The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Objective 1: Contribute to consultations on strategy and the positioning of the IRC-A Environmental Health sector

• Ongoing, systematic, and thorough analysis of the humanitarian situation in respect to WASH and of the context of intervention in his/her field of activity.
• Internal dissemination of collected information and analysis to the Environmental Health Coordinator
• Participation in defining the strategy in his/her technical sector of intervention and of the sectoral strategy at national level
• Implementing projects consistent with the IRC-A SAP the policies of WASH and other IRC sectors, and key international documents in the sector (SPHERE Standards and WHO, etc.) and ensuring that teams have a clear understanding of these documents.

Objective 2: Identify needs and contribute to project formulation

• Identifying humanitarian needs in the field of WASH and in his/her area of intervention including the submission of reports pertaining to such matters
• Including, where appropriate, target populations and local actors in the identification of needs and in the modalities of the response
• Participation in formulating WASH programs and contributing to writing of WASH proposals.
• Prepare project implementation, procurement and Spending plans for the WASH projects

Objective 3: Ensure the implementation, monitoring and reporting of WASH projects

• Implementation of the WASH program(s) in line with the logical framework of the program(s), the budget, and the logistical and administrative procedures of IRC-A.
• The quality of the programs established in conformity with the technical and project management standards of IRC-A
• Identifying the technical constraints associated with project implementation Proposing innovative technical solutions in response to such constraints.
• Deal with INTEGRA for creating IF, Ensuring quality and budget control

Mission 4: Contribute to program quality and accountability processes and measure program impact

• Supervise and manage all field site engineers for affective implementation of the WASH projects.
• Provide technical oversight to the development and implementation of assessments aimed to identify WASH needs and gaps.
• Provide Technical support to WASH staff at field level.
• Review the technical drawings, estimations and scope of work prepared by the Engineering team at Field level.
• Prepare and submit bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of the WASH projects.
• Conduct field visits for supervision of water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities at field level
• Following  up the procurement process with supply chain team at field and Kabul level
• Following up the staff related issues and tasks with HR department
• Ensure that the team regularly update the WASH online trackers for WASH activities
• Perform any other relevant duties as required or asked to do by the supervisor.

• Having bachelor’s degree in civil, Water resources, sanitation, environmental engineering; Environmental Science, MD, Education or any other relevant field of study.
• Having minimum 4-5 years’ work experience in the Humanitarian / WASH sector
• Good understanding of project cycle management, Budget Management and experience at using design software  AutoCAD
• Willingness to travel to project implementation areas.
• Good knowledge of the dynamics of the social, culture dynamics of the intervention area and is willing to work in remote  areas.
• Having the skills and ability to lead and work within a team
• Good Written and spoken English and can Speak/understand/write local language

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/56814?c=rescue

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.