New Apostolic Church Relief Organisation (NACRO)

Zambia|Malawi|Zimbabwe

Plot No. 109A Marrapodi Villa, Off Manchinchi Road |

P.O. Box 32297, Lusaka, Zambia

Website: nacrozmz.com

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

The New Apostolic Church Relief Organisation (NACRO) is a development and humanitarian non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) associated with the New Apostolic Church in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. The organization is serving as the development and humanitarian arm of the Church. NACRO’s mission is “To provide high quality demand driven services that impact positively on the lives of the vulnerable communities and provides capacity building that results in stronger resilience and improved livelihoods.” Its country programmes are implemented through three major thematic areas of Education; Health and WASH; Livelihoods and Agriculture and Food Security, and crosscutting themes of Gender & Social Inclusion; Environment & Climate Change Mitigation; and Resilience Building.

NACRO now invites suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply for the following vacancies.

JOB TITLE: LIVELIHOODS & RESOURCE MOBILIBIZATION COORDINATOR (Location: Lusaka)

Duration of role: 2.5 years

JOB PURPOSE:

The Livelihoods and Resource Mobilization Coordinator will report to management through the Country Programme Coordinator and will be responsible for overseeing all activities of livelihood and resilience thematic area in the country programme, ensuring implementation of projects is aligned to the organisational strategy. Another key role shall be to lead in securing multi-year funding from a diverse portfolio of donors and partners.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partnership and Resource Mobilization – Contribute to resource mobilisation strategy; Maintain up-to-date donor intelligence; coordinate development of concept notes and project proposals to secure sustainable funding for the organization. Conduct visits for high value donors and strategic partners; Support production of communications materials for partnership development; Maintain a register of contacts for donors and strategic partners.

• Strategic Management – Support development/review and implementation of the NACRO strategy; Build effective relationships with government, donors and other CSOs and key stakeholders such as the beneficiaries and the Church; Ensure appropriate quality, capacity building, future planning and oversight over the livelihood and resilience and resource mobilization component.

• Operational Management – Support design of livelihoods and resilience proposals; Support capacity building of livelihoods project staff; Facilitate engagement of partners, communities and stakeholders in planning, designing and quality assurance of projects; Represent NACRO at livelihoods sector coordination and donor meetings; Provide information on NACRO’s livelihoods activities and impact; Contribute to strengthening the organization’s monitoring and evaluation systems.

• Financial Management – Support the compilation of annual budgets for approval by the board; Manage overall administration of livelihoods/resilience funds, ensuring compliance with accountability requirements; Support the compilation of project budgets for consideration by donors.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Grade Twelve (12) Certificate.

• A University Degree in Development Studies or related fields; Project Management; Agriculture or Agribusiness, Environment & Natural Resource Management; Communications or Communication for Development; Social Work, Business Administration, or related fields.

• A Master’s degree in relevant fields is an added advantage

• Evidenced experience in Resource Mobilization is a MUST

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with donor-funded livelihoods projects

• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, community-based organisations, and the private sector.

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in project management, community development, and livelihoods are essential. Experience with donor-funded projects and community engagement

• Proficiency in project management, communications, or knowledge management

• Knowledge and experience in areas such as climate adaptation, environment, resilience, gender mainstreaming, and private sector development can be beneficial and will be added advantage.