Job Location: | Kabul |
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Nationality: | National |
Category: | Other |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per organization Salary scale |
Vacancy Number: | Medair_KBL_AFG086 |
No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
City: | Kabul |
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Organization: | MEDAIR |
Years of Experience: | Relevant post-qualification professional experience, in a management position At least 5-years’ experience in relief work with an NGO managing and coordinating WASH/ CVA preferably in an emergency context. Experience of the humanitarian sector in an emerg |
Contract Duration: | One year with possibility of extension |
Gender: | Male/Female |
Education: | BSc in Water or Environmental or Agriculture Engineering; or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology BSc in Water or Environmental or Agriculture Engineering; or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology Postgraduate degree in |
Close date: | 2024-05-05 |
Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.
An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district. The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.
An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend utilisation of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.
OVERALL, PURPOSE
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) & Food Security (FS) Advisor provides technical advice and support to management and project staff, delivers training, and ensures quality programming. On a day-to-day basis this involves developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating technical aspects of the country programme activities in WASH (60% time) and Food Security (primarily through Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) (40% time). The role includes coordinating and networking at a senior level with national and regional authorities, clusters, and other NGOs, providing capacity building for national and international staff, championing best practice (international and Medair) in the programmes, and contributing to the overall management of the country programme. The WASH & food Security Advisor will advise on assessment and survey design, for existing and new project areas. Provide technical advice and ensure quality programming in WASH and some Food Security aspects of programmes. Provide capacity building for national and international Project Managers. The role Holder will be the Point of contact in the country programme for HQ sector Technical Advisors. Champion best practice (international and Medair) in the WASH programmes and contributing to the overall management of the country programme.
General Duties and Responsibilities
Project Management
Representation
Staff Management
Financial Management
Quality Management
Maintain a resource library for the WASH, Food Sec, HHP and DRR teams and keep up to date with the latest trends and updates within the sector. Ensure staff have access to necessary and appropriate information as required.
Delegated Responsibilities
Vocational qualification
Relevant Work Experiences
Language Skills
Good English, Pashto and Dari (spoken and written)
IT Skills
Motivation
Team building
Adaptability
Technical Expertise
Management & Leadership
Work Conditions
Kabul based position with frequent Field travels.
Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.
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Medair will provide the following benefits for the selected candidate: