Enterprise Officer

Afghanaid is a British humanitarian and development NGO established in 1983. It is headquartered in Kabul and is currently working in five provinces: Badakhshan, Samangan, Ghor, Herat and Daykundi. We also work through partners in nine others: Herat, Faryab, Jawzjan, Sar-i-Pul, Balkh, Bamyan, Takhar, Khost and Paktia. For 4 decades, Afghanaid has developed its thematic expertise and the capacity of its staff in correspondence with the evolving needs of the country, international best practice, and opportunities for innovation. Our work supports four pillars of sustainable development: providing basic services; strengthening sustainable livelihoods and food security; adapting to climate change and reducing disaster risk, and emergency humanitarian assistance. Three guiding principles are mainstreamed in all our work to ensure its contribution to sustainable development: gender and inclusion, good governance and community development, and conflict mitigation and peacebuilding.

Job profile

Planning and implementation of enterprise project interventions; providing enterprise and marketing trainings, expertise, guidance and support to the project beneficiaries and entrepreneurs.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, developing and implementing an appropriate enterprise programme in the selected areas of the respective province in a professional and timely manner.
• Ensuring that the project enterprise programme is implemented in accordance with Afghanaid standards, policies, and procedures and that commitments to the donor, communities and other programme partners are fulfilled in a professional and timely manner.
• Coordinating and communicating with other team members and continuous liaison with provincial stakeholders regarding enterprise-related project progress or other related issues.
• Representing Afghanaid and promote its work among line departments and NGOs working in the respective province in the enterprise development area.

Specific duties

• Implementation of enterprise interventions in the selected areas of the respective province to a high quality ensuring that project targets and contractual obligations are being met.
• Ensure that the implemented activities are technically sound, cost-effective and relevant to the target beneficiaries needs.
• Conduct needs assessments of project participants and supervise the designing and organizing of training programs to address the identified training needs, prepare training assessment reports.
• Building the capacity of project participants in enterprise development, marketing, savings groups management, financial management, soft skills and other topics based on requirements (value chain analysis, market assessment, business management skills, feasibility study etc.) and the provision of technical support.
• Create and promote savings, entrepreneurial and joint production culture among the women for increased income generation at household and at community level.
• Provide support to the project participants in linking their respective groups to markets and build the leadership capacity of their leaders.

• Assist the groups in effectively managing their savings; monitor savings groups, individual grantees and loan activities and document the experiences.
• Monitor all production support activities and make recommendations for modification, improvement or the introduction of new activities.

• Working with the communities to identify and establish market linkages for micro and small scale enterprise products.
• Organize exchange visits of entrepreneurs and saving group members and establish linkages with MFIs, market players, suppliers and service providers.
• Organize exhibitions of the produced products at the district, provincial and national level.
• Facilitate the distribution of project materials to beneficiaries.
• Advise and assist the Project Manager and Project Coordinator in designing, developing and monitoring the enterprise implementation plan.
• Prepare monthly reports.

• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual project work plans and budgets and assist the Project Manager and Project Coordinator in budget tracking and analysis as necessary.
• Work closely with the project team to foster communication, collaboration and harmony within the team and promote individual and collective commitment to enterprise sector implementation quality.
• Liaise with other projects/programs operating in the enterprise development and livelihoods sector in the target districts to identify and taking account of development activities currently being undertaken or being developed in these sectors by the other NGOs/departments.
• Ensure a good working relationship with relevant government departments and administration.
• Facilitate visits of any internal or external stakeholders to monitor the project implementation in close coordination with the provincial team.
• Support the M&E Officer in collecting case studies, success stories and data.
• Keep appropriate records for collecting the evidence of project implementation: attendance sheets, distribution lists, training needs assessment records, pre-, post-tests, etc.
• Support any surveys conducted by head office staff.
• Supervise the vocational trainers.

Any other duties as and when assigned by the line manager, MD and/or Directorate.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education & Professional Qualification

University Degree or diploma in enterprise development, business management, Agriculture, marketing or related field. Master’s Degree is desirable.

Work Experience

• Minimum three years of experience in a similar capacity.
• Proven experience in assessing training needs and building the capacity of a mixture of literate and illiterate project participants. Experience and knowledge in small enterprise development is highly desirable.

Professional Skills, Competencies, Values, and Attitudes

Afghanaid seeks dependable professionals with strong initiative, judgement and adaptability as well as excellent skills in communication, presentation, facilitation, interpersonal relations, decision-making, conflict management, and reporting.

Specifically, the holder of this position should also demonstrate the following:

Key Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Fluency in written and spoken in English, Dari, and Pashto.
• A clear and firm commitment to the rights, equality, role, and empowerment of women, minorities, and persons with special needs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuasively present ideas.
• Proficiency in office software applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Personal integrity with initiative and drive to get things done and achieve results in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, and the ability to work with significant levels of autonomy, manage personal priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Business oriented mentality, with a commitment to build Afghanaid’s agility and grow its reputation.
• Flexibility and dynamism with the ability to deal with difficult, often ambiguous, and challenging situations and creatively solve problems.
• Resilience to live, travel and work in isolated and possibly insecure locations.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Commitment to the vision and mission of Afghanaid.

Desirable

• Experience and strong understanding of the security situation and the operating environment in Afghanistan (or a similar conflict-affected context)
• Previous project management experience

Please create your portal account and submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form by no later than 21^st April 2026. Your covering letter and CV should be in PDF format.  Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. Afghanaid has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Afghanaid is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

We invite qualified candidates to apply for the position through the Afghanaid HR portal. Please click on the link below to complete your application.

Link for the Afghanaid HR portal: https://afghanaid.odoo.com/jobs

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.

Note: Priority will be given to candidates from the local area. Local candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position. 

Please create your portal account and submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form by no later than 21^st April 2026. Your covering letter and CV should be in PDF format.  Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. Afghanaid has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Afghanaid is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

We invite qualified candidates to apply for the position through the Afghanaid HR portal. Please click on the link below to complete your application.

Link for the Afghanaid HR portal: https://afghanaid.odoo.com/jobs

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.

Note: Priority will be given to candidates from the local area. Local candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.