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About Danish Refugee Council

Founded in 1956, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO - one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In 40 countries 7,500 employees protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement affected people and communities. DRC works during displacement at all stages: In the acute crisis, in exile, when settling and integrating in a new place, or upon return. DRC provides protection and life-saving humanitarian assistance. DRC supports displaced persons in becoming self-reliant and included into hosting societies. DRC works with civil society and responsible authorities to promote protection of rights and peaceful coexistence. Our 6,000 volunteers in Denmark make an invaluable difference in integration activities throughout the country.

Job Description

ABOUT THE JOB

Danish Demining Group (today known as the Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding, HDP, sector of DRC) Afghanistan was established in Kandahar in 1998 and since May 2000 conducted operations in Central, Northern and Eastern regions of Afghanistan. HDP has trained a large number of professional Afghan national mine action personnel across a wide range of disciplines and has built a solid reputation as an implementing partner (IP) of Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) with a strong focus on integrated activities as well as quality and safety.

In addition to Mine Action activities, DRC HDP focuses on community safety programming. DRC strives to identify safety and security needs from the perspective of those living in conflict areas and to help them find non-violent solutions. These include community engagement and violence reduction, programming that specifically seeks to engage communities in addressing root causes of conflict and local safety and security challenges. From February 2017 to March 2019, DRC implemented Peacebuilding activities in the form of Community Safety Planning, Conflict Mediation trainings and Youth Campaigns in Kabul and Herat.

DRC HDP is looking for dedicated Community Engagement Officer’s under the direct supervision of HDP Community Engagement Team leader, is primarily responsible for organizing and providing conflict mediation trainings, community safety planning and youth empowerment activities to project beneficiaries and targeted communities and follow-up coaching.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and conduct trainings and workshops on community safety, conflict mediation, social cohesion initiatives, and youth engagement
• Support to designing and/or updating training methodology, content, and materials.
• Maintaining regular communication with community leaders (ARBAB), particularly women and youths on humanitarian disarmament & peacebuilding unit activities.
• Working closely with DRC Officers for arranging, conducting and following up on training and other activities.
• Assist the community leaders for updating information on community safety, mediation and youth engagement.
• Ensure follow-up and support to communities in relation to the key activities
• Establishing and maintaining linkages among relevant stakeholders.
• Support the CE Specialist to generate qualitative and quantitative data to document milestones of project progress and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly updates as required.
• Assist the CE Team Leader in conducting regular analysis, monitoring and reporting.
• Keep the CE Team Leader updated on the progress of the activities and any issues that may arise during the course of the implementation that need senior officers’ attendees.
• Update the Area Manager on any information related to security.
• Collect and compile villages/district data and information into agreed system, including performing quality checks to ensure information is correct and adequate.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Area Manager and CE Specialist.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position, all applicants must send a letter of motivation and DRC Job Application form, you can access our job application form from the below link.

DRC Job Application form link: http://bast.af/jobDoc/8060869251.docx

Note: Please attach the completed application form instead of CV along with your letter of motivation to the official DRC Job portal address mentioned in the job vacancy, Only DRC Job application form will be considering, please do not attached your CVs.

Apply:https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=165013&DepartmentId=19008&MediaId=5

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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