Jobs in Zimbabwe

Jobs in Zimbabwe are only starting to to show some green shoots. For over ten years the Zimbabwe economy has been in sharp decline forcing many companies in Zimbabwe to close shop and shade off thousands of employees.

Most cities in Zimbabwe were not spared by severe joblessness estimated at over 80%.

The failing Zimbabwe currency also made it difficult for the working class people of Zimbabwe to sustain their livelihood many opting to leave the country for greener pastures. Much of the employment in Zimbabwe today is in government. The government of Zimbabwe has a payroll of more than 200 000 employees from professionals to general employees.

Jobs in Zimbabwe have largely remained positive looking in the non-profit or NGO sector were organizations remained afloat in the darkest economic hour in Zimbabwe through donor funds for development, human rights and governace projects.

Since the introduction of foreign currency transactions in Zimbabwe, the economy has once again started showing signs of recovery. Many people who had left their formal employment stations to rather trade informally in order to survive at the height of the Zimbabwe crisis are once again applying for formal employment. Salaries in formal employement as of November 2009 had started steadily adjusting to regional levels.

Well known paying private businesses in Zimbabwe today are mobile phone operators such as Econet Wireless. Recently the CEO of Econet was quoted as saying the company was adjusting its salary levels to that of other regional mobile operators such as MTN and Vodacom in South Africa. This he said was meant to attract back and retain qualified staff and kill the brain drain.

The hospitality industry in Zimbabwe has also shown an interest in creating more jobs in Zimbabwe. Recently  African Sun Hotels owned by Shingi Munyeza did an extensive call for applications to fill professional posts. However, on the whole the manufacturing sector still has to fully recover in order to absorb the majority of Zimbabweans who do no posses any special skills but can work on the production line in factories.

The following are some placement companies that are currently active on the Zimbabwean job market;

CV People Africa
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NGO Jobs
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