Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 23 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Senior Corporate Planning Officer-Strategy M&E will ensure effective implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities within the organization. He/she will play a critical role in assessing performance, efficiency, and impact of programs/activities, ensuring that objectives are met in line with the company Strategic Business Plan, and providing data-driven insights for decision-making and continuous improvement.

MAIN DUTIES
• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures.
• Recommend further improvement of the logical framework.
• Develop & update mechanisms for real time monitoring of operational indicators.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the Strategic Business Plan (SBP) success.
• Ensure effective actualization of SBP activities and project deliverables.
• Recommend best practices in monitoring and evaluation procedures to achieve implementability.
• Ensure effective implementation, monitor and evaluate policies and strategies meant to improve ZRL’s service delivery and revenue generation.
• Monitoring the implementation of the company’s SBP.
• Suggest strategies for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the SBP activities by identifying bottlenecks in completing activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all SBP activities to management.
• Perform risk management to minimize potential SBP risks.
• Ensure corporate KPIs are met.
• Tracking performance against corporate objectives, analyzing KPIs, and reporting outcomes.
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate policies and strategies meant to improve ZRL’s service delivery and revenue generation in line with the SBP.
• Monitor and take initiative to control expenditures and ensure cost alignment to the Strategy and budget limits.
• Actively participate in the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Explore various innovations to respond to dynamics in the business environment and implement corporate strategy.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
• Strategy and planning skills.
• Numerical, Analytical and Financial skills.
• Innovative
• Critical thinking and Problem solving.
• Commercial and business acumen.
• Good understanding of the railway industry, operating rules, regulations and procedures.
• Ability to finalize complex reports.
• Communication skills.
• Excellent skills in facilitation and coordination.
• Negotiation skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Technical skills
• Performance and appraisal knowledge.
• Team building.
• Talent management.
• Leadership and Supervisory skills.

Academic /Professional Qualifications:
• Full grade 12 certificate (5 ‘0’ levels) with credit or better in Mathematics and English
• Bachelor’s degree in economics/Statistics/Project Management/Demography/Social Science/or equivalent.
• Professional Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ experience.
• Membership to a professional body is a must.

Applications must be addressed to:
Director Human Resource and Administration
Zambia Railways Limited
1st Floor Shitima House, P.O Box 80935
K A B W E

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Women are encouraged to apply.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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