Team Leader / Business Development Services (BDS) Specialist

Position Title: Team Leader / Business Development Services (BDS) Specialist

2025-12-20 Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar Full Time 76

Job Location:	Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar
Nationality:	National
Category:	Program
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	Salary will be commensurate with experience
Vacancy Number:	ADWSO-TL-01-26
No. Of Jobs:	5
City:	Kabul (Central Region), with extensive travel to project provinces.

Organization:	ADWSO
Years of Experience:	Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in project management and team leadership, with at least 5 years specifically in providing Business Development Services (BDS) to agribusinesses or MSMEs.
Contract Duration:	12 Months (Extendable)
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Master’s degree in Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, or a closely related field.
Close date:	2025-12-20

About ADWSO:

Afghanistan Development and Welfare Services Organization (ADWSO), an Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operates in Afghanistan since 2008. ADWSO's priority sector areas are Livelihood Support, Vocational Training, Child Protection, Capacity Building, Rule of Law and Women Empowerment.

Job Descriptions:

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide overall strategic leadership, technical direction, and management for a large-scale agribusiness support project.
Serve as the primary liaison and maintain daily coordination with the project's main international client and stakeholders.
Oversee the development, implementation, and quality assurance of detailed project work plans, methodologies, and monitoring & evaluation frameworks.
Ensure the timely and quality delivery of all technical deliverables (Inception Report, Capacity Assessments, Business Plans, Final Report).
Lead, mentor, and manage a multi-disciplinary team of national and international specialists.
Ensure strict compliance with international environmental and social safeguard standards throughout all project activities.
Prepare and submit the comprehensive Inception Report, detailing the final work plan, team deployment schedule, and monitoring tools for client approval.
Conduct regular field supervision missions to monitor service delivery quality and provide direct support to field teams on complex cases.
Chair weekly technical team meetings and monthly progress reviews, preparing consolidated monthly and quarterly progress reports.
Manage the project budget and human resources, ensuring optimal fund utilization and resolving administrative or operational bottlenecks.
Serve as the lead author for the project's Final Report, synthesizing outcomes, impacts, lessons learned, and providing forward-looking sustainability recommendations.

Job Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, or a closely related field.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in project management and team leadership, with at least 5 years specifically in providing Business Development Services (BDS) to agribusinesses or MSMEs.
Donor Experience: Proven track record of successfully managing and implementing large, complex donor-funded projects in Afghanistan or similar fragile contexts. Experience with matching grant mechanisms is highly advantageous.
Technical Skills: Expertise in business plan development, value chain analysis, and MSME capacity building.
Languages: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory. Proficiency in Dari and/or Pashto is required.
Only candidates meeting ALL the above requirements should apply.

Submission Guidelines:

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Please send your CV and covering letter via email to the following address by the close date.
E-mail: vacancy@adwso.org
Email Subject Must Be: "VA No. ADWSO-TL-01-26 – Team Leader"

Note: ADWSO has Zero tolerance towards any form of violence against its beneficiaries, including discrimination of persons with disabilities, child abuse and sexual exploitation. Background checks will be conducted and ethics is part of annual performance appraisals.