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Project Officer

Zardozi , Multi Location

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Bachelor's Degree
Multi Location ()
Full Time
1904

About Zardozi

Job Summary

To accomplish primary goal of providing administrative and technical skills to support Zardozi programme to success

Duties & Responsibilities

Title: Project Officer

Organization :Zardozi – Markets for Afghan Artisans

Duty Station: Jalalabad Regional Office

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Working Hours :Full time, 5.5 days a week (Saturday-Wednesday 0730 to 1530, Thursday 0730-1115, variable during Ramazan)

Salary Range: National Technical Assistance Grade D[AFN 38,000 per month upwards], with Step on appointment subject to qualifications and experience

Transport: Pick-up/drop-off transport will be provided

No. of Jobs: 1

Sex: Female

Nature of contract: To end March 2020 based on current funding

Nationality: Afghan

Closing Date: 20 Nov 2017

Anticipated Start Date: Nov 2017 or by arrangement

JOB SUMMARY

To accomplish primary goal of providing administrative and technical skills to support Zardozi programme to success

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leader responsibilities

· Work with all staff and Regional Manager to prepare plans and share responsibility with Regional Manager to ensure that plans are implemented

· Work with Regional Manager to ensure that the team works together smoothly and cooperates

Selection of new areas and new clients

· Work with Regional Manager and Business Motivator to survey new areas and analyse survey results

· Work with Regional Manager and Business Motivator to decide on the women to be approached as new clients

· Work with Business Motivator to make draft business categorisation of new clients when sending them to Induction training

· Work with Business Motivator to regularly review business categories of all clients as needed and also for all new clients after basic business training

Business training

· Monitor basic and advanced business training that targets are being met, quality of training is according to module and clients are satisfied

· Work with Business Motivator to solve problems with staff attending business training

· Monitor Business Motivator and Business Trainer motivating clients to attend Advanced Business training

Manbeh/Design Centres

· Ensure manbeh is run according to agreed rules – on time, clean, agreed materials properly maintained, clients pay fees, agreed services are provided, staff attitude is appropriate

· Work with Regional Manager to implement new services as appropriate

Reporting, data collection and management

· Ensure that all necessary data is collected monthly

· Compile the data according to agreement with Main Office and Regional Manager

· Maintain spread sheets as agreed with Main Office and Regional Manager

· Analyse data and prepare monthly reports for Main Office, submit to Regional Manager for approval

· Be informed on clients and business categories from ID Master List

· Work with staff to ensure that feedback is collected from clients and reported to weekly meeting and case histories compiled

· Ensures that staff collect case histories as needed, compile case histories and submit to Regional Manager

· Prepare reports on exhibitions and trade fairs using data collected by Market Facilitators and submit to Regional Manager for approval

Providing financial services

· Ensure that staff are up to date on details of financial services

· Monitor and ensure that staff are providing correct and regular information to clients on financial services

· Follow up guarantors of loans as required with Business Motivator

· Work with Business Motivator and Regional Manager to provide feedback and to advise on credit worthiness and business viability of clients applying for loans

· Ensure that staff are motivating clients to open bank accounts and facilitating opening accounts and issues with banks

· Facilitate disbursement of loans, call clients when loans are due

· Work with Regional Manager and staff to take action on problematic loans

Collection of membership fees

· Prepare membership fee spread sheets and check that payment is regular and property entered

· Ensure that all staff are collecting membership fee according to agreed processes and providing proper receipts

· Ensure that staff are providing correct information to clients regarding membership fee payment

· Ensure that staff are not allowing clients to access services without paying membership fees

· Work with staff, Guild Manager and Regional Manager to solve membership fee issues

Business mentoring

· Work with Business Motivator to advise clients on new opportunities and how to take advantage of them including retail opportunities

· Be responsible for implementing Proof of Concept of new business opportunities and for handing over new market opportunities to clients

· Work with Business Motivator and Regional Manager to design business models for new market opportunities

· Suggest new services for clients and report to weekly meeting

· Work with Regional Manager and staff to solve issues regarding community issues where Zardozi/Nisfe Jehan can help

Nisfe Jehan

· Work with Guild Manager and Market Facilitator to arrange and conduct Nisfe Jehan meetings, General Assembly, on the job training etc

· Provide mentoring to Nisfe Jehan members as agreed with Guild Manager

· Arrange Nisfe Jehan surveys as required by Guild Manager

· Work with Guild Manager and Market Facilitator to arrange civil society events

· Work with Business Trainer and Market Facilitator to motivate clients and invite them for Nisfe Jehan training

Social Support

· Work with Business Motivator to identify community and family problems of new clients which can be facilitated with Zardozi/Nisfe Jehan assistance

· Work with Regional Manager to find ways to support clients and to implement activities

Other tasks

The Project Officer will participate in appropriate and relevant cross-functional projects as may be required.

Note

The duties set out in this Job Description are not definitive and may be subject to amendment following appropriate consultation.

Languages

Speaking Writing Reading Understanding

Pashto Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Dari Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

English Good Good Good Good

Job Requirements

Bachelors Degree
At least two years’ practical work experience is required. Either as part of this, or in addition, knowledge and/or experience in some of the following areas will be useful:

Thorough familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet, and project scheduling computer applications
Ability to work effectively as a team member and independently,
Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, trouble-shoot, and to meet short- and long-term deadlines
Demonstrated experience in budget and financial management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent critical and creative thinking and analytical skills

Submission Guideline

A copy of their current CV and a completed copy of the Zardozi Personal Information Form (short version) found at http://zardozi.org/personal-information-form/ OR a completed copy of the Zardozi Personal Information Form (long version) found at http://zardozi.org/personal-information-form/

· A copy of their Tazkira and a recent photograph

· A covering letter stating why they would be a suitable candidate for this post.

Following short-listing, an interview panel will meet in November with the intention of making an appointment from November 2017, or by arrangement with the successful candidate.

Functional Area

Programme

Countries

Submission Email

hr@zardozi.org

Post Date

Nov 08, 2017

Closing Date

Nov 19, 2017

Reference

PO0015JRO

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

؋0 - ؋38000 monthly

Years of Experience

2 years

Probation Period

3 month

Contract Type

Long-term

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

false

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Gender

Female