Program Manager
تفاصيل الوظيفة
JOB POSTING – Program Manager Organization: Right To Play Pakistan Department/Division: Program Work Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Authorized to work in: Pakistan (Eligible to work legally without work visa sponsorship) Work Arrangement: A combination of in-office and remote-working in accordance with Right To Play’s work arrangement and the operational needs of the department Target Hiring Range: 326,960 – 392,352 PKR per month (before taxes) Target Start Date: January 2024 Contract Duration: Full-time, long-term engagement with an initial one-year contract Application Closing Date: December 17th, 2023 23:59 PKT ABOUT US: Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates, and empowers children to rise above adversity through the power of play. We help millions of children each year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the leading global development organization that uses play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease, and inequality. Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America. With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
- Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
- Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
- Display Courage – Act with integrity
- Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
- Be Playful – Have fun at work
- Leads the programmatic management of all in country projects.
- Leads the design and development of program strategies and plans with the program team and ensures
- Leads in-country tracking of challenges faced by the program and takes actions to mitigate risks and
- Ensures the program teams stay abreast of current program goals and objectives and participates in the
- Ensures the program teams are implementing project activities in line with donor requirements to achieve
- Coordinates the preparation of timely and cost-effective operational plans, budgets, and strategic plans
- Acts as advocacy manager ensuring that the program addresses the needs of the people and is appropriate
- Oversees the development of evidence-based advocacy initiatives around play-based approaches as a tool
- Supports the CD in developing project proposals for new projects that are aligned with the organization’s
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Program Quality, and Reporting (25% of Time)
- Maintains the existing process of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and reporting system of RTP.
- Supports the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team in the development and implementation of
- Ensures adherence to RTP program standards in program design and implementation.
- Oversees preparation and submission of quality narrative reports, financial reports, work plans and
- Facilitates country level conversations around program quality, program accountability, partnerships,
- Provides quarterly updates of lessons learned and best practices to CD’s and stakeholders ensuring that
- Conducts regular monitoring visits to project locations.
- Facilitates linkages, collaboration and networking with other civil society organizations and governments
- Represents RTP in various platforms and maintains positive relationships with governments and other
- Identifies and develops new partnerships with local NGOs, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and
- Oversees the management of existing partnerships.
- Ensures ownership of the program by local partners and stakeholders.
- Meets with partners’ staff and community leaders to discuss program improvement as needed.
- Joins the CD in meetings and represents him/her when required.
- Participates in partnership meetings with donors.
- Engagement of networks and coalitions on Child Rights and Education Campaign Coalitions on the RTP
- Participates in technical committees and sector working groups with the view to influence the adoption
- Supports the ongoing process of periodic updating of the progress being made in actualizing the country
- Facilitates presentations at consultative workshops and RTP implementing partners’ meetings to discuss
- Ensures inclusion of relevant provisions in Contracts and MoUs on RTP Safeguarding and Gender Policies.
- Acts as the Environment Focal Point and ensures that all RTP rehabilitation projects are following the
- Coordinates with the finance team to provide financial training on effective program financial
- In close coordination with the Finance team, oversees the budget planning processes for programs and
- Collaborates with the program team and develops new initiatives to be integrated into the budget.
- Ensures the program team has a clear understanding of their roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
- Conducts program staffing needs assessment, presents recommendations to the CD, and participates in
- Facilitates the capacity building of program team to ensure they have the appropriate skill levels for their
- In close coordination with the human resources function, ensures that all country office staff fully
- Provides direct support to the program team in the form of systems and tools.
- Implements policies and procedures that guide and support RTP activities, ensures compliance with RTP
- Develops and strengthens the program team’s understanding of project cycle management.
- Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task on a constant basis
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills to build rapport with staff, partners, government officials,
- Ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines in a fast-paced fluid environment.
- Creative and flexible with problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy.
- Ability to confidently represent oneself and RTP to high level officials.
- Strategy planning skills
- People management particularly coaching and influence management
- Strong MS Office and program management tools and procedures
- Budgetary control and financial management, including ability to read and understand financial data
- Project management skills
- Understanding of the concept of sport for development
- Understanding of community development processes
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Urdu (Any other local language, including Punjabi, Sindhi or
- Experience in quality improvement.
- Experience working in the education sector.
- Experience and in-depth knowledge of child protection
- Experience taking programs to scale.
- Experience with lobbying and advocacy targeted towards Government.
- Competitive salary and benefits (e.g. health and life insurance, Employee Old Age Benefit Incentive)
- Flexible work arrangements (e.g. work from home and flex hours)
- 20 paid vacation days per year
- 3 personal days per year
- 5 personal learning and development (L&D) days per year
- Maternity/paternity/parental leave top up and support
- Annual learning week
- Annual staff recognition awards
- Opportunity to connect with employees across our offices (e.g. Facebook Workplace)
- Opportunity to engage in global projects and initiatives
- Wellness programs
- Playful activities and events
Apply safely
To stay safe in your job search, information on common scams and to get free expert advice, we recommend that you visit SAFERjobs, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organization working to combat job scams.