Announced Date: 10 August, 2023 Expire Date: 18 August, 2023
Job
Location: Takhar
Nationality: National
Category: Management
Employment
Type: Full Time
Salary:
Vacancy
Number: VA-30-2023
No. Of
Jobs: 1
City: Taloqan
Organization: ACDO
Years of
Experience: 7 years’ relevant
experience in implementation of CBE projects
Contract
Duration: 10 months (possibly
extendable)
Gender: Male/Female
Education: University degree in
Education/Management or any other relevant field
Close
date: 2023-08-18
About ACDO:
Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan
non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian organization
established in 2014 and registered with the Government of Afghanistan under the
supervision of Ministry of Economy (MoEc) with a mission to provide
humanitarian and development assistance to the vulnerable, at-risk, and
underserved people throughout the country.
ACDO responds to the needs of deprived and marginalized rural
and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources
in a well-organized, efficient, effective, transparent, and dignified manner to
enhance resilience, boost access to education, health services, and
infrastructure, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social
protection and inclusion.
ACDO has an active presence in most parts of the country and
intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces, as to transform
itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and
support large number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted
and sudden on-set emergencies and regardless of the hardest circumstances that
exist in Afghanistan, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development
assistance in most part of country.
Project summary:
The aim this project is to enable vulnerable and at-risk out-of-school
children (OOSC) in emergency settlements/settings and host communities to
access quality basic education in a safe and protective environment in eight
prioritize districts of Takhar provinces. The provincial coordinator will be
responsible for overall management of the education program implementation
including overall budgeting and internal control under director supervision of
provincial manager/project manager. He/ She will regularly supervise the field
team, coordinate closely with key stakeholder and donors, generate and develop
the reports. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder
will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary
working hours accordingly.
Job Description:
·
Lead and supervise the
field team in delivering community-based education interventions in Takhar
province.
·
Undertake active role on
quality implementation of education activities including Community Based
Education (CBE), School Improvement Plan (SIP), and Education First Phase
Response (EFPR).
·
Take active role in
community mobilizations/community sensitizations to increase community
participation in project implementation through engaging them in activities and
interventions.
·
Ensure all required
teaching and learning materials (TLMs) are provided and available in CBE
classes and/or relevant public schools.
·
Facilitate hand over
process of CBE classes to hub schools and ensure that all required documents
are provided according to the CBE policy.
·
Collaborate, set and review
monthly targets and weekly work plans for project staff to ensure that the
detail implementation plan is delivered and achieved on time within assigned
scope and budget.
·
Design and participate in
field-based needs assessments and gap analysis including risk and vulnerability
and students mapping assessment.
·
Establish and strengthen
meaningful working relationship with project stakeholders such as donors, UN
agencies, Education Cluster, government departments at provincial and districts
level including PED, DEDs and schools, peer organizations working for affected
population, and community members.
·
Ensure that the program is
appropriately staffed with the diverse experienced backgrounds and ensure that
work plans, objectives, development goals and clear lines of communication and
reporting are updated.
·
Support the Executive Team
in provision of field assessment reports and developing the project pre-concept
notes and data for proposals.
·
Provide strong leadership,
and direction to provincial/district level project staff to ensure the delivery
of program targets.
·
Ensure effective monitoring
and performance management are in place for achieving prior agreed program
activity targets.
·
Lead the preparation,
review and regular revision of the detailed implementation plan, taking into
account agreed milestones, log-frame and budget.
·
Capacity building of
district level staff on technical implementation of education in emergencies
(EiE) or other Education program related components.
·
Provide support to
Education Department on recruitments, contracts, payments of teachers, and
other community-based education staff.
·
Ensure the effective and
donor-compliant management of the project budget through close collaboration
with finance, supply chain and relevant departments.
·
Ensure that key project
documentation is archived at provincial and field level, and field staff is
aware of what needs to be kept and recorded.
·
Ensure the internal
controls in the fields of finance, supply chain, community-based staff
recruitment, selection of children is satisfactory and that fraud, corruption,
nepotism and diversion is minimized
·
Any other related task as
assigned by line manager /or Senior Management Team (SMT).
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Education or Management.
Master degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor degree
with 7 years of relevant experience.
Experience in the relevant or similar position in humanitarian projects
is required.
Skills:
Ability to cope well under pressure, work irregular hours and meet
tight deadlines
Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver
assignments in a timely manner often under severe time pressures
Strong leadership, people management, report writing and communication
skills
Deadline-oriented, critical thinking and problem solving skills
Experience in capacity building and training of staff
Well- report writing skills
Experience in needs assessment, project monitoring and evaluation, and
program development
Good knowledge and experience in Afghanistan education system/context,
education in emergencies (EiE), and child protection (CP).
Experience in coordination with government authorities, communities,
donors and beneficiaries
Language skills:
Fluent oral and written skills in English, Pashto and Dari
Submission Guideline:
Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position
and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together) NOT Educational
and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department
at
https://forms.gle/gJoVtfcMFFmjnqBA9
until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) by August 18, 2023.
Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test
and consequently for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the
closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the
post.
Thank you for considering a career with ACDO. We look forward to
receiving your application.
Submission Email:
https://forms.gle/gJoVtfcMFFmjnqBA9