Assistant Director (Legal)

Contractual · Quetta / Sukkur / Lahore / Islamabad · Multiple Posts

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and vet legal instruments including rules, regulations, policy documents, and ordinances to ensure alignment with applicable statutes and NADRA’s operational mandate.
• Represent NADRA in court proceedings, regulatory tribunals, and arbitration forums, coordinating closely with retained external legal counsel on complex litigation matters.
• Conduct comprehensive legal research on new legislation, superior court judgments, and regulatory amendments that may affect NADRA’s registration, data protection, or enforcement functions.
• Prepare well-reasoned legal opinions, briefs, and memoranda on contractual disputes, service matters, procurement issues, and inter-departmental or inter-agency legal questions.
• Review and negotiate contracts, MoUs, data-sharing agreements, and vendor service agreements, identifying legal risks and recommending protective clauses before execution by competent authority.
• Maintain the regional legal case register and track all pending litigation with accurate records of hearing dates, court orders, appeal timelines, and required follow-up actions.
• Advise regional management and operations teams on compliance requirements under the NADRA Ordinance, data privacy regulations, and public procurement rules applicable to their functions.
• Coordinate with NADRA Headquarters legal section and peer regional legal officers to ensure uniform legal practice and prompt escalation of critical matters requiring central guidance.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: LL.B or Bar at Law — minimum 16 years of HEC-verified and attested education is mandatory without exception.
• Experience: Preferably 5 years of relevant legal experience in litigation, legal drafting, regulatory compliance, or corporate legal advisory roles.
• Key Skills: Legal drafting, statutory research, case management, contract review, court representation, legal opinion writing, regulatory compliance.
• Age Limit: Maximum 40 years at time of application.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Superintendent (Legal)

Contractual · VIP NRC RHO Islamabad · 01 Post

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct clerical and administrative staff within the NADRA legal section, assigning daily tasks, monitoring productivity, and ensuring smooth workflow of documentation at all times.
• Coordinate the preparation and compilation of legal case files, ensuring all relevant evidence, correspondence, affidavits, and supporting documents are complete and submitted on schedule.
• Maintain a comprehensive and current litigation case diary covering all pending matters, with accurate entries for hearing dates, received orders, and actions to be taken by the legal team.
• Liaise with court officials, external legal counsel, and government departments to obtain cause lists, certified copies of court orders, and other legal documents required by NADRA’s legal officers.
• Receive, log, and route all incoming legal notices, show-cause letters, court summons, and departmental inquiries to the appropriate legal officer with recommended timelines for response preparation.
• Manage the legal section’s physical and electronic filing system, ensuring case records, signed orders, precedent files, and correspondence are systematically organized and retrievable on demand.
• Prepare periodic litigation status reports for senior legal officers detailing the current position of all active and pending cases, recent court decisions, and next steps required.
• Ensure all time-critical legal filings — including payment of court fees, written statements, replies to notices, and appeals — are processed well within the limitation periods prescribed by law.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Graduation (minimum 14 years of education) — HEC attested degree is mandatory.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years of experience in legal administration, case file coordination, or clerical supervision in a legal or quasi-judicial setting.
• Key Skills: Staff supervision, litigation file management, court coordination, legal record-keeping, deadline tracking, departmental reporting.
• Age Limit: Maximum 40 years.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Company Secretary – NTL

Contractual · Islamabad HQ · 01 Post

Job Responsibilities

• Organize, prepare agendas for, and record accurate minutes of all Board of Directors meetings, sub-committee sessions, and Annual General Meetings in strict compliance with the Companies Act 2017.
• Ensure full statutory compliance for NTL by managing all SECP filings including annual returns, financial statements, changes in directors, and other prescribed statutory forms within legal deadlines.
• Advise the Board of Directors and senior management on corporate governance best practices, directors’ fiduciary duties, related-party transaction disclosures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and update all statutory registers including the register of members, register of directors and officers, register of charges, and beneficial ownership register as required under Pakistani company law.
• Manage the issuance, transfer, and recording of shares and securities, coordinating with share registrars and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company’s shareholding records at all times.
• Draft and dispatch board resolutions, notices of general meetings, proxy forms, and official regulatory correspondence to directors, shareholders, SECP, and other relevant authorities.
• Serve as the primary liaison between NTL and its external stakeholders including SECP, legal advisors, statutory auditors, and government ministries on all corporate compliance and regulatory matters.
• Develop, implement, and periodically review internal corporate governance frameworks, board charter, secretarial procedures, and code of conduct policies to strengthen institutional accountability.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: MBA, M.Com, LL.B, ACCA, ACA, or Chartered Secretary qualification from an HEC-recognized institution.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in company secretarial work, corporate governance, board management, or legal compliance in a public or private sector organization.
• Key Skills: Corporate governance, SECP compliance, Companies Act 2017, board minute drafting, statutory filings, shareholder management, regulatory liaison.
• Age Limit: Maximum 55 years.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Superintendent (Vigilance)

