Call for CVs - Zambia Alternatives to Charcoal

Job Description

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.

DAI seeks qualified technical and administrative professionals for an anticipated $24 million USAID-funded program based in Zambia which aims to promote energy alternatives to charcoal with the goal of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Zambian forests. This project will include activities with the private sector, governments and the civil society (including academia), in promoting access and uptake of alternative energy sources and ensuring the effective reduction of impact to local forests.

Seeking Technical Experts in the Following Areas:

• Alternative Energy
• Forestry
• Value Chain Development
• Cookstove Technology
• Private Sector Development
• Community-based Natural Resource Management
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
• Communication and Marketing

Seeking Administrative Professionals in the Following Areas:

• Finance and Administration Management
• Human Resources Management
• Grants Management
• Procurement

Qualifications:

• University degree in a field relevant to the position and at least five (5) years of relevant work experience
• Experience working on or with donor-funded programs– strong preference for prior experience with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID);
• Proven ability to develop relationships with different partners, collaborators, and clients to ensure coordinated implementation of project activities and represent DAI;
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills

Interested qualified candidates should submit their CV with the specific position for which they are applying in the subject line. Please note that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.

About the Organization

Since 1970, we have worked in more than 150 countries—delivering results across the spectrum of international development contexts, from stable societies and high-growth economies to challenging environments racked by political or military conflict.

DAI’s mission is to make a lasting difference in the world by helping people improve their lives. We envision a world in which communities and societies become more prosperous, fairer and better governed, safer, healthier, and environmentally more sustainable.

To achieve this mission, we must be a great place to work and we must be a successful business. We need to attract and retain extraordinary talent, and provide our team with professional opportunity, fair salary and benefits, and a healthy work-life balance. We also must perform as a business so that we can meet our obligations, invest in our future, and reward our employee owners. The more successful we are as a business, the greater development impact we can have.

In everything we do, we live by four core values:

• Integrity: we have an uncompromising commitment to civility and ethical behavior. We play by the rules and do the right thing.
• Responsibility: we are accountable to our clients, our colleagues, and the communities where we work. If we fall short, we own up, fix the problem, and get it right the next time.
• Excellence: we demand of ourselves the highest technical and professional standards. We celebrate innovation, learning, and service. We have an unwavering desire to “stretch,” as individuals and as an organization.
• Global Citizenship: we are a global company with a global outlook. We depend on our diversity, respect the cultures in which we work, and treat everyone, everywhere with professionalism and dignity. We thrive on collaboration with our partners around the world, and share with them the hope that our work will leave the world a better place.

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