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Title	Deadline	Category	Host entity	Country
UN Clinic Physician	26 April 2021	Int. Specialist	UNDP	South Sudan
Open UN Clinic Physician International Specialist Host entity UNDP Country South Sudan Duty station Juba (SSD) Language skills English,Arabic Start date Immediate Duration 12 months Application deadline 26 April 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations. Description of task Undertakes day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. walk-in clinic, emergencies& stabilization of critical patients. Overall supervision, management, coordination clinical operations of the Fever Clinic, Isolation ward during the outbreak/pandemic. Follow up and tracking of the positive cases and direct contacts. Undertake day-to-day occupational health duties: pre-placement and periodic medical examinations prepare UN staff for travelling providing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits, unless otherwise advice by the UN Health Manager. Refers staff to outside specialists as necessary. Follows-up with outside specialists Provides health education and health promotion programs, with special emphasis to the prophylaxis of the relevant diseases of the outbreak. Organizes/Participates in addressing work environment and occupational health issues. Medico Administrative Duties: Advises Administration on medical standards for recruitment, sick leave, and medical evacuations/repatriations as per United Nations policies and guidelines. Participates in drafting and implementation of business continuity and crises preparedness plans for the duty station/mission. Manages/Supports day-to-day operations. Deputizes for the UN Health Manager during his/her absence, when applicable. Supervisory Administration of the Fever Clinic: Supervises laboratory technicians’ nurses and medical administrative staff; ensures availability of drugs and medical supplies and proper functioning of medical equipment. Ensures appropriate training programs are implemented in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities (e.g. health education, dedicated training related to the pertaining outbreak) health education, health promotion and prevention, first aid and CPR). Organised the shift roster to ensure coverage of the fever clinic 24/7 Performs other related duties as required. Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: Doctorate (MD) or equivalent in medicine, including residency/internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably internal medicine, ICU, Emergency Department or Family Medicine with one-year relevant experience in Emergency Room or ICU Required experience: 84 Months Experience remark: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine ( UN field experience is highly desirable. Previous experience in humanitarian crisis and infectious diseases is highly desirable. Proven experience of a minimum of one year at an Intensive Care Unit or Emergency Room in the past 5 years is highly desirable. Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Arabic(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge Area of expertise: Specialized human medicine (with clinical experience) Area of expertise details: Professionalism: Knowledge of clinical and tropical/travel medicine. ACLS or equivalent experience in emergency medical care/intensive care unit. Proven experience of a minimum of one year at an Intensive Care Unit/Emergency Department in the past 5 years. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. : Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. : Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable. : Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches. Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client. Commitment to Continuous Learning: Keeps abreast of new developments in own occupation/profession; actively seeks to develop oneself professionally and personally; contributes to the learning of colleagues and subordinates; shows willingness to learn from others; seeks feedback to learn and improve. Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology. Driving license: Yes Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 26 April 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply
ICT in Education Curriculum Specialist	26 April 2021	Int. Specialist	UNESCO	Samoa
Open ICT in Education Curriculum Specialist International Specialist Host entity UNESCO Country Samoa Duty station Apia (WSM) Language skills English Start date Immediate Duration 12 months Application deadline 26 April 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations. Description of task Development of the learning management platform and deployment of a learning management system: Collaborate with the LMS Administrator and MESC curriculum division in populating the LMS system for Samoa using e.g. Moodle with content Undertake a need assessment inquiry to support development of content and training that are demand responsive. Identify knowledge gaps of staff in the effective implementation of the learning management system and support capacity development through appropriate training programmess. Provide technical support in maintaining content within the learning management system by creating and uploading modules and courses, granting access and role-based user permissions, updating course content, and running reports. Develop and publish course templates for reuse by educators in designing courses for online and blended learning delivery. Support subject matter experts in the design and creating of learning materials and maintenance processes. Periodically Monitor the quality of courses hosted on the learning management system with time-bound reviews/audit of course status, and coordination to eliminate duplication, conflicting or redundant content. Create and Manage community/discussion forum/ social media feed system within the learning management system including functionality, appearance, tabs, and settings. Identify and communicate opportunities for process and quality improvements, provide feedback on usage, defects, and suggest enhancements. Seek and promote collaborative partnerships to meet training needs and opportunities for the professional development of teachers and in MESC and education sector. Analyze data and recommend solutions to utilize the LMS to deliver, track training and measure performance of users. Create and update resources to train and support learners on how to use the technology for online and professional development. User Management: Work with subject matter experts, provide design support in developing online course materials to facilitate learning. Course Management: Publish and archive online or blended learning solutions. Assigns training curricula for professional development of educators Work with the Information Technology and Curriculum department of MESC to develop relevant learning outcomes and corresponding modes of delivery Analyze reporting data and recommend strategic direction for MESC and education sector, or others, as appropriate. Create and manage the overall course structure and sets up courses based on specifications from the curriculum staff. Manage tracking of course revisions and history. Build online assessments and evaluations in the learning management system for courses. Troubleshooting: Work with the curriculum staff to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to accessing the learning management system and course content, in particular for persons with disabilities. Training of trainers for teachers, key personnel nominated by education sector and the librarians: Together with the LMS Administrator, conduct basic training in using digital technologies for education for 100 students with disabilities Conduct capacity development training for trainers of teachers, teachers, and MESC curriculum division staff, NUS nominated staff and others from the education sector on the preparation and delivery of online content and e-assessment of learners. Conduct training of trainers in designing and delivering online courses using Moodle LMS Together with the LMS Administrator, support training of 100 teachers from 20 schools to use assistive technologies for ensuring inclusion of the students with disabilities. Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Doctoral degree Education - Additional Comments: Education: Advanced degree (a Masters’ or a PhD) in instructional design, educational design, ICT in education technologies, education pedagogies, or other related fields. Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark: Experience: Over five years’ work experience in instruction design/ LMS: ICT for education with practical experience in online learning using the Moodle LMS Learning design and/or curriculum development. Teaching or Training Background beneficial and passion for learning Skills and competencies: Good knowledge of multiple web design technologies, such as HTML, Web 2.0 Previous experience in learning management system administration. Good knowledge of online teaching and learning, products and systems requirement. Good knowledge of the LMS and technical competence to curate contents for LMS Ability to develop instructional guidebooks and training manuals Excellent analytical and drafting skills; Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and able to exchange information on complex issues; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in multicultural environment with external and internal partners; Excellent organization and planning skills, including the ability to organize own work priorities and deadlines. Discretion and maturity of judgement are required; Ability to work under pressure; Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: IT architecture and IT project management Area of expertise details: Communication and Information Sector and Education Sector. Driving license: No Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 26 April 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply
Digital specialist	28 April 2021	Int. Specialist	UNDP	Mali
Open Digital specialist International Specialist Host entity UNDP Country Mali Duty station Bamako (MLI) Language skills French Start date Immediate Duration 12 months with possibility of extension Application deadline 28 April 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations. Description of task Under direct supervision of the Deputy Country Director (Operations) and in coordination with the Head of IT, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for the following tasks: Assess and measure end-user adoption levels of the digital skills, identify training needs for increased awareness, or end-user skills training through e.g. daily liaison with users, end-user surveys. Engage with respective units to coordinate a task force in the office to ensure digital transformation Help taskforce to formulate training plans for end users, digital champions, and others Organize the delivery digital tools trainings, including to new staff, new users, new SharePoint champions trainings Facilitate workshop with CO units to define their SharePoint organization and ensure migration of the relevant documents on SharePoint. Conduct SharePoint research, in collaboration with CO ICT, and UNDP ICT peers e.g. in HQ, to understand potential solutions, and formulate SharePoint technical solutions. In collaboration with ICT team, formulate proposals for technical upgrades, new functionality, features, automations. Upon endorsement of DCD-O, develop in collaboration with CO ICT follow ups documentation for implementation planning including project planning, ToRs etc. Be in charge of responsible for implementation of technical changes to the SharePoint, in close collaboration with CO ICT, including technical documentation, testing, and release planning to ensure well prepared introduction of new features/ functions to end users. Report on implementation and adoption progress of digital tools, by documenting (trends) in issues, tracking these changes and developing and maintaining a risk log. Document good digital practices, including produce / share relevant documentation with other CO's and UNDP colleagues. Facilitate process review workshop in the different unit and identify opportunity for simplification, digitization and automatization. Identify opportunity and gaps to develop innovation methodology trainings (human-centered design, agile methodology, etc.) Develop communication tools around digital transformation and digital culture Identify opportunity to organize digital trainings with UNDP partners Support the CO to better conduct / carry out daily work processes within the SP environment. For this the Specialist will need to keep his/herself abreast with knowledge on the latest developments, innovation trends in office productivity, including of all matters Microsoft SharePoint online and other Office365 solutions, as well as other tools e.g. Slack, Trello, Yammer for online social, knowledge networking, and collaboration. Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: Degree level: Bachelor's degree. Master’s Degree or professional certification in ICT , Business or Public Administration would be desirable, but it is not a requirement. Type of Degree: ICT, Archives or Records Management, Business or Public Administration or other related fields Degree level: Bachelor's degree. Master’s Degree or professional certification in ICT , Business or Public Administration would be desirable, but it is not a requirement. Type of Degree: ICT, Archives or Records Management, Business or Public Administration or other related fields Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark: Minimum of 5 years' experience in business process analysis, process mapping, requirements gathering and analysis; and/ or in IT advisory / consulting in international working environment; Good understanding of information management fundamentals (or demonstrated ability to quickly learn) incl. document, records management, retention, taxonomy, e-discovery, enterprise content management; Previous experience in international organizations, preferably with UNDP, is highly desirable. Language skills: French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: IT architecture and IT project management Driving license: No Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 28-04-2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply