The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat’s (AKAH) goal is that people live in safe, sustainable, and resilient habitats with the opportunity to thrive, whether in a remote mountain village, a town, or a densely populated urban center. It works with communities to help them prepare for and respond to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. AKAH also works to expand access to services and opportunities for people to improve their lives. AKAH helps communities prepare for the worst; provides immediate relief after disaster strikes; and helps build back better -- and greener -- while planning for a better future.  AKAH currently operates in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, Pakistan, and India, with plans to expand further in Central Asia as well as East Africa.

The PSN focal point is responsible to implement all the PSN related activities across the target provinces. He will be conducting PSN assessment to identify the most vulnerable beneficiaries. He is responsible to coordinate at the provincial and district level and ensure that the assessment is conducted in a coordinated manner. He/ she is responsible to collect the data through KOBO collect, analyze and report on time. He is also responsible to coordinate the cash distribution on need bases to the PSN approved cases.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Identification of PSN cases and conducting PSN assessments
• Specifying beneficiaries as per established standards.
• Responsible for every individual PSN cases from the accountability of cash payment and clearance to donor and other responsible parties.
• Conducting PSN network meetings on the provincial level.
• Recognizing and analyzing the need of each beneficiary.
• Conducting meetings with participation of respective entities and PSN networks.
• Rehabilitation and strengthening the PSN network activities in the coverage areas/ Provinces.
• Attending different sessions pertaining to PSN at the provincial and district level.
• Regularly contacting governmental and non-governmental departments and local authorities with regards to the PSN project and beneficiary identification.
• Providing output on recent carried activities of the project at weekly sectoral meetings.
• Preparing and delivering documents to the project manager when and as expected.
• Putting in beneficiaries’ information on online data bases and collecting the data through KOBO Collect.
• Participating in meetings held at the zone levels to discuss the PSN related affairs.
• Keeping the organization's secrets and confidentiality.
• Keeping the beneficiary information confidentiality and not sharing with anyone other than the approved sectors.
• Prepare different reports and submit to the project manager on the status of the work.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Any other tasks being assigned by line manager.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in social science, law and political science, Community development and study in similar nature.

Experience: Incumbent should carry minimum 3 years of experience in surveys, community sensitization, legal and liaison.

Skills:

• Adequate ability in beneficiary’s assessment community awareness and controlling the assessment process.
• Ability to analyze and sort out problems.
• Experience with participatory community development principles and practices.
• Report Writing skills.
• Excellent communication in Dari, Pashto and English as well as good reading and writing.
• Sufficient knowledge of several computer applications in particular MS Excel and word.

Interested applicants meeting the above requirements should submit a cover letter along with your Curriculum Vitae (CV) to:

hr.akaha@akdn.org 

Important Notes:

• Please quote the  Subject title with vacancy number PSN-Focal Point SMG 08/7/24 as the subject of the e-mail when applying.
• No supporting documents (e.g. diplomas, identification card(s) etc.) are required at this stage.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
• Salary: According to Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)-Salary Scale. 

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Afghanistan recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunity, safeguarding children from abuse, and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

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