Vacancy: Peace Building Facilitator/ Officer

Duties and Responsibilities of the Peace Building Facilitator/ Officer
- Conceptualize, implement and monitor local governance and citizen participation and peace building interventions in line with the CFH strategic Plan
- Assist the Program Coordinator to develop local governance and peace building detailed program work plans, including activity descriptions and timetables and the implementation of these activities so as to ensure the program’s activities and outputs are executed on time and to adequate quality standards
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and final program narrative reports for the two programs
- Assist in tracking the programs’ progress and make changes to the activity plans where appropriate, providing in each case a full justification of these changes to the Coordinator
- Ensure good relations are maintained at all times with the programs’ beneficiaries, partners and donors
- Prepare training materials and modules and facilitate district training workshops to respond to thelocal governance and peace building training areas identified in the projects target districts
- Establish and maintain regular contact with beneficiary groups and partner organizations, and to liaise and co-ordinate with the appropriate government bodies whenever appropriate to ensure successful projects progress.

Competencies
Technical
- Experience in project management cycle
- Strong analytical and report writing skills as well as excellent presentation and facilitation skills
- Excellent report writing, inter-personal and communication skills
- Highly proficient in MS Office suite and the use of Internet for research purposes

Behavioral
- A proven ability to work under pressure to achieve visible results
- Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision
- Willingness to travel extensively within the country, work extended periods in the field and interact effectively with partners and willingness to learn new approaches
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment and with partners and beneficiaries at all levels.

Required skills and Experience (Education, Experience, Languages)
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and Community Development with a minimum of 2 years experience in local governance and peace building programs
- 2-3 years experience in use of participatory approaches and facilitation of community based capacity development projects (with a bias in community mobilization, leadership and civil society development) and capacity building targeted at local authorities and civil society in Zimbabwe
- Strong understanding of traditional and modern local authority structures and their role in local level development processes and the organizational and political challenges to strengthening their capacity
- Experience in working with multiple stakeholders at community, district and provincial levels.
- Languages: Fluent in English, Ndebele and Shona

To apply:
Applications should be addressed to the Coordinator Civic Forum on Housing, 2nd Floor, Jubilee 2000 Centre, Harare or P.O Box 1744, Harare.

Or email CVs and covering letter to: schaikosa@gmail.com and / or cvcfh@hotmail.com

Application deadline: 25 May 2013
Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted

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