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Please note that the job vacancies we carry are related to the NGO and civil society sectors only.

Doctor: Murambinda Hospital

Murambinda Hospital, Buhera District, Manicaland Province has a vacancy for a GMO. Busy district hospital covering all specialties with very active OI/ARV programme. Exciting position for suitably qualified (Degree in Medicine and Surgery and up-to-date registration with Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe) Doctor.

Subsidised accommodation and competitive package available.

Apply to:
Medical Superintendent
P.O. Box 20
Murambinda
Tel: (021) 2274/2573
Murambinda [at] bsatt [dot] com

Human Resources Development Officer: ZINWA
Deadline: 9 December 2011

Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, mature, honest and substantially experienced persons for appointment to the above challenging position which has arisen in the organization. The applicant will be based at Head Office, Harare and reporting to Human Resources Manager.

Key responsibilities
-Responsible for the development and delivery of ALL training and development requirements of the Authority
-Development of a training and development strategy which is aligned to the corporate strategy of the Authority
-Responsible for instituting a learning culture and transforming the Authority into a learning organization
-Execute the entire training process and evaluate the effectiveness of such training and development programs
-Develop a human resources training and development policy of the Authority
-Develop and manage training programs for individuals and teams in an effective manner in order to achieve their aspirations and organization needs
-Develop and implement a thorough new employee orientation program to help them settle quickly in the organization
-Be the point for all the training and development matters of the Authority

Qualifications and attributes
-Degree in Human Resources Management with a recognized University
-IPMZ Diploma in Training will be an added advantage
-A minimum of two years experience in the field of training
-Must be computer literate, honest and capable to work under minimum supervision
-Excellent communicator and a reputable team player

Interested candidates must send their applications, CVs and certified copies of certificates to:

The Human Resources Manager
ZINWA Head Office
P. O. Box CY617
Causeway
Harare

Or email: recruitment [at] zinwa [dot] co [dot] zw

African Men for Sexual Health and Rights: Head of Communications and Development
Deadline: 10 December 2011

The African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR) is a coalition of 15 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex [LGBTI] and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) led organisations in 13 African countries. Founded in 2009, AMSHeR works to increase the protection of the sexual and health rights of gay men and other MSM, strengthen the capacity of member organisations, contribute to the development of effective HIV programming and facilitate research on gay men and other MSM.

AMSHeR seeks to appoint a Head of Communications and Development, based in Johannesburg.

S/he will be responsible for the development and production of communications materials for all AMSHeR initiatives. In this capacity, s/he will work closely with members of the Law and Human rights Unit, the Health Unit and the Francophone programme to edit, proofread and publish AMSHeR publications, including reports, booklets, info sheet, press releases, newsletters, brochures, media advisories and Briefing papers.

Responsibilities
-Edits and prepares manuscripts;
-Copy editing (employing skills that assure consistency and accuracy within a manuscript regarding grammar, punctuation, syntax, and acceptable institution style);
-Substantive editing, requiring critical sense and intuitive evaluation of factual accuracy and consistency of information – chronology of events, overall consistency of subject matter; verification of facts, rearrangement or deletion of material, analysis of data, and evaluation of documentation as to accuracy and thoroughness;
-Coordinate AMSHeR’s “The Voices” Project, a project that aims at increasing knowledge on same-sex sexuality through the development and dissemination of digital material and facilitation of research and writing on same-sex sexuality in Africa.

Requirements
-Bachelor or Master’s degree in communications, social sciences or any related field of study; Commitment to social justice and AMSHeR values;
-Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of oral and written communications and interpersonal relations skills;
-Professional level skills in proposal and publications development, correspondence management with writing and editing experience preferable for a non-profit organisation;
-Skills in writing and editing news/feature articles and in a variety of styles for a variety of audiences;
-Ability to translate complex technical language and ideas into language easily comprehensible to non-specialists;
-Editing and proofreading skills;
-Interpersonal skills to facilitate work with a wide range of individuals and people from culturally diverse groups;
-Ability to use a variety of personal computer software applications, including desktop publishing;
-Knowledge of English and French.

Starting date: 1 January 2012.

To apply, submit a CV, motivation letter and writing sample to jobs [at] amsher [dot] net
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
No enquiry will be accepted.
For more about the African Men for Sexual Health and Rights, refer to www.amsher.net

Source: NGO Pulse Portal

Six (6) drivers: Contre la Faim Zimbabwe Mission
Deadline: 13 December 2011 (Close of Business)

Location: Masvingo

As a registered charity, founded in 1979, Action Contre la Faim operates in 41 countries. The international network Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal. ACF’s fields of expertise are: nutrition, Livelihoods/Agriculture, health, water and sanitation.

