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MCD/09/Cons/046 Local Consultant to conduct analysis of municipal programs and budgets from gender perspectiveLocation: Skopje, Fyr MacedoniaApplication Deadline: 25 August 2009
Manager - Information Communication Technology (ICT)Location: New York, United States of AmericaPost Level: P-4 (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 25 August 2009
MCD/09/Cons/047 Local Consultant/Consultancy Company to conduct in-depth analysis of survey dataLocation: Skopje, Fyr MacedoniaApplication Deadline: 25 August 2009
International Consultant: Support Capacity Development on Gender Responsive Budgeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia and SerbiaLocation: Home-basedApplication Deadline: 25 August 2009
National Consultant to support Work on Engaging Men and Boys in Ending Violence against Women and GirlsLocation: Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaApplication Deadline: 26 August 2009
National Program OfficerLocation: Amman, JordanPost Level: NOC (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
Manager - Information Communication Technology (ICT), Infrastructure UnitLocation: New York, United States of AmericaPost Level: P-3 (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
Program CoordinatorLocation: Amman, JordanPost Level: NO-C (fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
Project ManagerLocation: Amman, JordanPost Level: SC-6Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
Operations Manager- NationalLocation: Amman, JordanPost Level: NOC (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
Programme and Resource Mobilization SpecialistLocation: Brussels, BelgiumPost Level: P-3 (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 6 September 2009
Consultant: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women) - Re advertisementLocation: New York, United States of AmericaApplication Deadline: 7 September 2009
Regional Communications OfficerLocation: Nairobi, KenyaPost Level: SC-5Application Deadline: 9 September 2009
Regional Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) SpecialistLocation: Rabat, MoroccoPost Level: P-4 (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 21 September 2009
Country Program Coordinator-TunisiaLocation: Tunis, TunisiaPost Level: NO-C (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 28 September 2009
Country Program Coordinator - AlgeriaLocation: Algiers, AlgeriaPost Level: NO-C (Fixed Term Appointment)Application Deadline: 28 September 2009
Junior Professional Officer (JPO) OpportunitiesThe JPO Programme is a donor-funded programme that provides professionals from donor countries an opportunity to gain experience in an international organization. Interested candidates should contact the relevant agencies in their respective countries directly. Please do not contact UNIFEM about these opportunities. For more information about the JPO Programme and how to apply, visit the website.
Note: When UNIFEM has vacancies for which external applications are sought, these are listed on the UNDP Jobs Site as well as in the above listing. All applications should be made through the UNDP Jobs Site. By clicking on a vacancy announcement listed above, applicants will automatically be taken to the relevant announcement on the UNDP Jobs Site where an application may be made. UNIFEM will only consider online applications through the UNDP Jobs Site. Such applications will receive an automatic acknowledgement. Due to the normally large number of applications, UNIFEM only contacts applicants who have been short-listed for interview.

Europe Wants You

Opportunities for Working in Europe are Expanding for Non-European Citizens

By Joe Freeman

For non-European citizens, working in Europe has the reputation of being difficult. If you are not a European Union passport holder, goes the stereotype, local regulations shut you out of the market, so you shouldn’t even think about it.

That may have been true in the past, but not any more.

Many European governments have begun to change laws, and are beginning to encourage immigration for non-EU citizens with university degrees and skills that are in demand. There are several reasons, but the most commonly cited one is that Europe has long suffered from “brain drain.” In turn, this lack of experts and highly educated people is affecting economic growth and European governments want to change that.

Word has been slow in getting out, though. This may be because countries have been busy changing laws and engaging in internal debate without time for much else. The bottom line, though, is that the monolithic work permit is being replaced in many countries by a combination of residency permits with various levels of work permission and work permits with flexible conditions.

Having a basic idea of how the details work can help you to understand how governments in countries like the U.K., Belgium, France and Germany are trying to attract people, since they are all doing completely different things.

Sound like a conundrum? It’s not. We’ll look at a bit of theory and then some practical examples.

First, non-EU nationals do not have an automatic right to work (i.e. have permission to work) within the European Union. (European Union nationals do.) You can be given this right by local governments. The simplest, and most recognized form, is the work permit. It isn’t the only one, though. (Keep this in mind for later.)

Second, a residence visa/permit shows that you have the legal right to stay in a country. These permits are usually given for a certain purpose, such as being with your family, being with a partner/ spouse, studying, and so on. The permit can be issued with restrictions on it, for a limited or unlimited period of time, and may or may not carry work permission.

That may not sound like much, but in practice it can work for you.

Let’s say that you are studying in Italy. You will be there for a year, at a local university. Your residency permit will say, well, that you are a student who is in Italy legally for one year. While that doesn’t sound too glorious, your card also carries with it the right for you to work. So, all of the gloom and doom that you read about it taking a year or more to obtain a work permit for a job in Italy….. it doesn’t apply to you!

(Do note, though, that you have to comply with whatever conditions are in place in your locality. The right of work with a student permit in Italy is not unlimited, and your real purpose is to study, not work.)

Earlier in the article, I mentioned that European governments are trying to attract talented people from outside the EU. They’re doing this in a number of ways, but the most popular are eased work permits and Green Cards.

