{"id":6803,"date":"2026-05-12T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/job\/assistant-community-development-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:00:43","slug":"assistant-community-development-officer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/job\/assistant-community-development-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North West District Council is committed to Improving the Quality of Life for All through Effective and Efficient Delivery of Basic Infrastructure and Social Services in Partnership with Stakeholders. NWDC is a Corporate Body mandated to Secure and Promote the Safety, Well-being, Security of the Community and Enhance Good Governance Practices in the District. Main purpose of the job: To implement community development programmes and contribute to sustainable development of communities.<\/p>\n<p>Job Summary<br \/>\nKey Responsibilities<br \/>\nRequirements<br \/>\nSalary<br \/>\nHow to Apply<\/p>\n<p>Job Summary<\/p>\n<p>Type: full-time<br \/>\nLocation: Maun<br \/>\nCategory: Community Development<br \/>\nClosing Date: 2026-05-27<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>Arranges for election of Village Development Committees (VDC) and inspection of assets.<br \/>\nSupervises the management and utilization of Village Development Committees (VDC) resources.<br \/>\nPromotes and arranges for the formation of local committees, Non-Governmental Organizations, Community Based Organizations and other community structures.<br \/>\nAssembles communities for the formation of cultural groups and encourages conservation of their culture.<br \/>\nUndertakes advocacy activities to enhance participation in community development programmes and projects.<br \/>\nEducates communities on community development Acts and policies.<br \/>\nTrains communities on required skills to facilitate execution of identified projects.<br \/>\nGuides local communities in the identification and prioritization of development projects in their area.<br \/>\nMobilizes communities to develop and implement area specific community development plans and programmes.<br \/>\nPrepares and implements community development plans for the area of operation.<br \/>\nAnalyzes and determines the magnitude of the community problems requiring high level intervention and refers them accordingly.<br \/>\nConducs periodic visits to ongoing community projects to support and monitor implementation.<br \/>\nPrepares and submit periodic performance reports on community development activities<br \/>\nCollects data for feasibility studies for proposed development projects<br \/>\nMaintains a database for community development activities in area of operation.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>Qualification: Diploma\/Degree in Community Development or related fields<br \/>\nExperience: Nil<br \/>\nKey Competencies Required:<\/p>\n<p>Working with People.<br \/>\nAdhering to Principles and Values.<br \/>\nRelating and Networking.<br \/>\nPresenting and Communicating Information<br \/>\nWriting and Reporting.<br \/>\nAnalyzing<br \/>\nPlanning and Organizing.<br \/>\nCoping with Pressures and Setbacks<\/p>\n<p>Salary<br \/>\nC4\/3 (P98 868 \u2013 P123 420 per annum)<br \/>\nHow to Apply<br \/>\nAPPLICATIONS Applicants should quote this vacancy number giving the following details: Full Names and Address, Date of Birth, Certified Copies of Academic Certificates, Certified Copy of valid Identity Card (Omang), 2 references (not more than 12 months), detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae, state date of first appointment and appointment to current post (attach letter of appointment to current post). NB: \u2013 All applications must be routed through Chief Executives; those not routed will not be considered. \u2013 Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements of this post will not be responded to. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to. \u2013 Please note that emailed, scanned and faxed documents will not be considered. Applications should be addressed to: Council Secretary North West District Council Private Bag 01 Maun Or hand delivered at RAC Green Block- RMU Office No.11 during working hours. Closing Date: 27th May 2026 Time: 1630 hours For more information contact; 6870415 \/ 6870406\/6870417.<br \/>\nREF Code: NWDC 4\/4\/7 II (99) | Vacancy Circular No: 15 OF 2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"C4\/3","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[73],"job-categories":[633],"job-types":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-6803","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-maun","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/6803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}