Job Detail

Citizen Organization for Advocacy and Resilience, COAR (formally Coordination of Afghan Relief) CoAR is an Afghan, independent, non-political, non-sectarian, and non-for-profit organization established in 1989 and registered formally with the Ministry of Economy.  COAR actively bridges between donors of humanitarian aid and rural Afghan communities severely affected by almost four decades of wars, internal conflicts, natural and manmade disasters, and complexities. COAR endeavors to reach the unreached and embark on strengthening local coping mechanisms to enable communities to find durable local solutions to their local problems and encourage self-reliance and sustainability. COAR works with communities to proactively utilize their own scarce and limited resource in the most efficient and effective way and discourage a culture of aid dependency, except in times of disasters and extreme poverty.  COAR has maintained the access of beneficiaries to basic services with strict observation of humanitarian principles of Independence, Neutrality, and Impartiality in practice.

The Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Project Manager (PM) is responsible for running and supervising water, sanitation, and hygiene projects at all stages of the project management cycle. He/she is also responsible for accomplishing the project objectives and outcomes within the contextual constraints. The PM ensures the overall success of the project by making sure the WASH team completes the defined activities while adhering to internal standards and contractual obligations; and that the project is completed on time, within budget, and with acceptable quality.

Deities and Responsibilities:

• Manage implementation of the WASH project portfolio in the province;
• Manage and update project management monitoring trackers and tools;
• Oversee the successful implementation of project activities, ensuring that teams are following work plans, that activities are on schedule, and those project deliverables are completed according to the grant agreement.
• Manage contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance and project success.
• When security permits, conduct field assessments, make recommendations about the needs and vulnerabilities of the target populations in regard to water, sanitation, and hygiene issues, and develop and implements feasible yet sound technical solutions;
• Actively participates in the preparation of tender and contracts, including technical specifications of works to be performed by contractors;
• Write monthly reports and other donor-based reports or organizational-based notes for the WASH Program Manager to review and submit;
• Work closely with vendors and contractors, as well as participate in vendor assessment and selection;
• Budget management;
• Ensure that communities are informed about our projects and what we do, are aware of their entitlements, are comfortable giving feedback and that feedback is used to improve the quality of our projects;
• Engage community members and local partners in the verification of beneficiary households that promote accountability;
• Manage the distribution of hygiene kits, dignity kits, and other NFIs that are an integral part of the project;
• Lead teams for WASH assessments prior to the interventions and ensure MOUs are developed and signed prior to any intervention,