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ECPAT Youth Partnership Programme (YPP) Global Coordinator
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: Two years, renewable
Deadline: 13 May 2011

Overall Purpose of Job
The post holder will support ECPAT International Programmes and work towards:
• Leading the coordination and implementation of ECPAT International’s Global Youth Partnership Project for Child Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (YPP). The Project Coordinator will be responsible for supervising the Global YPP with a high degree of accountability and ensuring that the project is implemented properly, fully adhering to the principles of child protection and child participation standards.
• Coordinating, encouraging, and supporting integration of children and young people’s participation in the ECPAT network and among all partners committed to the work against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC).
• Ensuring proactive compilation of experiences, good practices and lessons learnt on child and youth participation initiatives within the ECPAT network including the YPP.
Primary Task

Global YPP Coordination and Support
(a) To coordinate the overall implementation of the Global YPP, in collaboration with and under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Programmes, in accordance with the project design and plan.
(b) To guide the YPP National Coordinators , YPP Youth Motivators, YPP local partner organizations and the relevant ECPAT staff to ensure that the project activities adhere to the programme design, agreed timeframe and relevant contractual obligations.
(c) To strengthen mechanisms for collaborative work among and between the project country activities, to promote regional and global impact and cohesiveness and to network with YPP project partners to ensure effective working relationships.
(d) Implementation and coordination of Monitoring and Evaluation, in collaboration with the YPP National Coordinators and relevant ECPAT Staff, to analyze progress, recommend improvements, assess impact and prepare comprehensive, accurate and timely reports as required by ECPAT International and the donor organisations in accordance with the Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation System and Impact Indicators. To compile narrative reports from the activities conducted in the Global YPP-countries into quarterly, mid-term and year –end reports, as well as provide full accounting of all expenditures from information provided by the Global YPP National Coordinators.
(e) To oversee the financial administration of the programme, in collaboration with the finance departments of EI and the YPP partner organizations to ensure that mid-term and annual financial reports adhere to the financial reporting requirements of the donors and ECPAT International. The YPP Global Coordinator will be responsible for collecting and reviewing the financial reports from the project partners and ensuring the timely submission of these reports. (f) To develop and produce appropriate training materials in accordance with the Project Plans and ECPAT Secretariat requirements in collaboration with the said consultants and relevant staff of ECPAT International.
(g) Support the country teams in the implementation of key YPP activities such as Youth Leadership Trainings, Peer Support Programmes within Schools and Shelter Homes; Youth-led Micro Projects and to ensure that the funds are being fully utilized and programmes are genuinely youth-led.
(h) To conduct coordination visits to the project countries as required and ensure that the project activities adhere to programme design, timeframe and contractual obligations and demonstrate the highest standards of quality.
(i) To support and coordinate with the Youth Representative onto the Board of ECPAT International, the ECPAT International Child and Youth Advisory Committee (EICYAC), and other relevant youth groups to strengthen child and youth participation among the ECPAT movement.
(j) To provide technical assistance to ECPAT International network members and partners on child and youth participation programmes.
(k) To assist in mobilization of resources needed to support participation and capacity building of children and young people for their active involvement in protecting children from CSEC.
(l) To support the collection of data on the implementation of the Agenda for Action in relation to child and youth participation and to give technical advice on strengthening meaningful child and youth participation within processes such as NPA and policy development and other advocacy initiatives.
(m) To proactively document and share ECPAT’s child and youth participation experiences and good practices and lessons learnt.
Qualification

Essential
* A university degree in social science, international development, or equivalent experience in planning, coordinating and monitoring child and youth participation programs.
* Minimum of three years experience with regional or international organization working directly with children and youth, particularly those who are in need of special protection such as the victims of CSEC.
* Experience in child rights based programming as well as child friendly facilitation methods and tools at regional or international levels.
* Strong networking skills and experience in building or supporting child and youth networks for coordinated action.
* Demonstrated communication skills in spoken and written English.
* Good knowledge of popular computer applications, such as Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Power point)
* Ability to work in an international and culturally diverse settings
* Ability to work independently and take initiative
* Ability to travel (international) frequently and at short notices

Desirable
* Familiarity with international child protection issues
* Familiarity in working with mainstream and alternative child and youth media.
* Experience in conducting research especially with children and youth.
* Experience using web based applications, website design and maintenance, use of social networking sites etc. for communications purposes.
* Competence in one more language relevant to the ECPAT network (French, Spanish, Russian etc) is a plus.
* Established links with NGOs and /or youth networks/organizations and familiarity with ECPAT International.
* Overseas experience in development or social work (living and /or working, or extensive travel).
* Experience of organizing international child and youth events.

