Advertised in daily Classified Source newspaper dated 01 December, 2023. Applications are invited for appropriate candidates in Adam Smith International to complete fill their vacant position.
Adam Smith International
Date Posted:
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01 December, 2023
Department:
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Adam Smith International
Category | Sector
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INGO
Newspaper:
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Classified Source Newspaper
Education:
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Bachelor
Total Vacancies:
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Details in attached ads
Vacancy Location:
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Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Job Type:
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Full Time
Expected Last Date:
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17 December, 2023
Vacant Positions: Manager Programs
MANAGER PROGRAMS
Presently, the Adam Smith International Islamabad is on the lookout for suitable candidates for their vacant position i.e. Manager Programs to join their team.
JOB Description: Manager Programs
Our Program Managers perform a key role in Adam Smith International’s consulting model and play a central part in managing implementation and delivery of major development programmes, supporting Government of Pakistan.
The job incumbent will work alongside and manage clients and senior technical team members, and will be responsible for the procurement, financial, human resourcing, and risk management aspects of the projects that they work on, with an understanding of both the detail and the big picture, and a keen interest in the technical areas in which they are working. This role will provide an opportunity to gain experience of relevant technical areas to the work of ASI Pakistan (e.g. economic growth, revenue, education, research, climate change, justice sector), and will relish working in a team truly committed to achieving lasting change through our work.
About you
You will be a growing project management professional with a track record in building effective relationships with stakeholders from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds, working effectively in politically sensitive environments. You will have the following key skills and experience:
Project management experience in a high pressure professional environment
Experience working with demanding clients, either within government of Pakistan, international donors, or equivalent
Experience working with high level team members on regular basis, ideally in a management role and encouraging a collaborative working culture
Understanding of how to financially forecast, and how to design and monitor budgets accurately for range of project scales
Ability to timely & accurately report on programme progress & communicate effectively and clearly across range of stakeholders
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal:
South Asia team management (particularly other Program Managers, Business Development Teams, Project Directors, and Head of Pakistan)
ASI technical teams including Team leader, associates and partners/suppliers.
ASI Pakistan HR, Operations and Security team
ASI Finance & Project accountants team (Islamabad and London)
Other donors, consultants, NGOs operating in Pakistan
Other government representatives
KEY TASKS
Support the senior program managers in ensuring ASI builds/maintains a strong relationship and is responsive to clients within FCDO (particularly programmatic staff) with regards to delivery of the programme.
Contribute to local and global business development initiatives in terms of scoping for ongoing and anticipated bids / proposals and supporting for research efforts.
Assist the program delivery teams in terms of understanding the emerging local socio-political developments, policy environment within the country and identify appropriate adaptation of ASI’s program plans to the broader context.
Support the program delivery team in developing and updating key programme documents such as annual workplans and the programme logframe.
Gather and develop inputs from delivery for periodic reports for clients like FCDO, ensuring they reflect client priorities, and accurately and comprehensively present company’s results.
Monitor programme progress through the workplan, M&E and VfM frameworks, to support the programme to remain focused on results and identify underperforming activities for course corrections.
Collaborate with the program and finance teams to manage program budgets delivering VfM for clients, achieves ASI’s commercial criteria, and meets both ASI and client requirements.
Develop, update and implement business processes and management mechanisms in coordination with the Senior Managers to ensure that the programme team is working as efficiently as possible.
Steward recruitment processes for advisors to ensure the business development and programme team is optimally structured and staffed with high quality advisers on time to deliver results at pace.
Ensure that the programme’s identification, analysis and management of risks is proactive, comprehensive and controlled. The PM must actively manage risks; developing mitigation strategies with the programme team and ensure that these mitigation strategies are communicated to stakeholders and implemented.
Ensure that programme advisers understand ASI’s Duty of Care policies and procedures, and comply with them by liaising with ASI Pakistan’s Security and Operations staff.
Support development of quality programme communications, to aid internal and external impact storytelling.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Donor client satisfaction (in the assigned workstreams and the project’s financial management)
Timely, accurate and high-quality programme reporting
Timely, accurate financial reporting
Maintain a stable and competent project team
Effective management and coordination with ASI Operations team across offices
Interested candidates should email their CVs (necessary documentation) by 17 December, 2023. The job title must be clearly stated in the Subject line. Adam Smith International provide equal Opportunity for all equally competent candidates.
