Job Description

Forum for African Women Educationalist Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI)
Job title: Programs Manager
Deadline: 28 February 2024
Background
Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI) is looking to hire a Programs Manager to join its team. FAWEZI’s mission is to provide opportunities for girls and women to develop skills, competencies, and values that will make them productive members of society. This is done in partnership with strategic partners, national government, Non- Governmental Organizations, educators, researchers, and local communities to influence policy and practice, build public awareness, and demonstrate best educational practices. The organization envisions an inclusive society in which all gender disparities in education are eliminated and girls and women are holistically empowered for socio-economic transformation. Its goal is to empower girls and women through quality education and training to give them the necessary skills, competencies, and values to be productive members of their societies.
Job Summary
 The core purpose of “Programs Manager” (PM) is to support the Executive Director in designing programmes, funds mobilisation, day-to-day supervision of programmes implementation, and reporting of programmes activities. The Programs Manager will also ensure regular reporting of program activities and full compliance with funding partners’ reporting requirements, and funding agreement provisions.
Reporting: The Programs Manager will report to the Executive Director.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key activities/Duties and responsibilities
 Provide technical and programmatic leadership for FAWEZI programs. Tasks include oversight and coordination of the implementation of all programs, developing program

strategies, providing technical guidance to program staff, and ensuring quality of
programs delivery.
 Responsible for observing deliverables, timelines, budgets, and periodic reports in
compliance with the development partner expectations and highlighting significant change stories, contributing to chapter work plans, funds disbursement, M&E plans and regular monitoring, lobby & and advocacy plans, compliance to FAWEZI procedures, funding partner, ministries and departments and local authorities;
 Monitor quality assurance processes and systems to ensure the highest quality of the project implementation, risk management, and updates to FAWEZI management and the funding partners;
 Promote learning agenda for the program including periodic updates to the team and integration with other FAWEZI programs/projects, social inclusion (PWD, Refugees);
 Support advocacy to widen the civic space for girls and young women, emphasize on social inclusion, and work closely with the other teams to amplify, and sustain voice/agency as they demand the realization of education and training rights;
 Provide technical input in identifying, developing, and negotiating funding proposals for FAWEZI’s work. Focus on scale-up and replication of programs
 Undertake regular assessment of risks that may impair the implementation of programs, and in consultation with the Executive Director suggest appropriate mitigation measures thereof
 Initiate programs and design log frame thereof: program objectives, assumptions, SMART goals, target results, outputs, outcomes, performance indicators, program activities, staffing requirements, program inputs, and budgets, monitoring and evaluation, risks and mitigation thereof, etc.

Qualifications and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
 Master’s degree in social sciences including Education, Public Health, Political Science, Philosophy, Gender, Law, Project Management, or any other relevant discipline;
 At least 7 (seven) years of working experience managing multiple and concurrent donor- funded programs; most of which with senior managerial responsibilities such as strategy formulation, program design, staff supervision, and program budget management.
 Experience in strategic partnerships especially working within a consortium (range of stakeholders) covering more than one country;
 Program management skills, including Theory of Change methodology, process management, scheduling, project control, documentation development, risk management and quality management, monitoring, and evaluation;
 Writing and presentation skills for periodic reporting on process/outcome/outputs & deliverables; Sound knowledge of lobby and advocacy especially focusing on girls and

young women's Education; and
 Strong leadership skills - Critical thinking and Evidence of thought leadership.

How to Apply

To apply
Interested candidates meeting the above specifications should submit their application letters, CVs (max 3 pages) with contactable referees to [email protected] marked Programs Manager in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.