Salary and Benefits
* Net Salary from Thai Baht 73,055 to Thai Baht 124.902 per month, subject to qualifications and experience;
* Income tax will be covered by ECPAT International;
* Accommodation Allowance: Thai Baht 10,000 per month;
* Local medical and dental insurance for the staff and eligible dependant family members as per the organizational policy;
* Support in Children’s Education Allowance, as per organizational policy;
* Maternity Leave and Coverage / Paternity Leave as per the organizational policies;
* Annual Leave: 25 days;
* Public Holidays: 15 days per year;
* Sick Leave: Up to 12 paid days per year;
* Transportation from country of recruitment to Bangkok and back, including one family member;
* Shipping allowance at beginning and at successful completion of employment contract(s);
* Service allowance upon successful completion of employment contract(s);
* Staff Development Opportunities (training, courses, etc paid by ECPAT)

Application Process
ECPAT International would like to thank all applicants for their expressed interest. We regret to inform that due to the large number of applications we receive and our limited resources, only short listed candidates will be contacted. We would thus like to advise that applicants, who have not heard from ECPAT International within 30 days of the advertised application deadline, may assume that their application has not been successful.
Web Site: http://www.ecpat.net

Contact Info
Please apply by sending your CV and cover letter to vacancy@ecpat.net, typing “ECPAT Youth Partnership Programme (YPP) Global Coordinator” in the subject line.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Passerelles Numériques
Web programming project manager – Training center for underprivileged students in Cambodia
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Start date: 15 July 2011
Deadline: 15 May 2011

Passerelles Numériques (Digital Bridges in French) is an NGO which enables the most underprivileged to access employment in the IT field and to break the circle of poverty for families in Cambodia, in Vietnam and in the Philippines

We opened our first center in 2005 in Cambodia. It now welcomes 250 students who after graduating, find qualified jobs as IT technicians, earning 4 to 5 times the average local income. To extend this success, Passerelles Numériques started two similar projects in Cebu, the Philippines and Da Nang, Vietnam, in 2009 and 2010.

We benefit from strong international partnerships with MICROSOFT, HP, ACCENTURE, STERIA, ECS, OSIATIS, ECONOCOM and others who have been supporting us to reach our current size.

See http://kh.passerellesnumeriques.org for a complete project description.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Overall :

* Work closely with other departments, CIST staff, Pedagogy coordinator & IT advisor.

* Be part of CIST management team.

* Control the budget of his/her area of responsibility.

* Participate actively to CIST social mission, understand & carry our Values.

* Be a role-model for his/her team, colleagues & students.

2. Web Program Coordinator

* Manage, coach, evaluate a team of 3 teachers with potential of growth.

* Ensure good communication to- and feedback from your team members.

* Maintain & always look for improvement of Web Program & curriculum.

* Elaborate & implement training strategy for your team, both on technical & pedagogy skills.

3. Web Program “Growth project” manager: “from 1 to 2 WEP classes, deadline: January 2012”

* Evaluate the required time and resources necessary

* Raise issues and closely work with other departments to find solutions

* Manage this structural change with SNA coordinator, both towards students and Training team members

* Recruit and train new teachers

4. Web Program Trainer (limited)

* Keep abreast of software development technologies and training methods.

* Design, adapt or develop course materials.

* Prepare and deliver courses, supervised role-playing methods and workshops to students on topics such as programming, data structures, and software design.

5. Supervision of Web Trainer on Web development projects (CIST Internal use)

* Assign and supervise projects and tasks to team members.

* Review developers’ code in order to share best practice.

* Ensure good quality code via modular testing.

* Estimate time needed for development and deliver work on time.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

* Graduate Degree in Computer Science.

* Fluent in English.

* 3 years minimum of teaching experience in a school or development experience in a company.

* A multicultural experience would be appreciated.

* Flexible, critical thinking, creative and autonomous skills, personalities open to criticism with a team player’s attitude.

* Organized, rigorous, good communication skills, eager to learn and develop oneself.

* Very strong ethics and leadership skills within your area of ownership.

* Motivated to work with underprivileged young people.

* Able to self-train quickly and adapt to new technologies.

ADVANCED COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED

* Master several development languages such as JAVA, PHP or .Net.

* Display a strong conceptual understanding of procedural and object-oriented programming.

* Experience in database design and development (UML, SQL Language, My SQL).

* Understanding of modular testing technologies.

* Understanding of computer architecture and algorithms,

* Understanding of Web Development Technologies such as MVC, HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

* Understanding of System Scripting Language such as Perl or Python would be appreciated.

ENVIRONMENT
* Fast moving and innovative environment: rapid evolution of technologies, market needs and institution organization in an international setting.

Contact details

To apply please send CV and cover letter with “Web Program Trainer & Coordinator” in the subject field of the email to jobs@cistrain.org.

Applications without the above mentioned subject field of email will not be taken into account.

