Jobs & Internships

We are currently looking for two exceptional individuals to join our dynamic team in Durban. We are looking specifically for:

• A Community Project Officer who will work specifically with issues around local government and public participation.
• A Junior Researcher (political science or related discipline)

The Community Project Officer (Local Governance and Public Participation) post:

Purpose: to ensure that the DDP is recognised as as a lead NGO as regards good governance and capacity building in the local governance sector.

Responsibilities:
• Facilitate workshops with local governance stakeholders (including councilors, traditional leaders, community based organizations and other local structures)
• Initiate and write proposals to potential funders to support our work
• Worki with the rest of the team on joint projects other than those necessarily associated with local government
• Present papers at conferences and workshops within the arena of local governance
• Design materials that would be relevant for the organisation as innovative resources for community building
• Support the CEO whenever necessary in the execution of his responsibilities where his/her expertise is called for
 

Requirements
• A degree in the Social Sciences ( preferably in the Developmental field) and any other qualification or diploma relevant to the task at hand
• Must be fluent in both English and ISizulu
• Must have at least 3-5 years working in this sector and must be an excellent facilitator
• Excellent working knowledge of the local government sphere ( including legislation, the IDP process, the ward committee system and traditional leadership)
• Excellent report writing skills
• Proficient with Ms office
• Self driven and highly organized in terms of deliverables
• A valid South African Drivers Licence
• At least two current references from organizations that you have worked with
 

The salary attached to this post is in the range R15-R19 000.00 per month, depending on experience.

Junior researcher post:

Responsibilities:
• Undertake supervised research relating to the thematic areas of work of the organisation
• Assist with fund raising proposals
• Report writing
• Assist with the compilation of the annual report of the organisation
• Respond to policy debates and current political issues when necessary
• Undertake fieldwork when necessary
• Project monitoring

Requirements:
• Post graduate degree in the social sciences, preferably political science
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Proven research ability
• Previous research experience would be an advantage
 

The salary attached to this post is R12-R16 000.00 per month, depending on experience.

The successful candidates will be passionate about this country and wanting to make a difference.

Please send a letter of motivation, an abridged CV (not more than 2 pages) and two traceable referees that would be willing to be contacted via e-mail or phone to ddpapplications@ddpdurban.org.za NO LATER THAN 22 NOVEMBER 2011.

Only shortlisted candidates will be informed of an interview at DDP House in Durban. If you have not heard from us by the end of December 2011 it means that your application has been unsuccessful.
 

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We are currently offering internships in the following section:

• Research / Study
• Field Work

General Criteria (Please refer to each section below for specific criteria):

• Academic background in related field of interest
• Self-driven
• Good communicator
• Hard Working
• Mature
• Committed to the tasks undertaken

Special Benefits and Criteria:

Application Procedure:

Please fill in the relevant section of the application form. Please send this form, together with a covering letter addressed to Dr Rama Naidu, to Suraksha.