ABOUT ACTED PAKISTAN:
ACTED is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris, founded in 1993. Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED respects a strict political and religious impartiality and operates according to principles of non-discrimination and transparency. ACTED has been present in Pakistan since 1993 and currently supports communities in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Azad Jammu Kashmir. ACTED Pakistan programmes range from short-term emergency responses to recovery and rehabilitation, as well as longer-term development initiatives. ACTED strategy is to target vulnerable communities affected by natural and conflict-related disasters as well as lack of socio-economic development.
Project Objective
Reference to the huge devastation of the recent flood, which resulted in damages of more than 19000 schools across Pakistan. According to ESWG updates more than million children across Pakistan are left with no access to teaching and learning process. ACTED- Pakistan in partnership with UNICEF is struggling to outreach these children either by establishing temporary Child Friendly Spaces and safely re-open public sector schools to reconnect children with formal teaching & learning process. The intervention is planned to established 131 CFS across Sindh provinces of Umerkot & Kandhkot While 372 Public schools will be made functional through de-watering, minor rehab and capacity building of teachers, community and officials & provision of psychosocial support to coup up with this traumatic situation
Assignment
Under the supervision of District Project Manager, the District Project Manager is responsible for the technical guidance of Partner organization, Project implementation, monitoring and reporting of the “Education Can’t Wait” project targeting flood affected children in Sindh.
The positions are based in Sind (Umerkot, Kandhkot) to support District Project Manager in timely implementation through partner’s organization keeping in view minimum standard of ACTED Program Implementation policy. The District Project Manager will be responsible for capacity building of partner’s organization respectively through rigorous field monitoring, progress review meetings, training & mentoring. He/she will be responsible for project reporting, documentation and financial management/ oversight as per ACTED compliance policies and procedures. Ensure that beneficiaries are selected as per criteria and effective CRM system are in place. Maintain close coordination with local education office and other stakeholders and participate in education related forums for maximum presentation of the ACTED achievements. Support consortium technical partners in arrangement and delivery of training sessions.
This is a highly important role to ensure in time implementation of the project, documentation, reporting and transparency in programmatic and financial matters.
Functions
Summary
The District Project Manager shall be responsible for:
Accountability to Communities and Beneficiaries
The District Project Manager is responsible to ensure that IP follow the principles of “Do No Harm” while interacting with the communities, they must be careful, respectful and consultative in approach. Strong attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately approached for consultation and informed about ACTED programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and related methodologies. This is the responsibility of every ACTED staff member.
1. Programme Management
The District Project Manager shall undertake, the following while managing project:
Objective 1.2: Management of Implementing partners
The District Project Manager shall ensure capacity building of implementing partner to effectively implement project outputs and utilize the project resources efficiently. Ensure that all agreed deliverables are meet before closing of project.
Objective 1.3: Coordination
The District Project Manager shall ensure that He/she regularly meets with HR, Finance, and Logistics Departments to specify/ensure that support mechanisms are responding to individual Project output. She/he shall ensure that all project stakeholders are board on project activities, achievement and challenges.
Objective 1.4: Reporting
The District Project Manager shall support the District Project Manager in overall implementation, coordination and preparation of reports to be submitted to ACTED ECW Team leader, Senior Management, Donors / Authorities. He/she will be expected to provide reports covering activity implementation, achievement of objectives, successes, challenges, attempted-proposed solutions, changes suggested and or adopted, beneficiary feedback, etc.
General Functions
Objective 3.3: Facilitation
The District Project Manager is expected to facilitate senior management and IPs in programme implementation, stakeholder’s coordination, reporting and monitoring.
Required Qualifications:
Post graduate / master’s degree in education (M.Ed. etc.) or other related social science area with over 07 years of professional experience.
Note: “ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries and staff within our programs from sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). ACTED has a Code of Conduct and organizational policies, which outline the expected behavior of all staff, consultants and other stakeholders and reminds ACTED’s zero-tolerance approach. Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will sign those documents as part of their work contract and is expected to abide by them.” “ACTED is commitment to zero tolerance to all forms of violence against children, beneficiaries and staff. ACTED is equal opportunity employers. Females and minorities are encouraged to apply. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Final selection will be based on security clearance of the candidate.”
ACTED is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris. Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED operates according to principles of non-discrimination and transparency. Our mission is to support vulnerable populations affected by wars, natural disasters and/or economic and social crises, and to accompany them in building a better future; thus contributing to the Millennium Development Goals. ACTED ‘Links Relief, Rehabilitation and Development’ to provide continued support to vulnerable communities as their needs evolve. ACTED has been present in Pakistan since 1993 with assistance ongoing presently in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Azad Jammu Kashmir. The country programme comprises of four key pillars: Pillar 1 – Humanitarian assistance – Through this component, ACTED supports the emergency and early recovery needs of communities following disasters. In recent years this has included support for communities affected by floods, earthquakes and the complex emergency; Pillar 2 – Income generation and sustainable livelihoods – ACTED has extensive experience in this sector including market-oriented vocational trainings, basic skills development, as well as on and off-farm livelihood assistance; Pillar 3 – Social cohesion and access to basic services – ACTED improves access to basic services through a range of measures including support for educational institutions, community infrastructure and local governance. Social cohesion is a key component to ensuring equitable service provision. ACTED’s interventions include the establishment of local representation bodies as well as supporting the rights of women, minorities and marginalized groups; Pillar 4 – Environmental protection and community resilience – This pillar aims to mitigate some of the effects of recurrent disasters, climate change and environmental degradation. Interventions start at a household level, such as construction of fuel efficient