New Zealand New Visa Residence

 
Green List and highly paid skilled residence categories
Eligibility criteria for the straight to residence, work to residence and highly paid skilled residence categories.
There are general application requirements for the Straight to Residence, Work to Residence and Highly Paid Residence Visas. These are that on the date you apply for your residence visa:

• you are aged 55 or younger

• you, and if applicable your partner, and dependent children aged 16 or over, meet the English language requirements

• you and your partner, and dependent children in your application meet health and character requirements for residence.

If you hold an Accredited Employer Work Visa or another type of work visa, you (and any family if applicable) still need to meet the health and character requirements for residence. These are different from the requirements for temporary work visas.
At the time you apply you must be working for an accredited employer.
Accredited employers and AEWV
Health requirements for residence visa categories
Character requirements for residence visa categories
Acceptable English language results and visa categories
Straight to Residence Visa
To be eligible for this residence visa you must be employed by, or hold a job offer from, an accredited employer.

• Your role must be on Tier 1 of the Green List.

• You must meet the specified requirements on the list for your role.

• Your role must be full-time (at least 30 hours a week), genuine, and permanent, or be at least a 12-month fixed term contract. Under certain circumstances independent contractors are also eligible. 

Contracting and eligibility
To be eligible under the Straight to Residence pathway as a contractor you must meet these requirements:

• Your contract or contracts for services total at least 6 months. Shorter contracts must be consecutive without any breaks between them.

• If your role has a wage threshold as the skill requirement (as set out on Tier 1 of the Green List) you will need 10 years' relevant experience and also meet the higher wage threshold. This is set at 50% more than the wage threshold for applicants with permanent or fixed term employment.

Roles with a wage threshold as the skill requirement include Chief Information Officer, ICT Project Manager, ICT Managers not elsewhere classified, Software Engineer, ICT Security Specialist, and Multimedia Specialist.
You can apply for this residence visa from 5 September 2022. 
You can either come to New Zealand on a work visa now and apply for residence from 5 September 2022, or apply from outside of New Zealand 
Green List roles and qualification requirements
Work to Residence Visa
To be eligible for this residence visa you must:

• be employed in a role on Tier 2 of the Green List or hold an offer of employment for one

• meet the specified requirements on the list for the role

• have worked for 24 months in New Zealand in a role (and meet the specified its requirements) on Tier 2 of the Green List.

Your employer must be accredited when you apply for this visa.
Employment criteria
The employment or offer of employment must be full-time (at least 30 hours a week), genuine, and permanent, or be at least a 12-month fixed term contract. 
Acceptable work in New Zealand 
Acceptable work in New Zealand can be counted towards a Work to Residence Visa while you hold or held:

• an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)

• another work visa or a Critical Purpose Visitor Visa (with work conditions) that was held or applied before 4 July 2022.

Acceptable work in New Zealand can be counted from 29 September 2021.
There can be small breaks in your employment. But you must still show you worked for the required 24 months within the 30 month period before your visa application date. 
You can mix acceptable work criteria, such as a role on Tier 2 of the Green List and work earning twice the median wage. 
You can apply for this visa from September 2023. 
Green List roles and qualification requirements
Highly Paid Residence Visa
To be eligible for this residence visa you must have:

• employment or an offer of employment in a role that is paid at least twice the median wage (currently NZD $55.52 an hour)

• been working for 24 months in New Zealand in a role that paid at least twice the median wage.

Your employer must also be accredited when you apply for this visa.
Acceptable work in New Zealand
Acceptable work in New Zealand can be counted towards a Highly Paid Residence Visa if you hold or held:

• an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)

• another work visa or a Critical Purpose Visitor Visa (with work conditions) that was held or applied before 4 July 2022.

Acceptable work in New Zealand can be counted from 29 September 2021. 
There can be small breaks in your employment. But you must still show you worked for the required 24 months within the 30 month period before your visa application date. 
You can mix acceptable work criteria, such as working in a role on Tier 2 of the Green List and also any work earning 2 times the median wage.
You can apply for this visa from September 2023. 
Application fees
The application fee and immigration levy will be between NZD $4,020 and NZD $4,890 depending on whether you are applying from within New Zealand or another part of the world. 

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Fully Funded DAAD EPOS Scholarship in Germany 2023-24

Good news! Germany has announced the DAAD Government of Germany Scholarships 2023-24. This is the biggest scholarship program by Germany for all international students, open to students who want to complete their full-time Masters and PhD Degree Programs from top German Universities.

These participants will study in prestigious German Universities where the German Government supports over 100,000 German and International students each year. What does this tell you? All the expenses will be covered by the Government of Germany.

A broad spectrum of academic fields is available for students to complete their Masters/MPhil, MBA, LLM, Ph.D. The interval of the Master’s Degree will be for 12-24 months (depending on the particular institution) and 36 months for PhD. Are you wondering why students choose German Scholarships? That’s because they are highly paid scholarships. You will receive 861-1200 Euros/Month as well as airfare tickets. There is no application fee imposed by the German Government Scholarship.

SCHOLARSHIP COVERAGE
• Full schooling fee will be covered.
• Depending on an academic level, monthly payments of 861 euros will be made for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates.
• There will be payments towards health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover
Round Airfare Travel Allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
• Monthly rent subsidy
• Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family.

