Liaison Officer

Closing date: 02 Feb 2014

Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. is a German Christian non-governmental organisation, dedicated to excellence in the field of first aid, ambulance service, social service programmes and other projects in the medical and social field. The Federal Headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany.

Johanniter International Assistance is the department for development co-operation and Emergency assistance, implementing and supporting mostly health projects worldwide. (www.thejohanniter.org)

Task Description

 Represents organization at coordination meetings in Harare (clusters, head of agencies, OCHA, German NGOs and others as relevant) in close cooperation with the Country Director, takes over active role in e.g. working groups
 Represents organization towards partners and stakeholders in Harare (project partners, donors, embassies, ministries on national level, UN etc.), including active representation role in special events in close cooperation with the Country Director
 Represents organization towards partners and stakeholders on provincial level where requested
 Drafts reports to donors and headquarters (project implementation reports, monthly activity reports, reports for headquarters press and marketing departments)
 Organizes and accompanies donor and partners’ visits to Zimbabwe and to project sites
 Constantly monitors upcoming project funding opportunities
 Monitors Zimbabwean press and international press on Zimbabwean humanitarian situation as well as humanitarian emergencies in neighbouring countries
 Leads Harare office and guesthouse, incl. security, housekeeping, cash administration, office supplies and logistics
 Travels regularly to main and field offices and actively seeks constant update on project implementation
 Supports main office in other tasks to be fulfilled in Harare (e.g. procurements, shippings, custom clearances, specialized information seeking, travel arrangements, administration) upon request
 any other duties assigned by the Country Director

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