Full-time conditional staff position based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Integrity is an ethical consultancy and service provider working in challenging and complex environments around the globe.
We help our clients succeed in fragile and challenging environments while building trust and understanding as the basis for transformative change. We work across all phases of the programme and project cycle, delivering eleven complementary services: monitoring, evaluation and learning / data and knowledge management / research, evidence and analysis / advisory / project management / communications / risk management / technical assistance / capability and capacity development / stakeholder engagement / grant and fund management. Our services are underpinned by the principles on which we were founded, a commitment to providing reliable information and evidence, and expert and high-quality delivery.
Headquartered in London and Washington DC, Integrity also has offices in Jordan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Our multi-national team of over 80 deliver multi-year projects, programmes and consulting assignments to a wide range of government clients, international organisations, foundations and private sector clients.
Scope of Work
The Officer, Operations (OO) will be dedicated to supporting specific programmes and projects, providing operational planning, logistics and administrative support to all aspects of the project cycle (proposal development, teaming, mobilisation, implementation and close-down), including drafting and editing of deliverables. The focus will depend on current priorities, but we anticipate the majority of their time will initially be focused on a multi-year Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) contract supporting a health programme in Pakistan.
The OO will also contribute to internal business projects and activities within the Integrity Operations team, gaining experience across business functions. The role will be managed by a Senior Manager based in the same office.
Terms of Reference
Project Delivery Support (90%)
The OO will work principally to ensure the smooth running of a selection of Integrity’s projects, by providing support to all aspects of delivery. Tasks may include:
Project Management Support
- Project Planning: Maintaining a detailed overview of all planned and live project work, timelines and milestones. Coordinate plans across large and decentralised teams.
- Risk Management: Actively supporting risk management, including identification and logging of risks according to company standard operating procedures. Maintain a relevant contextual understanding of projects. Support due diligence and vetting procedures.
- Financial Management: Support the financial administration of projects, including managing invoicing processes, expenses reconciliation and budget management and reporting.
Project Delivery
- Written Deliverables: Contributing to report drafting, editing and formatting. Quality assurance of select written deliverables. Research support on specific assignments.
- Meetings and Events: Supporting scheduling and logistical arrangements for engagement and major events with project stakeholders, across the projects’ countries of operation.
- Knowledge Management: Maintaining project-specific and company-focused digital knowledge management platforms (Podio). Maintaining streamlined and well-organised electronic project folders on SharePoint.
Team Delivery
- Consultant Management: Manage consultant contracts, track delivery time and collate timesheets across projects. Liaise with consultants and clients to prepare and process timesheets and invoices.
- Travel Support: Ensuring the smooth deployment of staff, consultants and resources through the procurement of flights, visas, letters of entry, consultant deployment checklists, and movement of funds.
- Duty of Care: Provision of operational and duty of care support to deployed project teams, including deployment, check-ins, and recovery management.
Operational Support (10%)
Support the Operation team’s functions and activities, including data & knowledge management, security and risk management, operational support and team support.
- Play a leading role in supporting office management efforts to maintain a pleasant and professional physical working environment.
- Supporting the design, testing and implementation of internal projects such as new systems, processes and tools.
- Participate in the development and delivery of team and company strategy.
- Support infrastructure tasks such as office relocations and establishing new company offices where necessary.
- Inputting on project proposals as required, including liaison with consortium partners, background research, proposal risk matrices, drafting and budget design.
- Assisting the Business Development team with consultant selection, interviewing and relationship management.
- 5 working days per year dedicated to professional development activities (e.g., receiving and delivering training, attending relevant events, achieving relevant qualifications and certifications).
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete the application form at www.integrityglobal.com/apply and attach a CV and Cover Letter, explaining why you are suitable for and want the role. Applications submitted without a cover letter and CV will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is 6th September 2024.However, we will review candidates on a rolling basis and the vacancy may be filled before this deadline**.We encourage early applications.** Please be advised that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
This position is contingent upon donor funding. Candidates must have the right to work in Pakistan.