The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC requires staff members who travel on an international contract to the field to undergo an medical examination with our medical provider. Employees must produce a Health Clearance Certificate before departure stating that there are no relevant health concerns. If staff are unable to provide this, NRC reserves the right to terminate the Contract of Employment. 

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

The aim of NRC’s LFS programme is to enable vulnerable displaced people and host communities to get emergency access to food, improve their access to income earning opportunities, or start small enterprise development, so they can support their families. This is part of NRC Afghanistan’s broader strategy to promote durable solutions to displacement beyond short-term emergency assistance and to prevent further displacement.

The Supervisor/Community Liaison - LFS will help implement LFS programmes in the Zabul province including its districts such as Sha joy, Shahr-e-Safa districts including surrounding areas. This role requires spending up to 80% of the time in the field, primarily in Sha Joy, Shahr-e-Safa districts, and Qalat city. The LFS Supervisor/Community Liaison will be responsible for overseeing the livelihood and food security components, including Cash for Work activities, the distribution of honey production and solar dryer kits, and conducting related training sessions in the aforementioned areas. Specifically, in assisting to identify the areas of project implementation, beneficiaries’ selection survey, data entry and facilitate LFS project activities implementation in the field. The post holder will be reporting to LFS team including the FOC in Zabul.

Generic responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Properly file LFS documents for future reference and audit purposes.
• Share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Adhere to NRC’s code of conduct, standard operating procedures, and guiding principles to uphold the highest professional ethical obligations.
• Assist in the development of holistic and needs-based programs, including cash-based interventions and market-based programs.
• Support the LFS team in project implementation and monitoring.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination between stakeholders.
• Contribute to community mobilization efforts and engagement activities.
• Immediately report any challenges or delays to the LFS technical assistant.

Specific responsibilities

• Assist the LFS technical assistant in identifying areas of high displacement and vulnerable households for Cash for Work activities.
• Help in assessing drought-affected households in Zabul to determine eligibility for Cash for Work programs.
• Assist in the selection of beneficiaries for Cash for Work activities.
• Implement beneficiary selection surveys using NRC’s relevant tools (e.g., KOBO).
• Enter data related to Cash for Work activities into the databases.
• Support the distribution of Honey Production Kits to selected beneficiaries.
• Assist the LFS assistant in preparing and providing training on honey production techniques for enrolled beneficiaries in small groups.
• Identify the main income-generating activities related to honey production in the district.
• Facilitate life skills training, including communication, goal setting, leadership, teamwork, and conflict resolution, tailored to honey production beneficiaries.
• Assist in the distribution of Solar Dryers Kits to selected households.
• Provide support in organizing and conducting training sessions on the use and maintenance of Solar Dryers Kits.
• Help the LFS team monitor the utilization and impact of Solar Dryers Kits among beneficiaries.
• Contribute to community mobilization campaigns to raise awareness about the benefits of Solar Dryers.
• Assist in identifying households that would benefit from Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) training.
• Support the preparation and delivery of CSA training sessions to beneficiaries.
• Help monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of CSA practices adopted by beneficiaries.
• Participate in community engagement meetings to promote CSA practices and gather feedback.

Generic professional competencies:

• 12^th Grade Diploma, Bachelor’s in Agriculture is highly preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience for 12^th Grade and 1 year for owning Bachelor Degree in Agriculture.
• Previous work experience in humanitarian and recovery context is required.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team.
• Extensive experience in beneficiaries' selection survey.
• Experience working with vulnerable communities and people (displaced people, women, youth).
• Should have geographical experience.
• Good written and spoken English and Pashto. Fluency in Pashto Language is essential.
• Willingness to travel to project sites in Zabul province and southern areas.

Behavioral competencies

• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Team player & working with people
• Flexible and creative

How to Apply:

Interested qualified candidates can apply online through the NRC portal and or submit applications in hard to NRC Zabul Office. 

For online application submission: Click here to ‘Use Online Application Form’

Note: All applicants are supposed to create and properly fill online CV profile in the Oracle site, example (personal, education, experience background etc..) and only attaching CV will not be enough.

For applications submission in hard: You can submit your application (CV and Cover Letter) to NRC Zabul Office to the following address:

NRC Zabul Office Address: House no 1, Block no 02, District no 02, Gozar no 01, near to Itifaq Masque, Qalat city, Zabul, Afghanistan.

Only those who closely meet the job requirement will be informed.