JOBS IN LESOTHO

Contract Literacy Specialist, Africa

Room to Read is seeking a Literacy Specialist to join the Global Office Team in Pretoria for a fixed term contract of either 6 months full time or 1 year at 50% time, with the possibility of extension. The Literacy Specialist, Africa is part of Room to Read’s Literacy Team that specializes in Instructional Design and Teacher Support (IDTS). The primary duties of this position are supporting countries in the region in contextualizing Room to Read’s global modules. This position will also support countries with revisions and implementation of their current curriculum. This position reports directly to the San Francisco based Associate Director of Literacy, and is part of Room to Read’s Global Office in Africa.

Duties & Responsibilities

Work with Room to Read country office (CO) team members to develop their skills in understanding literacy curriculum/professional development from both a theoretical and practical perspective
Work with CO Program Specialists to contextualize worldwide curriculum/professional development materials when it becomes available. This may include the following:
- Revising scope and sequence to fit the global template and streamlined instructional strategies
- Creating new teacher’s guides and pupil books
- Building classroom based assessments into the country program
Work with CO Program Specialists to prepare CO program staff in the use of contextualized curriculum/professional development materials
Work with CO program staff, regional counterpart, and Research, Monitoring and Evaluation staff to determine next steps for curriculum/professional development based on evaluation data
Provide input into business development opportunities as well as communication with the Fundraising team as related to donor reporting on design and technical assistance activities
Represent Room to Read and IDTS internally and externally to message our work and advocate for our programs
Collaborate meaningfully with regional counterparts on Literacy, Operations, and Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation teams to ensure coordinated support to country teams

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, e.g., Education or related development sector; Master’s degree strongly preferred
A minimum of 3 years of closely related professional experience, and a total of 7-10 years’ of professional experience highly preferred
Knowledge, understanding and experience of technical work in reading/literacy at the primary stage
Experience developing and conducting training programs for teachers
Prior experience living and/or working in Africa, including visiting primary classrooms and working with teachers and children around issues of learning
Knowledge of Bantu languages
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
Ability and willingness to travel internationally

Preferable:

A Tanzania national
Experience in language education at the primary stage
Experience teaching at the primary stage
Experience working with local communities

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming nonprofit organization
Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
Work well independently as well as part of a team
Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Contract Literacy Specialist” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we are not able to send personalized responses to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Project Officer (Forestry and Wood Products)

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mandate is to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transition, and work towards improving living conditions in the world's poorest countries by drawing on its combined global resources and expertise.

PROJECT CONTEXT

UNIDO successfully completed Phase I (pilot phase) of the 'Revitalization of Forest Training Centres in the SADC Region for Green Employment' project on 31 December 2015. Based upon the experienced gained over the project cycle, UNIDO and our local counterparts reviewed key components of inception phase interventions and identified a number of high potential follow up technical assistance initiatives that would compliment on-going efforts to revitalized training delivery service provision in key wood value chain segments.

To that end, UNIDO has designed our Phase II follow up assistance to leverage our comparative advantage in the implementation of livelihoods support programming and will focus on expanding technical skills delivery for vulnerable groups whose livelihoods are at risk in KZN. In addition, the Organization will make a dedicated effort to engage with and support the development of a dynamic micro and small-scale enterprise sector that has the potential to make an immediate impact on employment creation and income generation outcomes.

To assist in the implementation of UNIDOs Phase II wood value chain technical assistance modality, project managers will require a national project officer to assist in the design, development, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and close-out of a number of project activities under Phase II.

MAIN DUTIES

The Project Officer (PO) will work under the overall and direct administrative supervision of UNIDOs Chief Technical Advisor for the project. The PO is expected to undertake the following duties:

UNIDO Project Officer in KwaZulu-Natal province supervising and reporting on sub-contracting works and the implementation of project activities with Project partners;
Provide procurement and contracting support for various training-related activities planned under Phase II programming;
Support social media and advocacy efforts to highlight UNIDOs technical assistance model planned under Phase II;
Local project representative to support any project relevant customs, shipping/transport, and VAT collection and reporting initiatives;
Identify any relevant market/demand factors and/or technical inputs to strengthen capacity building trainings and ensure that all agree project set training targets are achieved;
Assist in communicating Phase II objectives with various local stakeholder groups that are interested in engagement with UNIDO under the Partnership component of Phase II programming;
Under take missions to Pretoria on behalf of the project to meet with UNIDO Regional Office colleagues, finalize any financial reconciliation reports, and support monitoring and follow up with any Pretoria-based stakeholders; and
Support the design and development of a dynamic Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development outreach programme for women-owned or operated forestry contractors; and
Undertake any other activities as requested by the project managers that support project implementation and sustainability.

COMPETENCIES

Practical and analytical thinking; planning, organizing and problem-solving abilities; good inter-personal skills; cultural sensitivity; professional verbal and written communication skills; high quality presentational skills; clear and focused report writing skills; proactive and willing to keep abreast of new developments in the relevant technical and business fields.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

* University degree preferably in forestry, wood sciences, vocational training, or related discipline;

Authorized to work in South Africa;
Experience and knowledge in project management practices (design, development, implementation, monitoring, and close out);
Demonstrated experience in working in business or private sector. Higher level Education like MBA will be considered in lieu of marketplace experience;
Project implementation or commercial operational experience in Africa;
Knowledge of UNIDO contracting and administrative practices is considered a strong advantage;
Previous experience with shipping, transport, customs/clearance is an asset

LANGUAGE, COMPUTER, SKILLS AND CERTIFICATES

Fluent in written and spoken English.

Computer literacy and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to use a camera, GPS hand held, tablets computers, and document scanners
Possess a South African motor vehicle drivers licence
Demonstrated communications skills in Zulu and Afrikaans

HOW TO APPLY:

This is a three month probationary contract with the option to renew. The expected start date is 01 June 2016. The closing date for CV submissions is 29 April 2016. Interviews are planned for the early May.

Thanks to all that apply but kindly note that due to the large number of CVs received that if you have not heard back by early May 2016 the submission can be considered unsuccessful.

Interested candidates can send their CVs to Mr.Sean Paterson at S.Paterson@unido.org
Subject Line Reference: Project Officer CV Submission (Sur/Family Name of Candidate)

For more information on working with UNDO follow the link: http://www.unido.org/employment.html

Careers at NEPAD , LESOTHO - 3/27/2016

Job Title: Country Operations & Partnerships Coordinator, Southern Africa

Position Level: P4

Duty Station: NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Supervisor: Head of Operations

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency invites application from Africans for the post of Country Operations & Partnerships Coordinator, Southern Africa

As a partnership platform, Grow Africa helps the companies, governments and other partners collaborate in support of Africa’s agricultural transformation. This work includes facilitating information flows that foster mutual accountability and improve priority setting; thereby enabling partners to better address constraints within the business environment, whilst increasing their development impact. Grow Africa seeks a relationship/project manager to coordinate this work as country operations and partnerships mostly with private sector.

The role involves extensive travel for up to 50% of the time, mainly in main cities and sometimes in remote rural areas.

Application: Applications should be forwarded utilising “Arial’’ font 11.5

To apply, please submit the following:

A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.
Detailed and updated curriculum vitae (CV), not exceeding five (5) pages and indicating your nationality, age and gender.
Three (3) referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.
Certified copies of degrees and diplomas.

Applications must be received not later than Tuesday, 29 March 2016 and should be addressed to:

Head of Human Resources

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

Private Bag x 218 Midrand, 1685

Johannesburg, South Africa

Email: careers@growafrica.com, copying hr@nepad.org;

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