Project Officer at Aga Khan Foundation
The Project Officer will be the local resource person with the roles of coordinating the project work at the regional level, mobilizing stakeholders to participate, and providing continuous assessment of the project’s progress towards set goals, as defined during the project inception phase
Key Responsibilities:
- Support activities, including through collaboration with consortium partners and other key stakeholders, on livelihood training and ecosystem restoration activities.
- Ensure delivery of activities through engaging dynamic approaches that communicate the key messages effectively and provide follow-up support to community members and peer-to-peer trainers.
- Provide continuous assessment of regenerative farming landscape, particularly with respect to the role of local government authorities and private sector stakeholders in the chosen geography.
- Consolidate perspectives from beneficiaries and relay updates to National and Regional Staff. Lead coordination of community activators.
- Ensuring smooth information flow between the stakeholders in the field with project management.
- Work as district and regional focal persons, representing the project and organization in the local matters including events at community level and ensure visibility where applicable.
- Verification of the work undertaken by the partners and service provider and reporting. Promoting gender mainstreaming and inclusiveness within the project
Identifying local challenges and risks that may affect the project and propose mitigation options. - Defining and ensuring compliance of organizations principles and approaches with the local stakeholders
Capacity building of local partners, coaching and supporting in technical aspects
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
The requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum Degree in relevant field, such as agronomy, horticulture, general agriculture or social work, from reputable training institute.
- At least 3 years of successful work experience across community-based initiatives.
- Knowledge and/or experience on technical competencies of food and nutrition security or livelihood generation.
- Possesses social organization skills and experience in target communities.
- Strong ICT skills, experience in Microsoft office package and emerging new software including Online and offline applications.
- Excellent community mobilization, facilitation, and team-building skills. Strong accountability, inter-personal skills and working collaboratively with the internal project team and non-project partners.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Swahili language, Strong team player, creative and problem-solving skill.
- Ability to work quickly and effectively, thrive in a high-pressure environment, and be tenacious. Proven ability to organize, plan and prioritize work. Self-confidence, maturity & ability to co-operate with a wide variety of people.
- Desire to develop skills and learn; ability to work flexibly, be service-oriented; Strong team-working skills.
- Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs. Personal commitment to working as reliable, honest, and trustworthy member of a team. Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse organization.
- Must be Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.
- AKF Is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment
Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Salary: Salary and package to attract the best candidate
Job Expires: 22-Nov-2025Zambia Jobs
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