Vacancies for development workers

Fundraising Officer for Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation - Lesotho - LES006 - 001

Your role will be to raise funds for the outreach programme in Lesotho and to promote regional collaboration between Lesotho , Botswana and Swaziland on issues pertaining to the care and treatment of children with HIV/AIDS with the aim of promoting learning from best practises across the countries.

(Closing date for applications is 18th April 2008)

Project Officer, PLWHA Capacity Building Project, Maputo, Mozambique-MOZ001-002

To support the development, management and implementation of the People Living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA) project with KINDLIMUKA that is funded by Irish Aid. The main tasks will include capacity building of the Partner organisation and support in resource mobilisation and fundraising activities.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2008)

Lecturer in Primary Care at the Medical Faculty of the Catholic University of Mozambique, Beira, Mozambique - MOZ004-001

The role of the Development Worker is to contribute to the training of medical students in the new faculty of Medicine in Beira, Mozambique .

The principle purpose of the job is to participate in the training of the medical students using a problem base learning approach, facilitating tutorials and provision of training in practical skills and delivery of some formal lectures. For this to be successful and appropriate the successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the delivery of some patient care.

(Closing date for applications is 7th April 2008)

Fund Raising Officer for N’weti - MOZ005-001

The purpose is to develop and implement a fundraising strategy for long term sustainability of N’weti.

N'weti works within a budget of 2.5 to 3 million of Euros annually and thus need a person for this role with knowledge, skills and links with bigger International donors. The job includes a donor’s analysis followed by the development of a fundraising strategy and its subsequent implementation at national and international level which would allow N’weti to successfully implement its activities and ultimately benefit more communities.

N’weti is also part of the UNICEF/ASDI Joint Programme. The initiative’s over-riding goal is to ensure that increasingly, Government, national and local authorities, communities and families respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights. To this end, the programme will deliver increased capacity among all relevant stakeholders in order to work more effectively for the realisation of children’s rights in Mozambique . As part of the joint programme N’weti will be implementing a 3 year project aiming at promoting the children’s rights through community mobilization activities at schools in 5 provinces. The programme will target adolescents from 12 to 14 years old, school communities and children’s radio programmes.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2008)

Social Reintegration Officer, AMIMO – Associação de mineiros Moçambicanos (Mozambique Miners Association), Based in Inhambane, Mozambique - MOZ006-001

The main role of the placement is to support and develop the skills the AMIMO leadership and project staff through training, mentoring and advising. The work will involve capacity building in planning, fundraising for social reintegration of miners (dismissed from mining industries of South Africa), formal training, monitoring and follow-up and evaluation.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 18th April 2008)

Fisheries Technologist, National Institute for the development of Small scale fisheries IDPPE) - MOZ007-001

The project aims to reduce poverty and support disadvantaged and marginalised communities in Mozambique through increasing the productivity of the small scale fisheries sub sector. The project will also provide institutional support and capacity building for IDPPE, and fishing groups with the aim of improving their internal organisation, strengthening their financial management, planning and developing their analytical and policy framework capacities thus enhancing their assistance to the small scale fisheries sub sector in Mozambique .

The placement has two main purposes:

• To improve the access to fish resources for artisan fishermen and achieve sustainable and commercially viable use of fish resources, by the fishermen.
• To advice on actions related to fishing technologies (fishing gear and methods), aiming at a rational increase and diversification of the fish catches in the country.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2008)

Community Development Advisor, National Institute for the Development of Small Scale Fisheries (IDPPE) - MOZ008-001

The Community Development placement is to design, research and plan programmes, define methodologies, analyse and interpret the information collected and design progress reports about community development actions as well as to promote capacity building courses, systematic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the community participatory development processes.

The overall purpose of this placement is to provide technical assistance on enhancing the communities capacities and participation in the processes of community development among the small scale artisan fishermen’s communities.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2008)

Health Programmes Manager, Namibia - NAM003-001

Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is a U.S. based international non-profit organization specializing in medical training and health care education programmes

This position is responsible for the management and supervision of the health program activities. The position will be expected to work closely with the Regional Supervisor and Health Coordinators in implementing the health program activities and evaluation. He/she will coordinate the development, revision and contextualization of the health education curricula; train and supervise staff in their use, coordinate identification, collation and gathering of training materials and create networks that will advance the interest of the organization. This position will involve frequent travels to other regions and to the field.

(Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd May 2008)

Clinic Project Coordinator, Swaziland Breast Cancer Network (SBCN), Swaziland - SWA004-002

Management and coordination of Breast care clinics in the four regions of Swaziland. To assist in improving the survival rates of people directly affected by breast cancer in Swaziland through awareness, de-stigmatisation leading to early to detection, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

(Closing date for applications is Monday 28th April 2008)

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) - SWA012-001

The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate research, monitoring and evaluation activities implemented at SWAGAA. S/He will also set up monitoring and evaluation systems including conducting baseline surveys and identifying and monitoring indicators, target setting and measure the impact of the programme.

The project aims to support survivors of abuse by enabling them to develop sustainable livelihoods and strengthening their voices at the familial, community, and national levels in raising awareness of the problem and advocating for the development of relevant policies in the area of Gender Based Violence (GBV).

(Closing date for applications is Friday 11th April 2008)

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