Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 28 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Renumeration is competitive depending on experience and subject to local market conditions. This role is offered as a 6-month consultancy contract with potential for extension, subject to funding.
The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.
The IGC Country Office Administrator for the Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL) will be based in Lusaka and responsible for the smooth operation of the ZEL programme office with responsibility for all office administration activities such as equipment, communications, maintenance contracts, organising logistics for in-country events, and liaising with the IGC Hub in London on administrative requirements.
The successful candidate will have the following essential criteria:
– Proven ability to plan and manage complex administrative activities with competing priorities.
– Excellent written and oral communication skills with a high level of proficiency in English and the main local language.
– Robust command of Microsoft Office suite including Word and Excel.
– Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with people of various backgrounds and cultures which is essential to the role.
– Educated to university level or equivalent.
– Experience in an international organisation

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

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Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
• To apply for this post, please submit your CV and a cover letter to zambia@theigc.org . Applications must include both the CV and cover letter to be considered. The cover letter should demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the person specification for the post and should be 1-2 pages maximum.
• The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 1 December 2024 (23:59 CAT time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Incomplete applications shall not be considered.
• Please note: We anticipate a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once a sufficient number of applications are received. Please make sure you submit your application at an early stage. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
• As the successful applicant will be based in Zambia, local statutory regulations will apply and therefore applicants will need to demonstrate Zambian nationality and/or right to work.
• We value diversity and wish to promote equal opportunities at all levels.

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