Strategic and operational leadership, social mobilization, Producer Group formation and registration, Producer Alliance development, Business Plans, Gender and inclusion, Private-sector engagement, Capacity building, Field monitoring etc
Key responsibilities
Strategic Planning, Target Management and Team Leadership Support the Team Lead in the overall planning, coordination, and delivery of TRF's Social Mobilization component under SLADP, and act on the Team Lead's behalf during absence when authorized. Provide senior-level strategic direction to ensure that implementation aligns with approved project objectives, work plans, milestones, and quality standards. Translate project-level targets into district, tehsil, Union Council (UC), and community-level implementation plans, and set annual, quarterly, and monthly priorities. Provide strategic and operational guidance to Field Coordinators, District Social Mobilizers, and other assigned staff, including work planning, geographical assignments, and performance management. Oversee staffing, deployment, capacity building, and resource requirements of the field team. Review performance against RBM targets, identify implementation gaps, and initiate timely corrective and preventive actions. Ensure effective communication and coordination between provincial/project management and the field implementation structure, and across program, finance, administration, human resources, monitoring, and compliance functions. Promote evidence-based management, learning, continuous improvement, and sustainability of project interventions. Producer Group and Value-Chain Development Oversee the mobilization of SMPs and the formation of PGs across the dairy, meat, fodder, and aquaculture/fish value chains, in line with approved eligibility criteria. Ensure the timely progression of eligible PGs through registration and institutional strengthening, including governance, record-keeping, and basic business planning. Oversee capacity-building and orientation activities for PG members and leadership, with particular attention to women and vulnerable producers. Facilitate the formation and functioning of Producer Alliances and market linkages in coordination with the Team Lead and relevant consortium partners. Ensure that women-led and women-inclusive PG targets are planned, tracked, and achieved within each value chain. Quality Assurance, Verification and Data Management Establish and oversee quality-control mechanisms for Social Mobilization activities and reported achievements. Conduct or arrange field verification and spot checks of reported producers, PGs, membership records, registration status, and supporting documentation. Verify reported achievements for accuracy and eligibility before consolidation and submission to project management. Maintain an accurate, updated, and auditable MIS/database covering SMPs, PG formation, membership, registration, and progress against targets. Ensure timely correction of data discrepancies and maintenance of supporting evidence files. Coordination and Stakeholder Management Coordinate with the Team Lead, TRF management, ACTED, LEAD Pakistan, relevant Government of Sindh departments, local administration, and other authorized stakeholders. Represent TRF in project meetings, consultations, workshops, and field events, within the authority delegated by TRF management. Maintain effective communication with the technical, M&E, gender, safeguarding, finance, and administration functions. Facilitate timely resolution of implementation challenges and recommend corrective actions to project management. Risk, Grievance and Resource Management Identify implementation, safeguarding, security, community, financial, and reputational risks, ensure that mitigation measures are put in place and followed up, and escalate material issues through established channels. Ensure that the project's grievance and complaints mechanism is understood and functioning at field level, and that grievances are recorded, referred, and resolved in a timely manner. Promote women's meaningful participation and implementation of the project's gender and social inclusion strategy. Monitor field budgets and expenditure against approved plans in coordination with the finance team, and support efficient logistics and resource use. Reporting Requirements and Key Deliverables Reporting Maintain regular coordination with Field Coordinators and District Social Mobilizers and review implementation progress. Conduct monthly target-versus-achievement reviews and document corrective actions. Maintain an updated pipeline of producers, PGs, registration status, and Producer Alliance progress. Submit consolidated monthly and periodic progress reports to the Team Lead / authorized project management. Key Deliverables Achievement of approved Social Mobilization and PG formation targets, subject to approved timelines and eligibility requirements. Project-wide and district/division-level implementation plans and target trackers.
Requirements
Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Agriculture, Business Administration, or a related discipline, Substantial experience in project/team management, social mobilization, livelihoods, agriculture, livestock, or rural development, PMD-Pro certification or equivalent project management qualification preferred, Strong leadership, stakeholder coordination, reporting, budgeting, and field operations skills.
