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Programme Officer (Markets and Business Development):CAFOD
Deadline: 1 April 2011 (4pm)
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package
Contract: 6 month
Based: Harare, Zimbabwe
Post status: National
CAFOD works with partner organisations to combat poverty and injustice and to build a strong and dynamic civil society. We are currently recruiting for the position of Programme Officer – Markets and Business Development who is needed to:
· Work closely with the Livelihoods Programme Manager in managing and developing CAFOD’s programme in Zimbabwe in as far as markets, business and micro enterprise development are concerned,
· Take forward relationships with key stakeholders and partners at both operational and strategic level, contributing to the formulation of CAFOD’s strategies and goals, developing programmes to achieve those goals, and carrying out the programme appraisal, monitoring and review needed to implement and manage programmes in line with CAFOD’s values and working principles.
· Capture learning from this work and feed this back into the wider organisation
The ideal candidate should have a first degree in Business Studies, Agricultural Economics; Agribusiness management (or a related qualification) and three years post qualification experience preferably in NGO sector.
This is a great opportunity for a fast-learner that wants to start immediately.
Please Note That This Is A Local Post Where National Terms And Conditions Apply.
To apply please visit this link http://www.cafod.org.uk/about-us/jobs/international
Programme Support Officer- Water and Infrastructure: CAFOD
Deadline: 1 April 2011 (4pm)
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package
Based: Harare, Zimbabwe
Contract: 6 month
Post Status: National
CAFOD works with partner organisations to combat poverty and injustice and to build a strong and dynamic civil society. We are currently recruiting for the position of Programme Support Officer – Water and Irrigation Development who is needed to support partners working on a Short Term Food Security programme with a particular emphasis on water, infrastructure, irrigation development, and Programme Cycle Management.
The ideal candidate should have a first degree in Water and irrigation development (or equivalent) and two years post qualification experience preferably in NGO sector.
This is a great opportunity for a fast-learner that wants to start immediately.
Please Note That This Is A Local Post Where National Terms And Conditions Apply.
To apply please visit this link http://www.cafod.org.uk/about-us/jobs/international
Communications and Outreach Manager: Africa Centre for Holistic Management
Deadline: 1 April 2011
Supervisor: The incumbent will report directly to the Executive Director
Required qualifications, skills and work experience
- BSc Degree in Journalism or equivalent
- A minimum of two years work experience as a writer or communications specialist
- Experience in making presentations, co-ordinating and facilitating meetings
- Knowledge of Holistic Management a plus, commitment to gaining it essential
- Possess excellent writing skills in English
- Possess excellent speaking and public relations skills
- Possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel, Outlook, Explorer, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in Ndebele (Fluency in Nambya, Tonga & Shona a plus)
- Knowledge and experience of proposal development a plus
- Knowledge and experience of advertising and marketing a plus
- International work experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage communications and outreach for Africa Centre
- Oversee production of advertising and communication information
- Organize and coordinate Outreach program
- Work closely with Development Director and technical team to develop proposals for funding
- Work closely with all sections to understand activities on the ground to create accurate feedback to stakeholders at all levels (community, Trustees, College Advisory Board, local, regional and international donors and funding agencies):
- In promoting College activities and programmes through speaking assignments and written materials (brochures, flyers, quarterly reports, editorials for magazines and newspapers etc)
- General correspondence, mainly via email with international clients
- Develop a program to improve the dissemination of Africa Centre’s work to the local, regional and international communities
- Liaise with funding organizations locally, regionally and internationally and follow up communications and opportunities for funding directed towards our core programme
- Research and identify opportunities to submit proposals to support organization’s programs on the ground
Salary: Salary offer and benefits commensurate with experience. ACHM is an equal opportunity employer.
