• Host Country: USA
• Degree Level: Undergraduate
• Deadline: 1st December 2024

Who can Apply?

The Boston Univeristy Trustee scholarship is for students who want to pursue an Undergraduate degree program.

Scholarship Duration

The scholarship is renewable for a full four years.

Scholarship Benefits

A Trustee Scholarship covers full undergraduate tuition plus mandatory undergraduate student fees.

A shout-out for the Great scholarship at Boston University. Applications are open for the Boston University Trustee Scholarship 2025. Boston Univeristy (BU) is located in the US State called Massachusetts. Boston is the Capital of Massachusetts. It is a Prestigious private Univeristy offering a wide range of undergraduate and Graduate programs. International students are considered for the BU Trustee Scholarship. Boston University awards approximately 20 Trustee scholarships each year to the Top students.

Not Just Top, but the BU scholarship is for the extraordinary students. Trustee Scholars become part of a unique campus community that offers many intellectual, cultural, and social opportunities. You can also check other popular scholarships in the USA such as the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship, The Gates Scholarship, and the Knight Hennessy Scholarship. More details about the scholarship, the benefits, and application details are given below.

Study Fields

The Trustee scholarship is available in all fields offered at the University. Please check the list of programs from here.

How to Apply?

To be considered for a Trustee Scholarship:

• Submit the Common Application and all required materials for admission to one of the undergraduate degree programs at BU by December 1.
• Complete the Trustee Scholarship essay on the Common Application as part of your application to BU.
• You need to select any “ONE” Essay from the two options.

The Official Link to the website is given below.

Trustee Scholarship

VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT LOGISTICS ASSISTANT

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organization with a mission to work with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change. ADRA Somalia belongs to the world wide network, comprised of more than 130 supporting and implementing country offices. ADRA Somalia is seeking to fill position of Logistics Assistant in Dursamareb office in Galmudug region of Somalia.

Responsibilities:

The role of Logistics Assistant is to provide:

• Liaison with programs, project managers and finance in terms of procurement issues.
• Ensuring all the equipment and tools are procured and are in good working conditions.
• Deal with all issues concerning vehicles management and security
• Assist in prompt, timely and cost effective clearing of goods from customs.
• Assist in procuring staff visa from the ministry
• Preparing and reviewing quotations and analyzing them for prize, quality, timeliness and services.
• Handle the warehouse and store management.

Qualifications/Experience

• Degree in Business Administration, Procurement or Purchasing and Supplies.
• Minimum working 4 years’ experience with an INGO.
• Ready to work and live in Dursamareb. Preferably a resident of Dursamareb.
• Good negotiating skills.
• Must have good skills in computer proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheets software database programs.
• Knowledge on proper warehouse management.
• Knowledge of communication equipment and procedures.
• Good knowledge of clearing and forwarding procedures

Terms of References

Third Party Monitoring (TPM) for capitation grants provided to target schools in four Federal Member states (Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabelle and Southwest) and Benadir Administration

Job title

Third Party Monitoring consultant

Location

Mogadishu

Reporting to

Program Director – Urban Youth Program/ Education Sector Program Improvement Grant

Period

March/April 2022

Time input

30 days

1. SUMMARY

The Education Sector Program Improvement Grant (ESPIG) 2018-2020, funded by the Global Partnership in Education (GPE) intends to provide accelerated support to implement components of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MOECHE) Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) 2018-2020, with a particular focus on the primary education sub-sector. The ESPIG is a partnership between the MoECHE and GPE, with CARE as the selected Grant Agent. The program will cover four Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) Member States (Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabelle and Southwest), which have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal MoECHE. Benadir has not been recognized as a state and is under the jurisdiction of the MoECHE until its status changes. Together with Benadir, the states of Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabelle and Southwest consist of eleven regions where local education offices are managed by Regional Education Officers (REOs). Each regional office manages district offices: there are 58 district offices across Benadir and the four Federal Members States (FMS).

CARE Somalia is seeking to procure the services of a consultancy firm to conduct a Third Party Monitoring (TPM) for capitation grants to targeted schools in Federal Member states and Benadir Administration under the ESPIG 2018-2020, funded by the GPE. The consultant (s) selected to lead the Third Party Monitoring will visit all the target schools to verify the enrolment of out of school children as well as receipt of the capitation grants, working in close cooperation with CARE, its sub-contractor Concern Worldwide and the MoECHE. The consultant (s) will be responsible for all components of the Third Party Monitoring, including its design; compliance with ethics and safeguarding requirements; selection, training and deployment of enumerators; data collection; data quality control; database management; analysis; and reporting.

