Serving in USAID/Zambia’s Front Office and reporting to the Mission Director, the Senior Advisor will ensure Mission leadership continuity, particularly during Front Office leadership transition periods, by serving as an important source of institutional memory for incoming Mission leaders, including new Front Office and other office leaders. Under the Mission Director’s overall leadership, the Senior Advisor will serve as a USAID liaison for key institutions and entities including the Cooperating Partners Group (CPG), the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), civil society, the private sector, and the diaspora community. Additionally, the Advisor acts as a key lead in partnership with other staff to organize initiatives and engagements with key stakeholders, including other U.S. Embassy sections and agencies, private sector institutions, local partners, donors, and the GRZ.

The Senior Advisor will serve as a champion for local staff empowerment along with the leadership of the Mission Local Staff Committee and other local staff leaders. This includes working with other Mission stakeholders to drive progress on the Mission’s FSN Empowerment Implementation Plan, and in developing new and progressive initiatives that can further position the Mission as a leader in local staff development and localization..

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This is a Cooperating Country National (“CCN”) position. CCN means an individual who is a Zambian citizen, or a non-Zambian citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the country and without needing a work permit.