Country Director (Part-Time)

The Organization for Women Empowerment (OWE) was established in 2014 as a non-profit and development organization - registered with the NGO Department of the Ministry of Economy, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. OWE aims to help impoverished communities, particularly women, youth, and children, gain social, economic and political potency by raising awareness, building capacity, educational and vocational skills training, and creating professional opportunities. OWE is a women’s organization for women. OWE's learning experience as a development organization comes from its working association with communities in different areas of Afghanistan. More importantly, OWE is one of the successful organizations in the community, NGO Coordination Bureau, and region.

The Organization for Women Empowerment (OWE) was established in 2014 as a non-profit and development organization - registered with the NGO Department of the Ministry of Economy, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. OWE aims to help impoverished communities, particularly women, youth, and children, gain social, economic and political potency by raising awareness, building capacity, educational and vocational skills training, and creating professional opportunities. OWE is a women’s organization for women. OWE's learning experience as a development organization comes from its working association with communities in different areas of Afghanistan. More importantly, OWE is one of the successful organizations in the community, NGO Coordination Bureau, and region.

Position Summary

Position Summary Position Summary

The Country Director provides strategic leadership and overall management of the organization’s operations, programs, partnerships, compliance, and resource mobilization efforts in Afghanistan. The position ensures that the organization's vision, mission, and strategic objectives are effectively implemented while maintaining high standards of governance, accountability, and donor compliance.

The Country Director provides strategic leadership and overall management of the organization’s operations, programs, partnerships, compliance, and resource mobilization efforts in Afghanistan. The position ensures that the organization's vision, mission, and strategic objectives are effectively implemented while maintaining high standards of governance, accountability, and donor compliance.

The Country Director represents the organization with donors, government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders and provides guidance to the senior management team to ensure quality program implementation and organizational sustainability.

The Country Director represents the organization with donors, government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders and provides guidance to the senior management team to ensure quality program implementation and organizational sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership

1. Strategic Leadership 1. Strategic Leadership

• Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.
• Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.
• Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.
• Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.
• Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.

Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.

Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.

Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.

Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.

Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.

Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.

Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.

Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.

Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.

Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.

2. Program Oversight

2. Program Oversight 2. Program Oversight

• Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.
• Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
• Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.
• Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.
• Support development of new project concepts and proposals.

Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.

Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.

Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.

Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.

Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.

Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.

Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.

Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.

Support development of new project concepts and proposals.

Support development of new project concepts and proposals.

3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations

3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations 3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations

• Lead fundraising and business development efforts.
• Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.
• Review and approve funding proposals before submission.
• Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.
• Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.

Lead fundraising and business development efforts.

Lead fundraising and business development efforts.

Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.

Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.

Review and approve funding proposals before submission.

Review and approve funding proposals before submission.

Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.

Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.

Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.

Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.

4. Representation and External Relations

4. Representation and External Relations 4. Representation and External Relations

• Serve as the principal representative of the organization.
• Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.
• Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.
• Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.

Serve as the principal representative of the organization.

Serve as the principal representative of the organization.

Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.

Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.

Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.

Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.

Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.

Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.

5. Organizational Governance

5. Organizational Governance 5. Organizational Governance

• Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.
• Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.
• Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.
• Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.

Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.

Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.

Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.

Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.

Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.

Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.

Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.

Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.

Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.

Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.

6. Financial Oversight

6. Financial Oversight 6. Financial Oversight

• Oversee organizational financial management systems.
• Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.
• Monitor organizational financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.
• Support financial sustainability initiatives.

Oversee organizational financial management systems.

Oversee organizational financial management systems.

Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.

Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.

Monitor organizational financial performance.

Monitor organizational financial performance.

Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.

Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.

Support financial sustainability initiatives.

Support financial sustainability initiatives.

7. Human Resource Management

7. Human Resource Management 7. Human Resource Management

• Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.
• Support recruitment of key management positions.
• Promote staff development and capacity building.
• Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.

Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.

Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.

Support recruitment of key management positions.

Support recruitment of key management positions.

Promote staff development and capacity building.

Promote staff development and capacity building.

Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.

Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.

Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.

Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.

8. Compliance and Risk Management

8. Compliance and Risk Management 8. Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.
• Oversee organizational risk management processes.
• Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.
• Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges

Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.

Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.

Oversee organizational risk management processes.

Oversee organizational risk management processes.

Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.

Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.

Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges

Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges

Education

Education Education

• Master's Degree in Management, International Development, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Law, or a related field.
• Bachelor's Degree with extensive relevant experience may be considered.

Master's Degree in Management, International Development, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Law, or a related field.

Master's Degree in Management, International Development, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Law, or a related field.

Bachelor's Degree with extensive relevant experience may be considered.

Bachelor's Degree with extensive relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

Experience Experience

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in development and humanitarian sectors.
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role.
• Proven experience in donor-funded project management.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising and partnership development.
• Experience working with UN agencies, international NGOs, and government institutions.

Minimum 10 years of professional experience in development and humanitarian sectors.

Minimum 10 years of professional experience in development and humanitarian sectors.

At least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role.

At least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role.

Proven experience in donor-funded project management.

Proven experience in donor-funded project management.

Demonstrated experience in fundraising and partnership development.

Demonstrated experience in fundraising and partnership development.

Experience working with UN agencies, international NGOs, and government institutions.

Experience working with UN agencies, international NGOs, and government institutions.

Skills and Competencies

Skills and Competencies Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent organizational and decision-making abilities.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Financial and operational management expertise.
• Proposal development and donor engagement skills.
• Knowledge of NGO governance and compliance requirements.
• Excellent English and local language communication skills.

Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.

Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.

Excellent organizational and decision-making abilities.

Excellent organizational and decision-making abilities.

Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Financial and operational management expertise.

Financial and operational management expertise.

Proposal development and donor engagement skills.

Proposal development and donor engagement skills.

Knowledge of NGO governance and compliance requirements.

Knowledge of NGO governance and compliance requirements.

Excellent English and local language communication skills.

Excellent English and local language communication skills.

Working Conditions

Working Conditions Working Conditions

• Part-time position (approximately 20–25 hours per week).
• Flexible working arrangements based on organizational needs.
• Regular participation in management and board meetings.
• Occasional travel within Afghanistan as required.

Part-time position (approximately 20–25 hours per week).

Part-time position (approximately 20–25 hours per week).

Flexible working arrangements based on organizational needs.

Flexible working arrangements based on organizational needs.

Regular participation in management and board meetings.

Regular participation in management and board meetings.

Occasional travel within Afghanistan as required.

Occasional travel within Afghanistan as required.

Key Deliverables

Key Deliverables Key Deliverables

• Organizational strategic plans developed and implemented.
• Successful donor engagement and resource mobilization.
• Effective oversight of programs and operations.
• Compliance with donor and legal requirements.
• Strengthened governance and organizational sustainability.
• Timely reporting to the Board of Directors.

Organizational strategic plans developed and implemented.

Organizational strategic plans developed and implemented.

Successful donor engagement and resource mobilization.

Successful donor engagement and resource mobilization.

Effective oversight of programs and operations.

Effective oversight of programs and operations.

Compliance with donor and legal requirements.

Compliance with donor and legal requirements.

Strengthened governance and organizational sustainability.

Strengthened governance and organizational sustainability.

Timely reporting to the Board of Directors.

Timely reporting to the Board of Directors.

Interested candidates should submit the following:

Interested candidates should submit the following:

• Updated CV/Resume outlining relevant qualifications and professional experience.
• Cover Letter explaining suitability for the position and demonstrating leadership and management experience.
• Copies of academic certificates and relevant professional qualifications.
• Contact details of at least three professional references.
• Copy of National ID (Tazkira) or other valid identification document.

• Updated CV/Resume outlining relevant qualifications and professional experience.
• Cover Letter explaining suitability for the position and demonstrating leadership and management experience.
• Copies of academic certificates and relevant professional qualifications.
• Contact details of at least three professional references.
• Copy of National ID (Tazkira) or other valid identification document.

Applications should be submitted electronically to admin.hr@owe.org.af no later than June 06, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted electronically to admin.hr@owe.org.af no later than June 06, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.