Project Officer – Natural Resources Management – Self
Help Africa, Karonga, Malawi
Will be directly responsible for overall f
acilitation of natural resources
management and related activities under the developing innovative Solutions
with Communities to Overcome Vulnerability Through Enhanced Resilience
(DISCOVER) project in Karonga, The role will include but will not be limited to
budgeting and resources scheduling, provide technical support to field staff
and lead in facilitation of activities on the ground, build relationships foe
effective delivery with local authorities and other service providers,
facilitate capacity building of communities to manage various project
activities and ensure that HIV/AIDS and gender issues are effectively mainstreamed
across the project. This is a challenging role within elf Help Africa
Malawi Country Programme in order to ensure that programme gets good, effective
and efficient technical support for smooth implementation of the project.
The Natural Resources Management Officer (NRM –PO) will be
directly reporting to the project Manager – DISCOVER Project
Minimum of a Degree in Agriculture, and related disciplines, Minimum of 3 yrs
experience n managing rural development project including food and livelihoods
or related projects, A good understanding of project cycle management
approaches and tools including Participatory Rural Appraisal, Planning, project
appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and partners’ capacity building, Good
knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work; including food,
nutrition and livelihood security, cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender,
environment, HIV/AIDS) and integration of disaster mitigation and climate
change response in development programming, Have a good working knowledge of
institutional donors, particularly policies and funding modalities and rules, A
mature self starter, able to work independently, think critically and reflect
and willing to take calculated risks to enable learning, good communications
kills, excellent people management and
interpersonal skills ,preferably in an NGO, able to live, motivate and work
closely with big and diverse team with minimum direct supervision,
Understanding and experience of administration, human resources, finance,
procurement and logistics systems, Strong skills in speaking and wiring
English, with solid computer skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and
email Self Help Africa is committed to equal employment opportunities
The detailed Job Description with person specification and the Application Form
can be downloaded at http://www.selfhelpafrica.org/ie/recruitmentor request an application pack through the email below Please send
a covering letter and completed application form toinfomalawi@selfhelpafrica.org (01750568)Please submit applications by email only as
a Word document or in Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Make it clear that you are applying for this position by writing “Project
Officer – Natural Resources Management (+ your name)” in the subject line of
the email, Closing date is Friday 17 April, only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted
