SAVE THE CHILDREN VACANCIES (NIGERIA)

1.     Deputy county director-Nigeria

As a member of the Nigeria Senior Management team the country Director will have shared accountability for save the children’s international development and emergency programming in a program of approximately $30 million each year through an organisation of more than 150 staff. You will lead the transformation of Save the Children’s strategy within the country through:

·        Delivery quality programmes, including advocacy, for children.

·        Serving Members and their donors.

·        Guaranteeing a structured growth of the operational platform and managing new opportunities.

Qualifications: In order to be successful within this role, you ideally have

·        Minimum of a first degree in social sciences and an MBA or equivalent.

·        Minimum of 7 years experience in a senior leadership role working in an International development context or at a similar level.

·        Proven experience of building, leading and developing a team of senior staff with different backgrounds and expertise.

·        Proven experience in program development and good knowledge of donors (including multilateral, institutional & corporates) and context in Nigeria.

·        Proven experience in managing a crisis situation requiring quick changes to priorities and rapid action to respond.

·        Proven experience in leading change in an organisation which has led to considerable results for the organisation and its stakeholders.

·        Track record of building personal networks at a senior level, resulting in securing new opportunities for the organisation.

·        Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.

·        Strong skills and experience in planning, financial and budget management as well as people management.

·        Good understanding of operational, financial and support services management processes.

2.            Food Security and Livelihood Programme Officer-Kastina.

The main purpose of the job is to facilitate the implementation of the ECHO funded Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods Project in Kastina State at community level and liaise closely with State Level, the LGA and other district and ward level stakeholders.

Qualifications: First degree from a recognized/accredited Tertiary Institution in Nigeria, at least three years post-graduation experience.

            Previous experience with other local and international NGOs; Experience in Nutrition and in community based programmes.

            Training and experience on community mobilization and sensitization, Advocacy and Voice experience, Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written, Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGOs staff.

3.     Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator: Lagos

To assume a lead technical role in developing, implementing and maintaining effective Monitoring and Evaluation systems for all project activities in coordination with the project management and state teams, and in line with BMGF reporting requirements, and with SC guidelines and best practices.

Qualifications: Advanced training in quantitative methodologies, including database management. 5 years of direct experience of monitoring and evaluation related to one or more of these fields: health, HIV, nutrition and/or economics. Strong analytic skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning, Demonstrated ability to design, commission and manage assessment methodologies and evaluation. Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others, Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities, manageable work plans and evaluate progress.

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Mugabe rivals condemn Zimbabwe election as 'illegal and unfair' MDC's Tendai Biti claims evidence of fraud, intimidation, and invalid names on voters' roll including those of the deceased

By David Smith in Harare

Millions of Zimbabweans went to the polls on Wednesday in an election that opponents of Africa's oldest leader, Robert Mugabe, condemned as "illegal, illegitimate, unfree and unfair".

Voting was peaceful and turnout high across the country but the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), attempting to end Mugabe's 33-year-rule, claimed to have uncovered evidence of massive fraud and rigging.

"Thousands and thousands of people are being disenfranchised by virtue of not finding their names on the voters' roll," said Tendai Biti, the MDC secretary-general and finance minister in the government. He described election officials as arrogant and insensitive to the complaints.

Biti took matters into his own hands, storming into a polling station in the Mount Pleasant area of the capital, Harare, claiming that 2,000 voters, many of whom were underage, had been brought in from rural areas to vote for Mugabe's Zanu-PF party.

"They don't even stay in Mount Pleasant," he snapped, turning to one voter and demanding that he name one street in the neighbourhood. The voter stared at Biti impassively and said nothing.

The minister fumed: "They can't even be persuaded to lie, Zanu-PF is so desperate … we can't cheat an election, guys. How can you cheat blatantly like this? It's the mother of all rigging to prevent the mother of all defeats."

One of the buses used to transport the voters had a sign for Honde Valley, more than 185 miles away near the Mozambican border, but the driver declined to say where he picked the passengers up. "It's not a secret – but we're not allowed to say that," he muttered.

An extra polling tent appeared to have been set up for the voters, most of whom were young and had shaved heads; all stared ahead silently and refused to speak. Biti claimed the shaved heads were synonymous with Zanu-PF's youth militias.

Speaking into a mobile phone to demand a court injunction, Biti could be heard saying: "They are ultra rural, from the back of beyond."

Zizhou Fambisai, the local election presiding officer, said he could not tell where the voters were from. A police officer insisted they were police recruits brought by bus from a nearby training base.

Earlier Biti had produced a long list of objections to the conduct of the elections, arguing that the voters' roll contained two million invalid names, that there was renewed intimidation in rural areas, and that extra voting papers had been printed in a plot to swap ballot boxes.

