Project Officer Internal and External at REPSSI, Lusaka, Zambia

Key Responsibilities

1.Project Coordination and Management

Promote REPSSI culture that reflects core values of service, Integrity, Collaboration, Excellence, Innovation, and Diversity
Planning a structured PSS programme for forcibly displaced children and youth
Create demand for MHPSS services through mental health awareness campaigns, providing multi-layered support as well as improving stakeholder mapping, coordination, and referral pathways
Promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of duty bearers, community and religious leaders in and around a refugee settlement through debriefing sessions.
Contribute to the Creation of an effective regional forum that will be for knowledge exchange, drives advocacy on the FDCY MHPSS agenda and influence policies
Strong relationship building, diplomacy, and networking skills; ability to effectively build internal and external relationships.
Facilitate Child and youth participation
Promote Family and community involvement and wellbeing
Strengthen processes to increase children’s safety, wellbeing, confidence and agency

2. Ensure effective Monitoring, Learning and Impact Assessment (incl Technical Risk Management)

In liaison with the Programme Manager, country M&E team, and partners conducts project reviews and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements, areas for change within REPSSI resources
Develop best practices and MHPSS tools for project execution and management
In liaison with M&E officer develop and deliver project progress reports, required documentation, and presentations
Work with M&E team in managing project research activities
Conduct routine monitoring
Host donor monitoring missions

3. Ensure a fully functional Project team that delivers on Expected Objectives

Work with national representatives of the respective sectoral government agencies that are responsible for FDCY.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate project implementing partners
Establish a supportive network of peers, supervisors and other colleagues who collaborate to provide PSS in a refugee settlement.
Receive status reports from the project team analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

4. Manage the Project Resources and Fundraising to ensure Project sustainability

Produce the project annual budget and monitor expenditure
Comply with donor conditions and reporting requirements
Risk management of the project
Participate in the development of a strategy and work planning for resource mobilization
Participate in implementation of innovative fund raising and new opportunities identification
Coordinate the gathering and sharing of information on existing and emerging donor opportunities in liaison with the Programme Manager to secure project funding
Participate in the development of persuasive, focused and effective program proposals
Review and analyse information and prepare reports/documents on activities related to funding partners and fundraising
Prepare policy and analytical briefs for the Programme Manager on strategic partnerships and resource mobilization issues
Coordinate with communications/advocacy staff to identify, write and disseminate promotional materials, launch campaigns and handle public relations events

3.Advocate for PSS and communicate Project Activities

Represent or ensure appropriate representation of REPSSI in a refugee settlement
Develop and maintain close relationships with all relevant government departments, UN agencies and NGO counterparts on project related matters
Proactively support REPSSI’s publicity and communications aims
Contribute to ensuring that the country office provides information to update the website and actively participate on REPSSI social media as required
Advocate and market the REPSSI brand and services in country of operation

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Relevant educational background (Degree) in preferably Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies, or any other social sciences.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in language(s) and willingness to learn the languages spoken by the target community.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for data entry, research, and problem-solving purposes.
Ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to prioritize and manage time effectively;
A good understanding of the situation of forcibly displaced children, youth and their families
Minimum three (3) years of relevant work experience
Practical field experience in Humanitarian and development contexts
Practical experience in training and/or facilitation of groups
Experience in programme design, implementation, M&E and research for psychosocial support
Experience in conducting field-based baseline assessments
Experience in international, regional and/or national networking and knowledge management
Work experience with large NGOs, government departments and/or international cooperating partners

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