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Project: Enabling Environment for Minorities to Participate in Electoral and Political Processes

Job Description

Designation:

Senior Program Officer

Department:

 Programs

Reports to:

Team Manager

Supervises:

None

Maximum Salary :

Rs.195,000/month

Contract Duration:

One Year

Responsibilities

 

  • Provide support to project manager in implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of the project   
  • Conduct regular field visits and establish good working relationship with communities and local level authorities
  • Work closely with the project manager on budget management, expenditures, expenditure projections related to assigned tasks.
  • Networking with donors, civil society and government agencies for potential complementarities in work and identify and liaise with relevant stakeholders to facilitate project implementation as and when required.
  • Communicates and liaises closely and frequently with project partners, International NGO community, government agencies and officials, parliamentarians, media and academia, including representing TAF projects at various events and meetings.
  • Collect necessary data for monitoring and evaluating the project interventions
  • Monitor and review project implementation regularly to assess delivery, identify challenges and bottlenecks and explore practical solutions.
  • Coordinate and ensure implementation of all activities on M&E.
  • Periodically monitor progress against agreed indicators.
  • Assist in generating regular quarterly reports and a report for funds tranche release

Job Specification

Qualification Required:

Masters degree in relevant discipline/social sciences or equivalent

Experience Required:

  • At least 5-7 years’ experience of project cycle management
  • Familiarity with developing project detailed implementation plan and budget variance analysis
  • Deep familiarity with development issues in Pakistan.
  • Deep understanding with issues facing the religious minorities
  • Good understanding of the working dynamics of ministry of religious affairs and ministry of human rights
  • Good communication and coordination skills 

Computer/other skills required:

Good command of MS Office

Any other preference:

  • Ability to undertake field visits.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills in English and Urdu
  • Excellent analytical and research skills, ability to manage, read and analyze large data sets.
  • Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with a range of stakeholders especially the parliamentarians and project partners
  • Ability to work in a large and diverse team of national and international staff.
  • Proven cross cultural sensitivity and flexibility required
  • Strong work ethics and values
  • Ability to create and maintain a high level of effective output; capacity to work hard and remain focused within exacting standards of performance with minimal supervision
  • Willingness to travel, at times in difficult conditions
  • Ability to capture and respond favourably to suggestions for change and improvement
  • Experience in training and mentoring partner organizations




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