eC2:Analysis of Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Malawi

Deadline: 04-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The analysis is intended to provide critical information on how many health workers by medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]cadre are required to cope with the workload of a given health facility and catchment area, as well as to assess the workload pressure of the health workers in that facility. This data collection will not only occur in the facilities themselves but also in the catchment areas where the facilities are located. The WISN data collection in the catchment areas will seek to document the roles of community-based and volunteer workers delivering HIV prevention and treatment services and detail how that links to broader primary care delivery efforts in the respective regions.

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Webinars:Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2016: Data and Development Economics

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Date: Monday & Tuesday, June 20 & 21, 2016
Day 1 Times: 9-10:15 a.m. ET/13:00-14:15 GMT & 2-3 p.m ET/18:00-19:00 GMT
Day 2 Times: 9-10 a.m. ET/13:00-14:00 GMT & 12:30-2pm ET/16:30-18:00 GMT
Location: World Bank HQ, Preston Auditorium & Online

The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), organized by the World Bank Development Economics (DEC) Vice Presidency, is one of the world’s best known series of conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge on development. The conference aims to promote the exchange of cutting-edge research among researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners. The next conference will take place on June 20-21, 2016 at World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference will be “Data and Development.”

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eC2:Training materials and tools for design and execution of agribusiness SME development projects.

Deadline: 07-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

T&C is currently in the process of developing a set of learning materials and tools that willAgrabusiness-Story-Banner help World Bank Task Team Leaders (TTLs) with designing and implementing agribusiness SME projects. Over the past few years, key insights on the topic have been gained from field-based implementations, research and dialogue internally and externally to the WBG. T&C is therefore currently seeking to develop 1) a diagnostic framework to identify the opportunities for- , and challenges and needs of SMEs in the agribusiness sector; 2) a training module on agribusiness SME development, 3) a business modeling toolkit for Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Centers (AECs); and 4) an Operational Manual for AECs. While deliverables 1 and 2 will focus broadly on agribusiness SMEs outside the farm gate, deliverables 3 and 4 will focus on agro-processing primarily food processing SMEs specifically.

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TOR for Risk Resiliency and Sustainability Program Project Development

Deadline:  28-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this assignment is to support the GoP in the formulation of the RRSP program through the technical and logistic preparation of the development of the Business Case & Knowledge, Scope, Content & Approach, Execution Processes & Modalities, Monitoring & Evaluation Framework, and Consultative Process.
The firm will liaise between the GoP and the World Bank and other Development Partners through close interaction and engagement with the inter-agency RRSP Steering Committee and the inter-agency Technical Working Groups and DENR Program Development Secretariat.

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WBG Jobs in GP WATER and Disaster Risk Management

This post is written in Dutch due to the fact that we are looking for Dutch speakers for the jobs advertised below.

Uiterste reactiedatum is 24 juni.

In het kader van het strategische partnerschap tussen Nederland en de Wereldbank op het gebied van water zijn momenteel vijf functies binnen de Wereldbank beschikbaar.

De Wereldbank Groep zoekt voor deze vacatures naar deskundigen met grote kennis van zaken, stevige internationale praktijkervaring en een persoonlijkheid waarmee je binnen de Wereldbank Groep impact kunt hebben.

eConsultant2:Hydropower & Dams Sector Technical Guidelines for Climate Change and Natural Disasters Resilience Analysis

Deadline: 24-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The main activity proposed is to develop a document that provides guidelines on the goals,HYDRO objectives, analyses, and design modifications needed to achieve climate resilience in hydropower projects. The document must reflect the input of the World Bank and external project steering committee, and reflect the results of multiple rounds of review and consensus-building among relevant internal and external components of the steering committee, with a special focus on stakeholder liasions with external stakeholders.

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eConsultant2:Kenya: Preparation of a Business Plan for the Rural Electrification Authority

Deadline: 24-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) was established in 2006 under the Energy Act to India Energyenhance electricity supply in rural areas. REA has played a significant role in the sector through the grid extension projects and off-grid solutions. The focus of REA is to play an increasing role in the overall socio-economic development of Kenyan citizens. The Government has set up an ambitious target of achieving universal access by 2020 and has provided increased support to the energy sector so as to achieve the desired electrification goals.

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Success in a nutshell-NL4WorldBank Newsletter June 2016

This morning the second edition of 2016 NL4WorldBank was published. In this edition the focus is on a Dutch company success story as well as the new develoScreen Shot 2016-06-09 at 8.24.08 AMpments in procurement and App’s.

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