Development Officer

Bright Future for Afghans Needful Organization (BFANO) is a national, women-led, non-governmental and non-political organization established in 2014 in Afghanistan. BFANO works to promote women’s rights, gender equality, education, agriculture, livelihoods, and sustainable community development. The organization implements programs in women’s economic empowerment, humanitarian assistance, capacity building, and social protection, with a focus on vulnerable women, returnees, IDPs, and marginalized communities. Through community-based and participatory approaches, BFANO strengthens resilience, self-reliance, and inclusive economic opportunities across Afghanistan.

Job Summary:
The Business Development Officer will provide comprehensive technical support to women-led micro and small enterprises by strengthening their business management capacity, improving digital marketing skills, enhancing product branding and packaging, and facilitating market linkages to increase productivity, sales, and sustainable income generation. The officer will conduct regular field visits, assess business performance, identify gaps, and provide tailored mentorship and practical solutions to improve enterprise growth and competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Conduct business mapping and needs assessments for selected women-led enterprises.
2. Provide regular on-site business mentorship and coaching to improve enterprise performance.
3. Support beneficiaries in business planning, budgeting, costing, and profit management.
4. Deliver practical training on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business growth strategies.
5. Train women entrepreneurs on digital marketing, social media promotion, and online customer engagement.
6. Support creation and management of social media business pages and online product promotion.
7. Provide technical support on branding, packaging, labeling, and promotional material development.
8. Identify local market opportunities and connect women entrepreneurs with buyers, suppliers, and traders.
9. Organize and facilitate market linkage events, exhibitions, and buyer-seller meetings.
10. Support women in improving product quality, market readiness, and customer relations.
11. Monitor business growth, sales performance, and operational challenges.
12. Prepare regular progress reports and submit updates to the Project Manager.
13. Coordinate closely with the M&E team for data collection and performance tracking.
14. Ensure proper documentation of mentoring, market linkage, and digital marketing activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in business development, livelihoods, enterprise support, or market systems.
• Strong knowledge of micro enterprise development and business mentoring.
• Experience in digital marketing, social media promotion, and online business development.
• Good understanding of market systems, buyer engagement, and value chain development.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and reporting skills.
• Ability to conduct field visits and provide hands-on technical support.
• Experience working with women entrepreneurs, livelihood projects, or NGO programs is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of local markets in Logar and surrounding areas is an advantage.

This announcement is made for Call for CVs under a proposed project, and all positions are subject to donor approval. The recruitment process is being initiated for pre-screening and staffing readiness purposes.

The announcement period is from 23 June 2026 to 30 June 2026. CVs received after the deadline will not be considered.

Applicants are requested to clearly mention the position title and vacancy number in the subject line of the email; otherwise, applications may not be considered.