Position Title: Project Officer
Posting Date: March 30, 2025
Job Location: Balkh, Kabul
Employment Type: Full-Time
Vacancy Number: W-0168
Number of Positions: 2
Nationality: National
Category: Legal
Salary: As per organization salary scale
Contract Duration: Project-based
Gender: Male
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB); a Master’s degree in Law is preferred
Experience Required: Minimum of 4–5 years in legal aid, program management, or legal assistance projects
Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
About WADAN
WADAN is a government-registered, non-governmental organization established in August 2002. The organization works in various fields, including community development, civic education, human rights, anti-corruption, education, protection, and child welfare. Headquartered in Kabul, WADAN operates in multiple provinces to ensure nationwide service delivery.
For more details, visit: www.wadan.org
Job Description:
The UNHCR Legal Assistance and Civil Documentation Program is designed to provide legal aid and access to civil documentation for displaced persons, returnees, and marginalized communities in Afghanistan. This program plays a vital role in ensuring these individuals can exercise their legal rights and access essential services.
The Project Officer will be responsible for leading and overseeing the implementation of legal assistance activities, ensuring compliance with UNHCR and WADAN standards. The role includes coordinating legal support services, managing legal teams, and advocating for the legal rights of persons of concern.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the implementation of legal assistance activities, ensuring alignment with project goals and compliance with UNHCR and WADAN guidelines.
- Provide legal assistance in civil documentation and refugee status determination.
- Support legal officers in assisting beneficiaries in obtaining legal documents, including Tazkira (Paper & E-Tazkira), Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates, Passports, and Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) documents.
- Supervise and coordinate with lawyers, social organizers, and stakeholders to ensure smooth program execution.
- Monitor legal developments and analyze their impact on legal assistance initiatives, proposing adaptations when necessary.
- Lead advocacy efforts to protect and promote the legal rights of persons of concern.
- Conduct awareness-raising sessions to educate beneficiaries on legal rights and civil documentation procedures.
- Maintain a reporting system and prepare detailed reports on program activities, challenges, and recommendations.
- Establish and manage feedback mechanisms to enhance service delivery based on beneficiary needs.
- Represent the legal assistance program in stakeholder meetings, advocacy sessions, and coordination forums.
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Regional Manager or Program Manager.
Job Requirements:
- Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) is required; a Master’s degree in Law is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 4–5 years in legal aid, program management, or legal assistance projects, ideally within humanitarian organizations.
- Expertise: Strong understanding of civil documentation processes, refugee law, and HLP rights.
- Preferred Experience: Work experience with refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, or marginalized communities.
- Skills: Excellent leadership, project management, coordination, communication, and negotiation skills. Ability to analyze legal trends and adjust program strategies accordingly.
- Languages: Fluency in Dari and Pashto is required; English proficiency is an asset.
Submission Guidelines:
Interested candidates should submit their CV and cover letter via email to jobs@wadan.org with the subject line “Project Officer (Province Name) – W-0168”. Applications that do not follow this format will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written test and interview. If you do not receive a response within two to three weeks after the closing date, please consider that your application was not successful.
Submission Email: jobs@wadan.org