Programme Officer Local Government Association of Zambia

JOB SUMMARY

PURPOSE

Under the direction of the Executive Director, supervised by the National Project Coordinator (NPC), and in coordination with other project staff and partners, the Programme Officer (PO) is responsible for the coordination, implementation and monitoring of assigned project activities as described in the Annual Work Plan. The PO will primarily be responsible for the gender-responsive and inclusive service delivery initiatives which will be implemented with five (5) selected local governments. The PO will maintain effective partnerships with local governments, CSOs and WROs, and other stakeholders and ensure the successful implementation of project outcomes.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works closely with the project team including Gender Equality Advisor and Technical Advisor – Local Governance to ensure the implementation of program strategies and activities that strengthen the capacity of local governments and civil society actors;
• Contribute to the development of the annual work-plan for the country in collaboration with the country team;
• Coordinate the implementation of the assigned activities, particularly the gender-responsive, inclusive service delivery initiatives, as set out in Annual Work Plans following project procedures, formats and templates;
• Establish and maintain relationships with local government officials, civil society actors and other stakeholders to ensure the successful achievement of project outcomes;
• Assist the NPC to support Canadian municipal volunteers during their capacity building missions;
• Ensure the collection of M&E data and contribute to written reports and the creation of Knowledge Products;
• Participate in the annual Project Advisory Committee meeting;
• Engages 100% of working time allocated in the PMI-WILL project.

Qualifications AND eXPERIENCE

• A degree in public administration, project management, local government, urban and regional planning, international development or other related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience preferably in the local government sector or related field.
• Experience in delivering capacity development or international projects, preferably planning, implementing, budgeting, monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
• Strong understanding and application of gender equality and inclusion approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience facilitating meetings and consultations in a participatory, inclusive and gender responsive manner.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English/French.
• Good information and communication technologies (ICT) skills, including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, power Point, Internet, email and ability to use a variety of on-line platforms (e.g. Teams, Zoom, etc.).
• This position involves frequent travel locally and occasional international travel, therefore ability to travel is a requirement.

LOCATION. The Officer will be based in Lusaka