Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 31 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
• The Project Officer will report to the Programme Officer He/she she be in charge of running the field office and coordinate all Zambia Red Cross National Society programme/project activities; He/she will undertake all measures professionally and technically appropriate to ensure effective and efficient management of project plans and resources

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Developmental Studies, or Economics obtained from a recognized institution.
• Bachelors degree in Environmental management; Climate change and sustainable development
• With not less 4 years experience in the related field.

Programme Support Functions
• To ensure that the field activities are well coordinated in an effective and efficient manner in line with the project plans and allocated resources
• To oversee the day-to-day field office operations
• Preparation of project periodic work plans and update them as need arises;
• Requisitions for project office supplies and project implementation activities;
• To carry out all necessary project cycle activities, including monitoring, evaluation and timely reporting functions;
• To promote field level stakeholder engagement
• Represent the NS in field level coordination mechanism;
• Volunteer mobilisation and capacity building efforts;
• To support proposal formulation and planning and budgeting processes;
• Assist with project budget tracking and provide periodic field level project financial performance updates;
• In liaison with respective project components focal points contribute to periodic (weekly, monthly) project performance updates
• Institutional Preparedness
• Guide the DM team in supporting ZRCS to enhance institutional preparedness for effective response, specifically adapting three project pillars (Disaster Risk Reduction, Cash and Epidemics controls for effective response
• To be part of standard planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting of the project team

Other Duties
• To provide technical support to Field Officers and volunteers;
• Custodian of all project resources and assets and superintend over their utilisation
• Carryout any other duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time by the Disaster Management Officer;

Desired Competencies And Skills:
a) Knowledge in anticipatory actions
b) Knowledge in Cash Transfer in emmergecies
c) Community Enagement and accountability
d) Knowledge in Monitoring Evaluation and Learning
e) Climate change and environmental managemnet

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Submission of Applications Closes On 8th September 2023. All Applications that Do Not Meet the Closing Date Shall Not Be Accepted.
• Zambia Red Cross Society Is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

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