Senior Assistant, Institute for Educational Development - (260003N3)
Karachi, PakistanIntroduction
Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) was established in July 1993 with the overall objective of becoming a leader in educational reform and improvement, especially in developing countries. The aim of AKU-IED is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of schools and other educational institutions in the country through innovation, policy development, practice, training and research.The project aims to develop a Teacher Career Pathway and Promotion Framework that provides clear, merit-based, and performance-oriented progression routes for teachers. The framework further works in linking teachers career progression with their classroom performance; allowing for dual pathways to excel as a teacher or leader; integrating evidence of teacher’s performance indicators; improving teachers motivation; and introducing teaching licenses. In short that aim of the framework is to establish a system of transparent, competency-based career system for the teachers of Balochistan.This is a grant-funded contractual position.Responsibilities:
You will be responsible to:provide overall administrative support by maintaining meeting calendars, preparing work schedules, arranging travel itineraries, and managing required resources and stationeryorganise and execute logistics, venues, and communications for meetings, workshops, trainings, and official visits; provide on-site support and prepare official meeting minutesmanage professional communications via phone and email with internal project teams, research specialists, and external clients.
You should have:a BS in Social Sciences or B.Ed. from a reputable national or international universityat least one year of experience, preferably in performing tasks related to day-to-day project operationsgood interpersonal and communication skills in both written and verbal English and Urduskills in preparing work schedules and itinerariesskills in organising events, including logistics and communicationproficiency in MS Office and Excel.Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
: Pakistan-Karachi
: Aga Khan University Pakistan
: Contractual
: Standard
: 15/09/2026, 8:39:20 AM
: 22/09/2026, 6:59:00 PM
