Agriculture and Livelihood Project Manager (Roster)

Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 2014 and registered with the Government of Afghanistan under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy (MoEc) with a mission to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the vulnerable, at-risk, and underserved people throughout the country.

ACDO responds to the needs of deprived and marginalized rural and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources in a well-organized, efficient, effective, transparent, and dignified manner to enhance resilience, boost access to education, health services, and infrastructure, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social protection and inclusion.

ACDO has an active presence in most parts of the country and intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces, as to transform itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and support large number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted and sudden on-set emergencies and regardless of the hardest circumstances that exist in Afghanistan, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development assistance in most of country.

The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the overall success of the Agriculture and Livelihood project within the time and resources allocated. The Project Manager oversees field operations and ensures effective and timely completion of activities, delivery of quality outputs and achievement of outcomes with maximum impact for beneficiaries. The Project Manager supervises the project staff in day to day management of all aspects of the project and liaises with relevant internal departments and external partners and project stakeholders.

Job Description:

Project Planning

1. Develop overall project implementation strategy (incl. the transition/phase out strategy), systems, approaches, tools, and materials;
2. Identify and plan technical skills and requirements to implement the project as per relevant standards;
3. Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to organize the various project deliverables and the work required to complete them into smaller and more manageable parts (work package);
4. Create the work schedule by sequencing the work packages and related tasks;
5. Prepare the work plan, which brings together the WBS and the schedule, to serve as a comprehensive and detailed model map for the successful implementation of the project;
6. Organize, plan and lead project kick-off and end of project transition planning meetings, and follow-up on the project-related action points originating from these meetings.
   
   

Project Implementation

1. Control the work plan, monitor the implementation status of the project and update the project progress on a daily basis;
2. Document implementation progress and challenges by regularly updating the Project Management Framework (PMF) and sharing it with stakeholders;
3. Ensure that relevant technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
4. Operate following the “do no harm principles” in order to ensure projects are safe for communities;
5. Anticipate and mitigate risks and issues, and trouble-shoot any unforeseen challenges during the project implementation;
6. Coordinate and manage changes in project implementation, in particular identifying change needs to occur, reviewing proposed changed, analyzing the impact they have on the project plan, approving/denying requested changes and controlling and updating the scope, cost, budget, schedule, and quality requirements based upon approved changes and in coordination with the Program Implementation Department;

7.      Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members.

Documenting and Compliance

1. Ensure project records and documents, in particular documents that proof completion of activities (beneficiary list, donation certificates, attendance sheets, etc.) are adequately prepared, compiled and filed according to ACDO’s procedures and donor specific procedures;
2. Maintain a beneficiary master database containing all beneficiary registration and baseline information as well as the activities from which the beneficiaries benefitted ensure the data is protected from misuse in line with ACDO’s data protection policy;

3.      Ensure staff awareness of, and respect of, ACDO’s code of conduct, FLATS procedures and donor requirements.

Beneficiary Engagement and Accountability

1. Ensure project staff adhere to ACDO’s Code of Conduct and treat all beneficiaries with respect and without any distinction or discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, religious beliefs, political opinion or disability;
2. Oversee the appropriate, achievable and acceptable selection of project beneficiaries;
3. Develop a communication strategy with communities so that factual, objective and actionable information is provided to project stakeholders;
4. Ensure project stakeholders are empowered to participate throughout the project cycle;
5. Ensure that ACDO’s Complaints and Response Mechanism is communicated to target communities and solve complaints related to the project in coordination with the MEAL department.

Internal Coordination

1. Organize regular project coordination meetings with the project team;
2. Participate in Weekly Area Meetings (WAMs) and when requested/as relevant in Monthly Coordination meetings (MCMs), and provide updates about implementation progress, challenges, risks, changes in context.

External Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement

1. Support, facilitate or undertake communication and liaison activities to actively consult and involve beneficiaries, key informants, actors, partners and stakeholders in all stages of project design (liaising with the PD and implementation departments);
2. Coordinate and collaborate with others by cultivating good relations with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and non-state actors, through regular attendance at technical meetings and bilateral meetings;
3. Identify opportunities to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other organizations to ensure our activities build upon - rather than replicate - the work of others;
4. Refer unmet needs to other relevant actors;
5. Share externally learning and innovation with communities and other stakeholders.

Other

1. Offer technical support and inputs to other projects in similar sectors (e.g. BOQ design);
2. Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Program Coordinator and/or Senior Management Team (SMT).

1. Bachelor’s degree with minimum of seven (7) years or master degree holder with five (5) year of proven work experience as a project manager for projects of similar intervention/scopes in Agriculture and Livelihood in Afghanistan.
2. Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams
3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
5. Demonstrated experience in working with government at national and sub-national levels, UN organizations, or any international development or aid agencies.
6. Experience in the relevant or similar position in humanitarian projects is required.
7. Knowledge of up-to-date trends and best practices in emergency support services.

Skills:

1. Project management skills: planning, execution, monitoring and control, risk management, stakeholder management
2. Leadership skills: ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams
3. Communication skills: ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
4. Analytical skills: ability to analyze data, identify trends and make informed decisions
5. Organizational skills: ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
6. Technical skills: proficiency in project management tools and software.
7. Ability to work with communities
8. Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under severe time pressures
9. Strong Leadership, people management, report writing and communication skills
10. Experience in needs assessment, project monitoring and evaluation, and program development
11. Good knowledge and experience in Agriculture and Livelihood projects.

Language skills:

• Advanced Proficiency in English and Dari and/or Pashtu (written and spoken)

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together), NOT Educational and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department at https://acdo.org/apply/field-supervisor-203  until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) September 01, 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and, consequently, for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the post.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together), NOT Educational and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department at https://acdo.org/apply/agriculture-and-livelihood-project-manager-roster-204  until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) September 06, 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and, consequently, for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the post.