Thursday, December 6, 2012

Senior Position in Development Sector in Pakistan


Job Description

Pathfinder is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director to support a Health Systems (HSS) Project in Pakistan. This anticipated five-year USAID-funded project will focus on developing and supporting innovative, cost-effective, integrated, and quality programs and services to strengthen systems around reproductive, maternal, and child health services for improved outcomes.

The Project aims to strengthen public sector RMNCH services in Sindh through the functional integration of heath (MCH) and population programs for effective and efficient delivery of key services that include health timing and spacing of pregnancy, immunization, and a basic package of MHCN services.   The primary focus of the Program is to (1) strengthen systems that will foster improved RMNCH service delivery outcomes, including accountability and transparency; (2) strengthen management capacity at the provincial and district levels; (3) develop innovative approaches to catalyze community outreach services and access to health services for marginalized populations; (4) strengthen private sector delivery for the urban and rural poor populations.
Pathfinder is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director to support a Health Systems (HSS) Project in Pakistan. This anticipated five-year USAID-funded project will focus on developing and supporting innovative, cost-effective, integrated, and quality programs and services to strengthen systems around reproductive, maternal, and child health services for improved outcomes.

The Project aims to strengthen public sector RMNCH services in Sindh through the functional integration of heath (MCH) and population programs for effective and efficient delivery of key services that include health timing and spacing of pregnancy, immunization, and a basic package of MHCN services.   The primary focus of the Program is to (1) strengthen systems that will foster improved RMNCH service delivery outcomes, including accountability and transparency; (2) strengthen management capacity at the provincial and district levels; (3) develop innovative approaches to catalyze community outreach services and access to health services for marginalized populations; (4) strengthen private sector delivery for the urban and rural poor populations.

Desired Skills & Experience

  • An advanced degree in demography, epidemiology, statistics, social sciences or related field.
  • At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring and evaluating health and development projects.
  • Experience monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on USAID-funded projects and a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of USAID reporting requirements.
  • Experience leading a project team in M&E activity design and implementation and collaborating with technical and financial staff to build capacity and share information with an impetus of supporting decision-making.
  • Knowledge of special challenges in developing world in the areas of population, health, and nutrition.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with various constituencies including headquarters, donor agencies, international and local partners, host country government agencies, and other stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, capacity to analyze information and recommend necessary recourse for maximizing program progress and impact, and  ability to work independently with great attention to detail.
  • Experienced user of software packages, including ACCESS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and at least one statistical software package (SPSS, STATA, SAS or similar).
  • Strong presentation skills including the ability to present to donors and other key stakeholders.
  • Direct senior staff supervision experience required, including proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment.
  • Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Fluency in English; additional proficiency in Urdu required.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to in-country field operations required.
  • Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Pakistan.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience monitoring and evaluating health systems strengthening project outcomes strongly preferred. 
  • Broad understanding of the comprehensive health and family planning situation in Pakistan. 

Company Description

Pathfinder International’s mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life.

Reproductive health is essential for creating better opportunities throughout life. When people take charge of their life choices such as when and how often to have children, they gain confidence and strength. They can better pursue their education, contribute to the local economy, and engage in their communities.

Pathfinder International places reproductive health services at the center of all that we do—believing that health care is not only a fundamental human right but is critical for expanding opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, while paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction.

In more than 25 countries, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

You can follow me http://twitter.com/hammads
or my blog http://hammadsiddiquiblog.com 

Senior Job Opportunity in Pakistan


Senior Capacity Building Advisor

Job Description

Pathfinder is seeking a Senior Capacity Building Advisor to provide technical leadership for all capacity building activities of a Health Systems (HSS) Project in Pakistan. This anticipated five-year USAID-funded project will focus on developing and supporting innovative, cost-effective, integrated, and quality programs and services to strengthen systems around reproductive, maternal, and child health services for improved outcomes.
The Senior Capacity Building Advisor provides strategic direction and overall technical leadership for all capacity building activities.  S/he works closely with technical staff on the conceptualization, development, implementation, and evaluation of coaching, mentoring, and training programs and activities (e.g. training-of-trainer programs, pre-service and in-service curriculum development, capacity building strategy, etc.) in line with the overall health systems strengthening strategy.  S/he will ensure that aid effectiveness is maximized and sustainable after program activities have ended. 

Desired Skills & Experience

  • A minimum of Masters-level degree in organizational development, international development, business administration or a related field; preferably focused on capacity building.
  • A minimum of 7 years direct work experience in developing countries as a senior expert in training and capacity building, preferably focused on health systems.
  • Proven experience in adult performance improvement program design and delivery, including training of trainers, curriculum development and implementation to improve the functional capacity of organizations to improve sustainability.
  • Advanced understanding of a wide range of capacity building approaches, best practices and lessons learned.
  • Track record in designing and implementing strategy and processes for effective change management.
  • Must have relevant experience, skills, and knowledge working in Community and Health Systems Strengthening areas such as empowerment and self-reliance, organizational strengthening, governance and leadership, community networking and advocacy, service delivery, evidence-based information and resources for health.
  • Prior experience and success managing and evaluating capacity building efforts on international donor-funded projects.
  • Demonstrated management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public and NGO sectors.
  • Proven ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with host country governments, including senior stakeholders, international organizations, NGO partners, and US government agencies.
  • Familiarity with US Government regulations, procedures and reporting requirements.
  • Strong verbal and written English communication and presentation skills; additional proficiency in Urdu required.
  • Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. 
  • Proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment. 
  • Ability and willingness to travel In-county to support training objectives.
Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Pakistan.

Company Description


Pathfinder International’s mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life.

Reproductive health is essential for creating better opportunities throughout life. When people take charge of their life choices such as when and how often to have children, they gain confidence and strength. They can better pursue their education, contribute to the local economy, and engage in their communities.

Pathfinder International places reproductive health services at the center of all that we do—believing that health care is not only a fundamental human right but is critical for expanding opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, while paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction.

In more than 25 countries, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

You can follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/hammads 
Or join my blog http://hammadsiddiquiblog.com 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

TiECon Sparks the Spirit of Entrepreneurship in Pakistan


The spirit of Entrepreneurship drives economies. Better opportunities to start a business means that the environment is business friendly in that country also that youth considers entrepreneurship as an option. Unfortunately, Pakistan does not fall in the category of business friendly countries. There are many aspects, but two key reasons are:

1.      Tough regulatory environment
2.      Youth’s focus on job market

In this situation, there has been a need to engage youth in debates on “why they should consider entrepreneurial careers”. Mentors need to be motivated to spare time and continue dialogue on various forums available in Pakistan.

The Indus Enterprise (TiE) Global celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The initiative currently operates in fourteen countries with over 13,000 members. TiE’s key focus is “helping start ups  start-up”. The global institution and its regional initiatives organize several events throughout the year to keep the Spirit of Entrepreneurship alive.

TiE Pakistan hosts TiECon to be part of this exciting entrepreneurship development initiatives. This year the conference is being held at Karachi on 30th November. Check here for agenda and registration:

Throughout the day there will be exciting speakers to enlighten participants with their experience and knowledge about the subject.

Following is a list of speakers and discussions:

Umair Jaliawala, Executive Director, The Indus Entrepreneurs 

Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari , President & CEO, Engro Corporation

Rafiq Rangoonwala - CEO, Cupola  

Panel Discussion: 'The Hockey Stick: How to build scale & drive growth?'

Dr Shaukat Brah - Dean, Karachi School for Business & Leadership
Muhammad Aliuddin Ansari - President & CEO, Engro Corporation
Salman Burney - CEO, GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan
Masood Hashmi - CEO, Orient Communication

Session Chair: Zafar A Siddiqui - Director Center of Entrepreneurship Development, IBA

Triumphs & Tribulations - Stories of entrepreneurs who made it BIG!

Monis Rahman - Chairman and CEO,  Naseeb Networks
Sardar A Qayyum - Owner, BBQ Tonight
Dr Akhlaq Ahmed - Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management

Transforming Lives

Dr. Ahson Rabbani - Executive Director, Program Development & Communication, Aman Foundation 


Thematic Talks

Young Blood 
Faizan A Laghari - CEO,  The Flagship Group
Umair Jaliawala - CEO, School of Leadership

Women Power 
Nilofer Saeed - Owner,  Hobnob Bakery
Shireen Naqvi - Director, School of Leadership

Money Matters 
A B Shahid - Former Chief Rep. for Pakistan, Hatton National Bank Ltd.
Amin Hashwani - Director,  Hashwani Group of Companies

Entre-toolkit 
Taher A Khan - Chairman,  Interflow Group
Hammad Siddiqui - Deputy Country Director, CIPE

Social Entrepreneurship 
Dr Asher Hasan - Founder & CEO,  Naya Jeevan
Zaheer Kidvai - CEO, BiTS

Battle of Business Ideas: The Business Plan Competition

Thematic Talks

Academic Leadership
Ch Faisal Mushtaq - Founder & CEO, Change in Education
Dr A Wahab - President, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Fashion & Media
Amir Adnan - Owner, Shapar
Freiha Altaf - Owner & CEO, Catwalk Productions


Manufacturing and Trade
Mohsin Dharsi - President, Mohsin Dharsi Group of Companies
Abdullah Feroz - MD, Efroze Chemical


Services
Shoaib Qureshy - Chief Strategy Officer, Bulls Eye Communications

e-Business
Amer Sarfraz - Partner & VP of Business, Bramerz
Amin ur Rehman - CEO, FoodPanda.pk at Rocket Internet Pakistan

 

Tech Panel: 'Essential Tools for Entrepreneurs' 

Jamal Khan, CEO, Arpatech
Farzal Dojki, CEO, Next Generation Innovations
Shahida Saleem, Chairperson, Sehat First 
Shahjahan Chaudhry, CEO, Teamants

Session Chair: Rabia Garib, Editor-in-Chief of CIO Magazine & Jehan Ara,  President Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA)


Umair Jaliwala, Executive Director, TiE Karachi in his message to this post said:


In the looming economic and political times, the job markets are becoming bleeding competitive and start-ups are becoming riskier and difficult to sustain! This calls for entrepreneurship and not the convention 'Mind Your Business' approach but rather a collaborative, creative and considerate one. TiEcon 2012 leverage on bringing entrepreneurs and to-be-entrepreneurs together for powerful networking and lifelong learning. For most career starters today, the orthodox job and 'work for life' is unappealing. The energy and talent is on an all-time high, the direction and consistency must come in. For individuals who have started out already must unleash the power of collaboration and work together to develop their respective industries. For those who have been there and done that, the time is now to give, to educator and to mentor.

See you at TiEcon 2012, this Friday i.e. Nov 30 at Sheraton, Karachi. Dig ww.tiecon.pk or 
call 021 35296417-8 for details.