FFA FIELD OFFICER JOB AT WORLD VISION ZIMBABWE

Job Title : Food for Assets Field Officer x2

Location: Mt Darwin, Hwange

Purpose of the position: To facilitate the design, planning and implementation of multi- sectorial Food for Assets community developments projects and ensures compliance to donor standards and guidelines.

Major Responsibilities:-

• To develop implementation guidelines in Food For Assets Programming and ensuring that there is advocacy in research works for relevant project designs from the communities, Local Authorities and other stakeholders.
• Enhance sustainability of projects and activities through Food For Assets Programming and interventions by applying community-based approaches in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Co-ordinate with other Relief and Development Agencies , Local Authorities and Government line- ministries in Program areas in ensuring that food assets projects are in line with required standards and that there is fit with the GoZ and communities’ strategic plans.
• To develop and design clearly defined exit strategies for interventions in programming as an assurance of sustainability of the Program after the phase-out.
• Facilitate the identification, design and implementation of appropriate training needs for program staff and the entire communities.
• Ensure that there is proper co-ordination of FFA activities and a thorough paper trail is available to document all the key processes and other materials to Food For Assets projects
• Provide technical and sound support in all Food For Assets Programming with regards to development of Work Norms and Bills Of Quantities in the construction and rehabilitation of dams , irrigation schemes , dip-tanks , environmental management works and other forms of related infrastructure .
• Collect , analyse , provide regular / timely data-base and progress reports to the superiors and relevant stakeholders.
• To ensure that target communities are visited and consulted on a regular basis so as to learn from their experiences for sustainability and relevant programming .
• Assist the Commodities Officer in preparation of budgets , expenditure analysis and resource management for FFA programming in the district.

• Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil / Agriculture Engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum of three years community development and/or project management experience in a government office or NGO, on issues relevant to the technical area.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment, with project stakeholders including local government officials, UN agency staff, other NGO peers, and community members.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to write good reports, clearly, and meet a deadline.
• Advanced computer literacy in the MS Office packages, Internet and email.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and the local language (Ndebele).
• Ability to travel most of times to field sites.
• A clean Class 4 drivers’ Licence . Ability to ride a Motorbike is an added advantage.
• Extensive working knowledge of project cycle management tools.
• Experience in the construction and design of dams, and weirs will be an added advantage

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