Contractual · Nationwide – 40+ Locations · Multiple Posts

Posting Locations by Region

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct field surveillance, monitoring, and intelligence-gathering operations within the assigned area to detect irregularities, fraud, identity theft, and misconduct related to NADRA’s registration processes.
• Prepare detailed vigilance reports, field observation summaries, and incident documentation based on surveillance findings, informant inputs, and physical or documentary evidence collected on assignment.
• Liaise with district administration, local law enforcement agencies, and NADRA regional offices to coordinate enforcement activities and share actionable intelligence on fraudulent registration activities.
• Monitor the conduct and activities of NADRA field operators, registration centre staff, and assigned contractors, reporting violations of rules, SOPs, or service terms to the competent authority.
• Maintain a discreet network of contacts and confidential sources within the assigned territory to gather early intelligence on emerging threats, corrupt practices, or malpractice within NADRA operations.
• Support departmental inquiries and fact-finding investigations against employees or agents implicated in misconduct, compiling evidence-based finding reports for review by the competent disciplinary authority.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all vigilance operations, source identities, investigation files, surveillance plans, and sensitive intelligence at all times in compliance with security protocols.
• Submit accurate daily, weekly, and monthly vigilance situation reports to the regional headquarters with details on field activities, reported incidents, pending investigations, and area security assessments.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Matric combined with a 3-Month Intelligence Course from an approved institution — SMI, DSI/NIA, SOI, Naval Intelligence, or IB Academy. This combination is a mandatory eligibility requirement.
• Experience: Prior background in intelligence work, surveillance operations, law enforcement, or security services is strongly expected.
• Key Skills: Field surveillance, intelligence reporting, confidential source handling, law enforcement liaison, investigation support, disciplinary inquiry assistance.
• Age Limit: Maximum 52 years.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Assistant Director (Java Developer)

Contractual · Digital Economy Enhancement Project · Islamabad

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade Java applications and microservices supporting NADRA’s Digital Economy Enhancement Project platform, data processing pipelines, and citizen-facing services.
• Write optimized, secure, and well-documented Java code using frameworks including Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful API architecture in full compliance with NADRA’s software development standards.
• Collaborate with system architects, business analysts, and project managers to translate functional and non-functional requirements into accurate technical specifications and deployable software modules.
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and peer code reviews to ensure high software quality, security compliance, and system reliability before deployment to production environments.
• Integrate third-party government APIs, payment gateways, biometric services, and inter-agency data exchange interfaces required for NADRA’s digital economy platform interoperability.
• Participate actively in Agile sprint cycles including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives, delivering assigned user stories and development tasks on schedule.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and system failures in the Java application stack within agreed service level agreement timeframes.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation covering architecture diagrams, API specifications, database schemas, and deployment runbooks to support system operations and future development cycles.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: BS (4 years) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or IT — HEC attested. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Preferably 5 years of Java development experience in enterprise, fintech, or government technology environments.
• Key Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST APIs, Microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, Agile/Scrum, unit testing, API integration, technical documentation.
• Age Limit: Maximum 37 years.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Deputy Director – Governance, Risk Assessment & Compliance (GRC)