2.1. ESPIG objective

Improve equitable access to and quality of education outcomes for all Somali primary school children through strengthened system capacity to design evidence driven ESSP reforms and collaborate effectively with partners in their implementation.

2.2. ESPIG principles and components

The ESPIG aims to maximize the potential of development investments in education. The three program component objectives are as follows:

(1) Increased equitable access to quality primary education through changes in three intermediate outcomes: Increased access to education for out of school children; strengthened capacity of community education committees; community actions towards improved school safety.

(2) Enhanced quality of education to ensure grade-appropriate learning outcomes through the three intermediate outcomes: effective monitoring of teacher education and management policy, strengthened and harmonized efforts in teacher pre-service training; improved access to teaching and learning materials; and a strengthened assessment framework.

(3) Enhanced system capacity to regulate and manage the education sector, through the combination of the following intermediate outcomes: (i) strengthening regulatory and monitoring system for private, community and government schools and (ii) improved capacity of education officers for planning, budgeting, policy implementation, coordination and progress tracking.

2.2.1. Program beneficiaries

Direct program beneficiaries include: (i) about 32,000 out-of-school poor or marginalized primary children who will benefit from school inclusion grants; (ii) about 800 Community Education Committees who will benefit from training to improve inclusion, security and learning at their schools; (iii) 6,570 teachers who will benefit from teaching guides associated to the new curriculum; (iv) 240 primary pre-service student teachers who will benefit from new teacher training institutes; (v) 297,168 Grade 1-8 students who will receive textbooks linked to the new curriculum; (vi) 150 education officers will benefit from professional development to improve skills in planning, coordination and monitoring.

2.2.2. Program scope

The ESPIG program is implementing activities in all the four Member States highlighted above plus Benadir. The target schools for high-intensity support (school inclusion grants, monitoring visits and CEC capacity building) were selected through discussion with development partners, including non-government organizations and private school umbrellas, and subjected to an assessment of the schools’ capacity to absorb additional students and agreement with the community. As part of the program’s commitment to improving accessible quality education, the Grant Agent and partners are supporting the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States through the provision of capitation grants to a total of 616 public, community and non-profit private primary schools.

Led by CARE in partnership with CONCERN, ESPIG worked with schools, and the Ministries of Education (MoEs) in four Federal Member states (Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabelle and Southwest) and Benadir Administration – Somalia. The table below shows the geographical spread of the schools disaggregated by state and district

State

District

Number of schools per State

Jubbaland

Kismayo, Afmadow, Bardhere, Dollow, Garbaharey, Luuq, Baladhawo

120

Galmudug

Balambale, Bahdo, Cabdudwaq, Cadaado, Dhabad, Dhusamareb, Galinsoor, godinlabe, Guriceel, Bandiiradley, Galkacyo, Goldogob, Hobyo, Jariban

138

Hirshabelle

Baladweyne, Bulaburde, Matabaan, Maxaas, Balcad, cadale, Jowhar, Mahadaay, Warsheikh

118

South West

Baidoa, Diinsor, xudur, wajid, ceelbarde, Afgoye, Qoryoley, and Wanlaweyn

120

Benadir

Abdicasis, Bondhere, Deynile, Dharkenley, Garasbaley, Heliwaa, Hodan, Howlwadaag, Kaaraan, Kaxda, Madina, Shangani, Shibis, Waaberi, Wadajir, Wartanabada, Xamar Jajab, Xamar Weyne, Yaaqshid

120

Total

616

The capitation grant activities have been implemented and the following were some of the activities so far completed:

1. A mapping exercise was conducted in the four federal member states and the Benadir region to get information relating to the schools.
2. A national Schools Improvement Grant (SIG) guidelines have been developed with the main focus on school selection criteria.
3. Based on the selection criteria, State MOEs and MOECHE/BRA (Benadir Regional Authority) submitted an approved list of schools.
4. TOTs (8 from each school) were trained and later supported to train 7 CEC members in each school. The CEC members were trained on the SIG guidelines including financial management/budget management.
5. In March 2020, a team from CARE & CONCERN collected additional information relating to the schools, which included an approved list of schools, School Improvement Plans, School profiles, filled Schools Improvement Grant (SIG) applications forms, enrollment data, list of trained CECs approved by the REOs, and the details of bank signatories for selected schools.
6. Bank accounts for schools were verified with Salaam Bank. This was to confirm the accounts are authentic and owned by the respective schools. The verification was done by the Project Management Unit (PMU) and the Grant Disbursement Committee (GDC).
7. The PMU and the GDC approved the disbursement of the grant to the individual school accounts. As such first and second tranches of the capitation grants have been disbursed to the schools.

