Cash for Work ( Livelihood/ Technical ) Engineer ( Afghan National Only )

Manage CFW intervention and support team in livelihood activities

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Overview

Manage CFW intervention and support team in livelihood activities

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in hydraulic, irrigation, civil engineering or similar studies
  • Three years proven experience of cash for work and livelihoods related interventions
  • Strong communication skill to interact with external stakeholders at the field level
  • Technical competency
  • Good computer literacy
  • Ability to speak English plus both local languages
  • Good reports writing skills
  • Experience of working with NGO/INGO is an asset
  • Good experience of working in rural communities

Job Description

General Duties:

- Manage CFW intervention and support team in livelihood related activities.

Specific Duties:

- Establish close coordination with community elders, line departments and other project stakeholders to facilitate for CFW and other livelihood interventions. - Develop appropriate work plan and oversee progress of the field activities. - Design and develop CFW technical paper works such as BoQ, drawings, work plan, estimation, and payments. - Make sure about the quality of the cash for work projects and report any issue/ discrepancies on time the project manager. - Take part in assessment of CFW labors for the identified and targeted projects based on the developed criteria. - Conduct training about water management to farmers association - Deliver CFW safety training to the participants, before and during the project implementation - Conduct assessment for CFW site, skilled and unskilled labours in the targeted communities. - Conduct regular Meetings with project stakeholders such as district governor, CDCs, extension officers and other relevant bodies for smooth project implementation - Conduct project site visit and ensure about the quality and progress of activities. - Any other task assigned by ERD Manage

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in hydraulic, irrigation, civil engineering or similar studies - Three years proven experience of cash for work and livelihoods related interventions - Strong communication skill to interact with external stakeholders at the field level. - Technical competency - Good computer literacy - Ability to speak English plus both local languages - Good experience of working in the rural communities. - Good reports writing skills - Experience of working with NGO/INGO is an asset - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background

Potential interview questions

Describe a time you had to manage multiple stakeholders in a project. We want to understand your communication and management skills. Share an example that highlights your ability to coordinate and engage effectively with different stakeholders.
How do you assess the success of a cash for work project? This question assesses your understanding of project evaluation metrics. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of how you handled a project issue or discrepancy? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org