The concept is, ZANU PF are now the new Rhodesians.

Why do I say this? Let us look at parallels.

In the end (and also not far from the beginning), Rhodesia stood for nothing. They were simply against.

Rhodesia – “Keep out the godless communists!”
Zanu PF (listening to the ZPFer at the MPOI security sector debate) – “Keep out the whites!”

But what exactly they both wanted to implement was a mystery.
And never mind the fact that Rhodesia was one of the most socialist countries the world has ever known (aside from the apartheid regime).
And never mind the fact that Zanu PF just asked me (a white) to be the local area treasurer!

Really, they are/were both against democracy.
They are/were for entrenched power (and privileges).

For Rhodesia, it was race. It was a strongly classed, and stratified, society.
The upper class – paid, moneyed, educated, healthy, infrastructure there for (pools, cars, roads). Socially distinct, by race.
The lower class – there for labour. Some education, some health (had food!), some infrastructure (bicycle tracks).

There was no middle class. Thanks to PK vd Byl, for the most part. While Rhodesia was not racist, but had a qualified voting system (A and B voters rolls, based on property, income or wealth), in the early 70′s the voters rolls were ‘upgraded’. It was made more difficult to get on the voters roll. You had to own more property, make more money, or have a bigger bank balance. And people were taken off the voters roll. Why? Read Hansard. “Too many blacks were getting the right to vote.” said one MP.

So, instead of building a black middle class who might have voted for the RF, and stood with them for property rights, law and order, decency, etc. the Rhodesians decided to make enemies of everyone!

For Zimbabwe. How do they know who is kissing who’s ass? How do they know who is ‘onsides’ and who is a ‘national security threat’?
Upper class – paid, moneyed, educated, healthy, infrastructure falling apart for. They live in the same suburbs. They go to the best schools (not the government ones). They have offshore medical aid schemes, and go ‘away’ (Singapore) for hospitals. They drive nice, fancy cars. (and fast too!)
Lower class – there for labour. Education – there are the government schools to go to, but no one can afford. Health – go to Pariyanetwa, there might be a doctor on duty. Infrastructure – a pothole on every corner. Power lines hanging on from every pole (but only generators provide power). A tap in every garden, but the water is a bit brown, better get a borehole.

There is no middle class. They are in London (Harare North) or South Africa, where people can get jobs. Called the brain drain.

And what are the middle class? They are biggest threat to a radical, extremist regime. They are the ones who want to develop themselves and their community through standard hard work. Simple solid day’s pay for day’s work. Not the briefcase businessman. Not a fast buck specialist. Not the fly by night company. The builders, with companies with reputations, and personal reputations. Children, modest cars, plain holidays. Eyes on the future. They want good schools, good hospitals, roads with no holes in them, street lighting, clean water it the taps, electricity with a switch. They pay their bills, and expect others to do the same.

Similar? Rhodesia and Zanu PF land look the same to me.

Rhodesians never actually did anything. Unable to do labour. Good at getting others to do things, but not themselves. Their hands were not dirty.

For example, I knew an Afrikaner (ex Rhodie) in Pretoria, who never let it be known he was a Rhodesian. He got dumped on for all the Rhodies who came down, got jobs (based on their white skin), but could not put out the work. Another white came back from Australia, where he did not make it in farming. He was so glad to be back. He could come from a day ‘working’ in the fields here, and just throw his boots at the maid, “Clean them”, and they would be cleaned. He could not clean them himself. Zimbabwe was a wonderful place. Numerous stories like that. And of course, many did make it good overseas too! Listening to the Rhodesian farmers now in Nigeria on the BBC. Stunning stuff!

And here in Zimbabwe, why is the infrastructure falling apart? Because no one here can work. The civil service was stacked with Zanu PF loyalists, because they were Zanu PF loyalists and patronage needed to be handed out. Based on Zanu PF loyalty, and not technical merit, or ability. When I was a councilor, the City or Harare was the third biggest employer of people in Zimbabwe. Now, we are trying to paint the MacDonald Park Pool (owned by the City of Harare). And there are 6 painters in the employ of the CoH! Anyone with any skills or ability have moved to London or South Africa for a job. What do the others on the payroll do? The ghost workers (650) have been found and sacked. An independent body says CoH could be/should be run by a staff of 6000. But the patronage has been handed out, (not that it is worth much anymore). And no one wanted a job anyways, they just wanted the pay cheque. (The farms and factories syndrome.)

Similar?

