ workshop on Gender, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) from 15th to 17th September 2008 in Bujumbura, Burundi. The major goal of this training is to contribute to improved knowledge of women and men on the gender dimensions of SALW in Eastern Africa. As a long term output, the training will contribute towards equity and accountability in policy formulation and implementation on SALW issues in East Africa taking into account the rights and needs of women. EASSI invites you to take part in this training as a stakeholder in the process of Small Arms and Light Weapons in East Africa.

EASSI has risen among CSOs in East Africa to develop linkages with the regional bodies working on SALW and conflict issues such as the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) in Nairobi and the Great Lakes Initiative on Peace and Conflict through their Kampala Office.  EASSI is also a member of EAANSA. EASSI’s acceptance into the SALW ‘family’ was based on the added value it would bring on board with regard gender dimensions of SALW.   One of the recognition of EASSI’s value in this respect has been various invitations extended to EASSI by RECSA to participate in its civil society deliberations as well as ministerial meetings as an observer.  One of the invitations was for EASSI to present a paper on the gender dimensions of SALW

at a CSO consultation in December 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya. 

EASSI has further conducted a gender analysis of the National Action Plans (NAPs) of SALW of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and developed gender mainstreaming guidelines on behalf of the EAC.

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