Assisted NCRC to perform following deliverables;1. To assist the NCRC in fulfilling its statutory mandate as per Act 2017.2. Enhance partnership with NCRC donors and act as focal point in line with policies, practices and notifications of the commission.3. Develop monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports for NCRC with agreed time lines and quality parameters.4. Undertake official liaison and correspondence with NCRC stakeholders and governments departments with the consent of the Chairpersons/Secretariat.5. Steer policy research and Legislative Reforms in all the provinces as per mandate and road map of NCRC and signed LOI and agreed work plans with donors.6. Complaint handling and redress of cases of child abuse as per mandate of the commission through an effective referral mechanism/ concerned Government Authorities.7. Steer Violence against Children Surveys, research.8. Capacity building of NHRIs for accountability of child rights.9. Awareness raising as per mandate of NCRC.10. Monitor the compliance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other instruments signed/ratified by Pakistan and develop reports for onward submission.11. Pursuance of UNICEF-NCRC mandate and signed LoI under the directions and supervision of the chairperson.

Job Description:
As a Regional Coordinator leading the SPO Hyderabad Region Sindh with overall responsibility of regional programme implementation and strategic leadership.

To contribute in development of programme/ campaign concepts, strategies, approaches operational plans and budgets, adhering to SPO policies and procedures.
To contribute towards overall management and quality of the regional programme
Lobbying on policy issues across range of thematic areas within SPO’s framework of action.
To support NC and senior SPO Management in representation of issues at national, regional, international level and other NGO networks.
To facilitate coalition building through engagement with legislatures, policy makers and civil society for policy advocacy and lobbying and facilitating the integration of programme work with policies and advocacy strategies 
Ensuring programme quality by developing systems for sharing learning from the programmes through reviews, process documentation and impact assessment as per programme strategy.
Developing policy briefs on priority issues, including outlining social economic and political contexts, poverty and development issues for NC staff, other regional teams, donors and other interested parties.
Managing allies/partnership and funds, conducting research on identified issues, managing partners/allies and providing programmatic input to team.
Facilitating the integration of programme work with policy and advocacy strategies
Take initiatives to highlight programme visibility at national, provincial and district level, also expanding scale and scope of the programme.
Take initiatives to ensure gender mainstreaming in various programme interventions.
Ensure lessons learned are documented and communicated to NC 

Management Responsibilities:

To ensure effective people management for smooth functioning of the team with performance objectives settings,
Conducting consultation/assessment of partners related to advocacy key areas
Supporting team members and partners/allies in smooth implementation of projects.
Facilitate the strategic planning exercise with partners and team members for more clear vision and future directions regarding regional programme and in managing the programme budget in line with SPO and donor’s policies and procedures.
Ensure quality reporting from team members and the same way meeting the deadlines for reporting to donors, in especially their local offices
Coordinate closely with other programme teams at regional and National Center Islamabad for building synergies and affective programme delivery.
In consultation with line manage, coordinate programme work with external agencies (need basis)
Help National Center to develop concepts / proposals to raise funds. 
Manage human and financial resources effectively and efficiently to achieve program goals and respective project outputs in SPO Hyderabad region Sindh.

Other:

Adhere to SPO policies and promote participatory culture and demonstrate SPO’s values
Any other duties as required or assigned by the organization

Responsible for Research and Advocacy related work around human rights issues, GSP+, International laws etc

Lobby with parliamentarians for legislation on personal laws of Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Media monitoring and lobby with parliamentarians for the Implementation of 05 Job Quota for Religious Minorities
Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment June 19, 2014 for the rights of minorities in Pakistan
Capacity building of local minority leaders in Sindh, Pakistan
Media sensitization to promote diversity and image building of minorities
Legislation on untouchability

 

