Sightsavers Project Assistant Jobs in Zambia

Sightsavers Project Assistant Jobs in Zambia

The Project Assistant Economic Empowerment supports the Economic Empowerment project to manage activities and relationships with key stakeholders. The post-holder ensures the project is planned, implemented, coordinated, monitored, evaluated, and adapted to the highest possible quality standards.

Sightsavers team Zambia have a great opportunity for a Project Assistant Economic Empowerment to join their team. The role supports delivery of a first-class project through planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and adaptation of the highest possible quality standards. If you have strong attention to detail, excellent time management with programme knowledge in the field of disability inclusion then we would like to hear from you.

Principal Accountabilities

Advocating Sightsavers to partners regarding the current initiatives underway with whom we can work to achieve the project and organisations strategic objectives to give people with disabilities equal rights and opportunities.

Managing the full project life-cycle with partners from to closeout

Liasing with the Global Technical Leads (Disability Inclusive Economic Empowerment) and other internal stakeholders.

Supporting the review of reporting timelines for both donors and country office

Facilitating meetings with partners to advocate and disseminate shared learnings

Support project partners with budgets, forecasts, timely financial returns

Support Ethics and data protection through protocol development for approval by appropriate approval boards as required

Proactively share

relevant case studies, interesting news stories, participate in advocacy work

Knowledge, skills and experience

A qualification/tertiary degree or above in social sciences, education, development studies or public health

Demonstrable experience with labour market issues including labour market assessments, skills training/development, internships, employer engagement, disability inclusion, job placements and job fairs

Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability, human rights

An understanding of and commitment to the realization of the rights of people with disabilities

Monitoring and evaluation

Strong communication and time management

Previous experience working with budgets, forecasts and reports both internally and with partners

Strong IT with knowledge of global ICT systems desirable

Strong written and spoken English.

Current and ongoing right to work in Zambia

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Sightsavers Project Assistant Jobs in Zambia

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