It was agreed that each school benefiting from the grant will maintain class registers for tracking school attendance regularly. This included submission of data on out of school children that have been brought back to school

2. TPM PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY

3.1. The rationale for the Evaluation:

As part of the program’s commitment to improving accessible quality education, CARE and CONCERN are supporting the Federal Government of Somalia and its Federal Member States through the provision of capitation grants to a total of 616 public, community and non-profit private primary schools. CARE and CONCERN were to release the first capitation grants in March 2020 but this did not happen due to the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, which resulted in the closure of schools. The first capitation grants were released to the schools immediately after the schools were re-opened in October 2020. The second capitation grants tranche was released to schools around December 2021. The first TPM was conducted in April 2021 after the release of the first capitation grants while the second round of TPM is planned for March 2022. It’s for this reason that CARE Somalia seeks the services of a consultancy firm to conduct the second round of TPM for capitation grants to targeted schools – mainly to verify enrolment status and receipt of capitation grants in schools amongst others.

3.2. The Purpose of the TPM

The overall objective of this third-party monitoring is to assess the extent to which capitation grants were disbursed and applied as intended as well as the outcomes of this project sub-component in the 616-beneficiary primary schools in 55 districts. Third-party monitoring was also to assess pupils’ enrolment status in light of the capitation grants and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Particular, this exercise will provide clear feedback on the following specific program implementation elements.

· Level of involvement/participation of Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS), MoECHE, Head teachers, CECs and village level community leaders in the implementation of the capitation grant. Should include evidence of coordination and participation of all the stakeholders.

· To verify the number of out of school children enrolled in schools disaggregated by gender, IDPs, out of school, children with disabilities. This will help establish if out of school children identified and enrolled in schools for the capitation grant before the pandemic returned after the re-opening of schools.

· Adherence to selection criteria for the beneficiary schools and criteria for disbursement of funds as outlined in the capitation grant guidelines.

· Verification of beneficiary schools from all the target locations. This will include a comparison of the details (names of schools, location of the schools, bank account details, etc.) in the approved list of beneficiary schools with the payment sheet.

· Verification of the amount and frequency of cash provided to the beneficiary schools as provided for in the project proposal document. This should include collecting evidence of disbursement to the target beneficiaries.

· Assessment of the cash payment procedure with particular focus on the amounts paid to each beneficiary, the currency of payment, nature of verification done by money transfer and local partner staff as well as the general flow of the payment process at the cash payment centre.

· Verification of any documented lessons or cases from the capitation grant process and how such cases were handled by implementing teams.

· Assess the extent to which recommendations from the first round TPM and the Midterm evaluation have been implemented.

· Any other relevant project elements which are deemed necessary by CARE and the consultant.

3.3. Technical approach and methodology

The consultant /consulting firm is expected to propose an appropriate methodology for this work at the time of applying. It has however recommended that such methodology include the following.

· Desk reviews of relevant project documents such as the proposal, the results framework, past project reports and studies, partner sub-agreement, relevant tools for documenting and monitoring project activities, master beneficiary lists and MOUs with money transfer companies if any, and financial support documents. CARE will provide any additional information as requested by the consultant

· Field visit to target schools to physically verify enrolment and evidence of receipt of capitation grants in all the 616 schools.

· Direct interviews (FGD and KIIs) with headteachers, teachers, MoECHE representatives, CEC members, CARE and CONCERN staff and any other relevant project stakeholders.

The consultant should be able to come up with adaptive methods or alternative data collection methodologies to mitigate the effects of insecurity and the COVID 19 pandemic.

3. BASELINE SCOPE OF WORK

3.1. Expected Deliverables

· An inception report inclusive of the proposed tools, sampling approach, detailed analysis framework, quality control measures and work plan

· Work plan outlining all tasks to be completed within the duration mentioned for this assignment, responsible persons, timeframe for completion of each task and resources required to complete each task.

· A final report, based on the agreed template. The executive summary section should include key findings aligned to the objectives, challenges and limitations, lessons learnt and recommendations.

· PowerPoint presentation of findings.

