Description :
Project Assistant (Justice for Children): Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Deadline: 25 March 2022
Location: Bulawayo
About
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States of America. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard of race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. Registered in Zimbabwe under the PVO Act, certificate number 6/2002, CRS has been supporting program activities in Zimbabwe since 1989 and has long-standing relationships with Church and non-Church partners and communities throughout the country. The Zimbabwe program implements projects through 14 partner organizations in 30 districts in the areas of health, OVC, education, food security and agricultural livelihoods, and peacebuilding.
Job summary
The successful candidate will work as part of a team to support PEPFAR OVC local implementing partners (LIPs) as they implement the Pathways Project. S/he will support the implementation of Justice for Children activities. S/he will make sure that her / his thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those the project serves. S/he will collaborate with other Pathways officers and Assistants to contribute to a holistic, integrated and comprehensive project implementation. S/he will provide operational assistance to LIPs in Justice for Children. S/he will work with LIPs and community cadres to ensure that Standard Operating Procedures for Justice for children are adhered to. S/he will also monitor and report all Pathways project activities related to
Justice for children.
Responsibilities include
Providing support in the development, identification and institutionalization of standardized approaches and best practices to implement Justice for Children; Support community childcare workers (CCWs), LIP staff and other volunteers in understanding justice for children programming and being sensitive to the needs of children in need of legal support; Supporting capacity building of CCWs, Social workers and LIPs in undertaking effective Justice for Children work; Under the guidance of the Technical Specialists operationalize Pathways referral system; Supporting Social workers and LIPs in all administrative engagements with the Police and Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs; Creating community linkages for broader community engagement in Justice for Children work; Operationalize regular learning and sharing between partners on Justice for Children work; Contributing to quarterly and annual Pathways work planning processes.
Education and experience
A Bachelor’s degree in Law; A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience directly implementing Justice for Children work; Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications & knowledge-sharing networks; Good relationship management skills with ability to work collaboratively as part of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams; Ability to work under pressure, balance competing work demands in order to achieve agreed-upon results; Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and assistant skills; Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Job Summary
More Information
- Job Application Details To apply Please submit your applications by Friday, 25 March 2022, to The Country Representative at the following email address: [email protected] Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. CRS does not charge application fees or processing fees to potential applicants or any fee throughout the recruitment process. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. By applying for this job, the candidate understands and acknowledges that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect. Further, s/he understands that if successful, s/he will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and personal / professional references will be asked to evaluate the candidate’s behaviors related to safeguarding-related topics.