War Child is an international alliance working in 15 countries. This is an international charity working for children and youth affected by war. War Child initiated working in Afghanistan from 2002. In Afghanistan War Child Work with children and youth, who as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion, and insecurity. These children and youth might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, unaccompanied minors, youth returnees and refugees, and children who have been put in Juvenile Rehabilitation Center and, the children and youth impacted by the climate induced disasters.  Our mission is to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children and youth caught up in conflict, poverty, and exclusion. We also work on building the lives and climate resilient livelihoods of the children and youth.  We look forward to a world in which the lives of children and youth are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realized through the collective actions of children and youth themselves, the communities that they live in, their leaders, local organizations, War Child in Afghanistan, governments, and key decision makers.

Job Purpose

Under the overall technical guidance of the MEAL and Safeguarding Managers and supervision of the AHF Project Coordinator, the incumbent for this position is responsible for establishing and overseeing a functional MEAL and Safeguarding system for the projects in the norther region provinces including but not limited to Balkh and Jawzjan provinces. The MEAL & Safeguarding Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the MEAL and safeguarding activities of the Project; assisting the project coordinator in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis.

The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Support the AHF project coordinator in strengthening and implementing WCUK MEAL & Safeguarding approaches, procedures and practices
• Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project outputs.
• Carry out regular field monitoring of projects interventions to the provinces and produce monitoring reports and follow up on the agreed action plans
• Preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on project progress including establishment and running of CFSs and Community-Based Child Protection Committees (CBCPC), providing case management and cash for protection services,
• Attend weekly, monthly and ad-hoc meetings for programming, MEAL and safeguarding
• Assist WCUK in planning and implementation of baseline/endline surveys, monitoring and evaluation exercises and other studies when needed.
• Assist MEAL Manager in Organizing and conducting MEAL trainings and workshops to the staff and partner organizations. 
• Prepare and maintain WUCK databases in close coordination with the partners
• Manage and maintain WCUK complaints and feedback mechanism
• Support the localization, rollout, and awareness of safeguarding policies, tools, and procedures, ensuring staff and stakeholders are familiar with key resources like consent forms and safety checklists.
• Deliver safeguarding inductions and training, reinforcing staff responsibilities to report concerns and uphold safeguarding standards across all levels.
• Promote safe programming through community sensitization, awareness materials, and child protection measures, ensuring all interactions prioritize the prevention of harm.
• Strengthening staff capacity and workplace culture by training field focal points on Safeguarding and PSEA and facilitating team discussions to reinforce safeguarding practices.
• Ensure timely and policy-compliant reporting of safeguarding concerns to the Safeguarding & Integrity manager within 24 hours, and make sure all staff and partners know their reporting focal points.
• Support responses to SEA allegations, facilitate survivor access to essential services (medical, psychosocial, legal, security)
• Make regular visits to all offices/projects’ sites to ensure that focal people maintain appropriate records of any incident or suspected safeguarding children concern.
• Work with programs to ensure they raise awareness amongst beneficiaries, including children, about the Safeguarding Policies, Code of Conduct, complaints mechanisms and how to report concerns.
• Support safeguarding implementation with local staff in the north region provinces.
• Any other related task as assigned.

Our Values

• Bold: We use our passion and creativity to deliver high-quality evidence-based work designed to maximize our beneficial impact on children in conflict.
• Accountable to Children: Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.
• Anti-racism: Anti-racism is not merely a belief. It includes actions that we mainstream throughout our work to change and challenge policies and behaviors that perpetuate racism.
• Transparent: We expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond with openness and honesty.
• Supportive to each other: We support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to the best we can be we are honest and open with each other, sharing our success and confronting our challenges.

Person Specification

War Child operates in the northern region provinces of Afghanistan. Preference will be given first to local candidates from Balkh and Jawzjan provinces, and secondly to candidates from other northern region provinces. Please upload a copy of your valid National ID under the [Other] section; applications without it will not be considered for shortlisting.

Experience and mandatory criteria:

• University Degree
• Minimum 4 years’ work experience working with and managing humanitarian projects (preferably child protection)
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant work experience in MEAL & Reporting, preferably experience with INGOs, UN, or donors in Afghanistan.
• Experience in Leading and facilitating relevant training
• Experience in designing tools and approaches for data collection, able to analyze qualitative and quantitative data and production of reports.
• Proficient and experience in report writing, documentation and working with databases
• Knowledge and experience in project management and PCM
• Experience in leading a team
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (written and oral).
• Must be able to travel to the project sites and other provinces
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Packages
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and with competing priorities.
• Strategic perspective and keen to take ownership of monitoring and evaluation functions, challenges, and solutions.

Child safeguarding and Adults at Risk
Our work with children and at-risk adults to ensure their safety is our top priority. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of our work. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any behavior or practices that put children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse or harm.
Successful applicants will be required to comply with and sign our Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and PSEAH Policy. You can find the Safeguarding and Integrity policies here:
https://warchild.sharepoint.com/sites/Integrity

 
Pre-employment checks
Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check and a clear LexisNexis and Due Diligence check
• receipt of three satisfactory references
• Due to the urgency nature of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline.

Submission Guideline:

• Please go to this: https://war-child-alliance.jobs.personio.com/job/2500296?language=en&display=en
• Fill in your information, and attach your documents before the closing date.
• Applications submitted without a valid National ID will not be considered for shortlisting.
• Applications after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for written test/interview.