3.2. Timeline

The monitoring and the verification exercise is expected to be completed within one month from the date of signing the contract.

3.3. Professional Skills and Qualifications

Qualifications: bidders are required to provide CVs for all those proposed in the team, clearly stating their roles and responsibilities for this baseline. The proposed team should have the technical expertise and practical experience required to deliver the assignment with regards to:

· The lead/co-lead consultant must have at least five years of practical experience conducting TPM or evaluations of education projects.

· The lead/co-lead consultant must have at-least postgraduate diploma in Education or Monitoring and evaluation.

· The team must have the appropriate country knowledge /experience and language proficiency required to conduct the assignment.

· Knowledge and understanding of the education sector in Somalia will be a plus.

· The team must have extensive experience in data quality control and database management (including collating multiple large datasets for analysis);

· Ability to manage English to Somali and Somali to English translation with high quality and accuracy, including for transcription and translation of large volumes of qualitative data.

4. APPLICATION

Qualified companies/firms are required to submit a detailed proposal and budget not exceeding 10 pages by 25^th March 2022. Applications should be submitted to SOM.consultant@care.org with the Subject line Consultancy for the Third Party Monitoring (TPM) for capitation grants provided to target schools in four Federal Member states (Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabelle and Southwest) and Benadir Administration – Somalia

ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.

ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.

We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,600 national staff 400 international staff, ACTED is active in 38 countries and implements more than 500 projects a year reaching over 20 million beneficiaries.

ACTED Horn of Africa

ACTED is supporting man-made and natural disasters-affected populations in the Horn of Africa by delivering emergency aid and strengthening their resilience. Projects are designed according to the populations’ needs and include activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, lifesaving cash transfer programmes, camp coordination and camp management, as well as shelter and non-food items activities.

You will be in charge of

1. Fundraising

Context Analysis

• Analyse the country’s socio-economic situation, (donor) trends, needs and gaps
• Regularly conduct stakeholder analysis, in particular who does what and where (3W)

External relations

• Maintain active and regular working relationships with donors
• Maintain active and regular working relationships with other NGOs, UN agencies, clusters, working groups, Alliance2015, consortia and academia
• Regularly update a directory of donors, international and local NGOs, other partners and stakeholders
• Contribute to the reporting to national and local authorities as required by ACTED registration/legal status in country
• In the absence of Technical Coordinators, represent ACTED in key clusters and working group meetings

Fundraising and proposal development

• Identify funding opportunities;
• Contribute to the identification of potential relevant international and/or local partners (private sector partners, national and international NGOs, think tanks, academia, etc.) to be included in proposals
• Liaise with AMEU to contribute to the ToRs of assessments to be conducted for proposal development and to request their input in the logframe development (esp. formulation of SMART indicators)
• Contribute to the development of fundraising documents (be it expression of Interests/ Concept Notes/ Proposals) in line with ACTED country strategy and donor requirements and in close collaboration with ACTED HQ GMU (Grant Management Unit) and finance
• Liaise with Area Coordinators, Project Managers and Technical Coordinators to ensure that proposals are relevant and technically sound
• Integrate learning from previous interventions (e.g. lessons learnt and best practices) into new proposals
• Involve FLATS teams in the development of fundraising documents, particularly finance for the budget and logistics in case of specific donor procurement rules

Contracting

• Contribute to addressing in a timely manner all comments by donors on proposals in liaison with relevant staff in country and ACTED HQ GMU and finance
• Read thoroughly all contracts before signature, seeking ACTED HQ GMU and finance advice when required

2. Grant Management

Contract follow-up

• Ensure that contractual obligations (including visibility requirements) and reporting deadlines are known and met by Programme, AMEU and FLATS team
• When any issue is identified in meeting deliverables in the given timeframe and budget, inform relevant staff in country and seek ACTED HQ Program Department advice on potential solutions that would meet donor rules

Reporting

• Participate in and take minutes of kick-off and close out meetings for each project
• Write quality narrative reports, reflecting the progress and status of projects in a transparent, timely and professional manner, in liaison with ACTED HQ GMU and finance, which will contribute ultimately to steady cash inflow
• Work in close relation with AMEU to incorporate AME data (incl. data on input, process, output, outcome and impact indicators, lessons learnt and best practices) in reports and review M&E reports from AMEU
• Liaise with FLATS teams when preparing reports, especially with finance to ensure greater coherence between financial and narrative reports by crosschecking the matching of data in the narrative and financial reports
• Contribute to the monthly update of the Reporting Follow Up (RFU) and ensure smooth and regular communication with ACTED HQ GMU
• Ensure ad hoc requests from donors are addressed in liaison with the CD, programme and support teams

