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National
Coordinator: Zimbabwe Women Writers
Deadline: 15 July
2011
Zimbabwe Women
Writers, a local arts and culture NGO which brings together all willing writers
of Zimbabwe encouraging creative writing, reading and publishing is looking for
a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic person to fill the post of national
coordinator.
The position is
based in Harare, with extensive travel in the field.
Key
Responsibility: Answerable to the Board of Trustees. The key responsibility
areas are the Management of Organization’s Programmes, Human Resources and
Implementation of Policies.
Specific
Responsibilities:
-Profile the organization at all levels and support the
staff to do the same
-Establish branches for the organization in relevant
areas
-Facilitate effective mainstreaming of gender and HIV in the
organization’s activities
-Sourcing more funds for the organization’s
programmes
-Assist the Board in developing appropriate organizational
policies
-Oversee implementation of organizational policies
-Establish and
manage strategic partnerships for the organization, especially funding
partners
-Produce reports for donors timeously
-Organize seminars,
workshops, conferences and meetings relevant to the organization
-Coordinate
frequent evaluation of finances and programmes
-Manage the existing staff
team
-Recruit relevant staff for the organization
-Draft staff
contracts
-Ensure the work environment is conducive to all staff to perform
to their best ability
-Organize capacity development for all
staff
Suitable
candidates must have:
-Commitment to issues affecting women and experience of
working with women and youths.
-Ability to work with women and youths from
both urban and rural communities.
-Knowledgeable of gender issues affecting
women and youths and how arts and culture can address the issues.
-Experience
of supervising and monitoring staff at a higher level.
-A Degree level
qualification in social sciences.
-Good communication skills including
written and verbal fluency in Shona/Ndebele & English.
-High Computer
literacy.
-A clean class 4 driving licence
The following will
be added advantages:
-Previous experience in the NGO sector
-Demonstrated
passion for creative writing
-Knowledge of pastel packages
To apply send CV,
information of current salary and benefits and two contactable
references.
Applications,
clearly marked NATIONAL COORDINATOR POST, should be sent to or hand delivered:
The ZWW Board Chairperson, 152 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare or email:
tsemtshiya [at] yahoo [dot] com
Women candidates
are particularly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Three (3)
nurse counselors: Zimbabwe Aids Prevention Project, Department Of Community
Medicine, University of Zimbabwe
Deadline: 15 July
2011
The Zimbabwe AIDS
Prevention Project, a Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe
project has funding to conduct baseline research prior to expanding its National
Sex Worker Programme. The Programme is aimed at reducing HIV acquisition among
sex workers thereby reducing HIV transmission to their clients. Sex workers are
one of the key populations currently targeted through the National Behavior
Change Strategy as part of the recommendations of the Zimbabwe National HIV
Strategic Plan. The GIZ (formerly GTZ) has funded the programme to run a
baseline survey whose overall goal is to describe the characteristics of sex
work populations in Mutare, Hwange and Victoria Falls in order to determine the
risk factors for HIV infection among the women and, in particular to explore how
structural and contextual factors influence this risk.
We are therefore
looking for Nurse Counselors, which will be based in Hwange and Victoria
Falls.
The nurse
counselors will be responsible for recruiting, enrolling and interviewing all
participants to the baseline survey according to GCP guidelines. Reporting to
the Programme Coordinator, the Nurse Counselor’s duties will
include:
-Recruiting and consenting clients according to GCP
guidelines
-Enrolling clients
-Conducing a quantitative interview with
each enrolled client
-Collecting a finger prick blood sample for dried blood
spot sample collection
-Maintaining proper documentation on all programme
forms
-Any other duties as needed by the programme
Qualifications,
skills and experience
-Degree/Diploma in nursing
-Experienced
clinician
-Experience and knowledge of STI treatment and
management
-Counseling diploma and experience in HIV/AIDS
counseling
-Certified by HPC to perform rapid HIV testing and DBS
testing
-Current GCP and Ethics training certificate an
advantage
-Experience working with vulnerable populations (sex workers) an
added advantage
-Fluency in English, and Ndebele
Applicants wishing
to be considered for these positions should submit full curriculum vitae with a
cover letter stating clearly which position you’d like to be considered for,
copies of certificates and the names/contact information for three referees
to:
The Programme
Coordinator (Sex Worker Programme)
Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project-UZ
(ZAPP-UZ)
21 Rowland Square
Milton Park
Harare
Email: admin.rds
[at] gmail [dot] com
Only short listed
applicants will be contacted.
Finance/Grants Officer: Mercy Corps
Deadline: 17 July
2011
The Mercy Corps
Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions in Harare
including accounting, payment and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial
reporting and grant financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance
Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’
internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Program
Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the
Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are
used efficiently and effectively. The Finance/Grants Officer will assist the
Finance Manager, as well as Senior Finance Officer in all aspects of smooth
daily performance of finance activities, as well as co-ordination with other
office staff on various aspects or project finances.
