ZARAN seeks to recruit dynamic and innovative individuals to fill the following positions:

1. Legal Officer

Reporting to the Legal Advisor

Key responsibilities:

- Conduct capacity building for HIV-related litigation

- Create awareness on key HIV-related rights

- Research and provide support for strengthening the HIV legal and policy environment in Zambia

- Conduct legal research and advocacy

- Participate in project planning, implementation and monitoring

Qualifications & Experience:

- Degree in law

- Preferably a holder of a legal practitioners certificate and experience in public interest litigation

- A minimum of 2 years work experience in human rights or public law

- Excellent training skills

- Good analytical skills

- Excellent writing skills

- Fluent in English

- Ability to work in a team

- Experience with advocacy

2. Capacity Building Officer

Reporting to the Programmes Manager

Key responsibilities:

- Develop training materials on HIV & Human Rights

- Conduct training for different target groups

- Create awareness on key HIV-related rights and policy issues

- Develop relationships with other organizations on HIV and human rights issues

- Contribute to strengthening the policy and legislative environment

- Coordinate and conduct advocacy activities

- Participate in project planning, implementation and monitoring

Qualifications & Experience

- Degree in Social Sciences

- A minimum of 2 years work experience in human rights or HIV and AIDS field

- Excellent training skills including participatory training methodologies

- Good analytical skills

- Excellent writing skills

- Fluency in English and major local languages will be advantageous

- Ability to work in a team

- Experience with advocacy

Employment Terms

The successful candidate will be offered a renewable one year contract with a competitive package. The candidate should be willing to travel around Zambia.

How to apply

Suitably qualified, motivated and interested people are invited to apply. You can apply by sending your curriculum vitae together with covering letter and photocopies of certificates to the Executive Director at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or post or deliver by hand to ZARAN, HR, 22 Katemo Road, Rhodes Park, PO Box 39088, Lusaka.

The deadline for submitting your application is 20th May 2011. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.