About Afghanaid:
Afghanaid is a British humanitarian and development NGO established in 1983. It is headquartered in Kabul and is currently working in four provinces: Badakhshan, Samangan, Ghor, and Daykundi. We also work through partners in nine others: Herat, Faryab, Jawzjan, Sar-i-Pul, Balkh, Bamyan, Takhar, Khost and Paktia. For 4 decades, Afghanaid has developed its thematic expertise and the capacity of its staff in correspondence with the evolving needs of the country, international best practice, and opportunities for innovation. Our work supports four pillars of sustainable development: providing basic services; strengthening sustainable livelihoods and food security; adapting to climate change and reducing disaster risk, and emergency humanitarian assistance. Three guiding principles are mainstreamed in all our work to ensure its contribution to sustainable development: gender and inclusion, good governance and community development, and conflict mitigation and peacebuilding.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.
- Clean desks and office equipment on the premises.
- Wash dishes in kitchens and help cook/s as needed
- Set up, arrange, and remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events such as banquet and meetings.
- Clean staff toilets, hand basins and vacuum carpets
- Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges.
- Have initiative and bring positive changes in his/her daily tasks
- Clean the dining hall and help the cooks during the day
- Support cook at least for 3 hours in day.
- Undertake any other duties as may be required or assigned by supervisor
Job Requirements:
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education & Professional Qualification
Essential
- Basic Education
- Able to work overtime on weekends or holidays if required.
- At least 1-2 years cleaning with international NGOs, or any national organization
Desirable
High school graduated
English language skills
Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes
- Ability to deal with difficult, often challenging work situations
- Ability to work with other team members and be able to take direction from Supervisor(s).
- Sensitivity to gender issues
- Personal integrity, sense of humor, initiative and self-motivation
- A results-oriented approach to delivering work priorities
- Must be honest, well mannered, and neat in appearance
OTHER INFORMATION
Afghanaid’s core values are creativity, fairness and honesty. Our staff is passionate about and proud of their work and Afghanaid. Teamwork is fundamental to our standards and demonstrated by taking initiative, assisting others and taking on additional responsibilities / tasks if necessary. We are results driven, committed and motivated to achieve targets and take accountability for our own actions. Our remuneration and benefits package is competitive with other similar organisations.
Submission Guideline:
Please submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form and submit a completed application form, covering letter and your CV to Afghanaid Office to HQ Kabul Office or email by no later than 21 – March – 2024 to vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk ; including your name, vacancy number and the job title in the subject line. Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates. Application with no proper subject (requested above), without the application form or submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.
Please note that applying without filling the standard job application form will result in disqualifying the applications to review for shortlisting.
Link for the Afghanaid Standard Job Application form: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG
Individuals who meet the above-mentioned specifications can send their application by attaching the standard Afghan ID application form and attaching their CV to the Kabul Afghan ID headquarters or by e-mail vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk dated ( 21/3/2024) to send and submit.
Your application should be no longer than 2 standard A4 pages and explain how you meet the requirements and why you feel you are the right candidate for the role. Your CV should not be more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references. The accuracy and style you present in your application and CV will have an important impact on the shortlist. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every request. You didn’t hear from us on the expiration date of the notification, you didn’t succeed in the shortlist.
Please note that your application without filling and completing the Afghan Aid standard duty application form will result in rejection of the application.
Request form link: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG
Note: Only qualified local people who are current residents of the mentioned province and district can apply
Submission Email:
vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk