Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Center for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development (CCRESUD) is one of the centers under Chrizzima Democracy University (CDU) tasked to spearhead Research and Development across the fields of Renewable Energy, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change, Rural Development and Sustainability. CCRESUD is one of the emerging Sustainability Institutions in Zambia actively involved in the Sustainability Agenda in the wake of Climate Change and its effects that have negatively impacted communities over recent years. CCRESUD is involved in actively providing Advisory services on a diverse range of undertakings that include Natural Resource Management; Climate Vulnerability Assessments; Formulation of Alternative, Diversified, Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods; Community-driven Rural Development; Carbon Accounting and Finance; Waste Management and Renewable Energy.
We work to provide a platform for informed solutions that advance sustainable development in local communities through initiatives focused on better livelihoods in the wake of challenges brought about by climate change. At CCRESUD, we aim at enhancing sustainable development through research as an empirical guide to implementing community initiatives that inform our advocacy for better policies at national and international levels. We work through collaborations, service provision and engagements with a diverse range of Partners and Clients.
The Center now invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies on our assignment as a Technical Service Provider for our Client in the Northern Circuit of Zambia.
Job title: Provincial Projects Coordinator, Luapula Province (1 Position)
The position shall be stationed at the Mansa management and coordinating office, with areas of intervention across the project districts namely Lunga, Chifunabuli, Kawambwa, Nchelenge and Samfya.

Job Functions
• Coordinate project activities across the project districts
• Supervision Project Staff across the five implementation Districts
• Spearheading Research for Climate Resilient Livelihood activities in target areas
• Facilitate enterprise development amongst the project’s beneficiary groups
• Ensure Completeness and Quality on Proposal formulation for would-be beneficiaries
• Harmonize engagements with relevant stakeholders at the province and in the respective project districts.

Specific Duties
• The Provincial Projects Coordinator (PPC) ensures adequate community engagement and coverage of all the supported districts of Luapula Province namely Lunga, Chifunabuli, Kawambwa, Nchelenge and Samfya. The PPC does the aforesaid jointly with CCRESUD’s community-based mobilization officers and our Client staff in the respective districts.
• The PPC coordinates community mobilization and sensitization activities across the supported districts. These activities are meant to ensure adequate dissemination of information on the small grants opportunities under our Client
• The PPC supervises and ensures that the processes leading to formulation of sub-project proposals by community groups for small grants under the Project are adequately covered, these include sensitization meetings about the small grants opportunities, climate vulnerability assessments of specific communities, deliberations, identification and mapping of local resources from which to develop livelihood activities that are able to stand effects and impact of climate; and gender-sensitive climate risk assessment
• The PPC continuously conducts research on Climate-resilient and Diverse livelihood activities applicable and deployable to specific communities aimed at tackling climate-change-induced poverty in households; as well as ensuring reduced dependence on natural resources for attainment of sustainable development.
• The PPC shall work towards facilitation of enterprise development and Industrialization of Value Chains from the Adaptive Interventions in the supported communities.
• The PPC shall regularly engage with relevant provincial and district stakeholders, local authorities, women groups, religious groupings, traditional authorities, community-based NGOs and other stakeholders in initiating and facilitating development of sub-projects
• The PPC shall coordinate and manage project staff in the districts and in so doing undertake performance evaluation of district staff
• The PPC shall prepare Monthly and Quarterly Activity Work Plans and further assist district project staff in preparing their monthly work plans and budgets.
• The PPC shall receive and analyze reports from the five project districts; and compile and submit Consolidated Reports on functional and district activities to Chief of Party.
• Promote and maintain a suitable environment for teamwork between provincial and district staff, and the relevant line ministries.
Reporting
• The Provincial Projects Coordinator shall report to the Chief of Party based at the Mansa office.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelors’ degree in a relevant field (forestry, natural resource management, environmental management, ecology) with at least a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with structures such as Community Resource Boards including knowledge of community based approaches.

Competences
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of contextual aspects of CBNRM in Zambia, current policies and analysis, frameworks and legislations
• Working with communities for development and implementation of community mobilization strategies, including monitoring and reporting of the planned activities and targets.
• At least 4 years’ experience in community mobilization and should demonstrate ability to provide hands-on support to the community based mobilization officers located in the various districts across the project area.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply for consideration to the above positions, applicants are advised to send their CVs and Cover Letters via email to ccresudmansa@gmail.com. Deadline for submission of applications is 25th March, 2022.

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