DAI is seeking to hire a qualified Program Director for an anticipated $10-25 million USAID-funded activity to develop a fully digital, efficient and transparent land record. The activity will be implemented in select Newly Merged Districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The land record will help improve land management and local planning, mitigate land disputes, support enabling conditions to access credit and improve the ability of the Government to provide services to its citizens.
Position description/summary:
We are looking for candidates with expertise in:
- Leading and supervising multi- disciplinary technical teams and provide day-to-day guidance to ensure the timely provision and delivery of required technical deliverables and achievement of expected results on land tenure and property rights projects;
- Proven project management skills on international donor funded programs addressing land tenure and property rights (USAID specific programs preferred);
- Land tenure and property rights in the region, experience digitizing land records in Pakistan preferred;
- Leading multi-disciplinary technical teams to design, implement and achieve cross-cutting project results including access to credit, strengthening women’s rights to property and improved delivery of land administration services;
- Coordinating project implementation with field staff, government institutions, other donor funded projects, private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to achieve project results and amplify impact and monitor activities on the ground;
- Serve as the point of contact with the Finance Lead on the project to suggest programmatic projections and forecasting of technical procurement; and
- Effectively working with and monitoring performance of project subcontractors.
Qualifications:
- More than five (5) years of relevant experience and skills related to area of specialization;
- Proven track record providing effective leadership to multi- disciplinary teams on development projects and building counterpart capacity, preferably in the Newly Merged Districts;
- Fluency in English required, and Pashto language skills strongly preferred;
- University degree in relevant discipline, Master’s degree preferred;
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently to Peshawar and throughout the Newly Merged Districts; and
- Familiar with at least one land administration and management system in the region is an advantage.