Project Officer

Job Description

Duty Station: Manicaland Mutasa District

About UDACIZA

Union for the Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe, Africa (UDACIZA) is a leading and reputable umbrella organization of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe. UDACIZA was formed to champion spiritual and socio-economic development of Apostolic members and ensuring an improved quality of life, social justice and equality for Apostolic Church members. UDACIZA is a member of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD).

Key duties and responsibilities

Technical support to SASA! Faith teams

• Support technical capacity building of SASA! Faith teams, through trainings and workshops;
• Support SASA! Faith teams to ensure SASA! Faith phase action plans are planned and developed in a timely manner that meet project objectives;
• Mentor and guide SASA! Faith team in planning, implementation, documentation, and monitoring of SASA! Faith activities;
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with SASA! Faith teams;
• Monitoring and support to Community Activists.

Learning and knowledge management

• Coordinate SASA! Faith phase training planning, delivery, and evaluation;
• Provide logistical support for trainings;
• Participate in shared learning spaces with colleagues on SASA! Faith;
• Collect case studies and provide content demonstrating the impact of SASA! Faith for donor reports and other publications.

Monitoring and evaluation

• In coordination with the SASA! Faith team and M&E Officer, ensure timely and accurate M&E plans to ensure that SASA! Faith outcomes remain on track and align to the project outcomes and targets;
• Provide guidance and support to SASA! Faith teams on the effective use of SASA! Faith M&E tools, data entry, data analysis and reporting.

Other

• Participate in organisational quarterly meetings, programme review meetings and any other meetings as required;
• Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the Program Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Gender Studies or a related social science degree.

Experience

• Minimum two years of working in a local development organisation;
• Experience in GBV programming, including prevention and response strategies.
• Experience of working to support SASA! Or SASA! Faith programming / working in a faith-based institution is an added advantage).

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills, particularly in relation to facilitating trainings on GBV;
• Highly organised, with excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent report writing skills and an aptitude for designing projects and proposals;
• Competent in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and with internet/email;
• Demonstrate a commitment to gender equality and an ability to influence and engage others to support gender issues;
• Capable of working efficiently under tight deadlines;
• Spoken and written fluency in English.

To apply

Please send your detailed CV with 3 traceable referees (max 3 pages) and application letter to: [email protected] and copy [email protected]

The applicant/s will adhere to UDACIZA’ values and commit to UDACIZA’s Code of Conduct, Adult and Child Safeguarding Policy. This is a women centered project, hence only female candidates with a Christian background will be considered. 

NB: Candidate should be prepared to start ASAP.

Deadline: 15 June 2022 (4pm)