About this role
About Humanitarian Assistance Society (HAS)Humanitarian Assistance Society (HAS) is a non- profit, non-political, and non-governmental organization. It is registered with the Ministry of Economy under license # 5824, HAS works to support the struggle against poverty, hunger, and social injustice. We work in a variety of sectors including health and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), good governance, capacity building, social justice awareness-raising, advocacy, and human rights promotion and protection. HAS has been helping vulnerable Afghan communities since 2005 through launching different interventions in more than 30 provinces of Afghanistan.Job DescriptionABOUT THE PROJECTHumanitarian Assistance Society (HAS) is recruiting for the UNDP-supported REVIVE-II Output 3 assignment in Paktya and Ghazni. The project supports participatory early-recovery planning, social cohesion, community-based psychosocial support (PSS), PSEA awareness, local capacity building and inclusive community oversight.POSITION PURPOSESupport the meaningful, safe and culturally appropriate participation of women, female-headed households, female returnees and other marginalized groups in community mapping, dialogue and early-recovery planning. Female Social Mobilizers will be recruited locally together with accompanying Mahrams, in accordance with the modality and safeguards described in the signed project documents.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1.Conduct community entry, outreach and project information sessions with women and women-headed households in assigned districts.2.Help identify and reach vulnerable or excluded households, including returnees, IDPs, persons with disabilities and adolescent girls where appropriate.3.Facilitate women-focused participatory mapping, consultations and neighbourhood early-recovery planning in suitable women-friendly venues.4.Record women’s priorities, access concerns and suggested improvements accurately, and transmit consolidated findings through approved project channels.5.Support fair, accessible registration and meaningful involvement of women and persons with disabilities in relevant community processes.6.Explain participation criteria, available protection/PSEA awareness, and accessible and confidential complaints and feedback procedures.7.Coordinate community-level activities with the Community Engagement Officer, PSS/PSEA Specialist and relevant CEOC representatives.8.Support safe use of family- and women-friendly consultation spaces and community information sessions.9.Keep basic activity records and attendance information while following informed-consent, confidentiality and privacy requirements.10.Report outreach progress, access restrictions, safety concerns and community feedback to the assigned supervisor.11.Accompanying Mahrams will support travel and field access arrangements and must comply with HAS conduct, safeguarding and confidentiality requirements; female mobilizers remain responsible for women-focused consultations.Job RequirementsEDUCATION•Minimum: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC); a bachelor's degree in Community Mobilization, Women's Empowerment, Social Sciences or a related field is an advantage.RELEVANT EXPERIENCE•Minimum three years of practical experience in community mobilization, women-focused outreach, participant identification, family-level consultation or facilitating inclusive participation.•Previous work with vulnerable women, female-headed households, returnees or displaced families is an advantage; knowledge of local community practices is essential.SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES•Good communication, listening, respectful community engagement and basic attendance/consultation recording skills.•Respect for confidentiality, informed consent, safeguarding, PSEA and Do No Harm principles.•Applicants must be able to work in the woman-plus-Mahram arrangement described in the ToR. The accompanying Mahram must support authorized travel/access arrangements and comply with HAS safeguarding and conduct requirements.LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSFluent Pashto and Dari; working English is an advantage.GENERAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS•Comply with HAS policies, applicable UNDP project requirements, the Code of Conduct and PSEA/safeguarding procedures before and during deployment.•Uphold confidentiality, informed consent, inclusion, data protection, Do No Harm and conflict-sensitive implementation.•Complete required project orientations and training; maintain accurate work records and travel to assigned field locations as needed.LOCAL RECRUITMENT PREFERENCEFemale Social Mobilizers will be recruited from the Paktya and Ghazni, in line with the signed ToR. Applicants currently residing in the target community will be preferred to support appropriate local access and continuity. Applications should state the present district of residence and provide details of the proposed accompanying Mahram.RequirementsEducation: EDUCATION • Minimum: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC); a bachelor's degree in Community Mobilization, Women's Empowerment, Social Sciences or a related field is an advantage.Experience: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE • Minimum three years of practical experience in community mobilization, women-focused outreach, participant identification, family-level consultation or facilitating inclusive participation. • Previous work with vulnerable women, female-headed households, returnees or displaced families is an advantage; knowledge of local community practices is essential.