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Project Officer
Country Afghanistan Province Herat,
Categories Admin-Clerical, Type Full Time
Post Date 2022-03-28 Close Date 2022-04-08
Vacancy No (IAM-05) Gender male female
No Of Jobs 1 Contract Duration Minimum 2 years of experience in project management with national or international NGOs.
Education Contract duration 3 months’ probation, 1 year and renewable after successful completing probation period. Experience International Assistance Mission (IAM)
Organization Opportunities for you Salary 34,459 AFN

About Company

About International Assistance Mission (IAM): Background The International Assistance Mission (IAM) serves the people of Afghanistan through capacity building in the sectors of Health, Education and Economic Development. IAM in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health implements Community Based Mental Health Program in Herat and Ghor provinces and recently got engaged in relief response activities. The program aims to change the attitudes, behaviors and relationships of the community around mental health and wider, through the media, to promote successes. Working with influential people to advocate for changes in policy and resourcing for community mental health from the Government of Afghanistan for sustainable changes. This program addresses some of the social determinants of mental health problems and the barriers to full inclusion for people with psychosocial disability in Afghanistan.

Job Description

Key responsibilities and tasks:

  1. Project Planning
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual plan according to the project proposal.
  • Revise the plans whenever required 
  1.  Financial Resource Management
  • Responsible for developing the annual budget for the project.
  • In charge of budget follow up for the project and ensure the budget is spent according to the plan.
  • Responsible to put proper budget codes on purchase requests and cross check the expenditure against the financial reports shared by central office.  
  • Support finance team to develop the bi-annual financial report to the ministry of economy
  • Ensure that the use of project assets and finances happens in a transparent way and according to project policies
  • Be responsible that the yearly inventories are done in a correct manner.
  1. Project Implementation
  • Responsible for project implementation according to the defined project proposal.
  • Develop and revise the project action plans.
  • Provide necessary orientation for the project team and ensure team spirit.
  • Coordinate the project activities with related stakeholders at community and city level.
  • Provide regular field visit and coordinate the project activities at field level.
  • Organize and participate in monthly staff meetings
  • Make sure the project team have their individual plan according to the project plan.
  • Participate in regional coordination meetings.
  1. Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
  • Responsible to develop M&E tools for the project and seek validation by initial line manager Provide regular field visits to the communities and ensure the project activities are smoothly running.
  • Ensure that qualitative and quotative data is collected by the project to respond the commitments defined in project’s logical framework.
  • Quarterly update the Project plan and share it with line manager prior the quarterly review meetings.
  • Participate in quarterly review meetings and update rest of the program team about his/her individual project.
  • Make sure the use of different tools of the project.
  • Responsible for providing:
  • Monthly report to initial line manager
  • 6 monthly report for ministry of economy
  • Any other reports requested from mental health program.
  • Conduct annual performance appraisals of his/her respected team members

Job Requirement

Qualifications

Education:

  • University degree
  • Short-term trainings on management will be considered as added value to the qualification

Basic skills:

  • High communication skills
  • Fluent reading and writing English
  • Computer skills (specifically office programs)

Submission Guideline

Please indicate the following vacancy number in your E-mail while applying for this job: Project Officer -IAM-05, otherwise your application may not be shortlisted.

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