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POSITION: COG (Council of Governors) and Donor Coordination Officer Period of Performance: September 2023-2028 Location: Nairobi Kenya Position Reports to: Learning and Adaptation Advisor This job posting closes on September 18 2023 1. About the Company: DAI works on the frontlines of global development by transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary as a global development company with corporate offices in the United States the United Kingdom Brussels EU Nigeria Pakistan and Palestine and development projects across 150 countries. We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets ineffective governance and instability. We are committed to shaping a more livable world. DAI is a water security sanitation and hygiene (WSSH) sector leader with a dedicated team in DAI headquarters and current and recent flagship USAID programs in Haiti Indonesia Kenya Lebanon Philippines and Nepal. We have additional and significant WASH activities under our governance programs in Guatemala Iraq and Mozambique among others. We recognize that societies get the greatest health and economic benefits from water and sanitation when we leverage benefits within and across sectors (and across our projects) and when local stakeholders are at the center of the decision-making process and part of a collaborative implementation approach. 2. Project Background The five-year (2023-2028) USAID Sustainable Transformational and Accessible Water Interventions (STAWI) Activity will work alongside county governments across nine counties to advance water security for social economic and environmental needs helping to reverse historic neglect and enabling USAID and the Government of Kenya to achieve their ambitious objectives for inclusive economic growth while building resilience to the region’s unique shocks and stresses. At the end of five years targeted county governments water service providers (WSPs) and water users will have the information incentives and partnerships to identify and address barriers to a water-secure future among the most water-stressed and vulnerable communities in Kenya. The activity is actively working toward four objectives: * Objective 1: Improve governance of water resources and services * Objective 2: Increase sustainability of water service delivery * Objective 3: Improved management efficiency and equitable access to water used for productive purposes * Objective 4: Improved collaboration and learning across stakeholders and strengthened capacity of county governments for learning and adaptation 3. Objectives of the assignment STAWI will be working in a complex environment of humanitarian and development activities with multiple government institutions and donors active in the counties. A central part of STAWI’s Collaboration and Learning objective will be to support Kenya’s Council of Governors (COG) to function as a more effective coordination platform among national institutions for resilience building water resource management rural water regulation and infrastructure management. The Council of Governors on the other hand is established under Section 19 of the Intergovernmental Relations Act (2012) with the mandate among others: * Consult amongst County Governments; * Share information on performance of the counties in execution of their functions among other functions with objective of learning and promotion of best practices and where necessary initiating preventive or corrective action; * Considering matter of common interest to County Governments; and * Facilitate capacity building for Governors. The Council works through Sectoral Committees among them the ASAL and DRM Committee and Water and Natural Resources are heavily devolved to County Government. With Kenya’s ambition to achieve food security and bring stability in the ASAL counties this requires a policy and legislative frameworks which gives the County Governments room to excise their Constitutional Mandate as well support close consultation and collaboration between the two levels of government. This will create harmonious working relationship by the two levels of government and well as room for private sector to thrive in the sector. In addition STAWI will support coordination among donor activities to ensure that learning and best practice are shared and that the COG has the information it needs for decision-making. The COG and Donor Coordination Specialist will support the COP and the Learning and Adaptation Advisor to ensure that this coordination is timely efficient and responsive to the needs of the COG and STAWI. In this regard the STAWI and the Council of Governors seeks to bring on board an expert to support the two committees on ASAL and DRM Committee as well as the Water Environment and Natural Resources Committee to effectively discharge their mandates. 4. Tasks & Responsibilities COG Donor Support - Provide technical Support in the implementation and coordination of all matters and activities of the committees including: * Monitor review and advise the two committees on sector policies laws regulations strategies standards and guidelines on matters related to the sectors. * Organize and participate in meetings with stakeholders development partners private sector and civil society on matters of interest to County Governments. * Participate in development of sector policies laws regulations strategies standards and guidelines on matters related to the sector. * Initiate development of advisories to County Governments on the implementation of Devolved functions in the sectors. * Initiate development of committee reports policy briefs speeches and policy papers. * Follow up and prepare reports on the implementation and compliance on indicators related to SDGs Gender and other international obligations treaties and agreements in the committee. * Follow up on County Governments’ participation in intergovernmental consultations and sector dialogues. * Support in committee data collection and analysis to inform policy decisions. * Support sensitization of County Governments on mainstreaming SDGs Climate