Sungi Development Foundation    CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Sungi Development Foundation endeavors to bring about policy and institutional changes by mobilizing and empowering deprived and marginalized communities with a view to creating an environment in which communities at the local level are able to transform their lives through the equitable and sustainable use of resources.

Founded in 1989 as a rights-based development organization, Sungi has been undertaking pioneer approaches to integrate policy advocacy for good governance, people’s rights and poverty alleviation with community development work at the grassroots. Sungi’s outreach extends to local, national, regional and international forums. 

Currently Sungi is seeking committed and energetic candidates for the following vacant position. Brief job description with the skills & competencies required for the job is summarized below:  

Assistant Constituency Coordinator        (NA-19)                                      [One Post] 

Location:   Sungi Zonal Office – Haripur (Ghazi) 

JOB PURPOSE: Sungi a member organization of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). With the support of The Asia Foundation, FAFEN is launching a three-year country-wide Democratic Governance Program to strengthen all forms of democratic accountabilities in the country. Under the program, FAFEN will run Constituency Relations and Civic Education projects in 150 constituencies around the country with the primary objective of encouraging active citizenry to hold elected representatives accountable and answerable to their constituents. 

The Assistant Constituency Coordinator will be required: 

1.    To assist FASFEN Constituency Coordinator in the following: 

a) Conduct of all fields activities in the designated constituency including:

• Social Mobilization
• Local Governance Scan
• Voter education
• Voter registration
• Voter list audits
• Surveys
• Public Meetings
• Meetings with Elected Representatives
• Advocacy initiatives
• Press briefings
• Election Observation
• Monitoring political violence
• Any other as assigned by the Program Manager

2.    Reporting of daily activities on FAFEN Online Portal providing all required details; 

3.    Transmission of all Means of Verifications for all activities to the FAFEN Secretariat on time; 

4.     Identification of people according to FAFEN criteria for inclusion in the Constituency Relations Group (CRG); 

5.    Periodic meetings of CRG in an effort to bring forth the issues of the constituents for presentation to elected representatives as national, provincial and local levels; 

6.    Facilitation of the working of CRG in taking independent pro-constituency advocacy initiatives; 

7.    Development of working linkages with local level bureaucracy and Election Commission of Pakistan officials in order to highlight FAFEN’s work; 

8.    Any other task as assigned by the Constituency Coordinator.  

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

1.    Pakistani national fluent in written and spoken English and Urdu.  

2.    A Minimum of high school certificate. 

3.    Demonstrated experience in social mobilization, surveys, FGDs and facilitation. 

4.    Knowledge of constituency. 

5.    Be a current resident of the designated Constituency. 

6.    Fluent in standard computer programs, including online applications, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and excellent typing skills in English.  

7.    Demonstrated self-initiative, ability to lead a highly-productive team, and ability to work to tight deadlines and under time pressure.  

Sungi is an equal opportunity employer, woman, minorities and differently able persons are encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be called for test and interview. No TA/DA will be admissible. 

Candidates meeting the above Job requirements should send their latest CV with a covering letter clearly explaining their interest and addressing the key competencies for the post on the below mentioned address positively by September 7, 2010.