The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is a member-based solidarity organization that has been working in support and solidarity with the Afghan people for more than 35 years. NAC works in the following sectors: Education, Gender and Human Rights, Governance and Civil Society, Health, Food Security, Job Creation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. NAC’s vision is that NAC shall contribute to an Afghanistan free of poverty where equality, democracy, human rights and respect serve as the bases for political action and development.

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) has a zero tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) both within the organization and of beneficiaries. Prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) is the individual and collective responsibility of all NAC officers, management, staff, consultants, and volunteers, who are all required to familiarize themselves with, agree to, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy, at all times – both during and outside working hours – and participate actively in introductory and refresher trainings. Any breaches of PSEAH clauses in NAC’s policies, guidelines, and/or commitments will lead to immediate termination and possible legal actions.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• House-to-house surveys of Person with Disability within his/her target area in village-based survey.
• Assess needs of Person with Disability with assistance of Physiotherapy, Special Education and Employment Support sections and prepare plan for rehabilitation intervention including selection of training material
• Work as a first referral source for the implementation of CBR strategy
• Assist SHG Focal Point in establishment of SHGs.
• Identify and mobilize available local resources and utilize for better implementation of CBR strategy for the rehabilitation of Person with Disability
• To facilitate awareness raising sessions for social trainers in the community.
• To promote community’s knowledge regarding disabilities and its prevention at different stages.
• Visit and to do the rehabilitation process of children and adults with disabilities in their homes (HBT, HBE children above school age with HI and VI, children in early childhood intervention and children and adults with sever intellectual disabilities.
• Facilitate school inclusion of children with disability after completion of preparatory education.
• Identify and introduce the Person with Disability for vocational skills training and loan schemes to NAC employment support, Government agencies and any other organization working in the same area.
• Assist Person with Disability in filling of revolving loan application forms and collect loan installments from loan borrowers
• Distribute publications such as Ability into all villages covered by him/her, all schools and health centers in the concerned area.  
• Assist DIP Information Officers in writing of disability articles and life stories of Person with Disability or address them to the information staff.
• Technically assist the OPDs in identifying the Person with Disability.
• Refer needy Person with Disability to other rehabilitation resources inside and outside of DIP.
• To participate actively in ensuring broad understanding and acceptance by local communities of the DP projects and NAC in general.
• To attend the coordination meetings with other organizations when CBR Senior Supervisor and/or CBR officer asked to do.
• Supervise daily routine activities of community volunteers and family trainers
• Supervise rehabilitation process implemented by family trainers and community volunteers
• Supervision of Person with Disability placed in apprenticeship, group vocational training and loan ongoing cases
• Follow up school integrated children to determine their needs and problems
• To collect data of DP activities at district level and report to relevant officer on monthly or quarterly basis.
•   Any other job-related task assigned by DP project manager, CBR senior supervisor.

Languages Required:

• Fluency in Pashto and Dari.

Qualifications Required:

• At least a high school graduate, bachelor’s degree holders will be prioritized.

Work Experience:

• 1-2 years’ relevant experience in the field activities, or similar organization. Experience in field activity, village survey, community mobilizing or dealing with community members in some activities are a must. Experience in disability or disability organization is an advantage.

Skills Required:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to deal with different rural communities with varied political/socio-economic and educational background
• A strong interest to develop Community Participatory approaches, disability issues and community rehabilitation.
• Ability to take initiatives, and pursue work proactively without being intensively supervised
• Honest, active and well mannered
• Ability to support colleagues and provide/receive constructive feedback.

The subject must be included in the position title and vacancy (Community Based Rehabilitation Worker (CBRW)- 562025). Please note that applications without the position title and vacancy# will not be considered and will automatically be rejected.

Please make sure that your application/resume should be in your full name otherwise it will be rejected.

The NAC is an equal opportunity employer; women and persons with disabilities are therefore encouraged to apply.

The NAC offers: An encouraging and team-oriented working atmosphere • Significant career challenges that will test and enhance the skills of the incumbent • Interesting and worthwhile work in a growing organization • Competitive salary packages.

jobs@nacaf.org