Date : 2008-06-28

Title : Actionaid VACANCY Policy Assistant

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Actionaid VACANCY Policy Assistant

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VACANCY

Avtionsid Pakistan (AAPK) is an International NGO working in 50 countries, in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Latin America and the Caribbean, on poverty eradication. AAPK is currently seeking qualified and experienced applications to fill the following position based in its country Office in Islamabad. Details of the position are:

Position Title: Policy Assistant

The main responsibilities are:

• Support ActionAid Pakistan's Policy Unit in their day to day dispensation of tasks and responsibilities;
• Collect and collate information and relevant reports related to various themes in the Policy Unit;
• Keeping liaison with partners, civil society organizations and other concerned quarters;
• Drafting meeting-minutes, seminars and consultations and facilitate policy officers in preparing the final reports;
• Maintaining files and ordering documents, reports relevant material and other relevant literature;
• Assisting theme leaders i.e. the said Policy Officers in organizing events such as seminars, conference, workshops etc;
• Time to time reporting to his/her line manager and seek guidance in case of prioritizing and completing the task;

The candidate should possess a Masters degree in social sciences (social work, sociology, etc) with 2 years of relevant experiences preferably with reputable national NGO, INGO and/or activist organization.

He/She should have an overall understanding of rights, interest in the right based approach, strong interpersonal skills, presentation and communication skills, computer/internet literate, writing skills, result oriented, management and administrative skills. The candidate must possess the ability to work independently as well as in a team. The position may involve local travel.

Apply to HR/OD Unit, ActionAid, House No.8, Street No. 31, F-7/1, Islamabad or policyassistant.pakistan@actionaid.org. Date: 2nd July, 2008. Applications must be accompanied by a CV with the envelope marked for the position applied. Do not attach testimonials. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

ActionAid Pakistan encourages strong women applicants.