Community Safety Officer (National Contract)

WHO ARE WE?

 

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading global displacement agency working in 40 countries, in conjunction with our specialist mine action unit, Danish Demining Group (DDG), which has been working in Afghanistan since 1999. DRC commenced operations in Afghanistan in 2011 and is today a leading actor in humanitarian response with membership of the Humanitarian Country Team and recent high-level representation at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. DRC-DDG Afghanistan is part of DRC’s Central & South-West Asia (CASWA) region covering Afghanistan, Iran and Paki-stan. Within an overall strategic framework of responding to emergencies, seeking solutions to pro-tracted displacement; and tackling root causes, DRC-DDG Afghanistan’s current programming encompasses: mine action, emergency response, protection, armed violence reduction, and livelihoods. With more than 500 fulltime national and international staff members, offices in Kabul, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif and a portfolio in 2016 of USD 13 million, DRC-DDG Afghanistan is one of the largest INGOs operating in Afghanistan.

 

ABOUT THE JOB:

 

The Community Safety Officer, under the direct supervision of Senior Project Officer (AVR), is primarily responsible for organizing and providing community safety and mediation trainings to project beneficiaries and targeted communities and follow-up coaching.

 

Responsibilities

 

• Organize and conduct trainings and workshops on community safety and conflict mediation
• Support to designing and/or updating training methodology, content and materials
• Maintaining regular communication with community leaders (ARBAB), particularly women and children on community Armed Violence Reduction.
• Working closely with the Hub Officers for arranging, conducting and following up on training and other activities
• Assist the team and the Training Officers for updated information on communities and mediation training.
• Follow-up and support the community trainers in implementing activities
• Provide support to the community trainers for preparing community safety and mediation training
• Establishing and maintaining linkages among relevant stakeholders
• Support the Senior Project Officer (AVR) to generate qualitative and quantitative data to document milestones of project progress and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly updates as required
• Assist the Senior Project Officer (AVR) in conducting regular monitoring and reporting
• Keep the Senior Project Officer (AVR) updated on the progress of the training and any issues that may arise during the course of the implementation that need senior project officer attendees
• Update the Senior Project Officer (AVR) 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 Senior Project Officer or senior management of DDG

 

ABOUT YOU:

 

To be successful in this role you must have:

 

Experience and Competencies

• At least 3 years of work experience in conflict mediation, community safety or other relevant area
• Experience in developing and implementing mediation training
• Strong analytical and technical skills on community safety and conflict mediation.
• Knowledge of and experience working with IDPs/returnees in Afghanistan.
• Ability to clearly express one’s thoughts, to analyze and present information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to set priorities and to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• University degree in Social Sciences, Political law or any other relevant degree

   

  Languages:

   

• Good knowledge of English
• Fluency in Pashto and Dari 

 

Key Competencies

 

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process
• Collaboration: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC-DDG vision and values.

 

Conditions

 

• Availability:    1 November
• Duty station:  Kabul, Afghanistan
• Gender:         Any
• Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

We offer

 

• DRC-DDG will offer the successful applicant till the end of 2017 extendable depending on both funding and performance.
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DDG’s Terms of Employment for national staff. This position will be placed at salary Grade D, level 1, basic 745 USD.

 

Application Process

 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the Apply button. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

Applications close on 26 October 2017. However, please note due to the urgency of this position, shortlisting process will be ongoing. Should we find qualified candidates prior to expiry of this advert, interviews will be held immediately.