Positions: 4
Contract type: Short term
Period of contract: 8 months.
Work station: Mayukwayukwa refugee camp, Kaoma: Meheba refugee camp, Solwezi
Department: Programs/Operations
Job Purpose: Implement and promote the local integration programme in Mayukwayukwa, Kaoma
Key Performance
Activities
Beneficiary relocation
- Conduct meetings and discussions with sector leaders and the beneficiary families to explain the benefits of relocating to the new resettlement scheme area.
- Conduct orientations on the sweat equity aspect to the vulnerable families and explain the requirements of the beneficiaries upon material delivery.
- Conduct family needs requirement and logistics for family relocation e.g. temporal shelter kits.
- Capturing biodata of beneficiary families and developing beneficiary profiles before and after providing support to them.
Training of families
- Training beneficiaries on sweat equity and inventory procedures.
Community and capacity building - Developing partnership models with government and partner organizations that encourage increased participation of communities in local development and planning.
Reporting and information management
- Inputting Data into a comprehensive database of local integration beneficiary households.
- Develop and provide comprehensive weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on project progression and /drawback and ensure compliance with donor contractual obligations.
- Document lessons learnt from projects, challenges and any changes to the project design
- Keep up to date beneficiary files with all necessary documentation that is family profile, inventory receipts, copy of identity card etc.
Advocacy
- Strengthening the voice of beneficiaries to influence regulations and decisions impacting their families.
M & E
- Monitoring the social economic impact of housing and related services on beneficiary families.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to Plan and Manage projects
- 2 years’ experience in community development preferably in the NGO sector.
- Valid Driver’s License a Must
- Ability to ride a motor cycle
- Computer literate
- Willing to work long hours
- Report Writing Skills a must
- Good organizational, communication, and analytical skills a necessity
- Ability to deal with stress & meet deadlines
- Ability to multi – task
- Ability to speak ANY of the following local languages is a MUST:Lozi, Mbunda, Chokwe, Swahili, Lunda, Luvale, Sinyarwanda, Kikaonde, Nkoya, Mbundu, and Nyanja.
Interested candidates should be ready to live in a RURAL AREA.
Necessary Contacts:
Project Coordinator, Construction Supervisor, Senior Programmes Officer, Clerk of Works.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Social Work or any related field
Mode of application:
All applications should be addressed to the National Director, indication the name of the positon applied for in the subject line and forwarding a cover letter, updated Curriculum Vitae and all academic and professional qualifications to the following email addresses: hfhzjobs@habitatzam.org.zm or Habitat_HR@habitatzam.org.zm
NOTE: state any of the local languages listed above you are able to speak and your current residence in the Curriculum Vitae. First priority will be given to applicants residing in areas or towns near the refugee camps.
Closing date: The closing date for the applications will be Wednesday, 20th April, 2016 at 17:00hrs.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
“HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ZAMBIA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER”.
