Surveillance Officer- Afghan Nationals Only

Crisis & Emergency Response

Overview

Liaise with community leaders and conduct assessments on displacement.

You have:

• University Graduate (Bachelor’s degree)
• Having 3 - 5 years of experience in the field of Surveillance & Emergency Response.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to speak English, Pashto and Dari languages depending on the province of hire.
• Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationships, and ability to work on own initiative.
• Understanding civil society development preferred.
• English language is a strong asset.
• Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage

Job Description

General Duties

- Liaise with community elders, shuras, and religious leaders to inform them about project activities and gain their support for IRC projects in their areas. - To conduct continuous context monitoring and community engagement to identify displaced caseloads. - Conduct Rapid assessment, Market survey, Community level, Household assessment, etc. by using the standard and agreed tools and methodology. - Ensure that the distribution of assistance has been conducted on the agreed global timeframe of emergency response. - Participating in the cash distribution of affected HHs and providing awareness sessions regarding cash assistance to them. - To track and report on military or political developments at the Provincial level that may result in instances of displacement and report these developments through the Early Warning tracking report. - To increase access and promote IRC acceptance in the project target area by developing positive relations with communities through regular meetings with elders, mullah, and local shuras. - Provide information for community members about IRC’s history and mission as a non-governmental and non-politic international humanitarian organization. - Create and maintain communication systems with communities for mutual understanding of project goals and implementation plans. - Visit target areas of the IRC’s projects and provide, update reports to the Emergency PM and Field Coordinator. - Create and Maintain surveillance network mapping of key individuals (elders, mullah, and local shuras) in all IRC operational areas. - Work with the Emergency PM and Field Coordinator to complete the monthly Early warning tracking report, and flag immediately any contextual development that might result in instances of displacement. - To attend the HLM/OCT and PDMC meetings at the provincial level to gain updates about the disasters, and displacement situation and to further follow up. - Any other duty assigned by the Emergency Manager

Specific Duties:

- Liaise with community elders, shuras, and religious leaders to inform them about project activities and gain their support for IRC ER projects in their areas. - Conducting continuous context monitoring and community engagement to identify displaced caseloads. - Providing information for community members about IRC’s history and mission as a non-governmental and non-politic international humanitarian organization. - Conducting the rapid assessment, Market survey, Community level, Household assessment, etc. by using the standard and agreed tools and methodology. - Participating in the cash distribution of affected HHs and providing awareness sessions regarding cash assistance to them.

Qualifications

- University Graduate (Bachelor’s degree) - Having 3 - 5 years of experience in the field of Surveillance & Emergency Response. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to speak English, Pashto and Dari languages depending on the province of hire. - Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationships, and ability to work on own initiative. - Understanding civil society development preferred. - English language is a strong asset. - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background.

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Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org