"We've already made clear this election is illegal, illegitimate, unfree and unfair," he said, while still predicting an MDC victory. "We are participating with a heavy heart."

An independent election observer who analysed the roll last month also cited huge irregularities. "There are clearly hundreds of thousands of deceased people on the voters' roll. Either that or Japan does not have the oldest age population in the world. There are thousands of 114-year-olds."

At the last election, in 2008, the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, beat Mugabe in the first round but then withdrew from a run-off, citing violence in which more than 200 people died.

Eventually the two men formed a unity government with Tsvangirai as prime minister, bringing a degree of stability as the economy went into meltdown.

This time Mugabe has declined to make confident predictions and has promised to stand down if he loses, although other Zanu-PF ministers insist that victory is certain.

Accompanied by his wife, Grace, and their children, he voted at around noon at Mhofu primary school near his former home in Highfield township. He emerged from a concrete classroom and waved his little finger coated in pink dye. Asked if he was nervous about the outcome, he told the Guardian: "No, no, no, I've gone past that. At 89?" The politician long accused of brutal authoritarianism by human rights watchdogs was confident of a credible election. "I haven't got an account yet but I suppose they're still gathering information. I'm sure people will vote freely and fairly. There is no pressure being exerted on anyone. So far, so good."

He described the MDC's claims of vote rigging as politicking, adding: "They want to find a way out."

There has been speculation that, should Mugabe prevail, he will step down before his 90th birthday and hand power to one of his allies in Zanu-PF.

But asked by journalists if he would serve a full term, the president, bidding for his seventh straight election win, said: "Why not? Don't you want me to serve the whole term? Why should I offer myself as a candidate if it is to cheat the people into resigning after?"

Other voters queued patiently at the school. Mugabe had support from Kelvin Mudzing, 23, an electrician. "Robert Mugabe is the only person who can stand for us. We're the younger generation and we need someone with the sense of where we're coming from. We should keep him as long as he's willing to serve."

But as in much of Harare, the MDC is expected to win here with young voters demanding democratic change.

One first-time voter, 24-year-old James Hanoki, had arrived at 3.30am to make sure he cast his ballot; he was 32nd in the queue. He voted at 7.40am. . "I'm feeling great. I've managed to do what I'm supposed to do as a Zimbabwean to bring the change we need. I believe that democracy can come. I believe that we can be like any other nation that holds democratic elections."

Wearing an Arsenal football shirt, Donald Mavhudzi, 28, a property manager, had queued for five hours before voting. "We really wanted to vote for change. Here in Zimbabwe they call us the born-frees. We didn't experience the liberation struggle and for some of us it's the first time to vote.

"The 2008 election was a bit tense. There was a lot of violence and people were afraid, but this has been peaceful so far and people are excited. If the playing field remains level today, I would say Morgan Tsvangirai will the election by 65+%. But nobody knows what will happen after the election."

Casting his vote at a high school in Harare, Tsvangirai, challenging Mugabe for the third time, appeared less jocular than his opponent. He said he expected to win "quite resoundingly".

There were 6.4 million voters in a nation of 12.9 million people. Mugabe refused to allow western observer missions, including one from the Jimmy Carter Centre, to monitor voting. But western embassies were permitted to deploy a limited number of diplomats to key districts. The African Union and southern African region also had thousands of observers.

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, a coalition of non-government organisations, said it had observed the elections in "a calm and peaceful environment" but added: "It is regrettable that the voters' roll remained unavailable, and this can potentially undermine the credibility of the electoral process."

Source: www.theguardian.com

DREAM KILLER OR NURTURER?

While a dreamer requires determination, purpose, resilience, tenacity, focus, faith, and hard work to achieve his goals, an adviser to another’s dream require right perception to be able to encourage other’s dream. Perception is the factor that guides human reasoning in delivering comments in an issue. If you cannot key in into the creative mind of a dreamer, you might not be able to give the right advice to him when he ask for one.

Always let your perception to people’s dream and aspirations be positive even when it contradicts popular belief. Give simple honest accretion devoid of negative intentions. I find that most times when you share your ideas with people, they will bring your attention to negative aspect of your dream and dwell on it. Many of these persons never weigh the merits of such dreams, plan and ideas. It is a wrong attitude to life that many of us posses. I used to posses the same quality long time ago.

If after sharing a vision or idea with someone, the person start drawing your attention to reasons why your plans will not work, I advice you seek advice elsewhere. That fellow has not opened his mind to conceive in fullness your dream aspiration.

