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AWVAO is a local, non-governmental, non-political, non-profitable, and independent national NGO, registered with the Ministry of Economy with the registration number 6070; and granted with the permission to operate in Afghanistan. The aim of the AWVAO is to implement sustainable relief programs mainly in rural areas of Afghanistan, focusing on supporting children and their families in extreme poverty. To achieve its people-centric goals, according to its Statute, AWVAO primarily focuses and actively engages in five main fields i.e., education and training; provision of basic health service; drinking water; emergency relief and aid following natural disasters.

AWVAO is dedicated specially to fostering educational excellence in Afghanistan and is equipped with an excellent and very well experienced team to manage educational programming in Afghanistan. That is the reason why AWVAO successfully applied and received the contract as implementing partner for the educational programming of the German based NGO Afghanischer Frauenverein e.V. (AFV) in order to provide long term support to a total of five schools across Afghanistan including Khazani High School in Kunduz and Bazari Primary School in Kalakan district of Kabul Province.

The Khazani High is school located in the Khazani village of Kunduz city.  Around 1200 students from the village and several surrounding villages attend the school. The school provides quality education to the students; and the Ministry of Education has been cooperative in many areas including teacher training programs.

Under the direct supervision of the AWVAO main Office Kabul the Project Officer, Khazani provides leadership for the Khazani school management, oversees the school activities, focuses on school community relation, engages with the provincial Education Directorate as the primary authority of the Ministry of Education on the provincial level, Directorate of Economy, and other national and international NGOs/coordination bodies working in the education sector in Kabul.

The AWVAO Project Officer-Khazani School is an official representative of AWVAO in Kunduz province working with the school management, teachers, and students to improve management of the school, learning and teaching processes, and community and parents’ relations. He/she also researches and acquires new materials and resources to improve the experience of both students and teachers and monitors the implementation of school policies.

The Project Officer evaluates the teachers and school management performance and organizes needed training for them. He prepares monthly progress reports (narrative and financial) in Dari/Pashto and English for the AWVAO office in Kabul as well as for Donor Office in Kabul and Germany, additionally he will also prepare the project related reports for the provincial authorities, Ministry of Education, Directorate of Economy, and different donors.

The incumbent gathers and analyses data and engages with the Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Economy and addresses their reporting needs on provincial level in full coordination with the AWVAO Kabul office and Provincial Directorate of Education. The Project Officer is also responsible for maintaining close coordination with the Directorate of Economy Kabul and participate in monthly coordination meetings of the Directorate of Economy as well as other NGO coordination bodies on provincial level.

Major Responsibilities:

• Represents AWVAO on provincial and project level and reports directly to the AWVAO main office.
• Fosters strong and good relation to the project relevant stakeholders including government authorities and communities.
• Establish and maintain an education shura comprised of community elders and other stakeholders of relevant communities served by the Khazani school administration, and parents’ committee for the school.
• Maintain positive relationships with parents and community members through strong interpersonal skills, collegiality and teamwork.
• Conduct monthly education shura meetings to discuss concerns, needs and challenges of the school in relevant communities.
• Assists the school management in planning, budgeting, organizing, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of school activities.
• Supervises the school management, teachers, the students, employees of the school and prepares accurate and detailed information on their performance.
• Maintain proper and standard documentation of all the project activities and communication made with all the stakeholders
• Monitors implementation of the school annual workplan and curriculum in accordance with the education rules and policies of Ministry of Education (MoE) and of the AWVAO in order to improve the quality of educational affairs in coordination with the school management.
• Assists the school management in conducting procurement of school supplies.
• Organizes and leads school management meetings and ensures coordination and a good relationship between the school and community, the provincial education authorities and the parents.
• Prepares school periodic narrative reports both in Dari/Pashto and English according to the requirements of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Economy, AWVVAO and AFV donors. All reports need be shared with provincial education directorate and AWVAO on time.  
• Handles written and verbal communication of the school with AWVAO Kabul office, donor office and provincial education directorate.
• Organizes needed trainings for school management and teachers to boost their management and teaching capacities.
• Coordinates school activities with AWVAO Kabul office, Provincial Education Directorate and relevant NGO coordination bodies operating in the province.
• Ensures maintenance and effective use of school supplies, equipment’s and facilities.
• Participates in coordination meetings organized by Provincial Education Directorate, local education cluster and other coordination bodies.
• Meet the reporting requirements of Directorate of Economy in Kunduz Centre district and timely submission of 6 month reports as required by the authorities.
• Make sure that the school’s environment is secure, school’s assets and premises are kept secure all the time and all AWVAO and Ministry policies are implemented and taken care of.
• Performs any other task assigned by the AWVAO Kabul office

Requirements:

• University degree in the field of education, school or project management, social sciences – Master is preferred  
• At least five years working experience as project officer or manager in the educational field
• Excellent project management skills including results-based management, monitoring and reporting
• Previous work experience with NGOs/INGOs in relevant field is an asset
• Profound knowledge of the Afghan educational system and curricula, school administrative processes, and national educational regulations and policies of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Economy
• Perfect skills in budget, proposal and reporting writing in Dari and English according to different donor and Ministry needs
• Perfect skills in Office programs, especially Word and Excel
• Great presentation and communication skills
• Cultural sensitivity and experience in crisis management on different level
• Fluency in Dari / Pashto and English
• Residence in Kunduz Center when performing the job

Skills and Abilities: 

• Ability to organize, plan and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to coach and inspire. 
• Be excellent team player.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• Problem solving skills in day to day and crisis situations.
• Readiness to work out of office hours.
• Based in Kunduz province, nearby project locations

Interested and qualified candidates who meet the required criteria for the position are invited to send their CV and motivation letter (combined in a single PDF file) to hr.awvao@gmail.com.

When submitting your application, please indicate the position title and vacancy number (Project Officer-Khazani School, AWVA-HR-26-039) in the subject line of your email..

If you have questions regarding the vacancy, please contact the mentioned email address. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next steps in the recruitment process.

hr.awvao@gmail.com