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NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Position Overview:

The Supervisor/Community Liaison (WASH) will oversee and coordinate the implementation of WASH construction facilities (such as latrines, handwashing stations, and water supply systems), ensure community engagement in hygiene promotion, and support hygiene kit distribution. This role serves as the key link between the technical WASH team and the target community, ensuring culturally appropriate and sustainable practices are applied.

Generic responsibilities

• Adherent to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Promote and share ideas for improvement
• Perform according to the work and development plan

Specific responsibilities

• Organize and conduct field-level assessments to identify water, sanitation, and hygiene needs within target communities.
• Plan and implement KAP surveys to gather baseline data and assess community hygiene behaviors and awareness.
• Facilitate structured hygiene sessions on safe drinking water, latrine usage, handwashing, and personal/environmental hygiene practices.
• Oversee the planning, logistics, and fair distribution of hygiene and water kits to selected beneficiaries in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that all WASH activities are aligned with community needs through continuous engagement and participatory approaches.
• Supervise and ensure quality and timely implementation of water and sanitation facilities (e.g., latrines, water points) in the field.
• Train and mentor community volunteers or water management groups on basic repairs and maintenance of water facilities.
• Compile and share detailed daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports with the WASH Officer, highlighting achievements, challenges, and next steps.
• Collaborate in the implementation of integrated projects as per guidance from supervisors, ensuring coordination between WASH and other sectors.
• Undertake any other responsibilities or tasks delegated by the supervisor, contributing to the overall success of WASH programming.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Experience from working within assessment expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Core competency expertise
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and confidence to undergo household visits.
• Computer literacy to be able to work on smart phone-based data collection applications.
• Good facilitation skills.
• Good communication skills and experience in participatory methodology.
• Innovative, motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Willing to accomplish each day’s work with the supervisor by the end of each day.

Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Minimum of University degree or Diploma in (Civil engineering, Water resource management) in community-based projects.
• At least 2 year’s working experience in community based projects implementation.  
• Experience in assessment and data collection
• Knowledge or using KOBO Collected at smart phone
• Previous work experience with satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area preferably with UN or INGOs
• Excellent communication skills in local languages (Pashto/Dari) and familiar with English Language.
• Able to express your ideas clearly and confidently in speech
• Able to act on initiative, identify opportunities & proactive in putting forward ideas & solutions

2. Behavioural competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Ability to meet deadlines in multiple-tasking environments
• Flexibility, creativity, and it helps to if you have a good sense of humor

How to Apply:

Interested qualified candidates can apply by submitting their CVs along with cover letters to the following email address or can visit the NRC Kabul Field office to submit applications (CV and Cover letter) in a sealed envelope.

Application Submission via Email: 

Those qualified candidates interested to apply for the position can send CV along with cover letter through email to (maria.safai@nrc.no) with stating the Position Title (Supervisor / Community Liaison - WASH) and Vacancy # (VACBW-2025-024) in email subject line no later than (4th August 2025).

For applications submission in hard: Qualified candidates interested in applying for the position can submit applications (CV and Cover Letter) in a sealed envelope with stating the vacancy # (VACBW-2025-024) and position title (Supervisor / Community Liaison - WASH) to NRC Kabul Field Office to the following address:

Address: Street# 3, Qalai Fathullah, Kabul (Landmark: ABC Supermarket street, beside MSF Office) NRC, AFGHANISTAN

Important notices for considerations:

Application received after the closing date will not be considered.

Applications with no vacancy # and position title will not be considered.

Only those who closely meet the job requirement will be informed.