Senior Monitoring Assistant

About the role

The Senior Monitoring Assistant will support the National Deputy Programme Manager in overseeing grant and project implementation, ensuring compliance, quality, and impact, especially for women and vulnerable groups.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare weekly site‑visit plans and conduct regular field visits to monitor project progress and verify activities.
• Collect, verify, and analyse monitoring data, compile reports, and provide timely feedback to programme management.
• Identify gaps, risks and recommend corrective actions; document success stories and lessons learned.
• Support additional assessments, spot checks and follow‑up monitoring as required.
• Maintain accurate monitoring records and ensure compliance with organisational policies and safeguarding principles.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in political science, law or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in development assistance, programme monitoring and evaluation, preferably with international organisations.
• Experience working in challenging field‑based environments and humanitarian settings.
• Fluency in English and Urdu (oral and written).

Required skills

• Project monitoring and evaluation.
• Stakeholder coordination and liaison.