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Jobs
South Africa: Project Coordinator
Municipal Services Project
2004-02-05, Issue 142
http://pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/19827
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The Municipal Services Project (MSP) is looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to manage research and administrative activities in the project. This is a two-year contract position from March 2004 to March 2006 with the possibility of a one-year extension. The Coordinator will be based in Cape Town at the International Labour Research and Information Group Trust (ILRIG) offices, affiliated with the University of Cape Town.
* JOB ADVERTISEMENT *
Municipal Services Project
Project Coordinator
Cape Town, South Africa
The Municipal Services Project (MSP) is looking for an experienced Project
Coordinator to manage research and administrative activities in the project.
This is a two-year contract position from March 2004 to March 2006 with the
possibility of a one-year extension. The Coordinator will be based in Cape
Town at the International Labour Research and Information Group Trust
(ILRIG) offices, affiliated with the University of Cape Town. The salary
and benefits package will be commensurate with experience. Details on the
MSP and a description of the job responsibilities and qualifications are
provided below.
Please send a copy of your CV, a letter describing your suitability for the
position, and two letters of reference to the following address by Friday,
February 20, 2004:
Moses Cloete
Director, ILRIG
PO Box 1213 Woodstock
Cape Town 7915
fax:
Please also send this information electronically via email to
moses@ilrig.org.za (if you can arrange for the letters of reference to be
sent electronically as well that would be beneficial).
If you have any questions please contact one of the following Co-Directors
of the Project:
Moses Cloete - phone: (27-21) 476-375, Fax: (27-21) 448-2282, email:
moses@ilrig.org.za
David McDonald phone (+1-613) 533-6962, fax (+1-613) 533-2171, email:
dm23@post.queensu.ca
Greg Ruiters phone: (27-83) 694-4409
Email: ruitersg@social.wits.ac.za
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Background on the MSP
The MSP is a research, policy and educational initiative examining the
restructuring of municipal services in South(ern) Africa. The first phase
of the project examined the impacts of decentralization, privatization, cost
recovery and community participation on the delivery of basic services to
the rural and urban poor. The second phase (March 2003 - March 2006) will
continue to explore these service delivery themes and expand the work to
include a closer examination of the health implications of these policy
developments (including public, industrial and mental health). The work
will also expand geographically to include more countries in Southern Africa
as well as selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Research partners are the International Labour Resource and Information
Group, Queen's University (Canada), the University of the Witwatersrand, the
South African Municipal Workers Union, the Human Sciences Research Council
of South Africa, Equinet (Harare), and the Canadian Union of Public
Employees. The project is funded in part by the partner organizations and by
the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. More
details can be found at www.queensu.ca/msp
Key responsibilities
Project Administration
- ensure research plans are implemented according to plan, time, budget
- organize and attend Steering Committee meetings
- organize project conferences and workshops
- consolidate and coordinate project research contracted to outside
organizations
- liaise daily with project Co-Directors
- oversee part-time Project Administrator
Information Dissemination
- oversee production and distribution of project publications
- develop and implement grassroots workshops and education programmes
related to project research
- develop and oversee implementation of media strategy
Partnership Building
- represent MSP at partner organization meetings
- explore and coordinate new partnership links
Fundraising
- identify new sources of funding for related project activities
- write and submit funding proposals
Reporting
- consolidate regular project reports for internal and external use
Financial management
- manage the project budget and produce regular financial reports with
assistance of Project Administrator
- produce regular financial projections
Qualifications needed
- extensive project management experience
- strong inter-personal and communication skills
- experience in an academic environment as well as with NGOs and labour
organizations
- knowledge of municipal service debates and policies in South(ern) Africa
- experience with financial budgeting, or a demonstrated ability to oversee
the production of budgetary reporting
- strong report writing skills
- research experience an asset but not necessary