Program Officer (Re Announced) 5 views

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He will oversee the planning, implementation and monitoring of the UNICEF project activities at the provincial level under the general guidance of the Managing director/Provincial Manager.

Provide direct support to Social Mobilizers:

• Provide technical support to social mobilizers to develop monthly work plan for community engagement activities
• Provide technical support to social mobilizers to develop cascade training plan
• Provide technical support to social mobilizers to develop social map and micro-planning session at the community level according to the plan
• Provide technical support to implement community level activities according to the plan

Maintaining quality through Supervision:

• Conduct regular supportive supervisory visits to the project sites in order to observe the progress of the project implementation.
• Conduct regular supportive supervisory visits to CEFC in order to observe the progress of the implementation.
• Guide to Social Mobilizers according to the findings and initiate to take corrective measures
• Follow up on SM’s monthly plan implementation

Coordination:

• Organize coordination meeting and dialogue with district level stake holders
• Participate in district level coordination meeting called by different authorities and present the progress and challenges
• Coordinate with other CSO partner’s activities those are working with UNICEF in other programmes
• Regular visit to health department and present the project update and take initiative to mitigate challenges
• Establish and maintain coordination with key influencers, religious leaders, media people and community elders at the district level

Record Keeping and Documentation

• Collect monthly data from social mobilizers from each district
• Compiled monthly data and develop provincial programme progress report
• Sharing the monthly report to Monitoring Officer prior to the dead line
• Develop evidence specific case studies and most significant change stories (quarterly)

• Verifies that output targets are achieved according to plan.
• Allocates resources efficiently such that staff can achieve their targets.
• Holds weekly staff meetings with an agenda and minutes.
• Ensures information from headquarter is conveyed to the provincial staff especially minutes of Staff Information Meetings policies guidelines and new manuals.

• Monitors on a monthly basis the achievement of the project target activities and reports major discrepancies to the regional office.
• Monitors project staff performance on a regular basis.

• Will provide monthly capacity building trainings for the staff if needed.

• Reviews and approves individual staff weekly and monthly work plans.
• Submit weekly and monthly plan to top level management.

• Any support requested by the Management

• Any other task assigned by senior management staff or line manager
• Support HR and program director in recruitment of provincial staff.

Qualification:

• Advance English, Pashto (Dari will be an asset)
• Good communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present program-related information/requirements.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people

Interested and qualified candidates for this position are encouraged to apply and send their CVs with a cover letter., only qualified candidates who are meeting the position requirements will be shortlisted &  contacted

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