The primary purpose of the program in Afghanistan is to Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA): To Delivery of MPCA to highly vulnerable households, women without guardians and families whose guardians are disabled, in deprived and remote communities affected by natural disasters in Herat province.

Using proven and coordinated methods, WASSA-supported MPCA delivers to highly vulnerable families in disadvantaged and remote communities affected by natural disasters.

2. OBJECTIVES

The project needs to recruit a facilitator to work full–time. She/he provides overall technical, and organizational support and plays a facilitation role in the communities she/he is assigned, to do filed surveys, target eligible beneficiaries, beneficiaries’ data entry, and MPCA distribution e.g. He/She will verify the cash modality with members of the affected community, including households interviewed through surveys and members of the Community Alert Networks, to ensure they can freely and safely access markets. The identification of target households will balance a flexible and nuanced approach capturing the diverse situation and needs of households assessed through factoring both direct observations and information collected by assessment teams, with quantitative data analysis by the MEAL team and application of strong internal controls and quality assurance checks to ensure that only households meeting the eligibility criteria receive assistance

3. JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

Under the overall supervision of the MPCA Supervisor/Project Manager, the facilitator will work on the following tasks to coordinate the implementation of the project in Herat:

• Mobilize the village community to identify problems and possible interventions as well as facilitate their participation in project ownership
• Ensure adherence to WASSA policies, handbooks, procedures, and SOPs/guidelines.
• Conduction of related beneficiaries survey and filed all relevant forms.
• Monitoring and evaluation of progress within the community and House Hold (HH)
• Promote a high level of collaboration, and communication with local entities.
• Facilitate and manage beneficiary gathering during MPCA distributions.
• Facilitate the Multi-Purpose Cash Assistant distribution process of the targeted community and House Hold.
• Assist to engage the community and local authorities on child protection issues.
• Provide subsistence allowance will be provided to the targeted community.
• Be able to manage and facilitate MPCA at the Community Level.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
• Continuous, real-time risk assessment and mitigation measures will underpin all distributions.
• Verify the cash modality with members of the affected community, including households interviewed through surveys and members of the Community Alert Networks.
• Any other official-related tasks may assign to him/her.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• S/he is responsible to Report regularly on project activities and update the progress of project implementation.
• Focuses on impact and result for the client
• Approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Provide regular progress reports to the MPCA Supervisor and Project Manager.
• Any other relevant duties assigned by the MPCA supervisor/project manager.

5        METHODOLOGIES:

The facilitators will be supervised by the MPCA Supervisor/Project Manager. The ideal candidate will be a confident public speaker and a devoted educator who is up-to-date on the latest tools and resources needed to improve target HH and performance.