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> CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERTS > > CANADEM maintains a roster of civilians for > international peace support > operations on behalf of the Department of Foreign > Affairs. Operating as a > rapid reaction source of civilian experts, CANADEM > responds to personnel > requests from the various UN agencies (DPKO, UNICEF, > UNDP, UNHCR, etc.), > the OSCE, other international organizations and some > relief-focused NGOs by > identifying qualified Canadians from our roster of > over 1500. Subsidized by > the Department of Foreign Affairs, there are no fees > for CANADEM’s services. > > CANADEM seeks child protection, child > rehabilitation, and child development > experts to help children recover from civil war and > related poverty and > trauma, currently by helping to develop and > implement low-tech solutions in > the very practical sectors of education (teacher > training, evaluation, > needs assessments, curriculum development), > psycho-social reintegration and > development, child penology, health, and child > employment. Please see two > current positions below. Other areas of expertise > sought include: > > - legal system practitioners to help countries > reform or establish > functioning legal regimes (e.g. court > administration, training judiciary > and lawyers, legal reform, legal drafting) and > invariably required to help > develop and implement low-tech solutions for > impoverished countries often > dealing with the challenges of corruption, ethnic > tension, poorly trained > judges, lawyers, court administrators, etc., and > flawed legal systems; (see > job description #3 below) and > > - civil reconstruction experts to help countries > recover from natural and > man-made disasters such as civil war by helping to > develop and implement > low-tech solutions to rapidly re-establish local > government and basic > services, physical infrastructures such as water and > roads, banking and > other basic economic infrastructures including > taxation and customs, > airport and port administration, etc.. > > We are urgently seeking individuals with relevant > international experience, > but also those with Canadian expertise who can > readily adapt their Canadian > skills for work in developing countries recovering > from, or attempting to > end, civil war. Positions vary in level (from junior > to senior) and in > duration (from short-term consultancies to six-month > renewable positions). > Salaries, dependent upon the position and level of > experience, range from > $50,000 - $90,000 annually. Living conditions are > often difficult. > > Candidates should have 4 to 20 years of relevant > experience and be capable > of addressing the challenges confusion, > uncertainty, incompetence and, at > times, danger of peace support operations. Also > required: flexibility, > innovativeness, endurance, a can-do attitude, and a > sense of humour. > > If you or any of your colleagues are interested in > seeking international > opportunities through CANADEM, please visit our > website at www.canadem.ca > to register on-line or learn more about CANADEM. If > you are interested in > the position below, please contact Christine > Vincent, Director of > Operations, CANADEM, at cvincent@canadem.ca. > > **************************************************************************** > > Christine Vincent > Director of Operations > CANADEM > 1 Nicholas (#1102), Ottawa ON K1N 7B7 > 613-789-3328, fax: 613-789-6125 > cvincent@canadem.ca, http://www.canadem.ca > > > ****************************************************** > If you are interested in either of the following > positions, please contact > CANADEM, canadem@canadem.ca > > 1. Education Specialist, Office of the High > Representative, Bosnia-Herzegovina > > Purpose and Scope of the Position > A system of education which respects the rights of > all children and > promotes tolerance and reconciliation is an > essential component of a stable > multi-ethnic BiH, as well as being vital to > supporting return of the > displaced. Schools, teachers, curricula and > textbooks must foster the > return of minority families and provide an > educational system free from > bias, coerciveness and discrimination. The > Education team is responsible > for coordinating the efforts of the international > community in order to > design curricula which meet European standards. > > Essential Elements > - Initiate and coordinate the effort of > streamlining and reforming the > present largely segregated education system in > Brcko, in co-operation with > the local authorities > - Coordinate especially curriculum reform / > harmonization, with an > emphasis on fostering individual, independent > thinking among the students > - Coordinate policy formulation and implementation > with regards to > multi-ethnic education issues in the Brcko District > with a view to bringing > conflicting sides together and getting them to take > ownership of compromise > solutions > - Act as liaison with community groups and > associations > - Develop conflict resolution approaches to the > Brcko educational > environment, as well as approaches based on the > acceptance of compromise as > a normal feature of demoncratic life > - Assist is covering legal aspects > - Undertake monitoring of an participation in the > activities of the > Advisory Education Committee and the Education > Department of the District > of Brcko. > > Professional Requirements: > - At least a M.A. degree and substantial, > recognised work experience > - Preferably an experience in curriculum > development / harmonization processes > - Skills and personality allowing conflict > resolution approaches to > problem solving and fostering of a feeling of > ownership for a local solution > - Assertiveness and communication skills to > interact with national and > international experts and authorities > - A good command of oral and written English > > Closing Date: December 18/00 > > > 2. SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LUANDA, > ANGOLA, GRADE 3, £22,065 > p.a., 18 month contract, Accompanied status > > The overall purpose of this position is to provide > effective and > appropriate management, support and guidance to the > three social welfare > programmes:- Family Tracing and Placement Programme, > the Luanda Urban > Child Welfare Project, and the Lobito Urban Areas > Children in > Difficult Circumstances Project., in order to > ensure effective progress > towards, and > accomplishment of, their specific objectives, and > thus contribute to the > advancement and development of the SC(UK) Angola > Country Strategic Plan. > > You will manage these activities and strengthen > coordination between them > and also provide for a structured learning and > analytical forum so that we > would be in a good position to strengthen our > advocacy role. > > To fill this vital role, you must have experience of > managing in the > context of overseas development programmes at senior > level with the > ability to support and prioritise multiple > activities in a cohesive > manner. This experience preferably include the > management of social > welfare and protection initiatives and knowledge and > awareness of > children's rights and how these can be applied. You > must have strong team > building and staff management and development skills > and these would be > backed by your excellent organisational ,influencing > and > monitoring skills. Working knowledge of Portuguese > and/or Spanish is > essential, > however if you can demonstrate the ability to learn > languages, you may be > considered. > > Closing date: 18.12.2000 > Required from: ASAP > > > 3. Project Coordinator, Bolivia > > Start date: January/February 2001 > > The Project Coordinator will assist strengthen > capacity to: > - develop of annual work plans, management and > evaluation systems > - design/delivery of capacity building > activities in substantive and > administrative areas > - development and implementation of national > management structure > - management of project assets > - recruitment of qualified short term > technical assistance > - preparation of periodic reports. > > The Project Coordinator will also be responsible > for: > - training in results based management > - coordinating the logistical aspects of > Canadian technical assistance > - maintaining communication with Canadian > Government and local > Bolivian representatives > > Requirements: > - The ideal candidate will have management > experience in a federal or > provincial monitoring agency, preferably with an > ombudsman or human rights > commission > - public sector project and results based > management > - knowledge of administrative law, procedures > and human rights principles > - institutional capacity building > - overseas project experience > - ability to adapt techniques to the partner’s > particular needs > - Spanish language competency > > Contract duration: 2 years with the possibility of > renewal. > > Applications should be sent via e-mail to > canadem@canadem.ca and should > clearly indicate the job title in the subject > heading; applicants should > also include: a CV, cover letter in Spanish and the > names of two references. ===== -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Overloaded with email? 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