Programmatic:

• Support area office in development of annual and extended term plans and budgets for programme areas in line with AKRSP’s overall vision, strategy and programmes.

• Facilitate and support implementation, upscaling and engagement plans with communities, civil society organizations, Government, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee, implement and monitor all programme activities and projects under different donor/internally funded programmes in close coordination with the Senior Management team of AKRSP Core office.
• Ensure timely reporting of activities related to programmes and any emergency/ humanitarian situation to the core office and concerned authorities.
• Ensure monthly/ quarterly monitoring of financial expenditures, review budget and programme implementation against annual work plan(s) (targets vs achievements).
• Risk and conflict management related to programme implementation and organizational partnerships.
• Facilitate development and dissemination of lessons learnt, success stories, and best practices from programme interventions.
• Identify needs at the local level and develop priority based annual plans for the sub-region through an institutional system of multi-stakeholder consultation.
• Timely preparation and submission of donor reports, annual work plans and annual progress reports of AKRSP Sindh.

Coordination:

• Maintain public relations and close coordination with Government and other stakeholders at district and provincial level.
• Close coordination with other AKDN agencies, elected representatives, Government functionaries, other stakeholders, and partners for effective delivery of social sector services and other development programmes
• Ensure operational arrangements are in place for donors, Government, and other internal and external stakeholders.

• Represent AKRSP in AKDN forums, Government and other development and civil society organizations/forums where required.

Management:

• Ensure that effective administrative procedures and systems are in place in-line with organizational policies

• Support team in ensuring human resource planning, staff training, mentoring and capacity development, teamwork, and maintaining conducive working environment.

• Ensure gender mainstreaming at all levels within AKRSP field operations.
• Ensure that all office management, administrative and related activities comply with quality standards, health and safety, safeguarding, legal and statutory requirements and environmental policies of the organization.
• Ensure implementation of AKRSP’s financial, administrative, HR, gender and other policies and procedures.
• Act as initial point of contact for all partners including relevant government departments, AKDN agencies and other development partners.
• Maintain close coordination with other Program Managers to ensure effective programme management and risk mitigation.
• Stay abreast of donor compliance and requirements and ensure systems are in place to support effective project compliance and positive audit results. 

Any other responsibilities allocated to the jobholder.