ActionAid is a non-governmental & non-profit international organization working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

ActionAid started its activities in Afghanistan in 2002 and was registered in Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan as non-governmental international organization “INGO”.

ActionAid-Afghanistan committed itself a long-term work with poor and excluded sections of the society through the Human Rights Based Development Approach, WASH, and livelihood programs in multiple provinces of Afghanistan.

Under the supervision of Team Leader/ Manager of ACRP, the  Agriculture/Horticulture Specialist/Coordinator  is  responsible for the project   Horticulture technical  support  to AAA’s work on Afghanistan Community Resilience Program (ACRP) ensuring  effective implementation of ACRP activities and achieve its results which aim to provide alternative sources of incomes and livelihoods to the communities that have been severely affected by the recent ban on poppy cultivation and contributes to the overall vision  of achieving AAA country strategy.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Coordinate with the various project teams and partners to ensure a timely and effective project roll out as per the project design.
• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of smallholder agriculture market support (SAMS), small scale value chains, food systems initiatives, nutrition, post-harvest management and climate change, disaster risk management, forecast based finance initiatives within the Afghanistan program area.
• Supports with the formulation of ACRP Good Horticultural practices and resilience initiatives through identification, validation and scaling up of best practices
• Integrate   with asset creation and livelihoods AAA Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture (CRSA) approach   technologies in agriculture.
• Contributes towards the development of a wide variety of food systems, CRSA, anticipatory actions, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilient livelihoods projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider resilience building programme policies and guidance.
• Provide specialized project management support to specific and/or defined programs to ensure that technical support is provided or resourced following AAA’s policies and procedures.
• Mobilize and coordinate private sector input partners and other Agri services providers to participate and invest in developing practical solutions for SHFs to produce sustainably and increase productivity and use of climate smart technologies relevant to SHFs.
• Coordinate with agriculture ecosystem players in developing a scalable and sustainable model to offer last mile delivery of extension information, inputs, climate services, market linkage, post-harvest management and other services to SHFs.
• Participate in support and supervision missions to project sites to monitor progress and assist project coordinators in resolving challenges. This includes identifying training and capacity building areas for the team and cooperating partners.
• Provide effective technical support to field project teams on roll out of the various components of the project through close consultation with the Technical Program teams and the national level and cluster/grant project coordinator.
• Develop program planning on agricultural/horticultural interventions considering the seasonality of the areas and prepare MRFs for agro inputs support in consultation with field team and procurement
• Ensure that business processes, standards and guidelines related to Livelihood & resilience initiatives are effectively applied by field programs.
• Assess and facilitate capacity building of project staff on technical modules, through trainings, workshops, on the Job training, technical backstopping for enhanced capacity in the delivery of Farmer Field  Schools  Value addition and marketing initiatives
• Enhancing farmers and staff capacity on financial literacy, Agribusiness, entrepreneurship, Business incubation, Business Development Services, product pricing, aggregation, collective marketing, and negotiation skills as well as on-farm and off-farm local value chain development
• Liaises with other UN agencies, Food Security and Agriculture Cluster and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to identify opportunities for joint programs and initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualification:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences, agronomy, horticulture, development studies, rural development, or any other related discipline from an accredited institution.

Professional experience:

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience with implementation of a complex agricultural/horticultural value-chain program/projects in similar settings.
• Experience in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
• Demonstrate ability to influence, network and collaborate with national Clusters forums , NGO and UN Agency on food security and  economic development
• Proven track record as a staff and community trainer and capacity builder in mindset change, agricultural production, on-farm and off-farm Local value chain development, marketing and financial inclusion
• Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment.
• Familiarity with systems approaches to Safeguarding programming, advocacy approaches and referral systems.
• Demonstrate ability to manage resources efficiently and effectively.

Language:

• Fluency in English, Dari/Persian and Pashto is required.

If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply online by sending your CV and motivation cover letter to jobs.kabul@actionaid.org up to March 16, 2025. Please clearly indicate 
Agricultural/Horticultural Specialist/Coordinator - 1128 in the subject of your email, otherwise, your application will not be considered.

ActionAid Afghanistan welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.  Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.  

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short-listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ActionAid Afghanistan will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. 

ActionAid is an equal opportunity employer.