Keda Zambia Ceramics Company Limited: Project Assistant x2 (Re-Advertised)

KEDA Zambia Ceramics Company Limited is a joint venture with a presence in West Africa and East Africa and is headquartered in China. Currently KEDA is the world’s biggest ceramic company and clean coal gasification system supplier. With 26 years continuous development, devoting on “limitless innovation and pursuit of better forever”, KEDA has been the leading representative in the ceramic industry in the world. KEDA would like to recruit 2 x Project Assistants for its new operations in the Lusaka Multi-Facility Economic Zone (LMFEZ).

LOCATION: Lusaka

Number of Vacancies: 2

REPORT TO: Project Director

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

Provide support and creates balance in the time and scope of executing projects under the direct supervision of the project director in an establishment.

Main Accountabilities

Project Management

Overseeing all aspects of the project and ensure completion of tasks at the right time and within the budget
Maintaining and ensuring high quality of work.
Technical supervision of construction work
Recording of all project items and adequate delivery to various departments.
Managing meetings, presentations, seminars and training
Making available all project materials to ensure the uninterrupted flow of work
Manage and control costs to ensure the successful completion of the project.

Government Relations

Constant liaising with relevant government departments to ensure compliance to statutes
Obtaining and renewing of various licenses
Understanding of regulatory framework for construction and implementing the same
Administration

Collecting data, sorting, filing and sending out project files to the right personnel, workers, and stakeholders.
Managing logistics for the company
Ensuring that all approvals are completed
Ensuring full adherence to controls
Required Skills and Competencies

Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
2-3 years’ experience in a similar role
Middle management experience
Diploma / Degree in Degree in marketing, Business administration, public administration or related field
Member of Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
Competencies

Business Acumen: Understands business principles and language, including the fundamentals of finance and profitability.

Cross Border Thinking: Stays abreast of important trends that may affect our competitiveness as a company. Capable of thinking of long-term implications of decisions and be able to get it 1st Time. Able to operate in a broader virtual team, operating in the best interests of that team and its goals.

Diversity – able to work in a culturally diverse environment