Office Assistant - Islamabad

Position: Office Assistant

Location: Islamabad

Reporting Line: Procurement & Logistics Manager

Project Description

The DFID ‘Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK): Lot 2 Public Sector Service Delivery’ is a part of the DAFPAK programme. The 4-year programme aims to increase access to family planning services; and improve quality of client-centred services such that more women, including adolescents are able to safely plan their pregnancies and improve their sexual reproductive health. The expected outcome for the programme is 11.9 million CYPs generated by expanded access to FP services; 55,000 additional users of family planning and an increase in modern CPR from 26.1 at the baseline to 33.9.

Palladium and its consortium partners will strengthen the quality of service provision in the public sector (across 30+ districts in three provinces Punjab, Sindh and KPK) by:

1. Increasing access to FP services:

• Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on integration of services, improving clinical quality and expanding the range of contraceptives offered.
• Training community workers (LHWs) to expand the FP services that they offer.
• Establishing new procedures in health facilities to better integrate services.

1. Improved quality of client-centered FP services:

• Building capacities of the government health/FP facility staff on client-centered/unbiased counselling.
• Building capacities of community workers on better, client-centered/unbiased counselling.
• Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on improving clinical quality.
• Improving quality assurance systems involving district health management teams, including clinical waste management.

Beyond building capacities of district health teams, health facility staff and community-based workers. The project will focus on sustainably changing behaviours of providers, systemic changes and commitments through engagement with and TA to district and provincial level governments, health management teams, providers and communities. 

Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks

The role will be responsible for cleaning and Office support, assisting Procurement & Logistics Manager where needed.

Responsibilities:

• Daily broom on in and out floors to sweep dirt.
• Daily mop with phenyl on all floors.
• Daily washing and cleaning of all toilets.
• Dusting of furniture i.e. tables, chairs, counters, equipment, cupboards etc. when required.
• Daily check and replace soaps, toilet papers, hand wash, towel etc. where required.
• Immediately report to supervisor if any sanitary or electric repair work required in toilets.
• Weekly cleaning of windows, grills and window glass.
• Help in photocopying, binding etc. when required.
• Assist in office kitchen during workshops, meetings or when required.
• Help in loading/unloading and packing when required.
• Any other task assigned by the management.    

Selection Criteria:

• Minimum Qualification 8^th – 10^th grade.
• Sector Experience 1-2 years preferably with international NGOs or international Development Sector Contractors
• Extensive Knowledge of the duty area
• Preferably Local
• Knows Local Languages
• Can understand and communicate and write some English