The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan, on Sunday was introduced as an agency specializing in emergency management and the built environment.
Onno Ruhl, the General Manager of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), said the program has helped promote standard dwellings for returnees and helped those living in remote regions to find adequate shelter.
“All these activities I mentioned would be highly relevant in Afghanistan at the present time - that’s why we are here today. We are here because of all of us at AKDN believe that Afghanistan is one of the most important countries in the world for Aga Khan Agency for Habitat to deliver its mandate.
"We want to build on 22 years of FOCUS’s excellent work, to make remote communities in the mountains of the Hindukush not just safe but for them to thrive. We want to deepen our partnership with the government and in particularly with ANDMA for even greater impact on all Afghanistan,” said Ruhl.
Afghan officials welcome the move and pointed out that Afghanistan deals with a wide range of regular natural disasters.
“We are in the first or second position among ten countries which have a lot of natural disasters,” said State Minister For Natural Disaster Management Najib Aqa Fahim.
“Restoring degraded land means better lives and incomes for farmers and pastoralists and less pressure on people to migrate to cities. We see this ethic of partnership,” said Nurjehan Mawani, the Ambassador the AKDN in Afghanistan.
“We can see some very alarming numbers that are coming from various reports, based on the World Bank and the The Global Facility for Disaster reduction and recovery report which was produced in 2017; we can see that in Afghanistan annually we have 560 people on average who lose their lives due to earthquakes; floods are threatening their lives and poverty is also impacting 800,000 people.
“Based on the report, 10,000 kilometers of roads in Afghanistan is under threat of avalanches which happen every year; the effect of drought is very significant. Based on a report, $280 million in agricultural losses are sustained annually and if you go to rural areas, the impact is indeed very challenging,” said Shodmon Hojibekov, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation for Habitat.
In Afghanistan, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) − previously Focus Humanitarian Assistance − engages with communities living in remote mountainous areas to increase their resilience to natural disasters and complex emergencies.
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat also supports communities to utilize an enabling habitat to enhance their health, education and economic development.
The approach is to predict where possible potential emergencies may impact homes and livelihoods, identify structural and non-structural interventions that can prevent or mitigate the impact of those hazards, and to build the capacities of communities and local and national governments to reduce their vulnerability to risk and to increase their capacities to help their neighbors.
To enable this, AKAH implements a wide range of disaster prevention and response initiatives in local communities, including disaster preparedness training, vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation activities and disaster relief efforts.
JOB SCOPE / OBJECTIVES:
The MERLI regional Officer is responsible for overall management and leading the key project MERLI responsibilities and will oversee the project performance in regular basis with closed coordination of the regional/provincial M&E officers, Emergency Management Department, Planning & Building, project provincial focal point and the regional management team. The MERLI officer is also responsible to (i) tracking the project progress both for construction and non-construction, (ii) monitoring field activities and measuring the project effectiveness against indicators and provide technical guidance and feedback for the project implementation staff. The MERLI officer will further ensure that project’s achievements and lessons learned are captured, documented and used for further project improvement.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS / DELIVERABLES:
Under the direct leadership of the MERLI Department head, the MERLI regional officer will be responsible to:
(SPECIFICATIONS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):
Education: Bachelor’s degree in LLB, Social Sciences, Economics or Civil engineering. Master’s degree is preferred.
Experience: At least 2 years of M&E work experience with national or international NGOs and Government.
Skills: Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking in the local language and in English.
Technical Skills:
Other Skills: None
Personal Characteristics: Team building, soft spoken and interactive with respect about the local culture and tradition.
NOTE: if anyone is interested to apply from the AKDN sister agencies, MUST provide HR signed/stamped NOC along with his/her application.
Submission Guidelines:
Interested applicants meeting the above requirements should submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) no later than September 10, 2022 to the following email address:
Important Notes:
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Afghanistan recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunity, safeguarding of children from abuse and zero tolerance to sexual harassment.
Your details and information shared on this advertisement shall remain confidential.
hr.afghanistan@akdn.org
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan, on Sunday was introduced as an agency specializing in emergency management and the built environment. Onno Ruhl, the General Manager of the... Read More
