Community Outreach Officer , HOLD

About HOLD (Humanitarian Organization for Local Developement)

Humanitarian Organization for Local Development (HOLD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered with Government of Afghanistan. HOLD aims at improving the living standard of local communities through education, awareness initiatives, local governance,
Agriculture and rural development projects. HOLD has offices in the provinces of Kabul, Logar, Wardak, Ghazni, Zabul, Farah and Kapisa.

Project Background: HOLD is starting a technical vocational training project in Nejrab district of Kapisa Province. The project aims at establishing a technical and vocational Center where youth from local communities could be trained in five different fields. The selection of the trainees will be coordinated with the local 
community to ensure fair representation from various villages of Nejrab district. 100 youth will be selected from a larger group. They would be trained in the areas of Auto‐repair (heavy, light vehicle, and vehicle wiring), Welding, Carpentry and Masonry.

Job Summary

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Duties and Responsibilities

1. Advertise/introduce  the  project  objectives  to the  community  using traditional  channels  of communication  such  as mosques, Imams Places, Shuras, Schools and etc.;  
2. Obtain  community  endorsement  and support throughout  project implementation; 
3. Assist  HOLD  during  the  initial  needs  assessment  phase  particularly explanation of Beneficiary selection criteri to the relevant stakeholders; 
4. Prepare Village Profile of the Nejrab districts; 
5. Prepare  participant  profiles  to  ensure  no active  members  of  the  insurgency are  selected  as  beneficiary  (the  project  will  encourage  those  community members  who  renounced  violence  and  would like  to  integrate  into  the society) 
6.Regular Monitoring of Community opinion and feedback on project activities and ensure that the relevant stakeholders and local community do not create any problem for the project activities; 
7. Inform  HOLD  office  of  any  risks  and  threats to  the  project  and  suggest practical solutions; 
8.Provide recommendations on local community support and ecurity issues to the project manager; 
9. Perform any other tasks assigned; 

Qualification

1. The  candidate  should  be  at  least  a  high  school  graduate.  Preference  will  be 
given to diplomat and university graduates; 
2. Should  have  at  least  3  years  of  work  experiences  as  community  mobilize, 
social worker and similar positions; 
3. Should have good contact with local community and relevant stakeholders in 
Nejrab/Kapisa; 
4. Should have good interpersonal and communication skills; 

Skills

Submission Guideline

Candidates from Kapisa province are given priority. 
Please send your resume to holdafg@yahoo.com by December 31, 2012.