Community Liaison Officer

Activation Date: 10 March, 2025 Announced Date: 09 March, 2025 Expire Date: 15 March, 2025

• Job Location: Herat
• Nationality: Afghan
• Category: Program
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: As per organization salary scale
• Vacancy Number: NCRO/HT/HR- 170
• No. Of Jobs: 5
• City: Herat
• Organization: New Consultancy and Relief Organization
• Years of Experience:
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in communication and liaison, related fields required;
• experience working with local communities in the creation and or execution of humanitarian and development type of projects is required;
• Experience working wit
• Contract Duration: 4 Months
• Gender: Male/Female
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Economic/ Development Studies /Social Science or related field is required
• Close date: 2025-03-15

About New Consultancy And Relief Organization

About New Consultancy and Relief Organization:

New Consultancy and Relief Organization (‘NCRO) was established to serving the needy Afghans, particularly Afghan Returnees from neighboring countries and internally displaced persons IDPs due to natural disasters or internal conflicts in the country. Its staff is mobilized daily to cover the basic needs of civilian victims endangered, excluded by the effects of natural disasters, wars and situations of economic collapse. NCRO is a fully voluntary organization and provides services to the aforementioned categories of people, irrespective of gender, race, language or geographical locations. It operates in the areas of food security, shelter, nutrition, rehabilitation of infrastructure, water and sanitation and economic recover

Job Description

The Project is an initiative aimed at promoting social and economic development at the local level within Herat province, an area significantly affected by a series of earthquakes in October 2023. This project is committed to the construction and rehabilitation of critical community infrastructure, prioritizing aspects such as safety, earthquake resilience, and adherence to the ‘building back better’ philosophy, all while maintaining respect for the local cultural context. The project envisages the active participation of a diverse group of stakeholders, relevant to the affected communities.

Job Requirements

• Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economic/ Development Studies /Social Science or related field is required;
• Work Experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in communication and liaison, related fields required;
• experience working with local communities in the creation and or execution of humanitarian and development type of projects is required;
• Experience working with national and international organizations that are contributing to the reconstruction and development in Afghanistan is a significant advantage;
• Prior experience with Development related bodies, NGOs, INGOs, UN, or similar humanitarian and development actors is a significant advantage;
• Languages
• Excellent English language writing, editing, and verbal skills is a must.
• Knowledge of Pashto and Dari language is a must.
• Key Competencies
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direction;
• Capable of working with others in a participatory and capacity building manner;
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent contacts with colleagues, government officials, community representatives and contractors;
• Self-motivated, versatile and adaptable to different cultures and people;
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work schedules;
• Strong community liaison, mobilization and negotiation skills required;
• Working knowledge of MS Office Applications required;
• Fluent in both oral and written English;
• Good analytical skills; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment;
• Strong communications skills and ability to work with a team to achieve organizational goals;
• Good negotiation skills, and the ability to bring consensus amongst people.

Submission Guideline

Please mention the vacancy number and position in the subject list while sending your application, C.V & cover letter, Applications received after the closing date and without a subject list will not be taken into consideration. For more information please do not hesitate to call: 077 1919199

Note: Due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your application is accurate.

Submission Email

[email protected] (or) [email protected]