Summary
This is a cross-sector project designed to bring together a wide variety of stakeholders including those responsible for governance, access to justice, and provision of security to ensure that Pakistani citizen (emphasis on women and youth) rights and the democratic processes are strengthened at provincial and local levels. The work will span across three districts: Punjab (Multan, RajanPur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzzafargarh) and Sindh (Ghotki, Kashmore, and Jacobabad).
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Having strong command on public relations management, communications, including media relation, excellent reporting skills, exposure of divers forms of media, ability to coordinate website content, developing communication/reporting tools and producing regular projects reports in a timely manner, acquainted branding and visibility requirements Communication Officer will provide assistance to Research Officer in implementation of EDACE communications strategy coordinating with Programme Coordinator and Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Manager.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Enhanced Democratic Accountability and Civic Engagement (EDACE) This project aims to find opportunities to make short-term, high-impact grants to improve rights awareness, citizen engagement, access to justice, and provision of security services to ensure that Pakistani citizen rights and democratic processes are strengthened at provincial and local levels. The Enhanced Democratic Accountability and Civic Engagement (EDACE) project marks the first time the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office has worked through a professional grants manager. The initial geographic focus will be on Sindh and Punjab. EDACE also provides an opportunity for DAI to leverage its knowledge from the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) AAWAZ project which also works to raise citizens’ awareness and participation. EDACE works to strengthen constructive citizen-state relations by empowering citizens to know and exercise their rights through democratic processes and fostering state capacity to use democratic processes to respond to citizens’ priorities in a timely, transparent, and accountable manner.