Program Coordinator

The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development, ACBAR, is an independent forum founded in 1988 in response to the demand from NGOs working with Afghan refugees in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan to more efficiently coordinate assistance and delivery of services. With its main office in Kabul since 2002, ACBAR brings together more than 200 National and International NGOs working in in all sectors of humanitarian assistance and development in Afghanistan. Based on the 3 pillars of Information and Coordination, Advocacy and Enabling Environment, and Capacity Building, ACBAR’s activities focus heavily on sharing information with members, coordination of members and the aid community in general, at the national and regional levels, and carrying out advocacy on issues affecting the work of its members and other I/NNGO in Afghanistan. ACBAR has a mission to provide an efficient platform for members to carry out effective humanitarian and development activities in Afghanistan. The members are the drive behind ACBAR, and their active participation is essential to ACBAR’s continuous dynamism. For more information, please visit: www.acbar.org

RESPONSIBILITY SUMMARY 
The role of the Program Coordinator is to provide overall leadership related to the effective management and implementation of the current and future programs funded by SDC.

• ESSENTIAL TASKS
  Manage day-to-day activities as required by the SDC donor-funded programs, including supporting and monitoring the program progress, completing required narrative progress reports, supporting the reviewing financial and monitoring reports, tracking other programming documentation, and directly oversee all administrative requirements for the programs, including necessary procurement and inventory requirements. 
  Work alongside MEAL team in analyzing data and provide information for monthly reports, logical frameworks, trainings, clusters, meetings, etc.  to Support data management activities including development of data collection instruments, conducting capacity assessment, participating in review meetings, conducting data cleaning and analysis, and drafting reports.
  Support technical line managers from the various program departments (capacity strengthening, training, localization, and other working groups) to take forward technical implementation of activities as developed in the SDC programs. 
  Plan and organize logistics for events including trainings, workshop and other activities
  Ensure completion and processing of all necessary paperwork the finance and administrative departments to support procurement of goods and services and timely issuance of payments. 
  Work with ACBAR Liaison Team to ensure completion of all required MoUs and required program and financial reporting the Ministry of Economy and various line ministries, as required. 
  Provide direct and indirect line management of program support staff supporting the SDC funded programs, when required.   
  Support the Head of Programs and other ACBAR leadership to meet with the donor and officials from the Swiss government regarding program performance and updates. 
  Support the development of new proposal and funding initiatives supporting by SDC, as well as other donor-funded programs, as requested by the Head of Programs. 
  Support on administrative tasks related to other ACBAR programs, as requested. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or other related management fields.
  At least five to seven years managing or supporting implementation of humanitarian programs, preferably with both INGO’s and NNGO’s.
• Demonstrated experience in data collection and data entry.
  Demonstrated experience engaging with donors or supporting work with outside stakeholders, including the UN.
  Program Management Certification is preferred, but not required. 
•  LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY 
• Ability to speak and write English mandatory, and at least one local language (Dari and/or Pashto).
  Ability to review documents and suggest changes at a professional level.
  Ability to analyze programmatic data and support data reporting. 

If you possess the necessary qualifications and experience, we invite you to complete the form using the link provided below by November. 19, 2026.  Prepare your CV and cover letter as a single file before applying; you will have to attach them.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Notes:

Please be informed that the written test and interview will be conducted only in person.

Job Application Form Link: https://form.acbar.org/app/form?id=eU0zwQ