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Camp Management Technical Assistant - Community Outreach - (Afghan Nationality) Location: Nangarhar Female - Afghanistan

Nangarhar Province

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Nangarhar Province
  • Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Human Resources
    • Administrative support
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Other
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
  • Closing Date: Closed


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

Purpose of the Job:
The Camp Management Community Outreach TechnicalAssistantwill be based in eastern region supporting implementation of NRC’s Urban Displacement Out of Camp (UDOC) project, which is based on Camp Management methodologies but applied to the out-of-camp environment. The project, which started in 2016, uses various mechanisms of Community Outreach to respond to the mass influx of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, as well as on-going conflict-induced displacement. The UDOC project aims to improve the protection and assistance response to displacement-affected communities by establishing mechanisms to enhance:
• Communication with Communities: Sharing information with and receiving feedback from displaced and vulnerable host communities
• Community Engagement: Participation of affected communities alongside local stakeholders in the humanitarian and development response
• Support to Coordination: Efficient, effective, and inclusive coordination of services at local level, involving a range of stakeholders (authorities, civil society, NGOs, private sector, etc.).

Note: For more details about the position, kindly refer to the job description attached at the bottom

Job description

  • Support the implementation of the different components of the CM-UDOC according to tools, SOPs, and annual work plan.
  • Contribute to regular activity progress reports
  • Ensure proper completion and filing of all documentation (soft and hard copy, as required)
  • Support CMCO Officersin day-to-day problem solving according to agreed procedures, priorities, and standards for the area of work
  • Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection and/or assistance
  • Regularly visit neighborhoods hosting returnees and IDPsin orderto provide information/counselling on rights, services, and durable solutions; to refer cases; and to disseminate information about NRC’s mandate
  • Support CMCO to coordinate with community leaders as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to establish and maintain networks for access, referrals, and problem solving
  • Contribute to collection of information about the situation and needs within the Community Centre area(s) to use for coordination and advocacy
  • Ensure close co-operation with all NRC core competencies including through joint needs assessments and activities, and identifying beneficiaries where appropriate
  • Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines

Qualifications

  • University degree (social sciences preferred, e.g. education, political science, international relations, law, journalism, gender studies, human rights, etc.).
  • 3 years’ experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context, preferably in community services or community engagement and mobilization, protection, community capacity building, or related field
  • Some knowledge of English Language
  • Fluency in Pashto, both written and verbal
  • Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the displacement context in Afghanistan.

Education field

  • Education title: University degree (social sciences preferred, e.g. education, political science,

Personal qualities

  • Handling insecure environment
  • Planning and delivering results
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Communicating with impact and respect

Language

  • Dari
  • Pashto
  • English

We offer

  • Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale
  • Top up Credit card on monthly basis
  • Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law

Miscellaneous info

  • Travel: Some travelling must be expected
This vacancy is now closed.
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