DACAAR is a non governmental, humanitarian organization that supports sustainable development in Afghanistan through promoting the ability of local communities to decide upon and manage their own development process. The organisation employs around 900 staff of whom 05 are expatriates. Core thematic areas are: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Natural Resource Management; Small Scale Enterprise Development; Women’s Empowerment.

Position Description:

The Assistant Engineer is responsible for assisting the Field Officer in the implementation of the AKF Water Emergency Relief Project (WERP) project and ensuring that the strategy and procedure of implementation are applied.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Field Officer in timely supervision and monitoring of the WERP project.
• Make sure that the project activites are in compliance with donor (World Bank) project documents.
• Assistant Engineer will ensure to apply the World Bank Manuals to the project.
• Collectiion of project data according to donor requirements.
• Support the Field Officer to complete the project within the project time, cost, quality and scope.
• Assist the Field Officer in conducting a village assessment survey and selecting proper locations for water points, latrines, bath, and hand washing facilities.
• Assist the Field Officer in the proper implementation of the work plan of the project.
• Check the quality of construction materials with standards, and other needed materials like sand & gravel, PE pipes, fitting, iron bars, etc. on site.
• To ensure the shuttering of the structures, curing of the concrete work, and other concrete elements done properly by the contractors.
• Follow up on water quality tests for new and rehabilitated water points and support the Field Officer.
• The Assistant Engineer should monitor the performance of the DACAAR drivers assigned to the team and also do regular checks of the generator fuel record.
• In close coordination with other project staff keep daily records of project progress.
• Assign vehicles and equipment for daily project activities.
• When required the Assistant Engineer should assist the Field Officer in mobilizing communities to contribute to the project.
• Assist the Field Officer in training new mechanic/ valve man locally assigned by the community, if there are not already trained mechanics, collecting mechanic wages during the installation of the hand pump/ stand post.
• Ensure the supply of proper sand, gravel, and stone in the well/ stand post site, which is the supplier's and community's responsibility.
• Assist the Field Officer in each joint field visit of stakeholders.
• The holder of this position must strictly follow the organization’s existing policies and procedures, and instruct the field staff accordingly.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Education: Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering is required.

Experience: Minimum Three (3) years of proven experience in WASH related projects in NGO is required.

Other qualifications’ an advantage:

Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, technical Skills and proper planning skills and Community mobilization, honesty and  hard worker.

Languages: Oral and written fluency in (English, Dari, Pashto)

Employment benefits:

• Good training opportunities to enhance employees’ skills
• Eid bonus on both Eids (after the completion of three months service)
• 36 days of paid annual leave per year
• 10 days of paid sick leave per year
• 45 days of paid Hajj leave (after the completion of one-year service)
• 90 days of paid maternity leave for female employees (after the completion of three months service)
• 5 days of paid paternity leave for male employees (after the completion of three months service)
• Public holidays (According to the approved public holiday’s list)

Procedure for submission of applications:                                                                                      

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an UPDATED DACAAR Job Application Form along with introduction letter and CV online to jobs@dacaar.org or a Hard copy to HR Department in DACAAR main office Kabul.

Important Note:

• Applications without DACAAR’s UPDATED Job Application Form will not be considered.
• Application without Vacancy Number will not be considered.
• UPDATED DACAAR job application form can be obtained from; DACAAR website www.dacaar.org/, acbar website www.acbar.org/; jobs.af websites, and DACAAR Main Office kabul.
• Applications submitted as .RAR file or if the size exceeds 2MB, will not be accepted by the system
• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for the written test/ interview.
• The salary would be paid in AFN according to the actual exchange rate.

DACAAR is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the society. While all applicants will be strictly assessed on their individual merit, qualified women, people with disabilities and members of minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Kabul Office Address:
DACAAR, Main Office, Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, Kabul, Afghanistan

Postal address: Central P.O. Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone: (+93) 0202230752/ (+93) 0202230753
E-mail: jobs@dacaar.org
Web site: www.dacaar.org