
Reporting and Compliance Officer (Subject to donor approval)
- Takhar
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure submission of weekly progress report along the project progress photos.
- Ensure submission of all narrative and financial reports using the template provided by FAO. The financial reports must be sufficiently detailed to allow certification of deliverables and of expenditures.
- Coordinate with PC and other project team members to collect all relevant details of programme and finance. Human interest stories will be collected at appropriate time.
- Interim and Final Reports will reflect all activities undertaken along with an itemized “statement of expenditures”. The reports will provide a detailed analysis of the project and lessons learned for drought-related livelihoods interventions, and training support given.
- Engage with various teams of MEED and ensure good coordination with them. Requirements of statutory compliances to various ministries and donor compliances to FAO will have to be ensured.
- Under the guidance of PC work as Communication Focal Point. Important components like visibility through photos and videos, as well as Rural Insight Stories are to be prepared and shared.
- Prepare and submit a communication and visibility plan of this project; and get it finalised after incorporating comments of FAO. Legal compliances and MEED guidelines are to be adhered while using public media and social media.
- Feedback from project team members, including the access challenges, should be reported under guidance of PC. Access Monitoring and Reporting Framework (AMRF) may be considered while reporting if project team is pressurised that hinder independent and impartial needs assessment.
- Extend proactive support to PC in planning and implementing reporting and compliance activities whenever required.
- Undertake regular visits to field and project sites to support implementation, communicate with beneficiaries and understand implementation details.
- Support PC in organising technical trainings on agriculture, use of manure and fertiliser, green-house, solar dryers etc., and running of early warning systems.
- Actively involve in village and beneficiary selection, and explaining the role of beneficiary under various activities.
- Support PC in identifying areas of improvement, especially in the arena of reporting, communication and visibility.
- Understand MEED's organisational values, goals and strategic priorities. Ensure RCO's work plan, attitude and behaviour reflect MEED's ideologies.
- Read carefully and understand the project related documents, especially LOA, and help PC and other project team members in ensuring all compliance requirements.
- Support other project team members in sharing reports, photos, videos etc.
- Comply with MEED policies and practices, especially with respect to PSEA, child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, and equality.
- Any other tasks assigned by line manager to achieve the objectives of position
- At least 3 years of active professional and relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation preferably under emergency or post-conflict setting.
- Project reporting, communication work or related field.
- Experience in preparing reports, communication materials.
- Experience of managing communication in humanitarian context (e.g. food insecurity, agriculture, livelihood creation, natural disasters).
- Experience of delivering timely, accurate information presented to agreed format.
- Experience of coordinating with project team and beneficiary groups in order to collect appropriate set of information and prepare reports/ communication materials.
- Technical understanding of agriculture and allied activities. Ability to conceptualize and deliver trainings to community groups.
- Fluency in Dari, and Pashto (speaking, reading, writing) and good command over English (speaking, reading, writing)
- Computer literate (MS Office). Proficiency in Windows Excel and quantitative analysis
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and team working skills.
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity about local issues.
- Proven presentation and reporting skills
- Ability to work long and odd hours, including weekends.
- Understand confidentiality.
- Exposure to local dynamics of different districts in Takhar, and experience of leading projects in those areas will be added advantage.