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Job-Purpose

The Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership for the planning, design, and implementation of Food Security, Livelihoods, and Resilience programmes in Badghis Zone. Under the overall leadership of the Zonal Manager, and in close coordination with the FSL Sector Lead, the role ensures that FSL interventions are relevant, integrated, and responsive to community needs and preferences, while being delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards, in full compliance with World Vision Afghanistan strategies, technical guidelines, donor requirements, and accountability frameworks.

The role requires strong engagement with local authorities, community structures, and coordination platforms to ensure alignment with national priorities, effective coordination, and acceptance at field level. The FSL Coordinator works closely with MEAL, Finance, Supply Chain, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) teams to ensure evidence-based programming, financial compliance, quality assurance, and meaningful community participation throughout the programme cycle.

The position serves as the direct supervisor of the zonal FSL team, providing leadership, performance management, mentoring, and capacity development. The role also supports the FSL Sector Lead in project design, assessments, innovation, learning, and diversification of FSL interventions, contributing to improved programme impact, accountability, sustainability, and value for money.

1. Leadership and Team Management

• Provide overall leadership to the zonal FSL team, ensuring clear roles, accountability, and performance management.

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, performance appraisal, coaching, and professional development of FSL staff.

• Foster a learning culture that promotes reflection, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure effective internal communication and adherence to World Vision values, policies, and Code of Conduct.

2. Programme Design, Planning, and Quality Implementation

• Support the FSL Sector Lead in needs assessments, project design, proposal development, and diversification of FSL approaches.

• Lead zonal-level FSL assessments with MEAL and contribute to emergency preparedness and response planning.

• Ensure effective implementation of all FSL projects in line with approved designs, SoPs, donor requirements, and WV standards.

• Oversee project start-up, implementation, and close-out processes, ensuring delivery within scope, time, budget, and quality.

• Promote integrated FSL and resilience programming, including CSA, CBDRM, ESCA, and livelihoods diversification with H&N, Protection, WASH and Education Sectors.

• Provide ideas and ensure area-based, community driven programming

3. Financial Oversight and Risk Management

• Ensure effective budget management, expenditure tracking, and value for money across FSL projects in close coordination with PMs, Finance and Supply Chain.

• Review burns rates and financial reports with FSL staff, PM and finance teams.

• Identify implementation, quality, operational, and financial risks; propose mitigation measures and escalate critical risks to management.

• Ensure compliance with financial, procurement, and administrative policies.

4. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting

• Work closely with MEAL teams to ensure robust monitoring systems, indicators, and learning mechanisms are in place.

• Track progress against targets, outputs, outcomes, and budgets; ensure adaptive management where needed.

• Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality donor and internal reporting together with PMs.

• Promote documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and evidence to inform programme improvement and new designs.

• Ensure timely reporting to the sector lead to inform relevant reporting mechanisms to clusters and working groups

5. Community Engagement, Accountability, and Safeguarding

• Ensure strong community engagement and alignment of FSL interventions with community needs and preferences.

• Integrate Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), safeguarding, and feedback mechanisms across all FSL activities.

• Conduct regular field visits to monitor implementation quality and community satisfaction.

6. Coordination, Representation, and Partnerships

• Represent World Vision Afghanistan in provincial and zonal FSL coordination platforms, clusters, and working groups.

• Maintain effective relationships with government authorities, NGOs/INGOs, and UN agencies.

• Coordinate donor visits, third-party monitoring, and external engagements related to FSL programming.

• Contribute to advocacy, communications, and visibility efforts by providing quality programme content.

Adhere to WV accountability standards

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• Ensure full compliance with WVI’s Accountability Frameworks, Safeguarding Policies, Code of Conduct, and donor requirements by actively participating in AAP mandatory trainings and integrating accountability mechanisms into all project activities.

• Conduct meaningful AAP community engagement and sensitization during field visits, including distribution of CFM cards to beneficiaries and facilitating awareness sessions on the feedback and complaints mechanism throughout project implementation.

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

  • Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or

  • Certification

• §  Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Economics, Rural Development, or related field (master's preferred)

  • Required Professional Experience

  • Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in Food Security, Livelihoods, or Resilience programming

  • Proven experience in team supervision, project implementation, and donor compliance

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  • Required Language(s)

  • Strong English communication skills (oral and written)

  •  Local languages (Dari and Pashto)

  • Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically

  •  Position will be based in the Zonal Office, with 50%+ of field activities

  • Position’s physical requirements

  • Being in good health and physical conditions, and able to travel

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  • Preferred Experience,  Knowledge and/or other Qualifications

  • Proven leadership and team‑management skills, with strong coordination and stakeholder engagement.

  • Experience in budget planning, financial oversight, and risk analysis.

  • Good understanding of humanitarian principles and standards (SPHERE, CHS) and donor compliance requirements.

  • Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation abilities.

  • Excellent English communication; proficiency in Dari and Pashto required.

  • Experience in emergency, early recovery, or resilience programming.

  • Familiarity with MEAL and accountability frameworks is an asset.

  • Proficiency in key digital tools (MS Office, Power BI, Kobo, LMMS).

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