Job Title:                              Program Manager/ Head of Programs

Job Grade Level:                 V

Duty station:                       Islamabad – Pakistan

Reports to:                           Head of Mission

Role/Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Cesvi Head of Mission (HoM) and Cesvi Pakistan desk officer in the headquarters the Program Manager/Head of Programs will, in general, coordinate and be responsible for all the activities related to program management and the following deliverables:

• Oversight and technical backstopping of Cesvi programs to make sure quality program delivery and effective grants management.

• Analyze Cesvi programs and update Cesvi Pakistan country strategy for effective engagement with diverse actors at strategic, partnership, donor, and stakeholder levels.

• Ensure timely and quality implementation of ongoing projects about contractual obligations.

• Work with all departments/units i.e. logistics, finance, and program to follow up on project and program activities and achievements.

• Liaise with area coordinators, MEAL, and technical coordinators to make sure production of quality reports across areas, projects, and across donors.

• Ensure implementation of effective contract management, compliance, and upward and downward accountability principles across the country program.

• Channelized energies for effective pre-positioning and positive relationship development with key donors, partners, and potential allies.

• Coordination with other organizations working on similar and diverse themes for synergy development, networking, and promoting Cesvi’s work.

• Maintain a record of calls for proposals and other opportunities for synergies and/or resource mobilization for timely and quality submissions.

• Ensure in particular that reporting guidelines, formats, philosophy, and deadlines for each project and donor is communicated clearly and standardized across the country for new and ongoing projects.

• The Program Manager/Head of Programs, in close coordination with and supervision of the HoM, will be in charge to manage and develop relations with donors and partners (national and international), promoting Cesvi’s strategy and brand; identifying calls and writing winning proposals or negotiate new projects. S/He will be in charge of coordinating all the writing processes of a project including but not limited to budgets.

• Coordinate and support all proposal writings with program, finance, technical & logistics units ensuring high-quality, well-written, and timely proposals meeting donors and Cesvi requirements, with guidance from the HoM.

• Lead resource mobilization process at Cesvi Pakistan and ensure a steady pipeline of concept notes and proposals for effective fundraising. Review of project proposals ensuring quality and adherence to procedures of the donors & Cesvi.

• Analyzes the strategies, activities, and opportunities of donors and key stakeholders in the country (monitoring calls, collecting information, fundraising strategy and planning, and ad-hoc meetings).

• Update on a weekly and monthly basis the external relations database, which documents the latest negotiations and proposal possibilities with several key donors;

• Act as a point of contact for donor communication, including the organization of and hosting of donor visits in the field.

• Represent Cesvi, in coordination with the HoM, vis-à-vis partners (including Alliance-2015), stakeholders, clusters and coordination body and fora, and any other appropriate networks aiming to raise Cesvi’s profile within the country;

• Support the strategic vision of Cesvi in Pakistan to serve more people with the highest quality programming possible, and secure the necessary resources to ensure its realization, expanding Cesvi activities in the country, and identifying new funding sources.

• Be available for any other tasks directly related to the activities of Cesvi in different geographical locations in Pakistan in case of emergency provinces in case of emergency.

• Perform other duties, including administrative, as necessary and/or as requested.

Qualifications:

a.       Education

Master’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Development, or any other relevant field of study.

b.       Experience:

Minimum 7 years of proven experience in the development/humanitarian sector, in managing international development programs and liaising with donors. Proven experience in project planning, proposal development, report writing, resource mobilization, networking, partnership building, and working with INGOs. Demonstrated experience in contract management and resource mobilization from key institutional donors especially USAID-OFDA, DFID, WFP, and ECHO & EU.

c.       Competencies:

Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meeting deadlines in a fast-paced fluid environment.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills to build the link with staff, partners, government officials, donors, and other relevant stakeholders.

Creative and flexible with problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy.

Ability to confidently represent oneself to high-level officials.

d.       Technical Skills:

Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, proficiency in the English language (written and spoken) is mandatory. Understanding of the complete project cycle and implementation is desired.

Contract Duration                                                            

08 Months, (extendable) 

Monthly Salary                                                 

400,000 (Per Month)                          

 

These are Emergency Response Positions, so we will be hiring on a rolling basis and we may finalize the candidates before the given deadline.

Preference will be given to candidates, who can join immediately without notice periods.                        

 

Applications received till 1800 hrs. (PST) on 06^th October 2022 will be considered for further evaluations/shortlisting.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only the shortlisted candidate will be contacted for an interview. Cesvi is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.cesvi.eu