Community Engagement and Participation (CEP) Officer

The Youth’s Assembly for Afghanistan Rehabilitation (YAAR) is a non-governmental, non-political, and not-for-profit organization established in 1994 to support the rehabilitation and development of Afghanistan. YAAR works across multiple sectors including protection, WASH, health, education, women’s empowerment, and emergency response.

Purpose:

Under direct management and technical supervision of CEP Technical Supervisor and Provincial Project Manager. The CEP Officer will be assigned to provide direct support on integrated CEP programme coordination, data collection, evidence generation, social mobilization, community engagement and feedback mechanism interventions. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and management support to CEP programme data collection, evidence generation, CEP programme planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
• Ensure proper timely planning, implementation, monitoring and facilitation and of CEP & AAP activities with programme partners, provincial/districts stakeholders and social mobilizers.
• Conduct capacity building trainings and orientation sessions to CEP/AAP staff including social mobilizers and community structures at districts/provinces level.
• Participate in provincial/district coordination meetings related to CEP/AAP, Health, Nutrition, Education, WASH, Child Protection and Emergency response programme activities. Ensure RRAA and donor visibility and branding in all interventions.
• Support field level emergency preparedness and response activities, perform monitoring visits to project sites using standardized monitoring form/checklist.
• Provide technical support on data collection, data analysis and reporting related to CEP/AAP activities at district/province level. As per the established format prepare and submit CEP/AAP programme progress report on monthly basis.
• Engage community structures/key influencers and communities in collecting/responding to community feedback.
• Identify human-interest stories of CEP interventions, provide support to the distribution of relevant supplies IEC and BCC materials and supplies.
• Liaise with (INGOs/NGOs) programme partners and local authorities on integrated CEP programme interventions.
• Conduct frequent programme field visits to project sites to ensure smooth implementation of the CEP/AAP activities based on project workplan.

Required Education Level:

• University degree in one of the following fields is required:

Social Science, Public Administration, Public Health, Sociology, Communication, International Relations, Education or another relevant technical field.

  Minimum professional work experience required:

• Advanced university degree with at least 2 years of professional work experience or first (Bachelor) university degree with at least 5 years of professional work experience.

   Language Requirements:

• Ability to read, write and fluently speak in English, Pashto and Dari languages.  

    Required Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Computer Literacy/Microsoft Office 365/Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other software programs)
• Ability to speak publicly, knowledge and skills of documenting activities (writing short articles/success stories and project activity reports).

       Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a result-oriented manner under demanding working                     conditions, often with short deadlines.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their updated CV and Cover Letter (combined into a single PDF file) via email to recruitment@yaar.af.

Please clearly mention the Position Title and Vacancy Number in the email subject line as: (Community Engagement and Participation (YAAR-GZN/(CEP) Officer-129) Otherwise, your application will not be considered.