VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 16 – 027
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates OPENING DATE: July 29th, 2016
POSITION: Program Assistant CLOSING DATE: August 5, 2016
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week SALARY: PKR. 25,000 – 35,000
This nonprofit humanitarian organization is seeking an eligible and qualified individual for the position of Program Assistant in Management Section at its Head Office Peshawar.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:
The general duty for a Program assistant is to help the director in searching funding opportunities funding ideas, plan and arrange meetings with donors. The Program Assistant works closely under the supervision of the director as well as meet periodically with filed staff and will have responsibility for anticipating and meeting deadlines, analyzing and managing opportunities and risk, producing high-quality documents and graphic materials, maintaining records and welcoming feedback with the aim of continuous improvement and contribution to team performance. Investigates assigned program areas and develops a clear understanding of these areas; works with organization as needed to compile the data / reports required by the donors; keeps director informed of program-related activities; maintains close coordination with the organization program/projects staff
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
NOTE: All applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
1. EDUCATION: Preferably Master’s degree in Development Studies, Public Health, Sociology, or a related field.
2. EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years relevant work experience, with 3 years’ experience in job-specific relevant field. Strong involvement over several years in health, nutrition, education poverty issues; grassroots work experience.
If no Master degree, significant additional relevant experience will be considered.
3. LANGUAGE: (Fluent) Reading/Writing/Speaking of English and Urdu is required.
4. KNOWLEDGE: Managing different projects reporting in coordination with project managers and reporting to donor agencies.
5. ABILITIES & SKILLS:
- Strong quantitative planning skills – understanding project budget budgeting , program development process and activity planning
- Ability to think critically, creatively, and in a sophisticated manner, and subsequently, to act with independence, dispatch and sharpness
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work independently as part of a fast-paced team
- Deep knowledge of the cultural context of the city, country and relevant regions, to enable effective strategizing of new-programme development
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a complex team setting and independent
- Ability to travel as needed
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong work ethic and healthy sense of humor
- Demonstrated judgment in managing information and relationships.
- Proficiency in full set of MS Office applications
SELECTION PROCESS:
It is essential that applicants address the required qualifications mentioned above, in their application.
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates for this position must submit their complete / updated resume before the last date. Incomplete, non-updated CV’s or submissions received after the closing date will not be considered. Please do not attach any documents at this stage; you will be informed when your documents are required. Only those candidates meeting all the requirements will be contacted for test/interview.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: August 05, 2016
NOTE: This organization provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. The organization also strives to achieve Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in all personnel operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs.
The EEO complaint procedure is not available to individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based upon marital status or political affiliation. Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.