Offre d’emploi – Senior Manager Conseil Financier / Transaction Services (Côte d’Ivoire)

img_1666-1Deloitte Afrique intervient depuis une trentaine d’années dans les pays francophones de l’Afrique : Maghreb, Afrique de l’Ouest et Afrique centrale.
Cette présence nous permet de mobiliser localement les meilleures ressources pour apporter nos compétences techniques et sectorielles et l’appui d’un réseau solide pour accompagner nos clients dans leurs projets de développement : croissance externe, implantation à l’international, fusion, filialisation, externalisation de services…
Plus de 800 collaborateurs répartis dans 17 bureaux interviennent sur des missions Audit, Advisory, Juridique et fiscal et Expertise-Comptable. Continue reading

MAROC – L’Africa50 recrute!

Africa50 est un organisme financier spécialisé dans les infrastructures, créé à l’initiative de la Banque africaine de développement et dont l’Assemblée générale constitutive d’Africa50 s’est tenue le 29 juillet 2015 à Casablanca, au Maroc. Ce fonds d’investissement, établi à Casablanca, au Maroc, a pour objectif  d’aider à accélérer le développement des infrastructures en Afrique. À ce jour, 22 pays africains ont souscrit au capital d’Africa50 : le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, le Cameroun, le Congo, la Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, l’Égypte, le Gabon, le Ghana, le Kenya, Madagascar, le Malawi, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Maroc, le Nigeria, le Niger, le Sénégal, la Sierra Leone, le Soudan, la Gambie et le Togo.

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International students use loophole in H-1B visa application process to mixed success

img_0692At Penn it is currently spring season, advance registration season, Fling season and, for a few senior international students, H-1B visa filing season.

Although one of the requirements to apply for an H-1B visa, which permits foreigners to work in the United States in specialty occupations for up to six years, is to have a college degree, some international Penn students have exploited a loophole and can apply before even graduating.

H-1B allow international students to stay in the U.S. after the 12-month work allowance of their Optional Practical Training (OPT) permit expires. As The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on March 21, failure to obtain an H-1B has forced international Penn graduates to leave the country against their will. Continue reading

From May 10, 2016, STEM F-1 visa students can work for 3 years under OPT

IMG_2480NEW YORK: F-1 visa students who are enrolled in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields of study from accredited educational institutions in the United States will be allowed, beginning from May 10, 2016, to work for as long as three years under the Optional Practical Training (OPT).

The Department of Homeland Security released its final rule in this matter, which will be published in the Federal Register Friday, March 11. The rule goes into effect on May 10, 2016, which means that all students who are either under OPT till that date, or who qualify for OPT by then, will be able to work further, for a period totaling 36 months. Continue reading

MacArthur Foundation is offering $100 million to a group that identifies a social problem and can solve it

IMG_2378The MacArthur Foundation, which has doled out billions of dollars in “genius grants” and to nonprofit organizations working on major social challenges, now wants to give away $100 million to solve a societal problem that might not be on its radar.

The philanthropic organization will the grant to a group that presents the most measurable and attainable plan to tackle any critical problem facing people, places or the environment, the foundation announced Thursday morning. Continue reading

World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program

IMG_3237-1Sub-Saharan African nationals who are Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply for a six-month fellowship by September 30!
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Ph.D. students from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly women, are eligible to apply for the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
  • World Bank Group Fellows will spend a minimum of six months getting hands-on experience at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., or country offices
  • Fellows will work on economic policy, technical assistance to countries, and lending for eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity

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Campagne de recrutement de personnel arabophone pour les opérations hors-Siège de l’ONU

logo-4e913945b5a8e2bd0ec477a96e5e3f88Vous trouverez ci-joint (en anglais) le guide relatif à la campagne de recrutement de personnel arabophone pour les opérations hors-Siège de l’ONU (Guide on the UN Field Operations Arabic Recruitment Campaign): Guide Arabic Speakers Campaign for UN Peace Operations copy. Voyez ci-dessous également. Continue reading

EMPLOI – Omidyar Network: Associate, Governance & Civic Engagement (basé en Afrique du Sud)

Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and his wife, Pam, established Omidyar Network (ON) based on the belief that every person has the potential to make a difference. Since 2004, we have worked with our partners to create opportunities for people to tap that potential, enabling them to improve their lives and make powerful contributions to their communities. As a philanthropic investment firm, we make both private investments and nonprofit grants, identifying likeminded organizations that we support, help scale, and collaborate with to help realize their full potential. In 2011, we made about $100 million in investments and grants to organizations around the world.

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