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[The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness (PACSA), an independent Christian NGO that has worked for social and economic justice and development for about 29 years, invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for the following two-year contract position.

PROJECT ORGANISER: TRADE JUSTICE PROJECT VACANCY

The successful applicant will be required, in consultation with the Economic Justice and Participatory Democracy Programme Manager, to accompany church-related and community structures in designated rural and urban areas, and facilitate initiatives that will give rise to deepening understanding of economic and trade justice

Required areas of competence:

The following knowledge, skills and abilities are expected, which may have been acquired through a combination of formal education, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training.

* An understanding of economic and trade justice, with special reference to the peculiarities of the KZN context in South Africa and the Southern African region and the connections between economic justice and participatory democracy
* Ability to design, organize and implement activities, events, workshops and campaigns related to economic and trade justice and assist with the production of relevant publications and material for use in workshops and campaigns
* Knowledge of the NGO environment, with networking experience in this area an added advantage 
* Ability to work in a team, and to collaborate directly with other staff and projects within the same target areas and provide regular written reports on work undertaken
* A mature and committed Christian
* Experience in and a passion for social justice and development work
* Experience in working with Zulu speaking communities 
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Zulu and English 
* Proficient computer skills - MS Word, Power Point, Excel and Email/Internet
* A valid driver’s license
* A relevant educational qualification would be a distinct advantage

Women are encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will be expected to start on the 1st May 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Application procedures: Interested applicants should submit a letter of motivation and updated CV (with 3 referees, including one church leader) to the PA to the Directors at sonian at pacsa.org.za or fax to 033 3420303.

Closing date is 14th April 2008. 

NOTE: Applicants who have not heard from PACSA by the 25th April 2008 latest should assume their applications have been unsuccessful.

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness (PACSA), an independent Christian NGO that has worked for social and economic justice and development for about 29 years, invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for the following two-year contract position.

PROJECT ORGANISER: PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE VACANCY

The successful applicant will be required, in consultation with Economic Justice and Participatory Democracy Programme Manager, to facilitate initiatives with church-related and community structures in designated rural and urban areas, that will give rise to deepening understanding and practice of participatory democracy, especially relating to new structures affecting local government, service delivery and citizenship participation.

Requirements:

The following knowledge, skills and abilities are expected, which may have been acquired through a combination of formal education, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training:

* An understanding of all areas of democracy and governance issues, with special reference to the peculiarities of the KZN context in South Africa, and in relation to relevant economic justice issues
* Knowledge of the NGO environment, with networking experience in this area an added advantage 
* Ability to work in a team, and to collaborate directly with other staff and projects within the same target areas
* A mature and committed Christian
* Experience in and a passion for social justice and development work
* Experience in working with Local communities 
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Zulu
* Proficient computer skills - MS Word, Power Point, Excel and Email/Internet
* A valid driver’s license
* A relevant educational qualification would be a distinct advantage

Women are encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will be expected to start on the 1st May 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Application procedures: Interested applicants should submit a letter of motivation and updated CV (with 3 referees, including one church leader) to the PA to the Directors at sonian at pacsa.org.za or fax to 033 342 0303.

Closing date is 14 April 2008.

NOTE: Applicants who have not heard from PACSA by the 25th April 2008 latest should assume their applications have been unsuccessful.