Based in Masvingo
The Youth Forum, a leading youth organization with its headquarters in Harare seeks the services of a field officer. The incumbent should be based in Masvingo. The Youth Forum is a legally registered youth servicing organization whose overall objective is to promote active and informed youth participation in policy dialogue and political decision-making. The organization also seeks at its core to facilitate youth economic empowerment.
General description of role:
The Field Officer will be responsible for running Youth Forum fieldwork in Masvingo in line with our organizational goals. The incumbent will be expected to contribute towards physical project implementation and on going monitoring of the project. S/he will also be expected to contribute towards continuous review of the project with the view to improving anticipated project outcomes.
Qualifications and skills:
- A minimum of a diploma in the social/behavioral sciences or related fields
- Good understanding of using monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies
- Sound organizing and planning skills
- Good analytical skills and ability to think strategically
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Evidence of maturity and good community approach skills
- Computer literate in Microsoft products i.e. Word and Excel
Qualified female candidates and students seeking attachment are encouraged to apply.
Only candidates meeting the criteria will be called for an interview. Short-listed candidates will be given an in depth orientation of project goals and overall organizational expectations.
Interested candidates should submit an application letter, a CV with names and addresses of contactable referees and certified copies of certificates. Submission of the relevant documents can be done via e-mail, post or hand delivery to:
Attention: The National Coordinator, Youth Forum, 305 3rd Floor, Travel Centre, Cnr. Speke Avenue/Third Street (opp. Meikels Hotel), Harare or via e-mail to: youthforumzim@yahoo.co.ukand cc youthforumpublicity@gmail.com