Action Biodiversity Gender and other international obligations treaties and agreements. * Identify relevant partners to support resource mobilization for the committees’ activities. * Initiate and prepare for the committee peer learning initiatives in the sectors. * Follow up on the implementation of intergovernmental resolutions relating to the committees. * Participate in committees’ intergovernmental sector fora’s and policy discourse. Donor Coordination * Support the COP and Learning and Adaptation Advisor in the development and execution of coordination strategies and actions plans * Conduct or update stock-taking of relevant donor activities in STAWI counties developing and maintaining contact lists and activity overviews * Establish and maintain appropriate levels of contact with the CoG Secretariat and the Water Forestry and Mining and ASAL committees of the COG * Establish and maintain contact with the Resilience Learning Activity as a way to coordinate with existing coordination platforms in the STAWI counties including the Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) and Southeastern Kenya (SEK) Coordination Mechanism. * As directed help to generate edit and share information such as lessons-learned and policy briefs with the Secretariat. * Provide support for joint work-planning data and knowledge-sharing with these other platforms and activities including NAWIRI RAPID Plus and REACH as requested by the Learning and Adaptation Advisor. * As requested by USAID support to donor coordination meetings and other Mission events. 5. Qualifications * Must have a bachelor’s degree in agriculture Natural resources Management Environmental Studies social sciences Rural Development or related field. Master’s degree is highly preferred; * Minimum of 6 years of professional experience and understanding in the food security devolution Natural Resources Management Environmental Studies Agriculture and social economic development governance and markets in Kenya; * Demonstrable experience in leading or supporting policy analysis and advocacy work; * Track record in conducting research analytics and developing data collection systems in the agriculture sector in Kenya; * Understanding of country and County government policies frameworks and strategies related to food security and markets * Understanding of the Northern and/or Southeastern context where activities are being conducted is required (Garissa Isiolo Marsabit Samburu Turkana Wajir Kitui Makueni and Taita Taveta) * A record of working on assignments that have delivered high quality reports to USAID and or other donors is preferred. * Strong written and oral English skills. 6. Supervision The staff will have a dual reporting line to the STAWI Learning Advisor and at COG to support the Technical Lead Agriculture & ASAL DRM Committee and Technical Lead Water Environment and Natural Resources Committee under the guidance of the Chief Executive Officer Council of Governors. Level of Effort/Timeline This position is full-time with 8 working hours per day or 40 working hours per week. The employment contract will be on a yearly basis with possible extensions until the close of the project. Women and persons of minority groups are encouraged to apply. APPLICATION LINK: https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/hld4biuqvc/index APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Select the link above fill out the required information and upload your CV. Please note that due to the volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will receive a notice requesting additional information.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories we work for every child everywhere every day to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. For every child care According to the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic 8.9% of the population do not have access to safe sources of drinking water and use water from open water reservoirs that are hazardous to health. The sources of drinking water supply in towns and villages of the Kyrgyz Republic are rivers reservoirs deep artesian wells canals and other facilities. The problem is that only 29.1% of the population of the country are connected to the centralized water disposal systems and facilities according to statistics. In some settlements there are existing wastewater disposal systems but due to exceeding the service life and lack of capital investment they are in a condition that requires rehabilitation or new construction. In rural areas only 3% of residential and public buildings are connected to sewage systems these are schools and medical organizations. Lack of safe drinking water and poor sanitation can lead to serious public health issues and outbreaks of infectious diseases especially among children. The situation with Water Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH) in schools is of concern with significant implications particularly for adolescent girls: one in four schools has no access to clean drinking water 74.4 per cent do not have internal toilets and 68.2 per cent are not connected to the hot water supply. In most schools toilets do not meet inclusive and gender responsive criteria. Lack of privacy and safety is a major problem for adolescent girls who avoid using the school toilets whenever possible. Toilets are usually located outside the main building and this creates a major risk of sexual harassment for girls. Handwashing facilities exist but are not located next to the toilets which is making it difficult to ensure safe hygiene practices by children. In 2016 a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic was developed to amend the sanitary and epidemiological rules and regulations Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of education in general educational institutions- this covers the requirements for the design and equipment of school toilets and hygiene rooms for girls. In this regard UNICEF plans to hire an International WASH consultant who is expected to assist in revision of the National standards on WASH in schools in consideration of gender