Job Location: | Kunduz |
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Nationality: | National |
Category: | Program |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per organization`s salary scale |
Vacancy Number: | (VA# 1435 ) |
No. Of Jobs: | 6 |
City: | Kunduz |
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Organization: | Women for Afghan Women (WAW) |
Years of Experience: | Minimum of 2 years of social work experience, community engagement, and/or community mobilization particularly in the field and in a complex environment |
Contract Duration: | Project based |
Gender: | Male/Female |
Education: | A Bachelor's degree in law/ or Social Sciences |
Close date: | 2024-07-14 |
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Job Summary
WAW`s Kunduz Office is seeking applications from eligible candidates for the position of Social Organizer, GBV/Legal Assistance Project, covering Kunduz province in the northeast region.
The main responsibility of the social organizer is to ensure that people in need are provided with legal community mobilization to help communities understand the scope of the project.
Legal assistance includes (a) legal awareness raising by sensitizing displaced communities and families on their fundamental rights and procedures to access legal and civil services (particularly on family, civil and HLP matters such as evictions); (b) individual counseling; (c) facilitation of the issuance of ID documentation and facilitating their access to other critical civil documentation such as birth certificates and Tazkira
The position holder (Social Organizer) will be responsible for disseminating legal awareness messages and information to target communities based on approved IEC materials. They will ensure that people are sensitized about their legal rights and how to access services and legal documents. The position holder will be based in the WAW Provincial Office in Kunduz city, with frequent travel to project target areas to implement routine activities; likewise, the position holder will also have official travel to other provinces based on need.
Job Responsibilities:
Interested Afghan applicants should submit a cover letter along with their CVs in one PDF file explaining their interest in and suitability for the position. Please indicate the vacancy number (VA#1435 Social Organizer/Kunduz) clearly in the cover letter and in the subject line of your email and send it to: hr@womenforafghanwomen.org
Note: Kindly avoid sending your educational and work certificates at this stage of recruitment. Applications received after the closing date without mentioning the location in the subject line of the email will not be considered.