Current Vacancies at BONELA

DIRECTOR

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of DIRECTOR. This position entails the following:

• Management of a growing HIV and human rights organization, including financial and human resource management.
• Timely and adequate reporting to the BONELA board, funding agencies and other national and international stakeholders.
• Providing guidance and vision to the operations and future development of BONELA, including the implementation of the BONELA strategic plan 2007-2012.
• Actively engaging in building and fostering the Botswana civil society movement.
• Fostering and guiding current donor relations and identifying and establishing new partnerships to ensure financial sustainability of BONELA.
• Actively engaging in national and international policy debate, including active and meaningful representation at national, regional and international policy fora, conferences and advocacy meetings to guide national processes in mainstreaming a human rights based approach to HIV.
• Actively identifying new opportunities for BONELA’s engagement at national and international level.
• Promoting and encouraging community- and activist-driven research on HIV and human rights issues and documentation of best practices in Botswana.
• Mentoring, supporting and capacitating BONELA staff to ensure effective programme implementation and professional and personal growth.

Requirements:

• A Masters Degree in Social Science, preferably in Developments Studies, Political Science, Public Health or Law or any other relevant social science discipline.

• At least 5 years experience in managing a similar civil society organization, preferably in the Southern Africa region.

• Strong interest and background on the inter-linkages between human rights and HIV and a proven commitment to the use of a human rights based approach in the response to social problems and to HIV in particular.

• Excellent human resource and financial management skills.

• Proven track record of ability to mobilize resources.

• Ability to engage with a diversity of stakeholders in government, development partners, civil society and the international donor community.

• Understanding of international policy debates and capacity to engage at various policy fora, including the presentation of policy positions and scientific papers.  

• Ability to edit complex documents and to critically analyse situations and documents.

• Advanced understanding of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting approaches will be an advantage.

NB: Applicants should not submit a CV but fill in an application form available at:

BONELA
Unit 56, Commerce Park
Gaborone

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