2015 SAfAIDS Young Peoples Leadership Academy (YPLA) - Lesotho , Swaziland and South Africa

Are you a young person aged between the ages of 19 and 25 years?

Do you reside in Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia or Zimbabwe?

Are you passionate about your health, education and youth well-being?

Are you passionate about community development and keen to make a change?

Do you want to make a difference in other young people’s lives?

If you said yes to the above, then this is for YOU.

The Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is seeking to recruit 12 committed and dynamic young people, 2 per country (Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) from southern Africa, to be enrolled in A Young People’s Leadership Academy for sexual & Reproductive Health in Southern Africa. The capacity strengthening, mentoring and internship the Academy will offer, seeks to equip young people in Southern Africa with leadership skills and knowledge to uphold positive Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) outcomes, and SRH rights, for themselves and their communities of reach. The Academy will initially reach out to young people in six countries: Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The candidates will be expected to undertake the following:
• Enroll in the SAfAIDS young people’s leadership academy ONE year programme
• Participate fully in the academy activities for one year before graduating
• Participate in in-country ‘Let’s Talk. And Act’ sessions - spaces for young people to interact and share experiences in leadership
• Become champions of young people’s SRHR and socio-economic rights, identifying opportunities for advocacy at local, national and continental levels
• Initiate and execute country projects to support development within their communities
• Adopt a role model and inspirational stance for other young people in their communities.
• Facilitate breaking barriers of communication and interaction between young people and older community members, leadership and development practitioners at all levels

Selection Criteria

In order to quality for this program, young people must meet the following criteria:

1. Aged between 19-25 years
2. Have completed some level of tertiary education in the fields of social sciences, development studies, gender studies, or related health and leadership studies
3. Experience and participation in at least one HIV or sexual and reproductive related project, campaign or initiative, either at community level or within an institution e.g. school or University, or organization.
4. Be a citizen of and resident in one of the six focus countries under this project
5. Passionate and committed to advance young people’s rights and development agenda

Interested candidates should submit their CVs and a motivation letter (not more than two pages) to: recruitments@safaids.net with subject line stating Application-YPLA and country of residence.

Submissions that do not meet the above outlined criteria will not be considered.

All applications should be sent no later than Thursday 6th November 2014.
For more information, visit http://safaids.net/category/about-us/vacancies

CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER - LESOTHO PETROLEUM FUND

RE- ADVERTISEMENT
LESOTHO PETROLEUM FUND
VACANCY – CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho nationals to fill the position of a Corporate Affairs Manager at the Lesotho Petroleum Fund. The incumbent shall be responsible to offer legal advice, be in charge of the human resources management function, and the overall administrative support to the Fund. He/she shall directly report to the Chief Executive Officer, with the following specific responsibilities:-
RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Act as the Legal advisor to the Secretariat.
b) Represent the Secretariat on all legal matters.
c) Manager the staff and budget resources.
d) Develop, implement and manage training administration systems and interventions.
e) Coordinate staff appraisal processes in line with and to ensure that the performance management system is implemented in accordance with the policy and procedure.
f) With the directive of the Chief Executive Officer manage the Board by planning, leading, organising and controlling Board activities.
g) Operate as a link between the Chief Executive Officer and the Board by communicating Board policy and providing the Board minutes and by following up with management to ensure that resolutions of the Board are implemented.
h) Ensure unhindered access to information by all directors to effectively contribute to Board meetings and other discussions.
i) Ensure that all newly appointed directors are inducted and provided with the necessary development and training.
j) Provide a central source of guidance and advice within the Board and the Fund on matters of ethics and good governance.
k) Coordinate Board evaluations.
QUALIFICATIONS
LLB Degree or equivalent qualification with STRONG track record in Human Resource (HR) field PLUS 3 years senior management experience in corporate law – 5 year’s senior management experience in corporate law – 5 year’s relevant experience at management level – Corporate Governance qualification would added advantage – Computer literate

COMPTENCIES AND SKILLS
Good interpersonal and communication skills – strategic capability – Analytical thinking – Ability to work in a team and independently – ability to work under pressure – Creative and innovative – Confidentiality- Highest level of integrity- Attention to detail

Interested candidates must submit written application letters together with curriculum vitae, certified copies of educational certificates and three reference letters to:

The Chief Executive Officer
Petroleum Fund
P.O. Box 7431
Maseru 100
Or hand delivered to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Petroleum Fund
190 Nightingale Road
New Europa
Lenyora House,
Basement, Room 4
Maseru

CLOSING DATE: 7th November 2014
IMPORTANT NOTICE
No late applications will be considered – No faxed or e-mailed applications will be considered – should there be no correspondence within four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Marketing Consultant

Marketing Consultant
Purpose: 

To coordinate the logistics marketing regional zones through provision of functional guidance, managing regional areas and components stock from customers delivery and services. Creating a platform which enables your clients to deal with you telephonically and in person.

Key Responsibilities: 

a) Pursuing and referring sales leads on behalf of the company
b) Identify ways to improve customer service to the end customers
c) Maintain advanced/ detailed knowledge of the existing Cliental List and Products as well as keeping track of advancements made to keep the company’s image to clients
d) May require prolonged local travel, carrying and lifting tool kit/ parts of varying weights of parcels in the warehouse.
e) May require selling skills
f) Respond to all customers concerns or problems by resolving them or by escalating them to the proper ownership of customer problems or incidents until the situation has been resolved
g) Build working relationships with customers and develop informal communication channels with customers through Invoicing them well on time before their Subscription is overdue
h) Perform periodic preventative maintenance on assigned products from the Warehouse by replacing old pricing methods to meet your customers’ needs either low or high to balance your costs.
i) May require working mostly outside the office and you’re working hours maybe determined by you to meet your requirements and targets set for you by your supervisor

Qualifications and Knowledge Experience:

• Diploma in Marketing and Sales or Sales Management
• 2 Years’ Experience preferably in Marketing Field and Management
• Must have Driver’s License

Competencies and Skills:

• Computer Literacy
• People oriented and team player ability to deal with internal and external customers
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• High energy, self-starter who has the ability to be pro-active, can act independently on own initiative and has the ability to achieve project deliverables
• Ability to take actions, decisions and to generate ideas, products, processes in promised timely manner

NB: Closing date for the submission of applications is 31st October 2014. No late applications will be accepted. Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.

Application should be addressed and submitted to:
Physical Address:
Florida, Ha Hoohlo Industrial Area next to Tiny Tots Primary
TEL: 28332121 Office
Email: warehouse@plogistics.co.ls
Email: distribution@plogistics.co.ls

Employee Benefits Administrators x2 - Metropolitan Lesotho

Employee Benefits Administrators x2
Metropolitan Lesotho is a subsidiary of the MMI Holdings Group. Its main business activities are concentrated on Individual life Insurance as well as Retirement Fund and Risk Administration for Corporate Clients. Metropolitan Lesotho is looking for 2 hardworking and committed individuals to fill the positions of EB Administrators in its Employee Benefits Division.
Key Performance Areas
1. Processing of all types of Retirement Fund claims (withdrawals/retirements/death
/funeral/disability).
2. Communicate and interact successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
3. Ensure that unclaimed and unpaid benefits payments are done on time, accurately.
4. Produce administration reports for client meetings.
5. Where required assist in presenting administration reports.
6. Prepare withdrawal and retirement quotes.
7. Ensure that all investment and disinvestment instructions are actioned timeously.
8. Ad hoc administration responsibilities as may be required from time to time.
Required Qualification and Knowledge
• A Bcomm degree. A COP or any insurance qualification would be an added advantage
• Experience working with or processing Employee Benefits claims would be an added advantage
Required Competencies, Skills and Abilities
• Strong and effective communication skills.
• Ability to analyse and resolve queries and to follow through on outstanding issues
• Very proficient in MS Excel and MS Word.
• High level of integrity. Must be able to ensure the security and confidentiality of records and information.
• Good reporting and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Good time management skills.
Required Attitude
• Should have sense of urgency and accountability.
• Should be business and customer orientated.
• Should be self-disciplined and able to pay attention to detail.
• Should be pro-active and flexible.
• Should be assertive.
• Should be a team player.
PLEASE NOTE: Interested candidates should email their applications with CV’s and copies of transcripts and certificates to hrl@metropolitan.co.za or hand deliver them to the Reception at Metropolitan Lesotho Building –
Kingsway Maseru on or before 07th November 2014. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Correspondence will be conducted only with the short-listed candidates.