Resilience, Environment, and Humanitarian Aid (REHA) is a national NGO registered with the Afghan Ministry of Economy, specializing in environmental protection, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable development. REHA employs a holistic approach that integrates technical interventions (e.g., environmental restoration, resource management, infrastructure development) with policy and capacity-building efforts (e.g., advocacy, training, research, and community engagement) to enhance resilience against environmental and humanitarian challenges.

REHA’s expertise includes designing and implementing advocacy campaigns, conducting capacity-building training, performing risk and vulnerability assessments, developing policies, and raising public awareness. These efforts are complemented by physical interventions and community empowerment initiatives, all aimed at enhancing resilience against natural disasters, emergencies, and climate change impacts.

Within the State of the Environment (SoE) & Climate Change Adaptation and Climate Resilience (CCA&CR) Assessment Project, REHA aims to assess Afghanistan’s environmental conditions, analyze key challenges, and provide recommendations for evidence-based policymaking and sustainable development strategies.

The Lead Surveyor will play a key role in ensuring the successful execution of field surveys for the UNDP project. This position involves overseeing the design, implementation, and management of survey activities aimed at collecting data to inform the development of climate knowledge products. The Lead Surveyor will lead a team of surveyors in conducting field assessments, providing technical oversight, and ensuring adherence to established protocols and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Survey Management:
   • Lead and supervise all survey activities related to the project.
   • Develop detailed survey plans and schedules in line with project objectives.
   • Ensure compliance with established protocols and standards during survey operations.
   • Identify and resolve challenges encountered during survey operations.
2. Team Coordination and Leadership:
   • Supervise, train, and guide the survey team to ensure accurate data collection.
   • Ensure effective coordination between field staff and REHA’s technical teams.
   • Foster a collaborative working environment for timely survey completion.

3. Data Collection and Analysis:
   • Conduct field assessments and ensure data relevance to climate adaptation and resilience.
   • Ensure survey methodologies are gender-sensitive and inclusive.
   • Ensure timely storage, analysis, and reporting of collected data.
4. Reporting and Documentation:
   • Prepare and submit regular progress reports highlighting key findings and solutions.
   • Document and archive all survey data for future reference and project evaluation.
   • Ensure all documentation complies with REHA’s standards.
5. Gender and Inclusion Focus:
   • Ensure survey methodologies capture the unique experiences of women in climate change contexts.
   • Advocate for women's inclusion in survey processes and decision-making forums.
6. Additional Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by senior management related to the successful implementation of the UNDP Project SOE, CCAR.

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Environmental Science, Surveying, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management, or a related field.
• At least 3-4 years of professional experience in surveying, data collection, or related technical fields.
• Proven experience in managing and conducting field surveys for climate change, environmental assessments, or development projects.
• Strong knowledge of survey methodologies, data analysis, and geographic information systems (GIS).
• Experience in conducting gender-sensitive surveys and working with diverse communities.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and manage survey logistics efficiently.
• Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English, with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a complex, multidisciplinary, and culturally diverse environment

Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in English, Pashto, and Dari (both written and spoken).
• Proficiency in survey data collection techniques and GIS software.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Submission Guideline:

Note (1): Make sure that the CV you are attaching at the end of the form is below 1MB.

Note (2): Please do not attach any certificates along with your CV.

Note (3): Only qualified candidates will be short-listed.

Note (4): Qualified applicants, who are meeting those criteria and skills, highly encouraged to apply through this online form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQ_6QE5ltVA2LqpuSi3XkV8vkkrh_kWiKC7ssET2NJ5ZsFdA/viewform?usp=sharing

• REHA is committed to promoting diversity as well as ensuring an equal employment opportunity for each applicant candidate, regardless of their age, color, race, religion, disability, gender or ethnicity among others.
• REHA is committed to ensure equal employment opportunities for both male and female, and we encourage females to apply.
• REHA has zero-level tolerance towards any type and scale of discrimination including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, corruption and any other misconduct and misbehavior.
• REHA as an environmental organization strictly adheres to environmental protection principles and makes every effort to ensure its carbon footprint at the least possible level and encourage others as well to respect this policy.
• REHA is committed towards a transparent, open and fair recruitment process.