ACBAR

“Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe” is a German non-governmental charity-organization duly registered with the courts of law in Germany and in several host countries, including Afghanistan. Help was founded in 1981 by concerned Members of Parliament of all parties represented in the German Parliament. We started providing humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran and soon extended to development-oriented activities. We provide aid and development support regardless of race, creed or nationality. Priorities are set based on need and upon the request from partners and vulnerable communities to cooperate fairly and transparently.

The District Officer (Agriculture Expert) will support community engagement, conducting project surveys and Trainings, distribution of inputs, conducting awareness-raising sessions, and resolution of community-level issues. The role ensures transparent, inclusive implementation at the grassroots level. 

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct baseline surveys in the target communities of the project and developing and implementing community mobilization plan.
• Beneficiary selection, beneficiary verification and beneficiary registration with MEAL unit and project manager.
• Provide relevant technical guidance on agriculture, livestock and Income generation, including leading participatory community livelihoods assessments.
• Engaging and building strong relationships with community members, analysing data collected to identify the eligible beneficiaries.
• Maintains good working relations with authorities and related stakeholders
• Prepare distribution and implementation plans, take the necessary approvals from the various units including project manager, security manager and program.
• Ensure quality of project intervention and provision of the awareness sessions and inputs distribution.
• Facilitate trainings /orientation on agriculture and livestock to initiate viable income generation activities.
• Coordinate closely with the project manager to ensure timely implementation of the project activities and get readiness for timely distribution of inputs for the target communities.
• Collect community mobilization and training data and assists Project Manager in data analysis and interpretation and report development. 
• Ensure the integration and consistent application of sound community development principles and 'Do No Harm' practices throughout all stages of project implementation
• Report community mobilization, monitoring, training, and observation information to project Manager
• Document field achievements, innovations, failures, and lessons learned to integrate into project activities and inform project strategy.
• Conduct market linkage between Community and local provincial market.
• Under the guidance of MEAL manager, establish the complaints response mechanisms (CRM) at community level.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture/Animal Science
• At least 2–3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in rural/emergency settings with vulnerable communities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced data collection and reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned district.
• Must be very good in English, Dari and Pashto
• Must have thorough knowledge of MS. Office and Internet
• Strong interpersonal, networking and communication skills
• Strong organizational/project planning and time management skills
• Good at planning and reporting
• Able to work under pressure and different circumstances

Please submit your application, including your CV and Cover Letter, electronically to recruitment-afg@help-ev.de. When sending your email, kindly include the job title and vacancy number in the subject line (ex: District Officer-Help-107) to ensure proper processing of your application.

Important notes:

• It is important to note that applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we may not be able to provide individual feedback. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the application deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

recruitment-afg@help-ev.de