Emergency Officer

Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 2014 and registered with the Government of Afghanistan under the supervision of Ministry of Economy (MoEc) with a mission to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the vulnerable, at-risk, and underserved people throughout the country.

ACDO responds to the needs of deprived and marginalized rural and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources in a well-organized, efficient, effective, transparent, and dignified manner to enhance resilience, boost access to education, health services, and infrastructure, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social protection and inclusion.

ACDO has an active presence in most parts of the country and intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces, as to transform itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and support large number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted and sudden on-set emergencies and regardless of the hardest circumstances that exist in Afghanistan, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development assistance in most part of country.

• Support the planning and implementation of emergency response activities for returnee populations.
• Conduct rapid needs assessments to identify urgent needs of returnee families, especially children.
• Ensure timely access to basic services, including education through Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS).
• Coordinate with local authorities, partners, and community leaders to support returnee integration.
• Monitor field activities regularly and ensure quality and timely delivery of services.
• Maintain proper data collection, documentation, and reporting on returnee support activities.
• Support distribution of emergency supplies (e.g., learning materials) and track their usage.
• Facilitate community engagement and awareness sessions on education, child protection, and available services.
• Identify challenges in the field and provide practical solutions in a timely manner.
• Ensure protection, safeguarding, and inclusion of vulnerable groups, especially women and children.
• Promote accountability mechanisms (GRM) and ensure communities are aware of feedback channels.
• Work closely with field teams to ensure effective coordination and communication. Take part in the process of beneficiary identification and registration.
• Conduct campaigns and trainings for raising awareness about gender, especially for the improvement of female education and their further participation in education.
• Conduct meetings and trainings for other members of the provincial education team with MoE Provincial Officers, Teachers, and School Shura members to develop their capacity in planning and implementing TLS activities.
• Develop and maintain a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, and civil society at the district level.
• Support feedback mechanism within the project to ensure voices from direct beneficiaries and the wider community are continuously shared, captured, and fed into project activities.
• Support the child protection staff and community-based committees in case management under the child protection component of the project.
• Communities aware of project objectives, outputs, activities, MEAL systems and ACDO Child Protection Policies.
• Facilitate project activities information at all events such as training, workshops and awareness sessions.
• Provide classroom support for teachers inside the TLS classes.
• Follow up day-by-day project activities and guide teachers at the field level.
• Assist joint monitoring visits with the government officials (district relevant authorities) to the project sites.
• Support implementation of project baseline, mid-term, and final evaluation.
• Support and advocate school Shuras to fill full their activities and guide them accordingly.
• Develop project weekly narrative reports and submit them to the Provincial Officer timely.
• Any other related task as assigned by the Provincial Officer and/or Senior Management Team (SMT).

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Education, Social Science, or any other related field (Master’s degree is preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in similar positions in emergency with national and international NGOs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex activities involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with government at national and sub-national levels, UN organizations, or any international development or aid agencies.
• Experience in the relevant or similar positions in humanitarian projects is required.
• Knowledge of up-to-date trends and best practices in emergency support services.

Skills:

• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Experience in community engagement and awareness-raising.
• Ability to travel frequently to field locations.
• ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams
• ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and project beneficiaries.
• ability to analyze data, identify trends and make informed decisions
• ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
• proficiency in project management tools and software and professional report writing.
• Ability to work with communities and affect populations in returnees.
• Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under severe time pressures
• Good knowledge and experience in emergency cases and controlling off crowed in project site.

Language skills:

• Advanced Proficiency in English, Dari and Pashto (written and spoken)

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together) NOT Educational and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department at https://acdo.org/apply/emergency-officer-94 until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) April 01, 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and consequently for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the post.