Partner Follow-up

• Liaise with partners when required to develop relevant grant agreements in close coordination with ACTED HQ GMU and finance
• Ensure partners report to ACTED in a timely and qualitative manner as per the requirements of the grant agreement

3. Management and Internal Coordination

Staff Management (if any)

• Manage a Project Development Intern and/or Assistant(s) if any, following up the work plans and day-to-day activities
• Mentor the PDI and/ or PDA with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity

Internal Coordination and Communication

• Facilitate interdepartmental communication and information sharing from the Base, to the Area, Capital, and even up to the regional and HQ offices by taking minutes of the various ACTED coordination meetings
• Ensure these meeting minutes are sent monthly to HQ
• Keep ACTED HQ GMU and finance updated on latest developments, opportunities and challenges so that GMU can best advice on the way forward

Filing

• File properly contractual project documents both in hard and soft copies
• Update regularly the Resource Centre at the office with appropriate and relevant external and internal resources

4. External Communication

Contribute to ACTED external communication strategy by feeding regularly ACTED HQ Communication Department with informal updates on projects, a flash news, pictures, articles on projects progress and/or specific events for ACTED communication tools, including, but not limited to, ACTED Newsletter, websites and ACTED Annual Report

Ensure the update and design of in country communication and visibility tools and publications, their dissemination and availability to ACTED teams, as well as the capitalization of media and pictures of the mission

Expected skills and qualifications

• Master Level education in a relevant field such as International Relations, Development or Political Science
• 1-2 years previous work experience in a relevant position
• Previous related work experience, with knowledge of project design, proposal writing and grants management
• Knowledge of the humanitarian aid system and ability to understand the donors systems
• Strong oral and written communication skills, analytical skills
• Strong coordination and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural and fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Good team spirit and ability to work with diverse profiles

Conditions

• Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid depending on education level, expertise, security level and experience
• Living allowance of 300 USD
• Lodging and food provided in the ACTED Guesthouse / or housing allowance (depending on the contract lenght and country of assignement)
• Flight tickets in and out + Visa taken in charge by ACTED
• Provision of medical and repatriation insurances

Sweden Government Scholarship 2020 Details

• Country: Sweden
• Course Level: Master Degree
• Duration: 1 Year, 2 Year
• Financial Coverage: Fully Funded
• Deadline: 15th January 2020

pplications are invited to apply for the Sweden Government Scholarship 2020-21. Swedish Institute Scholarship is a Fully Funded Scholarship for all international students. Sweden Government Offers Scholarship to Pursue Master Degree from Sweden Universities.

Sweden Government offers all Academic Fields & Majors for all international students. Sweden Government Scholarships will offer 300 scholarships to international students. 300 is a Hughe Figure. One of the Best Scholarships for international students.

All the Expenses of the Scholarship including Tuition Fee, Plane Tickets & other expenses will be covered by the Swedish Government. The Duration of the Scholarship is either 1 Year or 2 Year Depends on the Program & Course You choose.

Financial Coverage:

Swedish Institute Scholarship is a Fully Funded Scholarship for international students & will cover the following Expenses given below.

• Full Tuition Fees Directly paid to Universities.
• Living expenses of SEK 10,000/Month.
• Travel grant For Airfare Tickets of SEK 15,000.
• Insurance Coverage.

Available Fields & Majors

All-Academic Fields & Majors are available Under Sweden Government Scholarship. The list of the Fileds is given below.

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, and Fishery
• Arts, Design and Media
• Business Administration and Economics
• Education/Educational Sciences/Didactics
• Health and Medical Care
• Humanities
• Journalism, Communication, and Information
• Languages
• Law and Legal Studies
• Materials, Construction, and Manufacturing
• Mathematics
• Natural Science
• Religious Studies
• Social Science and Behavioural Science
• Social Work and Welfare
• Technology
• Veterinary Medicine and Nursing

Deadline

The Last Date to Apply for the Sweden Government Scholarship 2020 is 15th January 2020

How to Apply:

There are Steps by Steps Application Process for the Swedish Institute Scholarship. First Apply at Swedish University & then You can apply for the Swedish Institute Scholarship. The Link of the Guideline & Adsvertisemnme is given below.

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