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Summary: This role is designed to support and contribute end-to-end planning, execution, completion and dissemination of project resources, key learnings, best practices and experiences. She/he will also be involved in supporting communication function and contribute in development of strategic and annual communication plan, ensure timely execution, completion and dissemination of all communication materials. She/he will work closely with Country Director (CD), NQ project director (PD), advocacy team, communication, MEL and program team and develop/learn key project briefs/documents.
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Key Job Outcomes:
- Strategic and Annual Plan Implementation. Analyze all competitor’s strategies, perform landscape and contribute in implementation of strategic and annual plan. Liaise with CD/PD, Program team and higher management to ensure timely completion of proposed strategies and annual plan.
- Project support and execution: Works with MEL, advocacy and program team to develop project/advocacy briefs and presentations for various high-level forums such as monthly donor check-ins, high-level meetings, conferences and seminars. He/she will attend high-level meetings along with CD/PD and devise action plan, ensure smooth execution of assigned tasks and report back to CD/PD. Moreover, he/she will plan, organize and hold a monthly project progress review meeting as well financial spending review meeting
- Communications: Ensure timely preparation, completion, and dissemination of all project resources such as training manuals, project briefs, communication briefs/newsletter and presentations (if any). Coordinate with communication lead, global/HQ team and support in development of strategic annual communication, marketing and learning plans and enhance visibility of Pathfinder. Moreover, communicates with NQ consortium partners and ensure timely completion/submission of required documents, materials and reports
- Coordination and Management: Assists CD/PD in reviewing, managing and meeting deadlines for high-priority tasks/deliverables and managing relationships across Pathfinder as well with donors. Work closely with advocacy team, MEL, communications team and program team and ensure smooth implementation of new/proposed strategies
- Documentation and Reports: Maintain online archive for all project resources, documents and materials for easy and quick access to required documents. Assist in preparing and updating project workplans, timelines, meetings notes, archiving all government approvals/notifications and program and financial reports
- Training and Education Development and Delivery: Designs, develops and delivers relevant training to Pathfinder staff as and when required. Leads knowledge expertise across teams, business units and key stakeholders.
- Social and Behavior Change (SBC): Contribute in designing and planning of SBC intervention and ensure smooth execution, completion and documentation the intervention from the learning and dissemination lens.
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Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
- Project Coordination and Execution: Deep skills in project coordination, execution and follow-up to fulfill project aims/objectives, including the timely implementation, completion and dissemination of project resources among key stakeholders including government, donors, private sector and development partners.
- Communication: Skills in development of strategic communication, marketing and learning/dissemination plans. Strong communication, relationship building skills
- Documentation and Management: Mastery of knowledge creation and management in archiving project resources/materials.
- Team building: Be prepared to be flexible and very hands on with a positive can-do attitude
- Software/tools: Proven ability to use MS Office package
- Country Specific Public Health System: Knowledge of the countries’ public health systems.
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Services: Deep knowledge of 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 faced in the developing world, and related measurement issues.
- Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others, including donor agencies and local partners, through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
- Presentation Skills: Proven ability to make presentations on results to small and large groups.
- Community Relations: Mastery of skills in facilitating work relationships between partners, government officials, and communities.
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
- Software Applications: Excellent knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
- Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using local languages (Urdu) and English language
- Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to work with people from different cultures, ability thrive in a matrix organization, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment.
- Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
- Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related matters
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Minimally Required Education, Training and Experience:
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in project management, mass communications, journalism, social sciences, public health or a related field, or a combination of education and experience that yields the required competencies.
- 5 to 8 years of progressively responsible experience in project execution, support and mid-level management for health/development projects or equivalent.
- Prefer: Experience with Family planning and Health Sector
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Other Information:
- Travel required (minimal 10%)
- Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
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