I also noticed that the Rhodesians were HUGELY anti homosexual. Homophobic in fact. Yet, having done a lot of lights at a lot of Reps shows, I KNOW that the acts in any variety shows, that always got the hugest ovations – audience standing in their seats, hollering and clapping in adoration – that act was the cross dress, most faggoty, camp, blatant, men dressed up as women and singing women’s songs in high voices act.

And Zimbabwe? The main man states they are ‘lower than pigs and dogs’, and there are gangs of professionals beating them up and tearing down their stands, etc. However, I KNOW they exist. I have met them. And they did not pick it up overseas, as some have never left this country!

(And for the record, while I know I should not condemn something I have never tried and have no experience of, I am quite sure I am not gay. Don’t hit on me, as I am quite sure I will hit back. I suspect I am homophobic, and a product of my society. So we can keep sexual preference in some back closet.)

Similar? Again, it is to me.

So, the big question then is, if the ZPFers are the new Rhodesians, who are the new kaffirs?

When it was reported that Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence had dropped, we all breathed a collective sigh of relief. For years our televisions and radios had been blaring HIV awareness messages ad nauseum, and apparently it had worked. The average Zimbabwean seemed very knowledgeable about HIV, how one could and couldn’t contract the virus, what one could do to protect themselves and condoms could be found in even the most remotely located bottle store. Even at Chiadzwa, before the soldiers, the dogs and the guns, I’m told you could be guaranteed to find four things: cheap alcohol, prostitutes, diamonds and condoms.

We’ve spent some time speaking with young people about HIV and sexuality and I’m beginning to think that there’s another reason why the prevalence is so low. I believe the statistics that are available do not truly reflect the Zimbabwean population. Young Zimbabweans, especially those in the highest risk groups are not getting tested and it’s because they are afraid. Attitudes about what it means to have HIV have not changed since the 80s. Back then having HIV meant it was only a matter of time before you succumbed and died horribly of an opportunistic infection. HIV was shrouded in mystery, like some sort of evil spirit, no one wanted to admit that they so much as knew it existed. This attitude has not changed over the last two decades.

Since the advent of treatments that prevent mother-to-child infections in the 90s, there is an entire generation of Zimbabweans, who are now reaching adulthood who are not addressed by HIV awareness campaigns, and there is nothing is the school curriculum that speaks to their particular set of circumstances. Now reaching young adulthood, this generation of young people has many questions about their status; life and their place in societies that have gone unanswered making life almost un-navigable. Our discussions also reveal that even amongst people living with HIV, and the families that support them, there is a general lack of knowledge about the course of the disease in complement to ARV treatments and proper nutrition.  During the discussion we were told a story about a young girl born with HIV whose father refused to let her take her ARVs because she looked healthy. ‘Hasisina chirwere.’ He said. (She’s not sick anymore)

Donor organisations are notorious for being fickle, and for funding programmes and community organisations that meet their agenda at that point in time, which then creates contradictions and gaps in information and in effect reduces the efficacy of the entire communication exercise.  There seems to be copious amounts of donor funding going towards patronising and poorly constructed awareness campaigns. How often do people actually pay attention to these? And are they even likely to create behaviour change? It is frustrating that in comparison, very little funding goes towards addressing the gaps in knowledge that have existed for twenty years, a consequence of this being found in the attitudes of health workers in the HIV field, who reportedly are creating stigma around the patients they are supposed to treat. Moreover, there is little or no funding going towards that generation of young people born with HIV that is coming of age today. The campaigns that are in the public space create the wrong impression in the public mind about HIV, that the only means of transmission is through sex, and more recently sexual networking, therefore a young child with HIV must either have had a sugar daddy or been raped.  There is no room in this for an alternative narrative, and that is victimisation.

We held a discussion group this morning with a vibrant and energetic group of students from several tertiary institutions across the country including the University of Zimbabwe, Harare Polytechnic, Africa University and Harare Institute of Technology. In some respects things haven’t changed much since I was a student; they worry about the same things I did then. But while getting a degree and wondering if it will be good enough to guarantee a (high-paying) job is an obvious and universal concern, I think our tertiary institutions are letting their students down by not addressing the social issues that affect them.

Sexual harassment of women students by men in general seems to be one of the biggest problems. In the period when the UZs halls of residence were closed, numerous students had to find alternative accommodation close to the university. One student reported cases of women students staying with gardeners in Mount Pleasant. In addition to paying rent, the women students would also have to give them sexual favours.