For consideration, please submit cover letter, a sample of an article or paper you have written, C.V. and references to: rbikwa [at] achmonline [dot] org or hmatanga [at] achmonline [dot] org
Human Resources Assistant: Concern Worldwide
Deadline: 1 April 2011
Concern Worldwide, an Irish non-governmental organisation, is looking for an individual for the following position:
Profile specific to the post:
- Graduate Degree in Social Sciences, communications, human resources or other related discipline
- Diploma in Personnel Management/part will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the Human Resources function
- Experience in NGO sector will be an added advantage
- Experience in organizing and co-ordinating training function
- Experience in managing complex industrial relations systems
- Experience with managing an employee medical scheme
- Knowledge of Zimbabwe labour law will be an added advantage
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office package (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Interested candidates should send their CVs as well as the following (Only candidates who meet the person profile above may be short listed)
- Details of two professional referees of persons to whom they reported
- A covering letter outlining reasons for applying and suitability for the post
- Details of their current or most recent salary
- Dates of availability
Applications should be sent to: The HR Manager, Concern Worldwide
Email: Lucille.tapfumaneyi [at] concern [dot] net
Concern encourages female candidates and people living with HIV to apply. A competitive salary will be offered according to qualifications and experience.
Regional Technical Advisor – Monitoring and Evaluation: Catholic Relief Services
Deadline: 2 April 2011
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an organisation that promotes human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies.
CRS seeks to appoint a Technical Advisor: Monitoring and Evaluation, based in Lusaka, Zambia, to provide leadership within Southern Africa to strengthen organisational and staff capacity to design and implement effective monitoring and evaluation systems.
S/he will provide technical assistance to Southern Africa Country Programmes, their partners and staff to ensure that projects and programmes are monitored as needed; scopes for evaluation reflect key learning questions; high quality external or internal evaluators undertake evaluations; recommendations are adopted and lessons learned are disseminated; and ICT4D is strategically coordinated and advanced in Southern Africa. S/he will work closely with other Regional Technical Advisors (RTAs) in Southern Africa, and be part of a network of technical advisors for M&E within CRS, liaising with counterparts to develop and disseminate tools, best practices and policies.
This is a unique position to work with other TAs to develop and strengthen systems for monitoring and evaluation, both within specific projects, across programme areas and organisationally at the Country Programme level. Equally, the other RTAs are well-equipped to contribute to the development of effective monitoring and evaluation systems and tools within their sectors. CRS has a good set of project related guides, tools and resources including: ProPack I, II and II, focusing on project design, implementation and monitoring, respectively. In addition, CRS has a set of M&E standards for its projects and Country Programmes.
S/he will also assist Country Programmes in helping strengthen the capacity of local partners’ monitoring and evaluation systems, and will work closely with the DRD/PQ and other TAs to advance a learning agenda for the Region.
Responsibilities:
· Provide leadership in their portfolio consisting of M&E, learning and ICT4D;
· Develop and implement a strategic plan for strengthening capacity of Country Programme and Regional staff to design, implement and utilise CRS M&E systems to improve programme quality;
· Assist Country Programmes to strengthen capacity of Local Partner staff to implement and utilize M&E standards and systems to improve program quality;
· Assist Country Programmes and the Regional team in project design and the development and review of strategies;
· Collaborate with Regional and Country Programme staff to realise a learning agenda rooted in evidenced-based approaches;
· Develop M&E resources that benefit Southern Africa staff primarily, but that also have wider agency resonance;
· Actively lead the Southern Africa M&E community and participate in the agency M&E community to strengthen CRS M&E globally.
Requirements:
· PhD preferred, or Masters degree and equivalent experience, in a field relevant to a senior M&E position in an international NGO;
· Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive responsibility in overseas relief and development programmes;
· Minimum of 5 years experience working for an international agency on monitoring and evaluation;
· Thorough familiarity with principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation of relief and development programmes using both quantitative and qualitative methods;
· Experience in data collection, including survey design and training enumerators;
· Understanding and experience with data management, including database design;
· Strong experience analysing data, including both qualitative and quantitative methods, and experience with appropriate software;
· Experience training others in M&E, including developing and leading workshops;
· Understanding of donor expectations and trends for M&E, especially by key donors, FFP, and PEPFAR;
· Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods;
· Excellent written and verbal communication;
· Willingness and ability to travel approximately 30% of her/his time;
· Prior experience in sub-Saharan Africa preferred;
· Skilled in working collaboratively with others;
· Able to work with diverse groups of people in a multicultural, team environment;
· Excellent interpersonal communication skills;
· Self-motivated and able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking to meet deadlines;
· Excellent organisation, planning and analytical skills;
· Detail oriented.
