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Office Assistant: Absolute Return for Kids (Ark)
Deadline: 26 October 2012
Reports to: Finance and Administration Officer
Liaison Relationships: Country Director
Purpose: The main purpose of the job is to provide a professional, comprehensive Reception service to the Clients provide secretarial duties for the Director and ensure smooth running of the office.
Principal Accountabilities
-Receives all visitors to the office
-Receives all calls and enquiries in a professional manner
-Receives mail and maintains records of mail delivered and dispatched from the office to ensure the efficient communication
-Monitors telephone utilization
-Manages the Country Directors’ calendar
-Performs all secretarial duties for the Country Director
-Ensures the office is always clean and facilitates maintenance and repairs of office and equipment as required
-Organizes travel and accommodation arrangement for staff
-Monitors & maintains adequate Office supplies and functional equipment
-Handles petty cash
-Performs other related work as required
Requirements
-Ability to deal effectively and patiently with others
-Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
-Availability to work long hours when needed
-Able to travel outside duty station
-Accounting knowledge an added advantage
Qualifications and Experience
-Minimum of 5 O’ Levels including English and Mathematics
-Secretarial Qualification
-Computer literate
-At least 2 years experience
Behavioral Competencies
-Communication: Maintains high-level telephone and front office etiquette Listens to others and communicates both orally and in writing in an effective manner that fosters open communication.
-Relationship management: Builds and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance and support. Remains calm under pressure. Can manage multiple demands.
-Confidentiality: Employees must not give information or documents relating to their employment other employees and to anyone unless authorized to do so.
-Teamwork: Works collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals and objectives
-Integrity: Maintains highest standards of honesty and integrity
-Problem solving: Solves problems effectively
Applications
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application together with an updated CV and name, address and telephone numbers of three referees to:
Finance and Administration Officer, Ark Zimbabwe 7 St Quintin Road, Eastlea, Harare or
Email: Virginia.Mudzingwa [at] arkonline [dot] org
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for the recruitment processes.
General Hand: Absolute Return for Kids (Ark)
Deadline: 26 October 2012
Reports to: Finance and Administration Officer
Liaison Relationships: Office Assistant
Cleans the offices and maintains garden. Performs work in the operation of a vehicle to assure safe transportation of ARK staff, clients and goods to and from various destinations.
Principal Accountabilities
-Ensures cleanliness of the offices and surroundings
-Maintains the garden
-Collects and delivers goods as per instructions
-Drives a vehicle over an assigned route to transport individuals or goods to authorized locations in a safe manner at all times
-Maintains all records to ensure the efficient operation of the vehicle such as time at each stop, purpose of trip, number of passengers per day, mileage
-Assumes responsibility for care and maintenance of vehicles (greasing small repairs, etc.)
-Reports maintenance problems to the supervisor
-Assists passengers in getting in and out of vehicles, and other courtesies
-Performs other related work as required
Requirements
-Working knowledge of the rules and regulations involved in the safe and efficient operation of a vehicle
-Ability to deal effectively and patiently with others
-Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
-Availability to work long hours when needed and approved by manager
-Can be reached at all times
-Ability to work in all types of weather
Qualification and Experience
-Employee must possess a valid class 2 /4 drivers’ license with clean driving record
-At least 5 years’ experience at similar position
-Certificate in defensive driving an added advantage
-Minimum 2 O’ levels including English language
-Traceable acceptable driving record
Behavioral Competencies
-Communication: Listens to others and communicates in an effective manner that fosters open communication
-Relationship management: Builds and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with others inside and outside the organization who can provide information, assistance and support. Remains calm under pressure. Can manage multiple demands.
-Integrity: Maintains highest standards of honesty and integrity
-Teamwork: Works collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals and objectives
-Good judgment: Must be able to exercised good judgment in handling unusual situations arising with passengers.
-Problem solving: Solves problems effectively.
-Confidentiality: Employees must not give information or documents relating to their employment and to the business of health to anyone unless authorized to do so.
Applications
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application together with an updated CV and name, address and telephone numbers of three referees to:
Finance and Administration Officer, Ark Zimbabwe, 7 St Quintin Road, Eastlea, Harare or
Email: Virginia.Mudzingwa [at] arkonline [dot] org
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for the recruitment processes.
National Director: Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association
Deadline: 31 October 2012
Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) is seeking to recruit a National Director.
Organisation
ZWLA is a membership organization of women lawyers. It was founded in 1992 to enable women lawyers to contribute towards women’s rights in general whilst addressing the professional interests of women lawyers. ZWLA has grown over the years to a full-fledged woman’s organisation implementing programmes with the aim of facilitating women access to justice. ZWLA’s vision is justice and equality for all in society where women are empowered and assert their rights within a justice delivery system that treats women and men equally.
Job summary
Reporting to the ZWLA Board, the National Director is responsible for overall implementation and management of the directions, goals, polices and strategies of the ZWLA Board. She/he leads the day-to-day operations of ZWLA and oversees the annual budgeting, programmatic planning, maintenance and development of key partners and relationships to ensure the effectiveness and impact of the organisation.
The National Director is accountable to the Board for the performance of the organisation. She/he must build upon ZWLA’s accomplishments to date and further strengthen the relevance and profile of the organisation.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated competencies and passion for women and children’s rights. Fund raising experience and exposure to the work of non-governmental organisations is a plus.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
1. Leadership
-Excellent communication skills including public speaking and media capabilities.
-Proven success as a leader in a non-governmental, academic, or private sector organisation.
-Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with and lead executives and professionals at all levels of the organisation.
2. Strategy and Vision
-Experience formulating innovative strategies from concept through funding and execution.
-Strong facilitator and negotiator.
-Excellent reputation and network in the field of women and children’s rights.
3. External relationships
-Experience forging relationships with funding partners, civil society organisations, private sector entities and government officials.
-Experience managing stakeholder relationships.
4. Understanding of Finance
-Experience and strong understanding of financial management evidenced by experience in leading her/his organisation or managing fund raising activities.
-Experience in managing budget, financial planning and project control, and investment monitoring, being accountable of the financial results and performance and driving operational efficiency.
5. Results-Oriented Change Leadership
-Demonstrated effective management skills with a track record of successfully tackling challenging projects.
6. Influencing and Interpersonal Skills
-Strong communication capabilities and a broad team orientation. She/he must have the ability to influence and work effectively with professionals.
-A self-motivated, enthusiastic individual who demonstrates a high degree of personal integrity, honesty, and respect for others as shown through strong personal values as well as consistency between words and actions.
Education and Experience
Ideal candidate should be a lawyer with at least 10 years of relevant experience. A relevant Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
Application procedure
Applications should be submitted to the HR Committee Chairperson of ZWLA on the following address szhou [at] citybyo [dot] co [dot] zw and copied to emilia [at] zwla [dot] co [dot] zw clearly titled “National Director ZWLA Application”