Senior Project Officer

*Note: Every applications fitting the job description will be thoroughly evaluated. Candidate who tries to influence the recruitment process through calls and indirect means will be automatically disqualified*

SIF is currently seeking a Senior Project Officer with expertise for the management of CDCS project in Lasbela Balochistan. The Project Officer will support SIF in the implementation of Project Activites.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

The Project Officer is responsible for developing and implementing the Project’s strategy and approach according to shared objectives of SIF and time frame in all of its components and in coordination with logistic, HR, Finance, Security and administration departments. The Project Officer is also responsible for training and capacity building of staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Project Coordination and implementation: In collaboration and according to the objectives fixed with and by the Program Manager and Field Coordinator Balochistan, they will:
• Develop strategies/methods and implement the activities related to the project in accordance with the donor specifications, timeframe and budget allocated.
• Conducting regular monitoring Field visits of SIF targeted Project areas.
• Provide orientations on project as per proposals to staff members internally and externally as and when needed.
• Ensure effectiveness of project activities on weekly/ monthly basis and submit weekly/ monthly, Progress reports as per set indicators and targets of project to Program Manager in Balochistan.
• Collaborate with the Finance/Admin and Logistics to ensure that project supplies and resources are available in a timely manner to support project implementation.
• Provide support and guidance to other SIF staff to assist in their capacity-building activities.
• Regularly report to the FC and program manager on all activities, weekly, bi-monthly & monthly with progress, achievements, bottlenecks to document challenges and lesson learned.
• Coordinate with SIF on all projects related activities and devise joint strategies for project implementation.
• Manage directly the team under his responsibility
• Recruit the staff under his responsibility and evaluate them
• Anticipate and plan human resources requirements
•  Organize and solve team conflicts and ensure good working conditions

REPORTING:

• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly reports according to the schedule defined by the Field Coordinator / Program Manager

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position directs supervise the entire project team. Reporting Officer, database management team, Admin & finance officer, and Logistics Officer will be under his direct supervision.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree in Social sciences, project management or any other relevant field. Minimum 5-7 years of previous experience in humanitarian work, with 2-3 years of experience of Project Management.
• Experience in project cycle management and proposal writing.
• Demonstrated Results-Based Management and leadership skills, including monitoring and reporting, managing budgets, as well as database management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in consultation and liaison with government and non-governmental officials.
• Strong organizational and work planning skills, with ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a high volume work environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to plan activities and to set clearly defined objectives and high levels of quality/ productivity for self, own team or department.
• Experience in proactively identifying issues and proven problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English (speaking and writing) and Local speaking is a plus.
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Excel and Word.

ETHICS:

• Ethic and professional practice
• Respect and promote SIF values and mandate, and report to the line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies among the teams or partners.
• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Always respect beneficiaries’ confidentiality.
• Always respect a refusal of treatment.
• Report any incident or act that causes harm to beneficiaries or to others.

SOFT SKILLS

• Excellent interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills;
• Rigorous and polite.

*SIF strictly prohibits dual employment, and reserves the right to initiate appropriate procedural or legal measures in response to any violation of this policy.

SIF reserves the right to check the criminal records according with the current law.

The SIF has a zero-tolerance policy towards any type of fraud, corruption, moral harassment, abuse or violence of any kind whatsoever and more generally any violation of legislation, regulations or its code of conduct.

SIF respects the humanitarian principle of "Do no harm" and ensures child security as a primary consideration.

SIF is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Hiring is subject to donor funding*