Eligibility / Qualification Required:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Blockchain, or closely related discipline from a recognized institution. Professional certifications in Licensing, Regulations, Finance, Economics or any other relevant fiscal discipline shall be considered an added advantage.
• Experience: At least 6-8 years of experience in financial supervision, risk management, compliance, or audit, with:
  • (a) Experience in on-site and off-site supervision or inspection of regulated entities, including assessment of regulatory and supervisory compliance.
  • (b) Practical exposure to evaluating prudential soundness, governance, internal controls, disclosures, market conduct, and customer-asset protection.
  • (c) Experience conducting supervisory inspections, thematic reviews, or compliance examinations using risk-based methodologies.
  • (d) Ability to assess and maintain supervisory risk profiles and risk scores, including identification of emerging risks and vulnerabilities.
  • (e) Experience in identifying, documenting, and escalating regulatory non-compliance of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), digital-asset business models, and related prudential and consumer-protection risks.
  • (f) Strong analytical, report-writing, and cross-functional coordination skills, with experience working across supervision, enforcement, policy, and legal teams.

How to Apply:

• Application forms may be viewed and submitted along with CVs at https://recruitment.pvara.team/ within 15-days from the date of advertisement.
• Applicant may apply for more than one post by submitting separate application form for each post.
• Incomplete applications and those received after closing date will not be entertained.

General Conditions:

• Candidates will produce original documents / certificates at the time of interview.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be called for test/ interview.
• The initial appointment will be for a period of three (03) years further extendable to further Two (02) years.
• No TA/DA will be given for appearing in test/ interview.
• PVARA reserves the rights to cancel, increase or decrease the number of posts / withdraw advertisement in part or in total.
• Government servants may also apply and compete for the abovementioned posts after obtaining a No Objection Certificate from their Parent Departments/Cadre Administrators. If selected for any post, a lien against his/her term at PVARA will be considered a deputation.
• The approved pay structure for the General and Technical Cadres for Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 reflecting minimum pay and maximum pay, shall be as follows:Post CadreMinimum Pay (PKR)/MonthMaximum Pay (PKR)/MonthTier-1-General Cadre489,300733,950Tier-2-General Cadre377,720566,580Tier-3-General Cadre244,590366,885Tier-1-Technical Cadre2,000,0003,150,000Tier-2-Technical Cadre1,750,0001,875,000Tier-3-Technical Cadre875,000975,000
• Authority may grant a special talent allowance, up to 100% of approved pay, to individuals with rare, specialized expertise and relevant international experience.
• Pay package for the post of Managing Director will be determined in line with the market standard, internal parity and requisite qualification, competencies and experience.
• The applicant should not be more than 57 years of age by the cutoff date of this advertisement.