Livelihoods & Food Security Project Manager Afghanistan (National Position)

NRC is looking for a Livelihoods and Food Security (LFS) Project Manager to join the Afghanistan mission. The LFS Project Manager will be responsible for the implementation of all LFS projects in the North Region, including managing the LFS team, managing budgets, ensuring implementation of project activities, ensuring M&E data collection, and regular project improvement. If you are an influential people leader, with strong coordination and stakeholder management skills, then this is the role for you! **This position is open to Afghan Nationals only**

What You Will Do

• Managing budgets and tracking expensitures.
• Project progress reporting.
• Beneficiary selection.
• Project activities implementation.
• M&E data collection.
• Building relationships with relevant government and private sector stakeholders.
• LFS Team management.

What You Will Bring

• Senior-level project implementation experience position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Livelihood, community resilience, emergency response, and area recovery project implementation.
• High risk, insecure, complex, and volatile context exposure.
• Vulnerable and displaced communities knowledge and exposure.
• English fluency, both written and verbal. Knowledge of the local language (Dari and Pashto).

What Makes This Position Attractive?

• Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. Following 40-years of constant war and a situation of increasing hunger, economic decline, and rising poverty levels, the country has faced intensified conflict, the worst drought in 27-years, with some areas subject to extreme flooding, the withdrawal of international forces/diplomatic presence, and the take-over of the country by the Taliban. The resulting political, social, and economic shocks continue to resound across the country with a deterioration of the humanitarian and protection situation.
• This is an opportunity to contribute to the protection and assistance of vulnerable, crisis affected, marginalised, and under-served communities. NRC Afghanistan maintains a presence in 14 provinces across the country and is the largest INGO in the country, at a programmatic, field coverage, and staff count level.
• Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities. NRC Afghanistan meets immediate humanitarian needs, prevents further displacement, and contributes to durable solutions.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

What We Offer

• Mazar, Afghanistan duty station.
• 12-month contract duration (renewable, subjecting to funding and need).
• 70% travel, approximately.
• Grade 8 in NRC’s Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

The full Job Description can be found on our website.