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• AfDB Young Professionals Program Seeks Applicants

  Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 05 February 2010

    Eyeing a career with the African Development Bank? The bank’s young professionals program might be the window you’re looking for. Applications are being accepted through March 15.   Every year AfDB launches a search for 10 young professionals to receive three years of on-the-job training in different areas of the bank’s operations. Chosen professionals will get the chance to work on at least three projects, including a field assignment. They will also undergo ...

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  • Tags: YPP, entry-level career, development careers, entry level, job application, internship, apprenticeship
  • Posted:02/05/2010 10:23:09 PM | Email | Permalink
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• Haiti After the Quake: Quick Guide for First Responders

  Posted by Jemila Abdulai on 21 January 2010

   Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, there has been an outpouring of support - in cash, in kind, and in services needed. Medical practitioners, nutritionists, housing experts and other humanitarian professionals - both seasoned and new - have graciously offered their services. With a humanitarian disaster as devastating as the one in Haiti, relevant information can help prepare relief workers about what to expect. Food, water, and cash While there i...

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  • Tags: United Nations Foundation, UN, US, Haiti, Humanitarian relief
  • Posted:01/21/2010 02:56:36 AM | Email | Permalink
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• Engineers for Haiti: A Call for Volunteers

  Posted by Tarra Quismundo on 20 January 2010

   Haiti's infrastructure proved helpless against a 7.0-magnitude quake that hit the country on Jan. 12. Now, the engineering community is scrambling to send aid and expertise to the obliterated nation. Faced with one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies, Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group is calling for volunteer engineers to help inspect buildings that survived last week's killer temblor. AIDG is a U.S.-based organization that provides basic servi...

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  • Tags: Haiti earthquake, engineering, volunteering, Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, Engineers Without Borders, Engineers for Change
  • Posted:01/20/2010 01:01:37 AM | Email | Permalink
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• Help Haiti: Current Relief Job Openings

  Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 16 January 2010

   Relief workers are needed to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti sort through the rubble. Aid organizations are faced with a daunting task, and many are seeking short-term volunteers and paid staff. A university degree, fluency in French and some experience in communications or nonprofit work may be all you need to join the effort. Washington-based Visions in Action is among the NGOs that is looking for earthquake relief volunteers right now. Successful candidates will be asked to r...

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  • Tags: emergency relief, volunteering, Haiti earthquake, humanitarian aid, language skills, job openings
  • Posted:01/16/2010 12:16:25 AM | Email | Permalink
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• MIGA Seeks African, Caribbean Nationals for 2-Year Program

  Posted by Jemila Abdulai on 29 December 2009

   Are you of African or Caribbean origin and interested in working on foreign direct investment with an international organization? The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency might be the place for you! MIGA is "a young organization with a very enthusiastic crowd," and falls under the umbrella of the World Bank Group. Recruiters for the MIGA professionals program are touring Europe and Africa for finance experts, accountants and economists from sub-Saharan Africa and the ...

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  • Tags: MIGA, World Bank Group, junior professionals program, JPP, Africa, Caribbean, language skills, economics degree, international finance, Aradhana Kumar-Capoor, career transitions, international development, entry-level careers, job applications, apprenticeships
  • Posted:12/29/2009 03:29:52 PM | Email | Permalink
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