Otherwise applicant can sent to:
CIST
St. 371
Phum Tropeang Chhuk (Borey Sorla) Sangkat Tek Thla, Khan Russey Keo,
PO Box 511
Phnom Penh

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is now accepting applications to its 2011 Journalism Fellowship Programme.
Deadline: 22 April 2011
Only those selected will be contacted.

The Programme is open to nationals of Southeast Asian countries who are interested in exploring and producing in-depth stories on cross-border or regional issues on the theme, ‘Gearing up for a Community in 2015: How Free is the Flow of Information in ASEAN?’

Now on its 10th year, SEAPA’s Fellowship Programme has provided journalists in the region the opportunity to learn as much about Southeast Asia and spend up to four weeks in a second country to investigate and write about subjects relevant to the region.

Since 2002, the Programme has had 80 fellows who have produced dozens of stories on a wide range of subjects including migration, disasters, refugees and stateless children, religion, terrorism, human rights, ICT and many more.f

For 2011, the Fellowship attempts to take a closer and analytical look at ASEAN’s plans for integration, in particular policies and regulations aimed at facilitating the free flow of information. To date, only two countries in the region – Thailand and Indonesia – have laws on access to information at the national level, but the media and the public have yet to fully benefit from these laws.

ASEAN is working towards becoming a community of close to 600 million people starting in 2015. The governments in the region are committed to establishing a rules-based community that is people-oriented and to building a common economic market.

The free flow of goods and services is envisioned under a common or single market in ASEAN. A free and open investment regime is also a goal.

What about the flow of information? Under the so-called ASEAN Road Map, member-states are encouraged to develop an institutional framework to facilitate free flow of information. But how serious are governments in wanting to promote freedom of information? How much information is accessible to the public?

While government officials and private sector leaders from the region are making plans towards an integrated community, most of the citizens of the 10-member regional bloc are largely unaware of these plans, much less of what ASEAN is all about.

As ASEAN gears toward building a community, it is imperative for people in the region to know, appreciate and familiarize themselves with regional interests and concerns, with the realities that are the source of both opportunities and challenges.

Beyond stories on border disputes, exploited undocumented workers, environmental degradation, human trafficking and other issues that have been written about and published, there is still a lot more of relevant cases to investigate, leads to follow, information to dig up, government records to unearth and timely stories to develop about ASEAN.

SEAPA is inviting Southeast Asian journalists to submit story proposals on any topic around the planned integration, especially the little known but equally important aspects of it. Applicants are encouraged to read up on recent developments in ASEAN, in particular the so-called road map for the ASEAN community, to help them contextualise story ideas and explore and frame questions for their proposals, such as:

* In a community, what are the mechanisms that will handle bilateral problems?

* Who gains and who benefits from a single market and production?

* What does the free flow of information mean in the context of a community?

* How can ASEAN prevent and/or address border disputes?

* How will the community deal with transnational crime like trafficking of persons and terrorism?

* Can integration lead to better access to information in individual ASEAN countries?

Who can apply?

Journalist nationals of Southeast Asian countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei Darussalam and East Timor) with at least five years of experience in writing for print, broadcast or online media, either as staff or freelance writers.

Applicants should have some background or experience writing in-depth stories on social, political or economic issues in their countries.

Requirements:

* An essay in English of no more than 600 words introducing himself/herself and explaining the story proposal and how he/she will be carrying out research on the subject

* Brief resume with emphasis on current job

* Two samples of work published in 2010

* Two reference letters, one from the applicant’s immediate superior or editor.

* Filled-up application form

Programme

The Fellowship Programme is divided into three parts: 1) three-day Orientation, 2) three-week Fieldwork in a second country, 3) three-day de-briefing and editorial meeting.

SEAPA will cover travel, accommodations, food and all other expenses incurred throughout the entire Programme.

Dates and Venue: The Fellowship will run from June 13 to July 15, 2011. The Orientation and De-briefing will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Output: Fellows are required to submit a draft of an in-depth story or feature article on the chosen topic at the end of the programme in mid-July.

Application form

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Quang Lê was born in Vietnam, with family roots from Central Vietnam in the City of Huế. He is the third son in a family of 6 siblings, and one adopted sister. His family immigrated to the United States in 1991, and initially settled in Missouri. His family then moved to Orange County, California. Although Quang Lê had been singing at a very young age, it was not until the year 2000 that Quang Lê decided to become a singer professionally.

