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| Supervisor/ Community Liaison (Afghan Nationals Only) | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Other, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-05-30 | Close Date | 2022-06-12 |
| Vacancy No | VA-2022-060 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 2 | Contract Duration | 31 Dec 2022 |
| Education | Bachelor degree in Economic, business administration/development, agriculture, Social Science or other business related studies. | Experience | Minimum working experience 2-3 years in livelihoods, business development, life-skills, income generation activities or any other relevant experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | 18,917 AFN |
About Company
About Norwegian Refugee Council: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability. Purpose of Job; The Supervisor/Community Liaison D/C (Life Skills CBW) will help to implement LFS Livelihoods and Food Security programmes in western region, particularly Herat province, under the Livelihoods and Food Security Core Competency. He/she will work under the direct supervision of Livelihoods and Food Security Assistant. The CBW will be particularly responsible for delivering Life Skills and Financial Literacy Training for youths (project beneficiaries) in small groups with the aim that they can seek employment and adopt in workplaces, or to start their own micro enterprises. In close collaboration with Livelihoods and Food Security Officer and LFS Assistant, he/she will be responsible for enrolling eligible beneficiaries, using the selection criteria. He/she will also ensure to provide an ongoing mentorship to the focused group during start-up of micro enterprises, particularly supported through grant activities of NRC.
Job Description
Generic responsibilities
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
- Assist a range of support with the implementation of the Livelihoods and Food Security portfolio according to plan of action.
- Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in Life Skills training.
- Ensure that all NRC’s internal tools of project implementation are used during project activities.
- Facilitate environment for Monitoring and Evaluation activities, and contribute to base-line and end-line surveys for the training sessions and improve the quality of training sessions.
- Ensure proper filing system for the documents.
- Identify and report challenges during the implementation of Life Skills Training, and assist LFS team to address and resolve the challenges.
- Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes
Specific responsibilities
- Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in Life Skills training.
- Ensure that all NRC’s internal tools of project implementation are used during project activities.
- Facilitate environment for Monitoring and Evaluation activities, and contribute to base-line and end-line surveys for the training sessions and improve the quality of training sessions.
- Ensure proper filing system for the documents.
- Identify and report challenges during the implementation of Life Skills Training, and assist Livelihoods and Food Security team to address and resolve the challenges.
- Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and market based programmes.
- Make sure that beneficiaries are properly linked to target market.
- Provide mentorship to the targeted group of beneficiaries during and after the training.
- Track how the start-up grants are implemented and how the businesses are progressing, and regularly report to the Livelihoods and Food Security team.
- Organize the schedule for the technical mentoring sessions, by assigning mentors to the appropriate group, and determining schedule and duration of the technical mentorship required for each group.
- Monitor the attendance and performance of technical mentors.
- Regular supervision of the business targeted under the project areas.
- Schedule Life Skills training sessions and enroll eligible beneficiaries, and ensure that all logistical preparations are in places earlier to the actual training schedule. Trainings shall be conducted in locations convenient to the beneficiaries.
Job Requirement
Qualification
- Minimum working experience 2-3 years in livelihoods, business development, life-skills, income generation activities or any other relevant experience.
- Experience of conducting soft skills trainings.
- Experience of providing mentorship to mentees particularly for job-seeker and startup businesses.
- Experience establishing and managing a small business,
- Good written and spoken Dari, good spoken English; and Pashto is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word.
- Ability to be highly mobile and spend a lot of time in the field (beneficiary households, visiting local businesses, meeting with local authorities etc.).
- Creativity and willingness to try new things.
- A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team.
- A willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmes.
- Eagar of teaching and mentoring – especially working with youth.
Education
Bachelor degree in Economic, business administration/development, agriculture, Social Science or other business related studies.
Personal Qualities
- Planning and delivering results
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environment
- Empowering and building trust
Language:
Dari
English
Pashto
We offer:
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
Eid Bonus once per year.
Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
Top up Credit card on monthly basis.
Submission Guideline
How to Apply:
Option 1:
Interested qualified candidates are encouraged to send their CVs along with a cover letter to below mentioned e-mail. Please make sure to clearly state the (VA-2022-060) in the subject line of your email.
Submission email: atefa.yosefi@nrc.no