Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization APBHO has emerged as a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit organization in April 2019 with its long experience as a team (Youth Council) advocating for the rights of communities especially children and women affected by conflicts, and humanitarian crisis in fragile settings.

Most of APBHO’s peacebuilding efforts focus on community-based conflict resolution and environmental peace-building on grass-root level.  APBHO aims to shift repressive gender norms and equip citizens with the skills to resolve any type of differences and conflicts non-violently.

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO) strategically implements sustainable economic empowerment/asset creation, time-critical emergency responses with various commodities including Food and Non-Food Items, research, advocacy, and promotion of peace projects with a cross-cutting focus on youth and women.

The livelihood officer focuses on enhancing rural livelihoods and resilience of returnees in Kunduz province. The position aims to protect and stabilize livelihoods of the target beneficiaries by promoting income-generating activities. The livelihood officer will report to the project manager and will be responsible for planning, managing, and reporting on livelihood and income generated activities.

Main responsibilities:

• Participate in baseline surveys and needs assessments in order to generate appropriate livelihood data in determining community needs and gaps.
• Conduct technical assessments and surveys (market, and livelihoods) to design and implement livelihood and income generated related activities.
• Support beneficiary selection based on set criteria through community consultation.
• Facilitate the identification, targeting and selection of income generation target beneficiaries for livelihood interventions.
• Provide technical support in designing, implementation, and monitoring of livelihoods projects, with a focus on the market linkages/value chain development
• Contribute to the development of technical documents/specifications for the market surveys and capacity building of beneficiaries on various skills/activities.
• Conduct regular field visits and track the progress of livelihood activities and outcomes.
• Develop and implement awareness sessions on livelihood topics such as income generation, micro-business development, and market access.
• Design and deliver vocational skills training in relevant trades based on market demand and participant interest.
• Support beneficiaries in the development of business plans and small enterprise management.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of livelihood and vocational training interventions and provide regular reports.
• Any other tasks assigned by the project manager.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Rural Development, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or a related field.

• Relevant vocational or technical training in livelihoods or enterprise development is an advantage.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 2–5 years of relevant experience in livelihood programming, income generation, or community development projects.

• Proven experience working with NGOs or humanitarian/development projects (preferably in rural settings).

• Experience in market assessments, beneficiary targeting, and vocational skills programs is highly desirable.

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of livelihood approaches, income-generating activities, and value chain/market linkage development.

• Experience conducting baseline surveys, needs assessments, and market studies.

• Ability to support business planning and small enterprise development.

• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation of livelihood interventions.

Training & Facilitation Skills

• Ability to design and deliver awareness sessions and vocational trainings.

• Strong facilitation skills for community meetings and beneficiary engagement.

• Capable of providing technical guidance and follow-up support to beneficiaries.

Reporting & Computer Skills

• Good reporting and documentation skills.

• Basic to intermediate computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and email).

• Ability to prepare activity reports and track project progress.

Language Skills

• Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto is required.

• Basic English skills are an advantage.

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently in field locations and as part of a team.

• Good organizational and time-management skills.

• Culturally sensitive with experience working with vulnerable communities (returnees/IDPs).

• Willingness to travel within Kunduz province.

Applications that do not include the position name and vacancy number (APBHO-KUN-2026-06) in the email subject line will not be considered. Interested and qualified applicants should submit their resume, application form, and letter of interest as a single PDF file to jobs@apbho.org by Feb 11, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Please ensure the attachment size does not exceed 2 MB to avoid disqualification.

Download link to the application form: Click here, https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1cpj7nD-_ctd2gKw8fAPrkUH1ILbIjkcC

Applications with insufficient, incomplete, and inconsistent information to make a determination will not be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the large number of applications, only those short-listed for written test and interview will be contacted. 

APBHO is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, or physical or mental handicap.