Region: Souther Africa
Office: Lusaka, Zambia
Hours: Full time
Application deadline: March 12, 2024
Hivos is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Program Officer – Capacity Building.
The Program Officer – Capacity Building will undertake activities primarily focused on strengthening the organizational and technical capacity of the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) grant partners in fields such as governance, administration, financial management, strategic advocacy, constituency building and monitoring and evaluation. With support from the Program Manager, the Program Officer – Capacity Building will design and provide a comprehensive package of capacity development activities that support the technical and institutional development of partners on this project. Other activities include the provision of coaching and mentorship to emergent Civil Society Organizations (CSO) leaders, and other forms of training and technical assistance.
Manage the capacity building portfolio (35% of time)
Strategic grant-making in accordance with key components of the portfolio (25% of time)
Resource mobilization and fundraising (15% of time)
Building relationships with strategic partners (10% of time)
Learning, sustainability and impact (10% of time)
Other strategic activities (5% of time)
Qualifications
Technical expertise
Language skills
Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
Hivos offers a challenging position in an international environment.
The Regional office is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. This position will be based in Lusaka, Zambia. Hivos welcomes International & Regional applicants but can only offer a position to only those with a valid work permit for Zambia. Hivos can only offer employment on local terms and conditions.
Please apply before March 12 2024. If you meet the above-mentioned qualifications (please look carefully), you can apply to this vacancy by filling in a digital application form and adding a cover letter explaining your motivation and your CV.
Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact areas: Civic Rights in a Digital Age; Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Climate Justice
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