Job Description

Purpose:
The Project Officer is responsible for designing and implementing high quality field activities that contribute to the expected results of projects focusing on the right to food. The Project Officer will develop constructive relationships with stakeholders and beneficiaries, facilitate workshops and capacity development, and support project monitoring and evaluation through writing reports and collecting relevant data. The Project Officer will further ensure that project expenditure for activities in the field is administered and documented in compliance with the organisation’s policies and procedures and funding requirements, as advised.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Plan, design and implement field activities based on implementation plans and budgets and ensure contribution of activities to project results as outlined in results frameworks.
- Design conflict management and advocacy interventions and conduct and facilitate meetings, workshops, trainings, dialogues, planning and review sessions etc. based on the organisation’s working approaches and participatory methods.
- Prepare and process activity plans, reports, budgets, requisition forms and reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner.
- Administer and document all project expenses in the field according to the organisation’s policies and procedures and donor requirements.
- Mobilize stakeholders, beneficiaries and participants and organise the logistics for activities as outlined in activity plans.
- Plan, review, report and document activities in accordance with the organisation’s M&E requirements and maintain high quality of documentation.
- Regularly monitor contextual developments and support M&E staff in collecting relevant data and information.
- Support organisational learning, information exchange and capacity building, and supervise and train assigned project assistants or interns.
- Provide and compile relevant project information for communications purposes and support media engagements.
- Support the writing of project reports and prepare and present reports for internal reviews as well as meetings with funding partners and project stakeholders.
- Present CCMT in a professional manner to all external stakeholders and adhere to safety and security protocols and organisational codes of conduct.

Qualifications and Experience

Requirements (Qualification, Experience and Skills):
- Degree in Social Sciences, Political Science, Development Studies, Conflict/Peace Studies or other relevant fields from a reputable institution
- At least 3 years relevant work experience
- Knowledge and experience in conflict management, local governance, natural resource governance, right to food and/or gender/youth mainstreaming are an added advantage
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills and good writing and reporting skills
- Attention to detail, diligence, integrity and good team player
- Strong time-management skills and ability to pro-actively set targets and self-organise work
- Driver’s License and willingness to regularly travel to the Midlands and Mashonaland East Provinces.
- Well spoken and written English, proficiency in chiShona and/or isiNdebele

How to Apply

If you are interested to work in a small team of dedicated colleagues and have the necessary qualification, experience and attitude, we are looking forward to receiving your CV and application letter via email by 2nd of September 2024. In your application letter please clearly indicate the position you are applying for, outline your motivation and the special attributes, skills or work experiences which distinguish you from other applicants. Credible references are essential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kindly email your application to [email protected]