Individual Contractor – Zambia Country Project Coordinator

UNITAR Individual Contractor
Deadline: 27 November 2022

Location: Zambia

Job Responsibilities: The Country Project Coordinator will be involved in the planning, development, implementation, reporting, and expansion of training activities in Zambia. This includes:

Preparing an action plan to achieve the programme objectives on time and within budget.
Organizing and managing the national capacity building activities including coordination of needs assessment and content development, call for applications, instructional design, roll-out of online courses, workshops, seminars, coaching sessions, study visits, and impact evaluation and reporting.
Provide coaching and training support to learners in the programme.
Engaging relevant experts, speakers, and partner institutions to strengthen quality and timely delivery of training products and services.
Engaging ecosystem partners including media, local and national officials for greater outreach, impact, and support to learners.
Supporting the administrative and promotion of training and networking events.
Managing and building relationships with partners and donors in identifying new potential areas for collaboration and scaling-up of existing programmes in the country.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the unit and Division Supervisor.
Position in Organization:

INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR
Duration of the contract: 6 months
Deadline for submission of applications: 27 November 2022
Organizational Unit: Public Finance and Trade Programme Unit (PFTPU)

Qualification & Experience:

University degree in one of the following fields: education and training, project management, finance, business administration, economics, international development, entrepreneurship, training and capacity development, community development or any other related field.
Relevant experience at the national or international level in project management. Relevant experience in research and development of projects related to entrepreneurship and livelihood development of women and youth in agriculture. Work experience with UN or other international/donor agencies is an asset.