Child Future Africa is offering a full-time Work-Related Learning Opportunity for Development Studies students in Harare and Mt Darwin. Deadline 3 June 2026.

NGO Careers – Work-Related Learning Opportunity: Child Future Africa Development Studies Attachment

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🏢 ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW & STATIONS

Hiring Entity: Child Future Africa (CFA)
Position: Work-Related Learning Students (Development Studies Intake)
Duty Stations: Head Office (Avondale, Harare) OR Field Office (Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central)
Focus Sector: Child Protection, Social Safety Nets, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Support
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 3 June 2026 (Immediate Placement)

Child Future Africa (CFA), a non-governmental organization dedicated to community development, grassroots child advocacy, and the empowerment of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Zimbabwe, has announced an immediate Work-Related Learning Opportunity. This intake is structured for undergraduate university students pursuing qualifications in social sciences who need to fulfill their mandatory institutional industrial attachment criteria.

The organization provides a highly practical, dual-environment learning ecosystem. Depending on institutional placement, selected Work-Related Learning Opportunity students will rotate between high-level community program design at the Harare Head Office and rural field execution, data collection, and direct community care inside the Mt Darwin district.

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Core Responsibilities and Training Portfolio

The Work-Related Learning Opportunity training syllabus at Child Future Africa balances administrative compliance, field-level data tracking, donor relations, and direct psychosocial fieldwork.

1. Project Management and Field Operations

Project Monitoring: Assisting field officers in tracking ongoing community interventions, validating field asset distributions, and logging field indicators.
Awareness Campaigns: Supporting the execution of community awareness campaigns, public health workshops, child rights seminars, and grassroots stakeholder training sessions.
Psychosocial Support: Participating under professional guidance in field counseling, home visits, and immediate psychosocial support frameworks for vulnerable child-headed households.

2. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Proposal Development

Proposal Writing: Drafting initial concepts, gathering localized background datasets, and assisting program coordinators in compiling grant proposals and funding reports.
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E): Administering basic survey tools, processing community feedback, and populating M&E matrices to demonstrate project accountability to funding partners.
Fundraising & Marketing: Supporting institutional fundraising initiatives and drafting social media communication materials to improve digital organizational visibility.

3. Administration and Financial Logbooks

Requisition Tracking: Compiling internal resource requisitions, tracking project inventory allocations, and maintaining clean, transparent asset records.
Documentation: Managing proper filing systems for beneficiary dossiers, project photos, meeting minutes, and legal institutional correspondence.

Candidate Specifications & Academic Eligibility

CFA targets empathetic, highly disciplined social science students who display a genuine interest in rural development workflows and community transformation.

Evaluation Category	Institutional Selection Standard
Academic Standing	Work-Related Learning Opportunity applicant should be currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Work, Community Development, or an equivalent social science program.
Core Values & Passion	Must possess a demonstrable passion for working directly with orphans, vulnerable children, and remote rural communities.
Communication Skills	Strong written and verbal communication capabilities, with a basic comfort level using standard Microsoft Office applications.
Field Adaptability	Willingness to operate flexibly in rural environments (Mt Darwin) and adjust to changing project field schedules.

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Application Guidelines and Submission Protocol

Prospective Work-Related Learning Opportunity students matching the entry requirements must compile a comprehensive physical or digital application dossier addressed directly to the directorate.

Required Application Dossier Components:

To be considered for the Work-Related Learning Opportunity a tailored application cover letter specifying your preferred station (Harare or Mt Darwin).
A comprehensive, updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Certified copies of your National Registration ID, academic certificates, and university results transcripts.
An official, valid Industrial Attachment Confirmation Letter from your university or college administration office.

Submission Channels:

Digital Electronic Mail: To be considered for the Work-Related Learning Opportunity forward your full document package in a consolidated PDF layout to: childfutureafricazim@gmail.com
Physical Hand Delivery: Drop your written application folder at the Head Office:The DirectorChild Future Africa25 Ridge Road, AvondaleHarare, Zimbabwe

All application portfolios must be logged into the CFA database before the formal cutoff on 3 June 2026.

Institutional Registry Note: For application status verifications or direct queries, candidates can contact the administrative helpdesk at +263 785964343 or +263 718 137166, or review ongoing initiatives via the corporate web platform (www.childfutureafrica.org). Only shortlisted students holding official university placement clearances will be scheduled for interviews.

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