Community Based Facilitator (CBF)
Country Afghanistan Province Herat,
Categories Agriculture, Type Full Time
Post Date 2023-12-21 Close Date 2023-12-28
Vacancy No WVA1601 Gender male female
No Of Jobs 2 Contract Duration 4 Months
Education Bachelor degree in accounting, management, marketing, agriculture and /or social science Experience At least 1 years of experience in working with NGOs in Cash, Food and Voucher Programming in an emergency context and Community mobilization
Organization Abdulrahim and Brothers Company Salary As Per WVA Salary Scale

About Company

About World Vision International: World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership. WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

Job Description

Job Porpose 

This is a full-time, grant-funded position with regular travels to targeted districts In (Herat) Province. The main responsibility of this position is to support the implementation of (DRA- EQR project) project at community level as well as to assist in planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring of the project in the targeting areas. He/she is mainly responsible to deliver the project activities in to the field level as such as identifying priority needs, sensitize and mobilize the communities, establishing relationships with community leaders and local government authorities, ensure the proper selection of project beneficiaries, Provide, delivery of cash assistance and Agriculture inputs), conduct registration of complaints, ensure proper documentation and conduct follow-ups with beneficiaries.

 

Major Responsibilities 

Community engagement & Beneficiary Training         

  • Assist in sensitisation of local government structures, communities and traditional authorities on the targeting criteria and identification and registration of the beneficiaries for the delivery of (Revise as per need-cash and agriculture assistance)
  • Organise the inception and community sensitisation meetings and trainings
  • Conducting awareness raising and messaging for affected beneficiaries on the program
  • Participate in weekly/monthly zonal meetings
  • Raise awareness on the use of community feedback mechanisms.
  • Facilitating coordination with authorities for all activities (share information, assist as needed)
  • Coordinate with health sector field staff in identification of the vulnerable beneficiaries

 

Timely delivery of the assistance

  • Developing monthly detailed program activity implementation plans for the interventions
  • Conduct the registration of targeting families, ensuring that the data is collected and is recorded appropriately
  • Conducting awareness raising and messaging for affected beneficiaries on the program
  • Work together with the officers on the development of distribution plans
  • Help oversee delivery of cash assistance and  helping ensure the resolution of any problems
  • With guidance from Health Sector Lead, ensure that COVID-19 prevention guidelines are followed in all activities implemented under the project

 

Data Collection and Reporting

  • Contribute in conducting of FGDs, door to door surveys and survey for the baseline and endline and other survey.
  • Responsible for all required technical aspects on the ground on projects and ensure that implemented as required
  • Collect harvest date throughout the appropriate data collection tools
  • Collect any feedback received during the communities meeting and field visits and report to line manger timely
  • Provide monthly and weekly plans and reports
  • Develop success stories of the projects interventions
  • Documentation of best practices for learning purposes and increase program visibility

 

Other

  • Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards
  • Adhere to WV accountability standards
  • To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of respect province urban and rural interventions

Job Requirement

Required Professional Experience and Education 

At least 1 years of experience in working with NGOs in Cash, Food and Voucher Programming in an emergency context and Community mobilization

Bachelor degree in accounting, management, marketing, agriculture and /or social science

 

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Humanitarian context knowledge and experience.

Bachelor of relevant fields outlined above is a plus  

Experience in documentation and reporting

Experience working with community leaders (Community Based Structures)

Experience in adult learning methodology and monitoring of training activities

Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Experience in conducting training sessions

Experience in input distribution.

Ability to work as part of a field team.

Very good communication with communities and local authorities.

Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context

Able to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural context, stressful environments and with limited resources

Cross cultural sensitivity, flexible views, emotional maturity and physical stamina.

Demonstrable experience in child protection, child rights

Interpersonal, management and conflict resolution skills.

Results oriented and good team-player

Good computer skills, including

Submission Guideline

The application closing date is 28-Dec-2023. Please submit your resume and one-page cover letter outlining how you meet the job requirements by emailing:  wvafg_recruitment@wvi.org 
Please write on the subject of your Email the Vacancy Number (WVA1601) also avoid sending an attachment of big size (above 1024 KB) if you want your application/CV to be considered.
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Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written test and interview.

Applications with insufficient, incomplete, and inconsistent information to make a determination will not be considered.

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