Officer II, Project

Vacancy Name Officer II, Project
Employment Type Full Time (Fixed Term)
Childfund Work Location Lusaka, Zambia
Childfund Division Global Impact
ChildFund Department Country Management
Job Details
Position title:  Officer II Project
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
ChildFund office: ChildFund, Zambia
Manager/Supervisor title: Manager II Project
Position type: Full-time fixed term
Work environment: On-site

About ChildFund
ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are.
ChildFund’s Values
We aspire every person in our organization—program participants, supporters, staff, and volunteers alike—to feel free, safe, and confident to be themselves. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.
ChildFund’s Commitment
ChildFund International has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in the delivery of its mission and services for children. ChildFund is committed to creating a safe environment in the workplace as well as in the communities where it delivers programs and services. ChildFund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and to ensure all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a range of vetting checks, including a criminal records check and/or disclosure to ensure program participants are safeguarded.

About This Role
The Project Officer will be responsible for daily planning and implementation of the Project and provide back stopping support to women and youth groups in target communities. Tasks include development of work plans, provision of strategic leadership, coordination of trainings, engagement of stakeholders, coordination of project monitoring and evaluation, project knowledge management, preparation of donor reports, complying to donor guidelines in project execution. The candidate should demonstrate ability to work with divergent women and youth groups from grassroots organisations and those in the informal sector.
Primary Responsibilities

Community Mobilisation and support women’s groups to develop business plans, record management and market scanning for development of viable businesses.
Coordination and facilitation of community capacity building trainings to bridge knowledge gaps in business management and enterprise development to women and youths’ groups.
Development and coordination of project monitoring, evaluation and learning plans.
Establish Women and Youth groups and develop their capacity in economic empowerment
Act as a community liaison staff and support the implementation of monitoring tools, methodologies and approaches which will be applied to highlight project gaps and provide guidance on responsive actions to support continuous programme improvement.
Support community networking and linkages for small scale business interventions among mobilized groups for enhanced knowledge sharing and learning.
Engagement with stakeholders, knowledge management and reporting to donors.
Reporting and communication of project results.

Minimum Education Qualifications and Experience 

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agricultural economics, Development studies, Business Studies or any relevant field with over four (4) years experience in development work
Diploma in Agribusiness, Economics, Community Development or any business-related discipline with over 6 years experience in community work can be considered.
At least Six (6) years’ experience of Programme/Project coordination and community outreach programmes.

Required Competencies
ChildFund’s Core Competencies

Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
Decision-making: uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business challenges.

Other Competencies

Community understanding of enterprise development, marketing, and general community support groups.
Excellent interpersonal and writing skills.
Experience of developing and testing methodologies for planning, monitoring, and learning in women’s economic empowerment and/or gender transformation.