Access and Engagement Manager (Call for CVs)

Vision Development Organization (VDO), founded in 2015 by Afghan women leaders, is a national, women-led NGO dedicated to advancing the dignity, resilience, and leadership of women, youth, and marginalized communities. Despite Afghanistan’s complex humanitarian and governance challenges, VDO has grown into a trusted, principled, and adaptive organization, delivering programs in protection, education, livelihoods, social inclusion, and community development across multiple provinces. Anchored in integrity, accountability, and operational excellence, VDO upholds strong governance, safeguarding, and compliance standards while championing women’s leadership and equitable, high-quality service delivery.

• Lead strategic engagement and coordination with government authorities, ministries, local administrations, humanitarian coordination bodies, and external stakeholders to support operational access, approvals, MoUs, legal documentation, registrations, and project implementation processes.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with relevant authorities and stakeholders at national and provincial levels.
• Oversee preparation, submission, follow-up, and renewal of MoUs, project approvals, registration documents, official letters, access requests, and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate with program, compliance, legal, HR, procurement, and operations teams to ensure all project documentation and government requirements are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor regulatory changes, administrative procedures, access constraints, and operational risks affecting project implementation.
• Support resolution of access-related issues, coordination challenges, and administrative bottlenecks. Represent VDO in coordination meetings, official consultations, and engagement forums where required.
• Maintain records of official correspondence, approvals, MoUs, and government submissions.
• Ensure professional, neutral, and compliant engagement with authorities while upholding humanitarian principles and organizational integrity.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Development Studies, or related field.
• Mminimum 7–10 years of experience in government liaison, coordination, access management, or stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of NGO regulatory systems and operational coordination in Afghanistan.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, diplomacy, and documentation skills.
• English excellent, Dari and Pashtu fluent

Vision Development Organization (VDO) is accepting CVs and applications from qualified candidates from 13 June 2026 to 27 June 2026 to establish a candidate roster (database) for future employment opportunities. Eligible applicants with relevant qualifications and work experience are encouraged to apply through the Google Form available below on the website. Shortlisted candidates will be included in the roster and considered for vacancies based on project needs. The opportunity is open to both women and men, and Mahram expenses for female staff will be supported where applicable. 

All qualified candidates are requested to copy and open the below given link and follow the instructions:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIKWXwBAt4wwenpnXLM5zwLTJeC9fMTwFI7K7U8tXfS5-EEw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109440621383724205465

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test or interviews. If you are not contacted Two or Three Weeks after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post.