Women students are also exploited by their lecturers, and what concerns me most is that the students themselves were unable to even imagine a possible solution for addressing this. The newer institutions like Africa University seem to have the correct structures in place for reporting and investigation, while the older ones like Harare Polytechnic and the University of Zimbabwe simply discourage it by not having or not informing students of the channels in place for bringing up this issue with administrative or faculty staff. Alarmingly, all our women participants reported a lack of faith in any attempt to seek redress by reporting to school authorities. In one story a student reported harassment to a departmental head, who was a woman, but nothing was done to help the distressed student or investigate her claims.

When asked to estimate how many women students got their degrees because they had sexual relationships with lecturers, the average was 80%. The general consensus was that while this relationship was not desired at all by the student, it was in the student’s best interests to endure and make the best of it. One woman student who attends the University of Zimbabwe said: ‘We know that as girls we just have to accept some of these things. If she reports him [for harassment] he will fail her and stop her from getting her degree by talking to all his friends in the faculty.’

Zimbabwe boasts thirty-one government funded universities and colleges whose purpose is to be bastions of knowledge and enlightenment. Instead they have become a playground for the sexual exploitation of women, where every man with so much as a modicum of power seeks to manipulate his way in to gaining sexual favours. Equally culpable are lecturers, department heads and faculty staff; men and women who are aware of this situation but for whatever reason choose to do nothing. It is not enough to protect your own daughter, every woman is someone’s daughter, and every woman has the right to gain an education without harassment. Shame on you!

What is the job of an army anymore? Traditionally – defend a countries’ borders against invasion by another country. Fair enough role. But seems every army these days is fighting their own civilians.

India: (maybe not the army, but the government) vs. anti-corruption hunger striker. Gone are the days when he would be accused of being a Pakistani agent, enemy of the people, foreign sympathizer, etc. Now, it seems he can be nothing but a pissed off local boy. One of the common people fighting the government, which, while ‘elected’ does not seem to be ‘of the people’.

Syria: the army is busy in a war against Homs. Which is a Syrian city! Back when I was student, we read about how the Israelis ran rings around the Syrians and took the Golan Heights. Now, the Syrian tanks no longer have to go to the border to be surrendered. They just drive to a nearby town and surrender their tanks there!

Israelis too! The Israeli Air Force is busy flying missions against its own people. (If the Israelis will not let the Palestinians be a separate country, then the Palestinians must be part of Israel, and bombing Palestinians must therefore be bombing their own people.) Even if their ‘own’ people are next door in Egypt, and five Egyptian soldiers get killed along the way. And the Israelis seem no longer interesting in fighting a war against any army in any mountains or on any of their borders.

Libya: there is a case of the Libyan army fighting the Libyan people. Certainly no NATO jets seem to come under threat from the Libyan ‘Defense’ forces. And the Libyan Army seems to be losing, most likely lost, to the Libyan civilians.

The DRC: well, whatever. Who really knows what is going on there, even the DRC citizens and residents! To many countries on the borders. Each with their own cross border opposition forces. The Lord’s Resistance. The Interhamwe. The ZNA diamond mines. The Angolans. The Katangese. One of the best roads I drove on in DRC was built by the Zambians, so Zambians could get from one part of Zambia to another part of Zambia the quickest way!

Cote D’Ivoire: But since Laurent Gbagbo was winkled out of his country – which turned out to be a hole in the ground (underground bunker) in a military camp, (but he still thought of it as ‘his’ country, talk about living with your head up your ass!) – that army is not longer fighting its own civilians. And now that Gbagbo is gone from his hole in the ground, who is the army? Who belongs to the army, or who does the army belong to?

Sudan: finally! Now that South Sudan is a country, there really is an external threat across the border!

So here, it makes you wonder, if Tsvangirai is a threat to national security… who are invading us? The Chinese? Botswana? Or, what is ‘National’ security? Who exactly are the ‘nation’ (he is also a Zimbabwean, isn’t he?) he is making insecure?

So what is role of the ZNA? Why is it any bigger than 15000? Or even that big? The Foreign Ministry keeps us safe from threat of invasion – we are at peace with all our neighbours. Aren’t we? We even had to send the army two countries away to lose a war, in the DRC. And who was the enemy there, what foreign country was invading them? And threatening the ZNA diamond mines?

Which brings to mind a sight, going to the range (The Gun Range, Harare Shooting Sport Complex). To get there, enter though the entrance gate of the Cleveland Ranges, Arcturas Road. The military 1000 meter range. The president’s medal has been held every year, probably going back to Southern Rhodesia days. And since Zimbabwe, RG Mugabe has been handing it out to the best rifle shot in the military.

