Livelihood Officer

Location: Takhar, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Baghlan

Country: Afghanistan

Functional areas: Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Business Economics

Education: Bachelor

Work type: Full Time

Contract: Project Based

Gender: Male

1700 USD / Monthly

Probation period: One Month

Extendable: Yes

Deadline: 2026-10-06

Full job details, requirements and the application form are available on the original listing page on Jobs.af.

Experience and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, agricultural development, socio-economic, climatology/meteorology, environmental sciences, disaster management, development studies, and/or related fields.

Experience and Skills

• At least 1/3 years practical experience with bachelor’s degree
• Proven experience in conducting assessment and analysis of Livelihoods related activities.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan.

Functional Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent English written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports.
• Ability to speak, read and write technical and conversational English.
• Ability to understand new terminology and concepts easily and to synthesize information from different sources into a coherent project document.
• Skill in negotiating effectively in sensitive situations.
• Skill in achieving results through persuading, influencing, and working with others.
• Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently and to resolve conflicts as they arise.
• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high-ranking members of international, regional, and national institutions.
• Displays sensitivity and adaptability to different cultures, genders, religions, races, nationalities, and age groups.
• Good oral communication skills and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors.
• Good team player, self-starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.

Language Requirements

Proficiency in written and spoken English and fluency in the national languages (Dari / Pashto).

How to Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit the following online using jobs.af

Cover letter indicating suitability for the position

Updated CV (maximum two pages; CVs exceeding two pages will not be considered and will be disqualified)

Copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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