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Project Coordinator-Zambia Education School Based Training

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Lusaka, Zambia
Full-time

To coordinate project design, and ensure implementation as well as capacity building of Education Support Teams (EST) and monitoring of the Zambian Education School-based Training (ZEST) Project in line with the Project Strategy and contribute to WVZ child wellbeing objectives.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Project development and Implementation

  • Provide technical support to the development, trialing and scaling up of ZEST activities ensuring alignment with Project Strategy
  • Ensure quality implementation and monitoring within scope, time and budget.
  • Produce consolidated monthly, annual/semi-annual reports for the Project for sharing with other stakeholders
  • Collaborate with the Ministry of Education at National, Provincial and District levels to ensure successful implementation of the ZEST Project.
  • Support documentation and dissemination of promising/best practices for future programming.
  • Support the development of data repository for the project for better knowledge management and utilization
  • In collaboration with MoGE FPP, support DRCC in Building capacity of Education Support Teams through coaching and mentoring for increased/enhanced competency.

Capacity Building

  • Facilitate building capacity of Education Support Teams to ensure project activities are rolled out and effectively implemented

​Programme Effectiveness and Quality Assurance

  • In collaboration with ZREAD DME Specialist, facilitate project evaluations - Baseline, Midline and Endline, i.e. development of consultancy TORs and advertising, offer of consultancy
  • Collect monitoring data with MoGE in a collaborative and systematic way
  • Facilitate joint monitoring with MoGE and reporting of the project for effective implementation and quality control.
  • Write and timely submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports for improved project implementation and decision making
  • In collaboration with ZREAD DME Specialist and MoGE, conduct project review for improved quality of programming
  • Work with ZREAD DME Specialist to input data databases and develop information management systems.
  • Participate in documenting and sharing project lessons and promising practices with partners and stakeholders.
  • Other duties as designated by the ZREAD Technical Programme Manager or her delegate
Educational Background: 
Degree in Education/Development/Project Management with minimum 3years’ experience in relevant field
Skills/Experience: 
  • Master’s Degree in the relevant field or its equivalent is an added advantage with minimum 3 years’ experience in the relevant field
  • Experience in School Based Teacher Professional Development
  • Primary School Teacher qualification and teaching primary school grades will be an added advantage
  • Experience in Education Program Management in a complex, international organization preferably NGO context
  • Knowledge and understanding of World Vision operations would be an added advantage,
  • Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and report writing essential
  • Must have excellent communications, interpersonal, analytical, decision making, conflict management, negotiation and networking skills
  • Training and facilitation skills a must

Working Environment / Conditions:

  • Office-based 30% : field 70%

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 28 2018
Active Until: 
Mar 28 2018
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit