Background

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is a statutory body established under REA Act No. 5 of 2023. Its mandate is to increase access to electricity in rural areas of Zambia, thereby enhancing productivity, stimulating economic growth, and improving the quality of life for the rural population. REA is expanding and seeking talented individuals for the following roles:

Responsibilities

• Undertakes effectively profiling of target communities in order to facilitate the design and implementation of community sensitisation programmes.
• Undertakes effectively development, implementation and review of community sensitization programmes in order to raise awareness and enlist stakeholder support in the implementation of rural electrification programmes.
• Undertakes effectively establishment and maintenance of Community Committees in order to enlist stakeholder support in the implementation of rural electrification programmes.
• Undertakes effectively implementation capacity building programmes in Community Committees in order to impart skills and knowledge.
• Undertakes effectively the coordination of the implementation of the stakeholder management plan in order to guide stakeholder engagements.
• Undertakes effectively the mainstreaming of cross cutting issues in project implementation in order to ensure equity and social inclusion.
• Undertakes effectively the implementation and maintenance of quality management systems in order to ensure compliance to set standards.
• Undertakes effectively the preparation and review of the community development risk register in order to ensure effective management of risk.

Qualifications and Skills

• Computer literate
• Integrity
• Written Skills - Ability to write technical and analytical reports
• Oral Skills
• Confidentiality
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Initiative
• Public Speaking
• Full Form V/Grade 12 Certificate, Validation Certificate from Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)

• Undertakes effectively profiling of target communities in order to facilitate the design and implementation of community sensitisation programmes.
• Undertakes effectively development, implementation and review of community sensitization programmes in order to raise awareness and enlist stakeholder support in the implementation of rural electrification programmes.
• Undertakes effectively establishment and maintenance of Community Committees in order to enlist stakeholder support in the implementation of rural electrification programmes.
• Undertakes effectively implementation capacity building programmes in Community Committees in order to impart skills and knowledge.
• Undertakes effectively the coordination of the implementation of the stakeholder management plan in order to guide stakeholder engagements.
• Undertakes effectively the mainstreaming of cross cutting issues in project implementation in order to ensure equity and social inclusion.
• Undertakes effectively the implementation and maintenance of quality management systems in order to ensure compliance to set standards.
• Undertakes effectively the preparation and review of the community development risk register in order to ensure effective management of risk.

• Computer literate
• Integrity
• Written Skills - Ability to write technical and analytical reports
• Oral Skills
• Confidentiality
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Initiative
• Public Speaking

• Full Form V/Grade 12 Certificate, Validation Certificate from Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)