- Full
Time
- Katete, Zambia
- Posted
9 hours ago
- Closes: May
4, 2018
NetGirls Zambia (run by the Impact Network)
Empowering young girls and women via sport in rural
Zambia
IMPACT NETWORK:
NETGIRLS DIRECTOR
Netgirls Zambia is a grassroots initiative started in 2013
aimed at empowering girls and young women through Netball sports. Netgirls
Zambia operates out of Katete boma and runs seasonal leagues in surrounding
rural areas. Netgirls is affiliated with the Zambia Impact Network Limited
(ZINL), a Zambia-based non-profit organisation based in Katete that is working
to improve the quality of education in community schools in Zambia. ZINL is an
equal opportunity employer. For more information see: www.netgirlszambia.org
and www.impactnetwork.org.
Job Description
The NetGirls Director is responsible for the overall
coordination and running of the Netgirls netball league, including more than an
expected 100 teams in the Katete District. The League director will be
responsible for assistance in set up, monitoring, promoting and financial
management of the league. In addition, the director will oversee 5 zone
managers over the active seasons for junior and senior leagues. The position is
a full time position, with the individual leading Netgirls activities for
approximately 7 months during league operating times, and remaining months
supporting operations of the Impact Network Education team.
Responsibilities and expectations include:
- Conduct
awareness raising, recruitment and registration process for teams prior to
the start of the league;
- Assist
in drafting and revising league rules and guidelines;
- Oversee
hiring and management of 5 zonal managers per league;
- Track
operating expenses and deliver receipts/accounting to funders;
- Complete
data collection forms on each team, the girls on them, their ages, weekly
scores, etc.;
- Uphold
rules of the league and handle problems as they arise;
- Manage
and account for league equipment including balls and whistles;
- Promote
the league on local media and the expansion of league activities as
needed;
- Visit
teams and observe games as needed (travel provided);
- Communicate
regularly with up-line managers at Impact Network who are located both in
Zambia and the United States.
Requirements:
- Candidates
should have a relevant college degree or minimum of grade 12 education
- Experience
in community organizing, or sports, including knowledge of netball
- nterested
and passionate about girls sports and supporting community youth
activities
- Experience
in bookkeeping and management
- Excellent
communicator, both written and verbal. Speak and write fluently in English
and in local language
- Tech
skills: Typing, E-mail, Word, Excel, smartphone usage, scanning
- Integrity,
punctuality, reliability and attention to detail
- The
ability to troubleshoot and provide reasonable solutions as problems arise
- Willing
to reside near the Impact Network site office (Katete) and travel to
projects sites as needed
- Willing
to work weekends when needed
- Experience
working in rural settings with minimal resources a plus
- Experience
driving motorbikes, or willingness to learn
Package:
- K
1,600 per month
- Smartphone,
talk time and data provided
- Transportation
and travel expenses for work purposes provided
To apply deliver a cover letter detailing your
qualifications and why you are a good fit for the position, CV (resume), copy
of NRC, copies of school results and any other relevant documents to the Impact
Head Office in Katete Boma. You may also apply by sending an email with
relevant attachments to: amber@impactnetwork.org — The subject of
your email should be: “Application for Netgirls Director position.”
Applications from qualified women strongly encouraged.
Applications will be accepted until 4 May 2018
