About Citizen’s Charter/MRRD:

The Citizens’ Charter is a National Priority Program (NPP) of the National Unity Government (NUG) of Afghanistan. The Citizens’ Charter is an inter-ministerial, multi-sectorial NPP where Ministries have cooperated jointly to provide basic services to rural communities.

Job Details:

Position Title:                District Social Organizer

Nationality:                    Afghan

Employment Type:        Full-time

Vacancy #:                    424/HRMD/CCNPP/MRRD

Organization:                 Citizen Charter/MRRD

Working experience:      2 years of relevant experience is desirable

Contract duration:          6 months

Gender:                          Male and Female

Education:                      A minimum of high school degree

Closing date:                 19 November 2020

Job summary

Citizen Charter/MRRD is looking for 11 Social Organizers for Paktika province who will work there to implement the proposed project(s).

Job Description:

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Work with the CCAP PMU Social organizers to acquaint themselves with the pre-defined CDCs, PRA/PLA tools, particularly with WBA and Resource Map, community development plans, and the general community profile.
• Hold large meeting(s) and inform the communities of the CCAP program and key components of the MCCG, with an emphasis on its difference from the CCAP, NSP, and the prior MCG.
• Familiarize themselves with the related communities and are responsible for conducting a short transact walk within the communities to ensure all neighborhoods’ inclusion, especially the underprivileged people.
• Cooperate with MCCG engineers and CDCs in preparing and calculating the MCCG Community budget.
• The position holders, together with engineers will help to facilitate a way to pick up a labor-intensive project based on previous CDPs, if required review the previous CDPs, and form new labor-based CDPs in light of improved coordination with CDC and community people.
• Train the CDCs and communities in the procurement and accounting/ bookkeeping for the MCCG funds as suggested in the CCAP manuals for community-level procurement and FM.
• Work with the CDC members in the final selection for the MCCG labor beneficiaries as outlined below.
• Oversee carefully and report on the process and accordance with this Annex.
• Support the CDCs in opening sub-accounts to their main CCAP bank accounts, exclusively for the MCCG transfers.
• Conduct the draw to define which of the poor households will send a laborer to work on MCCG, if required.
• Provide training to CDCs to record paid labor and oversee execution & completing the required MCCG Forms in the process.
• Ensure that MCCG wages are given on a daily, and where not applicable, at a minimum every week, concurrent with the work provision.
• Ensure grievances filed related to the MCCG are dealt with at the community level where feasible or passed on to the PMU or CCAP HQ’s Grievance Handling Section.
• Supervise all MCCG mobilizations process on time and collect and register the process in the community proposals and their request.
• After full application of the MCCG, ensure that the CDC has copies of all the necessary MCCG forms and utilization receipts, and the originals are delivered to the PMUs.
• Appreciate participation of all households in any group action.
• Ensure that women take an active, if not leading part, in collective action related to women’s issues.
• Enable CDCs and communities to deliver their work to others.
• Support the CDD organizes’ periodic learning workshops and share lessons learned and success stories.
• Provide frequent progress reports to the provincial trainers and pertinent district managers.

Job Requirements:

• 2 years of working experience is a plus, including a one-year similar experience. (Not a Must)
• Work experience as MCG social organizer will be an advantage.

 Educational Qualifications:

• A minimum of a high school degree is a requirement.
• Previous training in NSP or related community-driven development initiatives or rural development programs is an advantage.

Other Skills Required:

• Ability to communicate (speaking, reading, and writing) fluently in either Dari or Pashto.
• Inclination and ability to travel to all the rural communities within the district identified on any workday as necessary.
• Ability to work with a wide number of stakeholders, from community members to district government officials, to CC HQ personnel, as mandatory.
• Elementary computer knowledge will be considered as a distinct advantage.

How to apply for these posts of CCNPP-MRRD?

Please send your up-to-date CV, including high school degree MoE-certified documents, and all work experience certificates as per your CV, before the deadline (please ensure that the size of documents you attach is not more than 4MBs).

Note: Any application without the afore-mentioned documents will be considered incomplete, and therefore, the applicant will not be shortlisted.

In addition, while sending your CV (clearly specify “the title of the position and Vacancy Announcement Number, E.g., District Social Organizer – 424/HRMD/ CCNPP/MRRD” on the subject line of your email; otherwise, your applications will be ineligible.

Submission Email: s.haidari@ccnpp.org

Note: CCNPP strongly encourages women to apply.