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About Norwegian Afghanistan Committee

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is a member-based solidarity organization that has been working in support and solidarity with the Afghan people for more than 35 years. NAC works in the following sectors: Education, Gender and Human Rights, Governance and Civil Society, Health, Food Security and Job Creation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. NAC’s vision is that NAC shall contribute to an Afghanistan free of poverty where equality, democracy, human rights and respect serve as the bases for political action and development.

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) has a zero tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) both within the organization and of beneficiaries. Prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) is the individual and collective responsibility of all NAC officers, management, staff, consultants, and volunteers, who are all required to familiarize themselves with, agree to, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy, at all times – both during and outside working hours – and participate actively in introductory and refresher trainings. Any breaches of PSEAH clauses in NAC’s policies, guidelines, and/or commitments will lead to immediate termination and possible legal actions.

Job Description

As per NorCross salary scale

Purpose:

This purpose will be part of the NorCross AFG team, and we are seeking an experienced and qualified technical professional to support technical planning and implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion activities as well as supporting other shelter and infrastructure activities within the Health program and structures.

Strategic Responsibilities:

The WASH  Officer will coordinate with experts, consultants, ARCS (branch, regional and HQ) staff, and local communities to ensure the success of ongoing water, and sanitation activities to transfer insights and lessons learnt into the planning and assist in the setup of the health assistance activities. He/she will ensure compliance with governmental policies and recovery cluster guidance while preforming this role.

Operational responsibilities:

• Advise on the development of technical project components for an owner-driven health project with integrated WASH and DRR capacity building components 
• Contribute to overall project planning, assessments, surveys, proposal development cost estimation, and progress reporting
• Contribute to the overall set-up of ARCS WASH Unit under ARCS Health Department with the guidance from WASH Delegate
• Supervise the implementation and monitor all construction-related activities in line with approved proposals and budgets (quality, progress, achievement of results, use of budget); make recommendations for adjustments in the main project implementation phases
• Develop technical designs, BoQs, timelines, monitoring, and inspection plans, 
• Assist in establishing monitoring and reporting systems for technical project components, guaranteeing systematic data gathering and reacting to relevant deviations from planning by proactively informing supervisors and outlining adaptations to reality on the ground
• Assist in establishing a systematic documentation and filing system together with ARCS branch chapter (decisions taken, progress, beneficiary selection, photos, designs etc.) 
• Ensure that the programme design takes into account and mitigates environmental impacts, gender inclusion, accessibility, natural hazard risks, and land tenure issues and is in line with government earthquake reconstruction policies and shelter/WatSan cluster guidance, SPHERE, and other shelter/WASH related national government policies.
• The WASH officer will work hands-on in the field supervising the construction of the Shelter/WatSan components. This will most likely involve ensuring all technical aspects of the WASH components, management of local staff/ Volunteer beneficiary communication etc.
• Ensure that gender and diversity, (Protection Mainstreaming - Hardware) issues are considered in the design and implementation of the program, that the Sanitation programming is consistent with the health program approach and integrates environmental considerations 
• Ensure that beneficiaries are actively involved in all aspects of the response activities. Identify community needs and capacities using participatory tools like VCA, PASSA, PHAST or KAP 
• Ensure good coordination with authorities, Red Cross Movement, NGOs, suppliers and other relevant stakeholders and all MOU, agreements and approvals are in place with Government departments and with the communities.
• Initiate, support and facilitate technical capacity building of ARCS branch and local government staff and the communities’ construction sector and other stakeholders
• Support the NorCross and ARCS with the presentation and coordination of project activities with all stakeholders; integrating feedback from the team, communities, and authorities to assure the project’s success 
• Advise on logistical procedures for procurement, material transport, and storage and manage administrative processes in line with the budget provision and internal regulations 
• Advise on budget elaboration and control for technical project activities, requesting written approval from the budget holder for relevant deviations
• Respect financial competencies, procurement guidelines, security regulations, and other ARCS and NorCross internal regulations, and the directives of the line manager

Collaboration:

• Maintain and ensure efficient communication and coordination with the relevant colleagues at the Country, Regional, and HQ levels.
• Cooperate with finance and admin personnel in other parts of the RCM in the country in order to minimize financial risk.

Skills Required

• English Fluency
• Strong Communication skills
• Excellent analytical ability
• Integrative ability & Flexibility

Submission Guideline:

Submission Email:

Vacancy.NorCross@gmail.com