Senior Project Officer

GGGI Zambia is hosted at the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) which is mandated to promote the effective and sustainable use of the environment while facilitating support in implementing adaptation and mitigation activities that address the urgent effects of climate change in the country. GGGI is the implementing partner for the four-year, EU-funded “Enhancing Zambia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Implementation (EZ-NDC)” project which aims to advance Zambia’s climate-resilient transition towards green growth and a decarbonized, environmentally friendly and inclusive economy.

The project objectives are to support improved implementation, quality and effectiveness of Zambia’s climate change agenda and improving the accountability and efficiency of Zambia’s integrated Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system (iMRV) at national and sub-national levels. The project aims to achieve this by strengthening the capacity of the lead Ministry to coordinate and mainstream climate change and NDC related policies, build opportunities to improve strategic communication and awareness on NDC implementation including broader participation in climate action by civil society, academia, women and youth. The project will also support the operationalization of an Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)-compliant national iMRV system and enhance the capacities to collect, process and report on climate change and NDC-related national and sub-national data.

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Project Officer will lead the implementation of the project “Enhancing Zambia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Implementation (EZ-NDC)” which aims to directly enhance Zambia transition to a climate-resilient, socially inclusive and green economy. The Project Manager supported by the GGGI Country Lead will be the point of contact and lead the stakeholder engagement with the MGEE staff, other key coordinating ministries, and other in-country key stakeholders.  

The Senior Project Officer will provide project management and technical support and lead the supervision of the project operations, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation; provide oversight to the implementation of the project through coordination and communication with high-level, local, and private sector stakeholders.  This support will be in close collaboration with the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment as the lead ministry. The position will report directly to GGGI’s Country Lead for Zambia. This is a full-time position, and the selected candidate will be based in Lusaka, Zambia at the GGGI offices at the MGEE.