Capacity Building Manager: Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union
Agriculture, Farming Jobs
- Zimbabwe Farmers' Union
- Expires 24 Jan 2022
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
Deadline : 24 January 2022
Location : Harare
Introduction
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 Capacity Building Manager is a key human resource for the implementation of the Union’s Agricultural knowledge and Innovation system. He/She identifies capacity needs and develops, implements and evaluates an annual training program to address them. He/She plays a critical role in the achievement of the Union’s strategic goals through addressing capacity gaps at the Secretariat and Membership levels.
Duties and Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities
The coordination and implementation of education and training activities within the organization; Production of annual Education and Training Workplan and Budget; Conducting periodic surveys to identify education and training needs for ZFU members and secretariat staff; Liaising with other departments and external agencies for coordinated training services; Production of education and training material in partnership with other agencies who share the same interests; Preparation of a training calendar on all training activities in relation to farmer leaders, farmers and staff needs; Record and store data on training requests, surveys, and evaluations; Carry out impact analysis of the entire education and training program and identify areas of improvement; Carry out fund raising activities to support education and training program; Manage education and training budget and ensure that cost cutting measures are implemented; Produce and submit periodic reports on activities as determined from time to time; To represent the Union in identified fora as and when required; To perform any other duties delegated by the Union through the appropriate authority.
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 Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or related fields. She/He must have at least Five (5) years relevant experience working with farmers.
How to Apply
To apply
Please submit a Curriculum Vitae and motivational letter to the attention of Human Resources. All applications must be sent by email to christinamakumbirofa@gmail.com and copy tmakomva@zfu.org.zw
