PROCUREMENT OFFICER

The incumbent will plan and coordinate the timely and cost-effective procurement of equipment, materials and services, in accordance with the Government of Jamaica’s (GoJ’s) procurement guidelines and the Agency’s policies, procedures and quality standards.

• The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

• - Excellent Knowledge of GoJ’s Procurement Guidelines

  - Excellent Negotiation Skills

  - Good knowledge about the application and implications of contract law and other procurement related legislation

  - Excellent Records Management Skills

  - Good Planning, Organizing and Project Management Skills

  - Excellent Time Management Skills

  - Excellent Decision Making Skills

  
  

Applicants should possess the following minimum qualification and experience:

• - Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies or equivalent qualification/training

• - Three (3) years related experience

Interested individuals should address their applications and résumés to MIND’s
 Director Finance, Human Resource Management & Institutional Strengthening
Deadline for applications is Friday, November 30, 2018

Email address: hr@mind.edu.jm

CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

SENIOR MANAGER

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

This role will support the Agency in achieving its strategic goals and objectives and facilitating staff satisfaction and industrial harmony. Consequently, the incumbent will have responsibility for the development, management and implementation of a variety of strategic and operational human resources policies, strategies and programmes. This is in addition to providing advice and support across a range of HR capability functions not limited to:

• - Recruitment and Retention

• - Performance Management

• - Employee Relations

• - Learning and Development

• - Management and Leadership Development

• - Coaching and Mentoring

• - Compensation and Benefits

• - Organizational Development

• - Orientation

• - Succession and Workforce Planning

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

• - Post Graduate Degree preferable in Human Resource Management/ Organizational Psychology/Organizational Development

• - Minimum of five (5) years experience in Human Resource Management at a senior management level, in a medium size and fast paced organization and across a range of HR disciplines.

• - Change Management knowledge and practice

• - Extensive experience in HR policy and strategy planning, formulation, development and implementation

• - Public Sector experience.

Interested HR Practitioners, should address their applications and resumes to MIND’s
Director Finance Human Resource Management & Institutional Strengthening at:
Email: hr@mind.edu.jm

Deadline for applications is Friday, April 13, 2018

CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

In filling this vacancy we are specifically seeking to identify an individual with facilitation skills in any of the following areas: General Management, Administrative Management, Public Sector Management and Finance and Accounting.

The incumbent will be responsible for:

- The delivery of programmed, customized and online training
- The coordination and administration of programmes and courses
- Providing business development and product planning/development support
- Conducting applied and academic research

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

- Excellent Facilitation Skills
- Knowledge of Competency Based Education and Training
- Knowledge of Assessment Strategies and Mechanisms
- Knowledge of Research Methodologies and Techniques
- Excellent Planning, Organizing and Administrative Skills
- Knowledge of Designing and Developing Learning Solutions
- Knowledge of Evaluating Learning
- Knowledge of Organisational Development

Applicants should possess:
1. Post Graduate Degree in the relevant discipline
2. Teaching/Training Certification and
3. Minimum of five (5) years related work experience.

Interested members of staff should apply in writing to the
Director Finance, Human Resource Management & Institutional Strengthening
by Friday, May 19, 2017.

SENIOR MANAGER

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

This role will support the Agency in achieving its strategic goals and objectives and facilitating staff satisfaction and industrial harmony. Consequently, the incumbent will have responsibility for the development, management and implementation of a variety of strategic and operational human resources policies, strategies and programmes. This is in addition to providing advice and support across a range of HR capability functions not limited to:

• - Recruitment and Retention

• - Performance Management

• - Employee Relations

• - Learning and Development

• - Management and Leadership Development

• - Coaching and Mentoring

• - Compensation and Benefits

• - Organizational Development

• - Orientation

• - Succession and Workforce Planning

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

• - Post Graduate Degree preferable in Human Resource Management/ Organizational Psychology/Organizational Development

• - Minimum of five (5) years experience in Human Resource Management at a senior management level, in a medium size and fast paced organization and across a range of HR disciplines.

• - Change Management knowledge and practice

• - Extensive experience in HR policy and strategy planning, formulation, development and implementation

• - Public Sector experience.

Interested HR Practitioners, should address their applications and resumes to MIND’s
Director Finance Human Resource Management & Institutional Strengthening at:
Email: hr@mind.edu.jm

Deadline for applications is Friday, April 21, 2017

Applications are invited to fill the following vacancies within the
Office of the Chief Executive Officer

CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

The incumbent will have the responsibility to:

Manage the Agency’s internal audit function so as to ensure full compliance with Government regulations, conformity to internal policies and procedures, adequate internal controls to maintain operational integrity, efficiency and effectiveness and prudent management of the Agency’s resources

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

• - Excellent knowledge of Auditing Standards and Techniques including Value for Money Audits

• - Excellent knowledge of Accounting Principles and Practices

• - Knowledge of Automated Financial and Accounting Reporting System

• - Excellent knowledge of FAA Act and Applicable Government and International Acts and Regulations

• - Excellent Analytical Skills in proposing well-founded recommendations

• - Good knowledge of research and reporting skills

• - Ability to demonstrate initiative, autonomy, adaptability, maturity and sound judgment

• - Ability to demonstrate compliance to the professional code of ethics and the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing

• - Understanding of the relevant regulatory environment

• - Comprehensive knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits

• - Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems

• - Excellent time management  and organizational skills

Applicants should be a Chartered Accountant or possess equivalent qualification/training along with a Certified Internal Auditor certification and a minimum of five (5) years’ work related experience at a senior auditor level.

