The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is a member-based solidarity organization that has been working in support and solidarity with the Afghan people for more than 35 years. NAC works in the following sectors: Education, Gender and Human Rights, Governance and Civil Society, Health, Food Security, Job Creation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. NAC’s vision is that NAC shall contribute to an Afghanistan free of poverty where equality, democracy, human rights and respect serve as the bases for political action and development.

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) has a zero tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) both within the organization and of beneficiaries. Prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) is the individual and collective responsibility of all NAC officers, management, staff, consultants, and volunteers, who are all required to familiarize themselves with, agree to, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy, at all times – both during and outside working hours – and participate actively in introductory and refresher trainings. Any breaches of PSEAH clauses in NAC’s policies, guidelines, and/or commitments will lead to immediate termination and possible legal actions.

Basic Role: The basic role of this position is the effective planning, designing, estimating, and implementation of emergency cash support for rehabilitation/repair/construction of water management infrastructures. The post holder will ensure that project activity is well understood and accepted by the target community and based on standards and guideline also ensures that the best approach for effective and standardized project implementation considering rehabilitation/repair/construction of water management infrastructures is in place.

Specifically, project engineers will have the following responsibilities:

Direct program implementation:

Conduct technical survey for the identification of infrastructure project sites in close coordination with provincial senior engineer

Prepare sub-project proposals, BoQs, design and drawings

Actively attend community mobilization sessions, project site selection & beneficiary selection process additionally attend district and community level meetings

Overall responsible for the implementation of infrastructure projects at the district level

In close collaboration with provincial senior engineer, make sure to involve community members, CDC, district authority and provincial line departments from the planning and implementation to closure stages of the projects

Make sure to have a very strong communication and coordination with government line departments and any other NGOs

Prepare project sites for the donor’s technical visit and accompany during their mission

Conduct a need-based meeting with stake holder at district and provincial level, and keep them on loop of progress, challenges and project implementation process

Conduct field mission, project progress and project completion report and draft long and short stories

Assist M&E unit to conduct project data collection

Prepare all financial related documents and submit to provincial senior engineer for the review

Make sure to have a very strong documentation of all activities within office and project site

Assist the M&E unit in drafting success stories

Any other task assigned by the supervisor based on upon to need

Supervision:

Facilitate project and activities information at all events

Prepare and implement action plan for quality monitoring 

Facilitate project and activities information at all events such as training and workshops

Reports and coordination:

Coordination about the NAC’s activities under the agriculture project and building effective coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders

Preparing monthly daily, weekly, and monthly reports to the line manager, and providing the weekly expenditure reports to the provincial senior engineer

Data collection and writing periodic reports weekly, bi-weekly and monthly reports, besides the distribution reports

Reporting directly to Provincial Senior Engineer

Language requirements, if any:

Local language with preferred English

Qualifications Required:

BA in civil/construction/hydraulic structure engineering.

Preferred working experience in implementing watershed management projects, cash for work, small-scale irrigation infrastructures, and community development projects

Preferred those who were part of food security project.

Relevant experience in environmental and social safeguards

Local candidates will be preferred

Available to travel within target districts and out of province if required by organization.

Work Experience:

At least three years of work experience in implementing watershed management projects, cash for work, small-scale irrigation infrastructures, and community development projects

Skills:

Good training skills on DRR and construction topics

Working in emergency teams

Being part of assessment team

Good skill of coordination and cooperation with local communities

Should understand local norms and culture

Computer software literacy in M.S Office, AutoCAD, WATERGEM

Familiarity with GIS, GPS, Total Station, Leveling Machine

The subject must be included of position title and vacancy# (Site Engineer-832024) please note that applications without the position title and vacancy# will not be considered and will automatically be rejected.

Please make sure that your application/resume should be in your full name otherwise it will be rejected.

The NAC is an equal opportunity employer; women and persons with disabilities are therefore encouraged to apply.

The NAC offers: An encouraging and team-oriented working atmosphere • Significant career challenges that will test and enhance the skills of the incumbent • Interesting and worthwhile work in a growing organization • Competitive salary packages.

NAC is an inclusive employer and values diversity, we therefore encourage women, persons with disabilities, and persons from outside the region to apply.

jobs@nacaf.org