District Coordinator

DEPARTMENT/COUNTRY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/MISSION

The American Refugee Committee (ARC) is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to transformational change – change in the lives of refugees and in the lives of the people who reach out to help.  American Refugee Committee programs are built from the ground up.  We work with people at the most vulnerable points in their lives, when they have lost everything to war or disaster.  They let us know what they need most, and we work together to develop ways to help them get it.  Our programs are as diverse as the people we serve, but they all work together for the same goal:  to help people take back control of their lives.  We help nearly 2.5 million people a year through development and humanitarian programs around the world.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

This position will be responsible for overall implementation of protection and GBV project at 03 Refugee Villages in Loralai.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Provide assistance for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of ARC project activities in Loralai.
• Coordinate and liaison with partner NGOs and/or CBOs, district administration, CAR and other project stake holders to ensure quality implementation and output in relation to agreed project objectives.
• Collect and Analyze relevant project data.
• Provide facilitation in assessments, data collection, baselines, KAP surveys and evaluation etc.
• Conducting regular monitoring Field visits of ARC targeted Project areas
• Provide orientations on project as per proposals to staff members internally and externally as and when needed.
• Ensure effectiveness of project activities on weekly/ monthly basis and submit weekly/ monthly, Quarterly and Annual Progress reports as per set indicators and targets of project to Programs Head in Islamabad.
• Collaborate with the Finance/Admin and Logistics to ensure that project supplies and resources are available in a timely manner to support project implementation.
• Support exchange visits to share information, identify best practices and challenges and enhance collaboration and networking among partners.
• Provide support and guidance to other ARC staff to assist in their capacity-building activities.
• Regularly report to the Programs Head on all activities, weekly, bi-monthly & monthly with progress, achievements, bottlenecks to document challenges and lesson learned.
• Assist with any other duties as deemed necessary by the Program Supervisor(s).

Staff Management

• Supervise ARC staff hired for project Activities at Loralai.
• Identify training needs of program staff and facilitate capacity building program to strengthen knowledge and understanding.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• University degree in Social Sciences or in a relevant subject.

• At least 05 years experience in implementation of protection and development programs and conducting trainings.

• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication and report writing skills

• Experience of networking with Government Line departments/ district administration and donor liaison. 

• Excellent analytical skills and working knowledge of SPSS/STATA

   

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  KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES (List the key behaviors and abilities that relate to success on the job that are critical to achieving the position’s mission and goals.)

   

• Must be available for some evening and weekend hours
• Ability to travel 5 -25 percent of their job with on short notice
• Commitment to ARC’s mandate and objectives
• Experience working with diverse communities
• Highly developed organizational, liaison and communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Ability to be administratively self-sufficient
• English fluency required; Verbal Skills in Urdu and Pashto languages.