Employment of Assistant Environmental and Social Inclusions Officer for the Programme

Note: This post is just to update the system. Republic of Zambia MINISTRY OF GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT JOB ADVERTISEMENT The Government of the Republic Zambia (GRZ) through the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) is implementing the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP), which is a follow-on to the Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (ZIFLP). The EP-JSLP will be implemented for 7 years from June 2024 to June 2030 through a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) located in Chipata, Eastern Province. The EP-JSLP seeks to generate payments for measured, reported and verified Emission Reductions (ERs) from reduced deforestation, forest degradation, enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), agriculture, and other land use (AFOLU) sectors, and distribute the payments according to an agreed Benefit Sharing Plan. The EP-JSLP has 3 components namely: (1) Emission Reductions payments distributed in accordance with agreed Benefit Sharing Plan; (2) Strengthening communities and governance for sustainable land management; and (3) Project Management. The Ministry seeks to recruit qualified and experienced persons on three (3) years renewable employment contract to fill the following positions: 1. JOB TILE: PROCUREMENT OFFICER (Location: Chipata) JOB PURPOSE: The Procurement Officer will be responsible for the procurement of goods, Non consultant services, works and consulting services with support from the Ministry and Provincial Procurement Entities in accordance with the Government of the Republic of Zambia, Public Procurement Act of 2020 and its corresponding Procurement Regulations of 2022 and in compliance with necessary provisions of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations of September 2023, and the provisions of the World Banks Guidelines for Fraud and Anti-Corruption of July 2016. RESPONSIBILITIES: Proactively liaise with technical staff in prepare and implement procurement plan activities and institute and carry...