Belgium

Knowledge

- Strong interest in disability and issues relating to vulnerable populations, in developing countries

- Specialization in international development, international relations, or global public health

- Good understanding of SDG processes, UN and EU institutions

- Good understanding of North-South cooperation policy frameworks and mechanisms

- Good understanding of public health and disability related policy issues

Experience and abilities

- At least three years of experience in the field of development, ideally including field work

- Experience of advocacy, public relations or communication.

- Excellent facilitation and coordination skills.

- Strong analytical skills, with enhanced political sense

- Good writing and communication skills in English, with strong synthesis skills; proven experience in the production of written public communication

- Good presentation techniques; proven experience in public speaking in English

- Proven experience in the organization of public events

- Strong computer literacy

- Good presentation skills

- At ease in a public relations context

- Willing to travel in Europe and internationally

Languages

- Excellent oral and written English; a good command of French and other languages is desirable

Salary package 

Base salary, taking into account the experience of the candidate + holiday paid + 13 month + meal vouchers + hospitalization and pension insurance + monthly transport contribution.

We highly encourage persons with disabilities to apply. 

Please send your CV and a short motivation letter to:

b.bouniol@hi.org before 12 July 2018. 

Indicate “application to ID advocacy officer + name” in subject

Duration: 1 year contract / 1st interview: week of 23 July 2018 / Expected starting date: September 2018.

Humanity & Inclusion is looking for a bright and enthusiastic Advocacy Officer to promote inclusive development globally. 

Humanity & Inclusion is the new name of Handicap International. HI is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster in developing countries. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

Humanity & Inclusion is a not-for-profit organization with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of 8 associations in Europe and North America that mobilize resources and raise awareness about HI action. HI is engaged in advocacy in several sectors (development, humanitarian action and protection of civilians), always building its messages on its own field experience and expertise. 

Context 

You will join the Advocacy and Institutional Relations Unit (AIR) at Humanity & Inclusion Federation, office in Brussels. This unit carries messages to policy-makers, either directly or through networks, to influence decisions and obtain changes in policies or laws.   

You will contribute to the design and implementaiton of HI’s advocacy work on inclusive development, that aims to promote, and hold State-parties accountable for, the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Convention on the Rights of the People with Disabilities. We work towards improving the policy environment to emphasise inclusion of persons with disabilities, especially their access to health and rehabilitation, and to reduce road traffic induced mortality and morbidity, in developing countries. 

You will work under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Advocacy. You will also liaise with the other AIR team members based in Paris, and Lyon. 

Responsibilities  

Responsibility 1: Develop the advocacy strategy and action plan on inclusive development

- Prepare and monitor the three-year plan of action and strategy on inclusive development

- Coordinate with internal stakeholders  

Responsibility 2: Coordinate and implement international advocacy strategies on inclusive development, with a focus on road safety, access to sexual and reproductive health and rehabilitation

- Build an enhanced understanding of the different policy aspects and stakeholders 

- Build a strong collaboration with HI colleagues and programmes 

- Develop further the advocacy strategy and update the analysis tools and action plan 

- Contribute to the production of advocacy messages and publications 

- Develop useful network of contacts with relevant institutions and other stakeholders at global and EU levels 

- Ensure HI representation and organise  the participation of HI representatives in events and networks meetings at global and EU levels

- Organise advocacy events at EU and international levels

- Support programmes and national associations in the development and implementation of advocacy activities on inclusive development topics

- Support Development Education activities in Luxembourg

Responsibility 3: Contribute to capitalization, training and internal and external communication relating to advocacy

- Systematically inform and promote development advocacy activities within the organisation, organise presentations and feed internal communication channels

- Contribute to internal and external communication tools (blog, website, newsletter, social media)

- Contribute to the development and update of presentation and training tools on advocacy

Responsibility 4: Participate in budget management and fundraising  

- Contribute to the budget planning and management 

- Contribute to fundraising efforts through the preparation of funding proposals, reporting and other material  for donors 

Profil recherché

Le candidat idéal/La candidate idéale:

- A un Bachelor en comptabilité/gestion/finances

- A le sens du détail

- S’adapte facilement

- Français courant. L’anglais est un plus.

- Une expérience en comptabilité/contrôle financier/logistique est un atout

 Pour consulter l'offre complète veuillez utiliser le lien suivant:

https://www.asf.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Offre-Stagiaire-Comptabilité.pdf

L’organisation

Créée en 1992, Avocats Sans Frontières est une ONG internationale, qui se donne pour mission de contribuer à la réalisation d’une société juste et équitable, dans laquelle le droit est au service des groupes et/ou populations les plus vulnérables. Son objectif principal est de contribuer à la mise en place d’institutions et de mécanismes permettant l’accès à une justice indépendante et impartiale, capable d’assurer la sécurité juridique et de garantir la protection et l’effectivité des droits fondamentaux.

