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Self Help Africa (SHA) Job Recruitment: Ward Facilitators [18 Positions]

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Self Help Africa (SHA) is an international development headquartered in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK), with operations in nine countries (including Zambia) across East, Southern and West Africa. SHA work with smallholder farmers, farmer associations, cooperatives and agribusinesses to help rural poor households to grow and sell more food, improve diets, diversify and grow incomes and make their livelihoods more sustainable and resilient to external shocks. We also work to raise awareness of the issues affecting these communities, and represent their interests at policy and institutional level. Self Help Africa and its partner(s) are implementing the SCRiKA project as Climate Risk and Adaptation Facilitators (CRAFs) on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Zambia (Ministry of National Development Planning) and administered by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Self Help Africa is working in six districts of Southern Province namely Mazabuka, Pemba, Monze, Namwala, Choma and Kalomo targeting 18 wards (three wards per district). The intended beneficiaries for the project include: the poor rural farmers who often suffer climate-related losses, and other vulnerable people, such as, female-headed households, the elderly, incapacitated, households taking care of AIDS-orphans and single or divorced male-headed households. SHA now requires suitable qualified and experienced persons to fill the positions of District Facilitators and Ward Facilitators. 1 year renewable

Responsibilities

  • The selected candidates will be expected to facilitate participatory adaptation activities in response to the social and biological impacts of climate change at the Ward and community levels
  • The facilitator will help mobilize project beneficiaries, provide technical support on participatory planning processes to build resilience to climate change through community training facilitations and engagement with community leaders on issues of climate change
  • The Ward Facilitator will report to the District Facilitator
  • Sensitise and mobilize targeted communities in climate change impacts and adaptation
  • Disseminate and monitor relevant climate change information at ward level
  • Conduct training modules in climate change
  • Support and assist communities identify climate risks, hazards, identify sub projects and develop community adaptation plans
  • Assist communities prepare and submit sub projects for possible funding
  • Support develop of climate change integrated ward development plans
  • Work with Ward Development Committees and where they are non-existent with the interim
  • Conduct training in participatory methods and tools
  • Documentation and reporting of best practices
  • Monitor project activities
  • Team Leader
  • Environmental and social inclusion officer
  • District Facilitator
  • Ward Development Committee
  • District Planning Sub- Committee (DPSC)
  • SCRiKA Project Manager

Qualifications

  • Ward facilitators should have a minimum qualification of a Certificate in agriculture, water engineering, community development
  • Knowledgeable in climate change adaptation and climate risk assessment is a must
  • Three years’ experience in community development, NGO and/or Climate Change related work

How to apply
Send your applications to the undersigned:

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Self Help Africa (SHA) (Lusaka, Lusaka)