About Helping Hands for Women Organization (HHWO)

HHWO, is a humanitarian non-profit, non-governmental, non-political, and non-partisan, national organization founded by its ardent founders in 2014. HHWO is registered in the Ministry of Economy (MOEC) with registration number (#3291) dated 28-09-2014.

At HHWO, we seek to build a future in which all Afghans - regardless of their gender, age, race, ethnicity, or religion - experience a life of dignity and comfort, free from hunger, poverty, ignorance, illiteracy, violence, and backwardness.

Our overall mission is to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, provide and promote access to health care and education, provide access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), promote gender equality, and provide child protection services to vulnerable and underprivileged children by putting an emphasis on their education, nutrition, health, and participation in sports. We also put a lot of effort into developing the skills of both men and women, increasing their social and legal awareness, assisting them in becoming equal partners, active citizens, and key decision-makers, allowing them to assume leadership positions, addressing women's needs, and advocating for local issues through which the vulnerable groups can assert their dignity and pursue human rights and peace.

Position Summary
The Project Manager is accountable for the comprehensive management of HHWO’s project, ensuring alignment with the project's context as defined by the Project Charter. The role involves overseeing all aspects of project implementation, coordination with stakeholders, staff management, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and contributing to knowledge sharing and policy-making initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Overall Project Management: Lead and oversee the management of HHWO’s UNDP project, ensuring adherence to project objectives, timelines, and budgetary constraints.
• Annual Work Plans and Budgets: Contribute to the preparation and submission of Annual Work Plans and Budgets, Financial Reports, and periodic implementation progress reports required by donors.
• Performance Measurement: Monitor and document project performance against work plans, budgets, logical frameworks, and other project documents on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Project Coordination/Communication:

• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate project activities with relevant stakeholders, including community representatives, government officials, NGOs, civil society, UN agencies, and other key actors.
• Communication: Ensure clear and effective communication with all stakeholders, fostering transparency and accountability throughout project implementation.

Staff Management and Capacity Building:

• Team Supervision: Manage and supervise the project team in HHWO's Kabul office and field locations, ensuring cohesive teamwork and accountability.
• Capacity Building: Provide training and mentorship to project staff on project management and implementation procedures, based on operational manuals and donor guidelines.

Project Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Monitoring Activities: Conduct joint monitoring visits with stakeholders and provide logistical and technical support to external consultants and visitors involved in project monitoring.
• Monitoring Systems: Maintain and oversee project-level monitoring systems, tools, and approaches to ensure alignment with donor policies and best practices.

Project Reporting:

• Report Review and Submission: Review and ensure the accuracy and consistency of project reports (quarterly, annual, final, ad-hoc) with donor agreements and standards before submission.
• Donor Relations: Manage reporting workflows and ensure timely submission of reports to donors, maintaining positive donor relations.

Knowledge Sharing and Contribution to Policy Making:

• Document Management: Ensure all program documents are complete, up-to-date, and properly stored for easy access and retrieval.
• Research and Analysis: Facilitate research, analysis, and assessments on development, humanitarian, and poverty reduction issues relevant to the project.
• Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from project implementation, contributing insights for future programming or revision of current interventions.
• Knowledge Networks: Engage in knowledge networks and communities of practice to share project outcomes and contribute to sector-wide learning.

Education:

• • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Public Policy, Public Administration, or a relevant field.

Experience:

• • At least 3 years of relevant professional experience with a Master’s Degree.
  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Project management and implementation, preferably with INGOs or UN agencies. Experience in community development and humanitarian assistance is desirable.
  • Familiarity with donor compliance, particularly with US and EU donors, including reporting requirements.

Skills: 

• • Technical Skills: Strong understanding of project cycle management, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building.
  • Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Teamwork: Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural team environment.
  • Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make informed decisions.
  • Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.

Languages: Written and Spoken fluency in English, Pashto, and Dari languages is a must.

Location: Badakhshan

Submission Guideline

• Interested candidates are requested to send their applications along with their Cover letter and CVs to the attention of the following address: hr.hhwo@gmail.com, and CC programs.hhwo@gmail.com   

• Please write the Job title/Vacancy Number in the subject line of your email.
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered
• ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED