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ABOUT THE JOB

DRC Economic Recovery is looking for dedicated Community Engagement Officer’s under the direct supervision of Economic Recovery Team leader (TL), is primarily responsible for organizing and providing conflict mediation training, bookkeeping, management and conducting beneficiary assessment activities and supporting in the data collection and follow-up coaching.

As part of the economic recovery program intervention, DRC will establish female producer groups in the targeted districts of Nangarhar & Nuristan provinces for the most vulnerable people under support micro, small and medium enterprises through cash grants. Therefore, a community engagement officer will be responsible for delivering high quality specialized project activities related to community agricultural and livestock training and MSMEs (value chains) and will be according to SOPs and criteria with the consideration of donor requirements to achieve overall project objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and conduct training and workshops on conflict analysis, bookkeeping, management etc.
• Establish female producer groups in the targeted districts and provide regular training sessions.
• Support to designing and/or updating training methodology, content, and materials of the training.
• Maintaining regular communication with community leaders, particularly women and youths on economic recovery activities.
• Working closely with DRC Officers for arranging, conducting and following up on training and other activities.
• Conduct regular beneficiary assessments in the targeted districts of the project.
• Ensure follow-up and support to communities in relation to the key activities
• Establishing and maintaining linkages among relevant stakeholders particularly female producer groups.
• Support the EcRec TL to generate qualitative and quantitative data to document milestones of project progress and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly updates as required.
• Assist EcRec TL in conducting regular analysis, monitoring and reporting.
• Keep the EcRec TL update on the progress of the activities and any issues that may arise during the course of the implementation that need senior officers’ attention.
• Collect and compile villages/district data and information into agreed system, including performing quality checks to ensure information is correct and adequate.
• Any other tasks assigned by the EcRec Manager and EcRec TL.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies: 

• At least 3 years of work experience in community engagement/mobilization, trainings, MSMEs support or other activities related to the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrated experience in training, planning, reporting, and leading the team to implement economic recovery projects properly as well as representing DRC in meetings/trainings.
• Working experience with communities especially in implementing economic recovery programs.
• Good management and leadership skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem-solving abilities
• Must be able to understand the context of Nuristan
• Must be able to understand the local Nuristani language.

Education/qualifications:

• University degree in Economics, Social Sciences, or any other relevant degree
• Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.

Languages:

• English (Intermediate)
• Pashto (Fluent)
• Dari (Fluent)
• Nuristani (local) fluent

We Offer:

• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC salary scale

• Application process: Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the below link. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language.

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=175100&DepartmentId=19150&MediaId=5