COMMUNITY FEEDBACK MECHANISM (CFM) OFFICER (Re Announced)

Bu Ali Rehabilitation and Aid Network (BARAN) is a nongovernmental, non-political and independent organization. BARAN has been established in 27.7.2006 registered with the Ministry of Economy (MoEc), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Ministry of Education (MoE) , Ministry of labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) in order to deliver standard health care, social and educational services including conducting researches. Special attention is given for the community development by promoting capacity building programs.

 
Key responsibilities:

Strengthening Organizational Capacity:

• Establish and strengthen mechanisms to enhance organization’s efforts for community engagement and effective community feedback mechanisms (CFM).
• Train the frontline staff members on the importance of CFM and how to effectively communicate and manage feedback they receive from communities.
• Monitor and evaluate the organization's CFM activities to ensure they are in line with best practices and UNFPA’s guidelines on Accountability Affected Populations (AAP).[1] [2] 
• Ensure that the information sharing and feedback mechanisms are based on preferences of the communities.

Training Community Based CFM Structures:

• Participate in relevant training provided by UNFPA to the implementing partners.
• Identify, assign, and train focal points at the community and SDP levels to act as the primary contacts for receiving, communicating feedback and facilitating timely response.
• Equip the community-based focal points with the necessary skills and tools to handle feedback professionally, maintain confidentiality, and adhere to feedback management minimum standards.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to the community focal points on effective feedback management and information sharing with the affected communities.
• Conduct regular field monitoring to ensure information sharing and functional feedback mechanisms are in place in all UNFPA supported SDPs.

Managing the Common Feedback System:

• Take responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of the Common Feedback System introduced by UNFPA.
• Conduct community meetings and FGDs to ensure that community insights are regularly collected and addressed.
• Ensure that feedback received through the system is properly documented, analyzed, and responded to in a timely manner.
• Undertake regular community validation and ensure data accuracy.
• Share the summary of feedback received from the community with the UNFPA AAP team on a biweekly basis.
• Any other tasks

Key deliverables:

• Community-based focal points for facilitating face-to-face feedback collection and response are assigned and trained at all service delivery points (SDPs) and the full list is maintained and recorded at the organization.
• All the community-based focal points are oriented with the organization’s feedback mechanisms, UNFPA’s Common Feedback System, and regularly share community feedback with the organization and UNFPA on a biweekly basis.
• Number of field monitoring visits, FGDs, meetings with community members in different provinces have been conducted and the reports have been shared with the organization and UNFPA for course correction.
• Number of community focal points and IP staff trained on managing community feedback, information sharing, and disability inclusion.

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Education: University Degree in social science, health sectors or any other related fields.

Experience: At least three years experience working in community engagement, feedback mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field with NGOs/INGOs.

Language: Fluency in spoken Dari, Pashto is required. Having excellent working knowledge of written and spoken English.

Analytical skills: The ability to analyze and interpret data, identify trends, and draw actionable insights from community feedback is required.

Cultural sensitivity: Understanding and respect for local culture, traditions, and social norms is essential for trust building with communities.

Computer skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant applications (e.g Kobo) for data collection and reporting.

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter with updated  CV to our HR department only via email:

Note: please add the title of position,and  provinceon which you applies for, in the subject line of your email.