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Deputy Area Coordinator (Deputy Head of Area) |
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Operations |
| Job For: |
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Student/Alumni |
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1 |
| Job Location: |
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Badin,Sanghar,Tharparkar,Umer Kot |
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Both |
| Minimum Education: |
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Masters |
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Strong educational background in development studies, agriculture and/ community mobilization or any related field. |
| Career Level: |
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GM / CEO / Country Head / President |
| Minimum Experience: |
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5 Years |
| Required Travel: |
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50% |
| Salary Range: |
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PKR 0 to 0 per Month |
| Apply By: |
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Jul 8, 2015 |
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| Job Description: |
Responsibilities: - The Deputy Area Coordinator must have the ability to balance and effectively address internal organizational management challenges and close liaising with external stakeholders to shape a forward-looking programmatic and strategic direction.
As such key responsibilities will include:
Programs Management i. Internally
- Implementation and follow up of all program activities in South Sindh;
- Ensure completion and regular (weekly) update of PMF for projects implemented;
- Ensure effective integration and mainstreaming of gender into all programs;
- Build and/or improve systems to supervise and manage the implementation, monitoring, learning and evaluation of program;
- Collect project information and give feedback to the ACTED Country Coordination as well as to the local donors;
- Manage human and material sources within program in an efficient way;
- Administer program budgets and evaluate program financial effectiveness.
ii. Externally
- Liaise with local donors and the local authorities for the program;
- Produce all reporting requirements for the programs;
- Participate in fundraising and proposal writing for expansion of ACTED programmatic activities in the area.
FLAT (Finance,Logistics,Administration ,Transparencys & Security) Management:
- Closely supervise and monitor the work of finance, administration and logistics;
- Manage office and national staff;
- Set up and follow up of weekly FLAT meetings;
- Supervision of FLAT system and procedures within the base and building of strong communication with Islamabad FLAT team for better implementation of system;
- Respect ACTED FLAT system and provide all FLAT documents for Islamabad FLAT team and Coordination review on time.
General Management:
- Chair the base Weekly and monthly Coordination meetings and share the minutes of meeting with Islamabad office;
- Liaise with ACTED Islamabad office for any base issue such as security or administrative related;
- Build a strong team to manage and run base properly;
- Liaise with government authorities, donor and NGOs and coordinate base activities;
- Strong communication with ACTED national staff and transfer their requirements and suggestions on time to ACTED Islamabad office.
III. Qualifications:
- Qualified candidates must have:
- 5+ years of field experience in project management of emergency and relief programs preferably large programmes;
- Preferably previous experience as Base Manager or Area Coordinator managing a large base;
- Strong educational background in development studies, agriculture and/ community mobilization or any related field;
- Solid experience in working with WASH, FSL, DRR and nutrition related projects;
- Solid experience in working with community-based institutions and capacity-building programmes;
IV. Conditions: - Salary: depending on experience
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| Required Skills: |
Excellent communication skills;
· Ability to manage a large team and demonstrate leadership by bringing a geographically scattered team around a same vision and developing programmatic quality standards across regions;
· Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment;
· Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to interface with donors, local authorities and community leaders;
· Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
· Commitment to gender equity, and passion for development an absolute requirement;
· Excellent skills in written and spoken English and Urdu; Ability to communicate in Sindhi a plus;
· Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel and Project Management software a requirement. |
| Company Information |
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Company Name: ACTED Pakistan
Company Description:
ACTED is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris. Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED operates according to principles of non-discrimination and transparency. Our mission is to support vulnerable populations affected by wars, natural disasters and/or economic and social crises, and to accompany them in building a better future; thus contributing to the Millennium Development Goals. ACTED ‘Links Relief, Rehabilitation and Development’ to provide continued support to vulnerable communities as their needs evolve.
ACTED has been present in Pakistan since 1993 with assistance ongoing presently in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Azad Jammu Kashmir. The country programme comprises of four key pillars:
Pillar 1 – Humanitarian assistance – Through this component, ACTED supports the emergency and early recovery needs of communities following disasters. In recent years this has included support for communities affected by floods, earthquakes and the complex emergency;
Pillar 2 – Income generation and sustainable livelihoods – ACTED has extensive experience in this sector including market-oriented vocational trainings, basic skills development, as well as on and off-farm livelihood assistance;
Pillar 3 – Social cohesion and access to basic services – ACTED improves access to basic services through a range of measures including support for educational institutions, community infrastructure and local governance. Social cohesion is a key component to ensuring equitable service provision. ACTED’s interventions include the establishment of local representation bodies as well as supporting the rights of women, minorities and marginalized groups;
Pillar 4 – Environmental protection and community resilience – This pillar aims to mitigate some of the effects of recurrent disasters, climate change and environmental degradation. Interventions start at a household level, such as construction of fuel efficient
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