Business Support Assistant (Programme) SC4 Lasbela, Balochistan

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About Job

Job Title: Business Support Assistant (Programme)

Grade: SC4

Type of contract: Service Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Duty Station: Lasbela Balochistan

TERMS & CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary leave plus a medical insurance.

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

The Lasbela district in coastal Balochistan continues to face a persistent food security and nutrition crisis. Classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and assessed in AMN Phase 34 the district reflects a reality where malnutrition remains severe even as awareness of healthy practices has improved. The binding constraint is no longer knowledge alone but the structural last-mile food environment gap: nutritious foods remain seasonally unavailable unaffordable or inaccessible - particularly for remote coastal communities and fisherfolk households with limited access to fresh vegetables during long fishing trips.
The proposed initiative is explicitly structured around the 4As Framework for Food Security and Nutrition - moving beyond Awareness to ensure Availability Accessibility and Affordability of nutritious foods through durable community food systems.
Over the past two years WFPs investments under GLLSP-II and WE-LED have established four robust operational community platforms WE-LED (Women Empowerment through Livelihood and Enterprise Development) centers and NutriHubs and trained 113 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) demonstrating strong potential for sustainable women-led nutrition-sensitive livelihoods. This project will carry out a strategic consolidation phase to protect and multiply these investments by transforming WE-LED/ NutriHubs and the CRPs into durable district-level food system assets with additional layering of resilience building at community level through restoration and creation of critical communal infrastructure for protecting lives and livelihoods at community level.

JOB PURPOSE

The overall objective of this position is to assist in implementation of the project activities in the target communities within the district in a well-organized manner. Documentation and record keeping of all field activities is also the primary responsibility of the incumbent. The incumbent will directly report to the Programme Associate (Lasbela based).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive nor exhaustive):

1. Gather information with clear direction to support the drafting of documents and preparing reports by other staff.
2. Take responsibility for the maintenance of set standard systems and files to ensure information is accurate and readily available for the function.
3. Identify simple discrepancies in statistics and data such as missing information and report to senior staff for accurate information reporting
4. Work and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
5. Work closely with Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and Community Organizations representatives (COs) and facilitate them in carrying out their community awareness sessions
6. Keep hard and soft records of all training activities at district level and in the target communities. Also track progress of CRPs and COs sessions against their pre-defined targets.
7. Assist the Project Associate in scheduling field activities especially community awareness
sessions to ensure timely completion of workplan activities
8. Perform other related duties as assigned in line with the position level and expertise.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education:

Completion of Secondary School Certificate. Bachelors degree preferably in Social Sciences Business Administration is desirable. Knowledge of SBCC would be preferred.

Experience:

Minimum 4 years of experience in implementing programme-related activities.
- Field work experience in social mobilization and capacity building/ awareness raising
- Experience in public health and nutrition related projects is preferable
- Experience working in surveys
- Experience working in Lasbela

Knowledge & Skills:
Proficient in the use of office equipment and computer software packages such as
Microsoft Word and other.
Knowledge of work routines and methods in order to complete processes under minimal supervision.
Uses tact and courtesy to give and receive information to a wide range of individuals.

Language:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in English Urdu. Fluency in other local languages used in Balochistan is preferable.

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