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Development Worker as Digital Ambassador (m/f/d) Supporting Digitalisation Processes of a Juvenile Justice Organisation

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Job-ID: V000050806 Location: Lusaka Assignment period: 10/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 Field: ICT and Digitalisation Type of employment: full-time Application deadline: 07/26/2022

Job description

The Enabling Access to Justice, Civil Society Participation and Transparency, (EnACT) Project promotes dialogue and cooperation between Zambian government institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) and aims at improving the Zambian population's access to accountable institutions, to justice and to transparent government decision-making processes. The programme works in the areas of Policy Reform Dialogue and Civic Space; Accountability and Transparency; Legal Aid, and Legal Tech. The work of the Development Advisor supports the project’s work on legal tech, which aims at introducing digital tools in the field of legal aid to improve the services of legal aid providers (organisations and individuals). The Digital Ambassador will be placed at the CSO Undikumbukire Project (UP) Zambia, a long/-standing partner organisation of EnACT which supports juveniles who are in conflict with the law and advocates for a more restorative juvenile justice system in Zambia.

Your tasks

Supporting the procurement, establishment and roll-out of a digital case management system at UP Zambia Improving data collection and analysis processes for various purposes such as monitoring, reporting and evidence-based advocacy Digital skill trainings for staff of UP Zambia Supporting the UP Zambia team on other digital aspects as part of their daily work

Your profile

University degree or professional qualification related to digital change (social or political sciences, economics, social work, education, media, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), engineering or similar) Affinity for digital transformation, combined with initial practical professional experience (possibly through internships completed during studies) and initial experience in the field of development/international cooperation Proven IT/ICT knowledge, as well as experience and understanding of IT developments and IT/ICT projects Knowledge of promoting digital literacy and respective training formats Ideally experience in working with databases and case management systems, as well as experience with data collection, analysis and monitoring First experiences in working abroad especially in Southern Africa and in intercultural contexts Ideally experiences in working as an advisor in the non-governmental sector Fluent in English

Location information

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Notes

GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.

Driving licence is required.

Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.

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