The Programme Manager will provide strong leadership and will be responsible for further developing and managing Saferworld’s programme in Afghanistan, ensuring the strategic vision is in line with Saferworld’s overall strategy, fundraising to pursue programme development opportunities, leading on partner engagement, providing grant management oversight, managing staff, and reporting to donors. They will also represent Saferworld in interactions with relevant authorities, donors, and other stakeholders in Afghanistan and other locations where donors are based. The post-holder will engage in cross-organisational information-sharing and lesson-learning on key policy and strategy issues and contribute to building synergies between different programmes.

Saferworld’s work operates in a complex context. As such, the Programme Manager is expected to appropriately lead on programme development and implementation, ensuring effective risk management approaches are properly applied. Finally, the post-holder will contribute to organisation-wide strategic planning, processes and discussions to advance Saferworld’s thematic and operational priorities, methodological approaches and organisational development.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work on Saferworld’s programme in Afghanistan as well exploring opportunities for coordination and learning within the region, for example with Pakistan and Central Asia.