The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Areas of Responsibilities:

• Ensure quality of the project through regular meetings/visits, technical follow ups and evaluations and reporting.
•  Ensure preparations and follow up of action plans within the project to assist the project lead in decision making.
• Oversee the implementation of the activities and make sure that the project is on track.
• Responsible for day-to-day management of program components’ implementation, financial management, personnel, and interface with partners and stakeholders internally.
• Work closely with project lead, and project staff, local partners staff to assist in program implementation.
• Support developing robust, well-designed activities approach and deliver their implementation to the highest quality.
• Oversight of program components, cash flows, and compliance, providing financial analysis on a regular basis with local partners.
• Assist project lead to ensure project are compliant with donor requirements and the quality standards, including full independent audit compliance and that funder and internal standards are fully met in practice and appearance.
• Ensure relevant quality assurance processes are completed so that the program is running effectively and on time.
• Monitor risks and issues developments within the portfolio sub-set, making sure that the project lead is aware and fully briefed of issues requiring major strategic decisions.
• Assist and supervise monitoring internal processes and procedures, identifying areas of improvement and recommending changes.
• Monitor data management related to program and funding management, providing analysis to Project lead based on available information.
• Closely follow up and supervise any violations of the organization Mandatory Reporting Policy. The reporting of violations is an obligation on the part of all staff members.
• Collect, compile, analyse and provide actual data to project lead and upon reporting intervals.
• Take the lead on consolidation of the project reports from the project downstream partners and verify its accuracy for the reporting.
• Supervise and provide on time support for internal process (supply chain, finance, partnership and HR) and ease the process by following routine activities.
• Make sure that the project lead has access to an organized, well maintained and accessible online source of data for reporting and decision making.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the project lead.

Partner Capacity Building:

• Follow partners capacity building plan and capacity assessment and deliver on time and quality capacity building training for IPs to make sure project delivery is as expected.
• The Project Supervisor will work closely with partners to set clear objectives, identify appropriate training methodologies and resources, and establish timelines for capacity building activities.

• Maintain close coordination with partnership team for partners monitoring and reporting.

• Graduated from relevant Faculty, preferably Education, Science or Literature and or related fields.
• At least 3-5  years’ experience in a senior officer role or project supervision and management position within relevant field of a NGO or INGOs organization, preferably with education project management experience
• At least Three years working experience supervising staff working with education-based development projects
•  Fluency in English, Dari, and Pashto, written and spoken
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to deal with different rural communities with varied political/socio-economic and educational background
• Good supervisory, leadership, analytical and troubleshooting skill
• Solid knowledge of planning, budgeting and report writing
•  Familiar with design, evaluation, and monitoring of education projects
• Computer knowledge at an operational level, IRC uses Ms Office standard software
•  Ready to work, live and travel in an intricate and strenuous environment

Other Competencies:

• Must have good time management, multitasking skills
• Good teamwork and leadership skills are essential to motivate different groups of people to fulfil their responsibilities within a given time frame.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills.
• Values diversity, inclusion, people with disabilities and minorities in Afghanistan.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Kabul-Afghanistan/Project-Supervisor_JR00001714

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque