CBM Global
DUE: 23 FEB 2025
The Role
OPD Capacity Strengthening Coordinator
Permanent contract/ Full-time
Reports to: CBM Global Programmes Manager – Zimbabwe
Job Overview
The OPD Capacity Strengthening Coordinator provides efficient coordinated delivery of the
OPD strengthening project through supporting the lead implementing partner in delivering
capacity development support to six OPDs. This position will oversee capacity building and
technical support to OPDs, ensuring optimum utilization of resources and leveraging
relationship with CSOs and government stakeholders to deliver on the project objectives.
The incumbent will support activities such as training, coaching, and materials
review/adaptation to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project
guidelines and donor standards.
Based: Harare – Zimbabwe, with occasional field travels.
Hours: Permanent Contract / Full-time
Salary range: The salary offered will be competitive, dependent on skills and experience,
as well as country of location. We offer a local contract.
Responsibilities and Duties
Capacity Development
A. Organizational development
1. Support the lead implementing partner in ensuring that OPDs have strengthened
internal governance, transparency and organizational support functions to
meaningfully contribute to policy dialogue at all levels promoting inclusion of the rights
of persons with disabilities, particularly women and youth.
2. Support the enhancement of OPD’ capacity to anticipate and respond to humanitarian
crises in (DiDRR)
3. Provide technical support in the development of OPD capacity improvement plans
4. Facilitate and support the development of Strategic Plans for OPDs and their annual
reviews
5. Provide technical guidance to the implementing partner and OPDs on establishment of
Ward based disability committees.
6. Support the production of draft shadow report on UNCRPD
7. Support the training of communities on DiDRR and come up with inclusive action plans.
B. Skills Development
1. Increased awareness on rights and governance amongst youth and women with
disabilities.
2. Support OPDs with innovate mobilization approaches for youth and women with
disabilities.
Policy Advocacy and Engagement
A. Policy Advocacy
1. Cultivate partnerships between OPDs, CSO networks and policy makers, and ensure
the elevation of disability inclusion issues in the development and implementation of
policies.
2. Engage with OPDs, CSOs and policy makers in the EU- CSO network.
3. Provide technical leadership in the production and publishing of position papers or
policy briefs
B. Policy dialogues
1. Support the lead implementing partner in ensuring that OPDs meaningfully contribute
to policy dialogue at all levels.
Project Management and reporting
A. Monitoring and Evaluation
1. Support the implementing partners with project management, ensuring that
implementation is in line with scope, cost, time and quality.
2. Provide technical leadership in all related project research which entails Baseline and
Endline Evaluation Surveys,
3. Support the consolidation and production of project reports, including reviewing and
guiding the IP in the production of accurate and high quality project reports.
4. Lead in the development and establishment of MOUs with sub-partners and ensuring
effective management of relationships and collaborations for quality results.
B. Coordination and communication
1. Ensure Coordination of meetings and IDD commemorations at district and provincial
level.
C. Budget Management
1. Provide technical support to the implementation partner to prepare and track budget
expenditures.
2. Any other duty as assigned by your supervisor.
Safeguarding responsibilities
Knowledge
Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in
recording, responding, and reporting incidents.
Understands the survivor-centred approach and how to apply it when receiving
a complaint or responding to an incident. Knows local support services available
in the community or region, and how to engage them.
Skills
Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints. Able to
respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations. Able to appropriately apply
the survivor-centred approach.
Behaviours
Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect.
Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the
trust and cooperation of parties involved.
Person Specification
All of the following requirements are essential, unless marked with a * when they
are desirable, and will be assessed from a combination of information provided from
the application form and interview process.
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people
with lived experience of disability.
Experience
1. Strong ability to provide qualitative disability inclusion reports and analysis;
2. Experience working on EU funded projects will be an added advantage
3. Solid work experience in the disability field-minimum of 3 years is desirable.
4. Relevant work experience engaging with organizations of persons with disabilities – providing
technical advice and coaching.
5. Strong experience and knowledge of disability inclusion and the rights of people with
disabilities
Skills/competencies/personal qualities
1. Report writing skills
2. Partnership management
3. Budget management
4. Advocacy skills
5. Capacity development
6. High computer literacy
7. Good analytical and communication skills
Qualifications
1. A degree in Development, Social and Disability studies or equivalent
2. Master degree will be an added advantage
Employee Benefits
1. We offer flexibility and working from home arrangements.
2. As part of our commitment with inclusion, CBM Global aims to encourage
applications from people with disabilities and those with health conditions.
We have a comprehensive equality and diversity policy.
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