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Two (2) Community Based Officers: Action Contre la Faim
Deadline: close of business 17 May 2013

Contract: Up to 31 October 2013

ACF is a registered charity, founded in 1979. Action Contre la Faim operates in 41 countries. The international network of Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal. Teams in the field combat hunger on four fronts: nutrition, food security, health, water and sanitation.

In Zimbabwe, ACF is seeking for two Community Based Officers for projects being implemented in the district of Mberengwa.

Main objectives
-Implement the Community Based Management Approach of WASH Facilities
-Participates in the Implementation of KAP 2 and 3 surveys
-Monitor the activities of the Village Health Workers (VHW) and Community Health Clubs (CHC) following the training & establishment of these community based stakeholders by the selected technical partner
-Organizes the distribution of tool kits and spare part donations

Level of studies and experience
-Diploma in Public/Environmental Health or related field plus minimum of two years professional experience in Community Based Management (CBM) and Participatory Health and Hygiene – Promotion (PHHP) in Government/NGO Sector

Required skills
-Competence in training,
-Organising and implementation of participative approaches in collaboration with the technical partner
-Scheduling of activities
-Good organizational ability
-Excellent Facilitation Skills
-Good knowledge of the intervention areas
-Dynamism & Flexibility
-Strong Computer skills (knowledge of some data analysis packages will be an added advantage)
-Motorbike driving license and riding experience;
-High Communication skills and a team player.
-Ability to interact and work with Government Departments at District Level.

Applicants should clearly indicate the post applied for on the envelope or subject line (for email). Cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs should be forwarded to the undersigned not later than the Friday 17 May 2013 at close of business.

Please note that the successful candidates will be required to start immediately.

Email applications to: hrdpm@zw.missions-acf.org

Or

The Deputy Human Resources HOD
Action Contre La Faim (ACF)
29 Golden Stairs, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Zimbabwe

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Community Based Supervisor: Action Contre la Faim
Deadline: close of business 17 May 2013

Contract: Currently up to Dec 2013 for further possible renewal

ACF is a registered charity, founded in 1979. Action Contre la Faim operates in 41 countries. The international network of Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal. Teams in the field combat hunger on four fronts: nutrition, food security, health, water and sanitation.

ACF is seeking to fill vacancies of Community Based Supervisor. The Community Based Supervisor will be based in Masvingo.

Main duties
-Organises and implements capacity building of stakeholders
-Organisation &  the Implementation of Knowledge Attitudes & Practices Surveys
-Implementation of the Community Health Club Concept – in collaboration with the technical partner
-Implementation of the Community Based Management Activities
-Organizes the distribution of tool kits and spare part donations
-Responsible for all the CBM activities and reports
-Report to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program Manager (his supervisor) – of program progress.

Level of studies and experience
-Degree/Diploma in Public/Environmental Health or related field
-Minimum of two years professional experience in Community Based Management (CBM) and -Participatory Health and Hygiene Promotion (PHHP) in Government/NGO Sector.

Required skills
-Competence in training
-Organising and implementation of participative approaches in collaboration with the technical partner
-Excellent Facilitation Skills
-Good knowledge of the intervention areas
-Dynamism & Flexibility
-Strong Computer skills (knowledge of some data analysis packages will be an added advantage)
-High Communication skills and a team player
-Ability to interact and work with Government Departments at District Level

Applicants should clearly indicate the post applied for on the envelope or subject line (for email). Cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs should be forwarded to the undersigned not later than the Friday 17 May 2013 at close of business.

Please note that the successful candidates will be required to start immediately.

Email applications to: hrdpm@zw.missions-acf.org

Or

The Deputy Human Resources HOD
Action Contre La Faim (ACF)
29 Golden Stairs, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Zimbabwe

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Income Generating Activities (IGA) Supervisor: Action Contre la Faim
Deadline: close of business 17 May 2013

Contract: Currently up to December 2013 for further possible renewal

ACF is a registered charity, founded in 1979. Action Contre la Faim operates in 41 countries. The international network of Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal. Teams in the field combat hunger on four fronts: nutrition, food security, health, water and sanitation.

In Zimbabwe, ACF is seeking for one Incoming Generating Activities Supervisor for WASH Programme being implemented in the districts of Gutu and Mberengwa.

Main Objectives
-Definition of activities for the 154 Income Generating Activities in collaboration with the Programme Manager/Deputy Programme Manager and Field Coordinator
-Team supervision
-Supervision of the implementation of the Income Generating Activities
-Monitoring and evaluation with coordination with M&E team
-Coordination with the Programme Technical Partner, WASH, M&E, Admin and Log Teams
-Reporting

Level of studies and experience
Degree/Diploma in Civil Engineering/Agriculture/Economics/Marketing/Business Studies, Minimum of two years professional experience in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) in NGO environment with experience in Income generating Activities & Community Based Management Approach & focus on Micro Economy

Required skills
-Experience in running Income Generating activities with communities
-Marketing Skills
-Management Skills
-Excellent technical aptitudes
-Analysing ability
-Organizational competence
-Relational qualities
-Experience in training
-Computer skills
-Good knowledge of Micro Economy
-Competence in trainings organisation and implementing participative approaches
-Scheduling of activities
-Strong analytical skills
-Dynamism
-Flexibility
-High Communication skills and a diplomat good team player able to motivate a team of professional
-Ability to interact and work with Government Departments at District Level

Applicants should clearly indicate the post applied for on the envelope or subject line (for email). Cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs should be forwarded to the undersigned not later than the Friday 17 May 2013 at close of business.

