VACANCY - Finance Director

VACANCY

The Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA), is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to the cultivation of young African leaders who will lead the development of the African continent. YALDA International has a vacancy for the position of Finance Director within its International Executive Committee reporting directly to the International Executive Chairperson.

The role consists of the following;

Brief:

The Finance Director is responsible for planning, development and implementation of all of the Organization’s financial and fundraising strategies including internal and external financial reporting. He/she serves is responsible for the business development arm of the organisation and is tasked with ensuring YALDA has a sustainable financial position.

Specific Duties:

·         Review and approve the preparation and finalisation of monthly and annual financial reporting materials and metrics.

·         Oversee budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash flow for administration, existing programs and proposed new sites.

·         Coordinate and manage audit activities within all YALDA’s subsidiary organisations, branches and within its central secretariat.

·         Responsible for the development and execution of a sound fundraising strategy leveraging off existing and new partners

·         Have overall oversight for the business development wing of the organisation and coordinate all activities and ensure the diversification of YALDA’s income stream

·         Work with branches, national and regional offices to source funds for strategic projects.

Please forward applications with CV and motivational letter to Matthews.mmopi@gmail.com by 11 October 2015. 

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) within the SDGs -UN General Assembly High-level side event

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Special invitation to attend a High-Level Side Event at the UN General Assembly
Anchoring a Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) within the SDGs

You may be interested, either to attend in person or to watch
online.

Date: 27 September 2015, 1:15-2:45pm

Venue: Conference Room 3, Secretariat Building, United Nations Headquarters, New York

*Also available to watch via livestream http://www.ophi.org.uk/anchoring-a-globalmpi/

At this critical juncture in the process of finalising how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be measured, the event will highlight the experience of countries with multidimensional poverty measurement at the national level, and the importance of embedding such a measure within the new framework. Specifically, it will stress how a global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), as a core (tier one) indicator within the SDGs, alongside National MPIs as these come onstream, can energise a coordinated, effective and multi-sectoral attack on poverty in all its dimensions.

Distinguished speakers at the event will include:

·         H.E. Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica

·         H.E. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan

·         H.E. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

·         H.E. Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras

·         H.E. Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (tbc)

·         H.E. Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

The event is organised by the Republic of Costa Rica and nearly 40 governments represented by the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), a South-South network of senior government officials that is championing the use of multidimensional poverty measures alongside traditional income measures at both the national and global levels. These governments include China, Colombia, Mozambique, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Vietnam among many others. The MPPN Secretariat is the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford.

At its annual meeting in Cartagena in June 2015, the diverse participants within the MPPN endorsed the use of the global MPI for the SDGs and the use of national, regional and sub-national MPIs as powerful policy tools for enhanced anti-poverty programming.

If you would like to attend the event, please RSVP by email to mppn@ophi.org.uk by Thursday 24 September.  Thank you to those of you who have already confirmed your attendance.

Please do circulate details of this event to others you think may be interested, either to attend in person or to watch online. http://www.ophi.org.uk/anchoring-a-globalmpi/

YALDA MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY

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At a time when conflicts and overt wars characterize the international system, peace should be at the very heart of each and every person in the world. Never has the world needed peace more than today. This year’s theme for the International Peace Day is Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All.  

Peace is a process and not a destination; in this process, partnerships and commitment from various parties is key to achieving peace. The words of          AJ Muste, “There is no way to peace, peace is the way” are relevant yet today wars are being waged; Today Syria cries for peace as it is virtually being brought down by ISIL and humanity seems to be failing in addressing the immigrants who flow to Europe. In Africa the intractable conflicts claim thousands of lives; Boko Haram in Nigeria, Alshabaab in Kenya and Somalia and various armed rebel groups in eastern DRC that commit war crimes and crimes against humanity, denying dignity to people in the areas proves to us the very fact that Peace is the only battle worth waging.

We call upon the youths of Africa and the world at large to not only believe in peace but also act it, peace starts with you and me;

YOUTHS let’s partner for peace so that we can have a dignified life.

