Assistant Architect

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Job Summary

Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private international, nonprofit, and non-denominational development agency. It seeks sustainable solutions to long term problems of poverty, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous, coastal and other resource poor areas across the world. Concentrating its efforts in health, education, rural development and strengthening civil society sectors, AKF’s approach is based on long-term commitment that is maintained through political and social uncertainty.

Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan is part of a dynamic network of development agencies currently operating in over 30 countries across Central and South Asia and East and West Africa. AKF,A currently manages and implements the largest, multi-sectoral development programme within the network and has built a strong reputation with the Government of Afghanistan, donors and local partners in a number of technical fields. At present, it is seeking an exceptional individual to fill the position of Assistant Architect for its Program Office Kabul - Afghanistan.

Job Summary:
To keep a high level of competence in Architectural design and drawings of various infrastructure projects.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Design Unit/ Head Architect in undertaking of Architectural Design and detailing activities.
• Prepare Architectural and Structural/Technical drawings of various infrastructure projects (Building, Bridge, WATSAN, Road, Micro Hydro etc.).
• Monitoring and evaluation of projects during construction/implementation.
• Capacity building of regional engineering teams in Auto CAD.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Architect from reputed University.
• Good knowledge in AutoCAD, MS Word and Excel and other Architectural software’s.
• At least 2 years work experience in preparation of Architectural design and drawings of various infrastructure projects.
• Good communication skill.

Submission Guideline

Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a cover letter along with their CV and the names of three references electronically to Jobs.afghanistan@akdn.org. No later than May 15th 2010 or submit hard copy to AKF, National Programme Office House No 43 Main Road Wazir Akbar Khan Kabul Afghanistan.

Functional Area

Economic Growth

Countries

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