Project Officer (Large Scale Food Fortification / Technical Assistance)
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Officer (Large Scale Food Fortification / Technical Assistance) to support the coordination of Large Scale Food Fortification and Technical Assistance project activities in our Pakistan office. This role will be based in Islamabad, Pakistan and is offered on a 3 years' fixed term contract subject to the availability of funding.
Reporting to the Portfolio Lead, the Project Officer will involve in core project activities and provide a range support services, including preparation of reports and briefs, coordinating resources, maintaining project documentation and implementing and monitoring project plans. You will ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope and in line with GAINs Project Management Guidelines.
The postholder will also undertake various administrative tasks including organising and coordinating, meetings with team members, stakeholders, clients and suppliers.
- Supporting the development and implementation of project monitoring plans with clear milestones and assisting the Portfolio Lead and Project Manager to ensure that projects are within the given budgets and timelines
- Preparing and maintaining project documentation and PRISM for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contributing to the achievement of project outcomes
- Conducting desk research to collect information required for the development of concept notes and proposals
- Scheduling and planning various events, workshops and seminars/webinars, which includes coordinating with relevant team members and in developing contents for key meetings
- Conducting regular field monitoring visits and following up with partners to ensure timely submission of reports and prepare timely monitoring reports with findings and recommendations
- Maintaining strong partnerships with Civil Societies, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other relevant organisations
- Overseeing all administrative aspects of the procurement process including budgeting, drafting of agreements and contracts and logistical arrangements within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines
- Working closely with the project accountant, monitoring the receipt of deliverables and payments to partners, as well as ensuring all project related expenses are properly coded to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting
About You
The ideal candidate will have experience in project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. You will have previous experience working with business and project administration systems, including financial administration. Candidates with experience in delivering a wide range of project management and support services within tight deadlines, limited resources, while managing competing priorities is desirable.
The postholder will have a proven ability to execute administrative tasks in a timely manner and a strong ability to work with diverse groups/individuals, ranging from local partners, local authorities, local community groups, the civil society and the private sector.
You will have excellent writing and communication skills and willing to work in multicultural and international environment. In addition to this, you will be fluent in written and spoken English, candidates with knowledge of a second language within GAIN’s regional offices is desirable. You should be highly flexible and be able and willing to travel.
Candidates should possess a Bachelors’ degree or equivalent recognized international accreditation in project management and/or Master’s degree in agriculture or business management, international relations, sustainable development, economics, development studies, peace and conflict studies or related field. Also, you will be computer literate in Microsoft Office, advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages as well as experience in the handling of web-based management systems.
The starting salary on offer for this role is from PKR 1,732,836 – PKR 1,986,420 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.
We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.
GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
For more detailed information please see the attached job description. To apply, follow the "Apply Now" link.
Applicants must be currently based and have the existing right to live and work in the Islamabad, Pakistan region to be eligible to apply for this position.
This advert closes on 7th November 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.