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Human Resources Assistant: CARE
Deadline: 7 September 2013

Duty Station: Harare            
Position Code: PS-HRA13

Job summary
CARE International in Zimbabwe is inviting applicants for the Human Resources Assistant position.  Reporting to the Talent and Relationship Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for recruitment (especially of staff needed in the emergency programs), general communication, induction and maintenance of HR records. S/ he will also assist in organizing workshops or training in liaison with the Talent and Relationship Manager. S/he is expected to uphold and advise employees on CARE’s core values.

Duties and responsibilities
-Recruitment and selection mainly for the emergency program, communicating with project management on the engagement status of new employees
-Advises employees and management on HR policies, procedures and practices to ensure adherence to theses set policies
-Keeping updated HR records and information in the available database
-Filling of HR documents to ensure easy access and retrieval
-Communicating HR related issues with project /program management and employees and liaises in sub offices, keeping the Talent and Relationship Manager informed
-Induction of new employees and ensures that staff completes all the necessary engagement forms

Qualifications, skills and experience
-Degree in Human Resources Management/ Social Science/Psychology or related
-Membership to a professional human resources body e.g. IPMZ
-At least two years work experience in Human Resources (preferably in Recruitment and Selection) with an NGO or similar environment
-Ability to work under pressure and meeting deadlines
-Good Communication skills
-Ability to handle confidential information

To apply
Interested and suitably qualified applicants should submit application letters together with updated Curriculum Vitae quoting the position code on the subject for email applications to:

Human Resources Manager
(PS-HRA 13)
CARE International in Zimbabwe
8 Ross Avenue
Belgravia
Harare

Or: vacancies [at] carezimbabwe [dot] org

Administrator: Cesvi
Deadline: 15 September 2013

Position Code: 32_2013 ADM ZIM
Contract: 6 months (renewable)
The collaboration will start in October 2013.
The main duty station will be Harare.

Work context
In the health sector, Cesvi operates in the district of Centenary in collaboration with Saint Albert Hospital, which works for the prevention of Hiv/Aids as well as other sexually transmitted diseases. At the House of Smiles, in Harare, Cesvi organises educational and recreational activities for orphans and street children. In the management of natural resources, Cesvi promotes the Zimbabwe participation in the Great Limpopo Park, the protected area bordering on Mozambique and South Africa. Beitbridge and Chiredzi are areas of multi-sector activities.

Required competencies
-Degree in Economics, Business Studies, Accounting
-Minimum 2 year experience in developing country
-Knowledge of UE administrative and procurement procedures
-Experience in supervision and planning of field logistics
-Experience in supervising multi-cultural staff
-Strong leadership, supervisory and people skills as well as experience with NGO procedures, approaches, and operations
-Fluency English (written and spoken)

To apply
Please use this link and apply online

Google kicks off ‘Africa Connected’ Competition
Deadline: 11 October 2013

Google is calling on entrepreneurs, creators, innovators and web-lovers in Nigeria and across Africa to share their stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work.  Whether you’re a photographer, an entrepreneur, a fashion designer or a community activist, if the internet and Google tools have played an important role in your success, Google wants to hear from you. In the next five years, 7 out of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are predicted to be in Africa, and the Internet is playing an important part in this.  Google’s new initiative, ‘Africa Connected: Success stories powered by the web’, aims to gather the largest collection of inspiring stories about ventures established online by Africans, in Africa.

Five successful entrants will win $25,000 each, and will also have the opportunity to work with a Google sponsor over a six-month period.

“Google wants to hear from young, spirited entrepreneurial web adopters in Nigeria and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa who have a healthy disregard for the impossible and who are using the web and technology to do cool and extraordinary things to rise above their circumstances, change their world, and achieve success. We want to showcase the amazing achievements happening in the new Africa”, says Affiong Osuchukwu, Google Lead for the Africa Connected initiative.

Categories for entries include Education; Entertainment/Arts/Sports; Technology; Community and NGOs; and Small Businesses. 20 semi-finalists will be selected from initial entries to take part in an interview and to produce a short promotional video. A judging panel made up of Googlers and external judges will then determine the 10 finalists.  The 5 winners, in whose lives the web and Google have played a pivotal role, will then be selected by the online voting public.

For more information and to enter the Africa Connected contest, visit here

Applications for the 2014/15 Chevening Scholarships now open
Deadline: 14 December 2013

Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government’s global scholarships programme. Established in 1983, the programme makes awards to outstanding individuals who demonstrate the potential to become future leaders, decision makers and opinion formers. Scholarships are awarded for post-graduate study, usually a Master’s degree programme of one year, across a wide range of fields. These include politics, government, business, media, the environment, civil society religion and academia.  Applicants should be high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.

Once awarded, the scholarship will cover the scholar’s tuition fees, a maintenance allowance (for one person), travel to the UK and additional grants to cover essential expenditure.

For information on applying for a Chevening Scholarship for 2014/15 visit this link

For more information regarding the Chevening Scholarship Programme please visit the Chevening website or send an email to ukinfo.harare [at] fco [dot] gov [dot] uk

FES Youth Leadership Training: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Deadline: 16 September 2013

The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Zimbabwe, a non-profit making, public interest institution, is offering leadership training for young adults. The training will target young leaders with proven social, civic and political interests and abilities from political parties, trade unions, civil society organisations and youth organisations.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

The training shall provide young leaders from the full political spectrum of Zimbabwe with leadership skills and the opportunity for political networking. This process will run for about 8 months.

FES will meet the actual training for the selected participants while any other associated costs will have to be borne by the participants. No sitting allowances or per diems will be paid.

Interested candidates should fulfill the following criteria
1. Between 20-35 years of age
2. Team player
3. Proven political and social interests
4. Ability for political analysis and knowledge of political developments in the country
5. Be part of the programme throughout the whole training period

To apply
Please send your CV, and a half page justification why you should participate in the training to the following email address: info [at] fes-zimbabwe [dot] org

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