Qualifications
required: A Bachelor’s degree holder, minimum 2 years’ experience in Finance,
preferably NGO experience, accounting skills, attention to detail and capacity
to closely review work under pressure. Experience in conducting compliance
visits and also ability to work with people from different backgrounds and
nationalities.
Duration of
contract: 5 months
To apply, please
send a covering letter describing your interest, qualifications, salary
requirements, references and all official documents including your CV to Mercy
Corps Human Resources at hr [at] zw [dot] mercycorps [dot] org or drop off your
application at Mercy Corps, 73 Harare Drive, Mt Pleasant, Harare. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Monitoring
& Evaluation (M&E) Technical Coordinator
Deadline: 18 July
2011
Catholic Relief
Services is an international humanitarian and development
organization.
The M&E
Coordinator will establish, lead and manage the M&E system for the country
program. The incumbent will ensure the appropriate application of theory and
best practices to the design and implementation of designated activities in line
with the program’s strategic objectives. In line with managing information for
results, the incumbent will use innovative approaches such as information &
communication technology for development (ICT4D) for better M&E. The M&E
Coordinator will provide leadership within the CP to strengthen organizational,
staff and partner capacity to design and implement effective monitoring and
evaluation systems, for enhanced learning, decision making and measurable
program impact. The M&E Coordinator will ensure that a) projects/programs
are monitored as needed; b) high quality external or internal evaluations are
undertaken; and c) recommendations are adopted, and that promising practices and
lessons-learned are documented and disseminated.
Qualifications
& Experience
Characteristics of
the ideal candidate include:
A Masters degree in Development Studies, or
other social sciences.
5-7 years working experience in socio-economic
development and recovery programs in areas such as child development, disaster
risk reduction, food security.
A minimum of 3 years of specialized experience
in program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and
research.
Proven leadership and management experience working in M&E in
humanitarian settings.
Demonstrable ability to use of ICT4D for better
M&E and standardized M&E reporting. Exceptional interpersonal
communications, networking and teambuilding skills, including the ability to
influence and obtain cooperation of individuals not under directly supervisory
control. Excellent organization, planning skills, and analytical
skills.
Ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training,
mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods.
Ability to conceptualize,
perform and direct research and writing of technical documents.
Understanding
of donor expectations and trends for M&E.
High level of English-language
proficiency (speaking, reading, writing).
Excellent analytic and computer
skills; skilled in SPSS, Excel, PowerPoint and database
management.
Willingness to travel as required.
Those who meet the above
criteria are invited to submit their applications together with a cover letter
and detailed Curriculum Vitae that includes the names and contact details (plus
e-mails addresses) of three traceable references and proof of qualifications.
Applications should be clearly marked “M&E Technical Coordinator”. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please submit to: The Country
Representative, 95 Park Lane, Harare or 33A Duncan Road Suburbs Bulawayo or P.O.
Box CY 1111, Causeway, Harare, or to recruitment [at] zw [dot] saro [dot] crs
[dot] org
VCT
Primary Care Counsellor: MSF Spain
Deadline: 18 July
2011
Based in
Beitbridge
-Qualified Primary
Care Counsellor
-Excellent knowledge of HIV/AIDS, particularly PMTCT
programmes
-Extensive experience (minimum 2 years) in performing VCT services
to individuals and family members
-Rapid HIV testing qualification is an
added advantage
-Fluent in English, Ndebele and Shona ability to communicate
in Venda will be an added advantage
Send CV to: HR
Admin, MSF-Spain 165 Tower Lane, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
or MSFE-beitbridge [at]
barcelona [dot] msf [dot] org
Portfolio
Co-ordinator: SNV (Mutare)
Deadline: 18 July 2011
Contract period: 2
years
SNV Zimbabwe is
looking for a Team Leader (Portfolio Co-ordinator) for its Mutare duty station.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is working in over 33 developing
countries across the world. In these countries, we are dedicated to a society
where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own development. The emphasis
of our work is on poverty alleviation through (1) increasing production, income
and employment in the agriculture sector and (2) increasing access to basic
services in the sectors of water, sanitation and hygiene and renewable energy.
We aim at achieving considerable impact in all these sectors. The objective of
this position is to co-ordinate the portfolio of partner/clients activities, to
lead the positioning and strategy development process within the portfolio and
Country Management Team (CMT). The PC will assume a coordinating role at
management level in steering production, income and employment activities. He or
she is also expected to dedicate part of his/her time to advisory
services.
