17 - 18 August 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa Further information: http://www.salvoglobal.com/roi.asp

Conference and Call for Papers: On 12 - 13 November 2009, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) will host an international conference in Geneva under the theme: Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries. Call for papers closing on 15 June 2009...

12th Winelands Conference: Public Leadership for Added Citizen Value and the Dr Samuel Sarphati Innovative Public Leadership Knowledge Event Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Monday 15 March 2010 to Friday 19 March 2010 Dear Prospective Winelands2010 Participant Further Call for Project Proposals and Abstracts This is a further call for project proposals and abstracts for the Knowledge Event and Conference...

The UN General Assembly, in its Resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service Day (A/RES/57/277). The UN followed the long standing African convention of celebrating the Public Service on this particular day. The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlight the contribution of public service in the development process; recognize the work of public servants, and encourage young people to pursue careers in the public sector...

The report presents the research findings of four African universities which focus on policy and reform, pedagogy, training of teachers, and academic research. The report explores policies and reforms of educational systems in Africa; it examines educational programmes, including pedagogy and teaching tools and further presents a synthesis of research on education in Africa...

The African Development Bank is advertising for a number of jobs related to institutional capacity development, good governance, monitoring and evaluation, information management and so forth. Examples include: Operations Officer Congo Basin Forest Fund, Yaounde(ADB/09/TA004) to play a leading role in the coordination and delivery of the CBFF's programme in countries of the Congo Basin, including institutional development, capacity building and the establishment of a portfolio of projects...

Staff Development Officer, P/3 (Geneva), Deadline: 27 Jun 2009 Chief Training Officer, P/5 (Multiple D/S), Deadline: Open Chief Training Officer, P/4 (Multiple D/S), Deadline: Open Training Officer, P/3 (Multiple D/S), Deadline: Open Training Assistant, G/6 (Nairobi), Deadline: 10 Jun 2009 Training Assistant, FS/5 (Multiple D/S), Deadline: Open Training Assistant, FS/4 (Multiple D/S), Deadline: Open

ARD, Inc. (http://www.ardinc.com/) requests expressions of interest from highly qualified Chief of Party (COP) candidates for a USAID-funded project to support district governments in Northern Uganda to rehabilitate and construct small-scale physical infrastructure. ARD plans, designs, implements, and evaluates projects, and conducts research in six service areas: agriculture; democracy & governance; environment & natural resources; land tenure & property rights; and water resources & infrastructure, especially water supply, sanitation, and environmental health...

ARD, Inc. is accepting expressions of interest from qualified Chief of Party candidates and technical specialists for its on-going Liberia Ministry of Agriculture Strengthening project. Successful candidates will implement a broad range of technical assistance, training, and institutional support to targeted partners, and will liaise with a variety of institutions...

Democratic Republic of Congo Posted date: 17 March 2009 ARD, Inc. requests expressions of interest from highly qualified conflict specialists for a Chief of Party position in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Qualified applicants will have expertise in peace-building and reconciliation, community-driven reconstruction, and livelihoods restoration...