Eased work permits are a broad category but work very simply. If a company wants to hire you, they can. A government still issues a work permit, but suspends some of the requirements. For example, they do not require potential employers to prove that there is there is lack of suitable local candidates. Instead, the employer may simply have to show that your salary is above a certain level and that you are a talented/ highly-educated individual.

In other words, you can go work in a country under three conditions, namely that you have a job offer, acceptable university degree and a salary above a preset minimum. That’s it! Currently nine countries have some form of this permit, and another two are considering the idea.

Let’s look at a practical example.

Fred has an advanced degree from a state university in Georgia, and there is a company in Antwerp who would like to give him a job which has a salary of $50,000 per year. If all of the paperwork is OK, then these conditions may be enough for local authorities to issue all of the paperwork and Fred can be on the next plane to Brussels. Up the road in the Netherlands, though, Dutch authorities would say that this is not enough to qualify for their eased work permit, since they have different conditions.

Green Cards work differently. In fact, the name Green Card is a bit confusing since European countries, in fact, have no equivalent of the United States permanent residency permit. (The name comes from popular usage.)

European countries are instead using points-based immigration systems which resemble the ones used in Canada or Australia. In this process, an applicant is given points on the basis of criteria such as education, career sector and salary. Governments then set a minimum number of points for a successful application. If you score above that number and officials accept your proof, you can move!

One of the best features of the Green Card is that some countries allow you automatic and unlimited work permission. On the whole, programs fall into two basic categories- ones where you can apply yourself without a job, and ones where you need a job offer for the initial application. The U.K. has the oldest system, and another six countries have a program in place or considering doing so.

For more details on the U.K. program, see www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk. Another country which has a program is the Czech Republic, see their site at www.imigracecz.org for more information.

Again, a practical example helps clarify things.

Sally has a degree from a state university in Oregon, and pursued an MBA at the University of Virginia. She’s thinking about working in Europe, and finds the list of requirements for the United Kingdom. On the basis of her MBA and where she studied, she can qualify for a residency permit with working permission. She doesn’t even need a job beforehand! She does, though, need to fill out all of the paperwork correctly and get her visa before leaving for London. Sally may also need to show authorities that she has a job and is earning above a required minimum for authorities to issue her a renewal after two years. Still, no work permit required!

Keep in mind that the eased work permits depend on individual circumstances, whereas for the Green Cards you need to provide the right evidence to qualify. (Be sure that you use knowledgeable local legal help!)

Even with these legal hurdles, these changes represent a real change for talented and educated non-EU citizens who are already living and working in Europe or are thinking of making the move. Ten years ago, for example, work permits were thin on the ground for anyone not being transferred by a company… Not anymore.

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New Zealand Paid Work New Zealand Auckland: Auckland Description: This programme includes a 12-month job finding service. We have a team that are specialists at finding jobs for NZ working holidaymakers. You could get a job in the fields of labour and construction, temping, bar/café work, fruit picking (seasonal), travel & tourism, trade positions, health sectors work, clerical/office admin work, accountancy and many more. There are jobs all over the country to choose from, you needn't be restricted to one area! Another part of the service is that you will receive assistance with sorting out important stuff like sorting out a bank account, getting a tax number, preparing a CV and arranging interviews. New Zealand Job Search will have, on average, between 60 and 120 jobs for you to choose from (though this does depend on the season). There is work available in the skilled and unskilled fields at the moment because NZ is experiencing a shortage of skills in all areas, from IT to healthcare and forestry to accounting. Highlights: Job Offer Guarantee One of the major benefits of the programme is that you are guaranteed a job offer, so you can be safe in the knowledge that you'll have a job and therefore a Kiwi income! At the moment the Auckland team are pairing people and jobs really quickly, in fact it is only taking a couple of days! So, if you can be flexible, you'll have more job options and therefore, a job even quicker! Job Types : Accounting Admin (Hospitality, Sports) Au Pair Business Admin, Management Call Center Communications Graphic Design Horticulture Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality Interdisciplinary Interior Design Sales Experience Required: no This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Why a well written Resume is of Importance

Even though, many employers will provide you with an application form, where you fill in your details, the initial contact between a potential employer and a candidate is generally the résumé and your cover letter. Thus, even with an application form, the quality of presenting yourself to an employer is crucial in your job search. Remember, you have, maybe, 5 minutes to convince your counterpart to send you an application form. Because, when he looks at your résumé, he has to feel that you are "the person for the job". That is why having a top professionally written résumé is an important investment!
There are numerous good résumé writing services available to help you create the right format. You can find some of the ones we have tested at our Resume Writing and Advice Page. They are all good quality, but vary in price and you get what you pay for! Below are also some links to excellent resume writers

LANDING A GOOD INTERNATIONAL JOBS

The key to landing a good job through a top level recruiter is, besides the required education and experience, a good effective resume and a successful interview. The resume is the item that will get your foot into the door, so to speak, and will determine whether you will get to the stage of the interview. We can offer you some help for the resume creation as well as for the interview. If you want to find our more go to http://www.JobLine.net/resume1.htm to find out what you can do with your resume. The links below might also be of help.

INTERNATIONAL VACANCIES

To view all current international vacancies please visit our World Vision International jobs website at:
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Select a job that suits your skills, register and apply on-line.
What qualities do we look for in prospective candidates?
Relevant academic qualifications
International working experience
A desire to strongly support and promote the core values of World Vision
Adaptability, flexibility

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