The Platform for Social Protection (PSP) Zambia is a national Platform of Civil Society Organisations advocating for the development and implementation of effective policies and programs for social protection in Zambia. The Platform Vision is ‘A Zambia in which all individuals are protected from poverty and vulnerability,’ through advocacy for effective social protection policies and programs for all in Zambia, The Overall goal of the Platform is to “have an effective civil society voice influencing the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of social protection policies, legislation and programs resulting in improved livelihoods for the poor and vulnerable in Zambia.” Its Overall Organisational Strategy is ‘evidence based advocacy to influence social protection policies and programs.’ PSP Zambia operates in four program areas namely; Research, Advocacy and Policy Engagement (RAPE), Networking and Coalition Building (NCB), Governance and Organizational Development (GOD) and Capacity Building (CB).

The PSP Zambia is collaborating with UNICEF to establish an Independent Grievance Mechanism (IGM) for the Social Cash Transfer Program. The IGM provides alternative channels, independent of the Government structures implementing the Social Cash Transfers, for beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfers and members of the community to channel their grievances with the Social Cash Transfers and its implementation. 

 

 The IGM will use a toll free hotline with the existing mobile service providers (Zamtel, MTN and Airtel) where callers can report their complaints.

 

PSP Zambia would therefore like to advertise the following vacancies :