MCPA Project Assistant

Organization of Fast Relief & Development (OFRD) is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organization working to help and rebuild Afghanistan after decades of war and destruction. OFRD is a registered NGO with “NGO’s Department” Ministry of Economy of Government of Afghanistan.  Our program activities are concentrated on eight core activities as following:

1)      Protection & Counter Trafficking (PCT)

2)      Humanitarian & Emergency Response (HER)

3)      Afghanistan Education Program (AEP)

4)      Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction (CC/DRR) 


5)      Women & Youth Empowerment (WYE)

6)      Food Security & Livelihood (FSL) 


7)      Health and Nutrition (HAN) 


WASH & Agriculture Program (WAP)

OFRD is looking for qualified MCPA Project Assistants (4 Persons) to be based in Kandahar with Kabul travel if needed. Following are the details of job description:

1. MCPA Project Assistants – Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Support the Project Manager/ in the day-to-day implementation of the MCPA cash assistance project in Kandahar.
• Coordinate with program team, local authorities, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate smooth project implementation.
• Support community mobilization, beneficiary identification, and selection in accordance with donor approved targeting and vulnerability criteria.
• Assist in beneficiary verification, household validation, documentation, and resolution of data discrepancies before cash distribution.
• Coordinate with field teams and the Financial Service Provider (FSP) to facilitate safe, orderly, and timely cash distribution to targeted households.
• Ensure beneficiaries receive clear information on distribution schedules, locations, procedures, and their rights.
• Support field-level resolution of operational issues arising during beneficiary verification and cash distribution.
• Maintain accurate project records, including beneficiary documentation, coordination records, distribution support documents, and activity evidence.
• Support Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), beneficiary feedback collection, and identification of complaints, protection concerns, or implementation challenges.
• Prepare regular activity updates and contribute to project narrative and financial reporting.
• Ensure project activities comply with OFRD policies, donor requirements, humanitarian principles, safeguarding, accountability, and confidentiality standards.
• Support the collection of required documentation and official verification from relevant local authorities for project completion.

-        1 to 3 years of experience in community mobilization, project support and M/E;

-        Experience in community work and social work;

-        Sound judgment and understanding of OFRD values and/or a demonstrable understanding of public services;

-        Excellent written and spoken Pashto and or Dari with basic knowledge of English;

-        Dynamism, proactivity and personal resilience, and demonstrable ability to adapt to changing and uncertain circumstances;

Interested applicants should submit: Cover letter application and CV to jobs@ofrd.org and keep CC wasiqullahsadat2@gmail.com before CoB 24 August 2026. These are local positions in Kandahar and preference will be given to local candidates. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for further HR process.