A Zimbabwean CSO based in Harare is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the position of Project Officer – Gender and Extractive Industries that has fallen vacant within the organization. This is a full- time position requiring a candidate with deep understanding of women’s rights and the extractive industries landscape of Zimbabwe. The position requires someone who believes in taking action to promote the political, social and economic equality of women, advocating for justice through grassroot organising. Further, the ideal candidate must have contemporary knowledge of the effects of extractive industries on the economy, environment, and community. The successful candidate will support the Programs Manager and Executive Director in fundraising for the Gender and Extractives pillar of the organization.
Background
For two decades now, Zimbabwe has witnessed an increase in number of investors in the extractives sector, coming in to explore and extract its vast mineral resource endowment. The extractive industries have created a lot of socio-economic challenges for host communities where the extractive companies grab land, pollute rivers, disrupt community life and more importantly, commit economic injustice by failing to reinvest profits in communities negatively impacted by their activities.
Whilst host communities generally suffer from the externalized costs of resource extraction, there are specific effects which have had severe effects on women and, by extension, children. There has also been a loud voice from women and civil society challenging the resource curse, demanding corporates and the state to account for resource exploitation and ameliorate the conditions of women affected by extractive industries. Our organization is one of the key players fighting to end resource looting and defending the rights of women affected by extractive industries through research and publications, civic education, lobbying and stakeholder engagement. We do not just expose the problem, but rather we capacitate the affected communities and women to become agents of the change they seek. This is an exciting journey we have walked for the past 9 years with incremental success.
Job Description
Under the guidance and supervision of the Program Manager, the Project Officer will be responsible for the Gender and Extractives Pillar of the organisation. The Project Officer will work with teams involved in various pillars of the organisation that are invariably related to the Gender and Extractives Pillar.
Primary responsibilities include the facilitation of field activities, guided by project implementation plans. S/He will participate in organisation’s lobbying and advocacy work which involves research, stakeholder engagement, networking, campaigns, civic education and participating in policy dialogues.
The Officer will carry out the following duties.
- Facilitating workshops or trainings for women affected by extractive industries to empower the women to defend their rights against corporate power
- Facilitating project activities that support women organising in communities affected by extractive industries
- Writing project reports for submission to the Programs Manager
- Participating in fund raising initiatives to raise resources for the project
- Producing from a feminist-lens, in-depth analytical documents for publication on internet-based platforms such as organizational website, online forums and social media
- Updating records on women’s issues, policies and practices to ensure the delivery of projects complies with agreed project management plan,
- Assist the project teams to complete tasks and implement project plans to ensure that the organisation’s outcomes are achieved.
- Representing the organisation at workshops and conferences, and participating in project update meetings with the donor and strategic allies
- Taking up additional tasks as may be directed by the Programs Manager
Qualifications And Experience
- University degree or related qualifications in women’s rights or social/political science field
- Knowledgeable about organised feminist activities, and political, social and cultural challenges affecting women organising
- Knowledge of climate change adaptation and resilience-building
- A good understanding of extractive industries and value chains, and how they relate to rights of women in Zimbabwe
- Minimum of 2 years of activism with women groups or initiatives that bring up issues affecting women in the extractives sector; experience in mobilizing and leading campaigns against Violence on Women, and defending democratic and environmental rights of women,
- Experience in implementing projects about women and initiatives that defend and support women organising.
Skills and Competences
- Demonstrable passion for ensuring the voice of women is heard and reflected in the feminist discourse and policies, and increasing the visibility of local women’s voice and activism within and across women’s movements, solution holders and development processes at local, national and global levels
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to plan, organise and lead implementation of plans and processes with multiple deliverable and timelines.
- Strong critical thinking and complex problem solving skills, displaying good judgment
- Good investigative and report writing skills
- Ability to generate knowledge from field experiences so as to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on extractive industries and women activism.
- Excellent presentation and group facilitation skills
- Good fundraising and ability to engage with relevant stakeholders in the sector
Job Summary
More Information
- Job Application Details How to apply Submit your curriculum vitae and application letter to [email protected] clearly highlighting the position you are applying for. Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews Closing date for receiving applications is 28 October 2022
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