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