Please note that the successful candidates will be required to start immediately.

Email applications to: hrdpm@zw.missions-acf.org

Or

The Deputy Human Resources HOD
Action Contre La Faim (ACF)
29 Golden Stairs, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Zimbabwe

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Wash Emergency Program Manager: Action Contre la Faim
Deadline: close of business 17 May 2013

Contract: 4 months

ACF is a registered charity, founded in 1979. Action Contre la Faim operates in 41 countries. The international network of Action Contre la Faim is represented in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal. Teams in the field combat hunger on four fronts: nutrition, food security, health, water and sanitation.

ACF is seeking to fill the vacancy of Wash Emergency Program Manager based Masvingo. The WASH E PM is expected to have an understanding and knowledge of the WASH sector within the Zimbabwean context; experience in management of WASH works, bidding and contracting process; and exceptional ability to influence in an advisory capacity to ensure good quality implementation for beneficiaries and donors, organizational learning and contribute to broader policy analysis. Additionally the candidate must have excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.

The Main objectives of the position will be
- Program Management, Program Monitoring & Technical Backstopping
- Team Capacity Building and Human Resource Management
- Internal and external (with Authorities/NGOs/partners/EHA) coordination
- Program Design & Development
- Planning, reporting and context analysis
- Ensure quality standards of works are met consistently
- Ensure in collaboration with the logistics department that items are procured in time, at optimal cost and to the required quality standard.

Education and Experience
- A University degree in Water Technology, Hydrology or Civil Engineering or other – WASH related topic (Engineering, Public Health, Water Resource Management etc.)
- A Masters Degree an added advantage
- Previous Project management experience with ACF WASH
- Previous experience in an international humanitarian organisation
- Emergency WASH experience essential, in Cholera a plus
- Urban WASH experience a strong plus

Required skills
- High capacity programme manager (proven management experience) able to manage multiple programs simultaneously
- Emergency WASH experience, particularly in Cholera a strong plus, or at least strong understanding of key aspects of emergency WASH response
- Engineering background – Urban WASH engineering experience a strong plus; or at least good technical understanding peri-urban-urban WASH technologies/systems – motor pumps, sewerage systems, pipeline networks, water treatment
- Good reporting and English language skills
- Able to work under stressful conditions, responsive, quick to react in emergencies, flexible regarding travel and stay in the field (Ability to live alone for weeks at a time)
- Good control of personal stress, and good diplomacy skills
- Able to maintain good relations with local authorities and national staff
- Commitment to training and developing capacity of staff
- Good organizational skills
- Previous Project management experience with ACF WASH a strong plus

Applicants should clearly indicate the post applied for on the envelope or subject line (for email). Cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs should be forwarded to the undersigned not later than the Friday 17 May 2013 at close of business.

Please note that the successful candidates will be required to start immediately.

Email applications to: hrdpm@zw.missions-acf.org

Or

The Deputy Human Resources HOD
Action Contre La Faim (ACF)
29 Golden Stairs, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Zimbabwe

It is always refreshing to read “news” from a different perspective and not just the traditional reliance on “traditional” news gatherers and writers informing us about what is making the world turn or burn.

In the age of information clutter with the rapid rise of the so-called information society where anyone with a mobile phone can access hundreds and hundreds of news websites, getting stories from a “street” perspective can not only be attractive for readers seeking a shift from our prosaic and predictable political stories, but could well give fresh insights for citizen journalism theorists.

This is what kalabashmedia.com sets out to do.

In their blurb, Kalabash Media, which launches today 13 May at 1500hrs, says its work is a collaborative effort of “social media enthusiasts” who “write the news from their different perspectives,” and as we already know about Zimbabwean journalism, the polarisation that emerged in the past decade has only seen citizens frown at some news outlets.

And journalists themselves from different stables have fashioned themselves as not kindred spirits but rather virtual adversaries.

Virtual adversaries indeed, what with the polarisation being taken to cyberspace bulletin boards!

So, an initiative like kalabashmedia.com could be refreshing despite what some critics would readily say putting journalism practice in the hands of untrained practitioners and only spells disaster.

But as the blurb has it, theirs is “a group of urbanite contributors with a knack for telling their stories and reporting on events with a fresh twist. From the Streets to the Web.”

It reminds of the Rising Voices project run by Global Voices online where communities pushed to the periphery of dominant news agendas are given a chance to tell their own stories.

kalabashmedia.com could just be another cousin of the weblog where folks post their musings about virtually anything, yet the very idea that they are fashioning it as a news site only ups their relevance especially at a time when dozens of news websites on Zimbabwe can be found with some purported to be hosted by professional journalists rather reading like products of chaps who took in generous amounts of calabashes!

kalabashmedia.com promises that “You will think, you will laugh…and if not….Frowning faces make for good headlines!” and in a country where there is a lot of anger issues, kalabashmedia.com seeks to make light of these circumstances albeit in a rather “newsy” sort of way.

It could well be something that will provide space for locally relevant crowd sourced content, moreso as the country heads for another “watershed” election. We will sure need the “people’s voice.” (Pun intended!)