Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Jobs October 2026 - Director General (MP-I), Pakistan Institute of Education

Last date to apply: 27 October 2026

Organisation: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training

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Director General (MP-I), Pakistan Institute of Education	1

Number of posts: 01
Job Type: Contract basis for an initial period of three (03) years, extendable subject to satisfactory performance.

Education / Qualification:

Ph.D in Social Sciences/Management/Public Policy/ Administrative Sciences or Numerical / Mathematical Sciences with Data Science from a recognized national/international university OR Master’s degree in Social Sciences/Management/Public Policy/ Administrative Sciences or Numerical / Mathematical Sciences with Data Science from a recognized national/international university.

Minimum Experience:

07 years professional experience for candidates with a Ph.D or 09 years professional experience for candidates with a Master’s degree.

Domicile Quota: Merit
Job Location: Islamabad
Test City(s): Islamabad
Gender: Male / Female

Job Description / Duties:

• Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the Institute in alignment with national education priorities and emerging global trends.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Institute’s strategic plans, policies, systems, and institutional reforms.
• Oversee education research, policy analysis, national assessments, data systems, and knowledge products to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Advise the Government on education policy, sector planning, learning outcomes, and reform initiatives.
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, accountability, and high performance across the Institute.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with federal and provincial governments, academia, development partners, civil society, and the private sector.
• Ensure effective governance, resource management, performance monitoring, and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Represent the Institute at national and international forums and promote collaboration for strengthening Pakistan’s education sector.
• Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Federal Government or the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

Performance Targets and Indicators:

• Effective implementation of PIE's strategic plan, institutional reforms and performance-management framework, resulting in improved institutional effectiveness.
• High-quality and policy-relevant research, policy analysis and collaborative studies produced on priority education-sector issues and utilized for evidence-based decision-making.
• Strengthened education data systems and national assessments, providing reliable and timely evidence on education performance, learning outcomes and sector trends.
• Timely and credible evidence-based advice provided to the Federal Government/Ministry for education policy, sector planning and reform initiatives.
• Effective collaboration established with federal, provincial and regional governments, academia, development partners, civil society and private sector to strengthen education research, policy and planning.
• Pakistan's participation in relevant international benchmarking strengthened, with findings translated into identified areas for improvement; education data, research and analytical products regularly disseminated to stakeholders.
• Effective governance, financial and human-resource management, monitoring, accountability and compliance mechanisms maintained to ensure transparent and high-performing institutional operations.

Posted on 13 October 2026

Source: National Job Portal
https://njp.gov.pk/jobs/9829
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