Prior to appearing on the Paris By Night stage, a musical production created by Thúy Nga Productions, Quang Lê sang for a smaller music production called Ca Dao. He released three albums with Ca Dao singing “Quê Hương” songs such as “Ngại Ngùng”, “Em Ve Voi Nguoi”, “Chim Sáo Ngày Xưa”, “Tinh Cha” and “Lối Thu Xưa”. He was even given the opportunity to sing with a very famous female Vietnamese singer at the time, Phi Nhung, on two songs entitled “Ngày Đã Đơm Bông” and “Ngau Hung Ly Qua Cau”. Quang Lê had submitted a video to Thúy Nga Productions but at the time, they did need singers to perform “Quê Hương” songs. He waited two years before he received an invitation to appear in Thúy Nga’s Paris by Night 66, entitled “Người Tình va Quê Hương”, an opportunity that opened all doors for Quang Lê and started his journey to becoming one of the top selling artists within the Vietnamese music industry.

Quang Lê is a devout Buddhist and performs at many temples around the world, often for fundraising events. A major event which Quang Lê frequently participates in is “Lễ Hội Quan Âm” at the Việt Nam Buddhist Temple in Sugarland, Texas, located in the suburbs of Houston. Quang Lê also gets invitations from overseas Temple such as in France and Australia to perform. Quang Lê was approached by Nguyen Dat, vice president of the Vietnamese Buddhist Temple to release a Buddhist CD. In early 2009, in time for Lễ Hội Quan Âm, Quang Lê Entertainment released “Giót Nước Từ Bi” (Tears of Compassion), an album dedicated to Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.

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Pedicab is composed of the country’s seasoned artists. Daddy Maps (Diego Mapa of Monsterbot and Cambio) is the band’s lead vocalist. Sugar Raims (Raimund Marasigan) is on synths and back-up vocals. The master of drums is Mike Dizon a.k.a. Masterbeat of Sandwich and Teeth. Jason Caballa of Twisted Halo and Blast Ople is the guitarist and back-up vocalist a.k.a. J.Sonic. Just Toni (RA Rivera) is responsible for the band’s visuals and multimedia.

Around August 2004 the band pedicab was formed. They did their first gig in September that year. On 2005, the band released their debut album entitled Tugish Takish under Vicor Music. The name was taken from the onomatopoeia of the drum’s banging sound. Containing 12 tracks, the album’s singles include Dixzy Boy, Dito Tayo Sa Dilim, Konti Na Lang, Bleached Streaks etc. Its videos were directed by its own member RA Rivera. Prior to that, they released a two-track sampler dubbed as “For Hire” with tracks Bago Pa Mag Pasko and Pa-Experience.

Pa-Experience was included in the compilation of Rock Against The Round: Musicians Against The WTO on 2005. Songs Isasayaw Ko and Awitin Mo were included in Hopia Mani Popcorn 2: The Best Of Manila Sound on 2007 under Viva Records. The group signed a recording deal with MCA Records Philippine for their sophomore album. Entitled Shinji Ilabas Mo Na Ang Helicopter, the album was released on April 2008 under MCA Music. The album is a logical progression from raw, dance-punk sound of their first record, having more beats, more guitars, more sonic elements and more singing. The release contained carrier single Ang Pusa Mo. Its video, directed by RA Rivera, featured the band members being abused physically by 8 lovely ladies. Other tracks incorporated are FX, Follow Through, Breaking Away and the remake of Pa-Experience which they retitled into Pa-Taste.

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Co-Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Friday, April 1st, 12 Noon, Tokioka Room (Moore 319)

Presentation by Intan Paramaditha
Department of Cinema Studies
New York University

One crucial feature of the Indonesian cinema revival after the downfall of the New Order authoritarian regime in 1998 is the entrance of more women into the film scene. Within a relatively more democratic political climate, this coincides with the emergence of new women writers, artists, and activists who challenge the New Order gender constructions and frankly examine how women experience their bodies, desires, and sexuality. Today women have significant roles in film production, exhibition, and distribution as producers, directors, scriptwriters, and film festival organizers. This dynamic situation is a new privilege in the history of Indonesian cinema, as records indicate that there were only four women who directed and produced their films before 1998. Through this presentation, I would like to revisit the New Order film culture and trace how gender discourse was produced by state paternalism and cultural paternalism underpinning the male-dominated film scene. Contrary to the assumption that the New Order film artists were compliant to state power as a result of the severe control on cinema, I will show spaces of resistance in which the (male) artists posed their critique towards the official visions of nationhood and how opposing voices were articulated through gender metaphors. The two faces of paternalism, hence, operated in different ways, yet both have largely ignored women’s perspectives and limited women’s involvement as decision-makers in the New Order film culture.

Ms. Intan Paramaditha is a Ph.D candidate at the Department of Cinema Studies, New York University, currently writing her dissertation on film culture and sexual politics in post-Suharto Indonesia. Her writings on Indonesian cinema appear in Jump Cut, Asian Cinema, Criticine, and Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. She also writes fiction and has published two collections of short stories in Indonesia.