AWEC is a non-political, non-profit, woman-headed national organization established in 1991 by a group of educated Afghan women in exile, who rallied together to address the lack of facilities for Afghan refugees in Islamabad and eventually Peshawar, in Pakistan. AWEC has always been involved in advocacy and awareness-raising for women and children’s rights while providing services to those who frequently fall through safety nets. In recent years, one of AWEC’s core activities has been to support women through mobilizing Afghans, from local communities to political elites, towards the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating violence against women.

Our vision in AWEC is “an inclusive and just society with sensitized and responsive public and private sector, where all women and children have access to opportunities to improve their quality of life in order to realize their full potential”.

AWEC has zero tolerance approach to the AWEC Code of Conduct including safeguarding, SH, and Fraud violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Job Summary:

The Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Risk Management Specialist is responsible for developing a Disaster Risk Reduction Plan or Community-Led Disaster Risk Reduction Plan through a community participatory planning process. Furthermore, the specialist is responsible for liquidating funds allocated for community priorities in CLDRMPs.

Job Description:

• Complete community mobilization and sensitization for CLDRMP specifically, selecting community members, venues, and facilities for future use. Complete information of the project should also be provided to the community to reduce the bogus of the communities.
• Form a risk reduction committee within the target communities in two districts of Paktika province (Barmal and Urgon).
• Develop CLDRMP’s training materials using plain language for illiterate community members, using graphics, charts, and pictures.
• Conduct training and use adult training methodology or using community-comfortable learning approaches and methods.
• Present and submit community initiatives for feeding the CLDRMP.  
• Develop a Community-Led Disaster Risk Management Plan using a community participatory planning process.
• Create a Disaster Risk Management Network to work closer with CLDRM committee members.
• Conduct regular coordination meetings among CLDRM committee and network members.
• Rework and finalize the CLDSMP and represent it to the community and induce them to seek funding, donate, and contribute through community initiatives to fund CLDRM activities.

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in agriculture or natural resource management for a credential university or similar field.
• Ability to coordinate several projects and manage staff.
• Good time management and scheduling skills
• Ability to work within and meet donor deadlines and reporting requirements (e. quarterly report
• Excellent analytical/problem-solving skills and detail orientation
• Excellent English communication skills, Pashto language is essential.
• At least 4 years of experience working with INGO and NNGOs in rural community development and agriculture development, climate change, DRR, and similar contexts.

 Job Requirements & Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Ability to establish working relations with target communities
• Strong Interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as a team player
• Knowledge of community inducing.
• Evaluation and monitoring of the Training program
• Proven reporting skills
• Decision-making skills that are most appropriate to specific situations and immediately
• Ability to develop implementation plans with a logical framework as well as develop monitoring and evaluation tools and processes to ensure that set goals and targets are achieved
• Fluency in written and spoken Dari and Pushto languages and English is preferred.
• Good knowledge of the intervention zones

Interested candidates are requested to send their applications along with their CVs to the attention of following link: https://forms.gle/K7i2J174tJCp7z4q7

After submission your information. All eligible shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for test/Interview.

“Being committed to diversity & equal employment opportunity we highly encourage females & people living with disabilities to apply, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, language, religious sect.”