PROGRAM TEAM LEADERS - Practical Action

Category:- Other
Location:- Harare
Country:- Zimbabwe
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Summary
In pursuance of its business goals, Practical Action Southern Africa is seeking to recruit Program Team Leaders for its Infrastructural services and Reducing Vulnerability thematic areas all based at the Harare office. Both incumbents will report to the Regional Director, and will broadly be responsible for the direction of the respective thematic area/program's strategic direction.

Descrption
Persons Specifications

• Abilijy to interact with government agencies, donors, NGOs, the private sector and other institutions at different levels 
• NGO experience a must.
• Must have spirij of team work in executing tasks.

(Prerequisites for the Infrastructural services leader)

• A University postgraduate degree plus a first degree in Engineering.
• At least 6 years' professional experience dealing with infrastructural services issues.

(Prerequisites for the Reducing Vulnerability Leader)

•  A University postgraduate degree in Applied Sciences or any relevant Social Sciences dis­cipline.
• At least six (6) years' experience in dealing with the communities, building their capacity to secure household food security, designing and implementation of projects.

Application Procedure

Send applications and detailed CVs to:

Closing date 1600 hours on 19th March, 2010.

 

Requirements

PROGRAM TEAM LEADERS (INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES AND REDUCING VULNERABILITY)

 

Practical Action Southern Africa is part of an international technology development organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom whose other offices are in East Africa, Sudan, Latin America, Bangladesh, Nepal and South Asia.

 

Since its establishment in Zimbabwe, in 1989, the organisation has built a reputation in long term development and has demonstrated convincingly how technology can assist in alleviating poverty.

 

In pursuance of its business goals, Practical Action Southern Africa is seeking to recruit Program Team Leaders for its Infrastructural services and Reducing Vulnerability thematic areas all based at the Harare office. Both incumbents will report to the Regional Director, and will broadly be responsible for the direction of the respective thematic area/program's strategic direction.

 

Other key deliverables will include inter alia:

• Developing and communicating the strategic direction and intent of the programme to internal staff and key external stakeholders.  
• Fundraising for the program and overall budget management.
• Providing leadership and opportunities for learning in all affairs concerning the effective run­ning of the unit  
• Supporting and facilitating team commitment to the organisations strategic direction through factual information, guidance and resource availability
• Lead in seeking and encouraging others to find new opportunities and innovative approaches to poverty reduction in the target communities.
• Encouraging team interaction to build new ideas and facilitation of interaction between the unit and other thematic areas.
• Providing mentors hip {guidance to staff by and giving them regular feedback on their per­formance
• Be part of the senior management and international team

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Posted date: 09/03/2010- Closing date: 19/03/2010