In Zimbabwe, ACF is seeking Drivers for the African Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) funded WASH Programme to be implemented over a three year period in the districts of Gutu and Mberengwa.

Main objectives
-Transport people and equipment under good security conditions
-Ensure maintenance of the vehicles
-Prepare departures to the field

Levels of studies, skills and experience
-5 ‘O’ levels including English
-A Clean Class 4 driver’s license
-At least 1 year driving experience in an NGO and previous driving experience with ACF is an added advantage
-Defensive driving certificate an added advantage
-Mechanical skills
-Punctuality
-Good command of English and local languages
-Good presentation and representation

Applicants should clearly indicate the post applied for on the envelope or subject line (for email). Cover letter with up-to-date detailed CVs should be forwarded to: The Human Resources Coordinator Action Contre La Faim (ACF) At: jobapplications [at] zw.missions-acf [dot] org

NB: Applications bigger than 1MB will not be processed.

Communications Officer: UNICEF
Deadline: 14 December 2011

NOB Level
Based in Harare, Zimbabwe (Fixed Term Post)
Vacancy Notice No. Zim/2011:48

Position being re-advertised. Previous applicants will be considered, no need to reapply.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vacancies for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls and the

Purpose of the Job

The successful candidate will report to the Chief of Communications, undertakes the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating of an advocacy and communication strategy to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen donor and political will in support of UNICEF’s mission and objectives in Zimbabwe, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.  The Communications Officer also extends support to the co-ordination and dissemination of communications message through the local and international media and is responsible for the website of the Zimbabwe country office.

Major Tasks to be accomplished:

-Works on the production of communication products, including the country office website. Drafts background information, fact sheets, communication and other promotional advocacy materials for briefing visits, media, Goodwill Ambassadors and other special interest groups.
-Supports the development, drafting and maintenance of information and relationships with journalists and media outlets Writes articles, speeches, press releases, other public information materials and reports, as well as contributes to development of communication messages and materials for the traditional and web based media outlets.
-Distribution and dissemination of advocacy materials from NY, Geneva, the Regional Office and the country office to identified partners and other target audiences. Helps to identify the need for additional materials/activities, such as radio and television programmes, publications, photographs, websites, etc., to advocate and promote organizational goals within the country. Facilitates engagement with nationally known personalities and helps to organize special events and activities to support country programme goals. Generates public support for special events.
-Supports social mobilization and media through organizing community participation of key players and through organising field visits and media training events; photo coverage and TV Footage, using both the traditional and web based media as appropriate.

Qualifications and Competencies:

-University degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations; or equivalent professional work experience in the communication area, combined with an advanced university degree in a related discipline
-At least five years progressively responsible professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media or interactive digital media, of which two years should be in developing countries.
-Demonstrable expertise in data analysis and proficiency in computer application packages.
-Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

If you have experience of working in a similar capacity, meet the above profile and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send your application quoting vacancy notice number to the following address:

HR Specialist
(Vacancy Notice No.48: Zim-2011)
UNICEF, 6 Fairbridge Avenue,
P. O. Box 1250, Belgravia, Harare
Or email: hararevacancies [at] gmail [dot] com

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Assistant Country Director Systems: Concern Worldwide
Deadline: 15 December 2011

Location: Zimbabwe
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Euro36.663 to Euro41,627 with benefits

Qualification Requirements

Qualification Level: Masters Degree
Languages: English – Fluent spoken & written

Functional Discipline: Finance

The Assistant Country Director Systems will be responsible for delivering effective financial, human resource, logistics, IT and administrative management services for the Zimbabwe Country Program. This position will provide strong leadership to technical team’s in-country and play an integral role in developing the professional and management skills of national staff in collaboration with the Finance, Human Resource, IT & Logistics managers and other senior management in-country. The ACD Systems also fulfils the role of organizational security focal person and represents Concern in relevant forum.

The ACD Systems is part of Country Senior Management Team (SMT) and will work closely with all members of SMT on the development and delivery of CWW program strategy in Zimbabwe.

To apply, please click here

Disaster Risk Reduction Manager: Plan
Deadline: 16 December 2011

Based in Harare

Plan is an international humanitarian, child centred development organisation whose operations in Zimbabwe commenced in 1986. Plan Zimbabwe is implementing development programs that promote the realization and fulfillment of children’s rights and alleviation of child poverty in ten districts in the country covering Bulawayo, Chipinge, Chiredzi, Harare (Epworth), Kwekwe, Mutasa, Mutare, Mutoko, Mwenezi and Tsholotsho. Through these programs, Plan reaches out to over 300 000 people in Zimbabwe annually, particularly children.

