Posted Jan 24, 2023 551 views
To apply for the opening please send your CV with a cover letter to ********* with subject: Program Officer.
A successful Program Officer will display strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. They should be outgoing individuals who are comfortable working in a team-oriented setting and possess the ability to work with a diverse group of people. They should be analytical multi-taskers who consistently meet deadlines and adapt well to change over the scope of a project or program.
Typical day-to-day program management activities include:
- Researching to support program design development
- Planning, executing and monitoring programs and projects
- Project coordination and managing project interdependencies including creation of project plan templates
- Creating and managing a budget
- Cross-project resource management
- Identifying and addressing problems and risks
- program documentation including creation of templates
- Stakeholder communications, negotiations, and problem-solving
- Aligning or realigning deliverables with program outcomes
This is a challenging role in a small organization therefore we are looking for a motivated individual with a desire to make a difference. Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with a process-oriented thinking and an understanding of the education and development sectors in global and regional contexts are highly preferred.
Ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualities:
Skills:
- Strong lesson planning, project management, communication & research skills.
- Strong social and emotional skills as well as ability to use critical and reflective thinking.
- Skills to look at tasks with a big picture lens to drive organizations’ growth.
- Ability to multi-task and look at situations with a solution oriented approach.
- Solution oriented approach with creative & design thinking skills.
- Desire and ability to learn new tools and skills.
Other Qualities:
- A passion to learn about and work in education development.
- Independent traveler and comfortable living solo.
- Strong skills to adapt to living and being in different rural settings.
- Openness to different cultures and ways of life.
- Adaptiveness & Flexibility towards change & challenging situations.
Qualification & Experience:
- At least 2 years of teaching, training or curriculum development experience (relevant to primary to high school audiences)
- An undergraduate degree in Education, Humanities, Social Sciences or a relevant field.
- Volunteer work experience is preferred.
This role is a mix of home-based, working within a remote team and on-field, living and working in remote mountain valleys and works best for someone who enjoys a bit of adventure with work. The candidate must be comfortable working from home and communicating with the team over virtual channels and flexible and adaptable to working on-field. On-field work also requires ability to travel independently. Opportunity to work from our office in Hunza is also open if the candidate wishes to work from office instead of home.
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