Monday, December 05, 2011

Program Quality Assurance Officer

ActionAid is a unique partnership of people working in over 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean to end poverty and injustice.ActionAid Pakistan (AAPk) is currently having its long term local rights program in 23 locations across four provinces in Pakistan and AJK. This work is supplemented by various initiatives through its national rights program focusing on policy advocacy and campaigning. ActionAid Pakistan is also implementing its projects to support its regular program and interventions through emergencies work in more than ten locations.ActionAid Pakistan (AAPk) is currently seeking qualified and experienced applicants to fill the above mentioned position based in its Country Office Islamabad. This position will be offered for 12 months contract (with the possibility of extension). Details of the position are:This challenging position requires a competent candidate to ensure program quality in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation system of ActionAid Pakistan following major areas of responsibilities. Ensure that the local rights program have developed their results based monitoring and evaluation framework around their program strategy.Support ActionAid units and local rights program partners to develop indicators, baselines and targets through a participatory process with the right holders. To support ActionAid units and local rights program partners to develop a long term strategy based on the three program design components of empowerment, solidarity and campaigning of ActionAid.Periodic assessment and evaluation of the local and national rights programs in accordance with the results/areas of change identified in the strategy and minimum standards of ActionAid’s human rights based approach to development.Coordinate and under take the capacity building initiative around results based monitoring and evaluation as well as participatory approaches and tools for various analysis (power, women rights, stakeholders and actors, cause and effect etc.) for ActionAid and partner staff as and when needed.Extend support in on-going participatory review and reflection process leading to the annual plans and budgets of local rights program partners and ActionAid Units.Can lead or support in the process of compilation and analysis of the most significant stories of change.Can support the process of quarterly and annual report compilation based on the evidence generated through the monitoring and evaluation process.Ensure  that  M&E  data  are  readily  available,  as  appropriate,  to  the  ActionAid Management Partners  and  other stakeholders to inform various important processes and decision making. Routine monitoring of program/project progress, activities, results and outcome along with adjustments reflecting changing circumstances. Suggest improvement and modifications of implementation guidelines and monitoring and evaluation procedures and instrumentation.Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, development management, statistics or related fields from a recognized university. Minimum 3-4 years of relevant research, result based monitoring and evaluation experience in non profit sector.Extensive knowledge of work around human rights based approach to development. Have developed results based monitoring frameworks, supported by indicators, targets and participatory baselines. Strong Interpersonal, Analytical & Communication and report writing SkillsExposure/ability to work in a diversified multicultural set-up.Only short listed candidates will be contacted.ActionAid Pakistan encourages minorities & strong women applicants.

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