DACAAR is a non governmental, humanitarian organization that supports sustainable development in Afghanistan through promoting the ability of local communities to decide upon and manage their own development process. The organisation employs around 900 staff of whom 05 are expatriates. Core thematic areas are: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Natural Resource Management; Small Scale Enterprise Development; Women’s Empowerment.

Position Description:

The M&E Officer is tasked with ensuring compliance with the World Bank’s stringent monitoring and evaluation requirements for the WERP project. This role involves assisting the M&E Manager in the creation of data collection tools, analyzing data, and producing reports that will inform project stakeholders, including AKF and the World Bank. Additionally, the officer will implement DACAAR’s Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (PMEL) system, with particular attention to the gender aspects and community involvement required by the WERP project.

Responsibilities:

1. WERP Monitoring Implementation: 

• Oversee the application of the WERP M&E manual, ensuring that field activities align with the planned methodologies. 

2. Stakeholder Liaison: 

• Act as the primary representative for DACAAR in M&E discussions with consortium partners, including AKF, and report progress to the DACAAR WERP Project Manager, AKF M& E team and other stakeholders.

3. Project Monitoring: 

• Ensure comprehensive monitoring of project implementation processes, focusing on community participation, gender integration, and safe water access.

4. Data Collection and Analysis:  

• Lead the development and deployment of M&E tools, including the use of KOBO and other data collection systems, to gather both quantitative and qualitative insights.
• Supervise baseline, midterm, and end-line assessments, ensuring data validity and triangulation.

5. Field Oversight: 

• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, support field staff, and verify data accuracy.

6. Reporting and Communication: 

• Prepare and submit timely monitoring reports to internal and external stakeholders, addressing any findings raised by third-party monitors. 
• Document lessons learned and best practices from the project to inform future initiatives.

7. Capacity Building: 

• Provide training to field staff on data collection tools and techniques, ensuring they adhere to the World Bank’s reporting standards.

8. Any other tasks given by the supervisor.

Education/ Qualification and Employment Benefits

Education: Bachelor's degree in Social Science or in a related field is required. But, Master degree in related field is preferred.

Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, including at least 3 years working on World Bank projects.

Other qualifications’ an advantage:

• Proven skills in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, including at least 3 years working on World Bank projects.

Languages: Oral and written fluency in (English, Dari, Pashto)

Employment benefits:

• Good training opportunities to enhance employees’ skills
• Severance pay: one-month salary per year of service
• 24 days of paid annual leave per year
• 10 days of paid sick leave per year
• 2 days’ weekend
• Eid bonus on both Eids (after the completion of three-month service)
• 30 days of paid Hajj leave (after the completion of one-year service)
• 90 days of paid maternity leave for female employees (after the completion of three-month service)
• 5 days of paid paternity leave for male employees (after the completion of three-month service)
• Public holidays (According to the approved public holiday’s list).
• Pick and drop Allowance AFN (2000/month)

Procedure for submission of applications:                                                         

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a DACAAR Job Application Form along with introduction letter and CV online to jobs@dacaar.org or a Hard copy to HR Department in DACAAR main office Kabul.

Important Note:

• Applications without DACAAR’s UPDATED Job Application Form will not be considered.
• Application without Vacancy Number will not be considered.
• UPDATED DACAAR job application form can be obtained from; DACAAR website www.dacaar.org/, acbar website www.acbar.org/; jobs.af websites, and DACAAR Main Office kabul.
• Applications submitted as .RAR file or if the size exceeds 2MB, will not be accepted by the system
• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for the written test/ interview.
• The salary would be paid in AFN according to the actual exchange rate.

DACAAR is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the society. While all applicants will be strictly assessed on their individual merit, qualified women, people with disabilities and members of minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Kabul Office Address:
DACAAR, Main Office, Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, Kabul, Afghanistan

Postal address: Central P.O. Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone: (+93) 0202230752/ (+93) 0202230753
E-mail: jobs@dacaar.org
Web site: www.dacaar.org