Vacancy title:
Environmental & Readiness Support Specialist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Science & Engineering, Civil & Government, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 30 2026

Duty Station:
Corner of Nationalist and John Mbita Road | Lusaka | Lusaka

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 21 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

JOB PURPOSE

To undertake the development, review and implementation of readiness and support programmes in order to strengthen institutional capacities, governance mechanisms and planning and programming frameworks.

Reporting to: National Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Undertakes effectively the development, implementation and review of readiness support programmes in order enhance capacity project implementers to address climate change effects.
• Undertakes effectively the assessment of environmental safeguards for the Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund and other financiers’ projects and programmes development in order to ensure compliance to set standards.
• Undertakes effectively the alignment of environmental matters to climate funds and their associated programming in order to ensure they reflect national development priorities.
• Undertakes effectively the appraisal of projects in order to determine adherence to environmental safeguards and readiness for support.
• Undertakes effectively the readiness related vetting of potential national implementing entities in order to facilitate accreditation.
• Undertakes effectively the development, implementation and review of proposal development capacity building programmes in order to enhance stakeholder capacity in project and programme development.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Full Form V/Grade 12 School Certificate.
• Degree in Natural Science or equivalent.
• Eight years’ experience two of which should have been in management.
• Ability to write technical and analytical reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Computer literate.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

a) A written application must be submitted together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, Certified Photocopies of National Registration Card, Academic and Professional Qualifications to the address given below including three (3) referees;

b) The closing date for receiving applications will be on 30th September, 2026 at 17:00 hours;

c) Note that all certificates must be accompanied by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) certification.

d) Note that only successful candidates shall be contacted; and

e) The applications must be lodged directly to the Permanent Secretary using the following address: –

The Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Green Economy and Environment

Corner of Nationalist and John Mbita Road

P O Box 30147

LUSAKA

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