Sr Program Officer

Assistant Project Manager – UNFPA Project

Pathfinder Overview

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

Project Overview

The Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for managing the execution of all activities under UNFPA – GBV. This includes, but not limited to, planning multisectoral meetings (all administrative and logistic requirements and processes are followed) , meeting reports are developed and sent for approvals, ensuring deadlines and activities, are on track. Given the nature of the project, the Assistant Project Manager will also be responsible for developing and strengthening the relationship between Pathfinder International and relevant stakeholders identified during the project, including all coordination and communication regarding alliance building, endorsements for communication products, while also providing strategic support when developing these products and strategies.

Key Performance Area

Strategic Leadership

Provides strategic direction, develops, and updates the project implementation plan to ensure alignment with programmatic directions and priorities.

Project Implementation

Ensures that project performance objectives and mandated deliverables such as technical activities, annual work plans and programmatic/financial/technical reports are carried out in a timely fashion, meet the highest quality standards according to donor's requirements and procedures.

Advocacy and Planning Implementation

Leads advocacy efforts of Pathfinder for incorporating gender-based violence in health services Establishes communication among other organizations, especially multisectoral groups, to ensure an informed and coordinated response to policies, and continued government support and engagement.

Financial & Administrative Operations

Oversees implementation of administrative and financial operations to ensure compliance with Pathfinder International’s policy and contract provisions. Develops, monitors, and revises budget pipeline and conducts monthly reviews to ensure accountability of all project activities as well as the accurate and timely reporting of deliverables.

Minimum Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in social sciences, public health and related field.
• At least 5-7 years of prior experience in delivering Gender Base Violation / public health projects in a leadership position, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities in the health sector.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive manner; knowledge of Pakistan’s public health systems and knowledge of the political, social, economic, and cultural context of working globally
• Well-versed in family planning and reproductive health principles, practices, and services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and the latest professional developments in SRHR, including special challenges and measurement issues faced in the developing world.
  
  
  

Preferred Education & Work Experience

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in social sciences, public health and related field.
• At least 3-5 years of prior experience in delivering Gender Base Violation / public health projects in a leadership position, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities in the health sector
• Prior Experience working on climate change projects will be of added value
  
  
  

Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:

• Organization, Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision. Proven ability to coordinate activities.
• Politics and Legislative Process: Foundational knowledge of countries' politics and legislative processes.
• Strategies on Policy Issues: Advanced skills in strategic communications with the public sector, private organizations and policy makers about relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to SRHR.
• Advocacy Technical Solutions: Advanced skills providing technical assistance, writing technical reports, and policy briefs targeted to decision makers.
• Relationship Management: Advanced knowledge of donor relationship management, reporting, and program work planning.
• Advocacy: Advanced advocacy skills with advocacy assignments and tasks in the development sector projects.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Advanced knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services of assigned program, including program strategies and indicators.
• Gender Responsiveness: Foundational knowledge of gender responsive policies, services and areas of integration that can be optimized
• Presentation and Facilitation Skills; Ability to present to large and small groups. Ability to lead in facilitating meetings with key stakeholders.
• Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented and consistently accurate, ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment, and ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards.
  
  
  

Minimally Required Job-Specific and Organizational Competencies:

• Analysis and Sound Judgement: Advanced analytical and trouble shooting skills. Ability to make sound judgments. Ability to improve processes, promote excellence and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Languages: Proven ability to write and speak using local language and English language.
• Communication: Advanced oral and written communication skills using different forms of media. Ability to translate complex concepts to individuals at all levels. Ability to speak across a range of technical issues within an individual’s area of expertise.
• Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Gender Services: Demonstrated commitment to reproductive health services and its integration with gender-based services.
• Influencing and Customer Service Skills: Proven ability to influence using diplomacy skills with key stakeholders. In-depth demonstrated customer service skills.
• Organization, Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision. Proven ability to coordinate activities.
• Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented and consistently accurate, ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment, and ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards.
• Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization
• Confidentiality: Proven ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related issues.
  
  
  

Other Information:

• Travel required (20% or less)
• Uses cellular and office phone, laptop or desktop computer.
• Kindly apply before deadline October 10, 2024
• This job description format focuses on the main duties of the position and is not intended to list every potential task or assignment.
• Duties can and will change to meet the changing priorities of the department and organization
  
  
  

Important Information:

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Pathfinder is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behavior that inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff, and partners including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation. We do everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to work with us. We expect that everyone we hire will abide by our safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally permitted in the country where they are being hired. By applying, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to verify suitability to work with us.