Cover Letter
Name: Lailoma Tookhy
Phone: +(93)0729086162
Email: lailomatookhy555@[Link]
Address: Qolordo street, Herat, Afghanistan
Organization: CRS
Position: Field Officer (Team Leader)
Dear hiring manager,
I am writing this letter with regards in accordance with your job announcement on
LinkedIn that you are looking for a qualified individual to work at your agency Field Officer
(Team Leader).
I am confident that I am an individual that you are looking for: I have a B.A degree in
English Literature. As well as I have worked in humanitarian and Protection field for 5 years.
For instance most relevant positions that I have worked and prove my qualifications comprised,
working as PSS Counsellor Child Protection, Protection officer, Vocational Training
Center officer, Education officer EIE from UNICEF, Enumerator, Program officer, and ,
District Election Officer and so forth, in distinct organizations(National, international, and
global) and it is eminent to share you that the significant reason that really get me into this
position is being in close attach with the most sensitive society level (who do not access to
education)to help them through my best effort andas well as to ameliorate my knowledge and
skills with working superiors .
Working through the field and positions that I mentioned before I have acquired lots of
skills and knowledge that have had considerable effects on my professional and personal life,
but to me they are not enough, like having this qualifications, resourceful, result-orientated,
highly organized, discipline, being proactive, hardworking, commitment and boing abreast of
current political flow in Afghanistan by clusters, having persistence, and capable online
Platforms, google drives and capable of communication in English, and coordination skills, but
these are some qualifications that there is still a lot to learn and to acquire. So, I believe working
in this position will bring me a lot of skills and knowledge that are expected.
For your more information, I have attached my resume for your review. Realizing the
limitation of this written page, I would appreciate it if you could provide an opportunity to
participate in a written test or interview to answer any of the questions for better presence my
qualifications. Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to meeting you soon.
Please feel free to reach me out through lailomatookhy555@[Link] via +93(0)729086162
Warm regards,
Lailoma Tookhy
Lailoma Tookhy
Contact number: 0729086162 / 0790980013
E-mail: lailomatookhy555@[Link]
Objectives:
Holding bachelor degree in English literature from Herat University in(2015), I found my knowledge
and experience very consistent and fixed with requirement of the job announced. Thus, hereby, I
would like to apply for the job and hope to get a chance to proof myself as qualified person for the
job and for the project requirements. Assisting the organizational objectives by leveraging my
academic knowledge, competencies and experience gained from my previous work experience. I
would work hard for success of the organization and colleagues.
Education:
◼ Bachelor of English Literature, from Herat University, (2012-2015).
◼ Certificate, Woman In Government(Promote) USAID ,Herat, Afghanistan(2016-
2017)
◼ Having certificate of Women Leadership Development (2017)
◼ Certificate, Completed ICDL in ELCLC (English Language and Computer Learning
Center) at Herat University (2014)
◼ Baccalaureate, Amir Ali Shir High School, Herat, Afghanistan (2010)
Work Experiences:
1- Worked as PSS Counsellor Child Protection in Rural Rehabilitation Association of
Afghanistan from 20/ Nov/ 2023 till 19/Feb/2024.
◼ Assessing cases and compiling case reports containing relevant information.
◼ Providing support, guidance, and counsel to individuals, families and groups in need.
◼ Scheduling individuals to appointments with PSS counselors.
◼ Motivating individuals to participate in PSS counseling sessions.
◼ Re-integrating through counselling session with minor and their families and debriefing
and conducting follow up interviews of unaccompanied minors and conducting and
organizing integration.
◼ Coordinate with senior management to report on ongoing cases and receive new
assignments.
◼ Review all new cases and schedule an introductory meeting.
◼ Note any and all changes to an individual, family and support environment or
economic status
◼ Make assessments of the amount of service they need
◼ Identify documents and provide case management processes for children at risk of
protection concerns.
◼ Conduct regular field visits to beneficiaries in communities and households in targeted
districts
◼ Share information with parents/caregivers as appropriate and support them in
implementing relevant parts of the case plan;
◼ Ensure full responsibility & accountability –for maintaining, drafting, and updating
reports which include case management reports,
◼ Explain community focal points on CP case identification and safe referrals
◼ Assessing individuals’ situations and providing the relevant support they may need
◼ Identifying social, legal, psychosocial, socio-economic, and administrative needs of
children, Persons of Concern (PoC), GBV cases on Women, girls.
