Under the overall supervision of the CEA Program Coordinator, the direct supervision of the Senior Program Assistant and the administrative supervision of HSO the successful candidate will contribute to the following duties.

Core Functions / Deliverables

 Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

Deliverable 1: Daily assessment activities (group consultations or key informant interviews (KIIs) or focus group discussions (FGDs)) as per assessment tools and CEA operational plans, completed and transcribed. 

01) Time Sheets verified and cleared by CEA PM

02) KII and FGD transcripts or notes from consultation meetings per templates provided by CEA PM

03) Signed attendance sheets of KII and FGD participants

Deliverable 2: Detailed summary (question by question) of completed and transcribed consultation meetings, FGDs and KIIs.

01) Time Sheets verified and cleared by CEA PM

02) Written summary of KII and FGD transcriptions per templates provided by CEA PM; submitted to the supervisor and reviewed by supervisor

Deliverable 3: Outreach and feedback collection with target community members and individuals through community meetings and helpdesks to inform about IOM programmes and activities, raise awareness about community feedback mechanisms and record feedback.

01) Time Sheets verified and cleared by CEA PM

02) Outreach meeting notes with (photos if relevant) and filled feedback forms per templates provided by CEA PM

03) Signed attendance sheets of meeting participants

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• High school diploma / Certificate with a minimum of two years of relevant experience.

Experience:

• Experience working in the target provinces for which candidate is applying

• Experience in conducting community outreach, household assessments or surveys.

• Previous experience in working with or liaising with the Afghan Government, UN agencies and NGOs is an advantage.

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team and in the inter-agency context with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.

• Experience with mobile data collection technologies, including KoBo or Open Data Kit (ODK) applications, is an advantage.

 Skills: 

• Ability to conduct an interview, administer a questionnaire or register a person with neutrality, empathy, and professionalism.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office products: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are an advantage.

• Familiarity with mobile data collection technologies is an advantage.

• Attention to details.

• Demonstrated ability of confidentiality.

• Accuracy.

• Typing.

Languages: 

• For all Applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written).

• Working knowledge of Pashto or Dari is required.

• Fluency in all national language(s) are highly advantages.

Note: Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Senior Program Assistant 

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respect promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

• Courage: demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

• Empathy: shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioral indicators

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

This role has no team management responsibility

Interested candidates are required to apply through Tayo. Also, please take note that CTG does not accept applications in hard copies.

 Before applying the candidate must carefully read the advertisement.

 Applicants are advised to fill in all mandatory fields otherwise they will not be able to apply and should fill their correct and active e-mail address in the online application as any correspondence will be made by CTG through e-mail only.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address and phone number that you will indicate are accurate.