Job Description
Job Description
About BOOST
BOOST (Building Opportunities On Sustainable Talent) is a registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO 88/26) dedicated to empowering adolescents and young people through innovation, entrepreneurship, employability, climate action and digital transformation. BOOST creates sustainable pathways from learning to earning by equipping young people with future-ready skills, strengthening innovation ecosystems and enabling access to enterprise opportunities, finance and markets.
Working collaboratively with Government, development partners, the private sector and communities, BOOST delivers high-impact programmes that contribute to inclusive economic growth, resilient communities and sustainable development.
About the Programme
The Mastercard Foundation–UNICEF Community Health Workforce Development Programme seeks to strengthen Zimbabwe's primary health care system while creating sustainable employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people, particularly young women.
The programme supports the deployment and capacity development of Young Community Health Workers (YCHWs) while strengthening community-based systems to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, nutrition and community resilience.
BOOST leads the Youth Economic Empowerment component of the programme, implementing the internationally recognised UPSHIFT Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Methodology to equip Young Community Health Workers (18–35 years) with innovation, entrepreneurship and business development skills. Through this approach, YCHWs identify community health and nutrition challenges, co-create locally appropriate solutions and transform viable ideas into sustainable social enterprises.
The programme contributes directly to Zimbabwe's National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) through:
- Human Capital Development
- Food and Nutrition Security
- Youth Empowerment and Employment
- Innovation and Enterprise Development
- Community Resilience
- Local Economic Development
Position Summary
BOOST seeks highly motivated and results-oriented District Field Officers to coordinate and implement the Youth Economic Empowerment component in Mudzi, Bulilima, Mwenezi, Chiredzi, Mbire and Chipinge Districts.
The District Field Officer will lead district-level implementation of the UPSHIFT methodology, supporting Young Community Health Workers to develop innovative, nutrition-sensitive enterprises that improve livelihoods while strengthening community health systems.
Working closely with Government departments, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe, UNICEF, community structures and private sector partners, the District Field Officer will facilitate youth entrepreneurship, enterprise incubation, financial inclusion, market access and innovation ecosystems that contribute to improved nutrition outcomes and resilient communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Implementation
- Coordinate implementation of the Youth Economic Empowerment component within the assigned district.
- Develop detailed district implementation plans and work schedules aligned with programme objectives.
- Ensure timely implementation of all programme activities according to approved workplans.
- Monitor programme quality and ensure adherence to UNICEF and BOOST implementation standards.
- Support programme reporting and documentation.
UPSHIFT Training and Facilitation
- Facilitate UPSHIFT training workshops for Young Community Health Workers.
Deliver training in:
- Human-Centred Design
- Problem Identification
- Social Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Literacy
- Business Planning
- Enterprise Development
- Leadership
- Team Building
Coach youth CHWS through ideation, prototyping, testing and validation.
Support enterprise development among CHWS.
Support YCHWs to:
- Identify viable business opportunities.
- Develop business models.
- Conduct market assessments.
- Develop business plans.
- Register enterprises.
- Improve financial management.
- Access seed funding.
- Establish savings and lending mechanisms.
- Strengthen enterprise governance.
- Scale successful enterprises.
- Nutrition-Sensitive Enterprise Development
Support youth-led enterprises focused on:
- Complementary food production
- Food processing
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Community food enterprises
- Health promotion services
- Community-based distribution models
- Digital health solutions
-Social enterprises responding to local health and nutrition challenges
Business Incubation and Mentorship
- Provide continuous coaching to CHWS' enterprises.
- Conduct enterprise performance reviews.
- Facilitate mentorship.
- Link entrepreneurs with experienced business mentors.
- Support enterprise growth planning.
- Monitor enterprise sustainability.
- Market Systems Development
- Build relationships with local businesses.
- Facilitate market access.
- Organise buyer-seller meetings.
- Promote value chain development.
- Link enterprises with supermarkets, agro-dealers and processors.
- Facilitate participation in exhibitions and trade fairs.
Financial Inclusion
Support YCHWs to access:
-Savings groups
- Financial literacy
- Bank accounts
- Mobile banking
- Youth-friendly finance
- Microfinance
- Business grants
- Investment opportunities
Stakeholder Coordination
Represent BOOST at district level and maintain strong working relationships with:
- District Development Coordinators
- District Health Executives
- Ministry of Health and Child Care
- Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training
- Ministry of Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
- AGRITEX
- Rural District Councils
- Traditional leadership
- Community Health Structures
- Financial institutions
- Private sector
-Civil society organisations
Community Engagement
- Mobilise communities.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings.
- Support CHWs engagement.
- Promote inclusion of young women.
- Promote inclusion of young people with disabilities.
- Strengthen community ownership.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Collect programme data.
- Maintain beneficiary databases.
- Monitor enterprise performance.
- Track key indicators.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Document success stories.
- Support learning and evidence generation.
- Ensure data quality.
- Safeguarding
Promote safeguarding.
- Protect children and vulnerable adults.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies.
- Report safeguarding concerns immediately.
- Promote gender equality and social inclusion.
Expected Results
-The District Field Officer will contribute to achieving:
- Young Community Health Workers equipped with innovation and entrepreneurship competencies.
- Sustainable nutrition-sensitive youth enterprises established.
- Increased youth employment and self-employment.
- Improved household incomes.
- Increased financial inclusion.
- Improved community nutrition outcomes.
- Strengthened community health systems.
- Improved motivation and retention of Young Community Health Workers.
- Stronger local value chains.
- Enhanced community resilience.
- Strong district partnerships supporting youth economic empowerment.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess:
Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Community Development, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Economics or related field.
Experience
Minimum three (3) years' experience in:
- Youth empowerment programmes
- Entrepreneurship development
- Enterprise incubation
- Community mobilisation
- Livelihoods programming
- Financial inclusion
- Business development
- NGO programme implementation
- Community-based development
- Experience implementing UPSHIFT, Human-Centred Design or social innovation programmes is highly desirable.
- Experience working with UNICEF, Government or international NGOs is an added advantage.
Knowledge
- Strong understanding of:
- Enterprise development
- Community health systems
- Nutrition-sensitive programming
- Social entrepreneurship
- Human-Centred Design
- Business development
- Financial literacy
- Local economic development
- Value chain development
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Gender and Social Inclusion
- Safeguarding
Skills and Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Excellent facilitation and training skills.
- Strong coaching and mentoring ability.
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement and networking skills.
- Strong business advisory and enterprise development skills.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational ability.
- Ability to work independently in remote settings.
- High levels of integrity, accountability and professionalism.
- Strong digital literacy, including Microsoft Office and mobile data collection platforms.
- Fluency in English and the predominant local language of the duty station.
Other Requirements
- Resident in the assigned district.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the district.
How to Apply
This position offers an opportunity to contribute to one of Zimbabwe's flagship livelihood development programmes at the intersection of community health, nutrition and entrepreneurship. You will play a pivotal role in empowering Young Community Health Workers to become entrepreneurs and community leaders while contributing to stronger primary health care systems, improved nutrition outcomes and inclusive local economic development in alignment with Zimbabwe's National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2).
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit:
- A cover letter clearly indicating the district being applied for (Mudzi, Bulilima, Mwenezi, Chiredzi, Mbire or Chipinge).
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Contact details for three traceable professional referees.
Applications should be emailed to boostfellowship@gmail.com with the subject line:
"District Field Officer – [District Name]"
Closing Date: 24 July 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
BOOST is an equal opportunity employer committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Female candidates, young professionals, persons with disabilities and qualified candidates from the respective districts are strongly encouraged to apply.