Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO) is a national-level, non-political, non-profitable, non-governmental organization working for humanitarian and rehabilitation roots in Afghanistan. Further, KRO is an Afghan organization that is committed to the development of the local economy and building local capacity for sustainable development. Thus, we have an established specialized network in many provinces of the country in order to design, and implement related activities in the field of food security, research, capacity building, disaster management, and placement.

• Market linkage officer is responsible to lead and manage marketing promotion activities in all targeted districts.
• To prepare market linkage manual and other training materials for training of the beneficiaries regarding importance and different types of the markets.
• Market linkage officer will be responsible for establishment and maintaining a list of local market or dealers in the targeted community to identify the potential selling facilities for the products.
• To provide proper planning for daily activities.
• Market linkage officer is responsible to establish beneficiary’s committees for market linkage activities facilitation.
• To establish and maintain relationships between producers and buyers.
• To facilitate partnerships between producers and market actors.
• To organize training sessions for the beneficiaries regarding market linkage activities to their products to the customers.
• To encourage beneficiaries to engage in value-added activities to enhance product quality and marketability.
• Market linkage office will support initiatives that improve post-harvest handling and processing of the products.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of market linkage initiatives and recommend improvements.
• To work jointly with agriculture & livestock trainers and agriculture supervisors for providing technical supports in terms of identifying type of markets available in the community.
• Work closely and conduct regular meetings with the dealers and market actors.
• Maintain relationships with the customers to ensure collaboration in promotional activities.
• Regularly interacts with program manager to receive information and updates about marketing progress and results.
• Presents regular updates and information to other department heads and executives.
• To prepare comprehensive report of daily activities for direct supervisor.
• Able to travel to districts of Kandahar, Uruzgan and Helmand provinces.  
• Any other tasks assigned by line manager.

• University degree preferred in Business Administration (BBA), Agribusiness, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Marketing or another related field.
• Proven experience as market linkage officer.
• Minimum 1-3 years of working experience with NGOs in project implementation/management.
• Good understanding of market research techniques, data analysis and statistics methods
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Good English writing and speaking skills
• Fluency in Pashto / Dari
• Must have Interpersonal Skills (Leadership, Communication, Presentation, Teamwork)

• Inclusion Statement:

• KRO maintains a stringent zero-tolerance policy towards behavior that contradicts its objectives, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, and discrimination. KRO is committed to child safeguarding principles. All prospective candidates will undergo thorough reference and background checks, including verification of academic credentials and employment history.

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