Projet
Implementation of the CSO Road Map (2026-2028)
Key Expert I - Senior Civil Society Expert
Poste de travail
Key Expert I - Senior Civil Society Expert
Description du projet
The purpose of this contract is to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to support the EU Delegation to Zambia and COMESA in the implementation of the Team Europe - Country CSO Roadmap (2026-28). The technical assistance will support the implementation of the CSO Road Map and will facilitate and support CSO engagement in all three priority areas of the EU-Zambia MIP. The TA will also facilitate consultations with civil society, ensuring that the outcomes meaningfully inform the upcoming EU–Zambia strategy for the next programming cycle.
The TA Team will also support the facilitation of dialogue engagements between the EU and its Member States, as well as with the Government of Zambia and the private sector, contributing to the EU–Zambia 360° approach to programming. The ultimate objective is to ensure that CSOs actively contribute to policy development and dialogue on EU–Zambia priorities, including the Global Gateway initiative. Moreover, the TA should function as a flexible mechanism capable of responding to the needs and requests of the EU Delegation to Zambia, COMESA, and civil society organisations, in line with the scope of these TORs.
The global objective is to support the implementation of the Team Europe Country Civil Society Organisations’ Roadmap (the EU-CSO Roadmap, 2026-2028) for engagement with Civil Society in Zambia.
The specific objectives are to:
- Strengthen institutional and operational capacities of Zambian civil society organisations—including both EU grant recipients and non-recipients, through targeted training and technical support
- Support CSOs’ engagement in the identified Global Gateway initiatives for Zambia and other national development priority sectors
- Design and support a meaningful structured dialogue that features the EU and its Member States and the CSOs, as well as includes other actors, like government, private sector, etc. as needed.
Description de poste
- Responsible for the overall planning, management and implementation of the mission.
- Ensures timeliness and consistency of expected outputs, including production and presentation of reports.
- Has overall responsibility for quality assurance of all reports and documents produced under the contract.
- Acts as senior technical lead, responsible for designing, overseeing, and ensuring the quality of interventions under the FWC.
- Lead strategic planning, stakeholder coordination, and results-based management.
- Ensure outputs are appropriate, consistent, and of high quality.
- Occasional travel to Lusaka and provinces is required
Conditions requises
Education
- At least University master’s degree in development studies, Political Science, Law, International Relations, Sociology, Economics and/or in a relevant field.
General professional experience: - At least 12 years of relevant work experience in the Development sector, with evidence of cooperation with civil society (minimum requirement).
Specific professional experience: - At least 7 years of relevant work experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of civil society projects/programmes (minimum requirement)
- Proven experience in civil society capacity building programmes as a Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader or any equivalent managing post
- Conversant with conversations around ESG standards and infrastructure led investments
- Proven experience in providing/conducting EU contract/financial procedures trainings and or development of CSOs (in the absence of this criterion, applicant should demonstrate experience with other donor-funded projects)
- Familiarity with civil society
- Successful experience in the formulation or implementation of cooperation
programmes funded by international donors or international financial institutions - Field experience in working in Sub-Saharan and/or Southern Africa, whilst experience in Zambia will be an asset.
Other qualifications and skills: - Good knowledge of EU programming procedures for cooperation projects
- Sound knowledge of the Zambian civil society landscape
- Master in using Microsoft programmes, internet, social media
- Training in coaching/training people.
Soft skills: - Excellent facilitation and communication skills
- Teamwork and management skills
- Organisational and analytical skills
Language skills: - Full working knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
Zambia
Pièces jointes
Durée de la mission
01/07/2026
- 01/07/2028
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures
27/03/2026
Type d'emploi
court terme
Statut de travail
offre
Référence de projet
22-0129-034-ZMB-CSORoadMap