Provincial Coordinator – Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) 

About
The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) is the largest farmers’ interest organization in Zimbabwe. It represents over a million farming households. The Union draws its membership from Small- Holder, Small-Scale Commercial and Large-Scale Commercial farmers. The main mandate of ZFU is to promote and advance farmers’ interests and welfare through policy lobby and advocacy.

The Provincial Coordinator is a member of the ZFU Secretariat whose mandate is to implement ZFU’s Strategic plan at the provincial level. He / She maintains close contact with farmers ensuring that farmers receive member services that are relevant to their needs. He/she collaborates with key private and public partners in the agriculture sector to tailor make farmer services based on sustainable business models for the benefit of all.

Duties And Responsibilities

Responsibilities
Facilitating Provincial Council Meetings; Facilitating Provincial Administration Meetings; Member Mobilisation; Organizing Provincial Commodity Association Meetings; Supporting District Coordinators in setting up Union structures in districts; Supervising Union Staff in the Province; Ensuring prudent management of ZFU assets in the province; Establishing linkages with all ZFU stakeholders including attending Provincial coordination meetings by government and donors; Identification possible areas for further Union intervention, including identifying potential projects and donors; Preparing consolidated Provincial reports for submission to Head Office; Any other duties that may be assigned

Core competencies
Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity; Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment; Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative; Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different ethnic backgrounds; Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication; Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others; Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution; Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge; Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional competencies
Demonstrated development / programming skills particularly those that are pertinent to the Zimbabwe Farmers Union strategic priorities on gender equality and women’s rights; Ability to lead formulation and implementation of training programmes within the Unions; Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them for development results; Ability to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with private and public entities to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies; Demonstrated good oral and written communication skills

Qualifications And Experience

Qualifications
The Applicant should have a degree in Agriculture or related field and at least 5 years’ experience working directly with farmers; In addition, the interested individuals must demonstrate an unquestionable personal reputation, integrity, and ethical behaviour throughout his or her professional career; Proficiency in English is a prerequisite, in addition, applicants should also be fluent in either Shona or Ndebele languages; Fluency in both local languages is a plus.