Technical & financial support for impact evaluation; acheiving the MDGs; post-graduate diploma; and employment opportunities

Dear All,

Please find below:

1. a call for proposals to receive technical and financial support for conducting an impact evaluation of youth entrepreneurship projects;

2. information on a Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Health Policy;

3. a new publication on achieving the MDGs;

4. an announcement of a new resource center on social interventions for evidence-based decision making, trainings, and current
research; and

5. job opportunities with Oxfam and the US Agency for International Development’s Global Health Fellows Program.

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

Funding & Other Opportunities

Call for proposals: Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment

Deadline: 7 September 2010

Youth Employment Network (YEN) is an interagency partnership of the UN, ILO and the World Bank established after the Millennium Summit in 2001 to find new and durable solutions to the youth employment challenge. The Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment has been set up by YEN to contribute to the evidence gap for effective program design and delivery. The Fund provides technical and financial support to qualified organizations for designing and conducting their impact evaluation.

Interested parties are asked to submit a proposal to receive technical and financial support for conducting an impact evaluation of a youth entrepreneurship project. To be eligible to receive support, please fill out the attached application form and submit it to yenetwork@ilo.org by September 7, 2010. 

Interested applicants can receive further information on the Fund including resources to help you fill out the application by registering at http://yenclinic.groupsite.com or visiting http://www.ilo.org/yen. Questions should be directed at yenetwork@ilo.org.

Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Health Policy
Application deadline: 15 July 2010

In collaboration with MEASURE Evaluation, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has developed a monitoring and evaluation course in their Post Graduate Diploma Program in Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Health Policy, designed to increase the number of monitoring and evaluation specialists in the Asia region. Instruction is in English.

The overall goal of this course is to increase awareness and appreciation of the need for incorporating analytical perspectives
(economics, policy and systems) to various public health issues, and impart the skills to do so. It will provide a fundamental understanding of key issues in health economics, health financing, monitoring and evaluation, health policy and health systems for informed decision-making.

MEASURE Evaluation will offer a limited number of fellowships for the 2010-2011 Diploma program. Applicants interested in this fellowship must be from the USAID-assisted developing countries in the Asia region and be involved in monitoring and/or evaluation of population, health and nutrition programs of governmental or non-governmental organizations.

The brochure and application form for the Diploma program can be downloaded using the following link:
http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/training/masters/phf-inda.

New Publications

UNDG MDG Good Practices
This publication of the United Nations Development Group, covers ‘good practices’ that seek to address specific constraints and challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in each country’s context. The publication provides evidence on different approaches to achieving the various MDGs and the importance of recognizing the synergies between these and the Internationally Agreed Development Goals. Some case studies may be familiar while others may serve as technical references
for development practitioners. They demonstrate that, even under resource-constrained circumstances, there are innovative ways of overcoming obstacles to accelerate progress. Chapter 3 specifically highlights Health interventions.

http://www.undg-policynet.org/?q=node/11

Campbell Collaboration Website

The Campbell Collaboration (C2) is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions. C2’s mission is to help people make well-informed decisions by preparing, maintaining and disseminating systematic reviews in education, crime and justice, and social welfare. The website has various resources on evidence-based decision making, trainings, and current research.

http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/

Employment Opportunities

1. Oxfam - Global Adviser MEL (Development) (Oxford, ENGLAND)

> Application Deadline: 18 July 2010

The Global Adviser MEL will provide specialist advice and develop and coordinate Oxfam's programme monitoring, learning and impact assessment methods and systems in order to improve Oxfam’s accountability to stakeholders, strengthen organisational learning capacity and increase Oxfam’s impact. This post will have a priority focus on the long-term development programme.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_oxfam.asp?s=FoQnTYvIgXJoLlXgd&jobid=33089,
2361826598&key=13559034&c=655941621521&pagestamp=sepexryiwtvjvxriuw

2. Oxfam - Global Adviser MEL (Programme Effectiveness) (Oxford, ENGLAND)

> Application Deadline: 18 July 2010

Key responsibilities include: Focusing on the overall programme, play a leading role in the development and implementation of Oxfam's MEL systems and methods, contributing to a results culture and improving organisational capacity to measure impact; Provide high quality technical advice and support to programme managers and staff to enable impact measurement, learning synthesis and significant improvements in overall programme performance and programme quality; Working closely with the team leader, IFIS Director and others in developing and embedding already existing and new innovative systems and mechanisms for
measuring the effectiveness and impact of Oxfam's programme.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_oxfam.asp?s=BkMjPUrEcTFkHhTcz&jobid=33088,
1265782377&key=13559034&c=655941621521&pagestamp=secfbmaahdmpxlason

3. Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) – United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Monitoring and Evaluation OVC Technical Advisor (Washington, DC)

> Application Deadline: 26 July 2010

The Monitoring and Evaluation OVC Technical Advisor (the Advisor) will work in the Global Health Bureau’s Office of HIV/AIDS in the Implementation Support (IS) Division. The Advisor is expected to work as a key member of the Youth and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Team. S/he is also expected to be part of the Measure Evaluation management team. This position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced evaluation specialist, skilled in working across multiple constituencies, to provide key leadership in the development and implementation of OVC research and evaluation strategies, analysis of data, dissemination of evaluation findings, developing data-based project recommendations, program results and sharing best practices.

For further information, please visit:
https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/index.fsp?FUNC=1&PID=56257