Monday 30 December 2013

LEAD Pakistan - Job Opportunities: Network Coordinators

LEAD Pakistan
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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Position: Network Coordinator
Department: Project Management Department
Duration: Fixed Term (03 months)
Supervisor: Field Coordinator / Project Manager
Expected Salary: PKR 20,000
Location: Field based

General Scope of Work:

The Network Coordinator is responsible for campaigning with parents, civil society
leaders, religious scholars and education department officials to improve access to
primary education, ensure children stay in school, and to improve the quality of
education and system in Pakistan.

The Network Coordinator will carry out field related project activities as prescribed in the
Project Implementation Process and Project Implementation Guidelines. He/She will act
as ambassadors for LEAD Pakistan and uphold ethical values prescribed by LEAD and
Donor.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follow Social Mobilization Guidelines and Strategy
2. Organise events and meetings as prescribed in project work plan.
3. Maintaining good relations with communities, notables and local contact persons
to involve them in project activities and seek their support wherever required.
4. Properly document field activities on prescribed formats and ensure that
necessary information is properly entered in database.
5. Convey field related problems/issues to district management wherever support is
required to address the issues.
6. Mobilize traditional and social media to build support for the project
7. Facilitate the project target group to effectively undertake their role as defined in
the project activities.
8. Regularly monitor the work assigned to target groups to ensure proper
implementation of the same and provide technical inputs and other support
wherever required.
9. Sharing feedback with Project Manager, Field Coordinator and M&E person in
periodic meetings.
10. Use participatory (interactive) approach in the community by inspiring them to
become active participants in the project activities.
11. Review and feedback provided in the staff meetings on process of different
departments and suggest changes and conditions.
12. Prepare and submit periodic field Reports to Field Coordinator/Project Manager
with the objective of transparent Project implementation.
13. Support Field Coordinator in developing formats for project activities.
14. Actively participate in the documentation of all workflows and underlying process
followed
15. Review monitoring reports received from monitoring focal persons and observe
the weak areas observed during field activities.

Professional Requirements:

1. At least 2 year of relevant experience in social mobilization
2. Keen learner, good analytical skills and willingness to work hard. LEAD Pakistan
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3. Excellent inter-personal skills; demonstrating diplomacy and tact.
4. Pro-active and self-disciplined.
5. Good report writing and presentation skills required.
6. Ability to meet targets within tight deadlines.
7. Result-oriented team player.
8. Strong oral and written English communication skills required.
9. Sound judgment, flexibility, adaptability and cultural sensitivity.
10. Proficiency in MS Office Suite and usage of social media websites (Twitter,
Facebook etc.) required.

Qualification Requirements:

Master’s/four years Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or related discipline from a
recognized university with atleast 2 years of relevant working experience.