Responsible for coordination, integration, and progress of all project related activities in the District
2. Effective coordination among all thematic managers and implementing partner.
3. Develop Working relationship with key stakeholder e.g. Local Govt, Elected Representatives, media, Opinion Leaders, NGO and CBO’s to achieve common objectives of project in the selected union council in the Districts.
4. Ensuring information flow to the line manager that the work is progressing at the rate required to achieve the milestones and deliverables.
5. Act as bridge between project staff and implementing partner’s staff.
6. Ensuring good communication between project staff and implementing partner.
7. Regular updates to the line manager about the programme activities in the field by implementing partner.
8. Perform additional assignments and responsibilities assigned by line manager
Technical Support:
9. Capacity Assessment of CBOs and facilitate them for developing & implementing of capacity building plans.
10. Provide technical support to CBOs in preparing strategic plans and potential program development
11. Support IPs in developing linkages of CBOs with Government, civil society and media.
Facilitate IP in training of disaster risk reduction, health, education and child protection intervention at community level.
12. Facilitate IP and CBOs in planning, implementation, and review of targets.
13. Support to IPs and CBOs in achieving quality of intervention.
Reporting, Documentation and Monitoring:
14. Ensuring information flow to the SC Project Team that the work is progressing at the rate required to achieve the milestones and deliverables.
15. Monitoring of activities and ensuring that the tasks are performed according to the agreed standards.
16. Ensuring accountability and transparency in resource utilization and processes at IP level and CBOs.
17. Ensuring documentations of processes and lesson learned at the field level.

 

Research and Advocacy Specialist (TRDP Child Rights Unit)                             July 2007- November 2014 
(From May 2013-August 2014, I was on Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in USA)
 

Coordinated Child Rights Movement (CRM), a coalition of NGOs based in Sindh and housed under TRDP.
Advocacy on Sindh child protection authority act, Sindh child marriage restraint act, free and compulsory education ordinance.
Facilitated trainings on child participation and child protection of field staff and at community level with children and their parents.
Worked in UNICEF funded emergency project to TRDP after flood 2010.
Organized awareness seminars and workshops, policy dialogues, consultation on Universal Periodical Review, drafted letters to concerned government authorities on child protection issues and the implementation of laws for CRM.
Designed and led the 20-20 Campaign in Sindh to mobilize children, parliamentarians, media, and teachers for the approval of Sindh Child Protection Authority bill, which was passed by the Assembly.
Advocacy and coordination with district and provincial government for the reactivation of child rights committees at district level and their implementation. 
Worked to restore governmental committees charged to promote children’s rights and prevent child labor and bondage.
Organized meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences with stakeholders such as communities, working children, and government authorities, media to discuss how to prevent children rights violations.
Worked on disability, managed health related cases, raised funds and provided immediate care to children and women.
Developed communication plan, advocacy messages, and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials. Helped develop, review, and implement strategic plans for the organization. Drafted advocacy strategies.

Program officer Monitoring, Evaluation and Research                                         December 2005-June 2007
§  Coordinated planning and monitoring of different development projects and programs of TRDP. Provided technical support to TRDP District implementation team.
§  Conducted impact studies and evaluations of TRDP’s different projects.
§  Organized capacity building trainings on socio-economic indicators, assessment and impact analysis.
§  Ensured timely production of all progress and annual reports to headquarters and donors.
§  Conduct progress review and planning meetings.
§  Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports to head quarter.

National Program Officer on Minority Rights Programme                                        May 2002-November 2005
·         Author of booklet “Humain Bhi Jenay Do” Plight of Hindu Scheduled Caste in Pakistan (Published by ASR Lahore 2005).
·         Conducted research on the issue of marginalization of religious minorities through oppressive legislation, social discrimination, and psychological intimidation in Pakistan.
·         Advocacy and lobbying with parliamentarians on the issues of religious minorities, caste-based discrimination (Dalit rights) and gender based violence (GBV) in Pakistan.
·         Conducted field visits to remote districts throughout countries, organized focus group discussion, individual meetings and interviewed minority groups, Dalits and victim of violence in Pakistan
·         Conducted trainings of district coordinator/ focal person on the issue of human rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. 
·         Documented and translated interviews, fact-finding reports of different incidents against minorities, and wrote organization’s reports Conducted media-monitoring, arranged press conferences, networking and coordination with various stakeholders, including parliamentarians, media and non-governmental organizations/civil society organizations.  
·         Monitoring of media/newspapers on the issues of religious minorities in Pakistan.
·         Presented paper in SAARC Conference on situation of religious minorities in Pakistan held in Delhi India 2005.
Managed all Financial and administration tasks

Research and advocaccy around  peace building, rights of religious minorities, women and workers.
Conduct fact findings on human rights issues 
organize policy dialgoues, seminar, workshop etc
Media monitoring and anlysis  
Reporting  / documentation etc