Literacy and Islamic Studies Teacher

The Afghan Women Skills Development Center (AWSDC) is a national non-governmental organization (NGO) that has been relentlessly working towards the promotion and protection of women's rights in Afghanistan since its inception in 1999. With its key thematic focus areas of livelihoods, WASH, child/women protection, social cohesion, and humanitarian response, AWSDC has made a remarkable impact across several provinces of the country. The organization has provided humanitarian assistance to almost 65,000 COVID-19-affected individuals within its geographical areas since the onset of the pandemic. AWSDC is also a crucial humanitarian actor in Afghanistan, providing child/women protection, WASH and emergency shelter, and non-food items to vulnerable Afghan communities across the country.

In response to the current humanitarian crisis, AWSDC is scaled up its interventions in serving more people by providing life-saving assistance, protection, Livelihoods, WASH, and food/non-food items. The aligned strategic priorities will enable our target groups in addressing their acute deficits of humanitarian response, early recovery through the provision of Emergency Response (Protection, WASH, Food/NFIs) and early recovery and development interventions (Protection Services, WASH, Livelihoods and health).  

AWSDC is in the process to recruit Literacy/Islamic studies teacher for its Projects based in Kabul and Kunduz.

The Position holder is overall responsible for the delivery of literacy/Islamic Study classes to the project participants attending Literacy Classes and reporting the status of the class participants including performance for quarterly and annual report to project supervisor.

• Intake clients introduced by the FRC supervisor after clients consent
• Develop literacy, numeracy and Islamic Study curriculum for the participants
• Establish and setup Literacy, Numeracy and Islamic Study for project participants in two shifts (morning and afternoon).
• Prepare attendance sheet for each batch of the participants receiving Literacy and Islamic Study
• Prepare and maintain exams and results for each of the students batches
• Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments.
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students.
• Perform certain pastoral duties including student support, counseling students with academic problems and providing student encouragement.
• Supports weaker students after or before class hours to improve her knowledge for active participation
• Keep updated with developments in subject area, teaching resources, and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities.
• Ensure to engage students in the class in participation in the review of the lessons, demonstration of their knowledge of literacy and numeracy and Islamic studies.
• Facilitate competition among the class participants to keep students motivation and active engagements in the class.
• Requests student stationery packages and to distribute them to the class participants
• Prepare progress reports against the target of the projects and share it with project supervisor on weekly, monthly and quarterly bases
• Prepare proper record for both intake as well as for graduates
• Prepare weekly lesson plans, sign the implemented lessons plan by the teacher and endorsement by FRC/CBC supervisor.
• Develop monthly progress report to supervisor
• Any other relevant task as required by the FRC/CBC Supervisor

Qualification/Experience

• A relevant academic qualification, Teachers training program, 12^th grade graduation or any other (Bachelor Degree)
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Must have completed Teachers Training Program with focus on Literacy, numeracy and Islamic studies
• Strong practice of workplace diversity and inclusiveness
• Strong communications skills. Fluency in written and spoken English; spoken Dari and Pashto is an advantage.
• Previous experience with similar role with I/NGOs is an advantage such as implementation of EiE projects
• Familiar with Literacy curriculum  and to fully understand the Literacy Package
• Good computer skills both Word and Excel necessary

Interested applicants should send their CVs to the below email address no later than 05 April 2026, with the subject line PSS Counselor AWSDC/VA/2026/004 to hr@awsdc.org.af   

 Note 1: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants not following submission guideline their application will be rejected.