Project Officer for Minorities (Funding Windows)

Project Officer for Minorities will report to the Chief Technical Advisor, the incumbent is expected to achieve the deliverables, working in close collaboration with all team members in the project. 

Under the overall supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor the “Project Officer – for Minorities (Funding Windows)” is expected to achieve the aforementioned deliverables, working in close collaboration with the team members in projects. He/she will be responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the Project’s interventions under the respective Funding Windows. 

Summary of Key Functions: 

• Provide Technical Assistance and Manage the implementation of the project’s interventions in Jaranwala, Sargodha and Punjab on promoting gender equality, peace and tolerance. 
• Monitoring of the ongoing project and reporting 
• Establish and maintain partnerships with government, Civil society, and Community members 
• Lead on preparing briefs, reporting, and knowledge sharing with the DHL team 

Technical Assistance and Manage the Implementation of the project:

• Provide expert technical assistance in designing and implementing project model and propose new interventions as necessary. 
• Manage the overall implementation of the peacebuilding and social cohesion project in Punjab promptly and be responsible for the quality control of project activities and inputs, in line with UNDP’s policies and practices as well as donor requirements. 
• Supervise the implementing partners, in implementing activities, including reporting, monitoring, and evaluation, and identify and implement project delivery and coordination improvements. 
• Ensure effective implementation of day-to-day operations to ensure quality-based implementation of the project and delivery of its outputs 
• Establish systems for project planning, implementation, and closeout and record and maintain documents on relevant program activities, issues, and risks. 
• Identify and provide capacity-building support and opportunities to the local partners in coordination with the subject experts. 
• Organize and lead the project-related activities including the organization of roundtables, inception workshops, training, working meetings, and other events. 

Monitoring of the ongoing projects and reporting:

• Manage the monitoring of project implementation using results-based management tools assessing program implementation and achieving maximum efficiency in program delivery through timely monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to highlight the implementation challenges and solutions. 
• Ensure implementation of the DHL-UNDP’s M&E tools for the peacebuilding and social cohesion project and ensure accurate and reliable data collection and analysis which eventually results in dissemination promptly. 
• Coordinate closely with the Punjab Human Rights Officer as well as the Human Rights Education Officer to build synergies and collaboration on areas of mutual interest. 

Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with Government stakeholders, and local partners:

• Development of partnerships with the government institutions private sector, civil society, and academia aiming at coordinating and promoting Project related activities. 
• Participate in and contribute to relevant meetings as requested; debrief senior management on critical issues. 
• Maintain the smooth flow of communication, exchange of information, and collaboration with and between partners and establish strong relationships with the project’s NGOs and national counterparts. 

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
 

Competencies

• Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in project implementation, monitoring, coordination, and engagement with stakeholders. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required. 
• Strong communication (spoken and written) skills and ability to articulate ideas in a clear, concise style. 
• Prior working experience with public, private, and development sectors in the areas of governance, peacebuilding, and community engagement is desired. 
• Experience and a good understanding of Government institutional and setup at national government level is desired.
• Experience in report writing, briefs, and analysis skills is desired. 
• Good analytical and writing skills is desired. 

Required Languages:

• Fluency in English and Urdu language is required. 
• Knowledge of Punjabi language is desired.