Project Senior Officer

Date Posted: Oct 20, 2022

Job Detail

Location:

Badakhshan Ghowr Samangan
Company:

Afghanaid
Type:

Contract
Shift:

First Shift (Morning)
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

3
Vacancy number:

VA-2022-129
Experience:

3 Year
Gender:

Male
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Oct 27, 2022

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About Afghanaid

Afghanaid is a British international NGO (www.afghanaid.org.uk) that has been working in Afghanistan since 1983. Headquartered in Kabul, Afghanaid implements projects directly in 8 provinces and through partners in a further number of provinces and maintains a marketing and fundraising office in London. Afghanaid works in some of the most remote areas of the country and through a range of programme interventions supports development of basic services, such as water and sanitation, access roads, education facilities and other community infrastructure; strengthens livelihoods through improved natural resource management, agricultural and small enterprise development, and improved access to markets; and provides humanitarian assistance in times of emergencies. Gender mainstreaming, local governance and community development are integrated into all of Afghanaid’s work. The results achieved have earned Afghanaid the respect and recognition of stakeholders as an effective and collaborative charity.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Coordinating and supporting the timely completion of the WASH activities, with focus on Sanitation and hygiene standards.
Advise and assist the Project Manager in planning, implementing and further developing the project components to ensure that they are technically sound, cost-effective and relevant to the target beneficiaries’ needs.
Participate in WASH programme meetings, to review progress, with sectors, other agencies and implementation partners, involved at various stages of WASH programme implementation, to provide expert advice and guidance
Ensure WASH kits are distributed to the target participants in transparency and timly manner
Keep the Project Manager and relevant staff informed of any significant changes / opportunities in the local environment, problems and quality of the work.
Develop quarterly and monthly work plans and budget planning in all the project components with support and guidance from the Project Manager and in close cooperation with other relevant provincial staff.
Prepare quarterly and monthly procurement plans and provide technical assistance to the Operations team in procurement processes and quality control of the project materials.
Coordinate all project activities with relevant stakeholders, including project participants, their household members, and communities outside of the project, Community Development Council representatives, religious leaders, governmental departments, NGOs and other national and international institutions and make sure the implementation is in compliance with the national, organisational and donor’s regulations and policies.
Assist the Project Manager in responding to enquiries of a technical nature from field staff, the government, donors and other stakeholders.
Participate in the recruitment and technical appraisal of all relevant staff.
Continually assess the quality of work and technical competence of all relevant field staff and ensure that capacity building needs are met through training, on-the-job coaching or other methods, as appropriate.
Regular visits to all project sites to assess the performance of staff and quality of project implementation, and provide information, encouragement and technical support as required.
Develop capacity building plans and conduct trainings for field staff if necessary.
Provide logistical and technical support to external consultants and visitors monitoring the project.
Facilitate and actively participate in staff meetings at the provincial and national level.

Provide support, collect and consolidate monthly reports from the team and submit monthly progress reports to the Project Manager.
Support the Project Manager and the M&E Officer in preparing quarterly and annual project reports.

Work closely with the M&E Officer and the team to document and share case studies, success stories and field visit reports as and when required.
Assist the project M&E Officer in monitoring the project activities.
Carry out joint monitoring of technical aspects of the project with the representatives of different stakeholder groups and ensure field visits can happen on a regular basis.

Any other duties as and when assigned by the line manager, MD and/or Directorate.

Job Requirements

Education & Professional Qualification

Diploma in a related field, University degree is desirable.

Work Experience

Minimum three years of experience in a similar capacity, Prior work experience in the fields of community development and community mobilisation. Experience in assessing training needs and building the capacity of project participants Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes

Key Skills and Competencies

Essential

Excellent knowledge of community development and social mobilisation.
Proven management ability and strong interpersonal skills – team player.
Problem solving and leadership skills.
Proficiency in the most common computer software including word processing, and excel spreadsheets.
Ability to deal with difficult, often frustrating work situations.
A willingness to live, travel and work in isolated and possibly dangerous locations.
Gender sensitivity.
Sensitivity to Islamic culture.
Commitment to support/develop the capacity of the national staff and of rural communities.
Personal integrity and a sense of humour.
Knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
Ability to manage conflicting priorities in personal workload.
Knowledge of exit strategies and sustainability issues.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

Please submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form and email a completed application form, covering letter and your CV, by no later than 27 October 2022 to vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk ; including your name, vacancy number and the job title in the subject line. Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates. Application with no proper subject (requested above), without the application form or submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.

Please note that applying without filling the standard job application form will result in disqualifying the applications to review for shortlisting.

Link for the Afghanaid Standard Job Application form: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG

Submission Email:

vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk

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