4 (Four) x District Economic Strengthening Officers

Job Overview

Bantwana Zimbabwe seeks experienced candidates to fill four (4) Economic Strengthening Officer positions in Bubi, Lupane, Nkayi and Tsholotsho for a CDC/ZimTTECH-funded DREAMS program. The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women (DREAMS) program aims to reduce new HIV infections amongst adolescent girls and young women and will be implemented in the above-mentioned Matabeleland North districts. Bantwana will implement four core sets of interventions namely, i) HIV prevention, condom education, gender norms change, social assets building, and sexual violence prevention; ii) Education Subsidies including primary, secondary and Part-Time and Continuing Education support; iii) Combination of socioeconomic approaches for caregivers layered with positive parenting; and iv) Economic empowerment for AGYW (financial literacy, work readiness and employability trainings, vocational training for market-driven technical skills, internships). The Economic Strengthening Officers will be responsible for all Economic Strengthening activities at district level.

Roles and responsibilities

• In liaison with the Programs Manager, coordinate program implementation following donor, organizational and program guidelines;
• Assist in developing and monitoring annual work plans and budgets, as well as associated deliverables and results/outputs;
• Prepare, coordinate review, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents, including progress updates, curricula, and other documents and reports;
• Provides technical support in management of the service contracts;
• Coordinate the timely identification and addressing of program implementation challenges;
• Coordinate program documentation (Reports, Success Stories, Support in the development of IEC Materials);
• Perform clerical and administrative support tasks, including creation and editing of program correspondences, purchasing documents, reports, program handbooks, and other publications;
• Any other duty as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in social science or related field
• A minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience working on adolescent and youth health related interventions;
• Master’s Degree in any related field is an added advantage;
• Experience of HIV/GBV program planning and implementation at the community, provincial and district levels working with NGO sectors;
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning, administrative, and financial management systems;
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, health systems, decentralization of services and related issues specifically targeted for adolescent girls and young women;
• Strong writing and interpersonal communication skills;
• Ability to gather and analyse statistical data and generate reports;
• Ability to travel to implementation sites within the province a minimum of 25%;
• Extensive knowledge of health and development programming in a developing country is preferred;
• Prior experience in implementing DREAMS programs an added advantage

To apply

To apply for these positions, please submit a cover letter, CV, and three references (including name, organization, phone number, and email address) to recruitment@worlded.co.zw with position title in the subject line.

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 21 August 2020