Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 02, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is a rapidly growing local adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize youth in Zambia to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities. Since 2005, GRS programs have reached over 25000 young people annually with life-saving HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive-health information and services in Zambia. Grassroot Soccer is looking to continue scaling its impact via over the next five years.

Grassroot Soccer Zambia in partnership with Right to Care Zambia (Prime) has been awarded a five (5) year project funded by the USAID through the PEPFAR mechanism. The Maintained Epidemic Control of HIV (MECH) Project aims to reduce HIV mortality, morbidity and transmission by achieving the UNAIDS and PEPFAR goal of 95/95/95 HIV treatment coverage by providing comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment maintenance services in Luapula, Northern and Muchinga provinces of Zambia. Grassroot Soccer Zambia seeks to fill the following positions for its Northern Province Project sites: -
Project Site Coordinators -MECH x4 (Kasama-1, Mbala-1, Nsama-1, Senga-1)
Reports to: Project Manager

Job Purpose
This position provides overall leadership, quality control and supervision of the implementation of the project activities at the site.

Tasks will Include: –
Project Implementation Coordination
• Ensure continuous implementation of the project in collaboration with the Site community volunteers (Coaches) Liaise with the project Manager on the recruitment of project beneficiaries at the site.
• Conduct all community mobilisation activities at the site
• Coordination of referral to high-impact services for project beneficiaries
• Provide oversight on all GRS curriculum activities at the site including supervision of community volunteers (Coaches)
• Manage logistics, before, during and after each event and assist in the planning of all community activities.
• Participate in Training of Coaches and help CDT in planning for trainings.
• Conduct pro-active regular site visits to SKILLZ activities including Coach Support Visits.
• Assist in the inventory of all program materials purchased for participant use at the site.
• Ensure Timesheets are filled in correctly and submitted to the Finance Officer for coaches receive payments on time.

Qualifications and Experience
• Diploma in social sciences or related field preferred.
• A Community Development qualification will be advantageous
• 2 years of relevant working experience within the development sector (preferably the Health NGO sector) ·
• Able to ride a Motorbike (At least with 2 years’ experience)
• And in possession of a valid Motorbike Licence

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified applicants should forward application letters and CVs only to grszinfo@grassrootsoccer.org, not later than 10th December 2021.
Please State for position of interest in the subject line.
NOTE: Prospective candidates’ own accommodation in the district of interest will be an added advantage

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