Marketing Officer

Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA) is a non-governmental, non-profitable, and non-political Afghan NGO, working since 1987 mainly in agriculture, health, education, and infrastructure sectors in more vulnerable areas of the country. CHA is working through the implementation of Emergency, rehabilitation, and development projects for emergency aid for war, famine, and natural disaster-affected families in the field, to assist with the rehabilitation of rural and urban life, and to work with communities for sustainable development in Afghanistan.

Core Commitments and Expectations from Candidates:

CHA is dedicated to creating an environment where all staff members are committed to our core values and principles. We believe that our employees play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and excellence of our organization. Therefore, we have outlined the following core commitments and expectations that all candidates must adhere to:

1. Adherence to CHA's Policies and Procedures: All candidates must adhere to CHA's policies and procedures, these guidelines are designed to ensure a safe, fair, and efficient working environment. Compliance with these policies is fundamental to maintaining the standards and quality of our operation
2. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA): CHA has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and abuse. All candidates, employees, associates, and partners must comply with the PSEA policy.
3. Ethical Conduct and Integrity: Candidates are expected to maintain high standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all their professional dealings. This includes avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to anti-fraud and anti-corruption guidelines​​.
4. Commitment to Non-Discrimination and Diversity: CHA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. Candidates must respect and promote diversity and non-discrimination based on race, gender, age, or any other protected characteristic​​.
5. Child Protection: Candidates must adhere to the Child Protection Policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of children in all CHA activities.
6. Environmental and Social Safeguards: Candidate must follow CHA's Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy to minimize environmental impact and ensure sustainable practices in all projects and operations​​.
7. Confidentiality and Data Protection: Candidates are required to maintain the confidentiality of all CHA data and information.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. To ensure compliance, candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. These checks will include the verification of academic credentials and employment history. Selected candidates may also be required to provide additional information to facilitate these checks.

By joining CHA, candidates commit to these core values and contribute to our mission of providing humanitarian assistance with the highest level of integrity and professionalism. We look forward to welcoming dedicated individuals who share our commitment to making a positive impact.

Conduct market research to identify customer preferences, market trends, prices, competitors, and potential buyers. Develop and implement marketing strategies for livelihood products, particularly carpets, silk products, handicrafts, and other project-supported products. Establish and maintain relationships with wholesalers, retailers, traders, private-sector companies, and potential buyers. Support beneficiaries in product presentation, branding, packaging, pricing, and promotion. Identify local, national, and potential regional market opportunities. Facilitate business-to-business (B2B) meetings, exhibitions, trade fairs, and promotional events. Develop product profiles, catalogues, promotional materials, and other marketing content. Support beneficiaries to understand customer requirements and market standards. Monitor market prices, demand, and trends and provide regular recommendations to the project team. Coordinate closely with technical specialists and the Business Development team to ensure products meet market demand and quality standards. Maintain a database of buyers, traders, suppliers, and other relevant market actors. Prepare regular marketing and market-linkage reports and document success stories. Conduct regular field visits and provide practical marketing support to beneficiaries. Perform other relevant duties assigned by the organization.

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Commerce (Master’s degree strongly preferred) Minimum 3–5 years of relevant practical experience in marketing, market linkage, business development, sales, or value-chain development. Candidates with strong practical marketing experience, established market networks, and proven skills in promoting and selling livelihood products will be given preference. Practical experience in market assessment, buyer identification, product promotion, pricing, branding, and sales. Experience working with carpets, silk, handicrafts, agricultural products, or other livelihood products is highly desirable. Experience with NGO/INGO or donor-funded livelihood projects is an advantage. Strong knowledge of local and regional markets in Herat and the Western Region is highly desirable. Excellent communication, negotiation, networking, and interpersonal skills. Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills. Good computer skills, particularly MS Office and Excel. Willingness and ability to travel frequently to project locations and provinces. Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto, and English languages.

Interested and qualified candidates should send us their information using the link below.

https://manage.cha-net.org/jobs/6a7c2183cf2f510759ff0360

for more information please contact to this number: 0729128468