Plan offers equal opportunity employment to suitably qualified applicants for vacant positions within the organisation. The Zimbabwe program is seeking services of a suitably qualified candidate to fill the following position on a 2 year renewable fixed term contract basis: Disaster Risk Reduction Manager – Harare.

Job summary
To provide overall leadership and management of disaster risk identification, mitigation, reduction, monitoring and assessment, including planning and co-ordination of disaster risk reduction programming responses and recovery interventions at the country and program unit levels in line with established policies and practices. Responsible for the development of quality concepts papers and proposals including the development of strategies and guidelines for scaling-up of disaster management programs in-country.

Entry qualifications and experience
-A degree in disaster management or related field
-At least 4 years’ experience in relief or disaster response including management responsibility in implementing or co-ordinating disaster preparedness and response at a national level
-High knowledge of theory and best practice and related technical information in disasters or emergencies and its application in development programming
-Ability to train staff in issues related to disaster management programming, Sphere, HAP, humanitarian principles and standards
-Excellent communication skills
-Experience in planning and budgeting
-Proficient in Microsoft office packages

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are required to submit a covering letter, a comprehensive CV and details of 2 referees, one of whom should be a current supervisor to: zwe.recruitment [at] plan-international [dot] org referencing the position being sought.

Reference and background checks will be performed for successful candidates including clearances on child related offences in conformity with Plan’s Child Protection Policy.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Administrator: CESVI
Deadline: 31 December 2011

Code: 78/2011 ADM ZIM

Duration: 6 months (renewable)

Required Competencies: Degree in Economics, Business Studies, Accounting

-Min 2 year experience in developing country
-Knowledge of UE administrative and procurement procedures
-Experience in supervision and planning of field logistics
-Experience in supervising multi-cultural staff
-Strong leadership, supervisory and people skills as well as experience with NGO procedures, approaches, and operations

Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable competencies:

-Experience in Administrative and accounting procedures
-Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, accounting software

Work Context:

In the health area, Cesvi operates in the districts of Bindura, Mazowe and Centenary mainly with training activities. In the children sector Cesvi sustains the work done by the local Streets Ahead associations and the Mashamabanzou Care Trust in the capital Harare and of the Saint Albert Hospital in the Centenary district which works for the prevention of Hiv/Aids as well as other sexually transmitted diseases.

In the House of Smiles, in Harare, Cesvi organises educational and recreational activities for orphans and street children. As concerns the management of natural resources, Cesvi promotes the Zimbabwe participation in the Great Limpopo Park, the protected area bordering on Mozambique and South Africa. Beithbridge and Chiredzi are areas of multi-sector activities.

Job Description

-The collaboration will start in January 2012.
-The main duty station will be Harare.

Main tasks:
-S/He will plan, supervise and deliver all project and programme related administrative functions: accounting, budgeting, procurement, financial reporting and monitoring
-S/He will ensure that the management of the program will comply with administrative procedures of Donors, local Law and Cesvi and will develop procedures and guidelines to this end, as well as will provide on-the-job training and supervise administrative staff
-S/He will ensure an adequate reporting to the Country Representative/Desk Officer, as regard to the management/control of financial flows of the various projects, constantly monitoring expenses and cash flow (final balance and budget analysis)
-S/He will plan, supervise and control project and programme logistic functions
-S/He will assist Country Representative/Project Manager in the preparation of contracts with suppliers, partners and service providers and will monitor contract administrative performance.

To apply: Please click here

Haven’t seen so many Reserved signs on restaurant tables in awhile. The Bistro on Kingsmead in Borrowdale is obviously doing something right. Get down there for a kofi, or more.

Music is a big business and it has transformed people’s lives the world over.  In western countries by just producing one good album it can change one’s fortunes for the rest of his/her life. Media plays an important role in promoting artists music and with bad media publicity it can also destroy an artist’s career. Here in Zimbabwe our own local music artists, especially the urban grooves artists rely on the media to promote their music and some of them enjoy massive airplay on the state broadcasting stations. The rise in popularity for urban grooves was mainly spearheaded by the introduction of 75% local content on national radio stations by the then Minister of Information and Publicity Professor Jonathan Moyo a couple of years ago.  To some local artists it was a blessing to them since competition from foreign music was reduced. However to some artists after rising to stardom their names now appear in the history book for the wrong reasons.

