Area Programme Manager – Sindh & Baluchistan

ActionAid Pakistan (AAPk) is currently seeking qualified and experienced applicants to fill the above mentioned position based in its Area Office Karachi. Details of the position are:

Core Responsibilities:

This is a challenging Senior level Position reporting to the Country Director aims to coordinate, support, supervise and provide strategic guidance to Area Office staff in their interaction with Local Rights Programmes (LRPs), partners and achievement of organizational objectives. The job plays a vital role in managing relationship with partners particularly LRP partners and ensures that organizational policies, strategic objectives and ActionAid’s key approaches are not compromised.

  • Responsible for giving direction to the advocacy agenda of AAPk at local and provincial levels.
  • Identification of partners and networking and maintaining partnership and good relationship with national and international NGOs, multi-lateral and bilateral institutions, CSOs, activists groups, social movements and research organisations that are pursuing similar pro-poor policy and advocacy agenda.
  • To play a leadership role in developing her/his team with an activist perspective thus enabling them to contribute to the rights based agenda of AAPk in the LRPs.
  • Required to have a good grasp of and skill in planning, budgeting, managing human and financial resources and reporting through participatory and inclusive approach.
  • Understanding and experience in the areas of rights-based approach are highly advantageous.
  • Knowledge and deeper understanding of Pakistan’s social, political and economic dynamics, the legal and constitutional environment and conceptual clarity on major policy issues are mandatory.
  • Undertaking monitoring, supervision and support visits to LRPs and project areas.
  • Review LRP activities and performance against plans and budget and undertake corrective measures in collaboration and coordination with team
  • Timely identify key problems, issues and programme implementation difficulties including conflict in the LRPs and seek solution independently or in coordination with other relevant units and staff in the organisation.
  • Provide strategic guidance, technical support and leadership to develop annual plan & budgets for the Area Office and LRPs in consultation with all staff members
  • Liaise with the social movements in the area on critical issues of the country related to poverty, marginalization of people and social vulnerability
  • Performance appraisals of all the staff of area office.
  • Involve in hiring of team members in consultation with Country Director and HR.
  • Supervise day to day administrative and financial matters of area office.

Candidate Profile:

  • Masters Degree in Social Science, preferably in development studies, or other relevant disciplines.
  • 05 years of relevant managerial experience in the development sector
  • Good Understanding Of Rights Based Approach;
  • Experience in long-term plan and budget preparation as well as project proposal writing;
  • Excellent team management, leadership and interpersonal communication skill;
  • Exposure/ability to work in a diversified multicultural set-up.

ActionAid Pakistan encourages minorities & strong women applicants.