• Summary of Key Functions

The Project Officer (cash for work) is responsible to participate and assist the project officer (latrine construction) in preparation of community and district level operation plans. S/he is responsible to implement Cash for Work engineering activities and provide technical support to project in the different stages (technical survey, design, estimation, Bill of Quantities, technical proposals preparation, project implementation, supervision, projects status report preparation etc.). S/he, in close coordination with community mobilizer will try to identify and select the appropriate cash for work projects, project target groups and ensures that project is implemented in accordance with technical specification and standard norms.

Key relations Reports to:

Provincial manager, Project Officer (Latrine construction), Partnership and liaison manager, Resilience program coordinator.  

Duty Locations:

Herat Province (regular visit to Injil, zindajan and Kushk Rabat Sangi Districts)

     Key Results Expected:

The Project Officer (cash for work) in coordination with Project officer (latrine construction) is responsible to select appropriate Cash for Work project for communities and survey, design, implement and monitor the project onsite. H/she also might be requested to support project in terms of all engineering issues related to project. H/she is expected to achieve the following results:

• Keep control of budgets in community to avoid any over expenditures.
• Foreseeing safety of work for project implementation.
• Prepare community wide work calendar and specify resources required to undertake the plan.
• Participate in the process of setting baselines and conduct baseline surveys.
• Ensure that technical designs are as per standard and of a high and safe quality.
• Ensure that the cost estimation is realistic and within the boundary of less than 10 % variation.
• Select CFW projects based on community needs and priorities.
• Ensure that the plan is shared with the communities and therefore is attainable and have the endorsement of the community.
• Mobilize the community for rehabilitation and development stages.
• Explain program objectives to the communities and ensure project ownership by the participating communities by convincing them about the goals and objectives of the projects.
• Ensure of communities’ empowerment through projects implementation process.
• Demonstrate a good teamwork. Involve other team members in decision making and keep your supervisor and other team members informed of affairs.
• Arrange payment of wage of labor on time and in a professional manner.
• Participate in the selection of skilled workers. Ensure that highly skilled workers are hired.
• Maintain work norms and standards. Make sure that the workers are performing as per labor norms applied by donor and CARE.
• Participate in participatory needs assessment in general community meeting.
• Ensure of women needs assessment conducting with the majority women.
• Facilitate the community members to prioritize the high impact low-cost projects of each sector.
• Manage the project plan properly to get more effectiveness and efficiency.
• Computerized cost estimation in accordance with Data Keeping system of the project.
• Submit community progress report to provincial manager and project officer (latrine construction) on time and as per standard.
• Use standard and official monitoring forms during project visits.
• Ensure that the community is undertaking the work and are involved in monitoring.
• Ensure that the vulnerable sector of community is considered for employment, especially those who can’t be benefited from the outcome of the projects.
• Make sure that the projects are being implemented according to their design and estimation.
• Collect and measure project’s effect indicator.
• Collect case stories in community that reflect the benefit of project intervention in the community.
• consideration of efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of community micro-projects and economical consideration during conducting of feasibility study and technical survey.
• Working and liaising with targeted communities to ensure effective mainstreaming of environmental/social safeguard issues.
• Support communities and procurement team that how to procure and purchase required construction material with quality and according to proposal’ technical specifications and with cheapest cost.
• Ensure the quality of construction materials before using it on the site and control quality of construction activities during supervision.
• Conduct project management training to the target beneficiaries for quality control on time project implementation transparency and accountability.
• Have primary knowledge of designing latrine, livelihood- agriculture or livestock properties/ structures like greenhouse, poultry backyard etc.
•  Prepare inputs from all engineering activities to M&R Officer, provincial manager at any time required.
• Organize distribution events, Identification of beneficiaries, Developing the case studies Ensure effective community mobilization, Facilitate the community organizations in the identification and selection of project beneficiaries.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy (https://www.care-international.org/resources/care-international-safeguarding-policy) and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
• Must read the Safeguarding Policy and either sign the Safeguarding Code of Conduct or sign a Code of Conduct that is consistent with or references this policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Safety and Security Responsibility:

We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.