Responsibilities:

In collaboration with Expertise France’s headquarters in Paris, the project manager will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of the project and for ensuring that project outcomes are achieved.

More specifically, he/she will be responsible for the following activities:

• Strategic and operational management of the project:
  • Coordinate the inception phase over the first three months to define the methodological and practical aspects of the activities, develop relationships with Zambian partners, and establish the work plan;
  • Ensure coordination among the various Zambian entities responsible for formalizing the manganese sector (MMMD/ASM, ZCCM-IH, MRC, etc.);
  • Contribute to defining the project’s strategic directions and intervention strategy, in accordance with contractual commitments, and ensure its overall management;
  • Ensure the operational implementation of strategic directions in the multi-year planning of activities, particularly regarding timelines, scheduling, and budget forecasts;
  • Ensure the consistency and quality of the activities carried out, the associated technical deliverables, and the partnerships established, in coordination with the project team at headquarters;
  • Help identify the short-term expertise required and contribute to the corresponding recruitment processes.

• Contract Management and Governance:
  • Ensure compliance with contractual obligations to the funder, anticipate and manage risks associated with project implementation, and propose the necessary corrective measures;
  • Coordinate the preparation of technical and financial reports for the donor, ensure their quality and timely submission in accordance with contractual deadlines and terms, and oversee the production of other required reports in collaboration with the project team at headquarters;
  • Prepare and facilitate meetings of the project’s governance bodies (steering committees, etc.).

• Capacity Building
  • Oversee the organization of workshops, seminars, and technical training sessions for Zambian partners;
  • Coordinate the technical and logistical organization of study visits to France, in collaboration with the relevant partners.

• Institutional Coordination and Communication
  • Ensure alignment and effective coordination of project activities with those of other technical and financial partners (TFPs) operating in Zambia on the project’s thematic area(s);
  • Participate in technical meetings with TFPs, ministries, beneficiary agencies, and other project stakeholders;
  • Ensure regular communication regarding project activities to donors and other interested partners.

• Monitoring and Evaluation, Accountability, Learning
  • Oversee the development and implementation of the project’s internal monitoring and evaluation system and represent the project in external evaluation exercises organized by the donor;
  • Ensure the implementation of planned knowledge-sharing activities and foster a process of continuous learning within the project’s forums for exchange and consultation.

Contract: Full-time fixed-term contract (expatriate position)

Duration: 24 months

Estimated start date: January 2027

Location: Lusaka, Zambia. The project manager will be based at ZCCM-IH   

Reporting and functional relationships:

The Project Manager will work under the supervision of the Head of the “Transparency, Management, and Accountability” Division at Expertise France headquarters, and in close collaboration with:

• The designated focal points within the involved Zambian institutions (MMMD, ZCCM-IH)
• A project officer and a project assistant at Expertise France headquarters
• The Expertise France regional coordinator based in South Africa
• The national and international short-term experts assigned to the project