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About AWEC

AWEC is a non-political, non-profit, woman-headed national organization established in 1991 by a group of educated Afghan women in exile, who rallied together to address the lack of facilities for Afghan refugees in Islamabad and eventually Peshawar, in Pakistan. AWEC has always been involved in advocacy and awareness-raising for women and children’s rights while providing services to those who frequently fall through safety nets. In recent years, one of AWEC’s core activities has been to support women through mobilizing Afghans, from local communities to political elites, towards the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating violence against women.

Our vision in AWEC is “an inclusive and just society with sensitized and responsive public and private sector, where all women and children have access to opportunities to improve their quality of life in order to realize their full potential”.

Job Description

Summary:

The Grant Officer will be mainly responsible for interviews, reference checks, risk assessments, situational analysis, financial and business audits, and due diligence for up to 800 microbusinesses and SMEs based in Herat Province.  The Grant Officer will work closely with the Project Manager, ensuring qualified microbusinesses and SMEs are risk-free.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance and oversight of the direct supervision of the Project Manager, review, analysis, and provide inputs, feedback, suggestion, and comments on the due diligence process of Microbusiness and SMEs.
• Conduct regular visits, risk assessments, audit business and financial documents of Microbusinesses and SMEs, and assist them in meeting the grant requirement criteria.
• Conduct investigator visits to Microbusinesses and SMEs, collecting business history, background, custom relations, trust, and market experience.
• The role of the Grant Officers will also support the Project Manager in information collection, document and deliverable review, verification, validation, and reports on the Grantee’s progress and commitments.
• The Grant Officer will support the the implementation of the project activities on time.
• The Grant Officer will be liaising with the Grantees for the timely submission of support documents, proposals, business plans, agreements, and other deliverables.
• Work closely with the Grant Manager in drafting agreements and signing commitment letters for achieving the milestone with the grantee and reporting to the Project Manager and Grant Manager.
• Maintain grant project documentation in hard copy and electronic format.
• Participate in grant projects field visits as required.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• computer skills
• Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates are requested to send their applications along with their CVs to the attention of following address recruitment@awec.info

Kindly mention vacancy number and position title in your email's subject line, otherwise you won't be shortlisted. All shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for test/Interview.

“Being committed to diversity & equal employment opportunity we highly encourage females & people living with disabilities to apply,  all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, language, religious sect.”

Submission Email:

recruitment@awec.info