The lyrics of the music composed by these urban grooves artists has attracted a huge following especially amongst the youth. The message in the music is usually associated with love, cash and the ghetto lifestyle. Instead of promoting their music through good publicity, recently it has become the opposite. After starting on a positive note most of these young artists have attracted bad publicity to their music by trying to live the life they sing about in their songs. Some may say the problem starts when these young artists try to merge our local culture with the western culture in their music thereby creating an identity crisis.  Zimbabwe has been blessed with many young talented musicians but most of them have gone quiet after failing to handle fame. The toll of a celebrity lifestyle has proved to be a heavy burden with many young artists falling by the wayside through drugs, prostitution, alcohol abuse and unprofessional contact.

Piracy is also taking its share of problems for these music artists resulting in many of them singing for peanuts. In trying to increase popularity in the hope of pushing music sales some local artists are now using media for the wrong reasons. A couple of a years ago a creative and promising young artist was sentenced to do community service after being found in possession of marijuana and as if this was not enough the same young man could not keep his microphone in his pants as he went around impregnating many girls. After singing so much about money and a high expensive lifestyle another local artist made headlines recently when his sex video was leaked to the press. With this kind of behavior and bad publicity it will take a very long time for our local artists to separate their private life from their public one.

In April of this year, the Mass Public Opinion Institute conducted 20 Focus Group Discussions in 10 of Zimbabwe’s administrative provinces. The aim of the discussions was to assess public opinion about Zimbabwe’s future. The qualitative data from these discussions was compiled into a report titled ‘Phobia of Elections: Deep fear and Anxiety about Zimbabwe’s future’. Among the key findings of the report were that election induced fear was deep and pervasive in the country and nearly all focus group participants felt that the country was not yet ready for elections in 2011 and felt that Zimbabwe should either wait another two years or wait until a new Constitution was adopted.

In general the study found that the public mood was positive about the social and economic conditions at the time and people were generally optimistic about the future. Most participants in the study felt that life in Zimbabwe had improved because of the increased availability of goods, better employment opportunities and the relative peace as compared to the situation prevailing in 2008.  One man from Midlands province is quoted in the report as saying:

“I think our lives have changed politically speaking though not economically in Zimbabwe at least we are living in peace.”

However, the majority of focus group participants relayed their misgivings with regard to elections. Many were reported to believe that elections would bring a resurgence of politically motivated violence. A woman from Mashonaland West said:

“I am shaken at the mentioning of any election. I think of the brutality against humanity that some experienced during the election campaign…”

Another man from Manicaland Central said: “We know every time we approach elections, some people will move around threatening war if they lose elections.”

Participants who said elections made them fearful were asked to describe how big the problem of fear was in their communities. Some intimated that the problem of fear was so pervasive that they would consider supporting a ban. Others felt that they had to resort such drastic measures as confining  themselves to their homes and stop supporting the political party of their choice to protect themselves.

“You don’t even trust the person that you will be walking with. You don’t have that freedom to discuss certain things that you want to talk about and most of the times you have to be cautious and remain quiet.”

Asked how this situation could be improved in the event of another election, many participants felt that international observers could help to ameliorate the situation. Further, many felt that a new constitution and assurances regarding the security of the general populace would help to restore public confidence.

The Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ) issued this statement today:

MMPZ advocacy officers Fadzai December and Molly Chimhanda have been detained by Zimbabwe Republic Police in Gwanda in connection with a civic education meeting they facilitated in the town two weeks ago on the 24th November 2011. Also detained in connection with the same case is the chairperson of MMPZ’S Public Information Rights Forum Committee for Gwanda Mr Gilbert Mabusa. They are being charged under POSA for failing to give notice of the meeting despite the fact that the meeting was convened by the membership of MMPZ’s Public Information Rights Forum Committee for Gwanda and was therefore not a public meeting as contemplated under POSA. They are also being charged in terms of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act for “participating in gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of the peace or bigotry”. The Gwanda police authorities allege that the MMPZ advocacy officers distributed illegal material in the form of a DVD MMPZ produced essentially calling upon the media to contribute to peaceful elections through fair, accurate and balanced coverage of election campaigns by Zimbabwean political parties.

While MMPZ respects the necessity of the due process of the law, it is MMPZ’s view that this case does not warrant the pre-trial detention of its advocacy officers and Mr Mabusa. They are not remotely a flight risk as MMPZ’s officers have fully cooperated with the police and returned to Gwanda from Harare yesterday to assist the police in their inquiries. The Zimbabwean Constitution protects the right to personal liberty. Depriving an individual of their personal liberty should be an action of last resort. It should not be employed as a first option especially in cases whose circumstances do not warrant pre-trial detention. MMPZ therefore calls upon the police to release Gilbert, Fadzai and Molly from custody forthwith as their attendance at court can be secured by way of summons.