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>Date sent: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:44:24 +0200 >Send reply to: [log in to unmask] >From: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Copies to: [log in to unmask] >Job Advertisement > >The University of the Witwatersrand Refugee Research Programme > >This is a non-governmental research and advocacy programme based in >Acornhoek in the Northern Province and linked to Wits. Research >Department. > >Mission Statement: To advocate for the formal status and >socio-economic rights of former Mozambican refugees and other >migrants in South Africa, by researching related issues in order to >inform policy development and motivate for appropriate intervention. > >Programme Coordinator > >Job Responsibilities > >- Managing daily functioning of programme, including financial and >administrative coordination of the programme and personnel support and >management (staff include: 50% Research Coordinator, Junior Research Officer, >part-time Administrator, part-time Field workers) > >- Participation in immigration and refugee policy and advocacy forums. > >- Liaising with governmental and non-governmental organisations on issues >relating to former Mozambican refugees and other migrant and refugee groups > >- Developing and continuing programme links with other organisations working in >related fields. > >- Writing funding proposals and reporting to donors; expanding the human >resource capacity of the programme to cover current immigration and refugee >issues. > >- Presenting the work of the project and coordinating the dissemination of >research findings. > >Skill Requirements > >- project/programme management experience >- post-graduate degree in social science subject >- experience with socio-economic research in rural areas >- experience with financial administration >- good inter-personal skills >- experience with writing funding proposals & accounting to funders >- report writing skills >- fluent in english > >The terms of employment > >- Salary R78,528 (pro-rata). - Subsidised medical aid coverage. - One >year contract Jan 99 - Dec 99 through The University of the >Witwatersrand University with possibility to renew. > >Junior Research Officer > >Job Responsibilities > >- To conduct and document qualitative and quantative research amongst former >Mozambican refugees and other migrant groups > >- To participate in immigration and refugee policy and advocacy forums. > >- To liaise with governmental and non-governmental organisations on issues >relating to former Mozambican refugees and other migrant and refugee groups > >Skills Requirements > >- field research experience >- fluent Shangaan >- undergraduate degree in social science subject > >The terms of employment > >R43,464 (pro-rata) >- Subsidised medical aid coverage. >- One year contract Jan 99 - Dec 99 through The University of the Witwatersrand >University with possibility to renew. > >For more information contact Nicola Johnston at 013 797 0441, or send a C.V and >letter of motivation to fax: 015 7933991. Closing date: 13th November 1998 > >Jonathan Klaaren >Faculty of Law & Centre for Applied Legal Studies >University of the Witwatersrand >Private Bag 3 >WITS 2050 >Johannesburg, South Africa >tel: 27-11-716-5628 >fax: 27-11-339-4733 >URL: http://www.law.wits.ac.za/school/~klaaren.html > > Sharon Westlake Refugee Studies Programme Queen Elizabeth House 21 St Giles Oxford, OX1 3LA, UK T: 44 (0)1865 270722 F: 44 (0)1865 270721 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%