Partner Management:

• Support project strategic thinking to ensure proper implementation of project activities.
• Support management and planning of implementation of the project’s outputs and activities.
• Assist in developing, updating and implementing project workplans and ensure effective and accountable project implementation.
• Supervise project officers’ assignments and programmatic outputs.
• Review consultant outputs and provide strategic thematic inputs on baselines, researchers, activity outputs etc.
• Work closely with the project team and partners to achieve project objectives including adapting program implementation to meet emerging needs.
• Participate in planning and execution of different meetings, trainings, workshops, seminars and conferences on TIP.
• Develop varied policy and project status papers and briefs as well as TIP context analysis papers.

Coordination

• Organize and facilitate project team including partners’ meetings on a quarterly basis and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Participate and advise on strategic and joint initiatives with project staff and partners.
• Identify and reach out to new actors, including relevant national organizations, private sector actors and civil society organizations among others.
• Where required represent the project in external meetings.
• Act as focal point by coordinating and liaising with project officers and partners on activity implementation in the three project locations.
• Participate in and conduct workshops and seminars on TIP and facilitate the strengthening of networks among key partner agencies.

Technical Support

• Undertake consultations on anti-TIP issues under the four strategic pillars of prevention, protection, prosecution and partnership, with relevant government partners, CSOs, international bodies and organizations, as required.
• Coordinate policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends on TIP.
• Initiate, coordinate, and participate in the preparation and drafting of a variety of written outputs, such as technical publications, background papers, progress reports, evaluation reports, mission reports, briefings and presentations.
• Support partner agencies in design and implementation of anti-trafficking activities.
• Support in organising and implementing training on different aspects of anti-TIP work.
• Make inputs to talking points, briefing and background papers for the Project Director and Country Director.
• Maintain a watching brief on events and knowledge development in the area of TIP in Zambia and the region.
• Support programme development with a view to ensuring the continuous expansion of the UNODC portfolio

Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support in preparation of high-quality and timely monthly/quarterly/annual reports, as required by JTIP, Save the Children and donors.
• Support regular monitoring and support site visits to partners and target communities.
• Monitor activity plan highlighting any significant deviation from plan and make recommendations to the Project Director- Technical.

The post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Requirements: 

• University degree in Social Science, Political Science, Development Studies, International Relations.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience; preferably in the area of Human Trafficking, Gender Based violence, human rights or related field within Government, INGOs etc.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in implementing TIP projects/ activities.
• Experience in the implementation of Anti Human Trafficking activities is an added advantage
• Demonstrated ability to apply advocacy and networking skills within district and national level settings.
• Program management skills to design and deliver programs with partners and/or through direct assistance.
• Fluency in written and spoken English with good analytical, report writing skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and representational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently as required.
• Knowledge of Word, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.