Deputy Director (Organization Development)

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA), a key national initiative dedicated to strengthening Pakistan’s agri-trade ecosystem. NAFSA aims to enhance regulatory oversight, streamline facilitation, and modernize food safety and trade processes. The selected candidate will join NAFSA’s foundational team and play a critical role in developing systems, processes, and institutional capabilities to support these objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead organizational development initiatives including job architecture, role clarity, organizational design reviews, and change management efforts aligned with NAFSA’s mandate and implementation roadmap. Develop, update, and implement HR and organizational development policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and governance frameworks to improve organizational effectiveness, clarify decision-making authority, and strengthen accountability.

Support enterprise-wide workforce planning, competency framework development, succession planning, and job evaluation or grading initiatives, ensuring consistency and documented governance. Collaborate with various Wings and Directorates to assess organizational needs, identify structural or process gaps, and recommend improvements to organizational structures, workflows, and operating models.

Drive performance culture initiatives, change enablement programs, and communication and engagement interventions to facilitate the adoption of new structures, policies, and ways of working. Prepare organizational development dashboards, analytical reports, and management briefs covering headcount structures, span of control, capability gaps, workforce risks, and implementation progress for senior leadership and governance forums.

Lead the design, implementation, and governance of NAFSA’s learning and development framework to build a competent, inspection-ready, and future-ready regulatory workforce. Institutionalize annual training needs assessments, develop structured learning pathways aligned with competency frameworks, coordinate technical and managerial capacity-building programs, and monitor training effectiveness through measurable impact indicators. Collaborate closely with Pakistan Single Window (PSW), other Wings, and technical units to embed specialized regulatory and SPS capacity development within NAFSA’s institutional framework.

Perform any other duties assigned by the Director Human Resource & Administration consistent with NAFSA’s mandate.

Required Qualifications

A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree (minimum sixteen years of education) in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Organizational Psychology, Management, Public Administration, or a related discipline.

A minimum of eight years of professional experience, including at least five years in organizational development, organizational design, HR policy, or change management roles.

Strong analytical skills, facilitation capabilities, and experience in policy drafting.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Experience in job evaluation and competency framework development is preferred.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a pioneering team shaping Pakistan’s agri-trade regulatory landscape. The position contributes to impactful national initiatives focused on capacity building and institutional strengthening within a strategic and evolving sector.