Job Description

Project Officer: Community Engagement
Reports to: Programmes Manager: Southern Region
Type of Contract: 1 Year (Renewable)
Job Purpose: Project Implementation
Duty Station: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Deadline: 17 June 2024
Expected Start Date: 1 July 2024
Background
Our organisation has operations in Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces and is seeking the
services of a Project Officer to support its community engagement interventions. We
are a national human rights organisation, registered as a PVO, with decades of
experience working in Zimbabwe. Over the years, we have excelled in supporting
Zimbabwean communities to lead in creating and sustaining a culture of human
rights. Our members and stakeholders cut across different sectors in Zimbabwe. We
are affiliated with over six human rights coalitions in Zimbabwe, and many other
international human rights groups.
Culture
Our organization seeks individuals who exhibit passion, intelligence, curiosity, and a
steadfast commitment to advancing human rights in Zimbabwe. Our leadership team
embodies diversity, uniting community organizers, activists, and human rights
experts who demonstrate genuine care and concern for the communities they serve.
Our dedicated staff members are deeply invested in contributing to a cause greater
than themselves, emphasizing teamwork, cooperation, meticulousness, and service to
our members, stakeholders, and colleagues. In return, we offer a nurturing
environment that champions cultural diversity, fosters professional development, and
empowers those who value continuous learning, growth, and meaningful impact. Our
unwavering dedication to human rights extends beyond the workplace, as we strive
to embody the values we advocate for. Embracing a culture of innovation, our team
consistently goes above and beyond to deliver unparalleled excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Officer will be responsible designing and implementing interventions
meant to promote human rights and access to justice for citizens in the areas we work
in as well as the pursuit of remedies to human rights violations. These will include
• linking our community structures with the national human rights architecture,
peacebuilding architecture and related mechanisms.
• development of tools to support communities claim and defend their rights
• developing training programmes for communities in need of such.
• identifying and innovating around any gaps and obstacles to the enjoyment of
human rights.
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• Collaborating with civil society organisations and national human rights
institutions in related human rights interventions.
• Coordinating human rights engagements with members and stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

Key Competencies and Qualifications
• The ideal candidate for this position must be well versed with human rights
law, national, regional and international human rights mechanisms.
• Experience working with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), civil
society and relevant government departments.
• Experience working with grassroots communities and Zimbabwean civil
society.
• Fluent in English and at least one local language. Fluency in Ndebele is an
added advantage.
• A holder of a Bachelors’ degree in social science field from a reputable
institution, and an advanced degree in the relevant field
• Proven writing, presentation and communications skills.
• Passion and drive for human rights.
• Minimum 3 years or relevant experience in the human rights sector