General Manager Programs

Job Specifications:

Academic: Master’s degree preferably in Social Sciences.

Experience: A high profile professional having at least twelve years’ experience of dealing with provincial government officials, elected members and community. Also having an experience of conceiving, designing and monitoring of education program at provincial or national level

Trainings: Project management, Leadership and team building, study of different programs in various countries and Project Management.

Job Description:

• Prepare annual plan for all programs in consultation with Field Offices.

• Ensure implementation of program in accordance with design, plan and agreement with the funding agencies.

• Ensure coordination with provincial and district education departments.

• Develop linkages with different stakeholders in Pakistan and internationally for improving elementary and secondary educations system in Pakistan.

• Ensure achievement of targets and plans.

• Review design related issues and put them in the management meetings for corrective actions.

• Conduct Program Review Meeting on monthly basis with all Field Offices in Islamabad or through remote communication system.

• Conceive, design and suggest cost efficient amendments/improvement in the Program in line with the policy and vision of MF.

• Ensure that analysis and research is done for input in program design and plans.

• Plan, conduct and supervise program related trainings. Conduct impact analysis of trainings to improve training processes.

• Provide vision and guidelines for development of training material for the program.

• Represent MF at Provincial and Federal Government levels, and at national and international development partners’ forums to create awareness and projection of MF programs.

• Explore avenues for cooperation and coordination with the NGOs and Private Sector involved in Education in Pakistan.

• Make program related presentations at various forums at provincial and national level.

• Preparation of responses to the program related queries raised by the Government and other stakeholders.

• Develop, implement, and monitor Skill development program.

• Ensure Team Building.

Principal Accountabilities

• Program design according to the needs of time.

• Review of program design according to arising situation.

• Proper implementation of operational plans at district level.

• Program representation of MF at provincial level.

• Timely resolution of operational issues of Districts.