Director, Rural Development & Advisor Disaster Risk Management
| Director, Rural Development & Advisor Disaster Risk Management | ||
| Pakistan | ||
| Aga Khan Foundation | ||
| Social Development | ||
| The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private, international, non-denominational agencies founded by His Highness the Aga Khan. The Network's organisations have individual mandates that range from the fields of health and education to culture, rural development and the promotion of private-sector enterprise. AKDN is dedicated to improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to faith, origin or gender. More information.... | ||
| To provide overall leadership and management of Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Culture Portfolio with a focus on grant management, monitoring and evaluation, and resource mobilisation. The position will also provide technical support to the project partners. Leadership and Management • Contribute to broader strategic planning for AKF’s work in Pakistan with particular relevance to rural development sector and collaboration with relevant Aga Khan Development Network Agencies; • Assist the CEO in management of relations with the key donors and the relevant government agencies for resource mobilisation and execution of the rural development portfolio projects. • Provide supervision and guidance to assistants and interns as required; • Participate in operational planning and management and undertake duties. This will include the preparation of annual budget for the rural development portfolio and arranging donor visits to the AKDN Projects; • Coordinate with the AKDN agencies and colleagues to promote synergies within AKDN for poverty reduction, and the concerned donor for the execution and overall monitoring of the integrated projects for poverty reduction; • Function as senior authority for Rural Development Program implementation and requirements. • Coordinate with existing regional development teams and convene subset of local community leaders to do strategic asset assessment for communities affected by programmes. Project Management • To provide regular feedback to CEO on resource mobilisation work with focus on fund raising for the unfunded parts of AKRSP’s strategy for the new phase. • Grant management of AKRSP donor funding with a strong role in regular monitoring and evaluation of various donor funded activities. • Ensure regular progress reports to donor agencies meeting the deadlines for timely submission of the reports to individual donor. • Provide value add technical assistance to AKRSP on strategic and programmatic issues with timely feedback to AKRSP. • Provide regular feedback on the quarterly progress against the AKRSP annual plans to highlight key programme related issues. • Prepare documentation and analytical reports on the overall performance of portfolio for presentations. Grant Management • To oversee the preparation of the Grants and Procurement Manual and its subsequent implementation. • To oversee the preparation of construction management and contracting documents for construction of civil works; sub awards and sub grants to Civil Society Organisations and short-term consultancies, with a view to ensuring donor compliances. • To oversee the implementation of all sub awards/sub grants. • To provide guidance, as necessary, on all sub-grantees on the requirements of the sub-grant preparation and submission process, financial management requirements, and any other administrative requirement. . • To coordinate work under sub-grants with that of other technical experts and their counterparts also working under the program. • To work with programs, procurement and finance departments, ensuring that grants are closed as per schedule agreed with donors. • To work with program teams to draft final comprehensive evaluations for grants in the closing process. | ||
| Required Qualifications A Masters degree in social sciences or rural development or development studies, with a minimum of ten years experience in rural development is required. In case of a Masters degree in natural science a ten years of relevant progressive experience in managing/overseeing rural development projects with particular reference to participatory governance, leadership development, increasing employment opportunities, infrastructure, poverty targeting, baseline surveys, monitoring and evaluation would be acceptable. • Familiarity with project management tools; Logical Framework Analysis (LFA), monitoring, evaluation and reporting of rural development projects with good writing and presentation skills would be required. • Demonstrated ability to work well with a diverse group of stakeholders. • Knowledge and experience in rural economic development challenges and opportunities. • Ability to interact and collaborate with businesses, communities and decision makers regarding project development and funding eligibility. • Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans with multiple stakeholders including the ability to assess and analyse the political, social, economic, and environmental climates and projections in order to assist in formulating initiatives. • Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills. • Superior management skills and ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers • Demonstrated ability to analyse complex problems and situations and develop effective recommendations and plans. • Experience in creating written financial analyses and summaries of proposed project plans and ability to clearly articulate recommendations to management. • Project management experience in administering a portfolio of contracts to ensure compliance with funding requirements. • Project documentation, monitoring and reporting on spending and status, tracking accomplishment versus operational requirements, resolving issues and change initiatives, risk analysis and contract oversight. • Ability to clearly and accurately articulate information and issues to a variety of audiences in both an oral and written format. • Strong analytical skills and ability to manage program budget. • Personal integrity. • Energetic, flexible, collaborative, organized and proactive. • Professional, enthusiastic, positive attitude. • Ability to make decisions in a changing environment and anticipate future needs. • Demonstrate team leadership skills that can positively and productively impact both strategic and tactical initiatives. | ||
| Salary and package to attract the best candidate | ||
| 10-Oct-2013 | ||
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