Suddenly, for the first time since I came here in 1971, and started shooting there in 1976 there is a gate and a boom and gate house and presentation platforms and flags and flag poles (and the HSSC sign has been pushed flat so no one can see it). All this suddenly at President’s medal time, for presentation and all the rest. Who is trying to impress who? Is the Army trying to make Bob feel ‘elevated’, or is Bob throwing money and works at the army to make them feel like they really have anything to do? Or are the Generals throwing stuff at the ranks to make them feel they are part of the ‘big bucks’ going around?

Everyday I have a fight. Everyday I exchange words with some man. Not my own man, just some random guy I won’t remember seeing soon after I’ve finished biting his head off. It’s not my fault though they make me do it. They enrage me! In fact they enrage the entire city.

I’m talking of course about combi drivers and/or hwindis. These men have us up in arms over a few small pieces of silver. Fighting our way to and from home, EVERYDAY! They almost always act surprised when you ask them for your change. Before you get into a combi, they treat you so well; asking you if you want to go where they are going, and even helping you carry any luggage you might have. But once you’re in, they reveal their true selves, demanding payment for the trip, with change of course, even before you’ve safely taken a “seat”.

All combi users dread/loath the days when they have no coins or tickets for the journey ahead, because we all know that we will most likely  have to put up a fight for change. Often passengers are given their change, combined with someone else’s (dollar for 2 or kuchatiswa) and left to somehow split this money on their own.

We are faced with such tremendous inconveniences for what should be a purely mundane activity – taking the bus. As passengers, we have had to sometimes become excessively aggressive, even towards each other, in order to walk out of combis with change that rightfully belongs to us. In many instances, these daily battles are fruitless, leaving us frustrated.

I have now taken to praying for peaceful and uneventful trips, because I know that with my terribly short temper, I will NEVER hesitate to lock horns with any hwindi. My anger in these situations usually overrides logic, reason, fear and especially my better judgement. I don’t suffer fools easily, and why should anyone, for that matter.

I thought that the purpose of a hwindi is to collect money from passengers and then sort out the change. Now, if we have to sort out our own change, what then is the point of having a hwindi who takes up valuable space in the combis, adding to our discomfort? I hear that combi drivers in South Africa go it alone. There is no such thing as a hwindi there. Lucky them!

Something needs to be done about this change issue! Below is my personal (and I’m sure, shared) plea to hwindis, combi drivers and owners alike, all over Harare:

Dear combi-people

I’m sure that by now you are aware of the change problem in your industry. What are you doing in order to alleviate some of the stress this is causing us, your ‘valued’ customers, and even yourselves? Aren’t you tired of fighting with us all day, everyday, about the same thing? It’s now time for you all to put your hands together and come up with a convenient and lasting solution to this madness.

I would like to commend the owners and operators for Westgate, Ashdown Park, Mabelreign etc. for managing to organize an official, nearly trouble-free ticketing system for their routes. Why don’t the rest of you follow their example? In fact, why is there not an official, cashable (possibly pre-paid), acceptable ticket for the whole of Harare? Surely that is possible?

Yours truly,
Enraged Passenger

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Urgently recruiting for Tripoli, Libya

Various positions: Medicines Sans Frontières (MSF)

-Trauma surgeons (orthopaedic and general)
-Emergency room doctors & General/OT nurses
-Paramedics
-Psychologists
-Logisticians

Willing to work in Libya for short to long-term missions.
Available immediately.

Go to: http://msf.org.za/work-with-us
Email: recruitment@joburg.msf.org

Medicines Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Border (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation providing emergency medical assistance in 65 countries.

Project Manager (Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into agricultural extension): Practical Action
Deadline: 26 August 2011

Practical Action Southern Africa, part of an International technology development organisation head quartered in the UK and with other offices in East Africa, Latin America and South Asia, is seeking to recruit a Project Manager for its Reducing Vulnerability Unit based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The incumbent will report to the Programme Team Leader and liaises closely with Agritex, Practical Action UK and University of Reading partners in designing and delivering the training courses and supporting the training rollout within Agritex.

The objective of the project is to build the capacity of agricultural extensionists to support farmers in adapting their agricultural systems to impacts of climate change. This will be done through the design and development of training courses for Agritex staff to:

a) Build understanding of climate variability and change
b) Enable agricultural extension staff to support farmers in adapting to climate change impacts.

The project is being implemented in partnership with Agritex and the University of Reading, UK. The design and implementation of the training will be managed by a four-member Project Steering Team drawn from the project partners.

Key deliverables will include:
-Liaison with all partners in the project and membership of the Project Steering Team
-Design, writing and delivering training courses and training materials in collaboration with the project core team, with key responsibility for the practical field training
-Inputs and collaboration on other climate change training components developed by PA-UK and University of Reading
-Design and implementation of follow-up activities to ensure training courses are cascaded down to field level staff
-Evaluation and monitoring of the impacts of the project
-Management and support to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables

Qualifications and Person Specification:
-At least a Masters Degree in Agriculture Vast experience in management of project activities and budgets
-Very good knowledge of smallholder agriculture and experience in training of smallholder farmers and Extension Workers
-Sound understanding of Climate Change
-Training skills should be geared to practical agriculture
-Ability to design and produce training materials
-Self-motivated, responsible and able to work on own initiative

Send applications and detailed CVs to: Human Capital and Administration, Practical Action, 4 Ludlow Rd, Newlands or email to: lovenessm [at] practicalactionzw [dot] org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Four (4) Accounting Officers: Local NGO
Deadline: 26 August 2011

An NGO is seeking Accounting Officers (4 Posts) with relevant professional qualifications and experience on a one year fixed term contract.

Locations: Harare, Mutare, Lupane, Victoria Falls

Duties
-Preparation of Financial Reports
-Budgetary Control and Monitoring
-Maintenance of Asset Register
-Assist in audit Preparation
-Office Administration

Qualification & Relevant work experience
-Degree or Higher National Diploma in Accountancy, Part ACCA, CIMA or CIS
-1 year relevant work experience
-Highly computer literate
-Class 4 Driver’s Licence a must
-Working Knowledge of pastel prerequisite

Remuneration package to be disclosed to short listed candidates.

To apply submit your curriculum vitae with a motivation letter indicating the preferred station to zwfinancejobs [at] gmail [dot] com

While we value all applications, we can only respond to short listed candidates. Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.

National Coordinator: National Association Of Youth Organisations (NAYO)
Deadline: 26 August 2011 (3pm)

The National Association for Youth Organisations (NAYO) is an umbrella body of youth organisations working in Zimbabwe premised on the belief that youths have an integral role to play in the development of the nation. Currently NAYO has 17 members who are youth organisations operating around Zimbabwe. These organisations implement projects and programs in different developmental areas such as HIV and AIDS, Gender Equity and Equality, Human Rights, Climate Change, and Peace Building, among others. The Association is currently looking to fill the vacancy of National Coordinator with a male or female Zimbabwean national under the age of 35. The position will be based in the NAYO Secretariat in Harare, although travel throughout Zimbabwe will be necessary as per programmatic requirements. The National Coordinator will head the NAYO Secretariat and be the overall responsible person for the duties of the Secretariat. This requires the National Coordinator to be flexible about their schedule as working hours are set by management as per need.

Responsibilities:
-Proactively and creatively supporting NAYO to achieve the highest standards of work with regard to internal and external development of the Association
-Manage and support project deliverables in line with programme plans
-Network building, initiation and maintenance of key partnerships
-Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
-Manage and Lead the Secretariat Communicate with membership and key stakeholders -Facilitate the mobilization and coordination of NAYO membership and program activities at country level for timely interventions and enhanced policy influence.
-To develop and maintain efficient operational relationship with relevant key stakeholders in Zimbabwe, such as government, international organizations and non-governmental organizations
-Responsible for program design and proposal development; program implementation and reporting; grant management; financial planning and human resource planning and management.
-In collaboration with the Secretariat members is responsible for generating funding from international and bilateral agencies, corporations and individuals to continue and expand program and activities in Zimbabwe.
-Oversees fundraising planning and implementation including overseeing: identification of resource requirements, research of funding sources, establishment of strategies to approach funders, submission of proposals and administration of fundraising records and documentation

Requirements:
-Strong understanding of development and humanitarian needs and issues of Zimbabwe, especially within the youth and civil society sectors
-Experience in community and/or rural development
-Experience in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation
-Excellent training, presentation, facilitation, team-building and leadership skills
-Excellent analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills
-Demonstrated skills and experience in Gender Sensitivity PCM or RBM experience Demonstrated success in resource mobilisation
-Excellent English oral and written communication skills
-Communication skills in Shona and/or Ndebele preferred
-Proficient in computer packages such as Microsoft Office
-Formal Qualifications and Work Experience
-A University degree in a relevant field