The next time someone shares an idea with you, appreciate how much work the dreamer have done so far and give credit him\her for trying. Many people criticize and condemn ideas that they would never have conceived themselves let alone incubate. Appreciate that young man\woman for trying before bringing his attention to the negative aspects. Let your expression carry genuineness and sincerity of intents. Choose your words wisely without making the other feel bad about sharing an idea with you.

In a little way, we are responsible for the happiness of people around us. We can make others feel better about almost everything by making conscious effort to help. It starts with perception.     

To your success,

ADIO ANTHONY O.

INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY VACANCIES, NIGERIA

VACANT POSITIONS 

1.     Program Manager

2   2.     Data Manager

3.   Data Officer

4.   Program Assistant

5.     Administrative Assistant 

The details can be found on there website. You can search via google to 

find there website.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2013

World youth day 2013 took place in Rio De Jeneiro, Brazil from July 23^rd to July 28^th. The theme of this year event was ‘Go and make disciples of all peoples’. The first Latin American Pope, Pope Francis is known to come from this same continent. So his presence at the WYD was more like a visit to home after he became Pope.

What seems very significant is the Papa’s message of simplicity which he propagated during his road walk where he shook hands with youths and even received gifts from them. It was an exceptional act of kindness, love and peace; A symbolic representation of the catholic year of faith.   

The next world youth day is fixed for Krakow, Poland as announced by Pope Francis.

VACANCIES AT NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL (NECO)

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as Subject Officers into the 34 newly introduced Trade/ Entrepreneurship subjects.

THE SUBJECTS ARE;
1.  Auto Electrical Work
2.  Auto Mechanical work
3.  Air conditioning and refrigeration
4.  Auto Parts Merchandising
5.  Welding and Fabrication Engineering craft practice
6.  Auto Body Repairs and spray painting
7.  Electrical installation and Maintenance work
8.   Radio, TV and Electronic servicing
9.  Block laying, brick laying n concrete work
10.  Painting and decorating
11. Plumbing and Pipefitting
12. Machine woodworking
13. Carpentry and joinery
14. Furniture making
15. Upholstery
16. Catering Craft Practice
17. Garment making
18. Clothing and Textile
19. Dyeing and bleaching
20. Printing Craft practice
21. Cosmetology
22. Photography
23. Mining
24. Tourism
25. Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair
26. Stenography
27. Data processing
28. Store keeping
29. Book keeping
30. GSM Maintenance and Repairs
31. Animal Husbandary
32. Fishery
33. Marketting
34. Salesmanship

REQUIREMENTS:
Applicans must posses at least a Degree or a Higher National Diploma (HND) with Second class lower or lower credit as applicable in any of the above stated subject areas.
Possession of Masters Degree and membership of Professional body/bodies shall be added advantage. All applicants must have completed their NYSC or av exemption or exclusion certificate.

MODE OF APPLICATION:
One copy of handwritten application should be forwarded together with photocopies of credentials and curriculum vitae.

Application should be properly enveloped and marked APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT and addressed to;
    The Registrar/Chief Executive,
    National Examinations Council,
    P.M.B. 159,
    Minna,
    Niger State.

CLOSING DATE:
Application with accompanied credentials must be received within 2weeks from the date of this advertisement.

AN ODE TO THE QUEEN

[By Charles Ayodada]

I salute the courage of those few women

Who in this era of poverty of soul

Have resisted the allures of fashion

Vanity and coquetry;

Who albeit solitary, are perched like happy fragrant roses

Widely interspersed on avid desert plain……………

I salute the courage of those few women,

Who celebrate virtue and things of the spirit;

Who value soulful companionship over vain externals

And will not trade in their bodies for ill-fated marriages

All in the name of material security……………….

I value those few women

Who in the fleeting transience of time

Have truly lived having truly loved!

Who through this indescribable blissful feeling

Have enacted scenario of paradise……………….

I value the courage of those few women

Who silently are as strong as a moving sea

Who are fearless as a standing tsunami

Women, who wield their might most femininely…………….

Dedicatedly…………elegantly………………exquisitely

I salute the courage of those few women;

Yes! Who few as they are still

Hold the keys to the unlocking of paradise on their Psalms

Who are weaving tapestries of the most beautiful light into the storehouse of this mighty creation

And who make the spirit of the man feel like storming the Heavens……………….

A laurel wreath then to those true women,

Who through the realms are linked to the isles of the Roses and lilies

Who breathe purity

and who have found treading the noble God-willed path ordained for them

women, who through their activities

who through just being have become a blessing to the entire creation…………….

A laurel wreath to those women!

(Dedicated to Mercy Azubuike & all the special ladies out their)