Position Title: Livelihood Assistant

Activation Date: 11 December, 2025   Announced Date: 11 December, 2025   Expire Date: 24 December, 2025

  • Job Location: Balkh Jawzjan Kabul
  • Nationality: Afghan
  • Category: Program
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Salary: As per WHH Salary Scale
  • Vacancy Number: WHH/AFG-KBL/MZR/JWZ/073
  • No. Of Jobs: 2
  • City: Kabul, Mazar & Sheberghan
  • Organization: Welthungerhilfe
  • Years of Experience: Having at least two years similar working experience with (I)NGOs.
  • Contract Duration: One Year with Possibility of Extension
  • Gender: Male/Female
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Economics, Community Development or related area.
  • Close date: 2025-12-24
 

About Welthungerhilfe:

Welthungerhilfe it is one of Germany's biggest non-governmental relief organizations. Non-profit making, politically independent and non-denominational, the organization is run by a Supervisory Board of honorary members under the patronage of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its work is funded by private donations and public grants. Welthungerhilfe is working since the 1980’s continuously in Afghanistan and opened the first offices in 1992. Since this time Welthungerhilfe has implemented some 165 projects in Afghanistan. Main fields of Welthungerhilfe intervention in Afghanistan are emergency relief, food and nutrition security, rural and regional development and water and sanitation.

Job Description:

Objectives, Duties, Areas of Responsibility

1. Objectives of the Position

  • Implement project activities according to deadlines and organizational, contractual, and financial directives.

  • Responsible for supporting procurement activities, technical measures, and/or social components within the project framework.

2. Duties and Areas of Responsibility

2.1 Duties without own area of responsibility

  • Conduct specialist workshops

  • Provide consultancy regarding technical equipment, social issues, or other relevant topics

  • Ensure adherence to quality standards

  • Manage and maintain technical equipment (if applicable)

  • Train and guide national staff

  • Monitor inventory management of relief supplies (incoming/outgoing goods, stock checks, resupply) and distribution

  • Document technical and procurement processes as per WHH directives (e.g., AAR)

  • Prepare project progress reports

  • Perform any additional tasks assigned by management

2.2 Specific Activities and Duties

1. Implementation of project relevant activities based on community context and needs.
2. Assist livelihood specialist in developing of training materials and awareness sessions for community people.
3. Conduct training/awareness sessions at community level.
4. Supervise and provide techincal recommendation for small buisness owners to improve their production and market.
5. Conduct market linkage events at district and provincial level and follow up strenghtning linkage between producer, trader and consumers.

6. take part in conduct of market linkage at the provincial and districts level

7.conduct need livelihood related  need assessment to identify the challenges and the potentials of the target communities.

8. coordinate with project partners for integeration of activites for maximizing the the ouctomes.

9. support livelihoods specialist in preparation of livelihoods related reports.

Job Requirements:

1. Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Economics, Community Development or related area.
2. Fluency in local languages (Dari and Pashto, Uzbiki would be an advantage).
3. Having at least two years similar working experience with (I)NGOs.

Submission Guideline:

• The applicants should complete and submit the WHH Online Recruitment Form with their resume attached through the following link: ( https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/CJ3JSq2Q)

• The HR database will not accept resumes submitted without completing the Online Recruitment Form.

• Only applications submitted through the above online link will be considered. Applications sent through any other channel, even within the organization, will not be reviewed.

• Please mention the vacancy number and job title correctly in the Online Recruitment Form; otherwise, your application may be rejected from the system.

WHH will screen all applications on the fulfillment of the requirements and if an applicant has no response from WHH within 30 days after closure of the vacancy, it indicates that the applicant is not shortlisted.  WHH encourage applicants who are not shortlisted to keep checking for vacancies in the future to check if more suitable vacancies to apply for.

Submission Email:

https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/CJ3JSq2Q





 

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