Vacancy title:
Consultant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 30 2025

Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) is seeking a consultant to develop a comprehensive Communication Strategy aimed at enhancing ZANEC’s visibility, information,  engagement, and advocacy within the education sector. This strategy should align with ZANEC’s mandate of promoting quality, equitable, and inclusive education for all in Zambia. The primary objective of this consultancy is to create a Communication Strategy that effectively conveys ZANEC’s goals, initiatives, advocacy, information sharing efforts to a diverse range of stakeholders, including government entities, member organizations, and the general public. The strategy should also identify and address key communication changes and harness existing opportunities.

      SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

To develop the ZANEC Communications Strategy in alignment with its mandate:

I.        Assess current communication practices and identify any gaps.

II.        Define target audiences and customize communication messages accordingly.

III.        Create a clear and actionable Communication Strategy with specific goals, objectives, actions, channels of communications, tools and timelines.

IV.        Provide guidelines for implementing the strategy, including monitoring and evaluation.

     SCOPE OF WORK

ZANEC wishes to hire a consultant for  Twenty (20) days to come up with a Communication Strategy for the organisation. Specifically, the consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks:

Conduct a situational analysis of ZANEC’s current communication practices.
Engage with key ZANEC stakeholders to gather their insights and perspectives on the Coalition’s communication interventions.
Develop a draft Communication Strategy.
Facilitate a validation workshop with ZANEC stakeholders to refine the strategy.
Finalize the Communication Strategy based on feedback received during the workshop.

      KEY DELIVERABLES

• An inception report outlining the methodology, key deliverables and timelines.
• Membership Consultative Meeting to get their views on the communication strategy as well as gaps that could be addressed.
• Stakeholder Consultative Meeting to get their views on the communication strategy as well as gaps that could be addressed.
• A draft Communication Strategy for review by ZANEC.
• Validation of Communication Strategy  by stakeholders.
• Final Communication Strategy for ZANEC
• A summary PowerPoint presentation of the key components of the strategy.

   REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• A Master’s Degree in Communication, International Development and Public Relations or a related field.
• Proven experience in developing communication strategies for NGOs or similar organizations.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to devote full time towards meeting the assignment deadlines.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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