YALDA, let’s be agents of peace. We must be the change we wish to see in the world-Mahatma Gandhi. PEACE, LA PAIX, SHALOM.   

 

International Youth Day, 2015 is “Youth Civic Engagement.”

On this day, Wednesday 12^th August 2015, we celebrate the Youth. The theme of International Youth Day, 2015 is “Youth Civic Engagement.” Africa is said to have the most youthful population, as the number of youth among the regions total population is higher than in any other continent. 

Some authors have referred to youth in Africa as a ticking time bomb noting that youth are faced with numerous challenges such as unemployment, poverty, low levels of civic engagement which makes them easily manipulated by politicians. The large mass of Youth in Africa had been sidelined from participatory governance and civic engagement but in the last years this has improved but still, much has to be done. 

The youth throughout Africa are resilient by creating innovative ways to survive such as entrepreneurship but all this has to be supported by stakeholders (governments, corporates and development partners). The voice of the youth has to be heard by leaders. The youth need to be engaged in civic matters so as to achieve sustainable development in Africa. 

It is with this regard that YALDA Morocco has organized an online conference entitled ‘Youth Civic Engagement in Africa: Challenges and Expectations’ which will take place at 7pm (UTC+1). The time is now for the youth, Youth need to actively participate in Civic engagement. The conversation of the youth is on, the voice resonates to all corners in Africa. 

Youth  Civic Engagement  Webinar 

View the discussion  Twitter  #YALDAYouthDay 

Matthews T. Mmopi
International Chairperson 

 

International Secretariat

YALDA Conference Day 2

The Opening ceremony of YALDA international Conference for 2015 took place on the second, 23, July 2015 at United State International University, Nairobi, Kenya.

 Here are the reports from some participants:

Siyadinho Yang Fazul,  reported thus:

“YALDA delegates from the countries of Ethiopia, Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda, South Sudan Good number of participants from the host country Kenya graced the occasion.  There were  seasoned and experienced speakers in various industries of the corporate world. Among the key speakers were Patricia Ithau who has over 20 years long distinguished career in management. She is former managing director of Uganda Breweries and later EABL international and currently managing director of L'oreal East Africa. Patricia emphasized on the need of purpose and passion for one to be able to build a successful African enterprise while she noted the importance of understanding the cash flow and good relation with customers for any business to flourish. The afternoon session was more interactive one with panelist Dr. Mwachofi and Dr.Ella Dashanaba King.Dr king enlightened the audience on management aspects of enterprise-strategies that win while Dr.mwachofi excited the delegates with his Q and A interaction with them.

This is what Catherine Muthoni:

The Conference was officially opened by Prof. Frieda Brown- Vice Chancellor, United States  International University (USIU) -and Dr.Korir Singoei, Head of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relation. Bethsaida pupils made a presentation. Other speakers included representatives from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Housing Finance Representative and MS Patricia Ithau. We were challenged to have a purpose out of vision, have defined targets, create jobs, be aggressive, know our country right and maximize our talents. It's indeed a time of intensive learning.

YALDA Conference Commenced on a Good Note

The 5th biennial YALDA International Conference commenced yesterday on a good note at the United State International University (USIS) Nairobi, Kenya

Here is report from Siyadinho Yang Fazul, YALDA, member, University of Nairobi, Kenya

“what a day it was!. The two site visitations were just awesome. The first stop attThe square farm in Karen was just mind blowing and motivating considering how innovative and entrepreneurial the 4 guys who were fresh from campus were and how their Agribusiness has grown so well in so little time. This a challenge to everone  -dont get out of campus with a mind of getting, think of how you can employ others!!!  The second site is at ECOPOST at Imara daima. What an innovative idea!!!. Protecting the environment by making recycling plastic and sawdust to manufacture fencing post. What started a small idea from scratch is now  become a big company which products are in high demand. Now looking forward to the three remaining days of the campus at USIU. I tell you INNOVATION and ENTERPRENEURSHIP is the way and the future”

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