Emergency Technical Assistant - (only open for Afghan nationality) - Job Location: Herat - Afghanistan

Herat

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Herat
Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Medical Practitioners
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Food Security
Closing Date: Closed

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization specialized in assisting and advocating for the rights of refugees, returnees and internally displaced people (IDPs).

Job description

Work with the NRC emergency team in providing timely response to emergency needs wherever they are to be found
Actively participate in emergency assessment, distribution and monitoring and ensure their coordination with relevant government and non government actors.
Continuously monitor and oversee beneficiary selection and ensure accountability and transparency.
Responsible for the correct distribution of assistance to beneficiaries as authorized
Prepare and implement plans of action for emergency response, taking into account the nature, scale and location of the emergency.
Represent NRC in relevant meetings, both bilaterally and multilaterally
Participate in field visits from donors and SO staff.
Travel to other NRC’s operation areas as directed by supervisor

Qualifications

University degree or high school diploma in related field.
Minimum two years of experience in UN or NGO working with NFI and cash distributions.
Knowledge of community participatory approaches.
Proven experience in emergency response activities.
Good record of work with beneficiary selection.