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Water Quality Monitoring Expert at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

 About United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment. Under the the direct supervision of the Regional Sub-programme Coordinator for Ecosystems, the consultant will undertake the following tasks: Undertake a technical review for laboratory requirements for effective water quality monitoring and assess the capacity need of government officers and of the laboratory stuffs The consultant shall undertake a technical review the needs for water quality monitoring in the Turkana county, assess the existing technological capacity for laboratory and develop requirements of the water quality monitoring laboratory facility in the County of Turkana. The technical r...

Water Quality Officer at Peace Winds Japan

 About Peace Winds Japan Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) is a Japanese Non-Governmental Organization established in 1996. PWJ has been providing humanitarian and development assistance for people affected by forced displacement and natural disasters in more than 20 countries in the world. PWJ launched its mission in Kenya in 2012 and has been implementing projects funded by UN agencies and the government of Japan in shelter, WASH and youth development to improve living environments of refugee and host populations while promoting peaceful coexistence and self-reliance in the communities in Dadaab, Kakuma and Kalobeyei. In Turkana West Sub-county, PWJ is actively engaged in promoting sustainable solutions for protracted refugee situations through its shelter and WASH projects in line with the National Government of Kenya as well as County Government of Turkana strategic plans; clearly integrated in the Kalobeyei Integrated Socio-Economic Development Programme of 2018 JOB SUMMARY: The Water Q...

WHE External Emergency Roster - Toxic Chemicals and/or Pathogenic Biological Materials (CB) Technical Specialist at World Health Organization

 About World Health Organization The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Purpose of the WHE External Emergency Roster The purpose of the roster is to provide short-term support during acute events for a period of up to six (6) months which may be extended up to one year depending on operational needs. Placement on the roster entails a general commitment from the external candidate to deploy within 2 to 4 weeks from the time a request for availability is made. Purpose of the Position The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. The team objective is to support the Incident Management team in Operation Support and logistics related to response operati...

Director, Science and Lab Programs at International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

 About International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a global not-for-profit, public-private partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. Position Summary: IAVI is seeking a qualified and ambitious Director, Science and Lab Programs to lead IAVI’s science and lab program throughout Africa. The Director is the regional representative for human immunology and clinical lab program, leading the strategic development of vaccines and antibodies for HIV, TB, and emerging infectious diseases. The Director oversees the implementation of the program across partner clinical research centers (CRCs) while ensuring sustained and robust lab quality system and operations for clinical trials and other studies. The Director leads the African Lab Program team, and is a critical member of the ADVANCE leadership team. The Director partners closely with clinical development, the IAVI India Program, Human Immu...

Program Advisor Performance and Quality at Mercy Corps

 About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. The Program Performance and Quality (PaQ) Unit partners with program delivery teams to support and enable quality program implementation by establishing and maintaining standards for excellence, championing accountability and an evidence-based practice to strengthen program performance, and supporting strategic program change management. PaQ oversees several business functions and processes including program management standards; quality assurance; community accountability; monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL); program data management; infrastructure quality assurance; strategic change management; and facilitating the complex program process. The Agency has rolled out a Strategic Plan- Pathways to Possibilities (P2P) that will use data, evidence, and analytics to drive impact, scale w...