Avocats Sans Frontières a des missions permanentes au Burundi, au Tchad, en RDC, en RCA, en Ouganda et en Tunisie, et développe des projets au Maroc et en Indonésie et au Myanmar. Elle met également en œuvre des projets transnationaux sur la justice pénale internationale, la protection des défenseurs des droits de l’Homme et l’accès aux droits économiques et sociaux, en étroite collaboration avec les avocats et la société civile.

Description du stage

Le/la stagiaire travaille sous la supervision du responsable de la comptabilité du siège à Bruxelles.

Il/elle collabore entre autres aux tâches suivantes :

- Comptabilité

• Contrôler les factures/notes de frais

• Encoder les Factures/Note de frais dans le Logiciel comptable BOB50

• Faire le suivi des fournisseurs dans la comptabilité

• Importer dans la comptabilité siège les données comptables des terrains

• Contrôler les dépenses effectuées avec les cartes bancaires et leurs justificatifs

• Assurer, à la demande, la saisie des paiements hebdomadaires

• Participer à la clôture comptable mensuelle du siège

• Assurer le scan/stockage des documents comptables sur le serveur

- Gestion financière et budgétaire 

• Paramétrer les budgets dans BOB50 

• Participer à la révision budgétaire trimestrielle du siège

• Contrôler les comptabilités mensuelles et les imputations analytiques

• S’assurer que tout engagement de fonds propres a été préalablement autorisé 

• Produire des analyses sur base de la comptabilité analytique

- Participer à des projets ponctuels 

Candidate profile

• Master’s Degree
• At least 5 years’ experience in project, program and portfolio management. A project management certification is an asset
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Proactive, autonomous and rigorous
• At ease in public
• Fluent English and French, Dutch is a plus.
• Adhere to the MSF principles and our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment.

Conditions

• Open-ended contract - full-time – based in Belgium
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – Canteen -  100% reimbursement for public transport costs
• Starting date : September 2018

Deadline for applications: before July 20th 2018

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae in English by e-mail to Camille Dumonceau Recruit-HQ-SC@brussels.msf.org  with “strategic” in the subject

Context

Driven by MSF’s goals, the OCB Supply chain’s mission is to enable humanitarian action and provide reliable supply chain solutions. It comprises several sites, in each mission on the field (projects and capital), with MSF Supply its European Supply Center, and the Kenya Supply Unit its regional hub. The Supply Chain Department defines the global strategy of this supply chain, pilots its performance, and ensures that each site has the relevant support for its development.

This position’s purpose is to ensure the OCB Supply Chain has a well-defined Strategy for the years to come, which is understood, aligned and whose implementation is monitored in all its sites. Subsequently, his/her role is to ensure the Strategy is translated into a coherent portfolio of projects delivering their intended value.

Under the supervision of the Supply Chain Director, the Strategic Planning & Project Management Coordinator:

1. Ensures the OCB Supply Chain has a well-defined Strategy for the years to come, comprising of specific Strategic Objectives and indicators of success. He/she makes sure the Strategy is well understood by all staff and makes sure all sites are aligned and contribute to it.
2. Ensures the Strategy is translated into coherent portfolios of projects at all levels and that the decisional bodies can take informed decisions about project prioritization, conflict and interdependencies resolutions and resource allocation.
3. Monitors the Strategy roll-out, the achievement of the intended Strategic Objectives and the overall performance of the portfolio of projects and advice the decisional bodies about preventive/corrective actions to be taken. Owns the agenda of the Strategic Planning and triggers review of the Strategy when need be.
4. Support teams delivering their projects along all phases of the Project Lifecycle and on time, in scope. Help mitigate the risks and ensure the Supply Chain derive the intended benefits from its projects.
5. Ensures the OCB Supply Chain Strategy and derived projects are aligned and communicated with our partners inside the OCB (other departments) and at international level.
6. Ensures a relevant methodology is defined for both Strategic Planning and Project Management functions. Provides training to the teams on their use.
7. Collaborates with relevant function/department for budget and workforce alignment as well as overall organization with the rest of the OCB.

Position in the supply chain department

The SP&PMO works closely with the Management Team of the OCB Supply Chain Department, advising and supporting in formulating, monitoring the progress and reviewing the Strategy. The SP&PMO provides aggregated reporting regarding Strategy execution and Portfolio performance so that the Management Team can take informed decisions.

Equally, the SP&PMO has a privileged access to the decisional bodies of all sites of the OCB Supply Chain as well as to the international/intersectional responsible for Strategy and Project & Portfolio Management.

The SP&PMO is a member of the iPMO, OCB PMO and ESC PMO platforms

The SP&PMO works in close collaboration with all Project Team at all levels.

Job Profile

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Further develop and refine the Strategic Cycle Framework (formulation – execution – monitoring - adjustment)

-       Ensure all steps in the Strategic Cycle are supported by relevant tools and processes

-       Train the relevant teams to the use of the methodological tools and provide hands-on support when needed

• Support the decisional bodies along all steps of the Stategic Cycle

-       Help define the long term strategy, specific objectives and indicators of success through facilitation and organization of workshops

-       Provide high level reporting, advice on actions to be taken and support decision making process

• Accompany all sites of the OCB Supply Chain in aligning their priorities with the Strategy set at department level so that they contribute to it.
• Communicate the strategy and priorities of the OCB Supply Chain with all relevant partners inside and outside the OCB. Ensures interdependencies are identified to propose mitigation measures and foster synergies.

-       Liaise with the internal communication department to deliver Strategy –related content adapted to all audiences

-       Liaise regularly with the PMO (or similar) of other departments inside OCB, at international level and in the other ESCs.

PROJECT, PROGRAM & PORTOFLIO MANAGEMENT

• Further develop and adapt the project and portfolio management methodology

-       Refine and adapt the methodology so as to align with the complexity, scale and level of risks of our projects

-       Give training and liaise with offered trainings internally/externally

-       Advice Projects Managers and teams in their journey to become professional

-       Promote a Project Management culture.

• Support the decisional bodies in the management of their portfolios of projects

-       Facilitate the selection and prioritization of projects based on objective criteria and alignment to the Strategy

-       Monitor progress and overall performance of the portfolios of project and advice on actions if need be

-       Identify interdependencies so as to mitigate risk of conflict in resources/priorities and foster synergies across all projects.

• Support the projects teams in delivering their projects, on time in scope

-       Ensure minimum compliance with the standard processes and tools

-       Offer on-call support in the form of coaching and facilitation

TRANSVERSAL

• Promote Strategic Planning & Project Management principles within the OCB

• Formation universitaire
• Compétences rédactionnelles et esprit de synthèse
• Motivation à travailler dans le secteur de la coopération
• Esprit d’initiative et sens de l’organisation
• Maîtrise des outils informatiques
• Maîtrise orale et écrite du français. La connaissance de l’espagnol, de l’anglais et du néerlandais représente un atout.
• Véhicule souhaitable

L’ONG ACTEC recherche un(e) stagiaire

Contexte:

ACTEC soutient des projets de formation professionnelle et technique et d'appui aux micro-entrepreneurs en faveur des personnes pauvres et marginalisées dans les pays en développement. Depuis le début, ACTEC a concentré ses efforts dans la promotion de projets apportant une aide bien ciblée auprès des populations locales d’Amérique latine et d’Afrique. Pour plus d’infos sur nos projets: www.actec-ong.org.

Nous avons lancé une méthode très innovatrice et performante pour former les micro-entrepreneurs et transformer leurs microentreprises : le microMBA (www.micrombaproject.com).

 Stage:

Le/la stagiaire travaillera dans le cadre de :

 - Projet de sensibilisation au développement

Le/la stagiaire sera responsable d’organiser et de suivre les Olympiades d’Etude Solidaire, une activité originale de sensibilisation au développement destiné à la jeunesse (www.olympiadesolidaire.com). Il/elle appuiera le coordinateur dans toutes les activités et particulièrement dans la réalisation pratique des Olympiades : recherche de partenaires, communication, formation des animateurs...

 - Gestion de projets de coopération en Afrique et Amérique latine

Il/elle assistera les gestionnaires d’ACTEC dans leur tâche de suivi, d’analyse des rapports (narratifs et financiers) et des résultats. Il/elle pourra avoir à rédiger des réponses aux appels d’offres locaux et européens. Il/elle touchera directement à la gestion de projets de coopération au développement.

 Nous offrons :

• Un stage intéressant dans une atmosphère agréable
• Une formation ‘pratique’ enrichissante
• Remboursement des frais de déplacement

Durée du stage : 3 à 6 mois

Date d’entrée en fonction : 20 août 2018

Les CV et lettres de motivation sont à envoyer à daniel@actec-ong.org