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- Team Leader: Improving Access Activity
- Fika
- Contract
- Lusaka
- 2w ago
- About Fika
Fika (formerly "Bridges to Prosperity") advances innovative, cost-effective rural infrastructural solutions through advocacy, evidence, and technical assistance to promote safe access for geographically isolated communities through partnership with governments and donors. Our evidence-based approach demonstrates that safe, reliable access unlocks opportunity and drives economic and social development in rural areas.
- Opportunity Overview
- Fika is seeking an experienced and dynamic
- Team Leader
to lead an anticipated Improving Access Activity, a key component of a large-scale, donor-funded transport infrastructure program in Zambia. This Activity aims to improve rural access and connectivity along a major economic corridor by addressing physical and non-physical barriers to mobility and market access for farming communities and rural populations.
The anticipated Improving Access Activity is envisioned to encompass a range of interventions including rural transport infrastructure delivery, government capacity strengthening in road asset management and rural access planning, integration of digital tools for needs assessment and infrastructure prioritization, community engagement frameworks, and standards development. The Activity will be implemented in close partnership with national and subnational government institutions, leveraging Fika's technical expertise, proprietary digital tools, and established in-country government relationships.
The Team Leader will be the most senior Fika program staff member embedded within this Activity, with accountability for results delivery, stakeholder management, and operational excellence across the program lifecycle from implementation and closeout. The Team Leader directly reports to the Fika Zambia Country Director but will work in a matrixed project structure with additional management lines for technical and operational support. This position is contingent on program funding and client approvals.
- Responsibilities
- Strategic and Technical Leadership
Provide overall strategic, technical, and operational leadership for the anticipated Improving Access Activity, ensuring integrated, high-quality, and results-oriented delivery across all components.
Lead the development and iterative refinement of the Activity's technical approach, workplans, and implementation strategies in alignment with program objectives and client priorities.