KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Field Implementation & Coordination
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of anticipatory action interventions at community level across target districts and surrounding areas.
• Supervise and guide field teams (CP, WASH, FSL, MEAL, and CBEWS mobilizers) to ensure effective rollout of early actions based on forecast triggers.
• Ensure community engagement processes are inclusive and prioritize the protection, dignity, and participation of children and vulnerable groups.
• Facilitate cross-sectoral coordination between Child Protection, WASH, and FSL interventions to maximize impact of early actions.
Community-Based Early Warning Systems (CBEWS)
• Roll out SCI’s CBEWS tools in collaboration with communities, integrating local knowledge with technical/forecast-based triggers.
• Support training of community focal points, disaster management committees, and youth/child representatives in risk monitoring, alerts, and decision-making.
• Strengthen community communication channels and linkages with SCI monitoring teams and district authorities.
Community Action Planning
• Facilitate participatory Community Action Plans that reflect local priorities, risks, and agreed early actions—including CP, WASH, and FSL responses.
• Ensure that children's voices and child protection considerations are central in all community-based planning processes.
• Coordinate pre-positioning and readiness of supplies and services (e.g., hygiene kits, livelihood inputs, PSS support, referral pathways).
Monitoring, Learning, and Reporting
• Work with MEAL teams to ensure real-time data collection, risk monitoring, and feedback from communities.
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits and after-action reviews to inform adaptive learning.
• Contribute to donor reporting, situation updates, and documentation of lessons learned and good practices.
Capacity Building and Representation
• Train and mentor field staff, community-based workers, and partners on anticipatory action, child protection in emergencies, and multi-risk preparedness.
• Represent Save the Children in local coordination forums (e.g., DoRR, ANDMA, CPAN) and anticipatory action working groups at regional level.
• Promote integration of child safeguarding and child protection minimum standards throughout implementation.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
- University Degree in social sciences, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Risk Reduction, Social Work or related field.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- At least 4 years of field experience in humanitarian response, community-based programming, or DRR, including anticipatory action or emergency preparedness.
- Experience in implementing or supporting Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), WASH, and/or FSL programs in crisis contexts.
- Worked as a Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Senior Project Officer, or Project Lead.
- Strong understanding of participatory approaches and inclusive community engagement, especially with children and youth.
- Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto, and working-level English.
- Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills, with the ability to work under pressure and in insecure settings.
Desirable
- Familiarity with anticipatory action frameworks such as forecast-based financing, early action protocols, or Start Network models.
- Previous experience working with Save the Children or other child-focused organizations.
- Experience in conflict-affected or displacement-prone contexts in Afghanistan or similar environments.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
