PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

CARE USA is seeking an experienced Program Development and Quality Coordinator. S/he will contribute significantly to ensuring quality, effective and efficient programming that maximizes the sustainable impact of CARE’s work in Pakistan. The PDQ Coordinator contributes towards establishing CARE as a leading and respected agency in specific strategic areas in accordance with the CO Strategic Plan. The PDQ Coordinator is an active member of the Country Leadership Team, and as such s/he shares responsibility for moving ahead the strategies and achieving the objectives of the CO Strategic Plan, Annual Operational Plan and specific CARE programs, and ensuring the CARE’s principles, codes, and policies are respected at all times.

Specifically, the PDQ Coordinator will:

• Lead program development and quality in the CO, with a particular emphasis on maintaining quality and accountability standards, advancing and mainstreaming of strategic partnerships, governance, advocacy, and rights based approaches, and gender equity and diversity;
• Supervises the program technical advisors and coordinators so as to ensure a proactive and strong integration and engagement of the PDQ department functions, skills and capacity across the CO, as well as with CARE as a whole;
• Lead in ensuring capacities, processes and procedures reflect a strong commitment to impact throughout the CO;
• Continually strives to enhance the skills, expertise and capacity of the CO in program development & design process and RBA, civil society/ partnership strengthening, governance, advocacy, and quality and accountability standards;
• Oversee development of communication and advocacy strategies and related campaigns so as to leverage the impact and influence of CARE’s work and ensure proactive learning across the organization and partners.;
• Actively participate as a Country Leadership Team governing the organization in delivering on strategies and plans, and adhering to policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Fundraising;
• Management;
• Learning and Research;
• Planning, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Communication and Networking.

Required Skills:

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, international development or related technical field;
• At least 5 years senior management experience;
• Minimum of 3 years experience in strategic and operational planning, program design and development, fundraising, and monitoring and evaluation;
• Three years experience with financial management, budget development and donor compliance and reporting;
• Experience in successfully managing institutional partnerships with national and international NGOs. Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with donors, civil society and government counterparts;
• Extensive experience in implementing Rights-Based Approaches (RBA), advocacy strategies, gender and governance mainstreaming and initiatives;
• Strong personnel leadership skills, particularly mentoring skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Sensitive to gender issues and Gender Equity and Diversity (GED) principles;
• Advanced English written and communication skills including editing;
• Demonstrable fundraising skills;
• Strong presentation and capacity building skills.

Desired Skills:

• Training in fundraising, strategy development, management and research in the humanitarian and/or development field;
• Training in gender, governance, advocacy and rights based approaches;
• Cultural sensitivity and proven experience in working in Islamic countries strongly desired;
• Urdu Language skills.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN