Surveyor (Data Collector)

About CTG-UNHABITAT(AUSSP):

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all. It is the lead agency within the UN system for coordinating activities in the field of cities and other human settlements. Through drawing together cooperation with committed partners, relevant stakeholders, and urban actors, including at all levels of government as well as the private sector, UN-Habitat is applying its technical expertise, normative work and capacity development to implement the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goal 11 – to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

UN-Habitat Afghanistan

UN-Habitat established a presence in Afghanistan early 1992.  The overarching vision of UN-Habitat’s work in Afghanistan is for prosperous, inclusive and equitable human settlements that reduce poverty and contribute to national stability and development. The mission of the UN-Habitat Country Programme is to transform lives through enhancing access to urban land, housing and services, while making systems and institutions responsive to people’s views and needs.

UN-Habitat’s Country Programme Strategy 2016-2019 is focused on three thematic focus areas:

Planned and Well-Governed Settlements to enhance the government’s capacity to guide the development of human settlements in a participatory, equitable and accountable manner while ensuring access to basic services;
Inclusive Settlements to improve access to affordable land and housing, services and infrastructure for all residents of human settlements with a focus on poor and female-headed households, including IDPs and returnees.; and
Prosperous Settlements to contribute to towns and cities being hubs of economic activity that generate sustainable employment and enable residents ─ particularly the young ─ to acquire productive skills.

Integral to each of these Focus Areas are cross-cutting issues of gender, youth, and development of national capacity, environmental protection and disaster risk reduction.

UN-HABITAT has presence in 8 provinces of the country, including five major cities and works in implementing its strategy through five programmes: Afghanistan Urban Peace building Programme (AUSSP), Clean and Green Cities (CGC), City for All (K-SMNP and MGSP and SHURA

About Programme:

The Afghanistan Urban Safety and Security Program (AUSSP) is a three-year program that promotes safety and security by strengthening the delivery of urban safety services, improving local government responsiveness and accountability, and enhancing partnerships between government, communities and civil society. The most vulnerable and marginalized groups including women, youth, IDPs/ returnees will be empowered as a key actor of participatory governance and societies.

AUSSP targets eight of Afghanistan’s most strategic cities: Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Farah, Nili and Bamyan. It is implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance/ Deputy Ministry of Municipalities, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Kabul Municipality, with technical support from UN-Habitat. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands fund the program.

Job Description:

·         The identified 160 enumerators/ data collectors (80 females and 80 males; 10 each in Kabul, Herat, Mazar, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Farah, Nili and Bamyan) shall undergo a two-day survey training to familiarize with the survey tools, KoBo Toolbox, and selection of household and study participants;

·         Data collectors, who will be working in pairs, need to have their own smartphones/tablets to be able to gather and record data in the field using the KoBo Toolbox;

·         Target survey training date: 27-28 January 2020;

·         Target data collection period: 29 January-10 February 2020;

·         Each survey team shall consist of 20 surveyors (10 females and 10 male) in each province;

·         Each team shall be assigned to survey target areas including control areas as specified by AUSSP;

·         Household (HH) survey and focus group discussion (FGD) shall be conducted in all target areas.

Job Requirements:

·         160 survey enumerators (80 females and 80 male) shall be recruited by UN-HABITAT to perform data collection for HH surveys and FGDs. An enumerator should possess the following:

·         High School Certificate

·         Good reading and writing skills in Pashto and/or Dari language;

·         Good communication skills with people;

·         Honest and dependable;

·         With or without survey experience;

·         Willing to work in the field for extended periods.

·         The enumerators will be paid on an output basis with some compensations for the two-day training.

Submission Guideline:

Interested Afghan National Candidates should submit their CVs to career.ctg@gmail.com and vacancies@unhabitat-afg.org via e-mail, indicating on the SUBJECT line the vacancy number of the position,  Please note that applications received after the closing date (15 January 2020) will not be given consideration. Only short-listed candidates whose applications respond to the above criteria will be contacted for an interview

Note: Subject line must be: (CTG-UNHAB 07/01/2020) or your application may not be considered.

Submission Email:

career.ctg@gmail.com;vacancies@unhabitat-afg.org
Deadline: 15 January 2020