Assistant Grants Manager - Livelihood

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Job Description Assist the Grant Manager–Livelihoods in providing technical and operational support to Partner Organizations (POs) for effective implementation of livelihood interventions. Support monitoring of livelihood grants, productive asset transfers, skills development, employment, and income-generation activities against approved plans, targets, and indicators. Assist in reviewing, validating, and verifying progress reports, beneficiary data, and supporting documentation submitted by assigned POs. Ensure timely and accurate MIS data entry and updating for assigned POs, including completeness, consistency, validation, and data quality. Provide support during regular field visits and output monitoring to verify beneficiary coverage, delivery of interventions, quality of implementation, and achievement of planned results. Support the development and application of monitoring tools, checklists, indicators, benchmarks, and reporting formats for livelihood interventions. Assist in identifying data gaps, implementation challenges, and variances, and coordinate with POs for timely corrective actions. Support systematic collection, compilation, verification, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data related to livelihood interventions. Provide technical guidance and capacity-building support to PO staff on monitoring, reporting, MIS data management, documentation, and data quality. Track livelihood beneficiary outcomes, including asset utilization, skills application, employment, enterprise development, and income generation, and flag issues requiring follow-up. Coordinate with the M&E team to ensure timely submission of quality data, monitoring reports, and other Programme information. Maintain proper records of field monitoring findings, PO performance, follow-up actions, and implementation progress. Support the Grant Manager–Livelihoods in providing regular updates to PMU management on progress, challenges, risks, and required actions. Perform any other related duties assigned by the Supervisor. Qualification & Experience Master’s degree or 16-year education preferably in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Agriculture / Livestock, or Project Management or related field from a recognized institution. Minimum of 5 years of overall field-level experience, including at least 3 years of experience in monitoring livelihood asset transfer programmes. Experience of handling projects including community development and trainings; technical vocational education and livelihoods. Good understanding of Skill Development and Employment in the rural context. Excellent report writing skills. Experience and skills in coordination and relationship management. Note: The position is based in Islamabad Only shortlisted candidates will be called for further selection process. No TA/DA shall be admissible. The PMU reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of posts or cancel the recruitment process, in whole or in part, without assigning any reason. Read More Eligibility Criteria Qualifications Bachelor of Arts (BA) MBA (Project Management) MA Sociology Bachelor of Science Bachelors of Business Administration- BBA EMBA (Management Sciences) EMBA (Development Studies) BBA (Agriculture Business) Master of Business Administration -MBA MA Social Sciences Master of Arts Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation Read More Experience 5 Years Age Limit Max: 45 years Application Deadline 05 Oct 2026 8 days left Don't miss this opportunity! Submit your application before the deadline. Quick Overview Posted: 20 Sep 2026 Deadline: 05 Oct 2026