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Project Officer

Ngo & Social Services Jobs
Salary
TBA

Job Description

Childline Zimbabwe is a Private Voluntary Organisation which is registered under the laws of Zimbabwe, specialising in child protection, championing, guarding and protecting their rights through the provision of safe, confidential and child friendly reporting mechanisms centred around a free 24-hour counselling services. It seeks to recruit a qualified and experienced individual to take up the role of Project Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the relevant government departments in following -up on reports received of child abuse and gender-based violence, including home visits within the community using a case management approach.
• Provide direct counselling & therapeutic support to child survivors of abuse, sexual gender-based violence and those affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Conduct specialized group counselling services, including therapeutic and support groups.
• Work jointly with other stakeholders in ensuring effective child protection, SRHR programming, making referrals and networking.
• Maintain accurate records of services provided; submit regular reports on activities and statistics using the case management model.
• Raise awareness in the community on issues of SRHR and child protection giving presentations and facilitating workshops.
• Conduct parenting sessions on issues of SRHR and child protection giving presentations and facilitating workshops.
• Support the organisations fundraising activities in the local community.
• Work as part of a team towards achieving the organisations objectives.
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Social Work.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of individual counselling & working with children & families.
• Significant experience of counselling & working with children & families.
• Demonstrable knowledge of child development, children rights & specifically child abuse.
• Excellent verbal & written skills
• Fluency in English and Ndebele.
• Computer literate.

How to Apply

Shortlisting will be on a rolling basis and correspondence will only be entered into with short listed candidates & Childline Zimbabwe.

Applications to be sent to recruitment@childline.org.zw on or before Friday 3 February 2023 stating the position being applied for in the subject line.