NSDO is a development, advocacy, and humanitarian organization established in 2011 and registered with the Ministry of Economy, Government of Afghanistan. NSDO is based in Kabul, with programming hubs across the north and northeastern provinces of the country. NSDO strives to empower the vulnerable and marginalized communities suffering from the impacts of war, natural calamities, poverty, and injustice. Additionally, NSDO is also working on the idea of integrated development, which encompasses socio-economic, cultural and good governance. Community Empowerment is the core to NSDO’s strategy to engage with grass-root groups and communities to address the root causes of poverty, inequalities and injustice.

• Lead the planning, implementation, and supervision of all project activities in accordance with the approved project document, work plan and budget. 

• Manage the project team and coordinate with partners, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities, effective communication and coordination, and high-performance standards. 

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with relevant government authorities, private sector actors, civil society organizations, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders at provincial and district levels. 

• Ensure that project adopts a participatory, community-based, and market-driven approach, involving all relevant stakeholders in the identification of needs, priorities, opportunities, and solutions. 

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to the project team and partners on key aspects diversification of food/income sources through establishing FFSs, improvement in Kitchen gardens, green houses as well as indigenous livestock keeping at the household levels. 

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to the project team and other partners on establishment of Village Economic and Social Associations (VESA) at the village level, providing VESAs with financial literacy and numeracy training, livelihood planning discussions, and seasonal risk management discussions.  

• Ensure that the project integrates cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, women’s empowerment, and social cohesion in all its activities and outputs. 

• Monitor the progress and performance of the project against the agreed indicators, targets, and milestones, using appropriate tools and methods; Logframe, result framework, and theory of change. 

• Prepare regular narrative reports on the project activities, achievements, challenges and lessons-learned for internal management and external reporting to the donor. 

• Identify potential risks and challenges and under supervision of the Program Manager, develop mitigation measures and contingency plans to ensure smooth implementation of the project. 

• Supervise, monitor, and follow up with the project team’s activities and operations.  

• Conducting staff meeting on weekly basis with provincial team for better coordination, implementation and addressing challenges and issues faced by them during the implementation phase.  

• Facilitate learning and knowledge sharing among the project team, partners and stakeholders on the best practices, innovations and lessons-learned from the project. 

• Coordinating the project’s activities and operations on regular basis with governmental and non-governmental organizations. 

• Attending all sectoral meetings and presenting NSDO’s operations within the context of project to relevant governmental and non-governmental authorities and organizations.  

• Any other tasks being assigned by Program Manager.

• A master’s degree in agriculture, rural development, natural resources management, environmental studies, economics, or a related field. Knowledge of project management is an asset. 

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in managing complex and large-scale projects. 

• Proven expertise and experience in community resilience and Agro business value chain development, conflict sensitivity, market analysis, value chain upgrading, quality standards. 

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the socio-economic, political, and environmental context of Afghanistan, especially in rural areas affected by climate change and conflict. 

• Excellent leadership, management, and communication skills, with ability to motivate and coordinate a diverse team of staff, and partners. 

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills, with ability to adapt to changing situations and cope with challenges. 

• Excellent report writing skills, with ability to produce clear, concise, and quality reports for internal management and external reporting to the donor. 

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of Dari and/or Pashto is an asset. 

• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant project management software applications. 

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to the project sites in districts of Ghazni and Maidan Wardak provinces. 

•  NSDO believes that NSDO`s employees, beneficiaries, partners` staffs and community members (Child, Young, Male or Female) should never experience abuse or exploitation of any kind related to the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Gender and GBV, Child Safeguarding, safeguarding (Safe environment), Anti-fraud and corruption policies. We have a responsibility to work in a way that promotes the welfare and best interests of children, women and other vulnerable people and protects them from harm. We have a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to or exploitation/abuse of a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

•  Our safer recruitment process in NSDO includes criminal records checks, a self-declaration of criminal or disciplinary background and the collection of relevant references; all roles are subject to strict probationary periods.

• We expect those representing NSDO to adhere to our PSEA Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding policies, both in their private and professional lives.

• NSDO is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, or physical or mental handicap.

• NSDO has Zero Tolerance Policy against Sexual Exploitaiton and Abuse (SEA).

Interested applicants are invited to fill the NSDO Application and submit their cover letter and CV as a single file through this link [ https://hr.nsdo.org.af/opportunities/show/495 ] by the specified closing date. (Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered).

Considering Official published letter from IEA (Government), we can not recruit any current or previous governmental employee who were employed by governmental agencies during last two years.

Applications with insufficient, incomplete, and inconsistent information to make a determination will not be considered.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the large number of applications, only those short-listed for written test and interview will be contacted. 

NSDO is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, or physical or mental handicap.

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https://hr.nsdo.org.af/opportunities/show/495