About organization:

The Organization for Women Empowerment (OWE) was established in 2014 as a non-profit and development organization - registered with the NGO Department of the Ministry of Economy, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. OWE aims to help impoverished communities, particularly women, youth, and children, gain social, economic and political potency by raising awareness, building capacity, educational and vocational skills training, and creating professional opportunities. OWE is a women’s organization for women. OWE's learning experience as a development organization comes from its working association with communities in different areas of Afghanistan. More importantly, OWE is one of the successful organizations in the community, NGO Coordination Bureau, and region.

Project summary:

The proposed project will improve mental health and social well-being of women and girls’ in Afghanistan and will establish strong community based support mechanism for the vulnerable and at risk women through MHPSS and mental health/ treatment support and strengthen their capacity and knowledge on health and hygiene related issues in the conflict and crisis contexts in Afghanistan.

Capacity and IEC materials development and conducting individual PSS counselling session for 75 vulnerable women) in Kunduz Province on how to improved their health condition. Meetings with 50 persons of community influential, religious scholars and women representatives in Kunduz on how to support the vulnerable women and introduce them to the humanitarian actors for further assistance. Providing logistical support and referral services for the vulnerable and poor women including legal advice, counselling, treatment, and other emergency supports services to them are the main activities of this project.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing the project activities and ensuring project objectives are met with the highest standards, donor requirements and best practices.
• Coordination, communication, and meeting with relevant stakeholders, communities’ representatives, local authorities, and reporting. 
• Ensure all project activities activities comply with donor and OWE requirements and policies and procedures.
• Develop work plans in line with financial pipelines, and work with financial and logistics to plan and procure supplies within program budget procedure, donor requirements, and government guidelines.
• Supervise, support, and guide project staff in all locations, including building staff capacity through training and mentoring.
• Develop biweekly, quarterly, semiannual reports, and review progress regularly.
• Ensure compliance with security protocol and policies, and local understanding of culture, norms, and sensitivities.
• Translate the project related documents when its required
• Maintain proper and professional relation with donor
• Conduct orientation workshops for the project staff.
• Perform any other duties assigned by line supervisor.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor Degree in Social Science, Management or any other related field.

Experience & Skills: 

• At least 3 to 4 years of experience in Project Management, Coordination, Reporting, Organizing training and Great experience in the implementation of Humanitarian and livelihood projects.
• Fluent in speaking and writing Dari, Pashto & English languages
• Familiar with computer and office packages
• Has good teambuilding skills and conflict resolution and able to work diverse environment
• Demonstrated interest, enthusiasm and commitment to working with women and girls, and their rights, safety, empowerment, and improving their access to resources and services
• Planning, and prioritizing skills
• Strong Interpersonal & communication skills.
• Great Organization behavior.

Submission guidelines:

• Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes (CV) with a detailed application letter and contact details, no later than May 24, 2024, to admin.hr@owe.org.af
• Please clearly indicate “Program Manager” in the subject line of the email.
• Only qualified Individuals with Program related background can apply.