Turquoise Mountain is a non-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in urban regeneration, business development, and education in traditional arts and architecture. We seek to provide education, skills and livelihoods to Afghan men and women. Since 2006 Turquoise Mountain has cleared 36,000 cubic meters of rubbish from the streets, restored or built 150 historic and community buildings, created a primary school and a clinic, and installed water, electricity, and sanitation through the historic traditional craft neighborhood of Murad Khani in the old city of Kabul. It has created the internationally accredited Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture, training the next generation of craftsmen and women in woodwork, jewelry and gem cutting, calligraphy and miniature painting, and ceramics. Finally, it has sold over US$15,000,000 of Afghan artisan products internationally.

Job Summary

This position will support the delivery of all procurement needs in the Turquoise Mountain Afghanistan country office.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Coordinator, the postholder will ensure the on-time and to-specification implementation of procurement processes across all locations, programs, and operations. The Procurement Officer will establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships both within the Operations department and with each country office function and department.

The successful candidate will be an efficient and proactive member of the team. The position will be based in Kabul, Afghanistan, with some provincial travel.

Procurement

• Work closely with project delivery teams across all of TM's programming sectors and locations to ensure the execution of timely and quality procurement processes. These include, but are not limited to:
  • Health: In coordination with the Clinic technical team, monitor, reconcile, and verify deliveries through inspecting delivered equipment and supplies to ensure quality control, specification conformity, and volume assessment.
  • Engineering: Lead the timely acquisition of raw materials for TM's reconstruction projects per program requests, liaising closely with the technical teams to ensure quality control.
  • Business Development: Assist the business development department in all procurement activities, including the shipment of TM's artisans' products to international markets.
• Maintain a database of supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, and prices.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and soft copy recordkeeping of TM purchases, pricing, and procurement progress and contribute to internal reporting.
• Process invoices through Finance to ensure timely supplier payments.
• Action requests from the office to facilitate day-to-day procurement requests for operational activity.
• Collect samples for the quality and specification conformity, when necessary, before purchasing.
• Check the specification of new procured goods against procurement documentation and register into the main database.

This list is not exhaustive, and other duties may be required as determined by the needs of the organisation.

Key working relationships / cross-working

Internal: Operations, Programs, and Finance departments in the Afghanistan country office

External: Suppliers

Professional approach:

Constructive and collegiate style that contributes to team harmony and delivers to schedule.

Experience:

Experience working in a similar position in an international non-governmental organisation in Afghanistan.

Demonstrable experience delivering procurement processes, ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and efficiency throughout.

A keen understanding of procurement compliance and international best practice, and committed to instilling transparency and accountability across all stages of the procurement process.

Experience working in procurement across two or more of TM’s sectors is a plus (e.g., health, education, construction, crafts).

Demonstrable experience meeting deadlines consistently in a wide-ranging and complex portfolio.

Personal Attributes & Skills:

Proven collaborator and driven to build team success

Commitment to process and accountability

Organised and efficient

Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Ability to give and receive feedback

Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Digital skills and experience:

Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).

Ability to efficiently manage and maintain databases and record-keeping

Language skills:

Dari (essential), Pashto (desirable), and good international standard spoken and written English (essential)

Candidates are requested to apply through the provided link (Procurement Officer – Fill out form) no later than 17th-November-2025 

Kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter as a single PDF document and refrain from attaching certificates or large files.