Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), in partnership with the Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) and the Ministry of Local Government (MLG) are implementing the Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Development Project, in Zambia, with funding from the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID). The project aims to enhance local governance for effective and efficient inclusive service delivery and development in 10 local authorities in Lusaka, Copperbelt and Northern provinces. Specifically, the project is targeting the following local authorities: Luanshya, Masaiti, and Ndola (Copperbelt Province); Chongwe, Kafue, Rufunsa (Lusaka Province) and Kasama, Luwingu, Mporokoso, and Mpulungu (Northern Province).
The project seeks to achieve the following outcomes: 1) Improved leadership, institutional and operational capacities of local authorities for enhanced local governance, 2)Enhanced capacity of local authorities to plan and implement inclusive service delivery and promote local economic development, and 3)Increased capacity for LGAZ to represent and support the local government sector in the decentralisation process in Zambia. The following are the project’s main activities: .

Job Responsibilities:
• Undertaking local authority capacity assessments,
• Building the capacity of local authorities at individual and organisational levels,
• Facilitating peer learning between Zambian and European local authorities,
• Supporting the development and implementation of Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) in five selected local authorities,
• Supporting the development of Local Economic Development strategies in 10 local authorities,
• Facilitating the implementation of the Health Sector Devolution plan in target local authorities,
• Developing and implementing LGAZ stakeholder engagement and advocacy strategy,
• Produce and disseminate knowledge products on the decentralisation process and local government, and
• Raising general public awareness on the decentralisation process and the role of local government in development.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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