Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental, social and political instabilities. The organization claims to have assisted more than 220 million people survive humanitarian conflicts, seek improvements in livelihoods, and deliver durable development to their communities. In 2019, senior staff resigned following public disclosure of the organization’s longtime inaction over its co-founder’s sexual abuse of his daughter. Mercy Corps proposes a mission to “alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.” As of August 2021, the organization reports to be operating within 38 countries, including Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Myanmar and Yemen, with programs focused in a number of humanitarian sectors ranging from conflict management, children & youth to agriculture and food security.

Job Summary

• Responsible for the smooth running of the administrative function of the AHF WASH Project in Kandahar.
• Prepare duty roster for the coo administrative functions of the AHF WASH project in Kandahar.
• Maintain and monitor attendance book, alert supervisor to poor attendance records of relevant staff.
• Responsible for maintaining supply of all admin documents and file them in a safe and accessible area considering the AHF and MC’s record keeping requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining all administrative notice boards — keeping them updated, clean and neat in appearance.

The Project assistant - Kandahar will have responsibilities that include:

• Translation of any office documentation related to the AHF WASH Project in Kandahar.
• Raising the PRs and following up with the procurement team to ensure goods and items entrusted to this project are procured on time and provided to the end users.
• Assist in the collection of monthly timesheets for the project staff.
• Assist the project manager and WASH officer in processing payments for all service contractors/suppliers on time.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirment

• Relevant qualification in the field.
• Minimum of 2-3-year administrative experience in a corporate or an NGO environment.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of operations and administrative aspects.
• Hands on experience in handling admin at the field level with close coordination with the project team.
• Effective verbal and written communication, organizational, prioritization and Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and local languages in the field location.
• Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.

Submission Guideline

• To apply for this position, please submit your CV and Cover letter, with the vacancy number and position title (MCA114-2024 Application for (Project Assistant ) in the subject line, by email to af-vacancieskbl@mercycorps.org.
• The deadline for submission is the close of business on 24-July-2024 applications received after the closing date and without a subject line will not be given consideration so, please make sure you put the vacancy number and title on the subject of your email, or your application will be disregarded by the system.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted for the written test/interview.
• Note: Please note that MCA will provide office space and facilities only and is not providing any lodging facilities for its Team Members/Employees in HQ and field offices and it is the employee’s responsibility to arrange the lodgings for themselves if they work in a field office other than their home province.

• Ps. Females are highly encouraged to apply for the MCA Open positions.

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Country

Afghanistan

City

Qandahar

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