Call for Resumes
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Transformation (WEET) Activity
Background: DAI seeks qualified candidates for an anticipated Women’s Economic Empowerment and Transformation (WEET) Activity in Pakistan, to be funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), serving beneficiaries across Pakistan (including FATA/KP, Northern Sindh, South Punjab, and Balochistan). The WEET Activity will provide new skills, access to resources, and linkages with markets to women in the informal economy, including home-based workers and unprotected piece-rate workers, in addition to exploring non-traditional sectors with potential for increased participation by women. The overall goal is to support women to earn higher incomes and work in an environment increasingly free of violence and more conducive to their labor. WEET will also emphasize collaboration with men and boys to change attitudes towards women’s participation in the labor force, their position at home, in the community, in society, and the acceptability of gender based violence.
Possible areas of technical and advisory assistance under WEET may include:
- Skills improvement
- Access to finance
- Market linkages
- Advocacy
- Gender norms
- Training
- Labor force participation
- Workforce development (recruitment, selection, training, vetting, certification, job placement, evaluation of work environments, and employee performance)
- Job matching and placement, employment centers
- Entrepreneurship
- Gender Based Violence prevention
DAI seeks qualified technical specialists skilled in the areas above.
In addition, DAI seeks program management and operations specialists who are skilled in:
- Finance and Operations
- Contracts and Subcontracts Management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline or field, advanced degree preferred
- 5 or more years of work experience in program design, project development, advisory services, and activity implementation relevant to the technical areas identified above
- Fluency in English and Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, or another relevant local language
- Prior experience managing teams in activity planning and implementation or working productively on a team
- Knowledge of US Government and USAID regulations and policies for contractors preferred
Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter via the BrightSpyre website. Only short-listed candidates will receive a notice requesting additional information.
About DAI:
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 80 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.