AWEC is a non-political, non-profit, woman-headed national organization established in 1991 by a group of educated Afghan women in exile, who rallied together to address the lack of facilities for Afghan refugees in Islamabad and eventually Peshawar, in Pakistan. AWEC has always been involved in advocacy and awareness-raising for women and children’s rights while providing services to those who frequently fall through safety nets. In recent years, one of AWEC’s core activities has been to support women through mobilizing Afghans, from local communities to political elites, towards the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating violence against women.

Our vision in AWEC is “an inclusive and just society with sensitized and responsive public and private sector, where all women and children have access to opportunities to improve their quality of life in order to realize their full potential”.

AWEC has zero tolerance approach to the AWEC Code of Conduct including safeguarding, SH, and Fraud violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Position Objective

The Case Worker will be based in Nuristan and Laghman provinces and will be directly reported to the Project Officers; under the supervision project manager, the Case Workers will engage communities and beneficiaries in identifying cases, registration, referral, and management.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assessing cases and compiling case reports containing relevant information.
• Ensuring that case reports are kept up to date.
• Providing support, guidance, and counsel to families in need.
• Making referrals or introductions to other agencies.
• Scheduling and escorting individuals to appointments with legal aid workers, counselors, doctors, etc.
• Filing and maintaining case history reports
• Interviewing clients to assess their situational needs
• Determining which services and assistance are necessary
• Serving as a liaison between the client and social, financial, health, and legal services
• Developing a plan of action to improve the client’s well-being
• Planning regular follow-ups to assess progress and additional needs
• Reviewing and modifying plans as circumstances change for the individual

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, Sociology, or Psychology.

Experience& Skills: 

• Should at least have 3-4 years of experience in case management and law-related activities and provision of legal advice to victims of violence against women and girls as well as referral of cases
• Active listening to better understand the needs of their client so they can create a plan of action
• Social context to understand the challenges and opportunities clients face
• Written and verbal communication to interface with government organizations, courts/probate officers, and essentials services
• Critical thinking and decision making to plan the best course of action for their clients

Problem-solving to improve the well-being of their clients through advocacy

• Selected candidate undergoes PESA background check.
• Any other tasks to assigned from organization

Interested candidates are requested to send their applications along with their CVs to the attention of following address recruitment@awec.info

Kindly mention vacancy number and position title in your email's subject line, otherwise you won't be shortlisted. All shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for test/Interview.

“Being committed to diversity & equal employment opportunity we highly encourage females & people living with disabilities to apply,  all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, language, religious sect.”