Assistant Grants Manager- Livelihood
Opportunity Information
PPS-8
3
Federal Government
Mid Career
Contract
Islamabad
The Role
The Assistant Grants Manager- Livelihood assists the Grant Manager- Livelihoods in providing technical and operational support to Partner Organizations (POs) for effective implementation of livelihood interventions. The position is based in Islamabad.
• Assist the Grant Manager- Livelihoods in providing technical and operational support to Partner Organizations (POs) for effective implementation of livelihood interventions • Support monitoring of livelihood grants, productive asset transfers, skills development, employment, and income-generation activities against approved plans, targets, and indicators • Assist in reviewing, validating, and verifying progress reports, beneficiary data, and supporting documentation submitted by assigned POs • Ensure timely and accurate MIS data entry and updating for assigned POs, including completeness, consistency, validation, and data quality • Provide support during regular field visits and output monitoring to verify beneficiary coverage, delivery of interventions, quality of implementation, and achievement of planned results • Support the development and application of monitoring tools, checklists, indicators, benchmarks, and reporting formats for livelihood interventions • Assist in identifying data gaps, implementation challenges, and variances, and coordinate with POs for timely corrective actions • Support systematic collection, compilation, verification, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data related to livelihood interventions • Provide technical guidance and capacity-building support to PO staff on monitoring, reporting, MIS data management, documentation, and data quality • Track livelihood beneficiary outcomes, including asset utilization, skills application, employment, enterprise development, and income generation, and flag issues requiring follow-up • Coordinate with the M&E team to ensure timely submission of quality data, monitoring reports, and other Programme information • Maintain proper records of field monitoring findings, PO performance, follow-up actions, and implementation progress • Support the Grant Manager- Livelihoods in providing regular updates to PMU management on progress, challenges, risks, and required actions • Perform any other related duties assigned by the Supervisor
Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements
5+ years
Up to 45 years
Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Masters: Business Administration, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Project Management
- Bachelor 16 Years: Business Administration, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Project Management
• Minimum of 5 years of overall field-level experience, including at least 3 years of experience in monitoring livelihood asset transfer programmes • Experience of handling projects including community development and trainings; technical vocational education and livelihoods
Report Writing, Coordination, Relationship Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Degree from a recognized institution • Only shortlisted candidates will be called for further selection process • No TA/ DA shall be admissible • The PMU reserves the right to increase/ decrease the number of posts or cancel the recruitment process, in whole or in part, without assigning any reason
About the Employer
Ministry of Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety (PASS)