About Save the Children:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
•    No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
•    All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
•    Violence against children is no longer tolerated 
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
SCI - Afghanistan
 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.
We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Responsible for implementing WASH Soft and hard component activities in mobile health centers and communities in the field.
• Works closely with the H&N team to identify the main gaps in MHTs and provide timely support.
• Participate in Hygiene Behavior Change Communication (HBCC) sessions and awareness.
• Support project coordinator on planning, implementation, and monitoring of WASH component within the program/project considering social behavior change theories and practices, ensuring consideration of COVID-19 prevention and response.
• Ensure implementation and monitoring of the WASH soft component program objectives and organize the kit distribution.
• Ensure quality and respect of deadlines of the project soft and hard component activities implementation.
• Regular technical follow-ups and evaluations on soft component activities in the field
• Check the planned hard and soft component activities are absolutely clear to the members of the community
• Coordinate with the WASH coordinator and H&N coordinator to ensure project activities align with SCI technical guidelines.
• Plan the soft component activities with close coordination with the project coordinator to respect the proposal's planning and ensure that the program will not face delays and/or challenges.
• Ensure all data from the field are provided on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Communication with the team and collaboration with the project WASH coordinator.
• Participate in the dignity kit distribution process.
• Identification of beneficiaries with coordination of the HMT team for kit distribution
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Additional job responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties from time to time which are reasonable in relation to their level of skills and experience.

In the event of a significant humanitarian emergency, the post-holder will be expected to work outside their normal job description; vary their working hours; and occasionally work from a different location should the need arise.

Equal Opportunities:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health &Safety and Security

The post holder is required to carry out their duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures and our Global Security policy and procedures.

Compliance policies: Child Safeguarding and Code of Conduct; Anti-Bribery and Fraud

The post holder is required to comply with these key policies, and other organisational policies and procedures, at all times.   

• Skills and Behaviours: SCI Values in Practice

   

  Accountability:

• Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and demonstrate high levels of commitment to SC Afghanistan in order to ensure the objectives of your role and the country programme are met.

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  Ambition:

• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children resources in order to keep costs low and ensure safety in the workplace.

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  Collaboration:

• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy to ensure maximum protection for children.

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  Creativity:

• Lead, manage and motivate a team, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance.

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  Integrity:

• Other duties as directed. (Obviously this needs to only include duties that could be reasonably expected to be carried out by someone with the skills, experience and seniority associated with the job in question).

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required

University Graduate (University degree, Civil engineering and any other related fields)

Desirable

Minimum 3 years of experience in national and/or international NGOs including at least 1 year in WASH programs

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Good knowledge of water, sanitation and hygiene
• Experience in behaviour change communications and hygiene-related topics is an asset
• Construction skills in the field of water and sanitation is an asset
• Knowledge in conducting training and capacity building,
• Strong experience in and familiarity with protection and gender-related issues.
• Good organization, planning and reporting skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skill 
• Good team interaction and positive attitude
• Familiar with Word, Excel, and Skype
• Ability to communicate English languages is an asset.
• Fluent in local language (both written and spoken)
• Familiar with the area of Kandahar province
• Experience in projects with community hygiene promotion and handwashing demonstration.
• Experience in projects with hygiene kit distribution.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their update CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account. 
It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.