Sultana Research and Development

24/09/2022

Remote job vacancy in leading Australia-based consulting firm SRD (www.srdglobal.org). Interested candidates, please forward your CV along with the motivation letter and contact details of two referees to [email protected]

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07/09/2022

Job Vacancy!!
Position: Program Officer
Background: The SRD is expanding its business in Pakistan and other countries; therefore, it has been realized to create a position of the Program Officer which will be a part of the core team. The Board of Directors in its meeting held on 1 September 2022 agreed to this proposal and approved budget for this.
Assignment Description
The incumbent will perform the following tasks:
1. Review the leading newspapers as well as websites of UN Agencies, INGOs, and other employers regularly and find out the possible opportunities for developing proposals and EOIs for submission.
2. Develop EOIs and proposal identified and agreed with the CEO, as per TORs and make them ready for submission before the deadline. The minimum target is at least 4 proposals/EOIs per month.
3. Support SRD in implementation of the on-going projects, which may include preparation of Inception Reports, data collection [desk work as well as field] and report writing.
4. Prepare PowerPoint presentation as required for presentation to the clients.
5. Regularly prepare material for posting on SRD website. Daily check the website and ensure that the website is up to date, and the queries sent to the users through website are properly answered in a professional manner.
6. Produce SRD Newsletter and policy briefs on quarterly basis.
7. Answer emails/voice calls to the clients as required.
8. Represent SRD in various meetings, workshops, etc.
9. Perform any other task assigned by the CEO.
Time Allocation:
Identification/development of EOIs and Proposals = 40%
Support for implementation of on-going activities = 40%
General support = 20%
Language skills: Proficient in English is required. Proficiency in other languages such as French, Spanish or Portuguese will be an assert
Period of assignment/services: One year, renewable on yearly basis on satisfactory performance. Probationary period three months.
Required deliverables
§ EOIs/Proposals
§ Reports
§ PowerPoint presentations
§ Updates for website
§ Updates for Newsletter
Total workdays: 37.5 working hours per week. Working hours 08:00-17:00 with half an hour lunch break. Flexi hours possible but no dual/part-time work allowed.
Qualifications: Masters in environment. Climate change, disaster risk management, monitoring & evaluation, rural development, public health, economics, public policy, climate financing, etc. Work experience with UN Agencies and INGOs will be an asset.
Renumeration: Negotiable as per qualification/experience, provident fund and bonuses as per policy.
Duty station: Home country

Interested candidate please forward your CV along with the motivation letter and contact details of two referees to [email protected].

We will be screening all the CVs/Applications on daily basis. So kindly expedite your submission as quickly as possible.

19/11/2021

SRD is looking for National Evaluation Experts (individuals/organizations/data collection companies) from Middle East, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Western Africa and South Asia for an upcoming assignment in the listed locations. The Evaluation Experts will be responsible to assist the Evaluation Team Lead in delegated assignment management functions such as Literature Review, Evaluation Methodology design, Tools Development, Pre-testing and Finalization, Field Data Collection, Consolidation, Analysis, and Report Writing.

Following are the requirements to apply for the position:
· Based in Middle East, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Western Africa and South Asia, must have a degree in environment, natural resource management, climate change/DRM, Social Sciences, gender studies, health, education, evaluation or other related fields with at least a Bachelor's Degree
· Must have relevant experience pertaining to Evaluation and Research
· Proven experience minimum 5 years in conducting evaluations and research
· Must have technical expertise pertaining to Evaluation (Summative, Formative, Impact) and 5 years of experience minimum
· Experience in child protection and/or child migration is an added bonus
· Good ability to write reports clearly and concisely.
· Fluency (oral and written) in local languages and English, Arabic and French
· Experience working in Middle East, Eastern Europe, -Eastern and Western Africa and South and Central Asia
· Strong analytical skills to compile and consolidate a variety of inputs and produce concise and easy-to-understand documents
· Data collection (both quantitative and qualitative) and data analysis experience is plus!

How to apply
Interested consultants/organizations/data collection companies must email at mailto: [email protected] along with their updated CVs and cover letters (in English) aforementioned information to express their interest by mentioning "Evaluation Experts” in the subject line.

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