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Vacancy Announcement

Kindernothilfe, is looking for a suitable candidate, female, to be appointed as SHA NationalCoordinator, in Pakistan. (SHA stands for Self Help Approach)

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A. About the Organization:Kindernothilfe e.V. (KNH) is a Child Focused organization, having its head office in Germany. With a

mandate of promoting and protecting child rights, KNH is working though its partners in more than 28countries, to strengthen children's position and reinforce their social environment, empowering them toenforce their rights and shape their own future.To learn more about KNH and its work, please visit our website www.kindernothilfe.de1

B. About Self Help ApproachKNH believes that without empowering people to take control of their destiny, child rights cannot beeffectively promoted and protected. Self Help Approach is a powerful tool to empower communities and toorganize them into Peoples Institutions. KNH is increasing using and promoting this approach to pursueits mandate of child rights and protection.To learn more about SHA, please visit our website www.self-help-approach.com1

C. Eligibility: The candidate shall be:

a) Proficient in written and spoken English, holding Masters degree. Other languages/ dialects to beconsidered as additional qualification.

b) Computer literate (essentially)

c) Can handle responsibilities with minimum supervision/monitoring.d) Willing to travel independently throughout Pakistan or abroad, as required for training/exposure/

capacity building.

e) Willing to travel by appropriate/available public transport (cab/bus/train/air travel).

D. Appointment & Remuneration

a) The appointment will be on contract basis (2 years, renewable). Six months probation period apply.b) A competitive remuneration package will be offered, which shall be negotiated at the time of

Interview.

c) Work related travel/transport/boarding/lodging is paid by KNH. No TA/DA shall be permissible.

E. ResponsibilitiesThe SHA Coordinator shall be responsible for promoting Self Help Approach in Pakistan, playing the roleof facilitator, trainer and coordinator. This shall include, but not limited to:1

F. Co-ordination of existing work

Supporting NGOs implementing SHA concept, in establishing SHGs/CLAs in variouscommunities, by visiting the NGOs and their SHGs/CLAs, as required in SHG manual/plans.

Collecting quarterly (narrative and financial) reports from the implementing NGOs.Consolidating the same and forwarding them to KNH.

Facilitating transfer of KNH-funds to NGOs implementing SHA. Maintaining her ownaccounting records for funds utilized in performing her duties. These accounts shall be auditedannually.

Organizing exposure visits (facilitators => once every quarter, management => onceevery 6 months)

Forum meeting for NGOs: 2 days, every half year

Regular communication with NGOs to motivate staff members and get a feel of theprogress of work.

Collection of case studies/success stories. Reporting success and failures to KNH.

Accompanying visitors to SHGs/CLAs as needed

Capacity building/Training

To facilitate SHGs/CLAs training, conduct community visits with the NGOs and give vitalfeedback.

To organize training for new community facilitators: 1 week, every half year.

To train new SHG Coordinator and give regular capacity building inputs, as required.

Propagating the SHA concept to other NGOs by organizing sensitizationprograms/seminars with NGOs/Departments.

Developing a resource bank relevant to SHA, for use by NGOs. (e.g. AppropriateTechnology, small business, etc)

Corresponding with and visiting organizations within the country to collect information on relevantskills/techniques and other relevant services, and disseminating the same to SHG partners.

Actively collecting relevant information from donor and other external sources for dissemination.

Supporting NGOs in their fundraising activities related to SHA. This is done in herfunction as trainer and facilitator. However, the actual fundraising should not be her task.

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Establishing SHA structure in Pakistan in close coordination with the CountryCoordinator.

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Last date for submitting application: 7th July 2011.

Please forward your applications/CV to: info@devconpk.com

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