Created in 1993, Acted is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters, or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, Acted implements 500 projects a year to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

Acted goes to the last mile through programs and approaches that look beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer-term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero –Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – strategy, Acted puts local territories at the center and provides tailored support to local needs.

Acted Afghanistan:

Acted is working in 20 provinces in Afghanistan around the country. These provinces are affected by natural and man-made disasters. Acted provides relief and emergency assistance to vulnerable populations affected by displacements, conflicts, or natural disasters, in the fields of agriculture, shelter, wash, and food security.

Job purpose:

The Programme Officer – Business and Marketing is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and assessing information on ongoing business-related activities from field teams across multiple provinces. The role will contribute to the development of a profit-based impact mapping system, while also supporting the planning, coordination, and implementation of business development and marketing activities across various projects.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

Collection, Analysis, and Impact Mapping:

• Collect data from field teams on ongoing business and marketing activities across multiple provinces.
• Analyze and assess data to track the performance of VT students, MSMEs, CBDS, artisans and other actors, focusing on profitability, market access, and business development outcomes.
• Develop and contribute to a profit-based impact mapping framework.
• Keep an updated mapping of private sector actors across the provinces of interventions.
• Create and manage a centralized database of business-related activities across all provinces, tracking the performance of MSMEs and other beneficiaries.

Planning and Implementation of Business and Marketing Activities:

• Support the planning, and imlementation of business development and marketing interventions in selected provinces.
• Assist in identifying market opportunities, developing business plans, and implementing marketing plans for MSMEs, CBDS, artisans, VT students.
• Support the capacity building of MSMEs, CBDS, artisans and VT students by developing a comprehensive business and development training.

Coordination:

• Act as the business and marketing focal point for liaising between provincial project teams to ensure the smooth collection and analysis of data on business-related activities.
• Foster collaboration and information-sharing among field teams, ensuring consistency in data collection and reporting.
• Establish and maintain relations with businesses and private sector actors across Afghanistan.

Monitoring, Reporting and capitalization:

• Monitor the progress of business and marketing interventions, ensuring that activities are aligned with project goals and contractual obligations.
• Prepare and submit monthly reports that highlight key insights from field data collection, business performance, and the results of impact mapping activities.

• Contribute to the development of case studies, impact stories, and field visit reports to demonstrate the results of business development activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in business, marketing, or project management.
• Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of MSME development, market linkages, and profit-based impact assessment.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and data management tools.
• Excellent knowledge of English Dari and Pashtu

Those who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria should send their updated CVs to the below submission email: 

Kindly mention the Vacancy number, and position tittle in the subject line or your application may not be considered. (KBL_061 Program Officer)

Please do not send heavy size documents (i.e., Tazkira, Education documents, work certificates)

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the next stage of recruitment.

Note: We strongly encourage women to apply.

No CV will be considered after the closing date.

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Acted is an equal-opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates, and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process.