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| Provincial Coordinator | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Bamian, Herat, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2021-06-26 | Close Date | 2021-07-03 |
| Vacancy No | EPD-PRO-151 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 2 | Contract Duration | one Year |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, and other related fields. | Experience | at last 4 years experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per organization Salary scale |
About Company
About EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy(EPD): EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy (EPD) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization dedicated to empowering women and youth at the community and policy levels in Afghanistan. EPD was established in early 2010 and it works to build the capacity of women and youth in order for them to be the front face in presenting their needs in the development, peacebuilding, and democratic processes of the country. EPD further aims at the mass mobilization of women and youth to contribute to overcoming the challenges of instability that Afghanistan is facing. EPD has established platforms for women and youth to come together, establish networks, build trust and confidence, and strive jointly to transform Afghanistan into a democratic country free of all forms of violence and discrimination. Vision EPD envisions Afghanistan to be a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic state, where all Afghans enjoy equal rights without any form of discrimination. Mission EPD’s mission is to empower and strengthen women and youth at the community and policy levels to build coalitions and networks and promote human rights, peace, and good governance. EPD’s Three Strategic Areas Peace and Security EPD works to empower and encourage the people of Afghanistan, particularly women and youth, to participate and engage in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation at both the national and grassroots levels. Besides working on these issues, EPD is also focused on the reform and strengthening of the security sector by mobilizing people to support the Afghan National Security Forces and monitor their performance and respect for human rights. EPD’s work on security issues has a special focus on the needs and perspectives of women regarding security and the participation of women in the security sector. Good Governance To contribute to the improvement of governance, EPD aims to increase the transparency and accountability of public institutions. EPD empowers communities by training and engaging them in the process of budget planning and execution and monitoring public service delivery and implementation of development projects to keep government institutions accountable for the quality of their services. Human Rights Peace and good governance are critical to ensure respect for human rights. EPD takes a rights-based approach to develop and implementing programs that empower all people of Afghanistan to know and exercise their rights as Afghan citizens regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, or other factors. EPD believes that women’s rights are human rights and empowering Afghan women is a key component of EPD’s mission.
Job Description
Assisting Program department in program planning and implementation tasks like compiling project reports, arranging meetings, taking minutes of meetings, attending the official meetings,s and representing EPD in external and internal meetings at the provincial level.
Developing work plans, action plans for the relevant projects.
Developing Agenda for meetings, training, seminars, and conferences.
Developing and executing project work plan and revise as appropriate to meet the changing needs and requirements of the project.
Communicating with partners especially governmental departments.
Explaining of goals, objectives, and activities of the project to governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Communicating with CSO and Government entities with regard to project activities.
Developing budgets and other tasks as and when needed.
Capacity building, advocacy, and coordination for important issues.
Remain responsible for coordinating activities related to planning, designing, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and evaluation.
Supervise the efficient selection of beneficiaries and ensure their proper distribution in collaboration with the representative of implementing partners and government agencies.
Establish linkages with local NGOs, CSO's, social groups, government departments for different and comprehensive development activities.
Conduct training sessions at the provincial level to CSO's and government officials.
Conduct needs assessment Surveys in other regional management offices and coverage areas
Establishing provincial CSO committee and facilitation of its meetings
Preparing financial documents for the conducted activities
Preparing program report for the conducted activities
Conducting awareness-raising programs according to the work plan
Maintain, compile data/evidence and update an accurate and proper database to track and follow up with identified issues in sub-national service delivery projects
Maintain a properly soft and hard archive
Coordination and facilitation for conducting live radio round table discussion
To perform other duties as requested
Job Requirement
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, and other related fields.
At least 3 - 4 years relevant work experience
Fluency in written and spoken Dari, Pashto, and English languages
Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel) Internet, Printing and Scanning
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, innovative and team player
Familiar with planning, and prioritizing tasks
Honest, active, and well mannered
Submission Guideline
The potential candidate is requested to send their Cover letter and CV with the subject line of Provincial Coordinator (Province name) EPD-PRO-151 to the following email address epd.afghanistan@gmail.com.
Please mention Vacancy No, Position, and Province Name in the Subject line, otherwise the application will not be considered
Note 1: Only shortlisted candidates who fully meet the above criteria will be contacted