Shelter for Life International (SFL) is an international relief and development organization with 40 years of experience in providing sustainable development and humanitarian assistance to countries around the world. With headquarters in Minnesota USA, SFL is registered as a non-profit organization in the State of Wisconsin, USA. SFL partners with communities in Afghanistan, Liberia, Senegal, Indonesia, Iraq and Pakistan. Address disaster relief and long-term development needs of the communities we serve, by tailoring and implementing a range of contextually sensitive programs. 

SFL opened its office in Afghanistan in the year of 1998, funded by multiple donors such as BPRM, USG, USDA and WFP. SFL has a rich experience and provides assistance in the following areas; Agriculture Development, Food Security, livelihood and emergency, Shelter and Population Settlement, Application of Microcredit, Infrastructure Development and Health and Nutrition.

General Description of Task:

A Project foreman is a skilled and technical who is responsible for all project activities in the field. They plan, schedule, manage all the tasks of their assigned project to assure accuracy, proper resources, and quality from start to finish.

A project foreman oversees all aspects of an assigned project, including planning, implementing, and assisting with the site engineer. They spend time at the job site ensuring work is completed efficiently with no errors or negative impacts on the timeline. The Project foreman also provides project progress reports to all and facilitates communication throughout the project’s lifecycle.

• Shelter For Life implements safe and PSEA-sensitive human resources practices and processes throughout recruitment, contracting, and performance management to ensure the safety and well-being of all staff and beneficiaries.
• Job announcements from Shelter for Life explicitly include a standard paragraph highlighting the organization’s zero-tolerance policy regarding SEA

• Having good leadership skills and ability to communicate and report effectively.
• Able to solving community and project challenges.  
• Selection of skilled/unskilled labors with coordination of field responsibilities and assistance of related selection committee.
• Supervise the work and the labors at the project locations.
• Prepare and take the daily attendance sheet and make sure the labors’ present.
• Distribute the coupons before the food/cash distribution according to the attendance records.
• Make sure the foods safety in the warehouse and report to the project manager in case of any problems.
• Manage and help the distribution team in distribution of food for the labors.
• Report daily/weekly/monthly activities/progress of project-to-project manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned by program leadership (project coordinator/ Project Manager

• Civil Engineers who graduated recently are highly recommended by the local communities.
• experience of 3-4 years in project foreman or construction engineering.
• Overall  4 to 6 years experience working with non-profit organizations (NGO) with international NGO experience preferred. 
• Experience using/processing data software (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills required, with the capability and willingness to travel to conduct on-site research at project locations with people from many different communities and backgrounds.
• High attention to detail, effective time management skills, strong work ethic, a willingness to learn new skills, and the ability to be a self-starter.
• Excellent spoken and written English and Dari, with Pashto as an advantage

Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit their CVs along with a cover letter electronically to: afghanistaninfo@shelter.org     
Please do not forget to write Position Title and Vacancy Number in the subject of your email.

Note: Please don’t send any additional documents only shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit their education degree along with supporting documents.