Position: Programme Officer (Dialogue, Peace and Social Cohesion) Location: Harare Employment Type: Fixed Term Reports to: Programmes Lead
About the Role The Programme Officer will lead programmes and projects promoting unity, peace and social cohesion at national and local levels. This role includes mobilising resources for the Pillar, ensuring quality implementation, supervising Project Officers, monitoring progress against targets, ensuring compliance with projects/programme reporting requirements, stakeholder engagement, and facilitating learning among other tasks.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities • Lead fundraising and resources mobilisation for the Programme Pillar • Lead the development of the Pillar and support Project Officers to achieve planned results • Lead and coordinate implementation of programme activities and projects • Monitor programme and project performance, budgets, workplans, and deliverables • Ensure compliance, consolidate and timely submit quality narrative and progress reports and other stakeholders • Produce knowledge products regularly and facilitate documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices • Represent the organization at relevant meetings and coordination forums as assigned • Support management for high level stakeholder engagements with Government and other stakeholders • Perform any other duties as assigned by management from time to time.
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Peacebuilding, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Conflict and Transformation, or a related field • At least 3 years of relevant programme or project management experience including senior programme Officer position • Demonstrated experience in implementation of projects related to Dialogue, Peace and Social Cohesion. • Strong report writing, planning, coordination, and communication skills. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. • Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of local languages is an added advantage
How to Apply
• Interested and qualified candidates must complete the following two steps: 1. Complete the Online Form Using the following link below: Programme Officer (Dialogue, Peace and Social Cohesion) – Fill out form 2. Email Your Documents: Submit a one-page application letter and your detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to [email protected] 3. Email Subject Line: Programme Officer (Dialogue, Peace and Social Cohesion). Please Note: • Application Deadline: 15 July 2026 by 4:00 pm. • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. •Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The Organisation is an equal opportunity employer. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of vulnerable persons and safeguarding employees and communities from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse. We do not solicit any payments at any stage of the recruitment process. The successful candidate will undergo relevant background checks and will be required to commit in writing to comply with the organisation’s safeguarding policies and guidelines.
