Program Assistant

Copper Rose Zambia (CRZ) is the largest youth-led organization in Zambia working to empower youth and women, with a vision of a world where every young person is happy, healthy, and living to their full potential.

About the Role

CRZ is seeking a Program Assistant to be based in Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, reporting to the Senior Program Officer. The role provides technical, logistical, and field-level support to the implementation of youth-focused project activities in Kitwe, working closely with young people, peer educators, schools, parents and caregivers, community leaders, health facilities, and district-level stakeholders to support meaningful youth participation and improved access to adolescent- and youth-friendly HIV and SRHR services.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day implementation and coordination of project activities in line with approved work plans, budgets, timelines, and implementation guidelines.
• Coordinate youth engagement activities, including peer clubs, community outreach, digital platforms, support groups, peer educator training, and mentoring sessions.
• Support mobilization and engagement of parents, caregivers, community leaders, teachers, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to promote youth-friendly HIV and SRHR services.
• Facilitate referral tracking and follow-up by coordinating with peer educators, health facilities, focal persons, and community referral points to strengthen access to and use of health services.
• Support routine monitoring, data collection, verification, and reporting to track project progress, beneficiary reach, referral completion, and achievement of targets.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for project activities, including preparing activity plans, requisitions, meeting documentation, and maintaining accurate project records.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, safeguarding standards, confidentiality, and data protection procedures, while documenting lessons learned and implementation challenges.
• Assist in planning and establishing peer club sessions, community outreach activities, youth engagement events, trainings, dialogues, support group meetings, and stakeholder review meetings.
• Support delivery of the intensive HIV and STI prevention package, including youth mobilization, risk assessment logistics, provision of approved prevention information and commodities, and linkage to appropriate services.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Public Health, Social Sciences, Community Development, Project Management, or a related field.
• At least one year of relevant experience supporting the implementation of NGO or community-based development projects.
• Experience working with adolescents and young people, preferably in HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), or youth development programs.
• Experience coordinating community activities, trainings, stakeholder engagements, and outreach interventions.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and stakeholder coordination skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to youth participation, gender equality, safeguarding, confidentiality, and inclusion, with the ability to work independently and travel to project implementation sites as required.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work with minimal supervision.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates should apply through the Apply button on this page by Thursday 5th November 2026.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.