Prison Support Officer

Description

THE PROJECT

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GF) is providing grants to Pakistan since 2011 for prevention of HIV. The current grant is being implemented by UNDP and Nai Zindagi Trust (NZT) as Principal Recipients (PR). The PRs are responsible to implement various objectives of the overall Grant.

The overall goal is to reduce the number of new HIV infections and increase uptake of HIV preventive and treatment services with a high impact HIV response to improve the health and quality of life of people living with and affected by HIV in Pakistan. The objective of Global Fund HIV grant is to increase the prevention services for PWID and other key populations.

NZT is implementing HIV prevention services for PWID and spouses of HIV+ PWID through 45 CoPC+ sites across the four provinces of Pakistan providing coverage to 62 districts. 

NZT has initiated the prevention services, HIV testing and linkage to care for prison inmates who had a history of drug use. NZT is currently implementing the services in 22 prisons of Sindh including two main prisons of Karachi; Malir & Central prison.

Nai Zindagi has a zero-tolerance policy towards Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH). All employees, partners, and representatives are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct. Recruitment is subject to thorough background and reference checks, and any form of misconduct may lead to disqualification, termination, and legal action. By applying, candidates commit to adhering to the organization’s PSEAH policies.

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

       Master’s degree (16 years of education).

• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated work experience in progressive roles in harm reduction project.

• Expertise in interacting with key populations

• Strong data management skills in excel and ability to handle complex datasets

• Preference will be given to candidates having served in an NGO providing harm reduction and HIV prevention services for injecting drug users and extensive experience of technical insight into key problems and its management among people who use drugs.

• Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment

• Strong interpersonal communication and coordination skills

• Willingness to travel as per need

• Effective trouble shooting skills

Responsibilities

• ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• To supervise the overall implementation of Prison services in compliance to service delivery guidelines and designed procedures for technical, operational, & administrative components.

  Capacity Building

• Provide customized inputs to prison staff and respective Site Managers (interior Sindh) for maximum utilization of prison and field staff (Monthly work plan).

• Evaluate performance of various sites, and coordinate with the Supervisor to ensure regular capacity building of staff as per need. 

• Assist in development, Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols and systems for Prison services (registration, HTC, linkage to ART, and data entry) 

• Act as a resource person in training of prison and field staff to provide input on the dynamics of different settings with reference to motivational- & prevention  counseling, testing, & linkage to treatment services.

  Routine oversight

• Review of daily service delivery trends of prison services through MIS reports and provide inputs and feedback to field team through emails and phone calls. 

• Review the achieved targets in accordance with work plans and take actions for provision of prison services within the required time span.

• Regularly review & update the performance with reference to Program protocols & guidelines and ensure application of these protocols in the desired manner.

• Review team’s work plans of all Prison Project sites and conduct a comparative analysis in terms of increased access to services. 

• Regular check on issues and challenges faced by Prison team and propose strategies to mitigate the problems.

  Field Visits

• Ensure quality of services provided by NZ prison staff members through field visits for Prisons. 

• Client files consistency between hard & soft record (information form, registration forms, service delivery sheets, baseline investigation, ART registration records, advanced treatments including TB , HCV and other co-infections)

  Administrative Activities

• Responsible for the management of all project related procurement and supplies management of consumables in close coordination with PSM department.

• Ensure that stock related data is computerized regularly, in addition to the maintenance of physical stock registers.
• Keep a regular check on the stocks of materials issued to Prison staff for effective controls
• Maintain petty cash and ensure that all the items are purchased on compatible market prices
• Maintain daily expense sheet for the prison sites 
• Maintain log books and vehicle maintenance and repair records
• Ensure that project vehicles are being used only for the project purposes 
• Provide secretarial support correspondence through emails, reporting and accounting matters
• Ensure maintenance of staff related documentation including attendance register, leave record etc. 
• Properly record minutes of meetings held at the project site under the supervision of line manager

• Ensure proper filing of all monitoring data and information under the supervision of line manager

  Correspondence & Coordination

• Close coordination with the PR staff to verify the data quality, data management, tracking tools, and data synthesis in line with performance indicators.

• Closely work with MIS department for development of essentials reports for Prison services.

• Implementation of feedback and recommendations provided by PR Program team as and when required.

• Assist in development of Prison wise targets of services for each reporting period. (Bi-annual)

• Participate in planning meetings and provide input on service planning for Prison services. 

Experience

5 Years

Apply By

Nov 7, 2026

Required Skills

• Report writing and Record keeping
• Safeguarding And Risk Assessment
• Emergency Procedures
• Microsoft Excel Data Management
• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Documentation
• Excel
• Communication
• Team Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Interpersonal skills
• Training and Development

Nice to Have Skills

• Project Management
• Conflict Resolution