Requirements:
-University degree
(MSc or PhD level) in the field of development studies, social science,
economics, or institutional and organisational development
-Recognised
expertise in management of teams (10-12 people) of experienced professionals and
change management in organisations levels, development of capacity strengthening
plans, monitoring of institutional and organisational capacity
building
-Recognised results in creating a learning environment
-Minimum
of 10 years of relevant advisory experience in capacity strengthening of partner
organisations and a management experience such as: management of development
projects with responsibilities in HRM and financial management including strong
decisions making on content, personnel and budget
-Specific knowledge in the
area of production, income and employment, inclusive business and impact
investment
-Clear vision on poverty reduction strategies
-English (spoken
and written)
If you are
interested and believe that you have the necessary qualifications, please send
your applications by email to zimbabwe [at] snvworld [dot] org
For more details
on our work and about the post, you can visit www.snvworld.org
Head of
Department Carpentry: Young Africa
Deadline: 19 July
2011
Young Africa, a
Zimbabwean NGO, aims at the empowerment of underprivileged young people. At
Young Africa Skills Centre in Chitungwiza we offer skills training in various
trades, coaching for school drop-outs, organize festivals and have a number of
community services. Our activities attract over 500 youngsters per
day.
Young Africa is in
the process of becoming fully self-reliant in the near future, managed by local
staff and financially independent from donor support, while remaining a shining
example of a holistic and participatory development approach, stimulating youth
to change the future for the better and stimulating other organisations to adopt
our approach.
Young Africa works
with its own franchise concept: the staff, drawn from the local community, are
the entrepreneurs of their own departments. This franchise concept results in
autonomous and financially self-reliant skills training and production
departments. Production is intensely integrated within the training process.
School fees and revenues from the production line make up the earnings for the
department, whereas they contribute a certain proportion of their income to
Young Africa as rent for the use of the facilities that Young Africa offers them
(e.g. tools and equipment, workshop space and classrooms).
For the Carpentry
Department we are looking for a senior carpenter with proven business management
and marketing skills to run the department.
Personal
characteristics
-Inspiring, charismatic leader
-Honest, fair and
responsible manager
-Dedicated to the integral development of underprivileged
young people
-Committed and hard-working with a mind set on
possibilities
-Being able, by example, to inspire and motivate staff and
students
-Compliance with the vision of Young Africa on development of young
people
Job
description
-Manage the carpentry department, which operates as an
independent entity in cooperation with Young Africa
-Take full responsibility
of workshop, machinery and equipment entrusted to
-Take full responsibility
of own financial and personnel management
-Provide quality training to the
underprivileged youth of the local community
-Procure ample job orders, while
at the same time ensure quality of services, cost effectiveness, responsibility
towards customer satisfaction at all times and every production
work
Minimum
qualifications and requirements
-Sound academic background: 5 O’
levels
-Degree in carpentry (National Diploma)
-Some business training is
an added advantage
-10 years relevant experience (senior carpenter,
management, marketing)
Application
letters with curriculum vitae can be sent to: arnold.kwaramba [at] youngafrica
[dot] org or hand-delivered at Young Africa Skills Centre, Mharapara Road, Unit
L, Seke, Chitungwiza
Accounts
Assistant: Legal Resources Foundation (LRF)
Deadline: 22 July
2011
The Legal
Resources Foundation a local legal services NGO invites applications from
suitably qualified and experienced persons for the post of Accounts Assistant,
that has arisen.
Duties and
responsibilities:
-Ensure that all National Office payments are up to date in
keeping with the finance policies & procedures manual.
-Write up cashbook
and prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
-Assist with year-end audit
preparations.
-Assist with preparation of donor reports.
-Prepare monthly
variance reports for the Finance Director.
-Filing of all payments and work
done in the office.
-Maintain positive and consistent working relations with
banks.
-Produce minutes for Finance Department meetings.
-Any other duties
to be assigned by the FD.
Qualifications and
experience:
-Applicants must have the NID in Business Studies, majoring in
accounts, or any other similar qualifications, with a minimum of one year’s
experience, post qualification.
-Computer literacy and knowledge of Excel,
Pastel and Word are required.
-Background in the NGO sector will be an
advantage.
-Applicants must be self-motivated and have the ability to work
under pressure with minimal supervision.
Package: The
position carries a competitive package, which will be disclosed to successful
applicants.
Applications with
full contact details, accompanied by comprehensive curriculum vitae, and clearly
marked “Accounts Assistant” should be sent to:
The National
Accountant P. O. Box 918 Harare
Or they can be
sent by e-mail to: pa [at] lrf [dot] co [dot] zw
Closing date for
applications is close of business on Friday 22 July 2011. Applications received
after the deadline will not be considered.
Programme
Assistant, Poverty Reduction & HIV/AIDS: UNDP ZIMBABWE
Deadline: 22 July
2011
Type of Contract:
Local: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: GS 5
Post Number:
00033296
To apply for this
post kindly click here
NoViolet Bulawayo was born and raised in Zimbabwe and
studied in the US