Job Detail

The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to: oversee all aspects of the implementation of all Programs, in the field; assist the Manager in setting and auditing all Program policies, strategies, overall management, and scope; assist the Manager in liaison with donors, other agencies and authorities, ensure that all the required reports are timely and accurately produced.

Major Responsibilities: The major responsibilities of the incumbent include but are not limited to:

Oversees all aspects of the implementation of all TEST Programs in the field to ensure timely commencing and completion of the TEST program activities in the most effective and efficient way in accordance with TEST program strategies and plans and contractual conditions

• Sets field operation plans and oversees their implementation;
• Closely monitors the performance of his immediate supervisees, takes corrective actions, and offers technical support to the staff in all aspects of the TEST Program planning, implementation, and reporting activities; 
• Finds out staff capacity-building needs and ensures that the staff receives timely, and

      adequate training;

• Oversees recruitment, appointment, promotion, and disciplining of all staff;
• Standardizes job descriptions of all staff and ensures that they are updated regularly to best meet TEST Program requirements;
• Draft budget for field operations and oversees field expenditures;

• Authorizing project expenditures including procurement and program-related expenses from the field offices;
• Ensures that field offices are timely supported with required resources;

• Sets administrative, logistic, monitoring, and supervision systems and guidelines for field operations of the TEST Program.

• Assists the Manager in setting and Auditing or developing TEST program policies, strategies, and overall management and scope.

• Assists the Manager in developing new program initiatives, concept papers; proposals, budgeting, and the drafting and signing of contracts and protocols;
• Assists the Manager and Mission in developing TEST
• Represents TEST all  Programs to donors, authorities, other agencies, and in coordination meetings;

• In coordination with line ministries, directorates, and other Governmental agencies.

• Acts as Regional, Provincial, or project manager in the absence of the Regional, Provincial & Project Manager.
• Ensures that all the required reports are timely and accurately produced.

• Ensures that the project baseline data are accurately collected and timely processed/analyzed;
• Review monthly, quarterly and annual reports of the TEST program prepared by  Monitoring and Evaluation Officers and Reporting Supervisor and prepare final drafts;
• Make sure that relevant reports and information are timely provided to internal and external audiences;

• Provide prompt and accurate responses to the ad-hoc queries put by the Manager, Mission Leadership, donors, authorities, and other organizations;

Authority:

Spending authority: In the absence of the Managing Director, the Deputy Program Director has full authority to authorize project expenditure within the limits of TEST organization policy.  She has the authority to approve Regional, Provincial, and other field offices' budgets and expenditures.

To apply for this position, please submit a detailed CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the job to hr@test.org.af, or testafg.org@gmail.com, and type the position title (Deputy Director) in the subject line. Please send your applications / CV before 07 November 2022. You may also submit a hard copy of your CV and cover letter to the Technical Education and Skills Training Organization TEST Office at (Baharistan Road, Miraj Plaza Line, Street #2, House #20, Kart-e-Parwan, District #2, Kabul-Afghanistan.