Project Assistant position with Actionaid International

About Actionaid International

ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization (INGO), headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Working in over 42 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, ActionAid works with over 13 million of the world’s poorest people. 

ActionAid works for a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys their right to life with dignity. For the purpose ActionAid engaged in a range of development programs in different areas including Governance, Human security, HIV and AIDS, Child rights protection, Food rights and Women rights. Empowering communities and helping local governments to formulate pro-poor policies and implement development programmes are other key areas of ActionAid’s work. 

In Afghanistan, ActionAid has initiated an integrated programme of community development and policy research in 4 provinces namely Balkh, Jawzjan, Bamyan and Kabul. ActionAid's mandate is to work alongside marginalized groups in an effort to eradicate poverty. The Afghanistan programme strategy focuses on four interwoven levels of involvement:

• Grass roots community mobilization activities;
• Local level capacity building;
• Policy analysis and influencing;
• Net-working and international advocacy.

Action Aid furthers its mission in Afghanistan through long term development projects with sponsorship funding as well as short and medium term donor funded projects aligned to the overall mission, principles and values of ActionAid

Job Summary

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage the data base of the youth leaders. 
• Support development of coalition of youth leaders at the provincial level, support formation of civil society organisations. 
• Assist the project in organising training programmes and workshops as envisaged under the project. 
• Provide back up support to the team leader in research on governance and accountability. 
• Documentation of the project activities. 
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Qualification

• At least 2 years experience in similar position in civil society organization.
• Good understanding of the issues of youth in contemporary. 
• Sound knowledge of aptitude to work in a team and ability deliver to tight deadlines 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 
• 12 class graduated 
• Good communication in English

Skills

Submission Guideline

ActionAid is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial working environment. Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above positions, and detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of referees (including telephone and email address). 
Please DO NOT attached academic transcripts and Diplomas and states the applied position in the email subject or on the left hand-side of the envelope. Interested candidates are invited to submit the applications before 1st January, 2012 to ActionAid Afghanistan-Human Resources Department:
Afghanistan
Office Address 

ActionAid International Afghanistan 
House # 02 , Street # 03
Darwaza Jamhori, District 7
Behind Balkh custom 
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.


Email:jobs.kabul@actionaid.org

Only short listed candidates will be asked for the Interview