FOCUS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PAKISTAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE VACANT POSITIONS Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need to reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitates their transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-term development. FOCUS is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). FOCUS Pakistan in partnership with UN-World Food Programme, is implementing a School Safety Project in areas of Bagh, Swat, Rajanpur, Tharparkar and Jafferabad. The duration of the project is 5 months. To implement this project FOCUS will require services of highly motivated professionals for following positions, who will be conducting their activities from our Islamabad Office: Training Officer Project Coordinator 1. Training Officer (2 positions) The duties will include: Conduct Training Need Analysis (TNA) for training programs and coordinate with the program manager to develop comprehensive training programs. Design and deliver trainings, workshops and seminars, update/enrich curriculum, prepare lesson plan and teaching aids, for trainings. Liaise with key stakeholders particularly the local community for a greater achievement of organizational goals and objectives and coordinate with local institutions through proper communication. Assist Regional Program Officer in arranging meetings with community and other project related activities at regional level. Coordinate with other implementing partners particularly government line departments and share reflections regarding project activities in the region. Write periodical reports document and disseminate to line supervisors. Specifications: The person should have: Bachelor’s degree in Education or other Social Sciences subjects. Candidates with Master’s degree will have advantage, Two years of relevant experience preferably of training/ teaching in communities, Good verbal and written communication skills with hands-on experience in curriculum design, Willing to travel extensively in the project implemented areas, Comfortable in using MS Office and/ or other presentation tools.2. Project Coordinator (1 position) The duties will include: Oversee the detailed project plans, monitoring process & communicating status; Ensure the needs of the stakeholders (operations teams & other senior management) are met efficiently and effectively while maintaining the mission, vision & values; Build linkages and develop synergies with AKDN Institutions, government and other agencies working in field of disaster management; Make strategies and plans to enhance the awareness and readiness of the schools to tackle the crises situations and effectively disseminate pertinent information regarding the same; Develop capacity and enhance preparedness of the team; Manage & prepare the budget to ensure the project is delivered within budget. This includes providing feedback and detailed analysis on budget variances, and making recommendations for corrective actions; Plan & manage all training & development as required for successful implementation; Participate, lead and/or manage various task forces as required & appropriate; Develop a system to document and disseminate project activities with internal staff and external partners on regular basis. Specifications: The person should have: Master’s degree in Education or other Social Sciences subjects; Have at least 2 years’ experience at a management position and one year of training/ teaching experience in communities; Exceptional analytical skills, and good team building and facilitation skills; Able to effectively manage verbal and written communication with hands-on experience in curriculum design; Demonstrated skills in technical report writing; Excellent command of written and spoken English; Project management: Ability to formulate & administer project plans. Candidates meeting the above requirement may send their resume marked with position by November 30, 2013 to the following email address: [email protected] Please note that the position applied for, shall be clearly mentioned in the subject line and usage of abbreviations shall be avoided. Only short listed candidates will be acknowledged.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:58:36 +0000
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