CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES

The mission of Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) is to strengthen and support community organizations and public interest institutions of Pakistan for the benefit of poor and disadvantaged sections of society for sustainable development through a participatory approach. Its democratic governance, social justice and peace and social harmony programmes in more than fifty districts across the country during 2009 and 2013, look forward to achieve enhanced capacity of its partners in the areas of governance and human rights, particularly economic and social rights, with increased levels of accountability and transparency.

SPO works nationwide out of seventeen permanent and project offices and has capacitated more than 3000 community organisations and local body institutions, 56 rights-based civil society networks and provided training services to other UN, governmental and non-governmental organisations. Its partners have worked in the areas of education, health, women’s empowerment, livelihood support, political awareness and humanitarian relief.

SPO offers challenging opportunities to those who believe in its mission and see their work as a commitment rather than a job.

Program Specialist (one position, Quetta based)

Reporting to the Regional Program Manager/Head, s/he will be responsible for smooth execution of field level implementation of SPO’s programme of capacity building of SPO partners. Main activities include: community mobilization, planning and delivering trainings, designing advocacy campaigns, reporting and documentation and monitoring performance of local health and education committees.

The prerequisites are a master’s degree in a social science subject with at least five years of relevant experience in development sector, strong communication skills in Urdu, report writing and IT skills including MS-Word and InPage. Highly desirable are English language proficiency and a good understanding of current political and development challenges.

Program Officer (one position, Turbat based)

Reporting to the Program Specialist, s/he will assist in carrying out field level activities with partner organizations. Main activities include community mobilization, trainings delivery, field monitoring and running advocacy campaigns.

The prerequisites are a master’s degree in a social science subject with two years and a bachelor’s degree with at least three years of relevant experience in development sector, strong communication skills in Urdu, report writing and IT skills including MS-Word and InPage. Highly desirable is a good understanding of current political and development challenges.

Programme Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) (two positions, one each in Lahore and Turbat)

Reporting to the Head of MER, s/he will be responsible for ensuring that the program deliverers the best possible results to SPO’s partners through effective periodic assessments, monitoring and program evaluations according to established M&E framework.

The prerequisites are a master’s degree in Social Sciences with at least six years experience in supporting development programmes in designing and implementation of their own M&E systems and donor reporting and liaison. Highly desirable are knowledge of participatory approaches to development design, Project management systems (monitoring, evaluation, logical frame and indicators), budget tracking, information systems and databases (MIS) and a good understanding of current political and development challenges.

Strong communication skills in English and Urdu, report writing and IT skills.

Finance Officer (one position for women only, Islamabad based)

Reporting to the Manager Finance, She will be responsible for providing support in maintaining and reporting SPO’s Accounts in accordance with the compliance mechanisms.

The prerequisites are CMA, ACCA or equivalent with at least three years of experience in accounting and financial management in a nonprofit sector. Working knowledge of accounting software, financial reporting and strong communication skills are essential for this job.

• To apply online, please CLICK HERE Last date for submission of applications is Monday, November 02, 2009.
• Candidates who try to influence the recruitment process will be automatically disqualified.
• Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Please contact at hr@spopk.org for further details.