Organizational Structure
SPO is a national civil society organization. Its national centre is in Islamabad, but it has eight regional offices in Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Turbat and Dera Ismail Khan. Besides that one project office in Muzafarabad and six temporary project offices are contributing to achieving SPO’s goals. The national center’s role is to co-ordinate activities of all the regional centers and in addition to its corporate functions provides technical support and guidance on issues such as programme policies, strategies, funding and networking. The regional centers are directly responsible for implementing SPO’s strategy in the field. SPO is a not-for-profit organization, with well-laid policies and procedures to facilitate the work. SPO is an equal opportunity employer with staff strength of 141 permanent staff along with 110 short-term project staff, volunteers and interns. SPO is among the few organizations that have a special job quota for physically challenged individuals. SPO has an elaborate Human Resource Development plan for the professional growth of SPO staff. It includes trainings, both at home and abroad, exposure visits, conferences, seminars, study grants etc. SPO has formulated around twenty policies and procedures along with five manuals that guide the team in administrative and programmatic functioning. The systems and procedures reflect upon the stress laid by the organization on transparency and accountability. SPO has been able to reach out to people in more than sixty districts of the country thus reaching out to fifty five percent of the geographical area of the country through various interventions. Implicit and inherent in the struggle for improvement is the stress on quality. Not aiming for immediate, short-term results, but doing the spadework that is building capacities, fostering networks, raising awareness for long-term, sustainable impacts. SPO’s stress on quality can be witnessed both in its program work, and in its own operations and processes.
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Benefits to Staff
Following are the benefits our employees enjoy at SPO. Some of the benefits vary depending upon the nature of contract: Provident Fund Medical Insurance Life Insurance Mobile Allowance Shuttle Service Employee Old Age Benefit
Work
With the passage of time the activities of SPO has diversified to cover the emerging issues in the particular socio-economic and political context of Pakistan. Currently, SPO’s core areas are democratic governance, social justice and peace and harmony. In addition, SPO has a component of special projects that deals with disasters and emergency situations, such as earthquake in Azad Kashmir, floods in Balochistan and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of NWFP. Human rights lies at the heart of SPO’s core programme of democratic governance, social justice and peace and harmony in society. The core programme aims at nurturing democracy, justice and peace in the state and society through capacity building, action research, awareness raising, advocacy, policy dialogue, dissemination of information and literature, mobilization of communities, developing partnership with local organisation and encouraging and supporting peace movements. The cumulative outcome of these activities appears in the shape of enhanced capacity of community organisation and public interest institutions to exercise and promote democratic governance and structures at all levels, enhanced capacity of community organisations and public interest institutions to watch and advocate for social justice with a special focus on health, education, women empowerment, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian support and improved social harmony and consensus on local and national issues among different segments of society
Departments
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Template Tables
S# NAME OF AFFECTED AREA/VILLAGE TEHSIL UNION COUNCIL HOUSE HOLD POPULATION 1 Ghulam Sarwar Tumbo Manjo Shura 10 93 2 Sajan KHan Shanwani Tumbo Manjo Shura 18 167 3 Haji Abdul Sattar Tumbo Manjo Shura 6 53 4 Arz Muhamad Umrani Tumbo Manjo Shura 5 48 5 Naiq Muhammad Umrani Tumbo Manjo Shura 12 109 6 Basheer Ahmed Tumbo Manjo Shura 8 73 7 Khair Muhammad Tumbo Manjo Shura 22 206 8 Rajab Ali Umrani Tumbo Manjo Shura 4 43 9 Master Abdul Ghafar Tumbo Manjo Shura 5 34 10 Haji Amanullah Tumbo Manjo Shura 7 59 11 Allah Bakhsh Tumbo Manjo Shura 5 48 12 Rais Adam KHani Tumbo Manjo Shura 3 19 13 Sahib Dad Subhani Tumbo Manjo Shura 3 37 14 Ghulam Rasool Subhani Tumbo Manjo Shura 5 44 15 Tallo Khan Subhani Tumbo Manjo Shura 10 103 16 Haji Umer Subhani Tumbo Manjo Shura 4 35 17 Zahid Hussain Umerani Tumbo Manjo Shura 15 142 18 Fazal Muhammad Umerani Tumbo Manjo Shura 5 46 19 Mihammad Ehsan Umerani Tumbo Manjo Shura 6 57 20 Mahkoom Ud Din Tumbo Manjo Shura 4 33 Health Insurance Ceilings for SPO Staff for Year 2012-2013 Health Insurance Claims Limits for staff Proposed (July 2012- June 2013) IPD Per confinement per Insured 80,000 Room Limit 5,000 Accidental Coverestigations 50% ehhencement IPD Limit Day cases No Sublimit Pre / Post Hospitolzation 30 days MATERNITY Normal 40,000 Cesarean 65,000 Circumcision covered in maternity limit DREAD DISEASE BENEFIT Annual Limit per Insured 300,000 OUT PATIENT BENEFIT OPD (Married) 30,000 OPD (Single) 20,000 Including dental, homeopathic,Naturopathic 35% of OPD Limit
Values
Partners/communities We believe in sovereignty of and equity with our partners. Owners/employees/supporters Ownership of our mission is based on mutual trust, honesty, professionalism and transparency. Process Our process is based on an understanding of roles and responsibilities, which include accountability, ethnic impartiality and effective participation. Improvement Creativity and innovation is the hallmark of all our efforts. Citizenship As a citizen of this country we believe that everyone should access their basic rights and discharge their obligation with same fervour.
HR Gallery
International Trainings Program Review Meeting June 2012 Program Review Meeting December 2010 Gender Training October 2010
Partner Organizations
List of SPO Partner Organizations of the current programme: D.I. Khan District Matiari Ghotki Gwadar Karachi Kech Mianwali and Khushab Multan Peshawar Quetta Shikarpur