Pakistan: Provincial Coordinator – Punjab (Pakistan)

Position Title: Provincial Coordinator – Punjab
Position Location: Punjab, Provincial Capital, Pakistan
Reporting to: Team Leader, DRI, Pakistan
Contract Period Ends: April 2016

Background:
Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions world-wide. DRI has been active in Pakistan since 2010 and is working with the legislature and civil society organisations at the federal and provincial levels.

DRI is recruiting a Provincial Coordinator to implement a project aimed at building domestic constituencies for human rights reforms. DRI will work with policy-makers and civil society to shape a debate on the priority human rights reforms ahead of the 2016 European Commission report on Pakistan’s progress towards human rights compliance.

Duties and responsibilities:
• Act as a DRI representative and support the development of linkages with key stakeholders, including members of the Provincial Assembly, political parties, government departments, civil society, the business community and media organizations in the province;
• Coordinate with Islamabad-based Team Leader on timing and content of activities, dissemination of any programme materials and other initiatives;
• Assist DRI’s Islamabad-based program staff in organizing workshops, consultations and meetings with relevant stakeholders;
• Follow the proceedings and legislative business of the provincial assembly, especially debate and developments related to civil and political rights;
• Provide weekly reports on activities by key stakeholders related to GSP plus and human rights in the province; monitor provincial news for relevant developments;
• Assist DRI in collecting information and documentation relating to monitoring of international human rights compliance;
• Keep abreast with DRI publications and programme- related documents including strategy and objectives for provincial level work;
• Any other duties as assigned by DRI Pakistan

Qualifications
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience of working with parliament, civil society, political parties and media organisations on advocacy and policy reforms;
• Detailed knowledge of electoral and political context of the country, specially of the province;
• Demonstrated knowledge of legal framework for general elections, local government structures and laws;
• Experience in project coordination;
• Superior oral and written English, Urdu and the local language(s) of the province;
• Excellent presentation and communication skills;
• Ability and availability to travel within the province and to Islamabad.