ActionAid is a global alliance of organizations, working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and our expertise lies in community-led development, working through partnerships with people living in poverty and their organisations.

ActionAid Afghanistan (AAA) is working in Afghanistan since 2002 and committed itself to long term work with poor and excluded sections of the society using human rights based development approach. The new country strategy for Afghanistan titled ‘ PEOPLE’S POWER FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE’ for the period 2018-2022 focuses on improving resilient food security and also advancing grassroots democratic governance among, other strategic priorities, wherein women and girls’ needs are central to all of Action Aid’s work. 

Programme Assistant is responsible for leading the Sub provincial level operations of ActionAid’s Humanitarian operations that has significant workload and accountability. The position directly works with the head of Office in Ghor and is responsible for access, engagement with all relevant stakeholders, beneficiary selection and verification and delivery of programmes and inputs for the relevant districts as well as support the head of Office in provincial level work.

Programme Coordination :

• Support the Head of office/Line Manager in managing relationship with Provincial Authorities and stakeholders
• Coordinate with external stakeholders for community kitchen in 4 Districts of Ghor Province
• Ensure that Beneficiary selection by the data collectors complies with accountability requirements of ActionAid.
• Conduct verification of a sample of selected beneficiaries
• Conduct PDM exercise

Access Management :

• Coordinate with District level Authorities and CDC level Shura members to ground the programme
• Monitor Security and access context in the programme areas

Communicate and coordinate with Provincial Head of Office and Security Officer at Country Office on any security input.

Field level Programme Delivery :

• Ensure that all requirements as per NGO Law and cluster are complied with while beneficiary selection is done
• Lead and coordinate on input delivery to beneficiary in the relevant geographical area

Manage all field level processes during and after delivery

Bachelor with 2 year experience

• Past experience in community mobilization and support in Humanitarian programme delivery
• Past experience in leading and managing relationship with Government at the Provincial and District level
• 1+ exp. years in similar organization
• Knowledge about local context
• Transparency and accountability

If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply online by sending your CV and motivation cover letter to jobs.kabul@actionaid.org up to August 10, 2024. Please clearly indicate Program Assistant-1084-Ghor in the subject of your email, otherwise, your application will not be considered.

ActionAid Afghanistan welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.  Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.  

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short-listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ActionAid Afghanistan will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. 

ActionAid is an equal opportunity employer.