For a detailed job description and to apply, please refer to www.crs.org/about/careers
Three (3) vacancies: Africa University
Deadline: 20 April 2011
Africa University, an International Pan African and United Methodist Church Related Institution in Zimbabwe, invites applications from suitably qualified and well experienced persons to fill the following positions:
1. Soil Science Laboratory Technician
Qualifications
- At least a Degree in Agriculture
- Possession of a Diploma in Applied Chemistry, or City & Guilds Part II or equivalent is an added advantage
Duties
- Prepare, conduct & supervise practical sessions for undergraduate and post graduate studies
- Provide soil science support services to researchers in the University
- Supervise soil and foliar analysis services
- Operate and maintain soil science laboratory equipment
- Maintain health and safety procedures in the use of laboratory chemicals and equipment
- Order and control inventory of laboratory equipment
- Order, maintain stocks and supervise the use of laboratory chemicals
- Assist in field based advice and practicals in soil science
- General maintenance of the soil science laboratory
- Supervise other soil science laboratory personnel
- Operate specialized laboratory equipment such as atomic absorption/emission spectrophotometer, ultra violet visible spectrophotometer, nitrogen distillation unit and other allied equipment
- Any other duties as assigned by the responsible office
Experience
- At least five years experience in a relevant laboratory
- Good verbal and written communication skills
2. Archivist
The successful candidate, who will report directly to the University librarian, will be responsible for the Kent M Weeks Archives section of the Jokomo / Yamada Library.
Responsibilities
- Appraising, describing, classifying, arranging and preserving materials of Africa University and the United Methodist Church
- Assessing of the audio visual materials and making any preservation priorities from the inventories, further guiding the cataloguing and preservation of the collections
- Protecting any original materials; creating preservation masters, and providing reference copies of materials at risk in the collections
- Arranging and cataloguing still and moving images and recording sound holdings in the Kent Weeks Archives
- Maintaining records in accordance with accepted standards and practices that ensure the long-term preservation and easy retrieval of the documents
- Planning for the Archives physical expansion project
- Optimising use of the archival storage space
- Participating actively in providing service to clients including access to the Kent M Weeks Archives, and any other educational activities as determined by the Africa University’s mission and policies
- Assisting with reference, acquisitions, and exhibits in the Kent M. Weeks Archives and any other outreach activities
Requirements
- BSc. in Archives and Records Management or
- B.A. in History / BSc. in Information Science plus Archival training
- Knowledge of print and photographic history, recording technology and audio visual collection
- At least 3 years of experience in Archives / Records management
- Experience of working with computerized archival database an added advantage
- Evidence of excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
3. Nurse
The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of high quality health care to the University community through promoting good health, preventing illness, curing the sick and rehabilitating the recuperating.
Specific Responsibilities
- Providing quality nursing care
- Prevention of infections
- Counseling of clients
- Maintain a stock control system for all medical supplies
- Offering first aid management on gatherings like graduation and sporting activities
- Processing medical aid forms
Requirements
- At least a Diploma in general Nursing
- Registered General Nurse
- At least two years experience in the nursing profession
- Registration with the Zimbabwe Nurses Council
- Good at communicating at all levels
To Apply
Applications together with six (6) copies of CV, certified copies of certificates, academic transcripts and at least three names of referees with their e-mail and postal addresses should be forwarded to:
Assistant Registrar, Personnel and Administration
Africa University
P. O. Box 1320
Mutare
Email: arpa [at] africau [dot] ac [dot] zw or arpasec [at] africau [dot] ac [dot] zw
Several vacancies: Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance (IPLG)
Deadline: Until positions are filled
The Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance (IPLG) at Africa University seeks to contribute to a culture of peace, good governance, security and socio-economic development in Africa through research, teaching, networking and community-level action. IPLG provides a focus for training, research and documentation in the areas of peace, leadership and governance in Africa with a view to developing the skills of students and practitioners in these areas. IPLG invites applicants for the following positions:
Lectureship Positions
1. Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor in Human Rights
Duties and responsibilities
This position involves a mix of teaching and administrative responsibilities.
