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Finance and Administration Officer: Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (ZIMCET)
Deadline: 29 April 2013 (close of business)

Applications are invited from suitable, qualified and experienced individuals to fill in the above mentioned position that has arisen within Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (ZIMCET). ZIMCET is a registered NGO that was set up in 2000 to advance an informed, peaceful and confident Zimbabwean society, aware of its rights, duties, responsibilities and obligations, through full participation in socio-economic, political and cultural development.

Duties/Responsibilities
-To prepare cash flow statements and programme income and expenditure accounts timely
-To prepare income and expenditure budgets in conjunction with other programme members
-To supervise all accounting, bookkeeping, banking and reconciliation related thereto
-To maintain asset registers
-To prepare financial reports for the Board and the donors
-To prepare for and coordinate the external audit
-To prepare accounting procedures manuals and other administration manuals and implement the systems and procedure with adequate and effective check and control design
-To ensure cost effective procurement, prudent treasury and value for money expenditure
-To manage all matters related to proper financial management of ZIMCET’s affairs and meet the requirements of donor-funding organizations for reimbursement
-Supervision of staff in the Finance and Administration Department.

The Finance Officer will report to the Director of ZIMCET.

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

Prospective candidates must have the following:
-A minimum of a first degree in Accounting or any related qualification from a reputable institution
-A higher qualification will be an added advantage
-Membership of an accounting body will be an added advantage
-At least three years experience in a similar position within the NGO sector
-Ability to work under pressure
-A team player
-Excellent communication skills

Apply
Applications must be accompanied by a detailed CV and certified copies of certificates and must be addressed to The Director and sent to zimcet [at] mweb [dot] co [dot] zw

Remuneration and related benefits will be shared only with short listed applicants.

Only short listed applicants will be contacted for interviews.

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Twelve (12) vacancies: Africare
Deadline: 26 April 2013

Opportunities have arisen within our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme. A new rural-based project requires the services of Sanitation, Monitoring and Evaluation and WASH Officers. Project districts are Gokwe North and South, Mhondoro-Ngezi and Bikita. Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

1) Sanitation Officers (x 2)

Person Specification
Required to fill in this position is a mature person, with all-round knowledge in WASH programming; especially demand-creation of sanitation services in rural settings, a satisfactory track record in working under the auspices of the District Water and Sanitation sub-Committees as well as leading WASH teams.

Summary of Expected Duties
Reporting to the WASH Coordinator, the incumbent will be expected to support the DWSSCs to:
-Create demand for sanitation services among communities in the districts of operation, which include promoting the construction of up-gradable Blair Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines, construction of institutional Blair Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines and hand-washing infrastructure
-Utilise participatory approaches to promote Zero Open Defecation (ODF) among the participating communities
-Promote public-private partnerships in improving community sanitation standards
-Provide leadership and supervision to the district based WASH officers
-Present project reports at various for ums as requested by DWSSC and management
-Contribute towards monitoring and evaluating project elements
-Compile quality periodic project reports.

Qualifications
-A minimum of a first degree in a WASH-related discipline such as Environmental Sciences, Health Promotion or Water and Sanitation, with at least an upper second degree class
-A minimum of 5 years experience in WASH-related programming either in the public service, NGOs or within a local authority, of which 3 years MUST be at Coordinator or Team Leader. Experience in sanitation demand-creation will be an added advantage
-A clean Class 4 driver’s licence with not less than 3 years driving experience is a MUST.

2) Monitoring and Evaluation Officers (x 2)

Person Specification
The candidate must demonstrate a high degree of competence in the development of M & E plans and tools, situational analyses, operational research, data analysis, database creation, amongst other areas of expertise.

Summary of Expected Duties

Reporting, in a matrix structure, to both the Team Leader and the Coordinator, the incumbent will be expected to support the project and DWSSCs to:
-Prepare/revise monitoring guidelines, tools and reporting formats, conducting monitoring training to the WASH team and ensure quality control
-Track project indicators regularly and provide timely feedback to the WASH team. • Create project databases and inventories
-Set-up system for joint organisational and donor monitoring (i.e. joint field trips, databases and reports)
-Facilitate and document case studies, success stories, Most Significant Change Stories and articles for publication in peer reviewed journal articles
-Participate in programme-wide M&E activities with external stakeholders

Qualifications
-A minimum of a first degree in the social sciences/humanities/economic sciences/statistics plus 3 years progressive experience in programme design, monitoring and evaluation and statistical analysis, e.g. using EpiInfo or SPSS
-A clean Class 4 driver’s licence with a minimum of 3 years driving experience would be a clear advantage.

3) WASH Officers (x 8)

Person Specification
Reporting to the District Team Leader, the WASH Officer is expected to carry out the day-to-day activities of the project working with the communities and steer it towards meeting the set objectives.

Summary of Expected Duties

Working with DWSSCs, the incumbent will be expected to:
-Provide support towards the drilling and rehabilitation of new water points, including GIS mapping
-Facilitate the rehabilitation of identified water schemes in partnership with the service providers
-Promote the development of new institutional and community sanitation infrastructure
-Promote public-private partnerships in the promotion of WASH, including facilitating internal savings and Loans for WASH
-Utilise community-centred approaches to water, sanitation and hygiene, culminating in the formation and training of school-based and community health clubs
-Facilitate the strengthening of water governance and operation and maintenance structures, such as the water point user committees and village pump mechanics.

Qualifications
-A minimum of a first degree in health sciences such as environmental studies or health promotion, with a postgraduate certificate or diploma in Water and Sanitation an added advantage
-A clean class with more than 3 years driving experience is a requirement.

Apply
Applications with detailed curriculum vitae and names of 3 contactable referees should be addressed to: The Administration Officer, 4A Hugh Fraser Drive, Greendale, Harare, or email lmlotshwa [at] africare [dot] org copying tkamusewu [at] africare [dot] org

Due to the expected overwhelming response, only short-listed candidates will be responded to.

Simukai Tinhu has published an article on why Zimbabwean voters are deserting Morgan Tsvangirai. Some good points are raised including the fact that its about time that the MDC, as a party, put forward a new candidate to lead them into the future. Tendai Biti please step forward. More

The demise of authoritarianism in Zimbabwe will surely come. But there is little reason to think that the day is near, and even less to think that the opposition MDC is the party that will torpedo the current dictatorship. Today the party is more dysfunctional and commands less authority and support than ever before, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise when it loses, even in a free and fair election.

You will hear thunder and remember me, and think: she wanted storms.
- Anna Akhmatova

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A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world. – John le Carre

I was told that the restaurant was African traditional, and that it was somewhere behind the GMB in Eastlea. I finally found it after asking three different people for directions. Sister Mildred’s is tucked away in a house with no sign. My lunch there on Wednesday was one of the best things I’ve done in a long time. It reminded me that life is more interesting off the beaten track.

Independence Day. Out walking I noticed lots of pods – what we call police details or roadblocks – lolling about waiting for some tin god in high office to come whizzing through. As we approached the Chisipite traffic circle a multiple car wedding party hooted and honked its way around it several times. Nearby two ZRP police officials stood watching. Imagine Mugabe’s motorcade meeting an Independence Day wedding party? That would have been amusing.