Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT) International is a humanitarian and development organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable and marginalized communities through sustainable development, emergency response, and social protection programmes. ACT works closely with institutional donors, government authorities, and corporate partners to deliver transparent, accountable, and high-impact interventions across Pakistan.

Project Background

ACT International, with the support of the Donor, is implementing a multi-district project aimed at strengthening Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Anticipatory Action (AA), and shock-responsive social protection systems in climate-vulnerable districts of southern Punjab, including Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur.

Southern Punjab hosts over 23 million people and is among Pakistan’s most climate-exposed regions, facing recurrent riverine floods, flash floods from hill torrents, droughts, and extreme heat. The districts lie along the Indus River system, River Chenab, River Sutlej, and the foothills of the Sulaiman Range, making them highly vulnerable to hydro-meteorological hazards. Recurrent shocks in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have repeatedly damaged crops, housing, irrigation systems, and livelihoods, disproportionately affecting women, smallholder farmers, landless laborers, and marginalized groups.

Despite the availability of early warning information at national and provincial levels, forecast-based decision-making, trigger definition, and last-mile early action remain weakly institutionalized, particularly at district level. District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) face persistent capacity constraints, fragmented coordination with social protection systems (BISP, Social Welfare, Bait-ul-Mal), and limited use of hydro-meteorological and GIS-based risk analysis to guide anticipatory actions.

ACT International has successfully operationalized Anticipatory Action in District Khairpur (Sindh), where forecast-based triggers enabled anticipatory cash transfers to 2,200 households 35-40 hours before flooding during 2025, significantly reducing losses and enabling timely evacuation and food access. Building on this experience, and aligned with Donor funded project  Anticipatory Action Framework, ACT aims to institutionalize forecast-based, gender-responsive anticipatory action mechanisms in southern Punjab, closely linked with social protection and food security systems.

To address these gaps, Outputs 1 and 2 of the ACT project focus on institutionalising anticipatory action within provincial and district systems by strengthening PDMA and DDMA capacities, developing flood Anticipatory Action (AA) protocols and SOPs, and embedding disaster‑risk layers and forecast‑based triggers into social protection design and delivery. Under Output 1, the project will train key government stakeholders on AA, lead DDMA‑driven risk analyses and trigger development, formalise DRM–social protection coordination mechanisms, and co‑create risk‑tagged budget templates to enable forecast‑based financing for AA activation. Building directly on these foundations, Output 2 will review and revise existing District Disaster Management Plans so they incorporate the new triggers, funding pathways and pre‑agreed action menus, resulting in endorsed, operational DMPs that can guide timely, predictable and gender‑responsive anticipatory responses before floods and other hazards strike.

Purpose

Design and implement MEAL and reporting systems for Outputs 1 and 2, ensuring accurate indicator tracking, learning and high-quality narrative reporting to Donor and other stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain MEAL framework, tools and indicator tracking tables for all Output 1 & 2 results and sub-activities.
• Coordinate collection of quantitative and qualitative data from District Coordinators and Field Facilitators (trainings, workshops, protocols, DMP revisions, coordination sessions, etc.).
• Ensure sex- and institution-disaggregated data for all capacity-building and coordination indicators, as required in the proposal’s logframe.
• Conduct frequent monitoring visits, validate data quality and document progress, bottlenecks and lessons learned.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports, success stories and evidence inputs for donor reports, in collaboration with Manager Communication & Reporting.
• Support organization and documentation of simulations, validation workshops and coordination meetings (minutes, attendance, action points).
• Maintain an organized repository of technical products, tools and SOPs generated under Outputs 1 and 2.
• Conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with key stakeholders to generate qualitative insights for Outputs 1 and 2.
• Systematically document, transcribe and report FGD and KII findings, integrating key lessons and evidence into MEAL reports.

Qualifications and experience

• Master’s/Bachelor’s in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field.
• Minimum 4–5 years’ MEAL and reporting experience with NGOs/INGOs, preferably in DRM/AA/social protection projects.
• Strong command of Excel; familiarity with survey tools (KOBO/ODK) is desirable.

Key competencies

• Rigorous data management and analysis skills.
• Clear writing and visualization abilities.
• Ability to coach field staff in basic MEAL practices.

Core Values & Safeguarding

ACT International is committed to integrity, accountability, inclusion, and safeguarding. The post holder is expected to uphold ACT’s Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy, and ethical standards at all times.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Position will be based at Rajanpur with travel to RYK and DGK