Vision Development Organization (VDO) is an independent, social and legal non-profit, non-political and non-governmental organization established in January 07, 2015. The organization is established and run by an Afghan woman with a strong and committed team to respond to the development needs of Afghanistan such as; educational, advocacy, human rights, environmental, health and economical perspectives. VDO is committed to work for the welfare and progress of society with focus on abovementioned areas.

A. Emergency Program Design & Implementation

• Lead rapid needs assessments (RNA/MIRA) and situation analyses in emergency contexts
• Design emergency response projects (ERPs) across sectors such as:
  • Emergency WASH
  • Emergency Shelter/NFI
  • Food Security & Cash-Based Transfers (CBT)
  • Emergency Health & Nutrition
  • Protection, GBV, and Child Protection (where applicable)
• Develop log frames, work plans, procurement plans, and MEAL frameworks for emergency grants
• Ensure projects are implemented on time, within budget, and to quality standards

B. Emergency Preparedness & Rapid Response

• Lead and maintain Emergency Preparedness & Response Plans (EPRP)
• Establish and update contingency plans, surge rosters, and emergency SOPs
• Coordinate rapid mobilization of staff, partners, and resources during crises
• Support pre-positioning strategies and framework agreements for emergency response

C. Grants & Donor Management

• Lead emergency proposal development for donors (UN, pooled funds, bilateral donors, INGOs)
• Ensure full compliance with donor rules, cost eligibility, and reporting timelines
• Coordinate with Finance and Operations on:
  • Budget planning and revisions
  • Emergency procurement and cash programming
  • Donor reporting and audits
• Contribute to donor briefings, situation updates, and emergency dashboards

D. Coordination & Representation

• Represent the organization in:
  • Emergency clusters and working groups
  • Inter-agency coordination forums
  • Local coordination with authorities, elders, and humanitarian partners
• Ensure alignment with cluster standards, SPHERE, and humanitarian principles
• Strengthen partnerships with local NGOs and community structures

E. Quality, MEAL & Accountability

• Ensure strong Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mechanisms:
  • Community feedback and complaints response mechanisms (CFRM)
  • Transparent beneficiary communication
• Oversee MEAL systems for emergency projects:
  • Output and outcome tracking
  • Post-distribution monitoring (PDM)
  • Learning and adaptation
• Ensure lessons learned and best practices are documented and institutionalized

F. Safeguarding, Protection & Risk Management

• Ensure Safeguarding, PSEA, Child Protection, and Do No Harm principles are integrated into all emergency activities
• Identify and mitigate risks related to:
  • Access
  • Aid diversion
  • Security
  • Gender and inclusion
• Lead incident reporting and coordination with Safeguarding and Compliance units when required

G. Team Leadership & Capacity Building

• Line-manage emergency response staff (Program Officers, Coordinators, Field Teams)
• Support surge recruitment and onboarding during emergencies
• Build staff capacity on:
  • Emergency response standards
  • CBT programming
  • Rapid assessments
  • Gender-responsive and inclusive emergency programming
• Promote staff wellbeing and duty of care in high-stress emergency settings.

• Master’s degree in Humanitarian Studies, Development Studies, Public Health, or related field
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in humanitarian/emergency response programming
• Proven experience managing multi-sector emergency projects in complex contexts
• Strong knowledge of:
  • SPHERE Standards
  • Cash-Based Programming
  • Humanitarian coordination systems
• Demonstrated experience with major humanitarian donors
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and crisis-management skills.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Emergency leadership and rapid decision-making
• Strong proposal writing and donor engagement skills
• Excellent coordination and negotiation abilities
• High integrity and commitment to humanitarian principles
• Gender-responsive and protection-sensitive programming approach
• Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills.

Core Values & Commitments

• Zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, fraud, and corruption
• Commitment to women’s leadership and inclusion
• Accountability, transparency, and respect for affected communities
• Contextual sensitivity and principled humanitarian action.

Performance Evaluation

Performance will be assessed against:

• Timeliness and quality of emergency response
• Donor compliance and reporting
• Team leadership and coordination effectiveness
• Risk management and safeguarding compliance
• Learning, adaptation, and impact

Key Deliverables

• Rapid needs assessments and response strategies
• Emergency response project proposals and budgets
• Timely and high-quality donor reports
• Emergency dashboards and situation updates
• Lessons learned and after-action reviews
• Strengthened emergency preparedness systems.

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

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.