Assistant Director (Social Safeguard)

Assistant Director (Social Safeguard) to support social safeguard compliance, land acquisition and resettlement planning and grievance redress for the Improving Workforce Readiness in Punjab Project. Improving Workforce Readiness in Punjab Project (IWRPP), Government of the Punjab has advertised a post of Assistant Director (Social Safeguard) in Punjab. Place of posting: Lahore, Punjab.

Post

Assistant Director (Social Safeguard)

Department

Improving Workforce Readiness in Punjab Project (IWRPP), Government of the Punjab

Total posts

1

Pay scale

PPS-07

Salary

PKR 160,000 – 260,000 per month

Employment type

Contract

Job nature

Contract

Category

Social Development

Region

Punjab

Unit / wing

Civil Works Wing

Last date to apply

4 Sept 2026

• Update safeguard documents including addenda to social safeguard documents
• Provide training to staff and consultants involved in preparation and implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plans
• Provide guidance and hands-on capacity development on land acquisition and resettlement to the PIU and implementing agencies and provide on-the-job training
• Facilitate establishment and functioning of a context-specific grievance redress mechanism at project and field level and prepare an outreach program for displaced persons
• Document progress on the grievance redress mechanism in periodic reports including complaints resolved or outstanding
• Prepare internal monitoring reports periodically and share with stakeholders including disclosure of LARPs on the executing agency website
• Facilitate the External Monitoring Consultant in preparing the External Monitoring Report and Corrective Action Plans in case of non-compliance
• Perform any other task assigned by the Project Director, PIU or ADB

• Bachelors (16 Years)|Masters - Masters in Social Sciences, in Social Sciences, recognised by HEC
• Preferably Masters degree in Social Sciences or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
• Preferably 8 years relevant experience in resettlement planning and implementation, preferably in multilateral finance institution funded projects
• Well conversant with preparation and implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plans
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Working experience in the Punjab region preferred

• Required experience: At least 8 years
• Preferably 8 years of relevant experience in resettlement planning and implementation, preferably in projects financed by multilateral finance institutions; well conversant with preparation and implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plans
• Experience accepted from: Foreign Funded Projects, International Organizations, Government Institutions, Asian Development Bank Projects

• Male: 35 – 50 years
• Female: 35 – 50 years
• Transgender: 35 – 50 years

Age is normally counted as at the closing date given in the official advertisement. Any relaxation shown above applies only where the advertisement allows it - it is never automatic.

1. Interview

• Paper type: Mcqs

• Domicile

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