◼ Collating analysing, Establishing, and maintaining contacts and referral pathways with
social services, and developing a referral network with other organizations and service
providers.
◼ Providing Cash Advance Request Form and Collecting Sort and Submitting all
financial documents and reviewed and checked financial documents and forms with
finance department on timely and properly manner.
◼ Facilitated community capacity building on child protection prevention and response
to child protection risk.
◼ Develop community engagement plan to ensure child protection risks are addressed.
2- Worked as vocantional Training Center ( VTC) Officer at the project of NOVA-INVEST in
Mercy Corps International Afghanistan from 21 /04/ 2021 till 30/04/ 2023.
◼ Overall daily operation of the Vocational Training Center, including, but not limited
to: ensuring that the training center facilities are maintained adequately.
◼ Daily monitor and follow-up on the trainers’ attendence and training quality and
performance.
◼ Daily monitor and tracking of use of training materials.
◼ Develop and keep updated inventory list of received training materials.
◼ Develop and keep updated assets lists.
◼ Develop and keep updated databasses on enrolled participants/graduates with the
required fields of information.
◼ Manage the digital attendence tracking system of students and casual staff in the
VTC.
◼ Supervise the triners and trainees, as well as other casual staff ( guards and cleaners).
◼ Representation of the program within communities and government and Private
Stakholders.
3- Worked as Protection officer at Danish Refugee Council {DRC} from 01/01/2021 till
15/04/2021.
◼ Conducting protection monitoring through ODK/ Kobo questionnaire/Tablet.
◼ Conduction of service monitoring and update the service mapping file.
◼ Sharing information on humanitarian assistance and services in target settlement and
place of origin.
◼ Conduction of community mobilization
◼ Conduction of the coordination meetings with the community leaders, Elders, and
decision making structures.
◼ Refer the cases who are the affected by protection risks and concerns to the referral
mechanism and pathway.
◼ Refresher meetings with services providers.
◼ Engage the men and women of the community in discussion around the rights of
children, women, persons with disabilities and gender based violence.
◼ Collecting information of IDPs population movements and forced eviction/return.
◼ Support the protection department to find possible gaps in communities and address
appropriately.
◼ Weekly and monthly reports to the line manager.
4- Worked as Education Officer in the project of Education in Emergency (EIE) for IDPs
and Returnees of Herat Province at BRAC International Organization funded by UNICEF
from 25 June 2019 till 30 June 2020.
◼ Community mobilization, engaging the community in activities, establishing
community advisory boards and facilitating community understanding of the overall
project.
◼ Manage and coordinate the project activities with staffss and relevant stakeholders;
◼ Provide technical and strategic leadership and direction in the Staffs of Education in
Emergency
◼ to effectively and efficiently manage and follow up on education project in Herat
Province to ensure timely completion of project activities in line with the set targets
and plan.
◼ Assist the Provincial Coordinator in planning and implementing of Accelerated
Learning Program (ALP), Community Based Education (CBE), and Education in
Emergency (EIE) and technical components of the project.
◼ Conduct monitoring of the Project activities according the approved activities plan
and schedule.
◼ Support programme management for EIE component, to ensure quality, timeliness
and scale of overall BRAC humanitarian programme delivery; including support with
preparing quality reporting and financial monitoring
◼ Conduct required trainings to school teachers, CBE teachers including school
managment Shuras (SMS), Student committtee members, CBCPM and provide timely
support in rolling out of trainings to the beneficiaries.
◼ Preparation of various type of report, such as progress, quarterly, bi-annual and annual
in terms of all EIE project.
◼ Capacity building of education Staff in ALP, CBE and EIE related topics.
◼ Oversee and ensure that accurate data is collected for Education Project according to
the agreed indicators stipulated in the project logical framework.
◼ Ensure establishment of a close working relationship and coordination with
government organization notably DoE, other organizations and community
institutions and involve them in program implementation and managment.
