Job Detail

• Ensure timely and quality humanitarian response. She will assess the implementation speed and quality and bring any issues related to implementation to ERC and actively develop mitigation measures.
• She will keep a track of low performing projects and bring them to the attention to ERC. If projects are continuous low performing (activity completion, burn rate, quality issues) she will take the leadership to bring in Senior Managers such as DDP, ERC and Field Coordinators discuss and agree on way forward.   
• She will coordinate with MEAL, SC, Finance and Security team to ensure field implementation team are provided with the adequate support.
• Assist the Emergency Response Coordinator in developing the humanitarian program strategy, a key program pillar of the overall Country Strategy.
• Contribute to formulating program implementation framework based on the IRC humanitarian program guidelines.
• To provide active leadership within the Afghanistan country program and support the ERC to promote and support all aspects of preparedness planning and action
• Support ERC in the capacity assessment of local and national civil society organization for potential partnership and sub-contracting relating to a specific project
• To support ERC to manage program funds as allocated in the awarded grants to ensure the attainment of all objectives within the authorized budgets.
• Conduct regular field visits to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist the provincial Field Coordinators in finding solutions to challenges identified.

• Assist the ERC in conduction the quarterly program management meetings with Provincial Program Managers in order to review progress of programs and prepare plan of action for next quarter.
• Keep close coordination with key stakeholders at provincials’ level e.g. government authorities, donors, and civil society organizations
• In the absence of the REC represent the IRC in coordination forums e.g. humanitarian clusters (RHT, OCT, ES/NFI, CVWG, FSAC, etc) Afghanistan Humanitarian Forums, and UNOCHA
• liaison with finance to ensure that financial reports are prepared in timely manner and is reviewed by the HP team and have provided feedback to the finance team in case of any variance
• Work closely with Supply Chain to ensure that procurements are made in a timely manner while remaining in compliance with IRC and donor rules and regulations, and ensure that proper procurement procedures are followed by Humanitarian Program staff
• Manage, maintain and develop information systems to ensure accurate, timely and complete data and information for assessments, monitoring and evaluation, internal and external reporting, planning, decision-making and program learning
• Work closely with grant to ensure project progress and donor reports are submitted on a timely manner
• Ensure that the IRC’s humanitarian program in Afghanistan adheres to the IRC standards and quality as well as relevant international policies
• To ensure that protection needs are analyzed and addressed appropriately in all programs
• Ensuring appropriate technical assistance is provided to field teams in timely and professional manner
• Support the ERC in monitoring proper utilization of the project budget on monthly basis and provide timely feedback to finance department on any variance that might come in the BVAs
• Task delegation to staff, provide day to day support to the departmental team
• Work closely with the ERC in building and developing capacity of HP team through formal training sessions, mentoring and coaching in the areas of project management cycle, reporting and proposal development

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/56406?c=rescue

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.