Assistant Super Admin – Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled

 

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SALARY
Minimum: BWP 9,600.00
Maximum: BWP 9,600.00
Details: The successful candidate will receive a monthly basic salary (before tax) of equivalent to US$800.00. All taxes may be deducted from the Employee’s salary in accordance with the Botswana law.

 

START DATE: 03/01/2018

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 02/19/2018

ADDRESS : Gaborone,  South-East District, Botswana

DESCRIPTION

Introduction & Background:

The Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD) is a leading Southern African disability-focused network engaged in coordination of activities of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) in the region. SAFOD exists to strengthen DPOs in the region through training, research, coordination, information sharing, and promotion of human rights and adoption of appropriate strategies for stimulating persons with disabilities to enhance their economic, political and social development.

 

SAFOD is currently implementing the Assistive Technology Information Mapping (AT-Info-Map) Project, which was funded by the Google Impact Challenge as one of the ‘big ideas that will use technology to expand opportunity and independence for persons with disabilities’ in Southern Africa. The project is being jointly implemented with three other core partners namely the University of Washington, The African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD), and Dimagi.

AT-Info-Map is a 3 year project (2016-2019) that was officially launched on 19 April 2016 with the goal of mapping the availability of different types of assistive technology (AT) in 10 countries in Southern Africa. So far, the project has been implemented in five countries namely Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia where field country officers – also known Country Admins – were engaged to find AT suppliers and service providers of AT in the country and enter their profiles into the mobile map (contact details, what AT products they sell if it’s an AT supplier, the AT services they provide if it’s a service provider, etc.). The information entered on the app is then quality-checked by the Super Admin who is based at SAFOD Secretariat in Gaborone, before it can be published on the app.

 

We are now in the process of scaling up the project into five more countries namely Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Namibia, as well as scaling up the project within South Africa in particular Durban and Cape-town. The number of entries on the app therefore keeps on growing. In this context, SAFOD seeks to recruit an Assistant Super Admin to join the project team at the SAFOD Secretariat to help with quality-checking and managing the app; managing the web-based database which is currently being developed to complement the app; and being involved with other day-to-day project related activities.

Job description:

Assisting the Super Admin with quality-checking of the data entered on the mobile app as well as data entered the web-based database. The latter is currently being developed to complement the app.
Assisting the Super Admin and the Project Coordinator with networking with various stakeholders. Stakeholders may include clinics (community health centres, secondary and tertiary hospitals, schools), civil society, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) and businesses.

 

Specific tasks may involve: Booking meeting appointments with various stakeholders as indicated above; Diarizing the list of appointments and making necessary follow-ups through telephone, email or visits… whichever way may be feasible depending on the prevailing factors.
Assisting the Super Admin and the Project Coordinator in implementing project marketing strategies. Tasks may include: (a) Publish articles/content to the project’s media platforms (e.g. Facebook page, Twitter, Blog, etc.); (b) Help in updating the project website: http://assistivetechmap.org; (c) Help in facilitating communication to stakeholders (e.g. AT-Info-Map Google Group, Mail chimp e-newsletter, etc.).

Assisting the Project Coordinator in organizing AT-Info-Map local/community workshops to enhance increased uptake of the CommCare App. This shall involve: (a) Participating in the facilitation of the community workshops; (b) As a prerequisite, the candidate will have to undertake a free online CommCare short course on the Dimagi website and become certified; In particular the following two courses are recommended: CommCare Fundamentals and Application Building Track.
Making input into the Project Coordinator’s narrative report.

 

Any other related tasks assigned by the Director General and/or any senior officers associated with the project.

BENEFITS
No other benefits

LEVEL OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English (Fluent)

PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
Entry level

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED
4-year degree

 

HOW TO APPLY
[email protected]

https://assistivetechmap.org/

The following are key requirements/skills needed:

A University Degree in any relevant field.
A strong background in ICT would be an added advantage.
Experience with social media, a must (Facebook page, twitter, Blog, etc.).
Experience with updating/managing websites required.
Demonstrate ability or (at least) interest to train and build capacity of others.
Your application should include:

A cover/motivational letter describing your relevant academic and social experience and how you intend to use them to contribute to the project.
An up-to-date résumé (preferably with contact details of two traceable referees)
Due to time limitation, we prefer that all applications be sent through the following email: [email protected] and copy [email protected] by Monday, 19th February 2018.

 

ATTENTION:

Mr. Mussa Chiwaula,

The Director General.

Alternatively, applications can be hand-delivered to the following physical address:

Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD)

Unit 3, Plot 154, Commerce Park,

Gaborone, Botswana