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FSL Officer (Gender)

Date Posted: Nov 20, 2022
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Jawzjan
  • Type:
    Contract
  • Shift:
    First Shift (Morning)
  • Career Level:
    Experienced Professional
  • Positions:
    1
  • Vacancy number:
    220008HN
  • Experience:
    3 Year
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Nov 24, 2022

About Save the Children

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

  • Support project team in delivery of gender specific activities and enhance their impact on gender equality.
  • Work closely with project implementation teams in ensuring quality and timely implementation of project objectives with a focus on gender.
  • Provide support to GE Advisor to strengthens the capacity of project staff and to conduct bi-monthly gender transformative trainings, to ensure transform inequitable gender norms and promote women empowerment.
  • Support in development of curriculum for trainings to build capacity of staff and partners on gender transformative trainings based on requirement.
  • Provide support to trainers and relevant staff to develop life skills trainings and coaching sessions for SHG members
  • Support Project team in developing activity plan for community awareness on gender and GBV.
  • Establish positive working relationships with women’s network and partners such as (WEE-NPP), and etc.
  • In collaboration with Project team provide support to conduct annual Regional Conference and ensure representation of women’s lead organizations and voices of women are included.
  • Liaise between Project Leading staff and GBV-SC focal points in Jawzjan to conduct training on protection mainstreaming, gender inclusion, and GBV, facilitated by the national Protection GBV Cluster.
  • The incumbent will report to project lead at weekly and monthly basis.
  • Assist joint monitoring visits with the government officials (Provincial/district relevant authorities) to the project sites.
  • Establish positive working relationships with local communities, provincial/district government officials, UN agencies, and other stakeholders.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

  • holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
  • holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

  • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  • widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

  • builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
  • values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

  • develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

  • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
 

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS 

University degree in any field of social sciences or other relevant technical credential

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

  • Good communication skills
  • Problem solving, analytical and negotiation skills
  • Representation skills
  • Computer literate
  • English skills in both speaking and writing
  • 3 years of experience in the relevant fields
  • Familiarity with the local culture of Balkh province

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.

It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.

Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse

“Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.”

Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse

“Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.”

Submission Email:

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