ACADEMIC FIELDS/MAJORS

• Economic Sciences/Business Administration/Political Economics
• Development Cooperation
• Engineering and Related Sciences
• Mathematics
• Regional and Urban Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Natural and Environmental Sciences
• Medicine/Public Health
• Social Sciences, Education and Law
• Media Studies

BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Candidates From all Developing Countries. You can check the List of the Developing Countries (HERE)
• Candidates have a Bachelor’s degree (usually a four-year course) in an appropriate subject.
His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.
• Candidates have at least two years’ professional experience.

LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
• The application form can be found under “Application Procedure”.
• A hand-signed CV (please use the Europass specimen form: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
• A hand-signed letter of motivation (with reference to current occupation), a maximum of 2 pages,
• Academic letter/s of recommendation (the letters must have a letterhead, a signature, and an official stamp and must be of recent date),
• Professional letter/s of recommendation from your employer (the letter must have a letterhead, a signature, and an official stamp and must be of recent date),
• Confirmation of employment from the employer in your home country and – if possible – a guarantee of reemployment.
• Proof of language abilities:
~ English – TOEFL or IELTS (Not compulsory) English proficiency letter from your previous university is accepted.
~ German – necessary for the courses taught in German; for the courses taught in English, if available
~ (certified) copies of awarded academic degrees (certified translation if necessary) (certified) copies of academic transcripts (certified translation if necessary).

DEADLINE

The last date to apply for the Annual Germany Government Scholarship 2023-24 varies from Course to Course. August to December even some courses upto March.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants need to apply online & fill out the Application form before uploading the documents.
The Official Announcement of the Scholarship can be found HERE.
The List of the Deadline and courses is updated HERE.

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Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Master scholarships

A full scholarship for non EU students includes:

The full tuition fees (9000€/year)

A monthly allowance for living expenses of 1000€/month

Installation fee: 1000€ (lump sum at arrival)

Travel expenses (3000€/year – lump sum)

A health insurance (value 500€/year)

A full scholarship for EU students includes :

The full tuition fees (4000€/year)

A monthly allowance for living expenses of 1000€/month

Travel costs : 1000€/year

A health insurance 500€/year

Consortium Scholarships

The consortium offers scholarships for EU and NON EU candidates applying for the course.

The number (3-4/intake) and amount of scholarships will be fixed according to the fund availability.

It will be distributed according to the candidate CV’s quality and their motivation.

A full scholarship is not given.

We prefer to give partial scholarships to several students instead of full ones to only a few.

The Consortium scholarship may include (one or two of the following, not all):

• Tuition fees (up to 9000€ / year, valid for 2 years).

• Free Health insurance.

• Travels: up to 500€.

• Monthly allocation for living and housing (200-300€/month).

Academic Scholarships

Academic Scholarships are granted to excellent applicants.

These scholarships will cover a part of tuition fees and about 500€ / month for EU students and 850€ / month for non EU students.

Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Master  scholarships 

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Standard Chartered Bank

 

Standard Chartered Bank Settlement Officer, Securities Services Operations -

Standard Chartered Bank - We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer. At the core of the Group's people strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviours that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:


Method of Application

For more information and job application details, see;
Standard Chartered Bank 

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iMMAP JOBS

iMMAP is an international nongovernmental organisation that provides information management services to humanitarian and development organizations. Through information management, we help our partners target assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Our core philosophy is that better data leads to better decisions and that better decisions lead to better outcomes. iMMAP’s critical support to information value chains helps to solve operational and strategic challenges of our partners in both emergency and development contexts by enabling evidence-based decision-making for better outcomes.

Requirements

Education

University an Institute degree in business administration, finance or relevant field

Experience

With at least 2 years or work experience in Administration field and a with an NGO.

Knowledge and training on handling PSEA cases

Soft skills

Flexible and adaptable to any situation.

Ability to work independently while under pressure and during long hours.

Excellent work habits with a willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Excellent organizational skills, including proven ability in administration, financial and logistics.

Excellent communication skills, including drafting documents;

Programmes


Excellent computer skills in the Windows and Microsoft Office especially MS Excel and MS Access.
Guiding Principles

Personnel is expected to conduct itself in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and iMMAP’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all Countries.

iMMAP has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, human trafficking, child abuse and exploitation. Any violations of these principles and policies will be treated as serious misconduct.

iMMAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background.


How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; iMMAP NIF

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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

 

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Vacancies

About GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people.

In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.


About the Role
The (Catalyzing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy CASCADEs and Resilience) CASCADE programme goal is to improve food security and contribute to the reduction of malnutrition of at least 5 million women of reproductive age and children under 5.

The programme has two strategic objectives: it aims to increase access to and consumption of healthy CASCADEs, as well as increasing the resilience of households to economic and climate change-related shocks with a focus on women of reproductive age and children.

The programme will galvanise government, business, and communities around 5 domains: Policy changes and accountability; Re-engineering markets and mobilising private sector; Transforming cultural norms and practices; Taking a gender transformative approach; Systematising data and learning for policy.

Reporting to the Deputy Country Director, the Senior Project Manager will provide overall leadership in the implementation of specific project activities including capacity building, partnerships management and reporting. You will oversee the design, development, and successful implementation of the CASCADE project and will ensure that the project is on-time, on-budget, well-coordinated and of the highest technical quality.

How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 

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DAI Global Communications

 
How to apply

Qualified candidates should please send their CV and cover letter to ng_recruitment@dai.com by the of 24st August 2022. DAI will only contact candidates that are successful at this pre-qualification stage.

Women and persons from minority groups are highly encouraged to apply.

More information about DAI can be found on the DAI website; www.dai.com

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Catholic Relief Services 

Catholic Relief Services Senior Project Officer/Program Manager - Jobs in Nigeria

About CRS
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.


How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services 

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