- Develop and update curricula in Human Rights and Rule of Law and related fields.
- Teach the theory and practice of Human Rights.
- Contribute to the core research programme in Human Rights and other areas.
- Mentor, supervise and train students in Human Rights promotion and policy development.
- Supervise students’ research projects and dissertations.
- Engage in scholarly research academic activities in the broader fields of Human Rights and Rule of Law.
- Promote public and outreach events in the discipline of Human Rights and Rule of Law.
- Facilitate training, workshops, seminars and executive courses in Human Rights and Rule of Law.
- Attend IPLG meetings and University Committee meetings.
- Develop and coordinate projects on Human Rights and related areas.
- Perform any other functions from time to time as required
Qualifications and Experience
University doctorate degree in Law, Social/Political Science, International Relations, International Law/Humanitarian Law or a related field.
Experience
- Demonstration of ability to contribute to the Institute’s research profile and an outstanding record of research and publication in the broader fields of Human Rights.
- Teaching experience at graduate level.
- At least 5 years international experience working in human rights arena will be considered an advantage.
- Experience in human rights practice including experience of working with multi-lateral, government or non-government human rights organisations.
Key Attributes
Applicants must have strong networking skills in order to work with the local, regional and international, human rights, peace and justice organisations. Be conversant with human rights instruments and institutions in Africa as well as internationally. Ability to work as team and respect for diversity.
2. Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor in Leadership and Governance
Duties and responsibilities
This position involves a mix of teaching and administrative responsibilities.
- Develop and update curricula in the discipline of Leadership and Governance.
- Teach the theory and practice of Leadership and Governance.
- Contribute to the core research programme in field of Leadership and related areas.
- Mentor, supervise and train students in Leadership Development and Analysis.
- Supervise students’ research projects and dissertations.
- Engage in scholarly research and academic activities.
- Promote public and outreach activities in the discipline.
- Facilitate training, workshops, seminars and executive courses in Leadership Development and Governance.
- Attend IPLG meetings and University Committee meetings.
- Develop and coordinate projects in the area of Leadership Development, Governance and related fields.
- Perform any other functions from time to time as required.
Qualifications and Experience
- University doctorate degree in any of the following areas of discipline Management, Leadership, Administration, Governance, or a related field.
- Proven ability to contribute to the institutes’ research profile and an outstanding record of research and publication in human rights.
- Teaching experience at university graduate level.
- At least 5 years experience working in Leadership Development, Management or Governance.
- Experience working in a leadership position.
Key Attributes
Applicants must have strong networking skills in order to work with the local, regional and international public and private sector organisations as well as civil society. Strong candidates will be conversant with Leadership development in Africa. Other desirable skills are the ability to work in a team and respect for diversity.
Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Lectureship positions are full-time and appointment will be made at an appropriate level based on qualifications.
All positions report to IPLG Director. These Terms of Reference are approximate, and in no case limited to the functions hereby specified. IPLG and the University authorities reserve their right to include the modifications they consider necessary to optimize the implementation of the project.
To Apply:
The following submissions are required:
- 6 copies of a cover letter stating how the applicant meets the requirements of the post and addressing each of the elements of the job requirements and personal specifications.
- 6 copies of full curriculum vitae, including particulars of qualifications, employment history and current salary, and the names and contact details of three referees who may be contacted immediately.
- 6 sets of certified academic and professional certificates and degree transcripts.
Applicants together with CV, 6 copies of certified certificates. Academic transcripts and at least three names of referees with their email and postal addresses should be forwarded to:
Assistant Registrar – Personnel and Administration
Africa University
Box 1320
Mutare
Closing date: Until the positions have been filled
Correspondence will be made to short listed candidates only.
