Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan non-governmental, non-political and non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 2014, register with the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) 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 disadvantaged and marginalized rural and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources in a well, efficient, transparent and dignified manner to enhance resilience, boost access to education, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social protection and inclusion.

ACDO has an active presence in at least nine provinces in five regions of the country and intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces as well to transform itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and support the significant number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted and sudden-onset emergencies in Afghanistan. Regardless of the hardest circumstances that existed in Afghanistan in the last few years, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development assistance in Badghis, Balkh, Bamyan, Baghlan, Daykundi, Farah, Ghor, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Kunduz, Laghman, Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika, Samangan, and Takhar provinces.

• Conduct surveys, verification and assessments in the communities TLC, CBE beneficiaries and provide feedback and suggestions for the strengthening and development of the CBE and TLC education program.
• Create positive relationships with SMCs, students’ parents, Hub Schools, and other relevant stakeholders through regular meetings and discussions to identify and address education needs and issues.
• Lead community-based mobilization and sensitization meetings and introduce CBE project activities to project beneficiaries.
• Support project location and project beneficiaries targeting strategy and criteria.
• Create plans for establishing School Shuras with community members and elders to monitor and support the CBE activities in the community.
• Collaborate with the community and SMS to identify educational needs and develop a work plan, ensuring that community members support the education and child protection program.
• Regularly monitoring, data collection in entry in the KOBO application, CBE classes and TLC and giving daily, weekly and monthly reports to the field officer or line supervision.
• Facilitate the establishment of CBSs/ALCs and ensure the registration and integration of students and teachers in the MoE formal system.
• Ensure transparency, accountability and documentation for classroom repair/maintenance and TLM distribution and other related activities in the community and records.
• Facilitate, arrange, coordinate and conduct the training for teachers.
• Conduct campaigns and training to raise awareness about gender, especially for the improvement of female education and their further participation in education.
• Conduct meetings, on-the-job training and training for other members of the provincial education team, Teachers, and SMS members to develop their capacity in planning and implementing and supporting the CBE project activities.
• Support the child protection staff and community-based committees in case management under the child protection and CBE classes component of the project.
• Communities aware of project objectives, outputs, activities, MEAL systems and ACDO Child Protection Policies.
• Facilitate for the project activities information at all events such as training, workshops and awareness sessions.
• Provide support for teachers inside the CBE and EiE classes, monitoring of the classes, assessment of the class visibility, documentation, and student’s level of learning assessment and reporting it to the line manager/assigned person.
• Follow up on day-by-day project activities and guide teachers at the field level.
• Assist joint monitoring visits with the government officials (district relevant authorities) to the project sites as per the coordination of the district and provincial coordinator.
• Support the implementation of project baseline, mid-term, and final evaluation.
• Support and advocate for school management Shuras to fulfill their activities and guide them accordingly.
• Develop weekly project narrative reports and submit them to the Provincial Officer in a timely.
• Any other related task as assigned by the Provincial Officer and/or Senior Management Team (SMT).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree holder with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a relevant or similar position in humanitarian projects is required.

Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills in Pashto and Dari, English skills will be an asset.
• Knowledge of the community structure, dynamics, and development.
• At least 5 years of experience in Humanitarian projects implementation, particularly in education projects, conflict resolution, and resource mobilization.
• Knowledge of the value of education in Holy Islam, child development, and the current trends of education in Afghanistan.
• Ability to cope well under pressure, work irregular hours, and meet tight deadlines.
• Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver assignments promptly often under severe time pressures.
• Experience in needs assessment, project monitoring & evaluation, and program development
• Good knowledge and experience in Afghanistan Humanitarian system/context, Education and Emergencies.
• Experience in coordination with government authorities, communities, donors, and beneficiaries.

Language skills:

• Fluent oral and written skills in Pashto and Dari, fluent in English will be a plus point

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://forms.gle/4MJHfqM2JQo2KVZS6   until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) on Aug 14, 2025.

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.

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