Data Entry Assistant (Local Recruitment) (Subject to Donor Approval)

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in1979. ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995.ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a localhealth system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are atgreater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, inorder to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level,strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional responseactivities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support andthe distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Objective 1: Ensuring data management through quality-checking, entry, cleaning and first-stage analysis

• Enter data in the appropriate templates, and share any challenges with the MEAL officer and MEAL Manager in a timely manner
• Clean the entered data (assessment, PDM, etc)
• Work closely with the MEAL and the Program team
• Evaluate the time required to process data and feedback on progress in processing;
• Check data entered;
• Detect missing or redundant data and propose possible improvements;
• Assist the MEAL manager and MEAL officer with database quality control and inform him/her of any technical problems.

Objective 2: Ensuring filing and archiving of data

• Meet security and confidentiality needs for files concerning project activities, at all times
• File the questionnaires and computerize the data.
• Code the questionnaires according to the database.
• Save the data entries regularly as well as the statistical results.
• Support the development, maintenance and dissemination of complete information system including collections of good practices

Objective 3: Gather together the elements required for the analysis of data

• Sort and cross-check data;
• Create tables of statistics;
• Draft reports of results based on data entered.
• Ensure the analysis of data as needed for preparing report.
• Make sure all the programme data is entered in centralized data base in systematic way to use to donor reporting.

Objective 4: Support in translation

• Contribute to translation of documents related to program questionnaires (English <-> Pashto/Dari)

Experience:

• At least 2 years of working experience as data entry and MEAL field, in local or international organization
• Experience in data entry, data cleaning, data analyzing,  data collection, and translation

Required skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong typing speed and data analysis skills.
• Familiar with Nut registers
• Good in team working
• Able to travel in all Ghor districts

Languages:

• Fluent in Dari (written, spoken, read).
• Good commands in English (written, spoken, read).

Level of study:

• University Degree preferably in Business Administration, Computer science, English literature, Economics or related social science Field.
• Advanced computer literacy especially in software base data generating and produce report.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address: Human Resources Department ACF office or can also be emailed to:

vacancies-dk@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 27 May 2026. 

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA)

Employment at Action Against Hunger is free of charge. Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process to the candidates. Therefore, please refrain of offering money or any other form of compensation to anyone claiming that they can secure you a job or assist you in the hiring process and this is strictly against our recruitment policy.