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CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

The incumbent will have the responsibility to:

Manage the Agency’s internal audit function so as to ensure full compliance with Government regulations, conformity to internal policies and procedures, adequate internal controls to maintain operational integrity, efficiency and effectiveness and prudent management of the Agency’s resources

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

• - Excellent knowledge of Auditing Standards and Techniques including Value for Money Audits

• - Excellent knowledge of Accounting Principles and Practices

• - Knowledge of Automated Financial and Accounting Reporting System

• - Excellent knowledge of FAA Act and Applicable Government and International Acts and Regulations

• - Excellent Analytical Skills in proposing well-founded recommendations

• - Good knowledge of research and reporting skills

• - Ability to demonstrate initiative, autonomy, adaptability, maturity and sound judgment

• - Ability to demonstrate compliance to the professional code of ethics and the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing

• - Understanding of the relevant regulatory environment

• - Comprehensive knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits

• - Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems

• - Excellent time management  and organizational skills

Applicants should be a Chartered Accountant or possess equivalent qualification/training along with a Certified Internal Auditor certification and a minimum of five (5) years’ work related experience at a senior auditor level.

Interested individuals should apply in writing to the Senior Officer Human Resource Management by
Thursday, April 13, 2017
E-mail: hr@mind.edu.jm

N.B.  Thank you for your interest, however, only short-listed persons will be contacted

DIRECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE CAPABILITY

The incumbent will be responsible for directing, guiding and overseeing the conceptualzation, development, quality assurance, delivery, evaluation and continuous review of the Agency’s learning and development products and services, toward strengthening public service human resource capacity, capability, performance and impact.

MIND’s products and services are offered in a variety of formats, modalities and locations to include the various regions of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. 

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

- Excellent Presentation Skills

- Excellent Knowledge of and Practice in Competency Based Education and Training

1. - Good Knowledge of and Practice in Research  Methodologies and Techniques

   - Ability to Support Transfer and Embedding of Learning

   - Excellent Knowledge of and Practice in Designing and Developing Learning Solutions

   - Excellent Knowledge of and Practice in Evaluating Learning

   - Excellent Knowledge of and Practice in Organisational Development

   - Excellent Knowledge of and Practice in the Design, Development, Facilitation of Leadership Development programmes

Applicants should possess as a minimum:

1. Post Graduate Degree in Education and Training/Human Resource Development/ Organizational Development or related discipline

2. Ten (10) years senior managerial/leadership experience in an educational/training organization

3. Good Knowledge of and experience with the public sector environment

Applications should be submitted by Monday, March 20, 2017, to the
Director Finance, Human Resource Management & Institutional Strengthening.,
Email address:
hr@mind.edu.jm
N.B.  Only short-listed persons will be contacted

Applications are invited to fill the following vacancy within the
Office of the Chief Executive Officer

CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

The incumbent will have the responsibility to:

Manage the Agency’s internal audit function so as to ensure full compliance with Government regulations, conformity to internal policies and procedures, adequate internal controls to maintain operational integrity, efficiency and effectiveness and prudent management of the Agency’s resources

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:

• - Excellent knowledge of Auditing Standards and Techniques including Value for Money Audits

• - Excellent knowledge of Accounting Principles and Practices

• - Knowledge of Automated Financial and Accounting Reporting System

• - Excellent knowledge of FAA Act and Applicable Government and International Acts and Regulations

• - Excellent Analytical Skills in proposing well-founded recommendations

• - Good knowledge of research and reporting skills

• - Ability to demonstrate initiative, autonomy, adaptability, maturity and sound judgment

• - Ability to demonstrate compliance to the professional code of ethics and the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing

• - Understanding of the relevant regulatory environment

• - Comprehensive knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits

• - Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems

• - Excellent time management  and organizational skills

Applicants should be a Chartered Accountant or possess equivalent qualification/training along with a Certified Internal Auditor certification and a minimum of five (5) years’ work related experience at a senior auditor level.

Interested individuals should apply in writing to the Senior Officer Human Resource Management by
Friday, May13, 2016
E-mail: hr@mind.edu.jm

N.B.  Thank you for your interest, however, only short-listed persons will be contacted