Project Officer

karyab; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An international humanitarian organization based in Birmingham is seeking a qualified candidate to manage returnee support and earthquake-response activities. The role involves supervising service delivery to vulnerable populations and leading data collection initiatives. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and 3–4 years of relevant experience in humanitarian programs. Extensive communication skills in Pashto, Dari, and English are essential for this full-time position. The contract is short-term, lasting for 3 months, with further opportunities depending on donor approval.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Disaster Management, Public Administration, or a related field.
• 3–4 years of relevant experience in humanitarian or development programs.
• Experience in managing returnee and emergency response projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely implementation of returnee support and earthquake-response activities.
• Supervise delivery of services to vulnerable returnees.
• Lead collection of data related to community needs.

Skills

Communication in Pashto

Communication in Dari

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and effective implementation of all returnee support and earthquake-response activities—including assessments, beneficiary identification, community mobilization, distributions, and monitoring—through clear weekly and monthly work plans.
• Supervise and facilitate smooth delivery of services and assistance packages to vulnerable returnees and earthquake-affected families in targeted communities.
• Lead and support the collection of data and information related to community needs, vulnerabilities, earthquake impacts, and other protection or humanitarian concerns.
• Work closely with program and technical teams to ensure proper planning, implementation, and coordination of all project activities in both provinces.
• Assist the Senior Management Team in developing work plans, progress reports, monitoring tools, and evaluation documents to ensure effective project delivery.
• Ensure required resources—logistics, documentation, staffing, and supplies—are available and properly utilized for program implementation.
• Coordinate with government departments, UN agencies, partners, community elders, and local authorities to strengthen field-level coordination for both returnee operations and earthquake-response activities.
• Participate in and lead field monitoring missions to track progress, verify beneficiary lists, assess activity quality, and identify gaps or risks.
• Provide technical and operational support to field teams to ensure activities are delivered as per guidelines, SOPs, and accountability standards.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and complete reporting of project activities, beneficiary data, and results to IR Afghanistan and relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposal development—including field inputs, activity design, beneficiary data, and narrative writing—for future returnee and emergency response interventions.
• Review and provide feedback on programmatic and technical sections of project documents to ensure consistency with field realities.
• Support the development of knowledge-sharing tools, lessons‑learned documents, best practices, and improved processes for returnee and earthquake-response programming.
• Prepare and submit detailed activity plans, field reports, monitoring updates, and progress summaries to the Project Coordinator as per schedule.
• Provide verbal and written updates to supervisors regarding achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• Maintain an accurate beneficiary database for all activities conducted in Nangarhar and Kunar, ensuring proper documentation and data quality.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the Line Manager to support successful implementation of returnee and earthquake-response projects.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Disaster Management, Public Administration, or a related field. (Master’s degree is an advantage.)

Experience

• 3–4 years of relevant experience in humanitarian or development programs, preferably with international or reputable national organizations.
• Strong experience in managing returnee, emergency response, earthquake, or community‑based projects.
• Excellent communication skills in Pashto, Dari, and English.

Submission Guide Line

Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and an updated CV to the following link:

The closing date for accepting applications is 24 December 2025

Please note that applications will be assessed on rolling basis and this position can be filled before the closing date.

Islamic Relief Worldwide – Afghanistan is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women and persons with disabilities.

Note: This position will be subject to donor approval.

Job Overview

• Announced date : Dec. 14, 2025
• Number of Jobs: 1
• Vacancy Number: IRW-NGR-027-2025
• Salary : As per company salary scale
• Contract Type : Short Term
• Contract Duration : 3 month
• Employment Type : Full Time
• Nationality : Afghan
• Minimum Education : Bachelor's Degree

Organization Information

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.