Contractual · Islamabad · Senior IT Role

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of NADRA’s IT governance framework, including policy development, control architecture, and risk management processes aligned with ISO 27001, COBIT, and NIST standards.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of NADRA’s IT infrastructure, systems, applications, and data assets, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending prioritized mitigation and remediation strategies.
• Develop and maintain NADRA’s IT compliance program, ensuring adherence to applicable data protection laws, cybersecurity regulations, government IT policies, and international best practices.
• Oversee the GRC function’s engagement with internal and external auditors, preparing audit readiness assessments, coordinating audit fieldwork, and managing the timely resolution of audit findings.
• Direct the monitoring and reporting of key risk indicators (KRIs) and control effectiveness metrics, presenting regular GRC dashboards and exception reports to NADRA senior leadership.
• Lead cyber security incident response planning and tabletop exercises, coordinating with the IT security team to strengthen NADRA’s organizational resilience against cyber threats and data breaches.
• Mentor and guide the Assistant Director GRC and GRC team members, building internal capacity in risk assessment methodology, compliance monitoring, and governance documentation practices.
• Evaluate and recommend GRC technology platforms and tools to automate compliance tracking, risk registers, policy management, and audit workflows across NADRA’s enterprise systems.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: BS (4 years) in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security, Information Security, Data Science, or AI — HEC attested from a recognized university.
• Experience: As per NADRA rules; senior-level GRC experience in IT governance, risk management, or cyber security compliance is strongly expected for this Deputy Director grade.
• Key Skills: IT GRC frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST), risk assessment, compliance management, audit coordination, cybersecurity governance, team leadership, GRC tools.
• Age Limit: Maximum 44 years.
• Certifications Preferred: CISM, CRISC, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or equivalent.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Deputy Assistant Director – Database Administrator (DBA)

Contractual · Islamabad · IT / Database

Job Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain NADRA’s enterprise database systems — including Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL — ensuring continuous availability, optimal performance, and data integrity at all times.
• Design and implement automated database backup, recovery, and replication strategies to protect NADRA’s national identity data and ensure business continuity in the event of system failure.
• Monitor database performance metrics, analyze slow queries, review execution plans, and implement tuning strategies to optimize response times for NADRA’s high-volume transactional workloads.
• Apply database security controls including user access management, privilege auditing, data encryption, and patch management to protect sensitive citizen registration data from unauthorized access.
• Collaborate with application development teams to review and optimize database schemas, stored procedures, indexes, and data models for new or enhanced NADRA software systems.
• Plan and execute database migrations, version upgrades, and capacity expansions in coordination with the infrastructure team, minimizing downtime and system risk during critical operations.
• Investigate and resolve database incidents, data inconsistencies, replication failures, and performance alerts through root cause analysis and implementation of permanent corrective measures.
• Maintain comprehensive database documentation covering configurations, backup schedules, disaster recovery procedures, data dictionaries, and change management logs for audit and compliance purposes.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: BS (4 years) in Computer Science, IT, or Software Engineering — HEC attested. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: As per NADRA rules; relevant hands-on database administration experience in production enterprise environments is expected.
• Key Skills: Oracle DBA, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, database backup and recovery, performance tuning, query optimization, database security, replication, disaster recovery.
• Age Limit: Maximum 30 years.
• Certifications Preferred: Oracle OCP, Microsoft Certified DBA, or equivalent database administration certification.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing

Assistant Director – Governance, Risk Assessment & Compliance (GRC)

Contractual · Islamabad · IT / GRC

Job Responsibilities

• Execute IT risk assessment exercises across NADRA’s systems and applications, documenting identified risks, assigning severity ratings, and tracking remediation actions through to closure.
• Maintain NADRA’s IT compliance registers by tracking regulatory obligations, internal policy requirements, and control effectiveness evidence against applicable frameworks such as ISO 27001 and COBIT.
• Assist in developing and updating IT governance policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines, ensuring they remain current with evolving regulatory requirements and organizational changes.
• Support internal and external IT audit engagements by preparing evidence packages, responding to auditor queries, and coordinating timely resolution of identified control gaps and findings.
• Monitor the implementation status of risk treatment plans, control improvements, and audit recommendations, escalating overdue items to the Deputy Director GRC with documented justification.
• Prepare GRC status reports, risk dashboards, and compliance scorecards for periodic review by the Deputy Director and NADRA senior management in a clear and actionable format.
• Conduct cybersecurity awareness sessions and GRC training workshops for NADRA IT staff, promoting a risk-aware culture and understanding of compliance obligations across the organization.
• Evaluate third-party vendor IT risk assessments and assist in reviewing data sharing agreements, cloud service contracts, and outsourced IT service arrangements for governance and compliance implications.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: BS (4 years) in Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security, Information Security, Data Science, or AI — HEC attested from an HEC-recognized university.
• Experience: As per NADRA rules; experience in IT risk assessment, compliance monitoring, or information security governance is strongly expected for this role.
• Key Skills: IT risk assessment, compliance monitoring, ISO 27001, COBIT, audit support, policy writing, GRC reporting, cybersecurity awareness, vendor risk management.
• Age Limit: Maximum 37 years.
• Certifications Preferred: CRISC, CISA, CompTIA Security+, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or equivalent.
• Gender: Male / Female
• Apply: careers.nadra.gov.pk/JobListing