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 project officers will be based in Nuristan and Laghman provinces and will directly report to the Project Manager; the project officer will assist the project manager with daily activities management, administration, and operation in their respective areas (Laghman and Nuristan provinces), and coordination, communication, reporting, supporting, helping field staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support project manager in project implementation, activities planning, execution and monitoring.
• Oversee project activities and support project staff at all level to have tangible result on the communities.
• Manage resources of the project for effective use to reduce the cost and misuse of project assets and equipment.
• As required support maximizing available sources of information and opportunities for coordination and ensuring compliance with safety and ethical standards.
• Identify local partners involved local communities in reinforcing local efforts to promote project lead interventions.
• Ensure that project activities are driven by local women and girls and planned with community stakeholders.
• Coordinate with other service providers, and collect community input to establish and strengthen referral pathways.
• Identify appropriate locations and orientation for services, including centers MNs networks.
• Work with teams and communities to develop appropriate prevention and awareness-raising/behavior change strategies.
• Assist as or when required in building the capacity of field staff/volunteers/partners in relevant technical areas to deliver services and lead interventions.
• Assist and support the Center managers with organizing and arranging events, training, services, information collection, and reporting.
• Perform any other duties as required

Qualifications:    

• Bachelor level education in the social sciences, public health, international development.

Experience & Skills:      

• At least 3-5 years of experience in the field with NGOs.
• Demonstrated interest, enthusiasm, and commitment to working with women and girls, their rights, safety, empowerment, and improving their access to resources and services, with a positive attitude and ability to lead and work well in a team.
• Demonstrated skills in planning, implementing, monitoring, and coordinating projects and working collaboratively across internal and external teams.
• Ability to discuss sensitive issues with respect, empathy, professionalism, knowledge, and experience with community outreach and mobilization, data collection, narrative and statistical reporting.
• Superior communication skills (oral & written) in Dari / Pashto / English speaking, understanding, and writing is a must for the position
• Willing to travel to project sites as required by the program
• Selected candidate undergoes PESA background check.

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.”

recruitment@awec.info