Male
| Job Location: | Kabul |
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| Nationality: | National |
| Category: | Health Care |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | Based on Organization Salary Scale |
| Vacancy Number: | CARE-AF-1100 |
| No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
| City: | Kabul |
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| Organization: | CARE AFGHANISTAN |
| Years of Experience: | At least five years of experience in business management, business consulting, finance or project management. |
| Contract Duration: | One Year Extendable |
| Gender: | Male/Female |
| Education: | Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, entrepreneurship or similar field of study |
| Close date: | 2024-12-03 |
CARE is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian humanitarian organization, extending its relief and development assistance to those in need. CARE, as an International Confederation of 13 member organizations is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations working in more than 90 plus, countries committed to helping communities in the developing world achieve lasting victories over poverty.
Job Summary:
technical member of staff responsible for designing, leading and implementing activities focused on enhancing market-relevant higher education, TVET and informal business and entrepreneurship training in target project provinces.
S/he is responsible for supporting AIYA’s objectives of 1) supporting youth to complete market-relevant post-secondary education and training opportunities, and 2) supporting youth to complete market-relevant secondary-equivalent education and training opportunities.
Under his/her leadership AIYA will 1) Increase access to post-secondary learning opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge, skills and experience needed for increased economic opportunities, 2) Improved delivery of in-service-continuing professional development for post-secondary instructors, 3) Expanded training opportunities for youth to gain employability and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge in climate-resilient livelihood sectors, 4) Enhanced quality of existing informal and alternative education and training opportunities and providers, 5) Enhanced partnerships with the private sector to improve youth and women agribusiness and other market relevant skills, and 6) Increased use of cash transfers or other innovative approaches for youth to achieve self-identified educational, employment, and/or entrepreneurship goals.
S/he will engage closely with provincial teams to achieve AIYA’s objectives and will coordinate closely with technical peers with experience in education and agriculture to ensure that activities derive tangible economic outcomes.
Job Responsibilites:
Increased access to post-secondary learning opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge, skills, and experience needed for increased economic opportunities.
1. Work with education colleagues to assess the capacity of higher education institutions and TVET providers in terms of their business and entrepreneurship course offerings, teaching personnel and resources.
2. Identify, livelihood-focused businesses in each target province and assess their willingness to engage in skills development activities, labor force requirements, capacity to provide on-the-job training, and facilitate the collaborative design of vocational courses tailored to industry needs.
3. Support identification of digital learning hubs for business and finance education, and development of curricula, in partnership with private sector business partners.
Improved delivery of in-service/continuing professional development for postsecondary instructors.
1. Support the comprehensive assessment of instructors’ business, finance and entrepreneurship knowledge and pedagogical practices among higher education institutions and TVET centers in target provinces, through observations, surveys and student/peer feedback.
2. Support design and implementation of professional development programs to enhance instructors’ business, finance and entrepreneurship knowledge.
Expanded training opportunities for youth to gain employability and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge in climate-resilient livelihood sectors.
1. Support integration of business, finance and entrepreneurship education into remote learning platform.
Enhanced quality of existing informal and alternative education and training opportunities and providers.
1. Support evaluation of nonformal and informal training providers to identify critical pedagogical gaps that may hinder effective teaching and learning. The assessment will involve analyzing instructional methods, learner engagement strategies, use of self-directed learning and training, and curriculum relevance to ensure that these providers are equipped to meet the diverse needs of their learners.
2. Engage with community-based training providers and businesses to collaboratively develop and update existing curricula across each province.
3. Seek collaboration with businesses to offer specialized training programs for youth
Enhanced partnerships with the private sector to improve youth and women agribusiness and other market relevant skills.
1. Participate, as needed, in Provincial Training Network Meetings designed to bring together key stakeholders, including education institutions, chambers of commerce, prominent business leaders, association and community organizations to enhance skill development and workforce readiness.
2. Support Value Chain Analyses for the dairy, poultry, high value/resiliency crop, fungiculture and medicinal crop/vegetable value chains.
3. Support comprehensive youth labor market assessment in the healthcare sector. This assessment will gather critical data on employment trends, skill requirements, and barriers faced by young individuals seeking opportunities in healthcare.
self-identified educational, employment, and/or entrepreneurship goals.
1. Facilitate business, finance and entrepreneurship training for Community Based Trainers and support them to deliver training to Youth Savings and Loan Association members.
2. Devise and manage a program to support the development of business plans for Youth Savings and Loan Associations.
3. Devise and support a seed grant program for Youth Savings and Loan Associations to bolster their savings.
4. Facilitate connections between youth SMEs and Financial Institutions.
Miscellaneous
1. Project reporting (Quarterly & Annual Reports)
2. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning activities
3. Communication activities
4. General administrative activities
5. Any other activities of a similar nature, requested by the Chief of Party
Responsibilities on Safety and Security, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding and Child Protection:
CARE personnel are expected to adhere to Safety & Security responsibilities, emphasizing team and individual accountability to maintain a safe environment. This includes readiness, compliance, and active engagement to mitigate risks through awareness, reporting, and policy enforcement.
Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Safety and Security Responsibility:
We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, entrepreneurship or similar field of study, Master’s degree in business, finance, entrepreneurship or similar field of study.
Professional certificate in project management or English language
Experience:
• At least five years of experience in business management, business consulting, finance or project management.
• Evidence of problem solving, demonstrating initiative, creative thinking and unconventional approaches to work.
• Ability to manage a large and complex workload, with limited supervision.
• Motivation, flexibility and capacity to work under pressure to short deadlines, and strong sense of personal initiative.
• Fluency in English, Dari and Pashto languages – reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Computer literacy with MS Office products and pdf software
• Experience in business development, business, finance and entrepreneurship training, curricula development, teacher/instructor training, organizational capacity assessments, project reporting, grants management, financial literacy.
• Experience working with financial institutions in commercial banking and providing credit/loans to businesses.
• Experience working with USAID-funded programs in senior management or technical roles.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• Attention to detail and ability to prepare accurate, well-formatted and professionally looking documentation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills in local and English languages.
This is a senior technical role, which is responsible for navigating challenges in Afghanistan's education sector, and devising innovative solutions to achieve ambitious targets.
Safeguarding
CARE places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and of vulnerable adults and children, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel
CARE Afghanistan participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Afghanistan’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.