◼ proper project record keeping and filing.
5- Worked as Supervisor / Community Liaison at NRC from 15/ September/ 2020 till 15/
October/ 2020.
◼ Assist in the implementation of the Livelihoods and Food Security portfolio
according to the plan of action.
◼ Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in business
startup and livestock activities, including the distribution of business tools.
◼ Ensure that all NRC’s internal tools for project implementation are used during project
activities.
◼ Facilitate an environment for Monitoring and Evaluation activities and contribute to
baseline and end-line surveys for the training sessions, improving the quality of project
activities.
◼ Identify and report challenges during the implementation of project activities and assist
the LFS team in addressing and resolving these challenges.
◼ Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in training
activities.
◼ Establish and maintain a proper filing system for documents related to project activities.
◼ Ensure effective linkage of beneficiaries to the target market.
◼ Provide mentorship to the targeted group of beneficiaries during and after training in
technical livestock practices, seed cultivation and business development as well..
6- Worked as Surveyor/Distributor at Islamic Relief Worldwide Afghanistan 01/07/2020 till
31/07/2020.
◼ Regularly travel to the villages in the target districts of Herat Province and neighbor
west provinces when required.
◼ Perform speedy assessments and door to door surveys in consultation with CDCs to
select vulnerable recipients in compliance with the criteria in practice in Herat
province.
◼ Work with communities to specify the most vulnerable populations in their
communities.
◼ Develop strategies for reaching out to beneficiaries in rural communities.
◼ Maintain a database for the registered beneficiaries and community. ·
◼ Assure that the beneficiaries are chosen in line with the criteria for the program.
◼ Participate in the relevant training when needed.
◼ Taking photos/video clips of the beneficiaries during the survey when needed and
entering the date into the Kobo/database after the assessment.
7- Worked as Program Officer in the project of Assistance for the Development of Afghan
Legal Access and Transparency (ADALAT) USAID (Cheechi) which is held by the
Organization for Economic Development of Afghanistan (OEDA) funded by USAID from
01/ 05 / 2018 till 31/ 05 / 2019.
◼ Support development of proper work plans considering the contextual realities and
challenges.
◼ Identify potential participants for legal trainings at district levels.
◼ Organize and coordinate training workshops and events at district level.
◼ Coordinate and follow up implementation of the project activities with project core
team on daily basis.
◼ Support assessment of legal and justice activities in the concerned area.
◼ Establish communication and networking with key influential individuals at the
district and village levels.
◼ Create and maintain network and good working relation with districts governor,
districts influencer, triable elders, and leaders.
◼ Organize and facilitate the environment for gathering of the concerned activities in
the district for participants.
◼ Work with the M&E team to identify and document assessment requirements, data
collection, and ensure these are incorporated into ongoing activities.
◼ Assist donor’s M&E team during the monitoring and evaluation of the project
activities in the field of concern.
◼ Update and inform project core team and key staff on any issue in the field, on a
daily basis.
◼ Track project development through the given target area & adhere to the principles
and objectives of the project.
◼ Conduct and lead the focus group discussion (FGD) and trainings at the concerned
areas on time as per schedule.
◼ Prepare, compile and maintain documents for data entry and delivery to the
responsible persons on time.
◼ Perform all data entry functions in accordance with approved policies and
procedures.
◼ Travel within Herat to ensure the performance and implementation of the project.
◼ Ensure GIS information of the events are recorded properly and reported on time.
◼ Provide daily weekly and monthly report and meeting minutes of activities.
8- Worked as District Election Officer at Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
from 01/ 02/ 2018 till 30/ 04/ 2018.
◼ Management of the personnel in order to achieve planned goals and better
implementation of the affairs to the district level.
◼ Management, supervision and control of the election activities in accordance with
law and procedures of the IEC at district level.
◼ Guide and coordinate the deputy officers and implement guidelines at the district
level which is provided by the provincial office.
◼ Providing communication with the stakeholders in the electoral process at the district
level in order to better ensure the electoral process.
◼ Evaluation and selection of polling centers according to guidelines.
◼ Management, implementation and evaluation of public awareness programs at the
district level and reporting to the provincial public awareness director.
