Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Project Coordinator – Digital Skills Accelerator
Overview
Play it Forward Zambia (PFZ) is seeking two individuals to join our team of dedicated staff in Livingstone. The person will manage effective project delivery by working in partnership with donors and organisations and to contribute to identifying new opportunities, preparing proposals for submission and the development of innovative ideas.
The Project Coordinators will be responsible for the design and implementation of PFZ’s digital skills accelerator project which promote efforts of meeting the organisation’s overall vision, mission, and organisational goals, thereby impacting on the organisation’s collective responsibilities and results.

Background
Our mission is to empower young Zambians to develop sustainable livelihoods through quality education and health activities. Play it Forward inspires and empowers a whole new generation of young people to take control of their lives. We engage over 1,500 young people every year in a wide range of programmes from health education & HIV testing to literacy, coding, mentoring and support towards higher education and employment. Our support on and off the pitch, ensures that young people emerge from our programmes with new skills to succeed in school, the workforce and in life.
UK Charity Registration Number 1108821
Zambia Non-Profit Registration No. 120170010072

Essential skills and experience
• Minimum of 1 year project management experience working in/with government, intergovernmental or international NGO organisations. Expertise in the delivery of coding and digital skills trainings will be an added advantage.
• An appropriate diploma level qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent
• Experience delivering Scratch, Python, HTML, PHP trainings and up to date subject knowledge
• Experience of managing high profile donors including reporting, bid preparation and relationship management
• Proven knowledge of budget construction and management
• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills

Main duties and responsibilities
1. Deliver Coding and Digital skills training
• Deliver scratch coding sessions in schools
• Assist in HTML, CSS, and Python coding sessions
2. Follow up support to Students
• Provide continual in session support to students to ensure they are receiving high quality and impactful coding and digital skills training
• Weekly student tracking of sessions and attendance
• Weekly reporting to the Project Officer on student progress
• Attend relevant stakeholder meetings
3. Reporting
• Weekly and monthly reporting of attendance, progress, and performance stats
• Contribute to donor reports
• Produce expenditure reports in line with the project budget.
4. Marketing
• Production of case studies of the young people involved in the project
To learn more about the work we do visit our new website: www.play-itforward.org

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
We welcome applications from people of all ages (over 18) and backgrounds who have the skills and experience to help strengthen our team.
Please submit your CV along with a cover letter of no more than one A4 page outlining your suitability for the role to lwanga@play-itforward.org
Due to the high number of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Deadline for applications is 20th February 2022. Applications received beyond the deadline will not be considered.

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