New M&E resources, training opportunities and job openings
Dear All,
Please find below:
1. a toolkit to assess the public health workforce competencies;
2. several new publications on challenges encountered in capacity building, behaviour change, and competencies in public health;
3. a chance to provide input to UNDP on capacity development learning modules; and
4. several new job openings with UNDP
As always, please let us know if you hear of new resources, jobs or
funding opportunities so we can share with the larger group.
Best Regards,
MLE Staff
Toolkits
Competency-to-Curriculum Toolkit
Developed by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research and Columbia Universitys School of Nursing Center for Health Policy, the Competency-to-Curriculum Toolkit is meant to be a resource that any public health worker interested in the education and training of the workforce can use to retrieve the right tool for carrying out the activities for moving from a competency set to developing a curriculum. The first part of the Toolkit is competency-focused: assumptions, definitions and development. The appendix to this is a matrix of known public health related competency sets from many sources, with access
information. The second part of the Toolkit focuses on the process of moving from competencies to curriculum and training modalities, with an example of the process using one of the key leadership competencies.
New Publications
Challenges Encountered in Capacity Building: Review of Literature and Selected Tools
Drawing from extensive research carried out by the Management Sciences for Health (MSH)-led AIDSTAR-Two Project, Challenges Encountered in Capacity Building: Review of Literature and Selected Tools provides a comprehensive view of the current state of organizational capacity building, particularly in the context of HIV & AIDS. By highlighting the challenges faced in current capacity building efforts, and presenting practical recommendations to improve and advance the discipline, this
paper is a valuable tool for implementing partners, donors, and providers of organizational capacity building both within and beyond HIV & AIDS programs.
http://www.msh.org/resource-center/publications/upload/Postion-Paper-10-
FINAL-4-10.PDF
Behaviour and facilitating change
Capacity.org is a web magazine-cum-portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the South. This issue focuses on behaviour and facilitating change.
Capacity.org, Issue 39, May 2010
http://www.capacity.org/en/content/view/full/113
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for the broad practice of
public health. Adopted by the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice, the competencies reflect the characteristics that staff of public health organizations (collectively) may want to possess as they work to protect and promote health in the community. The Core Competencies are designed to serve as a starting point for academic and practice organizations to understand, assess, and meet education, training and workforce needs.
http://www.phf.org/link/CCs-example-free-ADOPTED.pdf
Funding & Other Opportunities
Capacity development learning modules and connecting CD knowledge bases
Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) and the World Bank Institute are currently exploring two critical questions relating to how to (1) conceive learning modules on capacity development and (2) how to effectively connect CD knowledge. These two pieces of work will help to articulate priorities for LenCD and you are invited to provide inputs. To do so, please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/lencdorg/
Employment Opportunities
1. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Mid-term evaluator: Capacity development and mainstreaming for sustainable land management
(Georgetown, GUYANA)
> Application Deadline: 15 June 2010
The overall goal of this Project is to promote global and local benefits through enhanced eco-system health, integrity, stability and functions in the context of Guyanas plans for sustainable economic development. The principal objective is to establish an enabling environment to combat and reverse land degradation through a participatory process of capacity building; mainstreaming of SLM into national development strategies and processes; broad stakeholder participation and resource
allocation for sustainable land management (SLM). For further information, please visit:
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17130
2. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - International project manager national human rights commission capacity development project
(Dhaka, BANGLADESH)
> Application Deadline: 15 June 2010
For further information, please visit:
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17036
3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Consultant: Capacity Development (Global Fund) (Lusaka, ZAMBIA)
> Application Deadline: 18 June 2010
UNDP is key partner to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) and is the UN agency assuming the role of Principal Recipient of the Round 4, 7 and 8 GFATM grant in Zambia. In the role of Principal Recipient, UNDP is responsible for the financial and programme management of the GFATM grants as well as procurement of pharmaceutical, non-health items and required services. In all areas of implementation, UNDP provides capacity development services to relevant institutions, sub-recipients and implementing partners. Under the guidance and supervision of the GFATM Programme Coordinator, the Capacity Development Consultant ensures design and implementation of a capacity development activities.
For further information, please visit: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17220
4. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Consultant: Capacity Development Specialist (Dili, TIMOR LESTE)
> Application Deadline: 21 June 2010
UNDP is looking for a consultant to support the implementation of a project entitled Strengthening Early Recovery for Comprehensive and Sustainable Reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The project engages communities including former IDPs and those who were not displaced to facilitate a participatory planning process whereby shared priorities can be identified, helping as such to foster restoration of communal bonds and broaden the sense of recognition that IDPs were not
the sole group impacted by the Crisis of 2006/7. The Capacity Development Specialist will work closely with the Senior Coordinator and the National Project Assistant, under the general supervision and guidance of the International Project Manager.
For further information, please visit: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17211