responsiveness and inclusiveness and propose a model WASH facility in selected schools. Purpose of Activity/Assignment: Provide technical support to the Ministry of Education through making recommendations on the review and update of existing National standards on WASH in Schools and assist in building a model WASH facility. Scope Of Work The International Consultant is required to review and update the existing National Standards on WASH in schools and ensure its alignment with best international practices particularly related to gender sensitivity and inclusion of the needs of children with disability. The consultant is expected to work in close collaboration with a national consultant. The international WASH consultant will ensure alignment with existing national policy legal and regulatory frameworks where applicable. The national consultant will be responsible for reviewing existing national documents related to WASH infrastructure in schools including standards policy and regulatory framework sanitarium rules and norms law on water and other relevant frameworks. The national consultant will generate an analysis on the current situation of WASH in schools gaps and challenges gender responsiveness and inclusiveness with a particular eye on access by children with disabilities. The international consultant will support the national consultant by providing evidence of best international practices of gender and disability inclusive and climate resilient WASH facilities and review of analytical documents generated by him/her. The international consultant will support the Ministry of Education to build and scale up a model WASH facility at selected schools. The national consultant will provide supportive functions such as identifying and arranging meetings with key informants and relevant stakeholders in WASH sector and translation (in Kyrgyz) during meetings. Due to technical terminologies of engineering both oral and written translation service should be done by the national consultant/engineer is essential. Key Activities Of The International Consultant * Review information collected by the national consultant (existing documentation related to WASH infrastructure in schools particularly national standards policy and regulatory frameworks with a focus on gender responsive and inclusive designs). Visit schools and kindergardens in both urban and rural Kyrgyzstan meet national stakeholders to identify challenges and opportunities for improved WASH situation in educational settings and write a desk review of the current situation. * Provide technical guidance and in collaboration with the national consultant design inclusive and gender-responsive standards for school latrines and WASH facilities ensuring adaptability to all conditions in Kyrgyzstan including rural/urban context and taking into consideration the available infrastructure its quality construction material and winter temperatures. * Review and ensure quality assistance of the cost analysis to be done by national consultant for the development of a prototype at model schools based on the new proposed standards. * Costing of the proposed prototype for scale up based on unit cost of WASH facility (toilet with hand washing sink with reliable water source) including building infrastructure requirement and service maintenance (how to empty septic tank etc) Supervisor: P3 Health Specialist. Strat date: 01 October 2023 – 30 January 2024. Number of working days 90. Work assignment overview attached in the TOR TOR WASH.docx Travel * Travel to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan * Local travel to Osh Naryn Batken Talas Jalalabad and Issyk-Kyl districts (each province -3 days for situation analysis and 3 days for prototype discussion and costing) To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… * An advanced university degree sanitary engineering or civil engineering and another relevant engineering field. * Understanding of public health gender and disability-accessible WASH facilities * a minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programs with particular focus on engineering experience of WASH facilities in developing countries is required. * Fluency in Russian and English is required. For every Child you demonstrate… UNICEF's values of Care Respect Integrity Trust Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). To view our competency framework please visit here. UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone irrespective of their race/ethnicity age disability gender identity sexual orientation religion nationality socio-economic background or any other personal characteristic. UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include for example accessible software travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF including sexual exploitation and abuse sexual harassment abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. Remarks Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties in accordance with local or other applicable laws. The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

About Us Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes we help people build better lives for themselves and for others. We take on issues like land rights climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian development and campaigning in more than 90 countries. Oxfam Purpose To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering Trading Purpose To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering About Our Oxfam Shops Open for business since 1948 Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible. The Role of our Shop Managers Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business. The role of the shop manager is empowered varied busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop including running the shop in the manager’s absence. Often the only paid member of staff our managers are comfortable in this environment really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators they are creative and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day. Please note: candidates will need to be available to interview on the 29th September 2023. Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment exploitation and abuse lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Key Skills And Competencies Required * Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E) * Ability to build retain and develop a team. (E) * Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E) * Ability to delegate coach and listen. (E) * Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E) * Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E) * Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E) * Excellent communication skills.(E) * Ability to motivate self and others. (E) * High level of motivation enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E) * Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E) * Commercial awareness and judgement. (D) * Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E) * Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D) * IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E) * Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values ( click here ) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights ( click here ). (E) * Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity diversity gender child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E) How To Apply As part of your online application please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups. For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy please view the full job description. A Thriving Diverse Oxfam It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality we need equality diversity and inclusion across our community of staff partners and volunteers. Together we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today. To Do That * We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors. * We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring. * We want and need everyone and that means we need you.

Overview The Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems. CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades CHAI has expanded its focus. Today along with HIV we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19 malaria tuberculosis and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer diabetes hypertension and other non-communicable diseases and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines reduce maternal and child mortality combat chronic malnutrition and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health digital health and health financing. With each new and innovative program our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale ensuring that governments lead the solutions that programs are designed to scale nationally and learnings are shared globally. At CHAI our people are our greatest asset and none of this work would be possible without their talent time dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an environment of fairness and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience backgrounds and culture. Team Overview CHAI’s employees currently work in over 30 countries around the world and are supported by both country and global human resources staff. As a part of the Global Human Resources team the Regional HR Partner Southeast Asia Pacific India and China will serve as a knowledgeable and trustworthy business partner to our country operational and global program teams to provide a coherent approach to the management of one of CHAI’s most valued assets – our people. This involves employing people developing their capacities and compensating their services in line with their roles and CHAI’s organizational requirements. Position Overview The Regional HR Partner Southeast Asia Pacific India and China is an integral part of the CHAI Global HR team serving as a strategic business partner delivering value-added services to country and regional leadership and to Global HR colleagues in furtherance of CHAI’s mission and the principle that CHAI’s staff is its greatest asset. This person will serve as a key advisor to staff throughout Southeast Asia Pacific India and China. They will provide generalist HR services and support in the region and as needed worldwide. This will include but is not limited to employee relations organizational development talent development performance management onboarding training compensation complaints and investigations compliance global mobility and other disciplines. They will participate in Global HR and (as requested) country team strategic planning and will provide leadership and/or collaboration and support on Global HR projects and initiatives including but not limited to development and implementation of HR programs policies processes systems training guidance etc. This person will be required to work both independently and as part of the Global HR team. With leadership approval this position can be based in one of CHAI program country in Southeast Asia (Vietnam Cambodia Lao PDR). This position requires up to 30% international travel per year. Responsibilities

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) A (least hardship) Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Family Staff Member / Affiliate Type Internship Target Start Date 2023-10-01 Job Posting End Date September 18 2023 Terms of Reference * The candidate must be a recent graduate (those persons who completed their studies within one year of applying) or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO. The candidate must have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of the Organization. * Knowledge of refugee law international human rights law and humanitarian law is desirable. * Knowledge of domestic immigration law is desirable. * Previous experience in humanitarian work and/or translation is desirable. * Excellent knowledge of English and Thai (reading and writing). Standard Job Description Required Languages Desired Languages Skills Additional Qualifications Education Certifications Work Experience Other Information This position doesn't require a functional clearance