Five (5) vacancie – NCDPZ Job , Zimbabwe
Five (5) vacancies: Local NGO Job
1) Business Manager job
Key job purpose
The prime purpose of the position is to develop, implement and manage a profitable business strategy for the Zezani Irrigation Project in Beitbridge Rural District.
Responsibility
The incumbent will be responsible to the NCDPZ National Office.
Principal job responsibilities
– Project administration and management
– Establishing and managing a viable and profitable business plan for the Zezani Irrigation Project
– Identifying, sourcing and linking project beneficiaries to markets
– Training Project beneficiaries in basic business and entrepreneurial skills
– Developing pricing models for the produce
– Managing project personnel and other resources in compliance with NCDPZ Policies and Procedures
– Producing Annual Budgets and Business Plans
– Generating and submitting periodic reports to the national office and other relevant stakeholders
Qualifications and experience
– Degree in Agricultural Economics, Business Studies, Marketing or any other relevant Social Sciences
– At least 3 years’ experience at senior level in project management in development work
– Excellent English writing and communication skills
– Understanding of food security programmes, disability and gender issues
– Be computer literate
– A readiness to work with people with disabilities
– Facilitation and interpersonal skills
– Qualification in Project Management a distinct advantage
– A valid driver’s licence is an added advantage
– Qualified People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply
– Ability to communicate in Venda, an added advantage
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2) Agronomist
Key job purpose
The primary purpose of the position is to implement best practices and different methods of horticultural farming/production in Zezani, Beitbridge Rural District
Responsibility
The position will be accountable to the Business Manager
Principal job responsibilities
– Provide technical expertise to all agronomic practices to farmers in crop production, farm management, and conservation farming
– Implementing and Providing professional advice on the selection, ordering, planting and maintenance of horticultural products
– Maintaining and managing an irrigation scheme
– Producing, shipping, storing, preserving and marketing vegetables and other cash crops
– Implementing best methods of applying seasonal cropping/horticultural cropping programme
– Pruning, wound dressing, cavity repair, cabling and bracing of trees and shrubs
– Managing and controlling plant diseases and insects
– Planning and designing beds
– Facilitate farmer training workshops on horticultural production
– Preparation and application of organic manure for various types of plants
– Production of periodic reports
Qualifications and experience
– Diploma/Degree in Horticulture/Agriculture
– At least three years’ experience
– Willingness to work with persons with disabilities
– Class 3 drivers’ licence and ability to ride a motor cycle
– Computer literacy
– Ability to communicate in Venda, a distinct advantage
– Qualified People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply
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3) Bookkeeper/Administration Assistant
Key job purpose
The primary purpose of the position is to maintain Accounting Records, facilitate payments and provide financial advice to the Zezani Irrigation Project.
Responsibility
The position will be accountable to the Business Manager.
Principal duties and responsibilities
– Receipting cash from gardening proceeds
– Banking cash
– Maintaining a cashbook for business side of the project
– Processing bank reconciliation for business side of the project
– Keeping security items safe
– Processing payments at the project site
– Processing petty cash payments
– Maintaining a petty cash voucher file
– Petty cash reconciliation
– Sourcing quotations on locally available goods and services for the project
– Maintaining an asset register of all the assets at the project site
– Processing payments for training workshops in the district
– Assisting in coming up with a project business budget
– Assisting the Finance Officer during external audits
– Reporting to the Finance officer Grant expenses paid at the project site
– Reporting to the Finance Officer on the business side of the project
Qualifications and experience
– National Certificate or Diploma in Accountancy
– At least one year relevant experience
– Ability to use Accounting Packages
– Willingness to work with People with Disabilities
– Ability to speak Venda a distinct advantage
– Qualified People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply
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4) Driver/Caretaker
Responsibility
The position is accountable to the Bookkeeper/Administration Assistant.
Duties and responsibilities
– Transporting Project personnel and farmer beneficiaries
– Transporting farm equipment and seeds from suppliers
– Transporting Horticultural produce to source markets
– Ensuring that the vehicle is maintained and serviced at appropriate times
– Maintaining the log book
– Ensuring that Project Assets and tools are kept in safe custody
– Allocating equipment and tools to farmer beneficiaries and maintaining the register
Qualifications and experience
– At least four years secondary education
– Clean Class two Drivers’ Licence
– Defensive Driving and a recent retest
– Basic qualification in Motor Mechanics/Maintenance a distinct advantage
– Two years relevant experience
– Good inter-personal skills
– Willingness to work with Persons with Disabilities
– Should be able to communicate in Venda
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5) Security Guard
Responsibility
The position is responsible to the Caretaker.
Duties and responsibilities
– Guarding the fencing, water tanks, pipelines, buildings, office equipment, project equipment, tools and submersible pumps from thefts, abuse and vandalism
– Ensuring that entry into the farmland is restricted to authorized persons only
– Guarding horticultural produce from thefts
– Maintaining and updating the security diary on a daily basis
– Reporting to the Project Management and advising on the security of the project
Qualifications and experience
– At least four years secondary school education
– At least two years relevant experience
– Should be able to communicate in Venda
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To apply:
Application letters together with detailed Curriculum Vitaes should be emailed to ncdzim@iwayafrica.co.zw and addressed to the Executive Director. Please indicate in the subject line of your email the position for which you are applying.
Application deadline: 19 July 2013