Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as rural development, agriculture, or climate change.
• At least 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in agriculture, climate change, or disaster risk reduction.
• Strong knowledge of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, sustainable agriculture practices, and disaster risk reduction principles.
• Proven experience in partnership management with local organizations and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of key programme areas such as child protection, education, livelihood and economic empowerment.
• Knowledge of development and humanitarian issues affecting girls, adolescent girls and women is preferred.
• Able to use Gender Transformative Approaches
• Planning skills

Competencies:

• Knowledge of gender inclusion and global/local development issues,
• Knowledge in girls’ rights and child rights, feminist movements, the key actors and institutions, and the power dynamics involved.
• Mastery of key gender inequalities, gaps, barriers and opportunities at the national, regional and global level and gender and inclusion in programs, and especially for children and girls.
• Good understanding of the policies, processes, institutions and organizations that shape the development and humanitarian context and standards within Zambia