Pakistan: National Programme Coordinator

Reporting To: Director International Program

Contract: Till June 2017 – Extendable

Job Location: Karachi with frequent travel to field offices

Organization profile

Being Humanitarian, a non-profit organization, registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, works in relief and development to alleviate human suffering worldwide. At the moment BH is working in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Somalia. Being Humanitarian is dedicated to help the poor and needy to overcome their poverty. Our mission focuses on addressing the root causes of poverty and suffering by facilitating, developing and then delivering effective programs through sustainable partnerships with individuals, businesses and organizations. For more information visit the link; http://beinghumanitarian.org/

Purpose of the Position

The National Programme Coordinator is expected to provide a leadership and coordinating role on programmatic issues, both in the development of quality proposals as well as the effective

implementation of BH projects across Pakistan with a focus on settled population, internally-displaced populations and flood-affected communities. BH major programmes in the country are; Shelter & Settlement, WASH, Education, Social Protection and Seasonal Projects. The NPC is also expected to provide technical backstopping to project managers and partner organizations. He/she will have to manage the operations and finance persons/team.

Major responsibilities

Programme Planning & Development

• Support the implementation of the BH Pakistan Country Program Strategic Plan, in line with BH- UK vision and mission


• Supervise the development of program sector strategies, including the integration of cross-cutting issues of gender, environment, disaster risk reduction and social protection


• Assist the National Coordinator in developing a disaster preparedness and emergency response capacity according to the country context and BH capacity


• Provide guidance and leadership to the field team and partner organizations in close coordination with Director International Programs (DIP)


• To design and develop concept note and conduct surveys and assessment in close supervision with field staff and program officers


• To ensure that BH Pakistan programs are well integrated and all the staff are well oriented on all programs/projects


• To explore avenues for institutional funding and develop donor mapping to ensure program sectors get sufficient funds


• Take a lead role in the development and designing of country volunteer strategy and social mobilization strategy for empowerment of the communities and strictly observe the same


• Support the M&E Officer to ensure that needs-based and right based project proposals are developed, according to the development and emergency situation of the country

Program Implementation

• Support project managers and sector heads to ensure that program implementation is managed closely through the development of work-plans


• To monitor the project plans and also monitor the expenditures on monthly basis in order to avoid any over or under spending


• Provide timely and accurate advice to the DIP about the new opportunities in program and project implementation with any amendment for action


• Support the M&E Officer for following the BH M&E strategy and tools for the collection and analysis of program information


• To manage the development of timely and high quality reporting by the program staff for and project managers as per the agreed formats


• Coordinate the visits of delegates, senior management and donor to field areas, and support field staff in preparing and conducting these visits as necessary


• Support the partner organizations in the development of a partnership strategy as well as the development of required implementation tools


• To manage proper documentation of all MoUs with all partners, also arranged all the backlog in this regard


• Ensure the provision of appropriate technical assistance to BH Head Quarter, external consultants, sister organizations or partner agencies as per the BH needs

Human Resources and Staff Development

• To provide on job training, guidance and coaching to the staff reporting to this position


• To provide appropriate and timely feedback to staff regarding their performance, including timely implementation of the annual performance development plan


• To enable the program heads and project manager to implement staff development plan


• To guide the sector head and project managers in the designing of their staff job descriptions


• To ensure that regular and quality staff evaluations are conducted for all staff.


• As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) develop and review appropriate HR policies and address issues


• Promote open and conducive working environment

Financial management

• Develop and monitor the annual country program and budget, and ensure timely management of financial reporting, audit compliance and cash flow

Partnership, linkages and representation

• To represent BH Pakistan at different forums as per the request of the DIP


• To build and maintain a sound relationship with implementing partners, government and other stakeholders


• Develop a strong relationship with donors to ensure sustainable funding of programs


• Serve as an active member of the country program’s Senior Management Team

Relationship

• Responsible For (Staff): Project Managers, Finance & Admin Officer, Program Officer, Partnership Officer & Head of partner organizations


• Liaises With: Head Quarter, Contractors, Govt. Agencies like PDMA, FDMA, NDMA, UN clusters and other clusters and forums at national and provincial level

Person Specification

Essential

• Post-graduate degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics or relevant social sciences or equivalent demonstrable experience in relevant fields


• Relevant professional 8 years of experience in management, in humanitarian and development works


• Excellent command on MS word, MS Excel & Power Point

Desirable

• Knowledge of development issues & concepts


• Experience of working in an insecure environment

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to develop harmonious teams in a multi-ethnic context


• Strong diplomacy skills; ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with partners, donors and other stakeholders in a sensitive environment


• Have fluent spoken and written English


• Knowledge about local languages as a plus


• Willingness to travel to different parts of the country as per the need


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  Analytical and problem solving skills

  
  


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  Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines

  
  


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  Methodical and thorough

  
  


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  Good interpersonal and communication skills

  
  

Work Environment

• Must have good prioritization skills, with effective decision making ability, to cope in a dynamic environment and to operate on multiple fronts simultaneously. Being Humanitarian as a humanitarian organisation responds to emergencies which may affect routine work

Special Circumstances

• Being Humanitarian, like other INGOs working in Pakistan, sometimes has to operate in risky environment/areas

How to apply:

For Pakistanis Nationals only

Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter to the following email address: jobs@beinghumanitarian.org by close of business on August 31, 2016

Please mention “NPC- Pakistan” in the subject line

Please note: No hard copy (paper applications) will be accepted

Application will not be acknowledged. Only the successful candidates will be notified of the outcome of the competition, and will be invited for a written test and an interview.

The post will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found