Overview
Supports the planning, coordination, and implementation of the rural component of a community resilience program in Afghanistan. Contributes to programme planning, partner oversight, community coordination, and monitoring of implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Rural Team Lead in planning and coordinating the implementation of the rural component of the CRL programme.
- Support Rural Team Lead in overseeing programme implementation across regions through Facilitating Partners (FPs) and community institutions.
- Support the Rural Team Lead in the development of programme strategies, operational plans, and implementation frameworks.
- Support Rural Team Lead on all TPMA related activities and act as rural focal point for the TPMA.
- Support Rural Team Lead on the preparation of presentations, reports and required information for the ISM and any other task assigned by the Rural Team Lead.
- Act as Deputy to the Rural Team Lead during absences.
- Support Rural Team Lead in coordination between headquarters and field teams to ensure subproject implementation and report to rural team lead.
- Monitor implementation progress against programme workplans and targets.
- Review field reports and provide analytical updates to Rural Team Lead.
- Support coordination of field monitoring missions by Rural Team Lead and third party monitoring agents (TPMA).
- Monitor MIS on regular bases and provide required information and analysis to the Rural Team Lead.
- Support Rural Team for compilation of weekly and quarterly reports for WB.
- Regular data analysis and report to rural team lead.
- Ensure programme activities comply with UNOPS operational procedures, safeguards, and programme guidelines.
- Identify operational challenges affecting implementation and recommend corrective actions to ensure timely programme delivery.
- Support facilitating partners in resolving technical challenges related to community subprojects and social safeguards.
- Monitor FPs sub-project implementation with work plan.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 4 years of experience working with regional, provincial, or district-level authorities and/or communities.
- Desired: Experience working on Cash for Work projects or community-driven development (CDD) projects.
- Desired: Previous experience working with Community Development Councils (CDCs), Community Representative Groups (CRGs), or similar community structures.
Qualifications
- Required: Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree or Equivalent) in development studies, international relations, sociology, management, business administration, or other relevant fields with 2 years of experience.
- Or: A first-level university degree (e.g. Bachelor's Degree) in development studies, international relations, sociology, management, business administration, or other relevant fields with 4 years of experience.
- Desired: Training in environmental safeguards and sustainable development practices.
