About Restless Development

Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most as well as running a growing global Youth Collective.

We know young people have the power to solve the challenges we face in our world, but they are  being ignored and overlooked. We are the agency that works with young people so they can lead in  solving those challenges. Whether that means supporting communities to end child marriage or  prevent HIV, we work with young people to change their lives and the lives of people in their  communities.

Our programmes are genuinely life-changing, but can’t do any of this without talented, creative individuals at every level of our organisation.

Our approach to Safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that  safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect  the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and talented Zambian to fill the role of Administrative Assistant to ensure the highest standards in performance and accountability are achieved across the agency. Based in Lusaka (with regular travel to other operational locations including to Suppliers), you will ensure our team is delivering the highest standards of Procurement.

Working under the leadership of the Assistant Operations and Procurement Coordinator, you will also be expected to drive your own performance to meet or exceed the targets set against our strategy and business plan.

The successful candidate is expected to be highly systems and processes oriented, ensuring that up to date information is available, analysed and acted upon by the Leadership Team to address the level of risks and challenges to the performance of the business unit.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Graduate-level degree in relevant field of Supply and Purchasing, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in monitoring Procurement risks, and workplan forecasting against plans and targets.
• Proven success in cultivating relationships with external stakeholders such as Suppliers.
• Commitment to Restless Development’s values and mission see website.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Excellent IT skills, especially Excel, Power-point, and Word.
• Be results oriented and forward thinking, with demonstrated analytical skills.

Desirable

• Experience in collecting and analysing data.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques.
• Experience of oversight of multiple teams and units.
• Proven success of remotely managing field offices.

Person Specification

The Individual must be results orientated, highly self-motivated and have demonstrated analytical skills and ability to communicate effectively. The successful candidate will thrive in a multicultural environment as part of a rapidly growing and developing organisation and be personally committed to Restless Development’s mission and values.

Educational Background

Minimum: Graduate-level degree in relevant field of Supply and Purchasing, or equivalent work experience.