Welfare Projects Manager
Job Description
Baitussalam Welfare Trust (BWT) is a Karachi-based Islamic welfare organization operating across Pakistan with initiatives in education, health, and community development. The Projects Department is recruiting a Welfare Projects Manager to oversee multiple projects on a full-time, on-site basis, reporting to the Projects Department leadership.
This is a central operations role responsible for project planning, execution, and coordination. You will manage the full project lifecycle, working closely with internal departments, international NGOs, and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee planning, operations, and analysis across all active welfare projects
- Develop and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for each project to ensure consistency and quality
- Create project proposals aligned with organizational goals
- Coordinate extensively with International NGOs (INGOs) and international project partners on all project-related matters
- Manage correspondence and liaison work for international partnerships (including regional projects such as those in Damascus)
- Work with the Procurement Department to source project materials and fulfill operational needs
- Lead and supervise distribution activities for project initiatives
- Draft, negotiate, and oversee the signing of MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding) with partners
- Conduct regular site monitoring and inspections of project facilities including clothing banks, labs, and tandoor facilities
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, operations, or a closely related field
- Proven experience managing or supervising a team
- Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent coordination, communication, and liaison skills across departments and with external INGO partners
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities; capacity to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Availability for occasional extended work hours as project needs require
- Willingness and comfort with on-site monitoring visits and field site work
- Fluency in English (required)
Candidates will be asked about prior team sizes supervised, INGO/international donor coordination experience, NGO/welfare sector background, availability for extended hours and field work, current salary expectations, and availability to join.