About Women's Activities & Social Services Association (WASSA):

About Women's Activities & Social Services Association (WASSA):

Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA) was established in 2002 in Afghanistan as a non-governmental organization, committed to seeking ways for women's empowerment in Afghanistan. WASSA aims to promote women's equal participation in socio-economic sectors of the country. WASSA works directly with communities to bring change in the social attitude of the community regarding women.

An envision “Equal participation of women & men in all sectors of the country.

• Equal Opportunities: WASSA is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, or disability.
• Safeguarding and Conduct: WASSA will contact previous employers to inquire about any history of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during the candidate's employment, including incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left. Job offers are conditional on satisfactory reference checks. By applying, candidates confirm they understand and accept these procedures.
• Final Selection: The selected candidate must pass a background check and reference check. They will also be required to sign WASSA's Code of Conduct, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), Safeguarding, and other relevant policies before receiving a final job offer/contract 
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The fruit and vegetables processing(drying) trainer will play a key role in building the capacity of smallholder farmers and community members in fruit and vegetable processing drying techniques while mobilizing local communities, IDP and refugee returnee to actively participate in sustainable fruit processing practices. The fruit and vegetable processing(drying) trainer collaborate closely with the project team, beneficiaries, and market to produce high value dried vegetable, fruit and dairy products, and create value to enhance livelihood situation of beneficiaries by developing new methods of vegetables and fruit drying including solar drying, mechanical drying, and dehydration trough providing essential tools, education program and market access. This position requires a high level of knowledge and practical experience in fruit and vegetables drying to have dried fruit and vegetables products and adding value for those crops.

• Coordination with different stakeholders.
• Holding awareness session to inform the prospective opportunity to the beneficiaries.
• Beneficiary selection by Kobo and face to face interview.
• Evolving training material and providing fruit and vegetables processing skills training.
• Providing technical information for preparing fruit and vegetable raw materials and toolkit for the beneficiaries.
• Teach best practices in food hygiene, quality control, and preservation techniques.
• Demonstrate the use of solar dryers, dehydrators, and other relevant equipment.
• Train farmers, youth, and women’s groups on modern fruit and vegetables practices.
• Monitoring and mentoring of fruit and vegetables processing activities.
• Support the establishment of capacity building for a cooperative for fruit and vegetable processing BNFs.
• Conduct market research to understand consumer preferences and high valued dried fruit and vegetables.
• Provide and support market linkage.
• Preparing educational training material for fruit and vegetable processing.
• Document success stories, challenges, and lessons learned for reporting and knowledge sharing.

• Interested, qualified candidates should submit their information/request through the link (https://airtable.com/app7LXXOgv8X1APWg/shrr0hR9FQ5U2ZHPr)
• Academic certificates or references do not need to be submitted at this time. These will be requested if an interview is called for.
• Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the written test and interview upon project approval