Other relevant qualifications preferred:
-A Masters degree is an added advantage
-The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years work experience in Youth Development programmes in Zimbabwe

Remuneration and Benefits
-Remuneration will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and experience NAYO does not offer a benefits package to its employees

Applications:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should email a cover letter (including motivation), Curriculum Vitae (including referees) and copies of University degrees and professional certificates to hr.nayo [at] gmail [dot] com or hand deliver to the address 5 Clarendon Circle, Belvedere, Harare. Please note that only the highest quality applications will be contacted. In the case of a successful candidate being found, NAYO will perform reference & background checks. NAYO reserves the right not to fill the position.

Finance Assistant: Musasa
Deadline: 29 August 2011

Musasa, a local NGO is inviting applications for the post of part-time finance assistant based in Chiredzi.

Duties and Responsibilities
-Preparation of cashbook from source documents (i.e capturing of cash receipts, invoices, cheque stubs and bank statements
-Bank reconciliations
-Preparation of the ledger, journal up to trial balance
-Controlling the budgets to ensure limits are adhered to
-Preparing financial reports for donors to account for all received donor funds
-Authorising requisitions to ensure that these are in compliant with stipulated procedures and budgetary provisions
-Acting in the absence of the Finance Manager.

Qualifications and Experience
-Degree in Accounting
-CIS/CIMA/ACCA or HND with part 3 CIS
-2 years experience in accounting and good knowledge of computerized Pastel
-Clean Drivers Licence

Interested candidates should submit their applications together with detailed CVs to:
The Director
Musasa
64 Selous Avenue
Harare

Email: musasaproj [at] musasa [dot] co [dot] zw

Programme Office: Musasa
Deadline: 29 August 2011

Musasa, a local human rights NGO is inviting applications for the post of Programme Officer based in Chiredzi with frequent travel to Chipinge.

Principal Accountabilities
-Designing and plan programme activities around gender violence so as to offer a logical approach to empowering women.
-Identifying staff training needs on gender based violence and gender inequality so as to plan workshops to address these.
-Offering legal counseling in gender based violence in order to address client’s issues.
-Conducting workshops in communities with community groups on gender violence, SRRH and HIV to educate, inform and impart skills to the community to take action on these issues.
-Budgeting the costs for the planned programmes in liaison with the Finance assistant to ensure that there are sufficient resources for their conduct.
-To work with the director and the National advocacy officer to design and deliver Musasa’ core advocacy messages to decision makers and opinion formers and to raise the organization/s profile with parliamentarians.

Qualifications
-Degree in social science /development/Law
-Relevant Postgraduate qualification in Gender and HIV/AIDS will be an added advantage
-Clean class 4 drivers licence

Experience
-At least 5 years experience in development work at supervisory/senior officer
level with a bias towards gender based violence and gender inequality issues.
-Proven experience in gender programming, advocacy and community mobilisation.

Applications with detailed CVs should be sent to:
The Director
64 Selous Avenue
Harare

Email: musasaproj [at] musasa [dot] co [dot] zw

Youth Coordinator, FSN-6: US Embassy Public Affairs Section
Deadline: 30 August 2011

Job Announcement Number: 11-11
Full-time: 40 hours/week

The Embassy in Harare is seeking an individual for the position of Youth Coordinator to be based at the Public Affairs Office.

Basic Function Of Position
The Youth Outreach Assistant helps the Assistant Public Affairs Officer (APAO) and other Public Affairs staff to create, run and evaluate youth-focused programs and initiatives that use all Public Affairs outreach tools, including exchanges, trainings, speaking events, cultural programming and media tools.

A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications Required
NOTE: All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each criterion. Failure to submit documentary evidence for educational qualifications will be grounds for disqualification. Foreigners/Non-Zimbabweans must attach work permit documentation in order to be considered for employment by the Embassy.

-Completion of High School Diploma or 2 “A” Level passes.
-Two years experience in events management, campaign development, marketing, communications, advocacy or public relations.
-Level IV (Fluent) in written and oral English; Shona and /or Ndebele is required.
-High degree of computer skills is required.

Selection Process
When equally qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (AEFMs) and U.S. Veterans will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address the required qualifications above in the application.

Additional Selection Criteria
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.
2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
3. Currently employed US Citizen EFMs who hold a FMA are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.
4. Currently employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment, unless currently hired into a position with a When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.

To Apply
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered:

1. Application for U.S. Federal Employment (OF-612); or
2. A current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as an OF-612; plus
3. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.
4. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
5. Universal Application for Employment LES/EFM Form or American Embassy Harare Application Form.

Submit Application To:

Human Resources Office
P O Box 3340
Harare

Or email: hararerecruit [at] state [dot] gov

Point Of Contact
Human Resources Office
Telephone: 263-4-250593 Ext 4622 or 4991
FAX: 263-4-796488

For more information, including helpful definitions such as US Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM): please click here

Finance Associate: UNWOMEN Zimbabwe
Deadline: 31 August 2011

Type of Contract: Local: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: GS-6
Post Number: 00055132

To apply for this post kindly click here

Three (3) positions vacant: Zimbabwe Aids Prevention Project Department Of Community Medicine, University Of Zimbabwe
Deadline: 31 August 2011

The Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project, a Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe project has funding to conduct a PMTCT program in Mashonaland Central Province. The Program is aimed at strengthening health facilities as well as increasing ANC uptake through enhancing community level knowledge of PMTCT. PATH is funding the program through Population Council, South Africa.

We are therefore looking for candidates to fill in the following positions:

1) Project Officer

Based in Mashonaland Central working in 21 health facilities in the 8 districts.

The Project Officer is responsible for providing training and supervision for community mobilisers in PMTCT related activities including clinical psychosocial support. The Project Officer will report to the Project Coordinator for work schedules and other logistics issues and to the M&E officer for data collection issues.

Responsibilities and Tasks

-Ensuring efficient and effective implementation of PMTCT activities at the 21 sites.
-Maintaining proper documentation on all program forms and as per national monitoring and evaluation tool.
-Training and supervision of community mobilisers in all PMTCT activities.
-Supervising all mother-infant follow up clinics and follow up visits.
-Ensuring access to psychosocial support services for PMTCT beneficiaries and their families.
-Assist in planning and organizing workshops for PMTCT activities in Mashonaland Central.
-Liaise with Coordinator; sisters in charge and other relevant organizations for PMTCT related activities.
-Compiling reports on all PMTCT related activities in Mash Central.

Qualifications and experience

-Diploma/ Degree in nursing with midwifery qualification.
-Community Nursing/ Health Promotion qualification would be an added advantage.
-Self motivated individual with proven background in PMTCT and HIV & AIDS prevention.
-Care and treatment issues.
-At least 2 years’ experience in program planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
-Current GCP and Ethics training certificate is an added advantage.
-Computer skills in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
-Holder of a clean class 4 driver’s licence.

2) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Based in Harare

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be in charge of all monitoring and evaluation data collection activities, survey work and analytical sessions for this PMTCT program. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is expected to work closely with ZAPP-UZ and CHAI and will be answerable to the National PMTCT Coordinator.

Responsibilities and Tasks

-Conducting Provincial & district training on M&E for HCW and Community Mobilizers working on PMTCT.
-Liaising with field staff, coordinate and ensure timely submission of monthly PMTCT statistics and reports.
-Review the data for data accuracy and completeness.
-Collate and analyze data from the sites.
-Conducting at least 1 field visits/quarter to the facility and community in the implementation sites.
-Collaborating the collection of site level data, analyzing the data and preparing quarterly consolidated progress reports for submission to the National PMTCT Coordinator and through her to the ZAPP-UZ Project Coordinator and CHAI Country Director in accordance with approved reporting formats.
-Collaborating with MOHCW site staff, Community Mobilizers and other stakeholders to develop feasible and effective discussion events where M&E data are analysed and corrective actions agreed upon and implemented.
-Representing the ARISE project and the National PMTCT program in M & E forums at national, regional and international level.
-Liaising with the NMRL to ensure EID test and results are reaching the laboratory and facilities.
-Participating in tools development, proposal writing and resource mobilization.
-Assists in documenting lessons learned and ensure dissemination of the best practices.

Qualifications, attributes and experience

-Minimum degree in statistics, demography, or public health.
-3 years experience in setting up and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities for HIV and AIDS, RH or MCH in a developing Country will be an added advantage.
-Knowledge of operational research and other research to guide evidence-based HIV and AIDS, Reproductive Health programming in prevention, treatment, care and support.
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills, significant technical expertise and willingness to learn how to manage complex, multi-partner and multi-sectoral HIV and AIDS and RH/FP Programs.
-Proficiency in using the following software packages – SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Scientists), STATA.
-Highly motivated and able to work without supervision.
-Willingness to travel nationally.
-Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, organisational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental conditions.

3) Driver

Based in Mashonaland Central

The successful candidates will have previous experience working as a driver for a project that required urban and rural driving experience. Drivers will need to ensure that their vehicles are in proper working condition, are serviced according to schedule and should report any faults to the office administrator or project coordinator as they arise. Drivers will be responsible for logging all mileage and fuel usage. Drivers will be responsible for the safe passage/travel of the project staff.

Duties and responsibilities
-Reporting to the Programme Coordinator the driver will be responsible for driving the project staff.
-Transporting specimens and equipment as per the standard operating procedures.
-Maintaining vehicle logbooks, recording mileage and fuel usage.
-Reporting vehicle defects to administration staff and keeping a schedule of vehicle maintenance.

Qualifications and Attributes
-5 Ordinary Level Subjects
-A clean class four driver’s license; a mature person, who is well organized
-Ability to work independently but within a team framework
-Fluent in English and Shona
-Defensive driving certificate
-GCP certificate an added advantage

Please send your application including detailed CV, copies of qualifications to the Zimbabwe Aids Prevention Project-University of Zimbabwe, by post, email or hand delivery using the following contact details:

The Programme Coordinator (Arise Project)
ZAPP-UZ
92 Prince Edward Road
Milton Park
Harare

Email: hr [at] zappuz [dot] co [dot] zw

Please note that only short listed candidates will be notified.

Planning and Monitoring Specialist: UNICEF
Deadline: 4 September 2011

Vacancy Notice No. 2011:17

NO-C Level based in Harare
This Specialist will be based in the Child Protection Section

Note: Position being re-advertised and previous applicants will be considered, no need to reapply.

UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s rights organization, has an opening for passionate and committed professionals who want to make a lasting difference for children in Zimbabwe. We are seeking people with a commitment for women and children, high drive for results, demonstrable embracing of diversity, integrity, demonstrable teamwork, good self-awareness and self-regulation.

Purpose of the post

Under the supervision of the Chief of Child Protection, responsible for the planning, monitoring, evaluation and overall operational research initiatives led by the Child Protection Section, in coordination with other sections and the Collaborative Center for Operational Research (CCORE). The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing and coordinating overall Child Protection and Social Protection research, monitoring, planning and evaluation activities in the section in close collaboration with other sections in UNICEF, Government and civil society partners. He or she will also be responsible for providing technical leadership and organization of specific national and other research, surveys and other monitoring and evaluation initiatives including the National Survey on the Life Experiences of Adolescents, the Child Labor Workforce Survey, the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the National Action Plan for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, child protection and justice and other efforts in the Child Protection Section.

Key result areas for this senior level post include

-Acts as a knowledge manager for the section to ensure appropriate programmatic, policy and advocacy follow-up to monitoring and evaluation activities, including communications and media liaison, drafting management responses, influencing programme design proposals, creating website postings of final studies and other creative opportunities.
-Regularly liaises with UNICEF’s CCORE to collaborate on joint studies, capacity development exercises and operational research specific to Child Protection and Social Protection.
-Works closely with Government authorities to undertake monitoring and evaluation work related to the Child Protection Fund managed by UNICEF, in support of the National Action Plan for Orphans and Vulnerable Children II, as well as other research and monitoring activities for example data generated by the Victim Friendly System.
-Identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building in monitoring and evaluation for Government and civil society partners and helps to carry out learning opportunities that strengthen partners’ ability to deliver quality monitoring and evaluation activities.
-Regularly, collates, analyzes and evaluates data to ensure achievement of expected results taking into account resources expenditures and recommends corrective actions, when necessary.
-Participates in mid-term review, annual reviews, previews, joint sector reviews, and meetings including presentation of data in appropriate formats.
-Provides written reports as required, including précis of detailed technical information for production of fact sheets, and concise executive summary for broad dissemination.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required
-Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations or Development Studies
-At least five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in programming in the social sectors (Health, Protection, Social Protection, Education, etc)
-Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate research into practical programming required.
-Project management experience (including designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating) projects required.
-Demonstrated experience of working with Government authorities in Zimbabwe.
-Ability to show-case success in reporting on donor funding an asset.
-Specific programming expertise related to child and/or social protection an asset.
-Practical experience in statistics methods and data management an asset.
-Knowledge of computer management skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.

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. Zim2011/17)
UNICEF, 6 Fairbridge Avenue,
P O Box 1250
Belgravia, Harare

Or email: hararevacancies [at] gmail [dot] com

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.