Context

According to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan released by OCHA for 2026, an estimated 21.9 million people—45 per cent of Afghanistan’s population—will require humanitarian assistance. This level of needs remains among the highest globally in a non-conflict setting. Humanitarian conditions continue to be driven by deep structural vulnerability, worsening food insecurity, and recurrent shocks, including climate-driven drought, large-scale returnee inflows, frequent earthquakes and floods, multiple disease outbreaks, and severe protection risks, especially for women and girls.

Mission

Terre des hommes, founded in 1960, is an independent, neutral, and impartial Swiss organisation committed to bringing meaningful and lasting change to the lives of children and youth, especially to those most exposed to risks. We strive to improve their well-being and ensure the effective application of their rights as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant human rights instruments. To make a difference, we focus on the areas of maternal and child health, children and youth migration, and access to justice. We aim to empower children and youth through active participation. We advocate for the respect of children’s rights, supporting them in voicing their needs and interests. We work in fragile and conflict settings, as well as in stable environments.

Tdh has been providing humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan for over 30 years, since 1995, and currently manages multiple projects in Kabul, Nangarhar, Kunar, and Balkh with an outlook for geographic expansion. Our interventions incorporated a multi-sectoral programme of protection, health, nutrition, food security, and livelihood, while maintaining the cross-cutting themes of child protection and WASH. Tdh’s programming approach maintains agility and flexibility to enable it to mobilise a response to emergencies that occur in this dynamic operating environment, including natural disasters and waves of displacement. The Country office is located in Kabul, supported by a coordination office in Jalalabad and several project offices in other provinces.

Tdh programming is context sensitive and guided by humanitarian principles and ‘do no harm’. All staff and beneficiaries are sensitised on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and safeguarding.

Job Summary :

The HR Intern will support the Human Resources Department in day‑to‑day administrative, documentation, and recruitment‑related activities. This role is designed to provide practical experience in HR operations, allowing the intern to develop professional skills while contributing to key HR functions.

Main responsibilities:

• Assist the Senior HR Assistant in verifying candidates’ documents in line with the approved recruitment checklist.

• Communicate with candidates to follow up on missing documents and support the completion of their recruitment files.

• Organize and maintain recruitment and personnel files in accordance with HR filing standards.

• Scan recruitment and personnel documents and upload them accurately to SharePoint, ensuring confidentiality and proper record management.

• Support the Sr. HR Assistant in organizing onboarding and briefing process for all new employees and keep the files updated.

• Other tasks as assigned

Obligations

• Understands and adhere to the sensitivity of HR data and consistently applies privacy and data‑protection standards.

• Follows HR procedures, recruitment checklists, filing protocols, and Tdh standards accurately.

Skills & Competencies

• Basic understanding of HR practices such as recruitment & documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Strong organizational and time‑management skills.

• Accurate data entry and attention to detail.

• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.

• Demonstrate honesty and accountability.

• Demonstrates respect, cultural sensitivity, & alignment with humanitarian values.

• Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding principles and commits to safe behavior in interaction with staff and beneficiaries.

• Effective verbal and written communication.

• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.

• Professional and respectful interaction with staff and candidates.

• Active listening and a positive, supportive attitude.

• Adaptability and willingness to learn.

Education :

Fresh Graduate in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.

Experience / Skills :

No experience is required.

Languages:

Good verbal and written English, in addition to fluency in Pashto and Dari

IT knowledge :

Microsoft Office package

Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies :

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behavior.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behavior, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

Procedure:

Only complete applications (updated and accurate CV + covering letter) received through Tdh online application platform will be processed. It is essential that all information provided is complete, truthful and verifiable, as any discrepancies may affect your eligibility in the recruitment process.

Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later date. 

Please note that

• Only applications submitted through the online platform will be considered. Applications submitted by email, in person, or through other means will not be accepted.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.

• Tdh upholds the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion, and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward any harm, abuse, or exploitation of children or vulnerable adults by staff, representatives, or partners.

• Female candidates and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Tdh values the diversity, perspectives and contributions each individual brings to the team. 

References :

Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply through the Tdh online application platform via the following link:https://jobs.tdh.org/en-GB/jobs/internal/649de6d3-aeae-4062-ace6-46cbdb0085c5