◼ Monitoring the work of the district staffs to ensure the proper conduct of the electoral
process in the district.
◼ The recruitment of Election Day employees in accordance with the procedures
approved by the independent election commission of Afghanistan.
◼ Manage and monitor the logistic activities of the voter registration process and
Election Day in accordance with the procedures and guidelines established.
◼ Close coordination and cooperation with the district governor and security organs in
order to properly implement the district level electoral process.
9- Worked as Assistant Reporting Officer at OEDA from 01/ 09/ 2017 till 30/ 10/ 2017 in the
project of Assistance for the Development of Afghan Legal Access and Transparency
ADALAT.
10- Worked as the Head of Voter Registration Center at Independent Election Commission of
Afghanistan from 01/ 06/ 2017 till 30/ 08/ 2017.
◼ Formulated the activities inside the registration area effectively.
◼ Supervised the work of registration staff.
◼ Monitoring the presence of viewers, media representatives, and other visitors into
the registration area.
◼ Completed the daily and weekly statistics forms.
◼ Assisting in completing complaints forms with applicants.
◼ Recorded all the events that affected the registration process such as security issues
and the delay in registration, and submitting an urgent report to the director of the center
regarding the events.
◼ Ensured that the registration site is opening timely.
◼ Installed all the bills and signposts of the registration area into a visible and proper
◼ Delegated the responsibilities of employees who were temporarily absent to other
members of the registration team.
◼ Ensured that the registration materials and supplies for night protection are properly
packaged.
11- Worked as a Program trainee at Sanayee Development Organization for six months.
◼ Carry out surveys, and reporting to the supervisor.
◼ Cooperating with accounting and filling the forms.
◼ Participating in meetings and trainings.
◼ Translating different documents and materials.
◼ Cooperating in monitoring program implementation progress through field visits.
◼ Cooperating in preparation of monthly and annual reports.
◼ Keeping regular soft and hard records of all projects/program documents.
◼ Providing professional technical assistance to program officer.
◼ Supporting the project team with Project implantation.
◼ Attend key events in the field of development in different SDO’s network
organization and report back to SDO.
12- Getting Civil Service Training at Women in Government USAID from 15/ 11/ 2016 tiil 15 /
11/ 2017.
◼ Studied Accounting, Project Management, Strategy and Policy, Human Resources,
Procurement, Completed ICDl.
13- Worked as a trainee at Ministry of Labor Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled for three
months.
14- Being intern at Promote: Women in Leadership for three months.
15- Worked as a teacher at Altawied private high school (2015_2016)
◼ Developed a complete curriculum for classes and advocated for progressive.
Learning method.
◼ Maintained my own professional development through research and reading.
◼ supervised students in their coursework and provided the necessary guidance.
◼ provided timely coursework feedback and examination assessment.
◼ initiated and facilitated classroom discussions and assigned group projects.
◼ successfully transformed teacher-centered approach to student centered approach.
◼ Prepared questionnaire for midterm and final exams, prepared reports, and database
for activities.
Awarded Courses:
Protection Mainstreaming / global Mercy corps
Child Protection Reporting tools/ War child UK
Data Protection and Information Sharing/ DRC
Protection training/WOMEN & CHILDREN/ Mercy Corps
Gender Equality training/ Mercy Corps
Proposal writing / Acbar
Leadership/ WLD
Accounting, Project Management, Strategy and Policy, Human Resources, Procurement/ WIG
Promote
English for academic study / STC Academic Center
SKiLLS:
◼ Negotiation activities
◼ Problem solving
◼ A grade English Proficiency
◼ Team working
◼ Critical thinking
◼ Proficient with ICDL
◼ Communication skill
◼ Flexibility
◼ Aware of gender values
References:
1- Lida Hamidi, Protection Team Leader at Danish Refugee Council {DRC},
Email: [Link]@[Link] 0794904671
2- Abdul Qader Arbabzadeh, Senior Program manager at World Vision International
Email: Abdulqader_arbabzadeh@[Link] 0790700609
3- Nazanin Nezami, Protection Associate at UNHCR
Email: nazaninnezami365@[Link] 0794989103
